Carboplatin Plus Vincristine in Treating Children With Retinoblastoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002794 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: April 26, 2004
Last Update Posted
: October 4, 2011
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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 more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of carboplatin plus vincristine in treating children with retinoblastoma.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Retinoblastoma | Drug: carboplatin Drug: vincristine sulfate | Phase 2 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the objective response rate in infants and children with retinoblastoma when treated with carboplatin (CBDCA) and vincristine (VCR) every 3 weeks for 24 weeks. II. Assess the success of this regimen in delaying radiotherapy and eliminating the need for surgery by estimating the cumulative incidence function of treatment failure. III. Estimate the cumulative incidence of failure of this regimen as measured by subsequent treatment with radiotherapy or surgery.
OUTLINE: All patients receive carboplatin and vincristine every 3 weeks for a maximum of 8 courses. Patients with disease progression after at least 2 courses are removed from study and considered for alternative therapy. Patients are followed every 6 weeks for 1 year, every 2 months for 1 year, every 3-4 months for 3 years, and yearly for 12 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 25 patients will be accrued for this study within 4.5 years.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 25 participants |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of Chemotherapy as Initial Treatment for Retinoblastoma |
Study Start Date : | February 1996 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2001 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2001 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 10 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Newly diagnosed retinoblastoma Bilateral or multifocal unilateral disease in children under age 10 Unilateral, multifocal tumors less than 5 dd in children under age 2 No metastatic disease Disease evidenced by ophthalmoscopic/imaging exam, ultrasound, CT, or MRI Fundus drawings and photographs required
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 10 and under Performance status: Not specified Life Expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00002794
United States, Tennessee | |
University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center | |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38103 | |
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital | |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105-2794 |
Study Chair: | Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
Additional Information:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00002794 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000064874 P30CA021765 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) P01CA023099 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) SJCRH: RET3 NCI-H96-0935 |
First Posted: | April 26, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 4, 2011 |
Last Verified: | October 2011 |
Keywords provided by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
intraocular retinoblastoma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Retinoblastoma Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Retinal Neoplasms Eye Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site |
Eye Diseases Retinal Diseases Carboplatin Vincristine Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |