Prospective Pilot Study Identifying Clinically Relevant Biological Targets for Medical Therapy

Study Purpose

New data suggests that the current treatment for pediatric adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (CPA) may not be as effective as it could be.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Observational
Eligible Ages 30 Days - 21 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients between 0-21 years of age. 2. Patients with the diagnosis or clinical suspicion of craniopharyngioma in whom planned clinical management will include tissue sampling.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients in whom final pathology does not demonstrate adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma. 2. Patients in whom tissue specimen is not obtained/available. 3. Patients over 21 years of age. 4. Patients who choose not to participate

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT03610906
Phase

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Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

University of Colorado, Denver
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Todd Hankinson, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation University of Colorado, Denver
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Enrolling by invitation
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Craniopharyngioma, Child
Additional Details

Current treatment regimens for pediatric CPA are limited to surgery and radiation therapy. This pilot study seeks to identify biologically rational therapeutics for the medical treatment of adamantinomatous CPA by confirming the overexpression of specific molecules.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

: Pediatrics with Tumors

Pediatrics who have a tumor specimen that is suspected to be craniopharyngioma, but is deemed superfluous to the clinical care of the patient (e.g. pathological diagnosis).

Interventions

Procedure: - Tumor and Blood Specimens

If available, specimen will be sampled from within the tumor, and not include portions of the tumor capsule. If the tumor includes a cyst, fluid from the cyst will be sampled if available. For each tumor specimen, a companion sample of blood that would otherwise be disposed of through usual clinical practice in the operating room will also be collected.

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Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado

Status

Address

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045

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