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AvailableNCT03581240Updated Feb 20, 2026

An Intermediate Expanded Use Trial of DFMO

An expanded access record providing eflornithine HCl in Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma and Typical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor, sponsored by Giselle Sholler. Available at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 0 Years to 30 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-20.

Sponsored by Giselle Sholler · Expanded access

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Intermediate-size population · Treatment IND/protocol
Ages
0 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

To provide DFMO in an expanded use setting to subjects with relapsed rare tumors with increased LIN28 expression or MYCN amplification or up regulation of ornithine decarboxylase.

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Conditions studied

  • Neuroblastoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Typical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor
  • Embryonal Tumor With Abundant Neuropil and True Rosettes
  • Ependymoblastoma
  • Medulloepithelioma
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In context

Neuroblastoma

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Lead sponsor

Giselle Sholler is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
0 Years to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
All

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age: 0-30 years at the time of initial diagnosis.
  • Diagnosis: Histologic verification at either the time of original diagnosis or a previous relapse of High Risk neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor, embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes, ependymoblastoma, medulloepithelioma and other rare pediatric MYC, ODC or LIN28/Let7 driven tumors (each type will form a new subset).
  • Disease Status: Subjects must be in one of the following disease categories:

    1. High risk neuroblastoma patients that have completed standard of care upfront therapy and are not eligible for NMTRC014.
    2. Medulloblastoma patients who have completed standard of care therapies.
    3. neuroblastoma patients who have completed standard of care therapies.
    4. Rare tumors with increased LIN28 expression or MYCN amplification or up regulation of ornithine decarboxylase who have completed standard of care therapies.
  • Subjects are not eligible to enroll on DFMO studies NMTRC002, NMTRC003, NMTRC010, or NMTRC014.
  • A negative serum or urine pregnancy test is required for female subjects of child bearing potential (onset of menses or ≥13 years of age).
  • Both male and female post-pubertal study subjects need to agree to use one of the more effective methods during treatment and for six months after treatment is stopped. These methods include total abstinence (no sex), oral contraceptives ("the pill"), an intrauterine device (IUD), levonorgestrol implants (Norplant), or medroxyprogesterone acetate injections (Depo-provera shots). If one of these cannot be used, contraceptive foam with a condom is recommended.
  • : All subjects and/or legal guardians must sign informed written consent. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • BSA (m2) of \<0.25
  • Drugs: Subjects who are currently receiving another investigational drug are excluded from participation.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

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Informed consent

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Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Access details

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Intermediate-size population · Treatment IND/protocol

Available treatment

  • In this study subjects without CNS disease will receive oral difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) at a dose of 500 to 1000 mg/m2 BID Subjects with CNS disease will receive a dose of 2500 mg/m2/dose BID in order to facilitate crossing into the CNS.

    Also known as: DFMO

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Where to request access

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital
    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
    Available
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 20, 2026, 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
NCT03581240
Lead sponsor
Giselle Sholler
Collaborators
K C Pharmaceuticals Inc., USWM, LLC
Responsible party
Giselle Sholler (Study Chair, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jul 10, 2018
Last update
Feb 20, 2026

Study contacts

BCC Enroll
Contact
BCCEnroll@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
7175310003
Giselle Sholler, MD
study chair · Beat Childhood Cancer
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