This expanded access is the best available therapy/compassionate use designed to determine the palliative benefit and toxicity of 131I-MIBG in patients with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma or metastatic pheochromocytoma who are not eligible for therapies of higher priority. Patients may receive a range of doses depending on stem cell availability and tumor involvement of bone marrow. Response rate, toxicity, and time to progression and death will be evaluated.
Primary Objective is to provide access to therapy with 131I-MIBG for patients with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma or metastatic pheochromocytoma. Secondary Objectives are to (1) assess disease response to 131I-MIBG therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma or metastatic pheochromocytoma; (2) gain more information about the toxicities of 131I-MIBG therapy; and (3) assess improvement of symptoms, including pain and fatigue, for patients with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma or metastatic pheochromocytoma who are receiving 131I-MIBG therapy.
Study Type
EXPANDED_ACCESS
* Minimum dose of 10 mCi/kg for patients without a stem cell source whose renal function is above the upper limit of normal but still meets eligibility criteria. * Dose of 12 mCi/kg for patients without a stem cell source with normal renal function and meets other eligibility criteria. * Dose of \> 12 mCi/kg to 18 mCi/kg maximum at investigator's discretion for patients meeting eligibility criteria with stem cells available.
For the therapeutic MIBG administration, potassium iodide solution will be administered in a loading dose of 6mg/kg orally at least 8 hours prior to the MIBG injection, and then will be given at 1mg/kg/dose every 4 hours on days 0-6, then 1 mg/kg/day through day 45 post injection.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
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It is recommended that patients with ANC less than 750 after MIBG infusion begin G-CSF 5 mcg/kg/day subcutaneously (or receive equivalent single dose of Neulasta every 14 days while neutropenic) until neutrophil recovery (generally \>5000). This will start 24 hours after stem cell infusion (if stem cells are to be infused).