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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Lymphoma

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002590
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 29, 2004
Last Update Posted : July 24, 2014
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Children's Oncology Group

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

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 combination chemotherapy in treating children who have lymphoma.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Lymphoma Biological: filgrastim Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: cytarabine Drug: daunorubicin hydrochloride Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: etoposide Drug: leucovorin calcium Drug: methotrexate Drug: pegaspargase Drug: prednisone Drug: thioguanine Drug: vincristine sulfate Radiation: radiation therapy Phase 2

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the toxicity and feasibility of intensifying the New York I (NYI) regimen by adding etoposide and cytarabine, increasing the dose of methotrexate, using pegaspargase, and compressing the treatment duration (11 months) in previously untreated children with disseminated anaplastic (Ki-1 positive) large cell and large cell T-cell lymphoma. II. Provide preliminary data for a future phase III study that will compare this intensified regimen with the high-risk ALL regimen NYI in children with disseminated lymphoblastic lymphoma. III. Continue to investigate the immunophenotype, cytogenetics, and molecular biology of lymphoblastic lymphoma and their relationship to leukemia. IV. Obtain preliminary data on treatment of anaplastic large cell (Ki-1) and T-cell large cell lymphoma treated with intensive NYI.

OUTLINE: Patients with CNS disease at diagnosis receive craniospinal irradiation on Regimen A at the conclusion of Maintenance chemotherapy. The following acronyms are used: ARA-C Cytarabine, NSC-63878 CF Leucovorin calcium, NSC-3590 CTX Cyclophosphamide, NSC-26271 DNR Daunorubicin, NSC-82151 DOX Doxorubicin, NSC-123127 G-CSF Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Amgen), NSC-614629 MTX Methotrexate, NSC-740 PEG-ASP Pegaspargase, NSC-624239 PRED Prednisone, NSC-10023 TG Thioguanine, NSC-752 VCR Vincristine, NSC-67574 VP-16 Etoposide, NSC-141540 Induction: 5-Drug Combination Systemic Chemotherapy with Hematopoietic Stimulation plus 2-Drug Combination Intrathecal Chemotherapy. VCR/PRED/CTX/DNR/PEG-ASP; with G-CSF; plus IT ARA-C/IT MTX. Consolidation: 7-Drug Combination Systemic Chemotherapy with Hematopoietic Stimulation plus Single-Agent Intrathecal Chemotherapy. VCR/PRED/PEG-ASP/VP-16/TG/ARA-C/MTX/CF; with G-CSF; plus IT MTX. Maintenance: Sequential Pulses of 2-, 3-, 3-, and 2-Drug Systemic Chemotherapy Combinations plus Single-Agent Intrathecal Chemotherapy. CTX/TG/IT MTX; VCR/PRED/DOX; VCR/MTX/CF/PEG-ASP; ARA-C/VP-16. Regimen A: Radiotherapy. Craniospinal irradiation using megavoltage equipment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 40 patients will be entered over approximately 10 months. If 4 or more toxic deaths occur in the first 15 patients or 5 or more toxic deaths occur in the first 30 patients, accrual will stop. As of 05/96, asparaginase has been replaced with pegaspargase; 15-25 additional patients will be accrued. As of 01/97, a maximum of 35 patients will be accrued for PEG asparaginase-containing treatment regimen. As of 5/97, this study is open only to patients with anaplastic large cell and T cell large cell lymphoma. Approximately 60-90 patients will be accrued.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 221 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Pilot Study For The Treatment of Newly-Diagnosed Disseminated Anaplastic Large Cell Ki-1 Lymphoma and T-Large Cell Lymphoma
Study Start Date : July 1994
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2001
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2007

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lymphoma

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Regimen A
See detailed description.
 Biological: filgrastim
Other Names:
  • G-CSF
  • Neupogen
  • NSC-614629

Drug: cyclophosphamide
Other Name: Cytoxan

Drug: cytarabine
Other Names:
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Ara-C
  • Cytosar-U
  • NSC-63878

Drug: daunorubicin hydrochloride
Other Names:
  • Daunomycin
  • Cerubidine

Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Other Names:
  • Adriamycin
  • NSC-123127

Drug: etoposide
Other Names:
  • VP-16
  • VePesid)
  • NSC-141540

Drug: leucovorin calcium
Other Names:
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Folinic Acid

Drug: methotrexate
Drug: pegaspargase
Other Names:
  • PEG Asparaginase
  • Oncaspar®

Drug: prednisone
Other Name: NSC-10023

Drug: thioguanine
Other Names:
  • 6-Thioguanine
  • 6-TG
  • NSC-752

Drug: vincristine sulfate
Other Name: Oncovin

Radiation: radiation therapy


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Estimate toxicity and feasibility of 11 month multiagent chemotx
    Estimate the toxicity and feasibility of a short (11 month) aggressive multiagent chemotherapy regimen - Intensive NYI\NHL


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Provide preliminary data for a future phase III study
  2. Investigate the biology of lymphoblastic lymphoma
    To continue to investigate the biology of lymphoblastic lymphoma and its relationship to leukemia through the study of immunophenotyping, cytogenetics and molecular analysis.

  3. Obtain preliminary data on treatment of anaplastic large cell
    To obtain preliminary data on treatment of anaplastic large cell (Ki-1) and T-cell large cell lymphoma treated with intensive NYI.


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Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 20 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed and previously untreated anaplastic large cell Ki-1 lymphoma and T-cell large cell lymphoma Malignant lymphoblasts (identified by immunophenotype) in pleural fluid, ascitic fluid, or bone marrow sufficient for diagnosis Large cell lymphoma with T-cell phenotype eligible Localized mediastinal disease and bone lymphoma eligible CNS disease eligible and defined as: Any clearly identifiable tumor cells in cerebral spinal fluid Cranial nerve palsy (if not explained by extra cranial tumor) Clinical Spinal Cord Compression Isolated intra cerebral mass No cranial nerve palsies requiring immediate CNS irradiation

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Under 21 Performance status: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: Shortening fraction greater than 27% on echocardiogram (ECHO) OR Left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 47% on radionuclide scan (RCNA) OR Cardiac function assessed as within normal limits by cardiologist ECHO or RCNA obtained as close as clinically possible to start of therapy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior therapy except emergency treatment of airway obstruction or superior vena cava syndrome No more than 72 hours between emergency radiotherapy or steroids and initiation of protocol therapy

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Locations
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
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Study Chair: Minnie Abromowitch, MD Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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Publications of Results:
Abromowitch M, Sposto R, Perkins S, et al.: Outcome of Children's Cancer Group (CCG) 5941: a pilot study for the treatment of newly diagnosed pediatric patients with disseminated lymphoblastic lymphoma. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A2295, 2000.

Other Publications:

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Responsible Party: Children's Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002590    
Other Study ID Numbers: 5941
CCG-5941 ( Other Identifier: Children's Cancer Group )
CDR0000063751 ( Other Identifier: NCI )
First Posted: April 29, 2004    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 24, 2014
Last Verified: July 2014
Keywords provided by Children's Oncology Group:
stage IV childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma
stage IV childhood large cell lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lymphoma
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Leucovorin
Cytarabine
Prednisone
Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin
Liposomal doxorubicin
Methotrexate
Etoposide
 Vincristine
Daunorubicin
Asparaginase
Pegaspargase
Thioguanine
Levoleucovorin
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Myeloablative Agonists