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Glutamic Acid in Reducing Nerve Damage Caused by Vincristine in Young Patients With Cancer

NCT00369564

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindSupportive care

Summary

RATIONALE: Glutamic acid may help lessen or prevent nerve damage caused by vincristine. It is not yet known whether glutamic acid is more effective than a placebo in preventing nerve damage in patients receiving vincristine for Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying glutamic acid to see how well it works compared to a placebo in reducing nerve damage caused by vincristine in young patients receiving vincristine for Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Timeline

Start
2007-05
Primary completion
2012-11
Completion
2012-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Glutamic Acid Unknown Oral