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TAPISTRY is a Phase II, global, multicenter, open-label, multi-cohort study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of targeted therapies or immunotherapy as single agents or in rational, specified combinations in participants with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors determined to harbor specific oncogenic genomic alterations or who are tumor mutational burden (TMB)-high as identified by a validated next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay.

Participants with solid tumors will be treated with a drug or drug regimen tailored to their NGS assay results at screening.

Participants will be assigned to the appropriate cohort based on their genetic alteration(s). Treatment will be assigned on the basis of relevant oncogenotype, will have cohort-specific inclusion/exclusion criteria, and, unless otherwise specified, will continue until disease progression, loss of clinical benefit, unacceptable toxicity, participant or physician decision to discontinue, or death, whichever occurs first.

Cohort A: ROS1 fusion-positive tumors - Open

Participants with metastatic or advanced solid tumors, with the exception of NSCLC will receive entrectinib once daily in repeated 28-day cycles at a dose of 600 milligram per day (mg/day) for pediatric participants with a body surface area (BSA) >/= 1.51 m²

Cohort B: Cohort B: NTRK1/2/3 fusion-positive tumors - Open

Participants with metastatic or advanced solid tumors will receive entrectinib once daily in repeated 28-day cycles at a dose of 600 mg/day for adults and pediatric participants with a BSA >/= 1.51 m²

Cohort D: TMB-high tumors - Open

Participants with metastatic or advanced solid tumors will receive atezolizumab intravenously (IV) at a dose of 15 mg/kg (maximum 1200 mg) for participants aged < 18 years on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.

Cohort E: AKT1/2/3 mutant-positive tumors - Closed to Accrual

Participants with metastatic or advanced solid tumors will receive ipatasertib orally once daily (QD). For participants 12-17 years of age, ipatasertib will be administered at the starting dose of 200 mg for participants <35 kg, 300 mg for participants >/= 35 and <45 kg, 400 mg for those >/=45 kg orally QD in repeated 28-day cycles until the participant experiences disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or withdraws consent.

Cohort F: HER2 mutant-positive tumors - Closed to Accrual

Participants with metastatic or advanced solid tumors will receive trastuzumab emtansine IV at a dose of 3.6 mg/kg every 21 days. This dosage and administration method also applies for pediatric participants 12-17 years of age.

Cohort H: PIK3CA multiple mutant-positive tumors - Open

Participants with metastatic or advanced solid tumors will receive GDC-0077 daily at a starting dose of 9 mg by mouth (PO) in repeated 28-day cycles. This dosage and administration method also applies for pediatric participants 12-17 years of age.

Cohort I: BRAF class II mutant or fusion-positive tumors - Open

Participants with BRAF class II mutant/fusion-positive tumors (adults and adolescents ≥ 40 kg) will receive 400 mg belvarafenib by mouth (PO) BID (twice a day) with adequate water (more than 200 mL). One cycle consists of 28 days. Administration of belvarafenib should occur BID on every day of each 28-day cycle.

Cohort J: BRAF class III mutant-positive tumors - Open

Participants with BRAF class III mutant-positive tumors (adults and adolescents ≥ 40 kg) will receive 400 mg belvarafenib by mouth (PO) BID (twice a day) with adequate water (more than 200 mL). One cycle consists of 28 days. Administration of belvarafenib should occur BID on every day of each 28-day cycle.

Cohort K: RET fusion-positive tumors - Open

Participants with RET fusion-positive tumors will self-administer Pralsetinib orally at home (except on clinic days) on a continuous daily dosing regimen at a dose of 400 mg/day (four 100-mg capsules per day) for adult and pediatric patients ≥ 12 and < 18 years of age. A treatment cycle consists of 4 weeks (28 days).

Inclusion Criteria

• In addition to the general inclusion criteria below, participants must meet all of the cohort-specific inclusion criteria for the respective cohort
• Briefly - for arm A, a ROS1 fusion is required; for arm B, a NTRK1/2/3 fusion is required; for arm D, a TMB >16mut/Mb is required; for arm E: specific mutations in the AKT gene are required; for arm F: specific mutations in the HER2 gene are required; for arm H, specific mutations in the PIK3CA gene are required; for arm I, a BRAF Class II mutation or fusion is required; for arm J, a BRAF Class III mutation is required; for Cohort K; a RET fusion is required. 
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced and unresectable or metastatic solid malignancy
• Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1), Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria, or International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC)
• Performance status as follows: Participants aged >= 18 years: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-2; Participantss aged 16 to < 18 years: Karnofsky score >= 50%; Participants aged < 16 years: Lansky score >= 50%
• For participants aged >= 18 and <18 years: adequate hematologic and end-organ function
• Disease progression on prior treatment, or previously untreated disease with no available acceptable treatment
• Adequate recovery from most recent systemic or local treatment for cancer
• Life expectancy >= 8 weeks
• Ability to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment
• For female participants of childbearing potential: Negative serum pregnancy test <= 14 days prior to initiating study treatment; agreement to remain abstinent or use single or combined contraception methods that result in a failure rate of < 1% per year for the period defined in the cohort-specific inclusion criteria; and agreement to refrain from donating eggs during the same period
• For male participants: Willingness to remain abstinent or use acceptable methods of contraception as defined in the cohort-specific inclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• Current participation or enrollment in another therapeutic clinical trial
• Any anticancer treatment within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to start of study treatment
• Whole brain radiotherapy within 14 days prior to start of study treatment
• Stereotactic radiosurgery within 7 days prior to start of study treatment
• Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study
• History of or concurrent serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes the participant's safe participation in and completion of the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
• Incomplete recovery from any surgery prior to the start of study treatment that would interfere with the determination of safety or efficacy of study treatment
• Significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association cardiac disease (Class II or higher), myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident within 3 months prior to enrollment, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina
• History of another active cancer within 5 years prior to screening that may interfere with the determination of safety or efficacy of study treatment with respect to the qualifying solid tumor malignancy
• In addition to the general exclusion criteria above, in order to be enrolled in a treatment cohort of the study, participants must not meet any of the cohort-specific exclusion criteria

Multiple other inclusion and exclusion criteria could apply and will be reviewed by your treating team

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This is a Phase 1b/2, multi-center, open label umbrella study of patients ≥12 years of age with recurrent or progressive solid (including CNS) tumors with alterations in the key proteins of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, referred to as the MAPK pathway. Study DAY101-102 (master study) and sub-studies will consist of a screening period, a treatment period, a safety follow-up period, and a long-term follow-up period where survival, status and subsequent anticancer therapies are collected.

DAY101 will be evaluated alone (sub-study A) or combined with a different targeted therapy (sub-study B) in each sub-study. The Phase 1b part of each sub-study will evaluate the safety of the combination and select the dose for the Phase 2 part. The Phase 2 part of each sub-study will evaluate anti-tumor activity.

Inclusion Criteria

• Signed assent for patients ≥ 12 up to < 18 years of age
• Patients must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of non-hematological tumor with concurrent MAPK pathway alteration as assessed by sequencing, PCR, FISH, or another clinically accepted molecular diagnostic method recognized by local laboratory or regulatory agency
• Patients must have radiographically-recurrent or radiographically-progressive disease that is measurable using the appropriate tumor response criteria (e.g. RECIST version 1.1)
• Archival tumor tissue (preferably less than 3 years old) or fresh tumor tissue for correlative studies is required
• If brain metastases are present, they must have been previously treated and be stable as assessed by radiographic imaging

Other inclusion criteria may apply

Exclusion Criteria

• Known presence of concurrent activating mutation
• Patients with current evidence or a history of central serous retinopathy (CSR), retinal vein occlusion (RVO)

Substudy A-specific exclusion criterion:

• Prior therapy of any RAS- RAF-, MEK-, or ERK-directed inhibitor therapy

Substudy B-specific exclusion criterion:

• Prior receipt of any Type-II pan-RAF inhibitor therapy (e.g., LXH254/naporafenib, BGB- 283, BGB-3245, belvarafenib)

Other exclusion criteria may apply 

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Brief Summary:

Lorlatinib is a novel inhibitor across ALK variants, including those resistant to crizotinib. In this first pediatric phase 1 trial of lorlatinib, the drug will be utilized as a single agent and in combination with chemotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma. The dose escalation phase of this study (Cohort A1) uses a traditional Phase I 3+3 design. Once a recommended phase 2 pediatric dose is identified, an expansion cohort of 6 patients (Cohort B1), within which ALKi naïve patients will be prioritized, will be initiated. Parallel cohorts will be initiated in adults or patients with large BSA (Cohort A2) and in combination with chemotherapy upon establishing RP2D (Cohort B2).

Detailed Description:

Lorlatinib is a novel inhibitor across ALK variants, including those resistant to crizotinib. An adult phase 1 study established an RP2D of 100mg QD for lorlatinib. In this first pediatric phase 1 trial of lorlatinib, the drug will be utilized as a single agent and in combination with chemotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma. The dose escalation phase of this study (Cohort A1) uses a traditional Phase I 3+3 design. Once a recommended phase 2 pediatric dose is identified, an expansion cohort of 6 patients (Cohort B1), within which ALKi naïve patients will be prioritized, will be initiated. Parallel cohorts will be initiated in adults or patients with large BSA (Cohort A2) and in combination with chemotherapy upon establishing RP2D (Cohort B2).

Lorlatinib will be administered orally via tablets or via oral dispersion if patient is unable to swallow tablets whole

All patients will participate in mandatory pharmacokinetic testing.

