Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Ewing's Sarcoma or Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor

Summary

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed metastatic Ewing's sarcoma or primitive neuroectodermal tumor. 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.

Timeline

Start

1995-04

Primary completion

2003-06

Completion

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Publications

• Background Souid AK, Fahey RC, Dubowy RL, Newton GL, Bernstein ML. WR-2721 (amifostine) infusion in patients with Ewing's sarcoma receiving ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide with mesna: drug and thiol levels in plasma and blood cells, a Pediatric Oncology Group study. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 1999;44(6):498-504. doi: 10.1007/s002800051124.
• Results Bernstein ML, Devidas M, Lafreniere D, Souid AK, Meyers PA, Gebhardt M, Stine K, Nicholas R, Perlman EJ, Dubowy R, Wainer IW, Dickman PS, Link MP, Goorin A, Grier HE; Pediatric Oncology Group; Children's Cancer Group Phase II Study 9457; Children's Oncology Group. Intensive therapy with growth factor support for patients with Ewing tumor metastatic at diagnosis: Pediatric Oncology Group/Children's Cancer Group Phase II Study 9457--a report from the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jan 1;24(1):152-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.1717.
• Results Souid AK, Newton GL, Dubowy RL, Fahey RC, Bernstein ML. Determination of the cytoprotective agent WR-2721 (Amifostine, Ethyol) and its metabolites in human blood using monobromobimane fluorescent labeling and high-performance liquid chromatography. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 1998;42(5):400-6. doi: 10.1007/s002800050836.

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