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CompletedNCT00003019Updated Jul 25, 2014

Vinblastine and Methotrexate in Treating Children With Desmoid Tumors

A Phase 2 interventional study of methotrexate and vinblastine sulfate in Desmoid Tumor, sponsored by Children's Oncology Group. Completed at 39 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged Up to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-07-25.

Sponsored by Children's Oncology Group · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
Up to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy with vinblastine and methotrexate in treating children who have desmoid tumors that are recurrent or untreatable with surgery or radiation therapy.

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OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the efficacy and toxicity of vinblastine and methotrexate for newly diagnosed or recurrent desmoid tumors in children who are not good candidates for treatment with surgery or radiation therapy.

OUTLINE: Patients receive vinblastine and methotrexate IV weekly for 26 weeks, then every 2 weeks for an additional 26 weeks. Treatment continues for a maximum of 1 year in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients with a complete response receive an additional 8 doses of chemotherapy. Patients are followed every 6 months for 4 years and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 13-25 patients will be accrued for this study.

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Conditions studied

  • Desmoid Tumor

Keywords

  • desmoid tumor
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In context

Fibromatosis, Aggressive

34 studies on the registry are indexed under Fibromatosis, Aggressive; 4 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 28 is close to the median of 28 across 23 interventional studies indexed under Fibromatosis, Aggressive.

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Lead sponsor

Children's Oncology Group is the lead sponsor of 436 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 11 (92%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven, untreated, primary desmoid tumor (aggressive fibromatosis) for which surgery and/or radiation therapy is not thought to be feasible (prior attempted surgical resection allowed if gross residual disease remains) No other fibroblastic lesions or other fibromatoses allowed Recurrent desmoid tumor not previously treated with vinca alkaloids or methotrexate and no chemotherapy since recurrence Measurable disease by MRI

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Under 19 at time of diagnosis Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Hemoglobin normal for age WBC normal for age Platelet count normal for age Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age SGOT less than 1.5 times ULN for age Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 times ULN for age

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
28 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Chemotherapy Treatment

    Patients receive vinblastine sulfate (5 mg/m2) IV and methotrexate (30 mg/m2) IV weekly for 26 weeks, then every 2 weeks for an additional 26 weeks. Treatment continues for a maximum of 1 year in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients with a complete response receive an additional 8 doses of chemotherapy. Patients are followed every 6 months for 4 years and then annually thereafter.

    Drug: methotrexate · Drug: vinblastine sulfate

Interventions

  • Drugmethotrexate

    Also known as: MTX, amethopterin, NSC #000740

  • Drugvinblastine sulfate

    Also known as: VBL, vincaleukoblastine, Velban, NSC #49842

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Event Free Survival

    To estimate the efficacy and toxicity of vinblastine and methotrexate for desmoid tumor in children with newly diagnosed or recurrent desmoid tumor who are not good candidates for treatment with surgery or radiation therapy.

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Study locations

39 sites
  • Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
    Long Beach, California 90806, United States
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California 90027-0700, United States
  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1781, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Orange County
    Orange, California 92668, United States
  • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
    San Francisco, California 94115-0128, United States
  • David Grant Medical Center
    Travis Air Force Base, California 94535, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Denver
    Denver, Colorado 80218, United States
  • Children's National Medical Center
    Washington, District of Columbia 20010-2970, United States
  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • Indiana University Cancer Center
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5265, United States
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0752, United States
  • CCOP - Kalamazoo
    Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007-3731, United States
  • University of Minnesota Cancer Center
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Children's Mercy Hospital
    Kansas City, Missouri 64108, United States
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3330, United States
  • Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
  • NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10021, United States
  • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10032, United States
  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7295, United States
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Fargo
    Fargo, North Dakota 58102, United States
  • CCOP - Merit Care Hospital
    Fargo, North Dakota 58122, United States
  • Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, United States
  • Ireland Cancer Center
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Columbus
    Columbus, Ohio 43205-2696, United States
  • Doernbecher Children's Hospital
    Portland, Oregon 97201-3098, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
  • Vanderbilt Cancer Center
    Nashville, Tennessee 37232-6838, United States
  • University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030-4009, United States
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States
  • Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
    Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
  • University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
  • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
    Perth, Western Australia 6001, Australia
  • British Columbia Children's Hospital
    Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4, Canada
  • IWK Grace Health Centre
    Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3G9, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Skapek SX, Ferguson WS, Granowetter L, Devidas M, Perez-Atayde AR, Dehner LP, Hoffer FA, Speights R, Gebhardt MC, Dahl GV, Grier HE; Pediatric Oncology Group. Vinblastine and methotrexate for desmoid fibromatosis in children: results of a Pediatric Oncology Group Phase II Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Feb 10;25(5):501-6. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.2966. PubMed 17290057 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 25, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00003019
Lead sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Children's Cancer Group
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 30, 2004
Start date
Aug 1997
Primary completion
Jul 2003
Completion
Sep 2006
Last update
Jul 25, 2014

Study contacts

Steve Skapek, MD
study chair · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Bruce Himelstein, MD
study chair · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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