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Study Description

 This study is eligible for STEP-1 funding. Find more information here. 

This phase I/II trial studies how well tiragolumab and atezolizumab works when given to children and adults with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors that that has either come back (relapsed) or does not respond to therapy (refractory). SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficiency means that tumor cells are missing the SMARCB1 and SMARCA4 genes, seen with some aggressive cancers that are typically hard to treat. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as tiragolumab and atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to Part A or Part B.

Please note: Part A is now complete. 

PART A: Patients receive tiragolumab intravenously (IV) over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of each cycle and atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 of each cycle starting in cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 5 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo standard imaging scans including x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or positron emission tomography (PET)-CT throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection on study.

PART B: Patients receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 and tiragolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 5 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo standard imaging scans including x-rays, CT, MRI, and/or FDG PET-CT, throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at months 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60, up to 5 years.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the safety of tiragolumab as monotherapy in pediatric patients (<18 years) with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors. (Part A) II. To evaluate antitumor activity of the combination of tiragolumab and atezolizumab as assessed by objective response rate in patients with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v) 1.1 (for non-central nervous system [CNS] tumors) or CNS response criteria (for CNS tumors). (Part B) III. To evaluate the safety and adverse event profile of this combination therapy in subjects with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors, with a particular focus in pediatric patients < 12 years of age.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of tiragolumab alone in part A and tiragolumab and atezolizumab (part A and B) when given in combination in pediatric, adolescents and young adults, and adult patients.

II. To estimate the PFS (progression free survival), OS (overall survival), and duration of response of combination tiragolumab and atezolizumab in patients with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the association of response rate to somatic genetic mutations of SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 and PD-L1 expression.

II. To assess the association of response rate to the molecular subtypes of rhabdoid/atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT).

III. To assess changes in circulating and tumoral immune markers in patients treated with this combination therapy and correlate to response when feasible.

Inclusion Criteria

Part A is now completed, Part B criteria now applies: 

• Patients must be >= 12 months of age at the time of study enrollment. For part B, there is no upper age limit
  • The Part B (phase 2) cohorts will initially open concurrently with the part A but will only enroll patients at least 18 years of age. Patients <18 years of age will be included in the part B cohorts only after the tiragolumab monotherapy dose has been assessed to be safe in the part A portion
• Patients must have SMARCB1 (INI1) or SMARCA4 deficient tumors verified through institutional immunohistochemistry (IHC) or molecular confirmation of a pathologic tumor bi-allelic SMARCB1 (INI1) or SMARCA4 loss or mutation from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified lab with the following disease histologies:
  • Renal medullary carcinoma
  • Malignant rhabdoid tumor (extra-CNS)
  • Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (CNS)
  • Poorly differentiated chordoma
  • Epithelioid sarcoma
  • Other SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors
• Part A: Patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease Part B: Patients must have either measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 for non-CNS tumors or CNS response criteria for CNS tumors
• Patients must have relapsed, refractory disease or newly diagnosed disease for which there is no known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life
• Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2 (Karnofsky/Lansky score of > 50). Use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =< 16 years of age. Note: Neurologic deficits in patients with CNS tumors must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score
• Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met, e.g., blood count criteria, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive: See Developmental Therapeutics (DVL) homepage on the Children's Oncology Group (COG) Members site for commercial and investigational agent classifications. For agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned Research Coordinator prior to enrollment
    • >= 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea). Please refer to the table of myelosuppressive/Anticancer Agents on the COG website: https://www.cogmembers.org/uploadedFiles/Site/Disc/DVL/Documents/TableOfMyelosuppressiveAnti-CancerAgents.pdf
  • Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g., not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count [ANC] counts): >= 7 days after the last dose of agent. See the DVL homepage on the COG Members site for commercial and investigational agent classifications. For agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned Research Coordinator prior to enrollment
  • Antibodies: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1
  • Hematopoietic growth factors: >= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur
  • Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): >= 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors)
  • Stem cell infusions (with or without total-body irradiation [TBI]):
    • Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: >= 30 days
  • Cellular therapy: >= 30 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, natural killer [NK] cells, dendritic cells, etc.)
  • External radiation therapy (XRT)/external beam irradiation including protons: >= 14 days after local XRT; >= 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to >= 50% of the pelvis; >= 42 days if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation
  • Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody, iodine I 131 metaiodobenzylguanidine [131I MIBG]): >= 42 days after systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy
  • Patients must not have had prior TIGIT targeting therapy
  • Patients must not have received prior therapy with an anti- PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or anti-CTLA4 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T cell receptor (i.e. OX-40, CD137)
  • Patients must not have received live/attenuated vaccine within 30 days of first dose of treatment
  • Patients must not be receiving concomitant systemic steroid medications and > 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of systemic corticosteroid with the following exceptions:
    • The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids (5 mg/m^2/day up to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalent) is acceptable
    • The use of topical, inhaled, or ophthalmic corticosteroids are acceptable
    • The use of acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medication or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication (e.g., 48 hours of corticosteroids for a contrast allergy) are acceptable
  • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication (including, but not limited to, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha] agents) must have concluded >= 14 days prior to study enrollment
• For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement
  • Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment) (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts above (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions). These patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity
• A creatinine based on age/gender as follows (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment):
  • Age; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)
    • 1 to < 2 years; Male: 0.6; Female: 0.6
    • 2 to < 6 years; Male: 0.8; Female: 0.8
    • 6 to < 10 years; Male: 1; Female: 1
    • 10 to < 13 years; Male: 1.2; Female: 1.2
    • 13 to < 16 years; Male: 1.5; Female: 1.4
    • >= 16 years; Male: 1.7; Female: 1.4 OR- a 24 hour urine creatinine clearance >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment) OR- a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2. GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method OR direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard) (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility
• Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated or total) =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Patients with known Gilbert disease: Total bilirubin < 3 x ULN
• Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment). For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L
• Albumin >= 2 g/dL (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled as evidenced by no increase in seizure frequency in the prior 7 days
• Nervous system disorders (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] v5) resulting from prior therapy must be =< grade 2, with the exception of decreased tendon reflex (DTR). Any grade of DTR is eligible
• International normalized ratio (INR) =< 1.5 (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Serum amylase =< 1.5 x ULN (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Serum lipase =< 1.5 x ULN (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Grade 1 or lower calcium level
  • Note: can have history of hypercalcemia as long as controlled and asymptomatic

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies, OR because there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use two effective methods of birth control, including a medically accepted barrier or contraceptive method (e.g., male or female condom) for the duration of therapy and at least 90 days after final dose of tiragolumab and 150 days after final dose of atezolizumab, whichever is later. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control.
  • It is not known if atezolizumab or tiragolumab are present in breast milk; however, IgG immunoglobulins are found in milk. Due to the potential for serious adverse reactions in the breastfed infant, breastfeeding is not recommended during therapy and for at least 150 days after the last dose of atezolizumab and 90 days after the last dose of tiragolumab, whichever is later
• Concomitant medications:
  • Corticosteroids:
    • Patients must not be receiving concomitant systemic steroid medications and >= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of systemic corticosteroid with the following exceptions:
      • The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids (5 mg/m^2/day up to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalent) is acceptable
      • The use of topical, inhaled, or ophthalmic corticosteroids are acceptable
      • The use of acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medication or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication (e.g. 48 hours of corticosteroids for a contrast allergy) are acceptable
  • Investigational drugs: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible
  • Anti-cancer Agents: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible
  • Systemic immunosuppressive medications (including, but not limited to, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, and thalidomide) during study treatment because these agents could potentially alter the efficacy and safety of study treatments would not be eligible
• Patients must not have a known hypersensitivity to any component of tiragolumab or atezolizumab injection
• History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
• Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab or tiragolumab formulation
• Patients who have undergone allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplant are not eligible
• Patients with known, untreated CNS metastases will be excluded with the following exceptions:
  • Patients with a history of CNS metastases that have been previously treated may enroll if sequential imaging shows no evidence for active disease in the CNS
• Patients must not have active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 12 months, or a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents. Subjects with vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy are not excluded. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine, insulin, physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and these patients are eligible
• Patients who have active immune deficiency are not eligible
• Patients who have known active tuberculosis are not eligible
• Hepatitis B or C infection:
  • Patients < 18 years old at enrollment, who have known hepatitis B or C
  • Patients >= 18 years old at enrollment with:
    • Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), OR
    • Positive total hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) who have a quantitative hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) >= 500 IU/mL, OR
    • Positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody with a positive HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) test
    • Note: For adults (>= 18 years old at enrollment), hepatitis B serology testing is required to determine eligibility. The HBV DNA test is required only for patients who have a negative HBsAg test, a negative HBsAb test, and a positive total HBcAb test. For adults (>= 18 years old at enrollment), hepatitis C serology testing is required to determine eligibility. The HCV RNA test is required only for patients who have a positive HCV antibody test
• Patients who have a known, recent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection or known history of chronic, active infection are not eligible
• Patients who have history of or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are not eligible except patients who are stable on anti-retroviral therapy, have a CD4 count >= 200/uL, and have an undetectable viral load
• Patients who have significant cardiovascular disease (such as New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to study enrollment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina are not eligible
• Patients who have a major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment, or the anticipation of the need for a major surgical procedure during the study are not eligible
• Patients who have a history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or known active pneumonitis are not eligible. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field is permitted
• Patients who have uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently) are not eligible. Patients with indwelling catheters (e.g., PleurX) are allowed
• Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
• Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible
• Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible

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Study Description

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of plixorafenib in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, or recurrent or progressive primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors harboring BRAF fusions, or in participants with recurrent high-grade glioma (HGG) harboring BRAF V600E mutation. This will be conducted as two single arm open-label subprotocols (F8394-201A; F8394-201B) under one master protocol.

Inclusion Criteria

Group A: 

• Male and female, ≥10 years of age, and weighing ≥30 kg.
• Histologic diagnosis of a solid tumor or primary CNS tumor.
• Documentation of BRAF gene fusion in tumor and/or blood detected by an analytically validated test by DNA sequencing or RNA (transcriptome) sequencing at CLIA or CLIA-equivalent laboratory or sponsor-designated central laboratory.
• Have an archival tissue sample at less than 24 months from date of screening available with sufficient tumor for central next generation sequencing (NGS) testing and biomarker analyses, or >24 months if the participant has never received targeted therapy. If an archival tissue sample is not available, a newly obtained (before treatment) tumor biopsy may be submitted instead.
• Consent to provide scan(s) prior to baseline to assess change in tumor trajectory (at least 2 preferred). For participants with LGG, every effort should be made to provide 3 to 4 pre-baseline scans to the central imaging vendor whenever feasible.
• Received all available standard therapy, is intolerant to available therapies, or the investigator has determined that treatment with standard therapy is not appropriate.
• All adverse events related to prior therapies (chemotherapy; radiotherapy; surgery) must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline except for
  • Alopecia (Grade ≤2)
  • Sensory neuropathy (Grade ≤2)
  • Other adverse events that have resolved to Grade ≤2 that, according to the clinical judgment of the investigator, do not constitute a safety risk to the participant.

Group B: 

• Male and female, ≥10 years of age, and weighing ≥30 kg.
• Histological diagnosis of a primary CNS tumor, including but not limited to the following:
  • Adults (≥18 years) with Grade 1-4 glioma or glioneuronal tumor (including glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, high grade astrocytoma with piloid features, pilocytic astrocytoma, gliosarcoma, anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligoastrocytoma, not otherwise specified [NOS], ganglioglioma, or recurrent LGG).
  • Pediatric patients (10-17 years of age) with a Grade 3 or 4 glioma or glioneuronal tumor, including those with a prior, histologically confirmed, diagnosis of a low-grade glioma or glioneuronal tumor and now have radiographic or histopathological findings consistent with WHO [2021] Grade 3 or 4 primary CNS tumor.
  • Participants must have unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic disease that:
    • Had prior treatment with radiotherapy and/or first-line chemotherapy or concurrent chemoradiation therapy OR
    • Is intolerant to available therapies OR iii. The investigator has determined that treatment with standard therapy is not appropriate.
    • Note: Participants who have a WHO Grade 3 or 4 glioma for whom chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy is not considered standard of care may remain eligible for the study. Consult the Medical Lead to discuss and determine if participant is eligible for enrollment.
• Documented BRAF V600E mutation in tumor and/or blood detected by an analytically validated test by NGS or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods and locally approved assays at CLIA or CLIA-equivalent laboratory approved by sponsor or sponsor-designated central test. Sponsor review of the report is required, and testing of BRAF alteration is required at sponsor's central laboratory.
• An archival tissue sample at less than 24 months from date of screening available with sufficient tumor for central NGS testing* and biomarker analyses, or >24 month if the participant has never received a targeted therapy, or fresh biopsy is required if the archival sample is not available for retrospective confirmation test. Tissue obtained most proximal to initiating this subprotocol is preferred.
• Measurable disease based upon RANO HGG for high-grade tumors or RANO LGG for the low grade tumors, as determined by the radiographic BICR.
• All adverse events related to prior therapies (eg, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery) must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline except for:
  • Alopecia (Grade ≤2)
  • Sensory neuropathy (Grade ≤2)
  • Other adverse events that have resolved to Grade ≤2 that, according to the clinical judgment of the investigator, do not constitute a safety risk to the participant
• Participants who are receiving corticosteroid treatment must be on a stable or decreasing dose of ≤8 mg/day of dexamethasone or equivalent corticosteroid treatment for 7 days prior to first dose of study treatments.

Exclusion Criteria

Group A: 

• Participants with known co-occurring NF1 alteration and/or RAS-related mutations.
• Participants with evidence of subclonal mutations or heterogeneity that are indicative of a prior treatment effect instead of a driver mutation.
• Prior treatment with RAF/BRAF inhibitors active for Class 2 BRAF alterations for advanced unresectable or metastatic disease (including but not limited to tovorafenib [formerly known as DAY 101, TAK 580, and MLN 2480], KIN-2787, BGB-3245, and CFT1946).
  • Note: Participants with pediatric-type LGGs (molecular classification by WHO2021; diagnosed at ≤25 years of age) who had received prior treatment(s) with RAF/BRAF inhibitors are eligible for enrollment, provided there was no evidence of tumor progression on that therapy or within 4 weeks of discontinuation, based upon radiographic assessment.
• Prior treatment with a MEK inhibitor.
• Tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s) and/or targeted therapies are allowed (other than BRAF/MAPK pathway inhibitors per Exclusion Criteria 3 and 4) and will be restricted to no more than the number of lines of therapy that are consistent with standard treatment guidelines. NOTE: There is no restriction on the number of lines of chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
• Malignancy with co-occurring activating RAS mutation(s) at any time.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Current or planned participation in a study of an investigational agent or device.
• Have impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral plixorafenib or cobicistat (such as ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, and small bowel resection).
• Are currently receiving (within 7 days of Cycle 1 Day 1) or are planning to receive during participation:
  • Agents that are known strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 (other than cobicistat). Restrictions include foods or herbal medications, including grapefruit juice and grapefruit/grapefruit related citrus fruits (eg, Seville oranges, pomelos), and St. John's Wort.
  • Agents that are contraindicated with cobicistat. Note: For participants with no other option except agents with potential drug interactions with cobicistat, but which are not contraindicated, the dose of that agent must be altered or the regimen must follow the cobicistat prescribing information and be approved by the medical monitor.

Group B: 

• Prior treatment with BRAF, ERK, and/or MEK inhibitor(s).
• Known or suspected neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1) and/or Ras related gene alterations.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Active infection requiring systemic therapy.
• Current or planned participation in a study of an investigational agent or device.
• Have impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral plixorafenib or cobicistat (such as ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, small bowel resection).
• Grade ≥ 2 changes in AST, ALT, gamma-glutamyl transaminase (GGT), or bilirubin attributed to prior immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment are exclusionary, even if resolved.
• Are currently receiving (within 7 days of Cycle 1 Day 1) or are planning to receive during participation:
  • Agents that are known strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 (other than cobicistat). Restrictions include foods or herbal medications, including grapefruit juice, grapefruit/grapefruit related citrus fruits (eg, Seville oranges, pomelos), and St. John's Wort.
  • Agents that are contraindicated with cobicistat Note: For participants with no other option except agents with potential drug interactions with cobicistat, but which are not contraindicated, the dose of that agent must be altered or the regimen must follow the cobicistat prescribing information and be approved by the medical monitor.
• Progressively worsening in frequency or severity seizures indicative of rapid tumor progression, or seizures poorly controlled with available therapy.

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Study Description

This phase I/II trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of selinexor given in combination with standard radiation therapy in treating children and young adults with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) or high-grade glioma (HGG) with a genetic change called H3 K27M mutation.

It also tests whether combination of selinexor and standard radiation therapy works to shrink tumors in this patient population. Glioma is a type of cancer that occurs in the brain or spine. Glioma is considered high risk (or high-grade) when it is growing and spreading quickly. The term, risk, refers to the chance of the cancer coming back after treatment. DIPG is a subtype of HGG that grows in the pons (a part of the brainstem that controls functions like breathing, swallowing, speaking, and eye movements). This trial has two parts. The only difference in treatment between the two parts is that some subjects treated in Part 1 may receive a different dose of selinexor than the subjects treated in Part 2. In Part 1 (also called the Dose-Finding Phase), investigators want to determine the dose of selinexor that can be given without causing side effects that are too severe. This dose is called the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). In Part 2 (also called the Efficacy Phase), investigators want to find out how effective the MTD of selinexor is against HGG or DIPG.

Selinexor blocks a protein called CRM1, which may help keep cancer cells from growing and may kill them. It is a type of small molecule inhibitor called selective inhibitors of nuclear export (SINE). Radiation therapy uses high energy to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. The combination of selinexor and radiation therapy may be effective in treating patients with newly-diagnosed DIPG and H3 K27M-Mutant HGG.

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY: Patients receive standard of care radiation therapy 5 days per week for 5-7 weeks. Starting on day 4 or 5 of radiation therapy, patients receive selinexor orally (PO) on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, and 50 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After a 2-week rest period, patients proceed to Maintenance. Patients undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and may undergo a biopsy during screening.

