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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
This study has been completed.
First Received: November 1, 1999   Last Updated: October 10, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Children's Cancer Group
Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002812
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of standard combination chemotherapy treatment with more intensive combination chemotherapy in treating children with acute lymphocytic leukemia.


Condition Intervention Phase
Leukemia
 Drug: asparaginase
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Drug: cytarabine
Drug: daunorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: dexamethasone
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: idarubicin
Drug: mercaptopurine
Drug: methotrexate
Drug: pegaspargase
Drug: prednisone
Drug: thioguanine
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Radiation: radiation therapy
 Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized
Official Title: TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA WITH UNFAVORABLE FEATURES: A PHASE III GROUP-WIDE STUDY

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MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Leukemia, Adult Acute Leukemia, Adult Chronic Leukemia, Childhood
Drug Information available for: Dexamethasone Cyclophosphamide 6-Mercaptopurine Prednisone Vincristine Methotrexate Cytarabine hydrochloride Daunorubicin Doxorubicin Daunorubicin hydrochloride Doxorubicin hydrochloride Dexamethasone acetate Idarubicin hydrochloride Idarubicin Doxiproct plus Myocet Pegaspargase Cytarabine Thioguanine Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Vincristine sulfate Mercaptopurine L-Asparaginase
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Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Estimated Enrollment: 1520
Study Start Date: September 1996
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   1 Year to 21 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with M3 bone marrow No FAB L3 morphology CNS or overt testicular leukemia at diagnosis allowed High risk status 10-21 years old with any white blood count (WBC) 1-9 years old with WBC of 50,000/mm3 or greater

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 1 to 21 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: See Disease Characteristics Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior therapy for ALL except: Emergency therapy for blast crisis, superior vena cava syndrome, or renal failure due to leukemic infiltration Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Intrathecal cytarabine or methotrexate allowed at diagnostic lumbar puncture Induction therapy must begin within 72 hours after intrathecal injection Endocrine therapy: At least 1-2 months since prior prednisone, for less than 48 hours, for reactive airway disease Inhalational steroids allowed Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002812

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Cancer Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
Study Chair: Nita L. Seibel, MD Children's Research Institute
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Additional Information:
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:
Arce FJ, Seibel N, Gaynon PS, et al.: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of asparaginases in antibody-negative pediatric patients with higher risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): a report from CCG-1961. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-9027, 508s, 2006.
Avramis VI, Ettinger L, Martin-Aragon S, et al.: Anti-asparaginase (ASNase) antibody (Ab) in pediatric patients in high risk ALL study (CCG-1961): correlation of Ab and clinical allergy. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A2319, 2000.
Avramis VI, Panosyan E, Avramis IA, et al.: Anti-asparaginase (ASNase) antibody (Ab) and ASNase activity in children with higher risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (HR ALL) (CCG-1961). [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-1592, 2002.
Bhojwani D, Kang H, Menezes RX, Yang W, Sather H, Moskowitz NP, Min DJ, Potter JW, Harvey R, Hunger SP, Seibel N, Raetz EA, Pieters R, Horstmann MA, Relling MV, den Boer ML, Willman CL, Carroll WL; Children's Oncology Group Study; Dutch Childhood Oncology Group; German Cooperative Study Group for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Gene expression signatures predictive of early response and outcome in high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group Study on behalf of the Dutch Childhood Oncology Group and the German Cooperative Study Group for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Sep 20;26(27):4376-84.
Dhall G, Robison NJ, Rubin JI, et al.: Incidence of adverse reactions to post-induction asparaginase (ASP) therapy in children and adolescents with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): A report from the Children's Oncology Group Study CCG-1961. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-10021, 2008.
Freyer DR, Seibel NL, La MK, et al.: Survival after relapse in higher risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children and adolescents is independent of prior treatment intensity: a report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG). [Abstract] Blood 112 (11): A-917, 2008.
Hastings C, Sather HN, Seibel NL, et al.: Outcomes in children and adolescents with a markedly elevated white blood cell count (>200,000) at diagnosis of high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): a report from the Children's Oncology Group. [Abstract] Blood 108 (11): A-1870, 2006.
Hastings C, Whitlock JA, La M, et al.: Improved outcome of children with Down syndrome (DS) and high risk acute lymphocytic leukemia (HR-ALL): a report of CCG-1961. [Abstract] Blood 110 (11): A-586, 2007.
Henze G. Early postinduction intensification therapy is essential in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2008 Jul 22; [Epub ahead of print]
Nachman JB, La MK, Hunger SP, Heerema NA, Gaynon PS, Hastings C, Mattano LA Jr, Sather H, Devidas M, Freyer DR, Steinherz PG, Seibel NL. Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Have an Excellent Outcome With Chemotherapy Alone and Benefit From Intensive Postinduction Treatment: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Oct 5; [Epub ahead of print]
Nachman J, Siebel N, Sather H, et al.: Outcome for adolescent and young adults 16-21 years of age (AYA) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated on the Children' s Cancer Group (CCG) 1961 study. [Abstract] Blood 104 (11): A-683, 2004.
Panosyan EH, Grigoryan RS, Avramis IA, Seibel NL, Gaynon PS, Siegel SE, Fingert HJ, Avramis VI. Deamination of glutamine is a prerequisite for optimal asparagine deamination by asparaginases in vivo (CCG-1961). Anticancer Res. 2004 Mar-Apr;24(2C):1121-5.
Panosyan EH, Seibel NL, Grigoryan RS, et al.: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of three asparaginases in pediatric patients with higher risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from CCG-1961. [Abstract] Blood 104 (11): A-2745, 2004.
Panosyan EH, Seibel NL, Martin-Aragon S, Gaynon PS, Avramis IA, Sather H, Franklin J, Nachman J, Ettinger LJ, La M, Steinherz P, Cohen LJ, Siegel SE, Avramis VI; Children's Cancer Group Study CCG-1961. Asparaginase antibody and asparaginase activity in children with higher-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Children's Cancer Group Study CCG-1961. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2004 Apr;26(4):217-26.
Seibel NL, Steinherz PG, Sather HN, Nachman JB, Delaat C, Ettinger LJ, Freyer DR, Mattano LA Jr, Hastings CA, Rubin CM, Bertolone K, Franklin JL, Heerema NA, Mitchell TL, Pyesmany AF, La MK, Edens C, Gaynon PS. Early post-induction intensification therapy improves survival for children and adolescents with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Blood. 2007 Nov 26; [Epub ahead of print]
Withycombe JS, Post-White JE, Meza JL, Hawks RG, Smith LM, Sacks N, Seibel NL. Weight patterns in children with higher risk ALL: A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) for CCG 1961. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Aug 17; [Epub ahead of print]
Butturini AM, Dorey FJ, Lange BJ, Henry DW, Gaynon PS, Fu C, Franklin J, Siegel SE, Seibel NL, Rogers PC, Sather H, Trigg M, Bleyer WA, Carroll WL. Obesity and outcome in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 20;25(15):2063-9.
Avramis VI, Panosyan EH. Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships of asparaginase formulations: the past, the present and recommendations for the future. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2005;44(4):367-93. Review.
Seibel NL, Asselin BL, Nachman JB, et al.: Treatment of high risk T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL): comparison of recent experience of the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) and Pediatric Oncology Group (POG). [Abstract] Blood 104 (11): A-681, 2004.

Study ID Numbers: CDR0000064953, CCG-1961
Study First Received: November 1, 1999
Last Updated: October 10, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002812     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
untreated childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
L1 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
L2 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Dexamethasone
Prednisone
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antiemetics
6-Mercaptopurine
Hormones
Pegaspargase
Therapeutic Uses
Abortifacient Agents
Methotrexate
 Dermatologic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Asparaginase
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Immune System Diseases
Thioguanine
Vincristine
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Glucocorticoids
Doxorubicin
Idarubicin
Neoplasms
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic

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