Combination Chemotherapy or Observation Following Surgery in Treating Infants With Neuroblastoma

Summary

RATIONALE: Sometimes neuroblastoma will regress without treatment, but sometimes additional treatment may be necessary. Giving more than one chemotherapy drug after surgery to remove the tumor may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study combination chemotherapy or observation following surgery in treating infants with neuroblastoma.

Timeline

Start

1995-07

Primary completion

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Completion

2002-02

Publications

• Background Hero B, Simon T, Spitz R, Ernestus K, Gnekow AK, Scheel-Walter HG, Schwabe D, Schilling FH, Benz-Bohm G, Berthold F. Localized infant neuroblastomas often show spontaneous regression: results of the prospective trials NB95-S and NB97. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Mar 20;26(9):1504-10. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.3349.
• Background von Schweinitz D, Hero B, Berthold F. The impact of surgical radicality on outcome in childhood neuroblastoma. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Dec;12(6):402-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-36952.
• Results Krams M, Hero B, Berthold F, Parwaresch R, Harms D, Rudolph P. Proliferation marker KI-S5 discriminates between favorable and adverse prognosis in advanced stages of neuroblastoma with and without MYCN amplification. Cancer. 2002 Feb 1;94(3):854-61.

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