MAINTENANCE: Patients receive selinexor PO on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 24 cycles of maintenance therapy in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo a MRI on study and during follow-up.

FOLLOW UP: After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for year 1 (i.e., 3, 6, 9, 12 months), then every 6 months for years 2-3 (i.e., 18, 24, 30, 36 months), and finally once yearly for years 4-5 of this study.

Inclusion Criteria

PRE-ENROLLMENT

• Patients must be =< 25 years of age at the time of enrollment on APEC14B1 part A central nervous system (CNS)/high grade glioma (HGG) pre-enrollment eligibility screening
  • Please note:
    • This required age range applies to pre-enrollment eligibility for all HGG patients. Individual treatment protocols may have different age criteria.
    • Non-DIPG patients with tumors that do not harbor an H3K27M-mutation and are >= 18 years of age will not be eligible to enroll on ACNS1821 (Step 1).
• Patient is suspected of having localized, newly diagnosed HGG, excluding metastatic disease, OR patient has an institutional diagnosis of DIPG
  • Please note: there are specific radiographic criteria for DIPG patient enrollment on ACNS1821 (Step 1)
• For patients with non-pontine tumors:
  • Patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for eligibility screening on APEC14B1 Part A. 
  • The specimens obtained at the time of diagnostic biopsy or surgery must be submitted through APEC14B1 ASAP, preferably within 5 calendar days of definitive surgery
• For patients with DIPG: Patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for ACNS1821

MAIN ENROLLMENT

• Patients must be >= 12 months and =< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
• Patients must have newly-diagnosed DIPG or HGG (including DMG).
• Stratum DIPG: 
  • Patients with newly-diagnosed typical DIPG, defined as tumors with a pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of at least 2/3 of the pons on at least 1 axial T2 weighted image, are eligible. No histologic confirmation is required.
  • Patients with pontine tumors that do not meet radiographic criteria for typical DIPG (e.g., focal tumors or those involving less than 2/3 of the pontine cross-sectional area with or without extrapontine extension) are eligible if the tumors are biopsied and proven to be high-grade gliomas (such as anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, high-grade glioma not otherwise specified [NOS], and/or H3 K27M-mutant) by institutional diagnosis.
• Stratum DMG (with H3 K27M mutation)
  • Patients must have newly-diagnosed non-pontine H3 K27M-mutant HGG without BRAF V600 or IDH1 mutations as confirmed by Rapid Central Pathology and Molecular Screening Reviews performed on APEC14B1
  • Note: Patients need not have either measurable or evaluable disease, i.e., DMG patients may have complete resection of their tumor prior to enrollment. Primary spinal tumors are eligible for enrollment. For rare H3 K27M-mutant HGG in non-midline structures (e.g., cerebral hemispheres), these patients will be considered part of Stratum DMG.
• Stratum HGG (without H3 K27M mutation)
  • Patients must have newly-diagnosed non-pontine H3 K27M-wild type HGG without BRAF V600 or IDH1 mutations as confirmed by Rapid Central Pathology and Molecular Screening Reviews performed on APEC14B1
  • Please note: 
    • Patients who fall in this category and who are >= 18 years of age are not eligible due to another standard-of-care regimen (radiation/temozolomide) that is available
    • Patients need not have either measurable or evaluable disease, i.e., HGG patients may have complete resection of their tumor prior to enrollment. Primary spinal tumors are eligible for enrollment
• Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =<16 years of age. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.
• Meet clinical criteria as follows:
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment)
  • Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment)
  • Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell [RBC] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment)
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment) OR
    • A serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment):
      • Age / Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL):
        • 1 to < 2 years / male: 0.6; female: 0.6
        • 2 to < 6 years / male: 0.8; female: 0.8
        • 6 to < 10 years / male: 1; female: 1
        • 10 to < 13 years / male: 1.2; female: 1.2
        • 13 to < 16 years / male: 1.5; female: 1.4
        • >= 16 years / male: 1.7; female: 1.4
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
  • Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L.
  • Serum amylase =< 1.5 x ULN
  • Serum lipase =< 1.5 x ULN
  • No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and a pulse oximetry > 94% if there is clinical indication for determination.
  • Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled.
• Patients must be enrolled and protocol therapy must begin no later than 31 days after the date of radiographic diagnosis (in the case of non-biopsied DIPG patients only) or definitive surgery, whichever is the later date (Day 0).
  • For patients who have a biopsy followed by resection, the date of resection will be considered the date of definitive diagnostic surgery. If a biopsy only was performed, the biopsy date will be considered the date of definitive diagnostic surgery.
• All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients must not have received any prior therapy for their central nervous system (CNS) malignancy except for surgery and steroid medications.
• Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible.
• Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible.
• Patients >=18 years of age who have H3 K27M-wild type HGG.
• Patients who have an uncontrolled infection.
• Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation.
• Patients with grade > 1 extrapyramidal movement disorder.
• Patients with known macular degeneration, uncontrolled glaucoma, or cataracts.
• Patients with metastatic disease are not eligible; MRI of spine with and without contrast must be performed if metastatic disease is suspected by the treating physician.
• Patients with gliomatosis cerebri type 1 or 2 are not eligible, with the exception of H3 K27M-mutant bithalamic tumors.
• Patients who are not able to receive protocol specified radiation therapy.
• Female patients:
  • Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible since there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities.
  • Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants. It is not known whether selinexor is excreted in human milk.
  • Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained.
  • Sexually active patients of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use two effective methods of birth control (including a medically accepted barrier method of contraception, e.g., male or female condom) for the duration of their study participation and for 90 days after the last dose of selinexor. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control.

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Study Description

The purpose of the phase 1 portion (dose escalation) of the study will be to establish an optimally safe and biologically active recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) and/or to determine maximum tolerated dose (MTD) for gilteritinib in sequential combination with fludarabine, cytarabine and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (FLAG). The purpose of the phase 2 portion (dose expansion) is to determine complete remission (CR) rates and composite complete remission (CRc) rates after two cycles of therapy. The study will also assess safety, tolerability and toxicities of gilteritinib in combination with FLAG, evaluate FLT3 inhibition, assess pharmacokinetics (PK), perform serial measurements of minimal residual disease, obtain preliminary estimates of 1-year event free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) rate and assess the acceptability as well as palatability of the formulation.

