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Study Description

This phase II trial studies how well veliparib, radiation therapy, and temozolomide work in treating patients with newly diagnosed malignant glioma without H3K27M or BRAFV600 mutations. Poly adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribose polymerases (PARPs) are proteins that help repair DNA mutations. PARP inhibitors, such as veliparib, can keep PARP from working, so tumor cells can't repair themselves, and they may stop growing. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving veliparib, radiation therapy, and temozolomide may work better in treating patients with newly diagnosed malignant glioma without H3 K27M or BRAFV600 mutations compared to radiation therapy and temozolomide alone.

Inclusion Criteria

• Stratum 1 (IDH wild-type): Patients must be >= 3 years of age and =< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
  • Please note Stratum 1 was closed to accrual on January 24, 2020
• Stratum 2 (IDH mutant): Patients must be >= 3 years of age and =< 25 years of age at the time of enrollment
• Patients must have eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and central molecular screening reviews performed on APEC14B1:
  • Newly-diagnosed high-grade glioma such as anaplastic astrocytoma or glioblastoma
  • Negative results for H3 K27M by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
  • Negative results for BRAFV600 mutation by next-generation sequencing (NGS)
• Patients must have histological verification of diagnosis. Patients with M+ disease (defined as evidence of neuraxis dissemination) are not eligible. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology is not required but may be obtained if clinically indicated prior to study enrollment. If cytology is positive, the patient would be considered to have metastatic disease and would, therefore, be ineligible
• Pre-operative and post-operative brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with and without contrast must be obtained. The requirement for a post-operative MRI is waived for patients who undergo biopsy only. A spine MRI is not required, but may be obtained if clinically indicated. If the spine MRI is positive, the patient would be considered to have M+ disease (defined as neuraxis dissemination) and would be ineligible
• 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) >= 1,000/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Hemoglobin >= 8.0 gm/dL (can be transfused) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 OR a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to enrollment):
  • 3 to < 6 years: 0.8 (male and female) maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
  • 6 to < 10 years: 1 (male and female) maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
  • 10 to < 13 years: 1.2 (male and female) maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
  • 13 to < 16 years: 1.5 (male), 1.4 (female) maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
  • >= 16 years: 1.7 (male), 1.4 (female) maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L
• Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if seizures are well-controlled (i.e., patients must not have required rescue medications for uncontrolled seizures within 14 days prior to enrollment)
• Patients must be enrolled and protocol therapy must be projected to begin no later than 31 days after definitive surgery (Day 0). If a biopsy only was performed, the biopsy date will be considered the date of definitive surgery. For patients who have a biopsy or incomplete resection at diagnosis followed by additional surgery, the date of the last resection will be considered the date of definitive surgery
• 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

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply and will be discussed with you by the study doctor

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with the following histologies:
  • Diffuse astrocytoma (grade 2)
  • Oligodendrogliomas (any grade)
  • Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA, any grade)
• Patients with primary tumor location of brainstem or spinal cord
• Patients with M+ disease (defined as neuraxis dissemination either by imaging or by cytology)
• Patients with treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (t-AML)/myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or with features suggestive of AML/MDS
• Prior allogenic bone marrow transplant or double umbilical cord blood transplantation
• Patients must not have received any prior tumor-directed therapy including radiation therapy, chemotherapy (tumor-directed therapy), molecularly targeted agents, or immunotherapy for the treatment of HGG other than surgical intervention and/or corticosteroids
• Lumbar CSF cytology is not required, but may be performed if clinically indicated prior to study enrollment. If lumbar CSF cytology is positive, the patient is considered to have M+ disease and is ineligible
  • Note: False positive cytology can occur within 10 days of surgery
• Patients with gliomatosis cerebri type 1 or 2
• Patients who are not able to receive protocol specified radiation therapy
• Patients must not be currently receiving other anti-cancer agents
• Patients with known constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMR-D)/biallelic mismatch repair deficiency (bMMRD)
• Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies
• Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants
• Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained
• Sexually active patients of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation and for 6 months after the last dose of protocol-specified chemotherapy

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Study Description

A prospective open label, multicenter study to evaluate the feasibility and acute toxicity of using molecularly guided therapy in combination with standard therapy followed by a Randomized Controlled Trial of standard immunotherapy with or without DFMO followed by DFMO maintenance for Subjects with Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma.

Inclusion Criteria

Part A:

1. Diagnosis: Subjects must have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma (nodular or intermixed) verified by histology or demonstration of clumps of tumor cells in bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamine metabolites. Subjects with the following disease stages at diagnosis are eligible, if they meet the other specified criteria:

   a) Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with INSS Stage 4 are eligible with the following: i. Age > 18 months (> 547 days) regardless of biologic features or ii. Age 12-18 months (365-547 days) with any of the following 3 unfavorable biologic features (MYCN amplification, unfavorable pathology and/or DNA index = 1) or iii. MYCN amplification (> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals), regardless of age or additional biologic features.

   b) Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with INSS Stage 3 are eligible with the following: i. MYCN amplification (> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals), regardless of age or additional biologic features or ii. Age > 18 months (> 547 days) with unfavorable pathology, regardless of MYCN status.

   c) Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with INSS Stage 2A/2B with MYCN amplification (> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals), regardless of age or additional biologic features.

2. Subjects must be age ≤ 21 years at initial diagnosis
3. Subjects must not have had prior systemic therapy except for localized emergency radiation to sites of life-threatening or function-threatening disease and/or no more than 1 cycle of chemotherapy per a low or intermediate risk neuroblastoma regimen (as per P9641, A3961, ANBL0531, or similar) prior to determination of MYCN amplification status and histology.
4. Specimens will be obtained only in a non-significant risk manner and not solely for the purpose of investigational testing.

5. Ability to tolerate PBSC collection: No known contraindication to PBSC collection. Examples of contraindications would include a weight or size less than that determined to be feasible at the collecting institution, or a physical condition that would limit the ability of the child to undergo apheresis catheter placement (if necessary) and/or the apheresis procedure.

   Part A and B both:

6. Adequate Cardiac Function Defined As:

   1. Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or
   2. Ejection fraction of ≥ 50% by radionuclide evaluation or echocardiogram.

