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A Study to Give Treatment Inside the Eye to Treat Retinoblastoma

PHASE2RECRUITING

This phase II trial tests the safety and side effects of adding melphalan (by injecting it into the eye) to standard chemotherapy in early treatment of patients with retinoblastoma (RB). RB is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the retina (the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye). It may be hereditary or nonhereditary (sporadic).

RB is considered harder to treat (higher risk) when there are vitreous seeds present. Vitreous seeds are RB tumors in the jelly-like fluid of the eye (called the vitreous humor). The term, risk, refers to the chance of the cancer not responding to treatment or coming back after treatment.

Melphalan is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It may kill cancer cells by damaging their deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and stopping them from dividing. Other chemotherapy drugs given during this trial include carboplatin, vincristine, and etoposide.

Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells.

Vincristine is in a class of medications called vinca alkaloids. It works by stopping cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Etoposide is in a class of medications known as podophyllotoxin derivatives.

It blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair and may kill cancer cells. Adding melphalan to standard chemotherapy early in treatment may improve the ability to treat vitreous seeds and may be better than standard chemotherapy alone in treating retinoblastoma.

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Study details:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:. I. To determine the feasibility of administering intravitreal melphalan by cycle 6 when given in combination with systemic carboplatin, vincristine, and etoposide (CVE) for the treatment of Group D retinoblastoma with vitreous seeding.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:. I. To determine the safety and toxicity profile associated with intravitreal melphalan in combination with systemic CVE for the treatment of Group D retinoblastoma with vitreous seeding.

II. To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal melphalan in conjunction with systemic chemotherapy in Group D intraocular retinoblastoma with vitreous seeding. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:.

I. To determine if eyes that become eligible for injection at cycle 3 or later would have been eligible for injection at diagnosis by retrospective central review of examination under anesthesia (EUA) and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) images from diagnosis. II.

To validate and standardize the extraction, storage and collection protocols across multiple centers to demonstrate that aqueous humor from eyes undergoing therapy have high enough tumor-derived deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) concentration for whole genome sequencing and RB1 testing. III. To explore the relationship between highly-recurrent retinoblastoma (RB) somatic copy number alterations (SCNAs) and ocular salvage as well as tumor fraction (% of tumor DNA) as a marker of minimal residual disease and risk of intraocular disease relapse.

IV. To evaluate the effects of intravitreal melphalan therapy in the histopathology of enucleated eyes for progressive or recalcitrant retinoblastoma while on therapy. V.

To evaluate the long-term visual potential of eyes salvaged using intravitreal therapy. OUTLINE:. CYCLES 1-2: Patients receive CVE regimen consisting of: carboplatin intravenously (IV) over 15-60 minutes on days 1 and 2 of each cycle, vincristine IV on day 1 of each cycle, and etoposide IV over 90-120 minutes on day 1 and 2 of each cycle.

Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and imaging of the eye during a procedure called examination under anesthesia (EUA) at baseline and prior to each cycle. NOTE: UBM is completed prior to cycle 1 only.

CYCLES 3+: Patients receive CVE regimen as in cycles 1-2. Patients also undergo EUA prior to each cycle to determine eligibility to receive melphalan. If found eligible, patients receive intravitreal injection of melphalan once between days -14 to 14 of each cycle.

Patients who are not eligible for melphalan for any cycle receive CVE only regimen for that cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients may be eligible to receive additional cycles of melphalan alone (maximum of 6 injections).

Additionally, patients undergo magnetic resonance imaging and may undergo aqueous humor and tissue sample collection throughout the trial. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 4 weeks, then every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 3-6 months for years 2-5.

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Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion criteria

Patient must be < 18 years of age at enrollment

Patient must have newly diagnosed intraocular (localized) retinoblastoma and meet one of the following criteria: Unilateral Group D retinoblastoma with vitreous seeding; OR Bilateral retinoblastoma with worst eye Group D, with vitreous seeding present and the contralateral eye is Group A-C; OR Bilateral Group D retinoblastoma with at least one eye with vitreous seeding; OR Bilateral retinoblastoma with one Group D eye with vitreous seeding and one Group E eye where the Group E eye has been enucleated prior to any therapy. Note exclusion for high-risk features; Bilateral retinoblastoma with one Group D eye with vitreous seeding and one Group E eye where the Group E eye has not been enucleated prior to any therapy at the discretion of the treating physician. Note exclusion for patients with evidence of metastatic or extra orbital spread

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

Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 750/uL (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)

Platelet count >= 75,000/uL (transfusion independent) (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)

A serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment; must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if > 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment): 1 month to < 6 months = 0.4 (male and female); 6 months to < 1 year = 0.5 (male and female); 1 to < 2 years = 0.6 (male and female); 2 to < 6 years = 0.8 (male and female); 6 to < 10 years = 1.0 (male and female); 10 to < 13 years = 1.2 (male and female); 13 to < 16 years = 1.5 (male) and 1.4 (female); >= 16 years = 1.7 (male) and 1.4 (female) OR - a 24-hour urine Creatinine clearance >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 OR - a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m2. 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)

Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility

For patients < 1 month of age, serum creatinine levels must be < 1.5 x the treating institution's creatinine upper limit of normal (ULN) for patients < 1 month of age or the creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR must be >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m2

Total bilirubin <= 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment; must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if > 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment)

Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) <= 135 U/L (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment; must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if > 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment)

Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L

Exclusion criteria

Patients with evidence of metastatic or extra-orbital spread

Patients must not have an invasive infection at time of protocol entry

Patients must not have had any prior anti-cancer therapy other than cryotherapy and/or laser therapy (green or infrared) to the study eye(s) and non-study eye, including systemic chemotherapy, intra-arterial chemotherapy, radioactive plaque, brachytherapy, or radiation therapy. Note: A study eye is defined as being Group D with vitreous seeding. Patients may have had enucleation of one eye as long as the remaining eye is Group D with vitreous seeds

Patients with bilateral disease who undergo enucleation of a Group E eye prior to initiation of therapy and show evidence of high-risk histopathology features in the enucleated eye. High-risk histopathology includes choroid involvement >= 3 mm, post lamina optic nerve involvement, full thickness scleral invasion or optic nerve invasion to the cut end

Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential

Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants

Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation

All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent

All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

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Eligibility

Age eligible for study : 0 and older

Healthy volunteers accepted : No

Gender eligible for study: All

Things to know

Study dates

Study start: 2022-11-04

Primary completion: 2026-12-31

Study completion finish: 2026-12-31

Study type

TREATMENT

Phase

PHASE2

Trial ID

NCT05504291

Intervention or treatment

PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection

DRUG: Carboplatin

DRUG: Etoposide

PROCEDURE: Examination Under Anesthesia

PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

DRUG: Melphalan

PROCEDURE: Ultrasound Biomicroscopy

DRUG: Vincristine

Conditions

• Bilateral Retinoblastoma
• Childhood Intraocular Retinoblastoma
• Group D Retinoblastoma
• Stage I Retinoblastoma
• Unilateral Retinoblastoma

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Condition: Bilateral Retinoblastoma, Childhood Intraocular Retinoblastoma and more
PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection and other drugs
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group

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Closest Location:

Perth Children's Hospital

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Perth Children's Hospital
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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Participant Group/Arm	Intervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment (CVE, melphalan) See Detailed Description	PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection Undergo aqueous humor and tissue sample collection

What is the study measuring?

Primary outcome

Primary Outcome Measure	Primary Outcome Description	Primary Outcome Time Frame
Feasibility success rate of intravitreal melphalan injection in combination with systemic chemotherapy	A patient will be considered to have experienced intravitreal injection feasibility success if intravitreal melphalan can be delivered by cycle 6. If the treating physician does not inject because the eye has a full complete response (CR) for vitreous seeds after 2 cycles of systemic chemotherapy, it will be counted as a success in the feasibility analysis. Any feasibility evaluable patient who does not experience feasibility success will be considered a feasibility failure. For a bilateral patient with two Group D eyes with vitreous seeds, he/she will be categorized based on the worse results with the intent of being conservative, i.e., if intravitreal melphalan can be delivered in one eye but not the other by cycle 6 for any reason other than a CR of vitreal seeds, the patient will be deemed as experiencing a failure.	Up to cycle 6 (1 cycle = 28 days)

Secondary outcome

Secondary Outcome Measure	Secondary Outcome Description	Secondary Outcome Time Frame
Percentage of patients with grade 3 or higher toxicities	Any eligible patient who receives protocol therapy will be considered as evaluable for toxicity.	Up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment
Event-free survival (EFS)	Any eligible patient who receives protocol therapy will be considered as evaluable for EFS. Patients who need non-protocol chemotherapy for either the study eye or non-study eye, external beam radiotherapy for either the study eye or non-study eye, or enucleation for the study eye will be considered as having a treatment failure and be considered as experiencing EFS events. The analysis will be conducted per patient level. The EFS along with the 95% confidence intervals will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.	Up to 5 years

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References

Clinical Trials Gov: A Study to Give Treatment Inside the Eye to Treat Retinoblastoma