Status:

COMPLETED

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Male Patients With Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

Christine Mauz-Körholz

Collaborating Sponsors:

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Conditions:

Lymphoma

Eligibility:

MALE

Up to 18 years

Phase:

PHASE2

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 combination chemotherapy may kill...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the safety and efficacy of combination chemotherapy comprising vincristine, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, prednisone, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (VECOPA) in ped...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of classic Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL)
  • Intermediate or advanced disease (stage I\[E\]-IV)
  • No lymphocyte-predominant HL
  • Previously untreated disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Male
  • No known hypersensitivity or contraindication to study drugs
  • No other concurrent malignancies
  • No severe concurrent diseases (e.g., immune deficiency syndrome)
  • No known HIV positivity
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • More than 30 days since prior and no other concurrent investigational drugs
  • More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent participation in another clinical trial

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    16 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00398554

    Start Date

    June 1 2005

    End Date

    March 1 2013

    Last Update

    March 26 2020

    Active Locations (12)

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    1

    Klinikum Augsburg

    Augsburg, Germany, D-86156

    2

    Charite University Medical Center of Berlin

    Berlin, Germany, D-13347

    3

    Medizinische Universitaetsklinik I at the University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany, D-50924

    4

    Universitaets - Kinderklinik

    Erlangen, Germany, 91054