Veliparib, Radiation Therapy, and Temozolomide in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Pontine Gliomas

Summary

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of veliparib when given together with radiation therapy and temozolomide and to see how well they work in treating younger patients newly diagnosed with diffuse pontine gliomas. Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving veliparib with radiation therapy and temozolomide may kill more tumor cells.

Timeline

Start

2012-02-01

Primary completion

2018-03-28

Completion

2018-03-28

Publications

• Sesen J, Driscoll J, Shah N, Moses-Gardner A, Luiselli G, Alexandrescu S, Zurakowski D, Baxter PA, Su JM, Pricola Fehnel K, Smith ER. Neogenin is highly expressed in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and influences tumor invasion. Brain Res. 2021 Jul 1;1762:147348. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147348. Epub 2021 Feb 9. No abstract available.
• Baxter PA, Su JM, Onar-Thomas A, Billups CA, Li XN, Poussaint TY, Smith ER, Thompson P, Adesina A, Ansell P, Giranda V, Paulino A, Kilburn L, Quaddoumi I, Broniscer A, Blaney SM, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M. A phase I/II study of veliparib (ABT-888) with radiation and temozolomide in newly diagnosed diffuse pontine glioma: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study. Neuro Oncol. 2020 Jun 9;22(6):875-885. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa016.

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