Status:

COMPLETED

Two Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Lead Sponsor:

Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

Conditions:

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 17 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination c...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the incidence of marrow suppression with 2 methods of maintenance treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. * Compare the incidence of liver toxicity wit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia meeting 1 of the following risk definitions:
  • Standard-risk disease:
  • Age 1 to 9 years
  • White blood cell (WBC) \< 50/mm\^3 OR t(12;21) or molecular fusion product -positive disease
  • Good response to prior prednisone (day 8 peripheral blood blast \< 1,000/mm\^3)
  • None of the following subtypes:
  • T-cell
  • t(9;22)
  • t(4;11)
  • t(1;19)
  • Molecular
  • Bone marrow (BM) M1 or M2 on day 15, BM remission (\< 5% blast) on day 33
  • Intermediate-risk disease:
  • Good response to prior prednisone
  • BM M1/M2 on day 15
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • At least 10 years old
  • WBC \> 50/mm\^3
  • Under 1 year old without Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) gene rearrangement
  • T-cell OR t(1;19) or molecular fusion product positive.
  • Standard-risk patient with BM M3 on day 15
  • If minimal residual disease (MRD) available, day 33 MRD \< 10\^-2
  • High-risk disease, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Poor response to prior prednisone
  • t(9;22) or molecular fusion product (BCR/ABL1), t(4;11) or molecular fusion product (MLL/AF4)
  • Intermediate-risk patient with BM M3 on day 15
  • BM M2/M3 on day 33
  • If MRD available, flow cytometry/polymerase chain reaction (PCR) \> 10% on days 15 OR MRD \> 10\^-2 on day 33 OR MRD (before mini-M phase or M phase) \> 10\^-3 on day 84
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Not specified
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2020

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2231 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00707083

    Start Date

    May 1 2008

    End Date

    March 1 2020

    Last Update

    March 5 2020

    Active Locations (2)

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    Prince of Wales Hospital

    Hong Kong, China

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    Queen Mary Hospital - Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, China