A Pilot Study of Donepezil Hydrochloride in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors After Cranial Irradiation
A Pilot Study of Donepezil Hydrochloride in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors After Cranial Irradiation
RATIONALE: Donepezil may decrease the side effects caused by radiation therapy to the brain.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well donepezil works in treating young patients with primary brain tumors previously treated with radiation therapy to the brain.
OBJECTIVES:
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Secondary
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, pilot, open-label, controlled study.
Patients receive oral donepezil hydrochloride once daily or once every other day for up to 24 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of 6 weeks of study therapy, patients are evaluated for toxicity. Patients experiencing no adverse effects from treatment may continue receiving donepezil hydrochloride at a higher dose for 18 more weeks.
Patients undergo measurement of cognitive function (by neurocognitive testing), behavioral adjustment and social competency (by parent-reported questionnaires), health-related quality of life (by child- and parent-reported questionnaires), and vascular dynamics (by transcranial Doppler ultrasound) at baseline and at weeks 12, 24, and 36. Family function and family quality of life are assessed at baseline and at week 24.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 35 patients will be accrued for this study.
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