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma either by histologic verification of neuroblastoma and/or demonstration of tumor cells in the bone marrow with increased urinary catecholamines

• Patients are required to have an activating ALK aberration in their tumor detected by certified assay (i.e. CLIA in the US.) prior to registration. The report from this test is required to be submitted for eligibility. Patients with at least one of the following genetic features in their tumor will be considered to have an activating ALK aberration:

  1. An ALK activating mutation;
  2. ALK amplification (> 10 signals of the ALK gene);
  3. Presence of any ALK fusion protein that arises from a chromosomal translocation.
• Patients must have high risk neuroblastoma according to COG risk classification at the time of study registration. Patients who were initially considered low or intermediate risk, but then reclassified as high risk are also eligible.
• Patients must have at least ONE of the following: 1) Recurrent/progressive disease at any time prior to study enrollment, 2) Refractory disease, 3) Persistent disease
• Patients must have at least ONE of the following: 1) Bone disease, 2) Any amount of neuroblastoma tumor cells in the bone marrow, 3) At least one soft tissue lesion that meets criteria for a TARGET lesion, 4) At least one non-target soft tissue lesion that is not measurable, but had a biopsy positive for neuroblastoma and/or ganglioneuroblastoma at any time prior to enrollment or is MIBG avid
• Patients must have a Lansky (≤16 years) or Karnofsky (> 16 years) score of at least 50
• Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study.
• Patients must not have been previously treated with lorlatinib.
• Patients must not have received any of the specified therapies as stated in the protocol in the time period prior to registration
• Patients must not be receiving any other anti-cancer agents or radiotherapy at the time of study entry or while on study.
• Patients must not be receiving other investigational medications (covered under another IND) within 30 days of study entry or while on study.
• Patients must not be receiving chronic systemic corticosteroids at doses greater than physiologic dosing (inhaled corticosteroids acceptable).
• Patient must meet the organ function and system function requirements as stated in the protocol

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy, breast feeding, or unwillingness to use effective contraception during the study.
• Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study.
• Patients with disease of any major organ system that would compromise their ability to withstand therapy.
• Patients who have received prior allogeneic stem cell transplant
• Patients who are on hemodialysis.
• Patients with an active or uncontrolled infection.
• Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
• Patient declines participation in NANT 2004-05, the NANT Biology Study

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Brief Summary:

This single site, single-arm, non-randomized, dose escalation phase I toxicity clinical trial will assess primarily the safety and secondarily the efficacy of episcleral topotecan in patients with active residual or recurrent intraocular retinoblastoma in at least one eye following completion of first-line therapy.

Detailed Description:

Retinoblastoma is the most common pediatric malignant intraocular tumour and originates from the retina. Treatment of eyes with advanced intraocular retinoblastoma remains a challenge. The historic standard of care for patients with unilateral disease is enucleation and for those with bilateral disease, a variety of modalities have been tried. These include radiation therapy, systemic chemotherapy, periocular administration of chemotherapy, selective intra-arterial chemotherapy, and intravitreal chemotherapy. Unfortunately, all of these modalities are associated with significant morbidity and investigators are looking for new ways to treat these patients either with novel directed drug delivery methods or with new less toxic agents. This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of topotecan delivered directly to the eye using a novel sustained-release topotecan episcleral plaque (also referred to as a Chemoplaque) in patients with active residual or recurrent intraocular retinoblastoma in at least one eye following completion of first-line therapy. The study intervention involves the insertion and removal of the Chemoplaque, examinations under anaesthesia (EUAs), visits to clinic to monitor for adverse events throughout, and post plaque removal toxicity evaluation. EUAs, clinic visits and laboratory tests are standard of care for retinoblastoma patients.

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age. Participants must be <18 years of age.
2. Diagnosis and Treatment. Participants must have: (i) active residual or recurrent intraocular retinoblastoma in at least one eye following completion of first-line therapy (chemotherapy, systemic or intra-arterial, focal therapy or brachytherapy) or (ii) unilateral Group D retinoblastoma at diagnosis with no previous treatment.
3. One eye will be the Study Eye. When participants have two eyes with retinoblastoma, the eye with worst disease or best vision potential will be designated the Study Eye. There will only be one eye per child treated in this Phase I study, since treatment of two eyes would double the systemic dose of drug. The Non-study eye will be treated by standard of care, with only focal therapy during the Study Period, if required.
4. Disease status. Study eye must have vision potential and no clinical features suggestive of high risk of extraocular extension.
5. Performance status. Lansky play score ≥ 50 if <16 years of age; Karnofsky performance scale of ≥ 50 if ≥16 years of age (Appendix I)

6. Organ function:

   1. Adequate bone marrow function and platelet count
   2. Adequate renal function
   3. Adequate liver function
7. Pregnancy prevention. Females of reproductive potential must agree to the use of highly effective contraception during study participation and for an additional 40 days after the end of the Chemoplaque administration
8. Informed consent. All participants and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. Assent, where appropriate, will also be obtained.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Disease status. Participants known to have any of the following:

   • tumour involving the optic nerve rim
   • clinical or EUA evidence of extraocular extension
   • evidence of metastatic retinoblastoma
   • existing neuroimaging showing suspicion of, or definitive, optic nerve invasion, trilateral retinoblastoma or extra-ocular extension.
2. Allergy. Participants with reported allergy to topotecan, camptothecin or derivatives thereof.
3. Concomitant treatment. Participants may not receive chemotherapy or other focal retinoblastoma therapy or any other investigational agent within 3 weeks of the placement and removal of the Chemoplaque, nor while the Chemoplaque is in situ.
4. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness. Participants with known uncontrolled intercurrent illness that, in the investigator's opinion, would put the participant at undue risk or limit compliance with the study requirements.
5. Febrile illness. Participants with clinically significant febrile illness (as determined by the investigator) within one week prior to initiation of protocol therapy.
6. Pregnancy and lactation. Females of reproductive potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to initiation of protocol therapy. Due to the unknown but potential risk for adverse events (AEs) in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with the study agents, breastfeeding must be discontinued if the mother is treated on study.
7. Compliance. Any condition of diagnosis that could in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or delegate interfere with the participant's ability to comply with the study instruction, might confound the interpretation of the study results, or put the participant at risk.

