RT or No RT Following Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage III/IV Hodgkin's Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002462 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : July 26, 2004
Last Update Posted : February 3, 2021
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with no radiation therapy following chemotherapy in treating patients with stage III or stage IV Hodgkin's disease.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lymphoma | Biological: bleomycin sulfate Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: mechlorethamine hydrochloride Drug: prednisone Drug: procarbazine hydrochloride Drug: vinblastine sulfate Drug: vincristine sulfate Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy Radiation: low-LET photon therapy Radiation: radiation therapy | Phase 3 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare relapse-free survival and overall survival of patients with Stage III/IV Hodgkin's disease randomly assigned to adjuvant involved-field radiotherapy vs. no adjuvant therapy following remission induction with MOPP/ABV (nitrogen mustard/vincristine/procarbazine/prednisone/doxorubicin/bleomycin/vinblastine). II. Evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of MOPP/ABV hybrid chemotherapy in advanced Hodgkin's disease. III. Evaluate the prognostic significance of an early response to MOPP/ABV in patients with advanced Hodgkin's disease.
OUTLINE: Study randomized for adjuvant radiotherapy. All patients receive Induction chemotherapy on Regimen A, following which those in CR are randomized on Arms I and II. Regimen A: 7-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. MOPP/ABV Hybrid. Mechlorethamine, NM, NSC-762; Vincristine, VCR, NSC-67574; Procarbazine, PCB, NSC-77213; Prednisone, PRED, NSC-10023; Doxorubicin, DOX, NSC-123127; Bleomycin, BLEO, NSC-125066; Vinblastine, VBL, NSC-49842. Arm I: Radiotherapy. Involved-field irradiation using megavoltage equipment. Arm II: No further therapy.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 321 evaluable patients will be required; an annual accrual rate of 80 patients is anticipated.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 615 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase III Randomized Trial of Adjuvant Involved-Field Radiotherapy vs No Adjuvant Therapy Following Remission Induction With MOPP/ABV Hybrid Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage III/IV Hodgkin's Disease |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 1989 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2000 |

- Benefit of adjuvant involved field RT after entering complete remission with MOPP/ABV hybrid CT
- Efficacy of MOPP/ABV hybrid CT
- Relapse free survival
- Overall survival

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years to 70 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven clinical or pathological Stage III/IV Hodgkin's disease Pathological Stage IIIAS disease with the spleen as the only site of subdiaphragmatic involvement excluded
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 15 to 70 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: No severe limits on life expectancy due to nonmalignant disease Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: No severe cardiac disease that would preclude protocol therapy Pulmonary: No severe pulmonary disease that would preclude protocol therapy Other: No severe metabolic or neurologic disease that would preclude protocol therapy No concomitant or previous second malignancy except: Nonmelanomatous skin cancer In situ carcinoma of the cervix
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior therapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00002462

Study Chair: | John Raemaekers, MD, PhD | Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen |
Responsible Party: | European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00002462 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EORTC-20884 EORTC-20884 ( Other Identifier: EORTC ) |
First Posted: | July 26, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 3, 2021 |
Last Verified: | February 2021 |
stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphoma Hodgkin Disease Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Cobalt Prednisone Doxorubicin Liposomal doxorubicin Bleomycin Vincristine Vinblastine |
Procarbazine Mechlorethamine Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-Inflammatory Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic |