Study on Digoxin for Treating Relapsed Medulloblastoma in Children and Young Adults
Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
ClinicalTrials ID:NCT06701812
This clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of the drug digoxin in treating children and young adults with a specific type of medulloblastoma that has returned after treatment. The study aims to see if digoxin can help manage this type of brain cancer.
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Program Overview
The purpose of this study is to find out if the drug digoxin can help treat children and young adults with a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma, which has come back after previous treatments. The study focuses on patients whose cancer does not belong to the SHH or WNT subtypes, which are specific categories of medulloblastoma.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients must be older than 12 months and younger than 30 years.
- Must have a confirmed diagnosis of relapsed non-WNT, non-SHH medulloblastoma.
- Must have received at least one previous chemotherapy treatment and radiation for their cancer.
- Must have completed certain treatments a specified time before joining the study, such as:
- At least 3 months since craniospinal or local radiotherapy.
- At least 2 weeks since focal radiotherapy to metastatic sites.
- More than 3 weeks since chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or biologics.
- At least 7 days since using growth factors or platelet-stimulating agents.
- Must have recovered from any surgeries and be neurologically stable for more than 7 days.
- Must have measurable tumor size on MRI scans.
- Must have a performance status score of 50% or higher, indicating they can perform daily activities.
- Must have normal organ and bone marrow function.
- Must not have certain heart conditions as shown on screening tests.
- Must be cleared by a cardiologist if there are any heart concerns.
- Can be on stable doses of dexamethasone.
- Must have a stable neurological condition for at least 7 days before joining.
- Females of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to stop breastfeeding.
- Must agree to use effective birth control during the study.
- Must be able to understand and sign a consent form, with help from parents or guardians if needed.
Exclusion Criteria
- Cannot be taking other cancer treatments or investigational drugs.
- Cannot have used digoxin during previous cancer treatments.
- Cannot have allergies to digoxin or similar drugs.
- Cannot have serious heart rhythm problems.
- Cannot be on medications that interfere with digoxin.
- Cannot have uncontrolled illnesses or organ dysfunction that would affect treatment.
- Cannot have psychiatric or social issues that would prevent following study requirements.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women cannot participate.
- Cannot participate if unable to comply with study safety monitoring.
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