7. Adequate liver function must be demonstrated, defined as:

   c. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age AND d. ALT (SGPT) < 10 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age

8. Subjects must have adequate renal function defined as a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:

   Age Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Male Female 1 month to < 6 months 0.4 0.4 6 months to < 1 year 0.5 0.5 1 to < 2 years 0.6 0.6 2 to < 6 year 0.8 0.8 6 to < 10 years 1 1 10 to < 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to < 16 years 1.5 1.4

   ≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4

9. A negative serum pregnancy test is required for female participants of child bearing potential (≥13 years of age or after onset of menses)
10. Both male and female post-pubertal study subjects need to agree to use one of the more effective birth control methods during treatment and for six months after treatment is stopped. These methods include total abstinence (no sex), oral contraceptives ("the pill"), an intrauterine device (IUD), levonorgestrol implants (Norplant), or medroxyprogesterone acetate injections (Depo-provera shots). If one of these cannot be used, contraceptive foam with a condom is recommended.

11. Informed Consent: All subjects and/or legal guardians must sign informed written consent. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines.

    Part B:

12. All patients must have a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of neuroblastoma, be age ≤ 21 years at initial diagnosis, and classified as high risk by the criteria used by COG or SIOPEN at the time of diagnosis. Exception: patients who are initially diagnosed as non-high-risk neuroblastoma, but later converted (and/or relapsed) to high risk neuroblastoma are also eligible.
13. Previous Therapy- subjects must fit into one of the strata categories listed in section 10.5 to be eligible to enroll on Part B of this study.

14. Pre-enrollment tumor survey:

    Prior to enrollment on Part B, a determination of mandatory disease staging must be performed. Tumor imaging studies including CT or MRI, MIBG or PET, and VMA/HVA (PET scan should be done for patients with prior disease that was MIBG non-avid). Bone marrow aspirates and biopsies are required.

    This disease assessment is required for eligibility and should be done preferably within 2 weeks, but must be done within a maximum of 4 weeks before first dose of study drug.

15. Timing- Enrollment to occur prior to Day + 120 post-transplant, preferably when the subject is within 28 days after completing local radiation therapy (if given).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects who are 12-18 months of age with INSS Stage 4 and all stage 3 subjects with favorable biologic features (ie, nonamplified MYCN, favorable pathology, and DNA index > 1) are not eligible.
2. Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants.
3. Subjects receiving any investigational drug concurrently.
4. Subjects with any other medical condition, including but not limited to malabsorption syndromes, mental illness or substance abuse, deemed by the Investigator to be likely to interfere with the interpretation of the results or which would interfere with a subject's ability to sign or the legal guardian's ability to sign the informed consent, and subject's ability to cooperate and participate in the study

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This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well nirogacestat works in treating patients patients less than 18 years of age with desmoid tumors that has grown after at least one form of treatment by mouth or in the vein that cannot be removed by surgery. Nirogacestat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must have a body surface area of > 0.3 m² at the time of enrollment
• Existing or recurrent desmoid tumor that is deemed not amenable to surgery without significant morbidity and progressed by >= 10% as assessed by RECIST version (v)1.1 within the 6-month period prior to study enrollment
  • Patients must have had histologic verification of the desmoid tumor
  • Patients must have measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 criteria
  • Patient must have received at least one prior course of systemic therapy for desmoid tumor
• Patients must have a Lansky (for patients =< 16 years of age) or Karnofsky (for patients > 16 years of age) performance status score of >= 50. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing performance score
• Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy prior to entering this study. Patients may not be using or anticipate using these treatments after the observed progression or within the time period stated below
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy: must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study (4 weeks if prior nitrosourea)
  • Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g., sorafenib, pazopanib, imatinib), rapalogs (e.g., temsirolimus, everolimus, sirolimus) or anti estrogen therapy (e.g., tamoxifen): may not have received within 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
  • Antibodies: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1
  • Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent
  • Local regional tumor directed therapy, including, but not limited to small port radiation therapy (RT), radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, surgery: at least 2 weeks since these therapies and all toxicity must have resolved to grade =< 1. If prior craniospinal RT or if >= 50% radiation of pelvis then >= 6 months must have elapsed. If other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation, then >= 6 weeks must have elapsed
  • Stem cell transplant (SCT): No evidence of active graft versus (vs.) host disease. For allogeneic SCT, >= 6 months must have elapsed
  • No prior gamma-secretase, Notch or beta-catenin inhibitor
  • Investigational drugs: must not have received investigational drug within 4 weeks of study entry, and all toxicities related to prior therapy must be resolved to grade =< 1 or baseline
• Concomitant Medication Restrictions
  • Steroids: patients who are receiving dexamethasone must be on a stable or tapering dose for at least 2 weeks prior to study entry. Use of steroids for non-tumor indications (e.g., asthma or severe allergic reaction) is permitted
  • Growth factor(s): must not have received within 1 week of entry onto this study
  • Patients who are currently receiving drugs that are strong inducers or moderate to strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 are not eligible. Strong inducers or moderate to strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 are not allowed from 14 days prior to enrollment to the end of protocol therapy. Note: CYP3A4 inducing anti-epileptic drugs on a stable dose, are allowed
  • Must not be receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as treatment for desmoid tumor after the observed progression and patient agrees to not use NSAIDs while on study. Occasional use (defined as =< 3 times per week) for treatment of pain is permitted
• Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell [RBC] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to enrollment):
  • Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
  • Age: 1 to < 2 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.6 (male and female)
  • Age: 2 to < 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 (male and female)
  • Age: 6 to < 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1 (male and female)
  • Age: 10 to < 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 (male and female)
  • Age: 13 to < 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.5 (male); 1.4 (female)
  • Age: >= 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.7 (male); 1.4 (female)
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (unless secondary to previously diagnosed Gilbert's syndrome) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L
  • Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
• Adequate cardiac function defined as:
  • Corrected QT (QTc) interval < 470 ms
  • No history of congenital or acquired prolonged QTc syndrome
  • No history of clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, stroke or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry
• 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

