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Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Hearing Loss in Young Patients Receiving Cisplatin for Newly Diagnosed Germ Cell Tumor, Hepatoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, or Osteosarcoma

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Purpose
     Eligibility
     Treatment/Intervention
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Phase III Randomized Study of Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Ototoxicity in Young Patients Receiving Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Germ Cell Tumor, Hepatoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, or Osteosarcoma

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Supportive care, Treatment


Active


1 to 18


NCI


COG-ACCL0431
ACCL0431, NCT00716976

Trial Description

Purpose:

Sodium thiosulfate may reduce or prevent hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for cancer. It is not yet known whether sodium thiosulfate is more effective than no additional treatment in preventing hearing loss.

This randomized phase III trial is studying sodium thiosulfate to see how well it works compared with no additional treatment in preventing hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for newly diagnosed germ cell tumor, hepatoblastoma, medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, or osteosarcoma.

Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria include the following:

Final eligibility for a clinical trial is determined by the health professionals conducting the trial.

Treatment/Intervention:

Patients will be randomly assigned (have an equal chance of being placed) to one of two groups.

Patients in group one will receive an infusion of sodium thiosulfate beginning 6 hours after each cisplatin infusion. Sodium thiosulfate infusions may continue until treatment with cisplatin is finished.

Patients in group two will not receive sodium thiosulfate.

Patients will undergo hearing tests at the beginning of the study, before each course of cisplatin, and at 4 weeks and 1 year after finishing cisplatin or other cancer treatment.

After finishing treatment, patients will be evaluated periodically for 10 years.

Important:

For more details about this trial, refer to the Health Professional version of the trial summary.

If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, contact your doctor for a referral or call a trial contact person listed below. You may see the same contact person listed at more than one site, however, if you call the number listed you can ask to speak to the study coordinator or person involved with the specific trial you are interested in. If you have questions about cancer or clinical trials, call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). General information about clinical trials, including risks, benefits, and costs, can be found on NCI's Web site.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Children's Oncology Group

David Freyer, DO, MS, Protocol chair
Ph: 323-361-8953

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Birmingham
 Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer at University of Alabama - Birmingham
 Clinical Trials Office - Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer
Ph: 205-934-0309
California
  Los Angeles
 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
 Leo Mascarenhas
Ph: 323-361-2529
  Madera
 Children's Hospital Central California
 Vonda Crouse
Ph: 559-353-5480
  San Diego
 Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
 Clinical Trials Office - Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Ph: 858-966-5934
  San Francisco
 UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-827-3222
Connecticut
  Farmington
 Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 800-579-7822
Florida
  Fort Myers
 Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
 Clinical Trials Office - Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
Ph: 877-680-0008
  Tampa
 St. Joseph's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Joseph's Cancer Institute
Ph: 800-882-4123
  West Palm Beach
 Kaplan Cancer Center at St. Mary's Medical Center
 Narayana Gowda
Ph: 561-844-6363
Idaho
  Boise
 Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
 Eugenia Chang
Ph: 208-381-2731
Indiana
  Indianapolis
 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Indiana University Cancer Center
Ph: 317-274-2552
Iowa
  Des Moines
 Blank Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Blank Children's Hospital
Ph: 515-241-6729
Michigan
  Flint
 Hurley Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Hurley Medical Center
Ph: 810-762-8057
  Grand Rapids
 Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health
 David Dickens
Ph: 616-391-2086
Nevada
  Las Vegas
 CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
 Jonathan Bernstein
Ph: 702-732-1493
New York
  Albany
 Albany Medical Center Hospital
 Vikramjit Kanwar
Ph: 518-262-5513x25265
  New York
 Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
Ph: 212-305-8615
  Valhalla
 New York Medical College
 Fevzi Ozkaynak
Ph: 914-493-7997
North Carolina
  Charlotte
 Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
Ph: 704-355-2884
 Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
Ph: 704-384-5369
Ohio
  Akron
 Akron Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Akron Children's Hospital
Ph: 330-543-3193
  Cincinnati
 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ph: 513-636-0161
  Columbus
 Nationwide Children's Hospital
 Amanda Termuhlen
Ph: 614-722-3552
Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
 Rene McNall-Knapp
Ph: 405-271-5311
Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh
 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
 Clinical Trials Office - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Ph: 412-692-5573
Texas
  Fort Worth
 Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
 Clinical Trials Office - Cook's Children's Medical Center
Ph: 682-885-2103
  San Antonio
 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
 Paul Thomas
Ph: 210-704-2187
Wisconsin
  Marshfield
 Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
Ph: 800-782-1581 ext. 94457

Registry Information
Official Title A Randomized Phase III Study of Sodium Thiosulfate for the Prevention of Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Children
Trial Start Date 2008-06-23
Trial Completion Date 2012-07-01 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00716976
Date Submitted to PDQ 2008-06-12
Information Last Verified 2009-01-13

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