Naxitamab added to standard chemotherapy for high-risk neuroblastoma
Official title: A Phase II Study of Naxitamab Added to Induction Therapy for Subjects With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma
Run by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · NCT05489887 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing if adding a new treatment called naxitamab to regular chemotherapy can help children with high-risk neuroblastoma do better and live longer.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 12 Months to 21 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 93 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, radiation, naxitamab, immunotherapy |
| Locations | 26 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 25 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | September 14, 2022 |
| Main results expected | September 2029 |
| Study ends | September 2036 |
| Registry record updated | August 12, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT05489887 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are children diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma who meet specific age and disease stage criteria.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with low-risk neuroblastoma or those who do not meet the eligibility criteria may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This clinical trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of adding naxitamab to standard induction chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. Participants will receive five cycles of multi-agent chemotherapy along with naxitamab, and their disease response, event-free survival, overall survival, and toxicity will be monitored throughout the study. The goal is to determine if the addition of anti-GD2 therapy improves treatment outcomes compared to standard induction therapy alone.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could lead to improved treatment responses and survival rates for children with high-risk neuroblastoma.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promising results with anti-GD2 therapies in neuroblastoma, suggesting potential for success with this approach.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 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: 2. Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with INRGSS Stage M disease with either of the following features: 1. MYCN amplification (\> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals), regardless of additional biologic features; OR 2. 365 days to ≥ 547 days of age without MYCN amplification, but unfavorable biologic features such as unfavorable histology (INPC) or diploid tumor (DNA index=1) or the presence of any segmental chromosome aberration (SCA) (somatic copy number loss at 1p, 3p, 4p, or 11q or somatic copy number gain at 1q, 2p, or 17q); OR 3. Age \> 547 days of age regardless of biologic features Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with INRGSS Stage MS disease with either of the following: 1. MYCN amplification (\> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals); OR 2. 365 days to ≥ 547 days (18 months) of age without MYCN amplification, but unfavorable biologic features such as unfavorable histology (INPC) or diploid tumor (DNA index=1) or SCA as above Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma INRGSS Stage L2 disease with either of the following: 1. MYCN amplification (\> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals); OR 2. 18 months to \<5 years of age without MYCN amplification, but with unfavorable histology (INPC); OR 3. ≥5 years of age without MYCN amplification, but with undifferentiated or poorly differentiated INPC Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma INRGSS Stage L1 disease that is incompletely resected with MYCN amplification. Subjects \> 547 days of age initially diagnosed with INRGSS Stage L1, L2 or MS disease who progressed to Stage M without prior chemotherapy may enroll within 4 weeks of progression to Stage M. Subjects ≥ 365 days of age initially diagnosed with MYCN amplified INRGSS Stage L1 disease who progress to Stage M without systemic therapy may enroll within 4 weeks of progression to Stage M. 3. Subjects must be age ≤ 21 years at initial diagnosis. 4. Subjects must be \>12 months of age at enrollment. 5. Adequate cardiac function defined as: 1. Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or 2. Ejection fraction of ≥ 50% by radionuclide evaluation or echocardiogram. 6. Adequate liver function must be demonstrated, defined as: 1. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age AND 2. ALT (SGPT) \< 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age 7. 1\. Subjects must have adequate renal function defined as: * For subjects \< 17 years old: estimated Glomerular Filtration rate (eGFR) as calculated from the Bedside Schwartz equation (in units of mL/min/1.73 m2) or via radioisotope GFR of ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2. The Bedside Schwartz equation is: \[(0.413) X (Height in cm)\] / SCr * For subjects ≥17 years old: estimated Glomerular Filtration rate (eGFR) as calculated from the Cockcroft and Gault formula (in units of mL/min/1.73 m2) or via radioisotope GFR of ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2. The Cockcroft and Gault formula is: \[(140-age) x (Wt in kg) x (0.85 if female)\] / (72 x SCr) * OR a 24 hour urine Creatinine clearance ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 8. A negative serum pregnancy test is required for subjects of childbearing potential (≥13 years of age or after onset of menses) 9. Both male and female post-pubertal study subjects must be willing to use a highly effective contraceptive method (i.e., achieves a failure rate of \<1% per year when used consistently and correctly) from the time of informed consent (and assent, as applicable) until 6 months after study treatment discontinuation. Such methods include: combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal, transdermal), progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable, implantable), intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomized partner, sexual abstinence. 10. Informed Consent: All subjects and/or legal guardians must sign informed written consent. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines and applicable local regulations. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who are less than 1 year of age 2. Subjects who are 12-18 months of age with INRGSS Stage M and all stage L2 subjects with favorable biologic features (i.e., nonamplified MYCN, favorable pathology, and DNA index \> 1) are not eligible. 3. Subjects who 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. 4. Treatment with immunosuppressive treatment (topical, inhaled and short-term emergency steroids excluded) within 4 weeks prior to enrollment 5. Inadequate pulmonary function defined as evidence of dyspnea at rest, exercise intolerance, and/or chronic oxygen requirement. In addition, room air pulse oximetry \< 94% and/or abnormal pulmonary function tests if these assessments are clinically indicated. 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study.) 7. Subjects receiving any investigational drug concurrently. 8. 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 9. Subjects 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 investigational medicinal products (IMPs) or to significantly increase the severity of the toxicities experienced from trial treatment.
Where it's running
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University of Alabama/Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States Recruiting -
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Recruiting -
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, California, United States Recruiting -
Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, California, United States Recruiting -
Connecticut Children's Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, United States Recruiting -
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States Recruiting
Show 20 more locations
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Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Augusta University Health
Augusta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Recruiting -
Norton Children's Research Institute/Affiliated with University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Recruiting -
Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Recruiting -
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Levine Children's Hospital
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Randall Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, United States Recruiting -
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting -
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Dell Children's Blood and Cancer Center
Austin, Texas, United States Recruiting -
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States Recruiting -
GRAACC Hospital
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Recruiting -
UHC Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, Canada Recruiting -
Chuq
Québec, Quebec, Canada Recruiting -
CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Recruiting -
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Recruiting -
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States Withdrawn
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: BCC Enroll
- Email: BCCEnroll@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
- Phone: 7175310003
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How to take part
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