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply 

Exclusion Criteria

• Active or chronic infection within 7 days prior to study entry
• Patients with gastrointestinal conditions that might predispose for drug intolerability or poor drug absorption (e.g., inability to take oral medication, prior surgical procedures affecting absorption (e.g., gastric bypass), malabsorption syndrome, and active peptic ulcer disease)
• Patients with ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, or a partial or complete small bowel obstruction
• Known active infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Patients with a prior history of malignancy, with the exceptions of desmoid tumor(s) and non-melanoma skin cancer, who are not in remission for more than 3 years
• Patients who are unable to swallow tablets. Tablets must not be crushed or chewed. Administration of nirogacestat via gastrostomy tube or nasogastric tube is not allowed
• Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study
• Sexually active female patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use 1 method of highly effective contraceptive (including copper-containing intrauterine device, condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository, bilateral tubal ligation, established use of inserted, injected or implanted hormonal method of contraception, abstinence, or male sterilization) for the duration of their study participation and for at least 6 months after last dose of nirogacestat. A second form of contraception (i.e. barrier method) is required for patients who are using hormonal contraception as nirogacestat may reduce the efficacy of hormonal contraceptives
• Sexually active male patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use a condom and their female partner who have not agreed to use one of the highly effective methods of contraception mentioned above during treatment and for at least 90 days after the last dose of nirogacestat
• Female patients who are breastfeeding
• Female patients who are pregnant. These patients are excluded because there is no available information regarding the effects of nirogacestat on the developing human fetus and inhibition of gamma-secretase is known to be teratogenic
• Female patients of childbearing potential unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply 

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Study Description

An open-label, global, multi-center study to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of venetoclax monotherapy, to determine the dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and the recommended Phase 2 dose (RPTD), and to assess the preliminary efficacy of venetoclax in pediatric and young adult participants with relapsed or refractory malignancies. Venetoclax administered orally once daily (QD) with various doses and dosing regimens with or without chemotherapy at the discretion of the investigator. Allowed chemotherapy regimens as outlined in the study protocol. 

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants must have relapsed or refractory cancer.
• Participants must have adequate hepatic and kidney function.
• Participants less than or equal to 16 years of age must have performance status of Lansky greater than or equal to 50% and participants greater than 16 years of age must have performance status of Karnofsky greater than or equal to 50%.
• Participants with solid tumors (with the exception of neuroblastoma) must have adequate bone marrow function in Part 1.
• For the fifth cohort during Part 2 Cohort Expansion, participants with solid tumors must have evidence of BCL-2 expression.

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with primary brain tumors or disease metastatic to the brain.
• Participants who have central nervous system (CNS) disease with cranial involvement that requires radiation.

• Participants who have received any of the following within the listed time frame, prior to the first dose of study drug

  • Inotuzumab ozogamicin within 30 days
  • Biologic agent (i.e., antibodies) for anti-neoplastic intent within 30 days
  • CAR-T infusion or other cellular therapy within 30 days
  • Anticancer therapy including blinatumomab or chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted small molecule agents, investigational agents within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter (Exceptions: Ph+ALL participants on Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) at Screening may enroll and remain on TKI therapy to control disease).
  • Steroid therapy for anti-neoplastic intent within 5 days
  • Requires ongoing hydroxyurea (hydroxyurea permitted up to first dose)
• Participants who are less than 100 days post-transplant, or greater than or equal to 100 days post-transplant with active graft versus host disease (GVHD), or are receiving immunosuppressant therapy within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug.
• Participants who are less than 6 weeks post-131 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) therapy.

• Participants who have received the following within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug:

  • Strong and moderate Cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) inhibitors (Part 1 Dose Determination);
  • Strong and moderate CYP3A inducers (Part 1 Dose Determination and Part 2 Cohort Expansion).
• Participants who have not recovered from clinically significant adverse effect(s)/toxicity(s) of the previous therapy.
• Participants who have active, uncontrolled infections.
• Participants with malabsorption syndrome or any other condition that precludes enteral administration.
• Participants with recent positive test for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and no follow up test with negative result cannot be enrolled. Participants with contact to persons with COVID-19 and participants with signs and symptoms for COVID-19 infection must be tested before enrolling.

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This is an open-label, single arm, multi-center, pilot study of Nivolumab in pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory hypermutant malignancies aged 12 months to 18 years of age. This study is to assess clinical and radiological benefits of treatment with Nivolumab in children with hypermutated cancers, including those with bMMRD syndrome. It is our expectation that patients with bMMRD syndrome will account for the majority of patients enrolled on this study.

Nivolumab (also referred to as BMS-936558 or MDX1106) is a human monoclonal antibody (HuMAb; immunoglobulin G4 [IgG4]-S228P) that targets the programmed death-1 (PD-1) cluster of differentiation 279 (CD279) cell surface membrane receptor. Nivolumab will be administered every 14 days until disease progression or treatment discontinuation due to unacceptable toxicities. Treatment may extend up to 2 years in patients who show clinical and radiological benefit (dose: 3 mg/kg intravenously as a continuous infusion over 60 min).

Primary Outcome Measures  :

1. To evaluate the objective response rate to Nivolumab in bMMRD positive pediatric patients with refractory hypermutated malignancies 

   Objective response rate will assessed by physical assessments, lab values, disease assessments and adverse events that are related to treatment. Scheduled time-points and the above assessments are detailed further in section "9.1 Study Calendar" of the protocol.

2. To evaluate the objective response rate to Nivolumab in bMMRD positive pediatric patients with recurrent hypermutated malignancies.

   Objective response rate will assessed by physical assessments, lab values, disease assessments and adverse events that are related to treatment. Scheduled time-points and the above assessments are detailed further in section "9.1 Study Calendar" of the protocol.

3. Estimating the feasibility of using Nivolumab as a treatment in bMMRD positive, pediatric patients with refractory or recurrent hypermutated malignancies. Feasibility of treatment will be measured using a patient's disease response assessment. This means using standard RECIST criteria for solid tumours, iRANO/RANO criteria for CNS malignancies and the revised AML International Working Group (IWG) Criteria for haematological malignancies; modified RECIST criteria for immune response may be considered during the time of study.

Secondary Outcome Measures  :

1. The progression free survival (PFS) of pediatric patients with progressive or recurrent hypermutated malignancies including bMMRD patients treated with Nivolumab.
2. Number of Participants with Abnormal Laboratory Values and/or Adverse Events That Are Related to Treatment. These will be assessed by abnormal findings in physical assessments, lab values, disease assessments and adverse events

 Time Frame: 5 years (60 months) from date of enrollment 

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Part I

1. Consent/ Assent: Patient and/or Legally Acceptable Representative (LAR; such as a parent or guardian, as applicable) must be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial as per local requirements.
2. Age: patients must be ≥ 12 months and <25 years of age at time of Part I enrollment. Local centres are only obligated to treat/ admit patients in accordance their age range capabilities.