One cycle is defined as 28 days of treatment. A participant completing 2 cycles in phase 1 or 2 will have the option to participate in long term treatment (LTT) with gilteritinib (for up to 2 years).

Inclusion Criteria

• Subject is aged ≥ 6 months and < 21 years of age at the time of signing informed consent and/or assent, as applicable.

  • For phase 2: Enrollment of subjects from 6 months to less than 1 year and 1 year to less than 2 years will be dependent on the establishment of recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) in the respective for age groups during phase 1.

• Subject has a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) according to The French-American-British (FAB) classification with ≥ 5% blasts in the bone marrow, with or without extramedullary disease (except subjects with active central nervous system [CNS] leukemia).

  • In the phase 1 portion of the study, subject must be in first or greater relapse or refractory to induction therapy with no more than 1 attempt at remission induction.
  • For the phase 2 portion of the study, subject must be in first relapse.

• Subject has fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study.

  • Myelosuppressive chemotherapy:

    • For subject who relapses while receiving cytotoxic therapy, at least 21 days must have elapsed since the completion of cytotoxic therapy and prior to screening.
    • Cytoreduction with hydroxyurea can be initiated and continued for up to 24 hours prior to the start of systemic protocol therapy (cycle 1 day -1). Subject may also receive low dose cytarabine (100 mg/m^2 per dose once daily for 5 days) for cytoreduction until 24 hours prior to cycle 1 day -1.
    • Subject who has received other FLT3 inhibitors (e.g., lestaurtinib, sorafenib, etc) is eligible for this study.
  • Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor and prior to screening.
  • Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent and prior to screening. For agents that have known adverse events (AEs) occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which AEs are known to occur.

  • X-ray treatment (XRT):

    • 14 days must have elapsed for local palliative XRT for CNS chloromas and prior to screening; no washout period is necessary for other chloromas;
    • Prior to screening, 90 days must have elapsed if the subject had a prior traumatic brain injury or has received craniospinal XRT.
• For subject undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), at least 90 days must have elapsed since HSCT and subject must not have active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
• Subject has Karnofsky score ≥ 50 (if the subject is of ≥ 16 years of age) or Lansky score of ≥ 50 (if the subject is < 16 years of age). A score < 50 is acceptable if related to the subject's leukemia.

• Subject must meet the following criteria as indicated on the clinical laboratory tests.

  • Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3.0 x upper limit normal (ULN) for age
  • Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN for age
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN for age or an estimated glomerular filtration rate of > 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2.

• A female subject is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant and at least 1 of the following conditions applies:

  • Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR
  • WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance throughout the treatment period and for at least 180 days after the final study drug administration.
• Female subject must agree not to breastfeed starting at Screening, and throughout the study period and for 60 days after the final study drug administration.
• Female subject must not donate ova starting at Screening and throughout the study, and for 180 days after the final study drug administration.
• A male subject with female partner(s) of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception during the treatment period and for at least 180 days after the final study drug administration. (in United Kingdom, Germany and Canada)
• A male subject must not donate sperm during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the final study drug administration.
• Male subject with a pregnant or breastfeeding partner(s) must agree to remain abstinent or use a condom for the duration of the pregnancy or time partner is breastfeeding throughout the study period and for 180 days after the final study drug administration. (United Kingdom, Germany and Canada)
• Subject and subject's parent(s) or legal guardian agrees not to participate in another interventional study while on treatment.
• In United Kingdom, Germany and Canada: Live Vaccines - At least 6 weeks must have elapsed since the administration of the last dose of a live vaccine and prior to the initiation of study treatment (cycle 1, day -1)
• Phase 1: Subject is positive for FLT3 (ITD and/or tyrosine kinase domain [TKD]) mutation in bone marrow or blood as determined by the local institution.
• Phase 2: Subject is positive for the FLT3 (ITD) mutation in bone marrow or blood as determined by the local institution.

Exclusion Criteria

• Subject has active CNS leukemia.

• Subject has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, including:

  • Diagnosed or suspected congenital long QT syndrome or any history of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias (such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or Torsades de Pointes (TdP)); any history of arrhythmia will be discussed with the sponsor prior to subject's entry into the study
  • Prolonged Fridericia's Correction Formula (QTcF) interval on pre-entry electrocardiogram (ECG) (≥ 450 ms)
  • Any history of second or third degree heart block (may be eligible if the subject currently has a pacemaker)
  • Heart rate < 50 beats/minute on pre-entry ECG
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Complete left bundle branch block
• Subject has systemic fungal, bacterial, viral or other infection that is exhibiting ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment. The subject needs to be off pressors and have negative blood cultures for 48 hours.
• Subject is receiving or plans to receive concomitant chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy other than as specified in the protocol.
• Subject has active clinically significant graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) or is on treatment with systemic corticosteroids and is receiving > 0.5 mg/kg of prednisone (or equivalent) daily dose for GVHD.
• Subject has active malignant tumors other than AML.
• Subject has any significant concurrent disease, illness, psychiatric disorder or social issue that would compromise subject safety or compliance; interfere with consent, study participation, follow-up or interpretation of study results.
• Subject has hypokalemia and/or hypomagnesemia at Screening (defined as values below institutional lower limit of normal [LLN]). Repletion of potassium and magnesium levels during the screening period is allowed.
• Subject requires treatment with concomitant drugs that are strong inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A/P-glycoprotein (P-gp).
• Subject is known to have human immunodeficiency virus infection.
• Subject has active hepatitis B or C, or other active hepatic disorder.
• Subject must wait for at least 5 half-lives after stopping therapy with any investigational agent and before starting gilteritinib.
• In United Kingdom, Germany and Canada: Subject has a known or suspected hypersensitivity to gilteritinib, cytarabine, fludarabine, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) or any components of the formulation used.

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Study Description

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, international, Phase 3 study in patients with newly diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma to assess whether treatment with ONC201 following frontline radiotherapy will extend overall survival and progression-free survival in this population. Eligible participants will have histologically diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma and have completed standard frontline radiotherapy.

The study has three study arms

• Experimental: ONC201 Twice Weekly Group - Intervention: Drug: ONC201
• Experimental: ONC201 Once Weekly Group - Intervention: Drug: ONC201 + Placebo
• Placebo Comparator: Placebo Group - Intervention: Other: Placebo

Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to understand the study procedures and agree to participate in the study by providing written informed consent (by participant or legally authorized representative), and assent when applicable.
2. Body weight ≥ 10 kg at time of randomization.
3. Histologically diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma (new diagnosis). Detection of a missense K27M mutation in any histone H3-encoding gene detected by testing of tumor tissue (immunohistochemistry [IHC] or next-generation sequencing [NGS] in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments [CLIA]-certified or equivalent laboratory). [Site to provide (as available): ≥ 10 unstained formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) slides from tumor tissue.]
4. At least one, high-quality, contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain obtained prior to starting radiotherapy for submission to sponsor's imaging vendor for central read. For participants who had a surgical resection, this scan must be post-resection; for participants who did not have a resection, this scan may be pre- or post-biopsy.
5. At least one, high-quality, contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain obtained 2 to 6 weeks after completion of frontline radiotherapy. If unable to obtain contrast-enhanced imaging due to lack of venous access after multiple attempts, a patient may still be eligible after collection of a nonenhanced MRI of the brain. [Site to also provide all available MRIs completed prior to initiating treatment with study intervention.]
6. Received frontline radiotherapy
   • Initiated radiotherapy within 12 weeks from the initial diagnosis of H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma.
   • Completed radiotherapy within 2 to 6 weeks prior to randomization
   • Completed standard fractionated radiotherapy (eg. 54 to 60 Gy in 28 to 33 fractions given over approximately 6 weeks or hypofractionated radiotherapy (eg. 40 Gy in 15 fractions given over approximately 3 weeks).
7. Karnofsky Performance Status or Lansky Performance Status ≥ 70 at time of randomization.
8. Stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids and anti-seizure medications for 7 days prior to randomization, if applicable. Stable steroid dose is defined as ≤ 2 mg/day increase (based on dexamethasone dose or equivalent dose of an alternative steroid).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Primary spinal tumor.
2. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), defined as tumors with a pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of the pons.
3. Evidence of leptomeningeal spread of disease or cerebrospinal fluid dissemination.
4. Any known concurrent malignancy.
5. New lesion(s) outside of the radiation field.
6. Received whole-brain radiotherapy.
7. Received proton therapy for glioma.
8. Use of any of the following treatments within the specified time periods prior to randomization
   • ONC201 or ONC206 at any time.
   • Systemic bevacizumab (includes biosimilars) at any time since the initial diagnosis of H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma.
   • Temozolomide within past 3 weeks.
   • Tumor treating fields at any time.
   • DRD2 antagonist within past 2 weeks.
   • Any investigational therapy within past 4 weeks.
   • Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors within 3 days.
   • Strong CYP3A4 inducers (includes enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs) within 2 weeks.
9. Laboratory test results meeting any of the following parameters within 2 weeks prior to randomization:
   • Absolute neutrophil count < 1.0 × 109/L or platelets < 75 × 109/L.
   • Total bilirubin > 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (participants with Gilbert's syndrome may be included with total bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN if direct bilirubin is ≤ 1.5 × ULN).
   • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 2.5 × ULN.
   • Creatinine clearance ≤ 60 mL/min as calculated by the Cockcroft Gault equation (or estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2).
10. QTc > 480 msec (based on mean from triplicate electrocardiograms) during screening.
11. Known hypersensitivity to any excipients used in the study intervention formulation.
12. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while receiving study intervention or within 3 months after the last dose. Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study intervention.
13. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection requiring systemic therapy or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
14. Any other condition (eg, medical, psychiatric, or social) that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with participant safety or the ability to complete the study according to the protocol.

Other exclusion criteria may apply 

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Study Description

This study consists of 2 parts: Dose Escalation Part 1 and Dose Expansion Part 2.

The Dose Escalation Part 1 will evaluate the safety and tolerability of Avelumab in combination with Lenvatinib and determine the recommended Avelumab and Lenvatinib dose for expansion.

Dose Expansion Part 2 will assess the efficacy of Avelumab in combination with Lenvatinib by Progression-free Survival in participants with pre-defined primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors.

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants with histologically confirmed diagnosis of primary CNS malignancy as follows: a) Primary CNS tumors: the tumor should be considered high-grade histologically; prior radiotherapy is allowed; participants must have progressed after at least 1 prior systemic therapy, except for those with diffuse midline glioma with or without the H3 K27M mutation. b) Specific for participants with diffuse midline glioma with or without the H3 K27M mutation: prior radiotherapy is allowed; no more than 1 prior systemic therapy is allowed; participants with diffuse midline glioma with or without the H3 K27M mutation who have not received prior systemic therapy but have prior radiotherapy only are allowed to enroll
• On screening scans, measurable disease by RANO criteria
• Participants must have a Lansky performance status >= 50 for age <= 16 years or Karnofsky performance status >= 50 for age > 16 years at Screening

Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with low-grade gliomas, for example but not limited to, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, pilocytic astrocytoma and World Health organization (WHO) Grade 1 tumors
• Participants demonstrating evidence of worsening of neurologic deficit within 1 week prior to initiation of study interventions
• Participants with bulky tumor, defined as: a) Tumor with any evidence of uncal herniation or midline shift; b) Tumor with a diameter of > 4 centimeters (cm) in 1 dimension on T2/ fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images; c) Tumor that in the opinion of the Investigator shows significant mass effect
• Participants are not eligible if they experience uncontrolled seizures, defined as: a) Seizures requiring regular use of rescue medications. b) Seizures requiring increasing doses of antiepileptic medications. c) Seizures that in the opinion of the Investigator compromise the ability of the participant to tolerate study intervention or interfere with study procedures
• Participants who have received major surgery (including but not limited to neurosurgical resection, brain biopsy, or radiation to the primary brain tumor) within 28 days prior to the first dose of study interventions
• Participants with history of intracranial hemorrhage/spinal cord hemorrhage within 28 days prior to the first dose of study interventions

Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

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Study Description

This phase II trial studies how well reduced doses of radiation therapy to the brain and spine (craniospinal) and chemotherapy work in treating patients with newly diagnosed type of brain tumor called WNT)/Wingless (WNT)-driven medulloblastoma. Recent studies using chemotherapy and radiation therapy have been shown to be effective in treating patients with WNT-driven medulloblastoma. However, there is a concern about the late side effects of treatment, such as learning difficulties, lower amounts of hormones, or other problems in performing daily activities. Radiotherapy uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, vincristine sulfate, cyclophosphamide and lomustine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving reduced craniospinal radiation therapy and chemotherapy may kill tumor cells and may also reduce the late side effects of treatment.

