This is a single-arm, non-randomized study of re-irradiation of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)
Study therapy will consist of radiation therapy (RT) given over 17 treatment days (for 30.6 Gy in fractions of 1.8 Gy) or 20 treatment days (for 36 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions), depending on the time from completion of the first course of RT. Treatment days will generally be weekdays, not including statutory holidays.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
if DIPG has progressed or recurred at 180 days or later from completion of primary radiation therapy, a second course of radiation therapy will be given
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Queensland Children's Hospital
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
second progression-free survival
length of time from start of re-irradiation to subsequent progression of disease
Time frame: up to 18 months from the start of re-irradiation
overall survival
time from initial diagnosis of DIPG to death following re-irradiation
Time frame: up to three years from initial diagnosis of DIPG
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