3. Recurrent or relapse paediatric cancer patients suspected to be hypermutant, including those exhibiting evidence of one or more of the following:

   1. high microsatellite instability (MSI-H) in current or previous tumour;
   2. a mutation causing loss of mismatch repair gene (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, EPCAM or MSH3) expression;
   3. hypermutation by local sequencing in current or previous tumour;
   4. a history of CMMRD, Lynch syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), or other established disorder affiliated with an elevated hypermutation rate;
   5. a functional mutation of polymerase genes (POLE or POLD1) in current or previous tumour;
   6. a functionally impaired RRD pathway by other means;
   7. a temozolomide (TMZ) treated current or previous CNS tumour;
   8. a predisposing hypermutant cancer signature (i.e. dysregulation of an apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC) cytidine deamination or UV-associated);
   9. other factors, which may predicate an elevated mutation burden at the discretion of the Study Chair or Co-Chair.
4. Diagnosis: patients must have histologic or cytologic confirmation of malignancy at the time of initial diagnosis or relapse (as specified above). Patients with multiple concurrent and/or sequential neoplasms are eligible, including CNS and haematological malignancies.
5. Specimen availability: patients must be able to provide specimen (archival or newly obtained biopsy) of a tumor lesion, appropriately obtained and preserved in a manner compatible for TMB analysis or applicable IHC staining for MMR gene protein expression, if applicable (as described in the Lab Manual). Only those with an already ascertained TMB level report from the laboratory specified in the Lab Manual or those with proof of RRD as outlined in the Lab Manual will be exempt from mandatory tissue submission.

If tissue (including archival) is not available, a new tissue specimen may be obtained if deemed clinically appropriate. Any such biopsy will not be considered a trial-related procedure.

Inclusion Criteria Part II

1. Consent/ Assent: Patient and Legally Acceptable Representative (LAR; such as a parent or guardian, as applicable) must be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial as per local requirements.
2. Confirmation of hypermutation or Proof of RRD: patient must have completed and verified a sufficient TMB level or have proof of RRD diagnosed in the appropriate lab, as outlined in the Lab Manual.
3. Age: patients must be ≥ 12 months and < 25 years of age at the time of Part II enrollment. Local centres are only obligated to treat/ admit patients in accordance their age range capabilities.
4. Diagnosis: patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at the time of initial diagnosis or at relapse (as specified above). Patients with multiple concurrent and/or sequential neoplasms are eligible, including CNS and haematological malignancies.
5. Disease status: patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease in accordance with criteria as outlined in Section 10. Tumour lesions situated in a previously irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in such lesions.
6. Treatment options: patient's current disease state must be one for which there is no known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life. Chemotherapy-naïve patients will be eligible in cases where first-line therapy does not include chemotherapy (e.g. surgery alone for management of ependymoma).
7. Performance status: Karnofsky ≥ 50% for patients > 16 years of age or Lansky ≥ 50 for patients ≤ 16 years of age. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.

8. Previous treatment: patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy.

   1. Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: at least 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea).
   2. Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g. Neulasta) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the Study Chair or Co-Chair.
   3. Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 14 days after the last dose of a biologic agent. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 14 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the Study Chair or Co-Chair.
   4. Monoclonal antibodies: at least three (3) half-lives of the antibody after the last dose of a monoclonal antibody.
   5. Radiation Therapy (XRT): at least 14 days after local palliative XRT (small port). At least 150 days must have elapsed if prior Total Body Irradiation, craniospinal XRT or if ≥ 50% radiation of pelvis. At least 42 days must have elapsed if other substantial BM radiation.
   6. Stem Cell Infusion without Total Body Irradiation (TBI): no evidence of active graft vs. host disease and at least 56 days must have elapsed after transplant or stem cell infusion. Patients with prior allogeneic transplants (including solid organ) are not eligible.

9. Organ Function Requirements:

   a. Adequate BM Function Defined as i. Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥0.75 x 109/L or 750/mm3. ii. Platelet count ≥75 x 109/L or 75,000/mm3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment.

   iii. Hemoglobin ≥ 90g/L (transfusion permitted). iv. Patients with known BM metastatic disease or haematological malignancies will be eligible for study provided they meet haematological criteria. These patients may receive transfusions (e.g. to achieve platelet threshold) provided they are not known to be refractory to platelet transfusions but will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity.

   b. Adequate Renal Function Defined as: A serum creatinine based on age/gender as provided in Table 3 (see Section 4.2.2) c. Adequate Liver Function Defined as: i. Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated or total bilirubin) ≤1.5x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (except for patients with Gilbert's Syndrome, when bilirubin of < 51 µmol/L or 3.0 mg/dL is permitted).

   ii. ALT/AST:

1. ≤ 2.5 x institutional ULN for patients without liver metastases. 2. ≤ 5 x institutional ULN for patients with liver metastases. d. Adequate Pulmonary Function Defined as: No history of chronic pulmonary disease (such as Cystic Fibrosis) and no evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance due to pulmonary insufficiency and a pulse oximetry > 92% on room air.

e. Adequate Pancreatic Function Defined as: Serum lipase ≤ ULN. Patients with glucose intolerance should be on a stable regiment and be monitored.

10. For patients with brain tumors, debulking surgery prior to treatment with nivolumab should be considered when appropriate to reduce the risk of pseudoprogression-associated toxicities. Such debulking surgery is not mandatory for trial enrollment. Patients should be recovered from surgery and wait at least 7 days from surgery before first dose.

Exclusion Criteria

Part II Only

1. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and men who are sexually active with women of childbearing potential (WOCBP)* who are not willing to use effective contraception, or to practice abstinence if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the patient. **

   • Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities.
   • WOCBP must have a negative serum pregnancy test every 4 weeks. and During Part II screening, WOCBP must have a negative serum pregnancy test. WOCBP must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of nivolumab administration. WOCBP who are sexually active, must be willing to adhere to effective contraception during treatment and for 5 months after the last dose of nivolumab.
   • Men who are sexually active with WOCBP must be willing to adhere to effective contraception during treatment and for 7 months after the last dose of nivolumab.
   • Women who are surgically sterile, as well as azoospermic men do not require contraception.

2. Concomitant Medications

   1. Corticosteroids: Patients requiring systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within seven (7) days prior to first dose of trial therapy or while on trial are not eligible. The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids (up to 5mg/m2/day prednisone equivalent) is permitted following discussion with the Study Chair or Co-Chair.
   2. Investigational Drugs: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible.
   3. Anti-cancer Agents: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible.

3. Patients with a History of Autoimmune Disease

   • Patients with a history of autoimmune disorder that has required systemic treatment in the previous two (2) years are not eligible. Asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities (e.g. ANA, rheumatoid factor, altered thyroid function studies) will not render a patient ineligible in the absence of a diagnosis of an autoimmune disorder. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine, insulin or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.

4. Infection: Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible.
5. HIV and/or Hepatitis B/C patients: Patients with known HIV/AIDS or acute/chronic Hepatitis B or C are excluded.
6. Transplant patients: Patients who have received prior allogeneic Bone Marrow (BM) transplants or prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible.
7. Non-Compliance: Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible.
8. Previous anti-PD-1 and/or anti-PD-L1 therapy: Patients who have received prior anti-PD-1 and/or anti-PD-L1 directed therapy (mAb or small molecule) are not eligible.
9. Live vaccines: Patients who have received a live vaccine within 30 days of start of study treatment are not eligible.

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Study Description

Brief Summary:

This research study is studying an investigational drug called BMS-986158 as a possible treatment for pediatric solid tumors, lymphoma, or brain tumors.

Detailed Description:

This is a Phase I clinical trial, which tests the safety of an investigational drug and also tries to define the appropriate dose of the investigational drug to use for further studies. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied.

The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved BMS-986158 as a treatment for any disease.

BMS-986158 is currently still being studied in adults. This is the first time that BMS-986158 will be evaluated in younger children, though children 12-17 years of age may also be included in parts of adult studies of BMS-986158.

Research in the laboratory has shown that BMS-986158 may have activity against cancer cells. BMS-986158 belongs to a group of drugs called Bromodomain (BRD) and Extra-Terminal Domain (BET) inhibitors. These drugs block proteins that are important in reading DNA, which is a process important for cancer cells.

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ≤ 21 years at time of enrollment. Note the requirement in section 3.1.6 that all patients must be able to swallow intact capsules.
• Karnofsky performance status ≥ 50% for patients ≥16 years of age or Lansky ≥ 50% for patients <16 years of age (see Appendix A)

• Diagnosis requirement

  • Participants must have evaluable or measurable disease (see Section 11).
  • Must have disease that is relapsed or refractory and for which standard curative measures do not exist or are no longer effective.
  • For Cohort A, participants must have histologically confirmed non-CNS primary solid tumors or lymphoma based upon biopsy or surgery at relapse/progression. Patients without biopsy or surgery at relapse/progression and with tissue only available from initial diagnosis may still be considered after discussion with the overall Primary Investigator.
  • For Cohort B, participants must have histologically confirmed solid tumors, lymphoma, or primary CNS tumor based upon biopsy or surgery at relapse/progression as well as documentation of one of the following confirmed tumor molecular features obtained in a laboratory certified to return results for clinical purposes. Patients without biopsy or surgery at relapse/progression and with tissue only available from initial diagnosis may still be considered after discussion with the overall Primary Investigator.
  • MYCN amplification or high copy number gain
  • MYC amplification or high copy number gain
  • Translocation involving MYC or MYCN
  • Translocation involving BRD4 or BRD3
• Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy except organ function as noted in Section 3.1.5. Patients must meet the following minimum washout periods prior to enrollment:
• Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: At least 14 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days for nitrosourea or mitomycin C).

• Radiotherapy:

  • At least 14 days after local XRT (small port, including cranial radiation);
  • At least 90 days must have elapsed after prior TBI, craniospinal XRT or if >50% radiation of pelvis;
  • At least 42 days must have elapsed if other substantial BM radiation;
  • At least 42 days must have passed since last MIBG or other radionuclide therapy.
• Small molecule biologic therapy: At least 7 days following the last dose of a small molecule biologic agent. For agents with known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days, this duration must be extended beyond the time in which adverse events are known to occur. If extended duration is required, this must be discussed with and approved by the overall PI.
• Monoclonal antibody: At least 28 days must have elapsed after the last dose of therapeutic monoclonal antibody.
• Myeloid growth factors: At least 14 days following the last dose of long-acting growth factor (e.g. Neulasta) or 7 days following short-acting growth factor.
• Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant and stem cell boost: Patients must be at least 60 days from day 0 of an autologous stem cell transplant or autologous stem cell boost.
• Cellular therapies (including CAR-T cells) and other non-cellular, non-antibody immunotherapies (e.g., vaccines): At least 42 days must have elapsed after last dose.
• Major Surgery: At least 2 weeks from prior major surgical procedure. Note: Major surgical procedure will be considered all surgical procedures aside from the following: Biopsy; central line placement/removal; bone marrow aspirate/biopsy; lumbar puncture; dental procedures; gastrostomy tube placement; and VP shunt placement/revision.
• BET inhibitors: Patients must not have received prior treatment with a BET inhibitor.
• Participants must have normal organ function as defined below.
• Bone Marrow Function

• For Patients without Documented Bone Marrow Involvement by Disease:

  • Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL (may be transfused)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000 /uL
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000 /uL and transfusion independent, defined as not receiving a platelet transfusion for at least 5 days prior to CBC documenting eligibility.

• For Patients with Documented Bone Marrow Involvement by Disease:

  • Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL (may be transfused)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 750 /uL
  • Platelets ≥ 75,000 /uL and transfusion independent, defined as not receiving a platelet transfusion for at least 5 days prior to CBC documenting eligibility.

• Hepatic Function:

  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal for age (patients with known Gilbert's may be considered after discussion with overall PI and if direct bilirubin is at or below the upper limit of normal for age)
  • ALT (SGPT) ≤ 3 x upper limit of normal (135 U/L) For the purpose of this study, the ULN for ALT is 45 U/L
  • Serum albumin > 2 g/dL

• Adequate Pancreatic Function:

  --Lipase < upper limit of normal

• Adequate GI Function:

  --Diarrhea < grade 1 by CTCAE version 5

• Coagulation Factors:

  • International Normalized Ratio (INR) < 1.5
  • Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) < 1.5 times upper limit of normal
• For patients having labs drawn via heparinized catheters, it is important to request heparin-absorbed values.

• Adequate Cardiac Function:

  --QTc < 480 msec

• Renal Function:

  • A serum creatinine within protocol limits based on age/sex.

OR

• Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels greater than the above age/sex maximum allowed values.
• Able to swallow intact capsules.
• Patient (or parent or legally authorized representative, if minor) is able to understand and willing to provide informed consent, using an institutionally approved informed consent procedure.
• Participants of childbearing or child-fathering potential must agree to use adequate contraception throughout their participation following the guidance in Appendix H.

Exclusion Criteria

• Prior solid organ or allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

• Patients with primary or metastatic CNS tumors, except:

  • Patients with primary CNS tumor meeting definition for Cohort B;
  • Patients with a history of CNS metastatic disease that has been resected and/or radiated without evidence of active CNS disease for 3 months preceding enrollment;
  • Patients with lymphoma and CSF involvement.

• Patients receiving any of the following prohibited foods and medications:

  • Agents listed in Appendix B within 7 days prior to enrollment
  • Grapefruit or Seville oranges and/or their juices within 7 days prior to enrollment
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, oral anticoagulants, and therapeutic heparins (unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin) at the time of enrollment. Note: Use of heparin to maintain patency of a central or peripheral catheter is allowed
  • Other investigational agents being administered under an IND.
• Pregnant participants will not be entered on this study given that the effects of BMS-986158 on the developing human fetus are unknown. Female participants of childbearing potential must have a documented negative pregnancy exam within 24 hours prior to dosing.
• Breastfeeding mothers are not eligible, because there is an unknown risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with BMS-986158.
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to BMS-986158.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Patients with a known history of HIV, hepatitis B, and/or hepatitis C (testing not required as part of screening).
• Patients with gastrointestinal disease or disorder that could interfere with absorption of BMS-986158, such as bowel obstruction or inflammatory bowel disease.
• Patients with a body surface area < 0.3 m2

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Study Description

This study includes a dose-escalation phase in Part A to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) followed by 5 monotherapy expansion arms in Part B to further evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and clinical activity of 23ME-00610 in patients with solid malignancies. Only Part B is open at pediatric sites. 

Primary Outcome Measures:

1. Part A: Incidence and severity of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) 
2. Part B adolescents: Incidence and severity of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) 
3. Part A: Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) 
4. Part B adolescents: Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs)
5. Part A: Incidence and severity of serious adverse events (SAEs) 
6. Part B adolescents: Incidence and severity of serious adverse events (SAEs) 
7. Part A: Incidence of withdrawals due to AEs
8. Part B adolescents: Incidence of withdrawals due to AEs 
9. Part B: Objective response rate (ORR) 

   ORR based on investigator assessment against RECIST 1.1 criteria

Secondary Outcome Measures:

1. Prevalence and incidence of antidrug antibodies (ADA) to 23ME-00610 [ Time Frame: Up to 5 days post treatment discontinuation ]
2. Part A: Objective response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: From baseline until disease progression (up to 5 years) ]

   ORR based on investigator assessment against RECIST 1.1 criteria

3. Duration of response (DoR) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]

   Duration of response based on investigator assessment against RECIST 1:1 criteria

4. Disease Control Rate (DCR) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]

   Disease control rate based on investigator assessment against RECIST 1:1 criteria

5. Progression free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]

   Progression free survival based on investigator assessment against RECIST 1:1 criteria

6. Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
7. Maximum serum concentration (Cmax) following a single dose of 23ME-00610 
8. Time of maximum serum concentration (Tmax) following a single dose of 23ME-00610 
9. Area under the concentration-time curve from zero to the last measurable concentration (AUClast) following a single dose of 23ME-00610 
10. Last measurable serum concentration (Clast) following a single dose of 23ME-00610
11. Area under the concentration-time curve from zero extrapolated to infinity (AUCinf) following a single dose of 23ME-00610 
12. Terminal half-life (T1/2) following a single dose of 23ME-00610
13. Maximum serum concentration (Cmax) following multiple doses of 23ME-00610
14. Time of maximum serum concentration (Tmax) following multiple doses of 23ME-00610
15. Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the end of the dosing interval (AUCtau) following multiple doses of 23ME-00610
16. Serum concentration at the end of the dosing interval (Ctau) following multiple doses of 23ME-00610
17. Terminal half-life (T1/2) following multiple doses of 23ME-00610

Inclusion Criteria

• Part A: Adults ≥ 18 years of age; Part B: ≥ 12 to years of age, weighing at least 40 kg (total body weight)
• Histologically-diagnosed locally advanced (unresectable), or metastatic solid cancer that has progressed after all available standard therapy for the specific tumor type, or for which all available standard therapy has proven to be ineffective or if no further standard therapy exists.
• Part A: Adults 18+: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1; Part B: Adolescents ≥ 12 to < 16 years of age: Lansky Play Scale ≥ 50; Adolescents ≥ 16 years of age: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1;
• Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
• Part A: Patients without RECIST measurable disease (e.g., evaluable disease only) will be eligible for enrollment in Part A, regardless of tumor type; Part B: Patients enrolled in Part B must have measurable disease by per RECIST 1.1 and have ≥ 1 site of measurable disease that has not been previously irradiated.

Additional inclusion or exclusion criteria may apply and will be discussed with you by the study team 

Exclusion Criteria

1. Females who are pregnant (positive serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study drug administration) or breastfeeding.
2. Immune Related Medical History:
   • Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic disease-modifying or immunosuppressive treatment within the last 2 years
   • Receipt of systemic immunosuppressive therapy (e.g. steroids) within 4 weeks prior to the start of study drug administration
   • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, organizing pneumonia, non-infectious pneumonia that required steroids, or evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis
   • History of Grade ≥ 3 immune-mediated toxicity
3. Prior allogeneic or autologous bone marrow transplant, or other solid organ transplant.
4. History of a positive test for:
   • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, except for those who have completed curative therapy for HCV and have undetectable HCV RNA
   • Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, except for those who are receiving treatment with HBV-active nucleos(t)ide antiviral therapy at the time of study entry and have undetectable HBV DNA
   • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, except those who meet the following criteria: CD4+ T cells ≥ 350 cells/μL, no history of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic infections, HIV RNA < 50 copies/mL, and on a stable antiretroviral regimen for at least 3 months.
5. Prior radiation therapy with an inadequate washout between the last dose and the start of study drug, defined as follows: 1) at least 2 weeks for palliative radiation to the extremities for osseous bone metastases is required; 2) at least 4 weeks for radiation to the chest, brain, or visceral organs is required; and 3) at least 6 weeks for large-field radiation is required.
6. Prior anticancer therapy, including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy or immune-checkpoint inhibitors within 4 weeks or 5 drug half-lives (whichever is shorter)
7. History of another malignancy in the previous 2 years, unless cured by surgery alone and continuously disease free.
8. Recent history of cardiovascular disease
9. Uncontrolled or symptomatic CNS (central nervous system) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis

Additional inclusion or exclusion criteria may apply and will be discussed with you by the study team 

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Study Description

Historically, medulloblastoma treatment has been determined by the amount of leftover disease present after surgery, also known as clinical risk (standard vs. high risk). Recent studies have shown that medulloblastoma is made up of distinct molecular subgroups which respond differently to treatment. This suggests that clinical risk alone is not adequate to identify actual risk of recurrence. In order to address this, we will stratify medulloblastoma treatment in this phase II clinical trial based on both clinical risk (low, standard, intermediate, or high risk) and molecular subtype (WNT, SHH, or Non-WNT Non-SHH). This stratified clinical and molecular treatment approach will be used to evaluate the following:

• To find out if participants with low-risk WNT tumors can be treated with a lower dose of radiation to the brain and spine, and a lower dose of the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide while still achieving the same survival rate as past St. Jude studies with fewer side effects.
• To find out if adding targeted chemotherapy after standard chemotherapy will benefit participants with SHH positive tumors.
• To find out if adding new chemotherapy agents to the standard chemotherapy will improve the outcome for intermediate and high risk Non-WNT Non-SHH tumors.
• To define the cure rate for standard risk Non-WNT Non-SHH tumors treated with reduced dose cyclophosphamide and compare this to participants from the past St. Jude study.

All participants on this study will have surgery to remove as much of the primary tumor as safely possible, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. The amount of radiation therapy and type of chemotherapy received will be determined by the participant's treatment stratum. Treatment stratum assignment will be based on the tumor's molecular subgroup assignment and clinical risk.

The participant will be assigned to one of three medulloblastoma subgroups determined by analysis of the tumor tissue for tumor biomarkers:

• WNT (Strata W): positive for WNT biomarkers
• SHH (Strata S): positive for SHH biomarkers
• Non-WNT Non-SHH, Failed, or Indeterminate (Strata N): negative for WNT and SHH biomarkers or results are indeterminable

Participants will then be assigned to a clinical risk group (low, standard, intermediate, or high) based on assessment of:

• How much tumor is left after surgery
• If the cancer has spread to other sites outside the brain [i.e., to the spinal cord or within the fluid surrounding the spinal cord, called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)]
• The appearance of the tumor cells under the microscope
• Whether or not there are chromosomal abnormalities in the tumor, and if present, what type (also called cytogenetics analysis)

Detailed Description:

Primary Objectives:

• To estimate the progression free survival distribution of WNT-medulloblastoma patients treated on Stratum W1 with reduced-dose craniospinal irradiation and reduced-dose cyclophosphamide.
• To estimate progression-free survival distribution of Non-WNT Non-SHH medulloblastoma patients treated on Stratum N1 with reduced dose cyclophosphamide.
• To estimate the progression free survival distribution of skeletally mature SHH medulloblastoma patients assigned to Stratum S1 and treated with oral maintenance therapy using a targeted SHH pathway inhibitor (vismodegib) after the adjuvant chemotherapy regimen is complete and to compare the outcome to molecularly and clinically matched historical controls from SJMB03 as well as outcome from other published cohorts.
• To evaluate the effect of an aerobic training intervention, delivered during the radiation therapy period and at home, prior to the start of chemotherapy, on cardiopulmonary fitness.
• To assess the impact of a computer-based working memory intervention (administered prophylactically at the end of chemotherapy), relative to standard of care, on a performance-based measure of working memory.

Secondary Objectives:

• To estimate overall survival distribution of WNT-medulloblastoma patients treated on Stratum W1 with reduced-dose craniospinal irradiation and reduced-dose cyclophosphamide and compare progression free and overall survival distributions to molecularly and clinically matched historical controls from St. Jude SJMB03 study.
• To estimate the progression free (in S1 skeletally immature and S2 both sub-strata) and overall survival distributions of SHH medulloblastoma patients enrolled on Strata S1 and S2 some of whom will be treated with oral maintenance therapy using a targeted SHH pathway inhibitor (vismodegib) after adjuvant chemotherapy regimen is complete and compare these outcomes to molecularly and clinically matched historical controls from SJMB03 as well as outcome from other published cohorts.
• To estimate the progression free and overall survival distributions of Non-WNT Non-SHH medulloblastoma patients treated on Strata N2 and N3 with 3 cycles of pemetrexed and gemcitabine in addition to 4 cycles of conventional adjuvant chemotherapy and compare the progression-free and overall survival distributions to molecularly and clinically matched historical controls from St. Jude SJMB03 study separately for each stratum.
• To estimate the overall survival distribution of Non-WNT Non-SHH medulloblastoma patients treated on Stratum N1 with reduced dose cyclophosphamide and compare progression free and overall survival distributions to molecularly and clinically matched historical controls from St. Jude SJMB03 study.
• To evaluate the feasibility and toxicity of adding pemetrexed and gemcitabine to adjuvant chemotherapy regimen of intermediate and high risk Non-WNT Non-SHH medulloblastoma patients (Strata N2 and N3).
• To evaluate the feasibility and toxicity of oral maintenance therapy with the targeted SHH inhibitor (vismodegib) after conventional adjuvant chemotherapy regimen is complete.
• To estimate the cumulative incidence of local disease failure at 2 and 5 years based on treatment regimen, strata, and clinical and treatment factors.
• To evaluate the effects of an aerobic training intervention, delivered during the radiation therapy period and at home, prior to the start of chemotherapy, on physical performance, fatigue, health related quality of life, memory, attention and executive function at the end of the intervention, at the end of adjuvant chemotherapy, and one, two and five years off adjuvant chemotherapy, among children treated for medulloblastoma.
• To evaluate the impact of an aerobic training intervention on sleep quality and quantity in children with medulloblastoma.
• To evaluate the relation between baseline cognitive performance and the variables of sleep quality and quantity, and fatigue in children with medulloblastoma.
• To estimate change in neurocognitive performance using a comprehensive assessment battery (e.g., measures of intellectual function, academic abilities, attention, memory, processing speed and executive functions) and investigate the relationship of change to relevant demographic factors (e.g., gender, age at treatment, time since treatment and socioeconomic status) and clinical factors (e.g., treatment intensity/risk group, posterior fossa syndrome).
• To assess the impact of a computer-based working memory intervention, relative to standard of care, on additional performance- and rater-based measures of attention, processing speed and executive functions.
• To compare the impact of a computer-based working memory intervention in conjunction with an aerobic training intervention, relative to either intervention in isolation, on measures of attention, processing speed and executive functions.
• To evaluate the maintenance of improvements on measures of attention, working memory, processing speed and executive functions six months following participation in the computer-based working memory intervention program.

