Status:

COMPLETED

Observation of Young Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Craniopharyngioma

Lead Sponsor:

German Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology GPOH gGmbH

Conditions:

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Children

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting information on how craniopharyngioma is diagnosed and treated may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the best treatment. It may also help identi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Identify all applied therapy strategies in pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma. * Correlate relapse status with different therapy strategies/modality in these patients. *...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of primary craniopharyngioma by MRI and CT scan (initial diagnosis)
  • Patients with only cystic sellar or parasellar malformation (e.g., Rathke pouch cysts or suprasellar cysts) are allowed but will undergo observation only
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Performance status
  • Not specified
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Not specified
  • Hepatic
  • Not specified
  • Renal
  • Not specified
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2001

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    September 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    120 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00258453

    Start Date

    May 1 2001

    End Date

    September 1 2009

    Last Update

    August 2 2013

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    Krankenhaus Dornbirn

    Dornbirn, Austria, A-6850

    2

    Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch

    Feldkirch-Tisis, Austria, A-6807

    3

    Universitaet Kinderklinik

    Graz, Austria, 8036

    4

    Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik

    Innsbruck, Austria, A-6020