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Last refreshed on: 9 January 2023
Main ID:  NCT00846430
Date of registration: 16/01/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Spectrum Health Hospitals
Public title: Medical Treatment of "High-Risk" Neurofibromas
Scientific title: Medical Treatment of "High-Risk" Neurofibromas in Patients With Type 1 Neurofibromatosis: A Clinical Trial of Sequential Medical Therapies
Date of first enrolment: October 2008
Target sample size: 11
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00846430
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Albert S Cornelius, MD
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Affiliation:  Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- "High-Risk" Plexiform Neurofibromas associated with a diagnosis of NF1

- 2-30 years old (minimum bodyweight of 10 kilograms)

- Adequate renal function

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previously untreated active optic glioma

- History of any previous allergy to study medications

- History of ischemic vascular disease

- Pregnancy / Breast feeding



Age minimum: 2 Years
Age maximum: 30 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Neurofibromatosis 1
Intervention(s)
Drug: Celecoxib (Celebrex)
Drug: Temozolomide (temodar)
Drug: Peg-Interferon alpha-2b
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate (Oncovin)
Primary Outcome(s)
Tumor response based on evaluation of symptom assessment, tumor measurements, and MRI studies - Toxicity of treatment combinations based upon laboratory studies and physical examination [Time Frame: Monthly physical exam first three months and then every three months after, MRI's will occur at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Psychological toxicity based upon psychological evaluations - Improved quality of life based upon physical examination and performance scales [Time Frame: Psychological evaluation at baseline, 3, 12, and 24 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2008-260
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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