Molecular Biology of Pediatric Brain Tumors
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the chromosomal gains and losses by DNA ploidy analysis and comparative
genomic hybridization in patients with primitive neuroectodermal tumors or
medulloblastomas.
- Determine the frequency of specific chromosomal abnormalities, including deletions of
chromosomal regions 6, 17, and 22, in these patients.
- Perform a statistical analysis to determine possible associations of chromosomal
abnormalities and DNA ploidy with patient age, tumor histology, tumor location, extent
of disease, and event-free survival.
OUTLINE: DNA ploidy analysis will be performed to determine the overall level of aneuploidy.
The results are compared to the comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis, which is
used to demonstrate tumor-specific losses or gains, including amplification, of specific
chromosomal regions. Tumors are also screened for specific abnormalities by fluorescent in
situ hybridization (FISH), which detects chromosomal rearrangements, including balanced
translocations, deletions, amplifications, etc. PCR-based microsatellite polymorphism
analysis may also be performed.
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are screened by FISH with a distal 17p13.3 cosmid
and a 17q25 cosmid to identify tumors with a 17p deletion. Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors
and PNETs without a 17p deletion are screened by FISH with a series of cosmids from 22q11.2.
PNETs are also screened by interphase FISH with cosmids from chromosome 6 to identify tumors
with deletions.
Patients do not receive the results of the genetic testing and the results do not influence
the type or duration of treatment.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: This study will accrue 360 specimens.
Observational
N/A
Jaclyn A. Biegel, PhD
Study Chair
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
United States: Federal Government
CDR0000065814
NCT00003096
December 1997
Name | Location |
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 |
CCOP - Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007-3731 |
Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center | Farmington, Connecticut 06360-2875 |
CCOP - MeritCare Hospital | Fargo, North Dakota 58122 |
Avera Cancer Institute | Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105 |
University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center | Madison, Wisconsin 53792-6164 |
Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center | Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449 |
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark, New Jersey 07112 |
Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, Washington 99210-0248 |
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 |
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7570 |
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center | Cleveland, Ohio 44195 |
Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch, New Jersey 07740-6395 |
Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, California 92668 |
Children's National Medical Center | Washington, District of Columbia 20010-2970 |
Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, Missouri 64108 |
Phoenix Children's Hospital | Phoenix, Arizona 85016-7710 |
Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Downey, California 90242 |
Children's Hospital Central California | Madera, California 93638-8762 |
Kosair Children's Hospital | Louisville, Kentucky 40202-3830 |
East Tennessee Children's Hospital | Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 |
Overlook Hospital | Summit, New Jersey 07902-0220 |
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital | Morristown, New Jersey 07962 |
Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center | Loma Linda, California 92354 |
Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital | Long Beach, California 90801 |
Santa Barbara Cottage Children's Hospital | Santa Barbara, California 93105 |
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital | Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 |
Blank Children's Hospital | Des Moines, Iowa 50309 |
Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center | Lansing, Michigan 48910 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital | Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5000 |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Amarillo | Amarillo, Texas 79106 |
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas | San Antonio, Texas 78229-3993 |
Primary Children's Medical Center | Salt Lake City, Utah 84113-1100 |
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, California 90048-1865 |
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA | Los Angeles, California 90095-1781 |
Children's Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders | Aurora, Colorado 80045 |
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children | Wilmington, Delaware 19803 |
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center | Washington, District of Columbia 20007 |
AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Campus | Atlanta, Georgia 30322 |
Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center | Savannah, Georgia 31403-3089 |
Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center | Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-1174 |
Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center | Rockford, Illinois 61104-2315 |
Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute | Springfield, Illinois 62794-9677 |
Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health | Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2560 |
Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 |
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 |
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-2392 |
CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation | Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-2306 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus, Ohio 43205-2696 |
Dayton Children's - Dayton | Dayton, Ohio 45404-1815 |
Tod Children's Hospital | Youngstown, Ohio 44501 |
Penn State Children's Hospital | Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-0850 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 |
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas | Austin, Texas 78723 |
Gundersen Lutheran Center for Cancer and Blood | La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 |