Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery and an Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant for Disseminated Neuroblastoma
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. A bone marrow transplant, using bone marrow from the patient, may be able to replace blood-forming cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy. It is not yet know which combination chemotherapy schedule is more effective, when given before surgery and an autologous bone marrow transplant, in treating patients with disseminated neuroblastoma. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two different chemotherapy schedules to compare how well they work in treating young patients who are undergoing surgery and an autologous bone marrow transplant for disseminated neuroblastoma.
Timeline
- Start
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- Primary completion
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- Completion
- 2008-03
Outcome
Mixed primary results
paper 3-year EFS was 24.2% for patients in the standard group and 31.0% for those in the rapid group (hazard ratio [HR] 0.86 [95% CI 0.66-1.14], p=0.30. PMID 18308250 ↗
paper 5-year EFS was 18.2% in the standard group and 30.2% in the rapid group, representing a difference of 12.0% (1.8 to 22.3), p=0.022. PMID 18308250 ↗
paper 10-year EFS was 18.2% in the standard group and 27.1% in the rapid group, representing a difference of 8.9% (-1.2 to 19.0), p=0.085. PMID 18308250 ↗
Publications
- Results Pearson AD, Pinkerton CR, Lewis IJ, Imeson J, Ellershaw C, Machin D; European Neuroblastoma Study Group; Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG formerly United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group). High-dose rapid and standard induction chemotherapy for patients aged over 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma: a randomised trial. Lancet Oncol. 2008 Mar;9(3):247-56. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70069-X.
- Moreno L, Vaidya SJ, Pinkerton CR, Lewis IJ, Imeson J, Machin D, Pearson AD; European Neuroblastoma Study Group; Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) (formerly UKCCSG). Long-term follow-up of children with high-risk neuroblastoma: the ENSG5 trial experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Jul;60(7):1135-40. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24452. Epub 2012 Dec 31.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carboplatin | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Cisplatin | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Cyclophosphamide | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Etoposide | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Melphalan | Small molecule | 200 mg/m2 | Intravenous |
| Subject | Vincristine | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |