Targeted Pediatric High-Grade Glioma Therapy

Last updated: March 18, 2026
Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Glioblastoma Multiforme

Brain Cancer

Brain Tumor

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT05839379
CONNECT TarGeT-SCR
R01FD008167
  • Ages 12-39
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this study is to perform genetic sequencing on brain tumors from children, adolescents, and young adult patients who have been newly diagnosed with a high-grade glioma. This molecular profiling will decide if patients are eligible to participate in a subsequent treatment-based clinical trial based on the genetic alterations identified in their tumor.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age: Patients must be ≥12 months and ≤39 years of age at the time of enrollment ontothis screening protocol.

  2. Diagnosis: Patients with newly diagnosed HGG, including DIPG are eligible. Diagnosismust have histologic confirmation from biopsy or resection. The diagnosis of HGGmust have been confirmed by pathology review at the local site. For the diagnosis ofDIPG, patients must have a tumor with pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement ofat least 2/3 of the pons, with histopathology consistent with diffuse WHO grade 2-4glioma (eg, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, H3K27-altereddiffuse midline glioma). For all other tumors, histologic grade must be WHO grade 3-4.

  3. Disease Status: There are no disease status requirements for enrollment.

  • Measurable disease is not required. Patients without measurable disease areeligible.

  • Patients with metastatic/disseminated or multifocal disease or gliomatosiscerebri are eligible.

  • Patients with a primary spinal tumor are eligible.

  • Patients with secondary, radiation related HGG are eligible.

  1. Prior Therapy for HGG: Surgery, radiation, and/or dexamethasone are permissible.Temozolomide concurrent with radiation is permissible. Prior administration ofavastin/bevacizumab is allowed (individual treatment arms have different washoutperiod requirements, check individual arm eligibility). No other prior anticancertherapy for HGG will be allowed.
  • Participants screening for assignment to TarGeT-L may not have receivedradiation. Timing from surgery to start of RT: For patients who have started RT, radiation musthave started <42 days from definitive surgery or biopsy, however it is stronglyrecommended patients start RT within 31 days from definitive surgery (if patient hadtwo surgeries, radiation must have started within 31 days from second surgery).
  1. Tumor Sample Availability OR results from previous molecular profiling/targetedsequencing
  • If a patient screens through OPTION #1, tumor sample in addition to normalcomparator tissue (peripheral blood, saliva, or buccal swab) must be submittedfor comprehensive molecular screening at the time of screening enrollment.

  • If a patient screens through OPTIONS #2 or #3, results from previouslyperformed molecular profiling must be submitted following enrollment. It ishighly recommended that results be uploaded within 7 days of enrollment (ifresults are available at time of enrollment) or within 7 days of resultsbecoming available (if pending at time of enrollment) to allow adequate timefor central review.

  1. Informed Consent: All patients and/or their parents or legally authorizedrepresentatives must sign a written informed consent. Assent, when appropriate, willbe obtained according to institutional guidelines.

  2. Enrollment timeline: Patients are eligible to enroll on the TarGeT-SCR anytimebetween diagnosis and the following specific timepoints post completion of RT (ifrelevant)

  • Patients screening through OPTION #1 are eligible to enroll anytime betweendiagnosis and 10 days post RT (if completing RT).

  • Patients screening through OPTIONS #2 or #3 are eligible to enroll anytimebetween diagnosis and 21 days post RT (if completing RT).

  • Participants screening for TarGeT-L (lorlatinib) are eligible to enroll onTarGeT-SCR anytime between diagnosis and 31 days post definitive surgery (toallow time for molecular review).

However, it is important to note the following:

  • For treatment protocols that include targeted therapy administered concurrently withRT, patients must start treatment within 10 calendar days of starting RT.

  • For treatment protocols that only include maintenance/adjuvant therapy (no systemictherapy given concurrently with radiation), patients must start treatment by 35 dayspost RT

#SCREENING OPTIONS

  • OPTION1: Molecular screening through CONNECT TarGeT Clinical Testing Laboratories

  • OPTION2: Molecular screening through a national comprehensive tumor profilingprogram

  • OPTION3: Clinically validated targeted sequencing or focused profiling

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

-Tumors that do not meet HGG and DIPG diagnoses specified above

Study Design

Total Participants: 350
Study Start date:
August 02, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
August 28, 2034

Study Description

A novel, molecularly-guided, multi-arm phase umbrella II trial is proposed in children, adolescents, and young adults with newly diagnosed HGG, including DIPG, in which we will (1) conduct comprehensive molecular screening of tumor tissue using a multi-omic approach (WES/WGS, gene fusion panels/RNASeq, DNA methylation microarray) across international CONNECT genomics cores with rapid return of clinical results, (2) stratify patients to biologically-targeted treatment arms, based on the tumor molecular profile and histopathology, and (3) perform longitudinal evaluation of peripheral blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and/or tumor tissue as well as advanced neuro-imaging to determine genomic, immune, and radiologic biomarkers predictive of response, recurrence, resistance, and toxicity.

Based on results of the above tumor molecular profiling and pathology-based confirmation of HGG diagnosis, eligible patients will be assigned to one of several biologically guided treatment arms on a phase II trial.

Approximately 300-350 patients will be enrolled on the screening protocol through which biospecimens (paired tumor DNA/RNA and normal comparator samples) will undergo extensive molecular profiling and/or there will be comprehensive central molecular and pathology review of previously obtained molecular results to assess eligibility to any of the therapeutic subprotocols of the phase II study.

Connect with a study center

  • Sydney Children's Hospital

    Randwick, New South Wales 2031
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sydney Children's Hospital

    Randwick 2208285, New South Wales 2155400 2031
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Queensland Children's Hospital

    South Brisbane, Queensland 4101
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Queensland Children's Hospital

    South Brisbane 2207259, Queensland 2152274 4101
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Children's Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria 3052
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Royal Children's Hospital

    Melbourne 2158177, Victoria 2145234 3052
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Perth Children's Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia 6000
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Perth Children's Hospital

    Perth 2063523, Western Australia 2058645 6000
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

    Toronto, Ontario M5G1X8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

    Toronto 6167865, Ontario 6093943 M5G1X8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Montreal Children's Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec H4A3J1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Montreal Children's Hospital

    Montréal, Quebec H4A3J1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Montreal Children's Hospital

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H4A3J1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Hopp Children's Cancer Center at NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ)

    Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg 69120
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Hopp Children's Cancer Center at NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ)

    Heidelberg 2907911, Baden-Wurttemberg 2953481 69120
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Princess Máxima Center

    Utrecht, 3720
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Princess Máxima Center

    Utrecht 2745912, 3720
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Starship Children's Hospital

    Auckland, Grafton 1023
    New Zealand

    Site Not Available

  • Starship Children's Hospital

    Auckland 2193733, Grafton 1023
    New Zealand

    Site Not Available

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital

    London, WC1N 3JH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital

    London 2643743, WC1N 3JH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke University Health System

    Durham, North Carolina 27708
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Duke University Health System

    Durham 4464368, North Carolina 4482348 27708
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio 43205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington 98105
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98105
    United States

    Site Not Available

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