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must be newly diagnosed and have:

  • Eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and molecular screening review on APEC14B1:

    • Classical histologic type (non LC/A) WNT medulloblastoma
    • Positive nuclear beta-catenin by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
    • Positive for CTNNB1 mutation
    • Negative for MYC and MYCN by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
• Patient must have negative lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology
  • Note: CSF cytology for staging should be performed no sooner than 14 days post operatively to avoid false positive CSF; ideally, CSF should be obtained between day 14 and day 21 to allow for final staging status before enrollment onto the study; patients with positive CSF cytology obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery should have cytology repeated to determine eligibility and final CSF status; patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery do not need cytology repeated; patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained prior to surgery do not need cytology repeated post-operatively
• Patients must have eligibility confirmed by Rapid Central Imaging Review on APEC14B1; patients must have =< 1.5 cm^2 maximal cross-sectional area of residual tumor; whole brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with and without gadolinium and spine MRI with gadolinium must be performed
• Patients must be enrolled, and protocol therapy must be projected to begin, no later than 36 days after definitive diagnostic surgery (day 0)
• Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL
• Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)
• Hemoglobin >= 10.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell [RBC] transfusions)
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
  • 3 to < 6 years of age: maximum (max) serum creatinine 0.8 mg/dL (males and females)
  • 6 to < 10 years of age: max serum creatinine 1 mg/dL (males and females)
  • 10 to < 13 years of age: max serum creatinine 1.2 mg/dL (males and females)
  • 13 to < 16 years of age: max serum creatinine 1.5 md/dL (males) and 1.4 md/dL (females)
  • >= 16 years of age: max serum creatinine 1.7 mg/dL (males) and 1.4 mg/dL (females)
    • The threshold creatinine values were derived from the Schwartz formula for estimating GFR utilizing child length and stature data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Total or direct bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
• Serum glutamate pyruvate (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L (3x ULN); for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L
• Central nervous system function defined as:
  • Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled
  • Patients must not be in status epilepticus, a coma or on assisted ventilation at the time of study enrollment
• Patients must have receptive and expressive language skills in English, French, or Spanish to complete the QoL and neurocognitive assessments; if a patient meets these criteria but the parent/guardian speaks a language other than English, French, or Spanish, the patient may still be enrolled and tested, and the parent-report measures should be omitted
• All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent; assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines
• All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with metastatic disease by either MRI evaluation (brain and spine) or lumbar CSF cytology are not eligible; patients who are unable to undergo a lumbar puncture for assessment of CSF cytology are ineligible
• Patients must not have received any prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy (tumor-directed therapy) other than surgical intervention and/or corticosteroids
• Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
  • Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies
  • Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants
  • Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained
  • Sexually active patients of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
• Patients with a history of moderate to profound intellectual disability (i.e., intelligence quotient [Q)]=< 55) are not eligible for enrollment; PLEASE NOTE: Children with a prior history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or a specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia) are eligible for this study

Multiple other inclusion and exclusion criteria could apply and will be reviewed by your treating team.

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This phase II trial studies how well irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide, and dinutuximab work with or without eflornithine in treating patients with neuroblastoma that has come back (relapsed) or that isn't responding to treatment (refractory). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan hydrochloride and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as dinutuximab, may induce changes in the body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Eflornithine blocks the production of chemicals called polyamines that are important in the growth of cancer cells. Giving eflornithine with irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide, and dinutuximab, may work better in treating patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma.

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must have had histologic verification of neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma or demonstration of neuroblastoma cells in the bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamines (i.e. > 2 x upper limit of normal [ULN]), at the time of initial diagnosis.
• For the purposes of this study, aggressive multidrug chemotherapy is defined as chemotherapy including 2 or more agents that must include an alkylating agent and a platinum-containing compound as intended to treat high-risk disease. The doses of chemotherapy must be comparable to those used in frontline high-risk neuroblastoma therapies (examples include A3973, ANBL0532, ANBL09P1, ANBL12P1, and ANBL1531). Patients must have ONE of the following:
  • First episode of recurrent high-risk disease following completion of aggressive multi-drug frontline high-risk therapy.
  • First episode of progressive high-risk disease during aggressive multi-drug frontline therapy.
  • Primary resistant/refractory disease (less than partial response by International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria [INRC]) detected at the conclusion of at least 4 cycles of aggressive multidrug induction chemotherapy on or according to a high-risk neuroblastoma protocol (examples include A3973, ANBL0532, ANBL09P1, ANBL12P1, ANBL1531, etc.).
• Patients must have at least ONE of the following at the time of enrollment:
  • Measurable tumor on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan. Measurable is defined as >= 10 mm in at least one dimension on spiral/helical CT that is metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) avid or demonstrates increased fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) scan.
  • MIBG-avid lesion detected on MIBG scan with positive uptake at a minimum of one site. This site must represent disease recurrence after completion of therapy, progressive disease on therapy, or refractory disease during induction.
  • Patients with resistant/refractory soft tissue disease that is not MIBG avid or does not demonstrate increased FDG uptake on PET scan must undergo biopsy to document the presence of viable neuroblastoma. Biopsy is not required for patients who have a new site of soft tissue disease (radiographic evidence of disease progression) regardless of whether progression occurs while receiving therapy or after completion of therapy.
  • Patients with bone marrow disease only will be eligible if they have more than 5% disease involvement (documented neuroblastoma cells) in at least one sample from bilateral bone marrow biopsies.
  • Note: Patients with elevated catecholamines (i.e. > 2 x ULN) only are NOT eligible for this study.
• Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =< 16 years of age.
• Primary refractory/resistant patients must have received at least 4 cycles of frontline high-risk chemotherapy. Frontline therapy may also have included surgery, chemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) +/- MIBG, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and retinoids but must NOT have received second line therapy for resistant/refractory, relapsed, or progressive disease. Patients who received intensified therapy for poor induction response or refractory disease (e.g. MIBG) will be considered to have received second line therapy and will not be eligible.
• At least 14 days must have elapsed since completion of myelosuppressive therapy.
• Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g. not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count [ANC] counts): >= 7 days after the last dose of agent.
• Antibodies: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1.
• No interim time prior to study entry is required following prior radiation therapy (RT) for non-target lesions. However, patients must not have received radiation for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to study entry at the site of any lesion that will be identified as a target lesion to measure tumor response. Lesions that have been previously radiated cannot be used as target lesions unless there is radiographic evidence of progression at the site following radiation or a biopsy done following radiation shows viable neuroblastoma. Palliative radiation while on study is not permitted.
• Patients are eligible >= 6 weeks after autologous stem cell transplants or stem cell infusions (including stem cell infusions given as supportive care following 131 I-MIBG therapy) as long as hematologic and other eligibility criteria have been met.
• Patients are eligible >= 6 weeks after therapeutic 131 I-MIBG provided that all other eligibility criteria are met.
• Subjects who have previously received anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies with or without retinoids for biologic therapy are eligible unless they have had progressive disease while receiving prior anti-GD2 therapy or progressed/relapsed within 3 months of receiving anti-GD2 therapy. However, eligible patients may NOT have received anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies in combination with chemotherapy.
• Subjects who have received autologous marrow infusions or autologous stem cell infusions that were purged using monoclonal antibody linked to beads are eligible.
• Subjects who have previously received DFMO are eligible for this study provided they have not had progressive disease while receiving DFMO or progressed/relapsed within 3 months of completing DFMO.
• Patients must not have received long-acting myeloid growth factors (e.g. pegfilgrastim) within 14 days of entry on this study. Seven days must have elapsed since administration of a short-acting myeloid growth factor.
• For patients with solid tumors (without marrow involvement) including status post SCT: peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 750/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• For patients with solid tumors (without marrow involvement) including status post SCT: platelet count >= 75,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Patients known to have bone marrow involvement with neuroblastoma are eligible provided that minimum ANC and transfusion independent platelet count criteria are met (as above). However, these patients are not evaluable for hematological toxicity.
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
  • 1 to < 2 years (male 0.6 mg/dL, female 0.6 mg/dL)
  • 2 to < 6 years (male 0.8 mg/dL, female 0.8 mg/dL)
  • 6 to < 10 years (male 1 mg/dL, female 1 mg/dL)
  • 10 to < 13 years (male 1.2 mg/dL, female 1.2 mg/dL)
  • 13 to < 16 years (male 1.5 mg/dL, female 1.4 mg/dL)
  • >= 16 years (male 1.7 mg/dL, female 1.4 mg/dL) (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 5.0 x ULN for age (=< 225 U/L). For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiography (ECHO) (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Ejection fraction of >= 50% by ECHO or gated radionuclide study (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, no chronic oxygen requirement, and room air pulse oximetry > 94% if there is a clinical indication for pulse oximetry. Normal pulmonary function tests in patients who are capable of cooperating with testing (including diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide [DLCO)] are required if there is a clinical indication for determination. For patients who do not have respiratory symptoms, full pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are NOT required.
• Patients with a history of central nervous system (CNS) disease must have no clinical or radiological evidence of active CNS disease at the time of study enrollment.
• Patients with seizure disorders may be enrolled if seizures are well controlled on anti-convulsants.
• CNS toxicity =< grade 2.

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply and will be reviewed by your treating team.

Exclusion Criteria

• Men and women of childbearing potential and their partners must agree to use adequate contraception while enrolled on this study. Based on the established teratogenic potential of alkylating agents, pregnant women will be excluded from this study. Because of potential risks to breastfed infants due to drug metabolites that could be excreted in breast milk, female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breastfeeding or will otherwise be excluded from this study. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test to be eligible for this study.
• Patients with only elevated catecholamines (i.e. > 2 x ULN) are NOT eligible for this study.
• Patients must have been off pharmacologic doses of systemic steroids for at least 7 days prior to enrollment. Patients who require or are likely to require pharmacologic doses of systemic corticosteroids while receiving treatment on this study are ineligible. The only exception is for patients known to require 2 mg/kg or less of hydrocortisone (or an equivalent dose of an alternative corticosteroid) as premedication for blood product administration in order to avoid allergic transfusion reactions. The use of conventional doses of inhaled steroids for the treatment of asthma is permitted, as is the use of physiologic doses of steroids for patients with known adrenal insufficiency.
• Patients on any other immunosuppressive medications (e.g. cyclosporine, tacrolimus) are not eligible.
• Patients must not have received prior treatment with irinotecan and temozolomide.
• Patients must not have received enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants including phenytoin, phenobarbital, or carbamazepine for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment. Patients receiving non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants such as gabapentin, valproic acid, or levetiracetam will be eligible.
• Patients who have received drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 within 7 days prior to study enrollment are not eligible.
• Patients must not have been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome or with any malignancy other than neuroblastoma.
• Patients with symptoms of congestive heart failure are not eligible.
• Patients must not have >= grade 2 diarrhea.
• Patients who are unable to tolerate oral/nasogastric/gastrostomy medications will not be eligible for this trial. Additionally, patients with significant malabsorption will not be eligible for this trial.
• Patients must not have uncontrolled infection.
• Patients with a history of grade 4 allergic reactions to anti-GD2 antibodies or reactions that required permanent discontinuation of the anti-GD2 therapy are not eligible.
• Patients with a significant intercurrent illness (any ongoing serious medical problem unrelated to cancer or its treatment) that is not covered by the detailed exclusion criteria and that is expected to interfere with the action of study agents or to significantly increase the severity of the toxicities experienced from study treatment are not eligible.

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply and will be reviewed by your treating team.