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CompletedNCT02238899Updated Dec 4, 2025

Multicenter Register for Children and Young Adults With Intracranial Localized Medulloblastoma, CNS-PNET or Ependymoma

An observational study in Medulloblastoma, Childhood, Cerebral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor and Ependymoma, sponsored by Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged Up to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-04.

Sponsored by Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
354
Ages
Up to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The Register is based on the study HIT 2000 that recruited patients until 31.12.2011. All german patients with intracranial medulloblastoma, CNS-PNET, ependymoma can be included in the register. Object of the register is to maintain the quality of diagnostic standard by using of central review (Neuroradiology, Pathology, and cranio spinal fluid (CSF) cytology).

Furthermore, the register should enable to continue the collection of epidemiologic data and biological material (tumor material, CSF, and blood) for associated studies.

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The Register is based on the study HIT 2000 that recruited patients until 31.12.2011. All german patients with intracranial medulloblastoma, CNS-PNET, ependymoma can be included in the register. Object of the register is to maintain the quality of diagnostic standard by using of central review (Neuroradiology, Pathology, and cranio spinal fluid (CSF) cytology).

Furthermore, the register should enable to continue the collection of epidemiologic data and biological material (tumor material, CSF, and blood) for associated studies.

The register gives recommendations for the therapy of the patients, but these are not mandatory.

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Conditions studied

  • Medulloblastoma, Childhood
  • Cerebral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
  • Ependymoma
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In context

Medulloblastoma

317 studies on the registry are indexed under Medulloblastoma; 51 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 354 is above the median of 163 across 34 observational studies indexed under Medulloblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf is the lead sponsor of 416 studies on the registry; 86 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients with medulloblastoma, CNS-PNET (incl. pineoblastoma, ependymoblastoma, CNS-neuroblastoma), or ependymoma (WHO II/ III) and age at diagnosis 0-21 years

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Inclusion criteria

  • age at diagnosis 0-21 years
  • proven medulloblastoma, CNS-PNET (incl. pineoblastoma, ependymoblastoma, CNS-neuroblastoma), or ependymoma (WHO II/ III)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Histologically or cytologically confirmed

The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).

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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
354 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Event free survival (EFS)

    event free survival probability rates will be calculated

    Time frame: up to 10 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospital
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 4, 2025, 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
NCT02238899
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 12, 2014
Start date
Jan 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2014
Completion
Dec 2014
Last update
Dec 4, 2025

Study contacts

Stefan Rutkowski, Prof.
principal investigator · University Hospital Hamburg

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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