Dexamethasone Compared With Prednisone During Induction Therapy and Methotrexate With or Without Leucovorin During Maintenance Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00075725 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 13, 2004
Results First Posted : August 6, 2015
Last Update Posted : April 27, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Adult B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Childhood B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Drug: Cyclophosphamide Drug: Cytarabine Drug: Daunorubicin Hydrochloride Drug: Dexamethasone Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Drug: Leucovorin Calcium Drug: Mercaptopurine Drug: Methotrexate Drug: Pegaspargase Drug: Prednisone Radiation: Radiation Therapy Drug: Thioguanine Drug: Vincristine Sulfate | Phase 3 |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 3154 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | High Risk B-Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 29, 2003 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 31, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Arm I
Patients in arm I receive intrathecal cytarabine in week 1; infusions of vincristine and daunorubicin once a week in weeks 1-4; dexamethasone by mouth or infusion twice a day in weeks 1 and 2; intrathecal methotrexate in weeks 2 and 5 or 2-5; and an injection of pegaspargase in week 1.
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Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Cytarabine Given IT, SC, or IV
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Drug: Daunorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
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Drug: Dexamethasone Given PO or IV
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Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
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Drug: Mercaptopurine Given PO
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Drug: Methotrexate Given IT or IV
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Drug: Pegaspargase Given IM
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Radiation: Radiation Therapy Undergo radiation therapy
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Drug: Thioguanine Given PO
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Drug: Vincristine Sulfate Given IV
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Active Comparator: Arm II
Patients in arm II will receive intrathecal cytarabine in week 1; infusions of vincristine and daunorubicin once a week in weeks 1-4; dexamethasone by mouth or infusion twice a day in weeks 1 and 2; intrathecal methotrexate in weeks 2 and 5 or 2-5; and an injection of pegaspargase in week 1.
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Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Cytarabine Given IT, SC, or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Daunorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Dexamethasone Given PO or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Mercaptopurine Given PO
Other Names:
Drug: Methotrexate Given IT or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Pegaspargase Given IM
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Radiation: Radiation Therapy Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
Drug: Thioguanine Given PO
Other Names:
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate Given IV
Other Names:
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Experimental: Arm III
Patients in arm III will receive cytarabine, vincristine, daunorubicin, and pegaspargase as in groups one and two. They will also receive prednisone by mouth or infusion twice a day in weeks 1-4 and intrathecal methotrexate in weeks 2 and 5. Some patients in all groups may receive induction therapy for 2 additional weeks. Beginning in week 6 or 7, patients may receive combination chemotherapy by infusion, injection, intrathecally, and by mouth for up to 8 weeks. |
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Cytarabine Given IT, SC, or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Daunorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Dexamethasone Given PO or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Mercaptopurine Given PO
Other Names:
Drug: Methotrexate Given IT or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Pegaspargase Given IM
Other Names:
Drug: Prednisone Given PO or IV
Other Names:
Radiation: Radiation Therapy Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
Drug: Thioguanine Given PO
Other Names:
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate Given IV
Other Names:
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Experimental: Arm IV
Patients in arm IV will receive cytarabine, vincristine, daunorubicin, and pegaspargase as in groups one and two. They will also receive prednisone by mouth or infusion twice a day in weeks 1-4 and intrathecal methotrexate in weeks 2 and 5. Some patients in all groups may receive induction therapy for 2 additional weeks. Beginning in week 6 or 7, patients may receive combination chemotherapy by infusion, injection, intrathecally, and by mouth for up to 8 weeks. |
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Cytarabine Given IT, SC, or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Daunorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Dexamethasone Given PO or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Mercaptopurine Given PO
Other Names:
Drug: Methotrexate Given IT or IV
Other Names:
Drug: Pegaspargase Given IM
Other Names:
Drug: Prednisone Given PO or IV
Other Names:
Radiation: Radiation Therapy Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
Drug: Thioguanine Given PO
Other Names:
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate Given IV
Other Names:
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- Comparison of the Increase in Cure Rate of High Risk ALL Without Causing More Serious Side Effects Between Interventions [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Event Free Probability.
- Correlation of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Positive With Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 5 Years ]Bone marrow MRD status is defined as positive with >= 0.1 detectable leukemia cells, and negative with < 0.1 detectable leukemia cells.
- Correlation of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Negative With Overall Survival (OS). [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Bone marrow MRD status is defined as negative with < .01 detectable leukemia cells.
- Correlation of Early Marrow Response Status With MRD Positive. [ Time Frame: Day 29 ]Bone marrow status is defined as: M1: < 5% lymphoblasts; M2: 5-25% lymphoblasts; M3: > 25% lymphoblasts. Bone marrow MRD status is defined as positive with >= 0.1 detectable leukemia cells, and negative with < 0.1 detectable leukemia cells.
- Correlation of Early Marrow Response Status With MRD Negative. [ Time Frame: Day 29 ]Bone marrow status is defined as: M1: < 5% lymphoblasts; M2: 5-25% lymphoblasts; M3: > 25% lymphoblasts. Bone marrow MRD status is defined as positive with >= 0.1 detectable leukemia cells, and negative with < 0.1 detectable leukemia cells.
- Correlation of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Positive With Event Free Survival (EFS) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Bone marrow MRD status is defined as positive with >= 0.1 detectable leukemia cells.
- Correlation of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Negative With Event Free Survival (EFS). [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Bone marrow MRD status is defined as negative with < 0.1 detectable leukemia cells.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 1 Year to 30 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be eligible for and enrolled on classification study COG-AALL03B1
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Newly diagnosed B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- WBC > 50,000/mm^3 for patients age 1 to 9
- Any WBC for patients age 10 to 30 OR patients who have received prior steroid therapy OR patients with testicular disease
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Whit blood cell (WBC) criteria:
- Age 1 - 9 years: WBC >= 50,000/uL
- Age 10 - 30 years: any WBC
- Prior steroid therapy: any WBC
- Testicular disease: any WBC
- Patients shall have had no other prior cytotoxic chemotherapy with the exception of steroids and intrathecal cytarabine
- Patients receiving prior steroid therapy (as described in AALL03B1) are eligible for study; the dose and duration of previous steroid therapy should be carefully documented
- All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
- All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with Down syndrome are ineligible to enroll onto this study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00075725

Principal Investigator: | Eric C Larsen | Children's Oncology Group |
Responsible Party: | Children's Oncology Group |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00075725 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AALL0232 NCI-2009-00301 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) COG-AALL0232 CDR0000349182 11723 AALL0232 ( Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group ) AALL0232 ( Other Identifier: CTEP ) U10CA098543 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | January 13, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | August 6, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | April 27, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Leukemia Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Leukemia, Lymphoid Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Calcium, Dietary Leucovorin Folic Acid Cytarabine Dexamethasone Dexamethasone acetate |
Prednisone Cortisone Cyclophosphamide Doxorubicin Liposomal doxorubicin Methotrexate Vincristine Daunorubicin Asparaginase Mercaptopurine Pegaspargase Thioguanine BB 1101 Calcium 2-Aminopurine |