Outline: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to molecular subgroup assignment (WNT, SHH, or Non-WNT Non- SHH) and then by clinical risk stratification (extent of resection, M stage, histologic subtype, and cytogenetic features). All patients will be treated with risk-adapted radiation therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients assigned to Stratum W1 will receive reduced dose radiation therapy. Patients assigned to Stratum W2, S1, N1, or N2 will receive standard dose radiation therapy. Patients assigned to Stratum W3, S2, or N3 will receive high dose radiation therapy. Radiation therapy will be followed by 4 cycles of adjuvant conventional chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, cisplatin and vincristine for all patients. Patients assigned to Stratum N2 or N3 (Non-WNT Non-SHH with high risk factors) will receive 3 additional cycles of pemetrexed and gemcitabine chemotherapy intermixed into the conventional adjuvant chemotherapy cycles. Patients with SHH subtype (Stratum S1 or S2) who are skeletally mature will receive 12 months additional maintenance therapy with vismodegib.

Patients may consent to provide tumor tissue, blood, and CSF samples for biological studies. Tumor tissues are analyzed for the activation of the WNT signaling pathway, activation of the SHH signaling pathway, validation of novel patterns of gene expression via immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis; validation of genetic abnormalities via interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (iFISH); construction of gene expression profiles via microarray analysis; construction of DNA methylation profiling via microarrays; single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis for DNA copy number aberrations; potential oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes via DNA sequence analysis; expression of a number of cell signal proteins implicated in the biology of medulloblastoma via western blot; expression of additional proteins encoded by genes associated through SNP and gene expression array analysis with clinical disease behavior. Blood samples are analyzed from patients whose tumors contain gene mutations via sequence analysis of constitutional DNA. CSF and blood samples are analyzed for identification of potential tumor markers. Parents may consent to have blood samples analyzed for inheritable gene mutations associated with medulloblastoma.

Patients may also consent to exploratory research that include additional functional MRI imaging to investigate damage to neural connections from therapy; additional psychological testing to identify neurocognitive effects of therapy; additional heart and lung testing to identify treatment effects; additional endocrine studies to identify treatment effect on growth and development.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 6 months for 5 years.

Inclusion Criteria

• Medulloblastoma or medulloblastoma variants including posterior fossa PNET as documented by an institutional pathologist.
• Participant's age meets one of the following: (1) Age greater than or equal to 3 years and less than 22 years of age at the time of diagnosis (may enroll on Strata W, S or N), OR (2) age is greater than or equal to 22 years and less than 40 years AND patient has SHH medulloblastoma (must enroll on Stratum S).
• No previous radiotherapy, chemotherapy or other brain tumor directed therapy other than corticosteroid therapy and surgery.
• Patients must begin treatment as outlined in the protocol within 36 days of definitive surgery (day of surgery is day 0; definitive surgery includes second surgeries to resect residual tumor).
• Adequate performance status: children < 10-Lansky Score ≥ 30; children ≥ 10-Karnofsky ≥ 30 (except for posterior fossa syndrome).
• Females of child-bearing potential cannot be pregnant or breast-feeding. Female participants > 10 years of age or post-menarche must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test prior to enrollment.
• Biological parent(s) of participant (child) enrolling on this protocol. These parents will be assigned to cohort P. The exclusion criteria below do not apply to this cohort.

Exclusion Criteria

• CNS embryonal tumor other than medulloblastoma or PNET in the posterior fossa, for example, patients with diagnosis of Atypical Teratoid / Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), supratentorial PNET, pineoblastoma, ependymoblastoma, ETANTR are excluded.
• Research participants with other clinically significant medical disorders that could compromise their ability to tolerate protocol therapy or would interfere with the study procedures or results history.

Participants in the Stratum S maintenance chemotherapy portion of the study must meet the criteria below prior to start of vismodegib therapy:

• Participants must be Stratum S (SHH)
• Participants must be skeletally mature defined as females with a bone age ≥ 15 years and males with a bone age ≥ 17 years.
• Must be able to swallow pills
• BSA must be >0.67 and <2.5 m2
• Male and female participants of reproductive potential must agree to effective contraception during and after study treatment. See Appendices I and II for further guidance for participants receiving vismodegib
• ANC ≥ 1000/mm^3 (after G-CSF discontinued)
• Platelets ≥ 50,000/mm^3 (without support)
• Hgb ≥ 8 g/dL (with or without transfusion support)
• Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
• Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5X the institutional ULN
• SGPT (ALT) ≤ 2.5X the institutional ULN
• SGOT (AST) ≤ 2.5X the institutional ULN
• Alkaline Phosphatase ≤ 1.5X the institutional ULN
• Serum albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL

Participants in the exercise intervention portion of the study must meet all criteria below:

• Must be ≥ 5 years and < 22 years at the time of enrollment
• Must have no congenital heart disease
• Must be capable of performing the exercise intervention at the time of baseline assessment as determined by the treating physician.

Participants in the cognitive remediation intervention portion of the study must meet all criteria below:

• Completed protocol-directed radiation therapy
• ≥5 years at the time of remediation intervention consent or age is greater than or equal to 22 years and less than 40 years and patient has SHH medulloblastoma
• English as primary language and training aide who speaks English available to participate in required sessions
• No significant cognitive impairment operationalized as either an IQ < 70 for children with St. Jude SJMB12 study baseline testing or based on clinician judgment baseline IQ missing
• No major sensory or motor impairment that would preclude valid cognitive testing (e.g., unresolved posterior fossa syndrome, blindness, poorly controlled seizures/photosensitive epilepsy, psychosis) or a major psychological condition that would preclude completion of the intervention (e.g., significant oppositionality, autism spectrum disorder, severe anxiety or depressive symptoms)