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This study consists of 2 parts: Dose Escalation Part 1 and Dose Expansion Part 2.

The Dose Escalation Part 1 will evaluate the safety and tolerability of Avelumab in combination with Lenvatinib and determine the recommended Avelumab and Lenvatinib dose for expansion.

Dose Expansion Part 2 will assess the efficacy of Avelumab in combination with Lenvatinib by Progression-free Survival in participants with pre-defined primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors.

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants with histologically confirmed diagnosis of primary CNS malignancy as follows: a) Primary CNS tumors: the tumor should be considered high-grade histologically; prior radiotherapy is allowed; participants must have progressed after at least 1 prior systemic therapy, except for those with diffuse midline glioma with or without the H3 K27M mutation. b) Specific for participants with diffuse midline glioma with or without the H3 K27M mutation: prior radiotherapy is allowed; no more than 1 prior systemic therapy is allowed; participants with diffuse midline glioma with or without the H3 K27M mutation who have not received prior systemic therapy but have prior radiotherapy only are allowed to enroll
• On screening scans, measurable disease by RANO criteria
• Participants must have a Lansky performance status >= 50 for age <= 16 years or Karnofsky performance status >= 50 for age > 16 years at Screening

Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with low-grade gliomas, for example but not limited to, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, pilocytic astrocytoma and World Health organization (WHO) Grade 1 tumors
• Participants demonstrating evidence of worsening of neurologic deficit within 1 week prior to initiation of study interventions
• Participants with bulky tumor, defined as: a) Tumor with any evidence of uncal herniation or midline shift; b) Tumor with a diameter of > 4 centimeters (cm) in 1 dimension on T2/ fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images; c) Tumor that in the opinion of the Investigator shows significant mass effect
• Participants are not eligible if they experience uncontrolled seizures, defined as: a) Seizures requiring regular use of rescue medications. b) Seizures requiring increasing doses of antiepileptic medications. c) Seizures that in the opinion of the Investigator compromise the ability of the participant to tolerate study intervention or interfere with study procedures
• Participants who have received major surgery (including but not limited to neurosurgical resection, brain biopsy, or radiation to the primary brain tumor) within 28 days prior to the first dose of study interventions
• Participants with history of intracranial hemorrhage/spinal cord hemorrhage within 28 days prior to the first dose of study interventions

Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

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Study Description

Brief Summary:

Quizartinib is an experimental drug. It is not approved for regular use. It can only be used in medical research.

Children or young adults with a certain kind of blood cancer (FLT3-ITD AML) might be able to join this study if it has come back after remission or is not responding to treatment.

Detailed Description:

The medical condition being investigated is relapsed or refractory AML in participants aged ≥1 month to ≤21 years with Feline McDonough Sarcoma (FMS)-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3)-internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations (FLT3-ITD AML), following failure of front-line intensive chemotherapy.

The trial will be conducted in multiple phases. An independent data monitoring committee (DMC) will protect the rights, safety, and well-being of participants by monitoring the progress and results. The DMC will comprise qualified physicians and scientists who are not Investigators in the study and not otherwise directly associated with the Sponsor and will be convened at the end of Phase 1.

A. Dose Escalation/De-escalation Phase:

Number of participants is determined by age group. Participants will be enrolled by dose-level to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of quizartinib for pediatric participants that provides similar exposure to adult patients treated at the target adult dose of 60 mg orally once daily.

B. Dose-Expansion Phase:

Participants will receive the RP2D of quizartinib for their respective age group.

During both dose escalation and dose expansion phases, participants will receive:

Re-Induction Therapy

• Intrathecal (IT) triple chemotherapy prophylaxis prior to and between cycles
• In re-induction Cycles 1 and 2, fludarabine/cytarabine (FLA) followed by quizartinib as a single agent

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Period:

After re-induction therapy, participants will be evaluated for eligibility to undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Eligible participants may receive a single 28-day cycle of consolidation therapy (standard of care chemotherapy with or without quizartinib) if an allogeneic HSCT is not available immediately. The options for consolidation therapy are as follows:

• High intensity chemotherapy with quizartinib, or
• Low intensity chemotherapy alone, or
• Low intensity therapy with quizartinib as a single agent

Continuation Therapy:

Participants in remission after HSCT, or who are not eligible for HSCT but achieve at least a partial remission (PR) after re-induction, will receive up to 12 continuous 28-day cycles of quizartinib continuation therapy at the same dose received during re-induction in the dose expansion phase.

Long-term Follow-up:

The long-term follow-up phase begins upon completion of 12 cycles of quizartinib Continuation Therapy or permanent discontinuation of quizartinib at any time. After completion of the 30-day safety follow-up visit, subsequent visits will occur at the following frequencies to assess survival and anti-leukemic treatments:

• every 3 months for the first 2 years, and then
• once a year thereafter until the last participant enrolled has been followed for three years from the date of enrollment

Inclusion Criteria

• Has diagnosis of AML according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2008 classification with >5% blasts in bone marrow, with or without extramedullary disease
• Is in first relapse or refractory to first-line high-dose chemotherapy with no more than 1 attempt (1 to 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy) at remission induction - prior HSCT is permitted
• Has presence of the FLT3-ITD activating mutation in bone marrow or peripheral blood as defined in the protocol
• Is between 1 month and 21 years of age at the time the Informed Consent/Assent form is signed
• Has protocol-defined adequate performance status score
• Has fully recovered from the acute clinically significant toxicity effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy, per protocol guidelines
• Has protocol-defined adequate renal, hepatic and cardiac functions
• If of reproductive potential, is permanently sterile or agrees to use highly effective birth control upon enrollment, during the period of therapy, and for 6 months following the last dose of study drug or cytarabine, whichever is later
• If female of child-bearing potential, tests negative for pregnancy and agrees not to breast feed
• Participant/legal representative is capable of understanding the investigational nature of the study, potential risks, and benefits, and the patient (and/or legal representative) signs a written assent/informed consent
• Meets protocol-specified guidelines before inclusion in the continuation therapy phase

Exclusion Criteria

• Has been diagnosed with isolated central nervous system relapse, certain kinds of leukemia, or with myeloid proliferations related to Down syndrome
• Has uncontrolled or pre-defined significant cardiovascular disease as detailed in the protocol
• Has systemic fungal, bacterial, viral or other infection that is exhibiting ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment. The patient must be off vasopressors and have negative blood cultures for at least 48 hours prior to the start of systematic protocol therapy.
• Has known active clinically relevant liver disease (e.g., active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C)
• Has known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Has history of hypersensitivity to any of the study medications or their excipients
• Is receiving or is anticipated to receive concomitant chemotherapy, radiation, or immunotherapy other than as specified in the protocol
• Has any significant concurrent disease, illness, psychiatric disorder or social issue that would compromise subject safety or compliance, interfere with consent/assent, study participation, follow up, or interpretation of study results
• Is currently participating in another investigative interventional procedure (observational or long-term interventional follow-up is allowed)
• Is otherwise considered inappropriate for the study by the Investigator

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Brief Summary:

This phase III trial studies iobenguane I-131 or crizotinib and standard therapy in treating younger patients with newly-diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma. Radioactive drugs, such as iobenguane I-131, may carry radiation directly to tumor cells and not harm normal cells. Crizotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving iobenguane I-131 or crizotinib and standard therapy may work better compared to crizotinib and standard therapy alone in treating younger patients with neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma.

Detailed Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine in the context of a randomized trial whether the event-free survival (EFS) of patients with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma (NBL) is improved with the addition of iobenguane I-131 (131I-MIBG) during induction, prior to tandem autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT).

II. To determine whether the addition of crizotinib to intensive multimodality therapy for patients with high-risk NBL whose tumors harbor activating point mutations in or amplification of the ALK gene results in superior EFS compared to a contemporaneously treated cohort of patients whose tumors lack these ALK aberrations.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe the toxicities associated with treatment for high-risk NBL with and without the addition of 131I-MIBG or crizotinib.

II. To estimate EFS and describe toxicity in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk NBL randomized to treatment with an 131I-MIBG-containing induction prior to busulfan/melphalan (BuMel) ASCT.

III. To describe the overall survival (OS) and response rates (evaluated per International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria [INRC] criteria prior to ASCT and prior to post-consolidation therapy) for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma treated with or without 131I-MIBG or crizotinib.

IV. To prospectively evaluate the relationship of response rate per revised International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC) to EFS and OS in patients with high-risk NBL treated with and without the addition of 131I-MIBG or crizotinib.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate whole body radiation dose, tumor factors, and host factors as potential predictors of efficacy and/or toxicity associated with 131I-MIBG therapy and transplant conditioning.

II. To determine whether the efficacy (end-induction response, EFS, and OS) of crizotinib is associated with specific ALK mutations or ALK amplification.

III. To characterize changes in tumor markers (circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA], including ALK and other tumor specific genetic aberrations, and circulating GD2) over time in response to protocol therapy.

IV. To correlate results of tumor and host profiling with end-induction response and EFS.

V. To prospectively evaluate EFS for patients with MIBG non-avid high-risk NBL compared to patients with MIBG-avid high-risk NBL who are randomized to treatment without 131I-MIBG.

VI. To correlate Curie scores calculated from 131I-MIBG post-treatment scans with end-induction response, EFS and OS.

VII. To describe changes in image defined risk factors (IDRFs) over the course of induction therapy, with correlation to surgical outcomes and local failure rates following primary tumor resection.

VIII. To define patterns of failure at time of first relapse or progression in patients with high-risk NBL.

IX. To determine the feasibility of prospectively monitoring adverse events using electronic health records.

X. To compare local, central, and computer assisted Curie score assignment at baseline and during therapy in patients with MIBG-avid high-risk NBL.

XI. To compare late toxicities (including impaired organ function and secondary tumor occurrence) in patients treated with 131I-MIBG or crizotinib to late toxicities in patients who have not received these therapies.

XII. To determine the association between household material hardship (HMH) and clinical outcomes, including event free and overall survival, and 131I-MIBG receipt.

XIII. To compare the outcomes (EFS, OS, and toxicity) of patients treated with post-consolidation therapy that does not contain aldesleukin to historical outcome data for patients treated with similar induction and consolidation regimens followed by post-consolidation therapy that contained aldesleukin.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized or assigned to 1 of 5 arms.

All patients receive cyclophosphamide intravenously (IV) over 15-30 minutes and topotecan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 during cycle 1 of induction therapy in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients not assigned to an Arm by the end of cycle 1 may receive an addition cycle of cyclophosphamide and topotecan.

ARM A:

INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 15-30 minutes and topotecan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 of cycle 2 and cisplatin IV over 4 hours and etoposide phosphate IV over 2 hours on days 1-3 of cycles 3 and 5. Patients also receive vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on day 1 and dexrazoxane hydrochloride IV over 5-15 minutes, doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 1-15 minutes, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1-6 hours on days 1-2 of cycle 4 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY:

HSCT#1: Patients receive thiotepa IV over 2 hours on days -7 to -5 and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

HSCT#2: Patients receive melphalan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days -7 to -5, and etoposide phosphate IV over 24 hours and carboplatin IV over 24 hours on days -7 to -4 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

POST-CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients receive sargramostim subcutaneously (SC) on days 1-14, dinutuximab IV over 10 hours on days 4-7 of cycles 1-5, and isotretinoin orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 11-24 of cycles 1-5, and days 15-28 during cycle 6 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM B:

INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients receive cyclophosphamide, topotecan hydrochloride, cisplatin, and etoposide phosphate as in Arm A, iobenguane I-131 IV over 1.5-2 hours on day 1 beginning 3 weeks after the start of cycle 3, and vincristine sulfate, dexrazoxane hydrochloride, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide as in Arm A beginning no sooner than 35 days after the infusion of iobenguane I-131.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY:

HSCT#1: Patients receive thiotepa and cyclophosphamide as in Arm A.

HSCT#2: Patients receive melphalan, etoposide phosphate, and carboplatin as in Arm A.

POST-CONSLIDATION THERAPY: Patients receive sargramostim, dinutuximab, and isotretinoin as in Arm A-D.

ARM C (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL AS OF DECEMBER 17, 2020):

INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients receive cyclophosphamide, topotecan hydrochloride, cisplatin, etoposide phosphate, iobenguane I-131, vincristine sulfate, dexrazoxane hydrochloride, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide as in Arm B.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients receive busulfan IV over 3 hours on days -6 to -3 and melphalan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on day -1 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

POST-CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients receive sargramostim, dinutuximab, and isotretinoin as in Arm A.

ARM D: Patients receive treatment identical to Arm A.

ARM E:

INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients receive cyclophosphamide, topotecan hydrochloride, cisplatin, etoposide phosphate, vincristine sulfate, dexrazoxane hydrochloride, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide as in Arm A. Patients also receive crizotinib PO BID on days 1-21 of cycles 2-4 and days 1-8 of cycle 5 prior to HSCT #1 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY:

HSCT#1: Patients receive thiotepa and cyclophosphamide as in Arm A. Patients also receive crizotinib PO BID until day -8 of HSCT#2 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

HSCT#2: Patients receive melphalan hydrochloride, etoposide phosphate, carboplatin as in Arm A. Crizotinib is restarted when external beam radiation is initiated, provided there is no evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

POST-CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients receive sargramostim and dinutuximab as in Arm A-D. Patients also receive isotretinoin PO BID on days 11-24 of cycles 1-5 and days 15-28 of cycle 6, and crizotinib PO BID on days 1-28 of cycles 1-6 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

CONTINUATION THERAPY: Patients receive crizotinib PO BID on days 1-28. Cycles repeat every 28 days for 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study therapy, patients in Arms A-D are followed up every 3 months for 18 months, and then every 6 months for 42 months; patients in Arm E are followed up every 3 months for 6 months, and then every 6 months for 42 months.

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must be enrolled on ANBL00B1 or APEC14B1 prior to enrollment on ANBL1531

• Patients must have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma (nodular) verified by tumor pathology analysis or demonstration of clumps of tumor cells in bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamine metabolites; the following disease groups are eligible:

  • Patients with International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) stage M disease are eligible if found to have either of the following features:

    • MYCN amplification (> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals), regardless of additional biologic features; OR
    • Age > 547 days regardless of biologic features
  • Patients with INRG stage MS disease with MYCN amplification
  • Patients with INRG stage L2 disease with MYCN amplification
  • Patients > 547 days of age initially diagnosed with INRG stage L1, L2 or MS disease who progressed to stage M without prior chemotherapy may enroll within 4 weeks of progression to stage M
  • Patients >= 365 days of age initially diagnosed with MYCN amplified INRG stage L1 disease who progress to stage M without systemic therapy may enroll within 4 weeks of progression to stage M
• Patients initially recognized to have high-risk disease must have had no prior systemic therapy (other than topotecan/cyclophosphamide initiated on an emergent basis and within allowed timing); patients observed or treated with a single cycle of chemotherapy per a low or intermediate risk neuroblastoma regimen (e.g., as per ANBL0531, ANBL1232 or similar) for what initially appeared to be non-high risk disease but subsequently found to meet the criteria will also be eligible; patients who receive localized emergency radiation to sites of life-threatening or function-threatening disease prior to or immediately after establishment of the definitive diagnosis will be eligible

• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows:

  • 1 to < 2 years: male = 0.6; female = 0.6
  • 2 to < 6 years: male = 0.8; female = 0.8
  • 6 to < 10 years: male = 1; female = 1
  • 10 to < 13 years: male = 1.2; female = 1.2
  • 13 to < 16 years: male = 1.5; female = 1.4
  • >= 16 years: male = 1.7; female = 1.4
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) < 10 x ULN; for the purposes of this study, ULN for SGPT (ALT) is 45
• Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiogram, or ejection fraction of > 50% by echocardiogram or radionuclide angiogram
• No known contraindication to peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection; examples of contraindications might be a weight or size less than the collecting institution finds feasible, or a physical condition that would limit the ability of the child to undergo apheresis catheter placement (if necessary) and/or the apheresis procedure

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with INRG stage L2 tumors without amplification of MYCN regardless of tumor histology (may meet criteria for high risk classification but are not eligible for this trial)
• Patients with bone marrow failure syndromes
• Patients for whom targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy would be contraindicated due to underlying medical disorders
• 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

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Study Description

This phase II trial studies how well irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide, and dinutuximab work with or without eflornithine in treating patients with neuroblastoma that has come back (relapsed) or that isn't responding to treatment (refractory). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan hydrochloride and 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. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as dinutuximab, may induce changes in the body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Eflornithine blocks the production of chemicals called polyamines that are important in the growth of cancer cells. Giving eflornithine with irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide, and dinutuximab, may work better in treating patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma.

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must have had histologic verification of neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma or demonstration of neuroblastoma cells in the bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamines (i.e. > 2 x upper limit of normal [ULN]), at the time of initial diagnosis.
• For the purposes of this study, aggressive multidrug chemotherapy is defined as chemotherapy including 2 or more agents that must include an alkylating agent and a platinum-containing compound as intended to treat high-risk disease. The doses of chemotherapy must be comparable to those used in frontline high-risk neuroblastoma therapies (examples include A3973, ANBL0532, ANBL09P1, ANBL12P1, and ANBL1531). Patients must have ONE of the following:
  • First episode of recurrent high-risk disease following completion of aggressive multi-drug frontline high-risk therapy.
  • First episode of progressive high-risk disease during aggressive multi-drug frontline therapy.
  • Primary resistant/refractory disease (less than partial response by International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria [INRC]) detected at the conclusion of at least 4 cycles of aggressive multidrug induction chemotherapy on or according to a high-risk neuroblastoma protocol (examples include A3973, ANBL0532, ANBL09P1, ANBL12P1, ANBL1531, etc.).
• Patients must have at least ONE of the following at the time of enrollment:
  • Measurable tumor on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan. Measurable is defined as >= 10 mm in at least one dimension on spiral/helical CT that is metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) avid or demonstrates increased fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) scan.
  • MIBG-avid lesion detected on MIBG scan with positive uptake at a minimum of one site. This site must represent disease recurrence after completion of therapy, progressive disease on therapy, or refractory disease during induction.
  • Patients with resistant/refractory soft tissue disease that is not MIBG avid or does not demonstrate increased FDG uptake on PET scan must undergo biopsy to document the presence of viable neuroblastoma. Biopsy is not required for patients who have a new site of soft tissue disease (radiographic evidence of disease progression) regardless of whether progression occurs while receiving therapy or after completion of therapy.
  • Patients with bone marrow disease only will be eligible if they have more than 5% disease involvement (documented neuroblastoma cells) in at least one sample from bilateral bone marrow biopsies.
  • Note: Patients with elevated catecholamines (i.e. > 2 x ULN) only are NOT eligible for this study.
• 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.
• Primary refractory/resistant patients must have received at least 4 cycles of frontline high-risk chemotherapy. Frontline therapy may also have included surgery, chemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) +/- MIBG, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and retinoids but must NOT have received second line therapy for resistant/refractory, relapsed, or progressive disease. Patients who received intensified therapy for poor induction response or refractory disease (e.g. MIBG) will be considered to have received second line therapy and will not be eligible.
• At least 14 days must have elapsed since completion of myelosuppressive therapy.
• Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g. not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count [ANC] counts): >= 7 days after the last dose of agent.
• 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.
• No interim time prior to study entry is required following prior radiation therapy (RT) for non-target lesions. However, patients must not have received radiation for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to study entry at the site of any lesion that will be identified as a target lesion to measure tumor response. Lesions that have been previously radiated cannot be used as target lesions unless there is radiographic evidence of progression at the site following radiation or a biopsy done following radiation shows viable neuroblastoma. Palliative radiation while on study is not permitted.
• Patients are eligible >= 6 weeks after autologous stem cell transplants or stem cell infusions (including stem cell infusions given as supportive care following 131 I-MIBG therapy) as long as hematologic and other eligibility criteria have been met.
• Patients are eligible >= 6 weeks after therapeutic 131 I-MIBG provided that all other eligibility criteria are met.
• Subjects who have previously received anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies with or without retinoids for biologic therapy are eligible unless they have had progressive disease while receiving prior anti-GD2 therapy or progressed/relapsed within 3 months of receiving anti-GD2 therapy. However, eligible patients may NOT have received anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies in combination with chemotherapy.
• Subjects who have received autologous marrow infusions or autologous stem cell infusions that were purged using monoclonal antibody linked to beads are eligible.
• Subjects who have previously received DFMO are eligible for this study provided they have not had progressive disease while receiving DFMO or progressed/relapsed within 3 months of completing DFMO.
• Patients must not have received long-acting myeloid growth factors (e.g. pegfilgrastim) within 14 days of entry on this study. Seven days must have elapsed since administration of a short-acting myeloid growth factor.
• For patients with solid tumors (without marrow involvement) including status post SCT: peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 750/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• For patients with solid tumors (without marrow involvement) including status post SCT: platelet count >= 75,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Patients known to have bone marrow involvement with neuroblastoma are eligible provided that minimum ANC and transfusion independent platelet count criteria are met (as above). However, these patients are not evaluable for hematological toxicity.
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
  • 1 to < 2 years (male 0.6 mg/dL, female 0.6 mg/dL)
  • 2 to < 6 years (male 0.8 mg/dL, female 0.8 mg/dL)
  • 6 to < 10 years (male 1 mg/dL, female 1 mg/dL)
  • 10 to < 13 years (male 1.2 mg/dL, female 1.2 mg/dL)
  • 13 to < 16 years (male 1.5 mg/dL, female 1.4 mg/dL)
  • >= 16 years (male 1.7 mg/dL, female 1.4 mg/dL) (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 5.0 x ULN for age (=< 225 U/L). For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiography (ECHO) (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• Ejection fraction of >= 50% by ECHO or gated radionuclide study (within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, no chronic oxygen requirement, and room air pulse oximetry > 94% if there is a clinical indication for pulse oximetry. Normal pulmonary function tests in patients who are capable of cooperating with testing (including diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide [DLCO)] are required if there is a clinical indication for determination. For patients who do not have respiratory symptoms, full pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are NOT required.
• Patients with a history of central nervous system (CNS) disease must have no clinical or radiological evidence of active CNS disease at the time of study enrollment.
• Patients with seizure disorders may be enrolled if seizures are well controlled on anti-convulsants.
• CNS toxicity =< grade 2.

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply and will be reviewed by your treating team.

Exclusion Criteria

• Men and women of childbearing potential and their partners must agree to use adequate contraception while enrolled on this study. Based on the established teratogenic potential of alkylating agents, pregnant women will be excluded from this study. Because of potential risks to breastfed infants due to drug metabolites that could be excreted in breast milk, female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breastfeeding or will otherwise be excluded from this study. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test to be eligible for this study.
• Patients with only elevated catecholamines (i.e. > 2 x ULN) are NOT eligible for this study.
• Patients must have been off pharmacologic doses of systemic steroids for at least 7 days prior to enrollment. Patients who require or are likely to require pharmacologic doses of systemic corticosteroids while receiving treatment on this study are ineligible. The only exception is for patients known to require 2 mg/kg or less of hydrocortisone (or an equivalent dose of an alternative corticosteroid) as premedication for blood product administration in order to avoid allergic transfusion reactions. The use of conventional doses of inhaled steroids for the treatment of asthma is permitted, as is the use of physiologic doses of steroids for patients with known adrenal insufficiency.
• Patients on any other immunosuppressive medications (e.g. cyclosporine, tacrolimus) are not eligible.
• Patients must not have received prior treatment with irinotecan and temozolomide.
• Patients must not have received enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants including phenytoin, phenobarbital, or carbamazepine for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment. Patients receiving non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants such as gabapentin, valproic acid, or levetiracetam will be eligible.
• Patients who have received drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 within 7 days prior to study enrollment are not eligible.
• Patients must not have been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome or with any malignancy other than neuroblastoma.
• Patients with symptoms of congestive heart failure are not eligible.
• Patients must not have >= grade 2 diarrhea.
• Patients who are unable to tolerate oral/nasogastric/gastrostomy medications will not be eligible for this trial. Additionally, patients with significant malabsorption will not be eligible for this trial.
• Patients must not have uncontrolled infection.
• Patients with a history of grade 4 allergic reactions to anti-GD2 antibodies or reactions that required permanent discontinuation of the anti-GD2 therapy are not eligible.
• Patients with a significant intercurrent illness (any ongoing serious medical problem unrelated to cancer or its treatment) that is not covered by the detailed exclusion criteria and that is expected to interfere with the action of study agents or to significantly increase the severity of the toxicities experienced from study treatment are not eligible.

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply and will be reviewed by your treating team.