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At Arkansas Children’s, your child will have access to a wide range of treatments, from traditional to experimental.

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As a respected leader in pediatric cancer treatment, Arkansas Children's is a member of several groups dedicated to improving the lives of children and families living with cancer and blood disorders. Membership in these groups lets your child receive cutting-edge treatments and take part in clinical trials.

At Arkansas Children’s, we are members of:

Children's Oncology Group (COG). COG provides information and support to help children and their families in the fight against cancer.
Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators' Consortium (POETIC). POETIC is a group of 10 large academic medical centers in North America with a major emphasis on comprehensive cancer care and research.
Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC). The NMTRC is a group of 25 universities and children’s hospitals that create a nationwide network of childhood cancer clinical trials. These trials are developing novel therapies for high-risk neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma.

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BCC 016 A Phase II Trial of Eflornithine/DFMO as Maintenance Therapy for Molecular High Risk/Very High Risk and Relapsed/Refractory Medulloblastoma

This study will evaluate the use of Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) as a single agent in patients with high risk medulloblastoma after completing therapy as maintenance therapy with the hopes of preventing relapse.

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NMTRC 014 NMTT- Neuroblastoma Maintenance Therapy Trial Using Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)

Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) will be used in an open label, single agent, multicenter, study for patients with neuroblastoma in remission. In this study subjects will receive 730 Days by mouth difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) at a dose of 500 to 1000 mg/m2 twice daily on each day of study. This study will focus on the use of DFMO in high risk neuroblastoma patients that are in remission as a strategy to prevent recurrence.

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NMTRC 012 PEDS-PLAN – Pediatric Precision Laboratory Advanced Neuroblastoma Therapy

A prospective open label, multicenter study to evaluate the feasibility and side effects 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.

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Currently Enrolling Studies

BCC 016 A Phase II Trial of Eflornithine/DFMO as Maintenance Therapy for Molecular High Risk/Very High Risk and Relapsed/Refractory Medulloblastoma

NMTRC 014 NMTT- Neuroblastoma Maintenance Therapy Trial Using Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)

NMTRC 012 PEDS-PLAN – Pediatric Precision Laboratory Advanced Neuroblastoma Therapy

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