Phase II Study of Craniospinal and Posterior Fossa Irradiation Using Proton Beam Radiotherapy for Medulloblastoma and Pineoblastoma: Assessment of Acute and Long Term Sequelae
Phase II Study of Craniospinal and Posterior Fossa Irradiation Using Proton Beam Radiotherapy for Medulloblastoma and Pineoblastoma: Assessment of Acute and Long Term Sequelae
RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers radiation directly to the area where a tumor was surgically removed may kill any remaining tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well proton beam radiation therapy works in treating young patients who have undergone biopsy or surgery for medulloblastoma or pineoblastoma.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to risk (standard vs high).
Patients receive proton beam craniospinal and posterior fossa radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for 6-8 weeks*.
NOTE: *Unless otherwise specified by a co-existing protocol.
Patients undergo neurocognitive evaluation at baseline or within 3 months after completion of radiotherapy and then at 1, 3, and 5 years. Patients also undergo endocrine evaluation at baseline and then annually for 5 years; and audiology evaluation at baseline, before each course of cisplatin-based chemotherapy (if receiving this), and then annually for 5 years.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3-6 months for 2-5 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed medulloblastoma or pineoblastoma
Must have undergone biopsy or attempted surgical resection of the tumor within the past 35 days
Requires craniospinal irradiation
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery