Clinical Trial: International Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Registry and Repository

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: International Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Registry and Repository

Brief Summary:

Doctors and other medical scientists want learn about the biology of DIPG and to develop better ways to diagnose and treat patients with DIPG. To do this, they need more information about the characteristics of DIPG tumors. Therefore, they want to establish a central location for clinical information and tumor tissue collected from DIPG patients.

The purposes of this study are:

  • To enroll patients diagnosed with DIPG in the International DIPG Registry and Repository.
  • To provide a central location for clinical information, scans, and tissue samples from patients with DIPG enrolled in the registry.
  • To collect tissue samples in order to study how DIPG works on the molecular level. Researchers may use the tissue samples to study molecules such as proteins and DNA. Proteins are needed for the body to function properly and DNA is the molecule that carries our genetic information. Other researchers will be able to use the stored samples in the future to learn more about DIPG. The information researchers get from the research studies will be kept in the registry along with the clinical information.
  • To help DIPG investigators around the world to work together to make more consistent diagnosis and better design of future research studies. We hope this will lead to better treatments for DIPG in the future.

Detailed Summary:

There are limited data regarding the biology of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG). This project provides the infrastructure for acquisition of biological specimens, imaging, and correlative clinical data to facilitate biology studies in this group of patients. The goal of the DIPG registry is to promote collaborations amongst investigators to allow timely data and/or specimen dissemination for future research studies and to develop classification systems, uniform standards of diagnosis, assessment and response, ultimately leading to the development of effective therapies for children with DIPG.

This registry will collect clinical, demographic, radiological and pathological data and specimens (if available) from patients with DIPG, both prospectively (in newly diagnosed or currently living patients), as well as retrospectively (in patients who are deceased). Cases are identified through:

  1. Existing clinical and/or cancer registry databases
  2. Referrals from clinicians, surgeons, or pathologists
  3. Families initiating contact with Registry staff directly

The following data/materials will be collected:

Clinical: Demographic data, date of diagnosis, signs and symptoms at diagnosis, laboratory data, detailed treatment data (e.g. types and dates of surgeries (if any), chemotherapy, radiotherapy), best response to treatment, dates of progression, types of progression (local or metastatic), and follow-up data.

Imaging: All radiographic imaging obtained since diagnosis will be requested at the time of study entry.

Pathology Centr
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Current Primary Outcome: Identify the biological factors contributing to DIPG [ Time Frame: Through study completion, anticipated to be 25 years ]

To implement a central repository for clinical, radiological, pathological and demographic data and specimens from patients with DIPG.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Identify genetic and molecular signature of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas. [ Time Frame: Through study completion, anticipated to be 25 years ]
    correlate registry data to a bioinformatics repository of molecular data on DIPG
  • Identify radiographic characteristics of DIPG [ Time Frame: Through study completion, anticipated to be 25 years ]
    develop classification systems, uniform standards of diagnosis, assessment and response


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Dates:
Date Received: March 8, 2017
Date Started: June 2012
Date Completion: June 2047
Last Updated: March 30, 2017
Last Verified: March 2017