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INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOR INTERMEDIATE-RISK RELAPSE OF CHILDHOOD B-PRECURSOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL): A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF VINCRISTINE STRATEGIES


Phase 3
1 Year
29 Years
Not Enrolling
Both
B-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, L1 Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, L2 Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOR INTERMEDIATE-RISK RELAPSE OF CHILDHOOD B-PRECURSOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL): A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF VINCRISTINE STRATEGIES


PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the efficacy of an intensive chemotherapy regimen (based on POG-9412) for
pediatric patients with intermediate-risk relapsed B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare the 3-year event-free survival and frequency and severity of adverse effects in
patients treated with high-dose (closed to accrual as of 9/2010) vs low-dose vincristine.

II. To determine levels of minimal residual disease (MRD) present at the end of the first &
third blocks of Induction and determine if higher MRD levels at these times identify
patients at higher risk of relapse who might be candidates for alternative therapies in
future trials.

III. To determine whether common polymorphisms in candidate genes are associated with the
frequency of vincristine adverse effects (peripheral neuropathy, syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone secretion [SIADH], or constipation) and with anti-leukemic response
(level of end-Induction MRD).

IV. Compare, descriptively, the outcomes of patients treated with combination chemotherapy
vs those treated with matched sibling-related donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(for those with eligible donors).

V. To use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) arrays to characterize patterns of gene expression
that predict treatment failure, and to compare gene expression profiles at the time of
relapse with those at initial diagnosis to gain an understanding of the pathways that may be
involved in disease resistance.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, randomized study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2
treatment arms (randomization closed as of 09/2010).

INDUCTION THERAPY 1 (WEEKS 1-5):

ARM I: Patients receive low-dose vincristine intravenously (IV) on days 1, 8, 15, and 22;
prednisone orally (PO) 3 times daily (TID) on days 1-28; doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over
15 minutes on day 1; pegaspargase intramuscularly (IM) on days 2, 8, 15, and 22; cytarabine
intrathecally (IT) on day 1; and methotrexate IT* on days 15 and 29.

ARM II (closed to accrual as of 09/2010)***: Patients receive high-dose vincristine IV on
days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and prednisone, doxorubicin hydrochloride, pegaspargase, cytarabine,
and methotrexate* as in arm I.

NOTE: *Central nervous system (CNS)-positive patients do not receive methotrexate IT. In
both arms, CNS-positive patients receive intrathecal triple therapy (ITT) comprising
methotrexate IT, hydrocortisone IT, and cytarabine IT on days 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29.
CNS-positive patients not achieving remission after induction therapy 1 receive one
additional dose of ITT on day 36. Patients in both arms then proceed to induction therapy
2**.

NOTE: **Patients who are CNS-positive at relapse receive induction therapy 3 BEFORE
induction therapy 2.

NOTE: ***Patients already enrolled on arm II are crossover to arm I.

INDUCTION THERAPY 2 (WEEKS 6-10 or 7-11): Once blood counts recover, all patients receive
etoposide phosphate IV over = 1 hour and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5;
high-dose methotrexate IV continuously over 24 hours on day 22; leucovorin calcium IV or PO
beginning 42 hours after start of high-dose methotrexate and continuing every 6 hours for at
least 3 doses; and methotrexate IT* on days 1 and 22. Patients also receive filgrastim
(G-CSF) IV or subcutaneously (SC) beginning on day 6 and continuing until blood counts
recover.

NOTE: *CNS-positive patients do not receive methotrexate IT. CNS-positive patients receive
ITT on days 1 and 22. Patients with testicular-relapse with persistent testicular disease at
the end of induction therapy 1 undergo testicular radiotherapy once daily (QD), 5 days a
week, for 12 days during induction therapy 2**.

NOTE: **Radiotherapy should be completed before beginning high-dose methotrexate (week 9)
chemotherapy.

All patients then proceed to induction therapy 3.

INDUCTION THERAPY 3 (WEEKS 11-15 or 12-16): All patients receive high-dose cytarabine IV
over 3 hours on days 1, 2, 8, and 9, and asparaginase IM on days 2 and 9. Patients also
receive G-CSF IV or SC beginning on day 10 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Patients with a suitable HLA-matched related donor are removed from study and proceed to
stem cell transplantation. Patients without a suitable HLA-matched related donor proceed to
intensification therapy 1 (as per their randomized arm in induction therapy 1).

INTENSIFICATION THERAPY 1 (WEEKS 16-27 or 17-28):

ARM I: Patients receive low-dose vincristine IV and high-dose methotrexate IV continuously
over 24 hours on day 1; leucovorin calcium IV or orally beginning 42 hours after start of
high-dose methotrexate and continuing every 6 hours for at least 3 doses; oral
mercaptopurine once daily on days 2-6; etoposide phosphate IV over ≥ 1 hour and
cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 8; and methotrexate IT* on day 15. Treatment repeats
every 21 days for 4 courses (with the exception of IT methotrexate which repeats for only 3
courses).

ARM II: Patients receive high-dose vincristine IV on day 1 and high-dose methotrexate,
leucovorin calcium, mercaptopurine, etoposide phosphate, cyclophosphamide, and methotrexate
IT* as in arm I. (closed to accrual as of 09/2010)

NOTE: *CNS-positive patients do not receive methotrexate IT. CNS-positive patients receive
ITT on day 15. ITT repeats every 3 weeks for 3 courses.

NOTE: ** Patients already enrolled on arm II are crossover to arm I.

Patients in both arms then proceed to reinduction therapy (as per their randomized arm in
induction therapy 1).

REINDUCTION THERAPY (WEEKS 28-32 or 29-33):

ARM I: Patients receive low-dose vincristine IV and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15
minutes on days 1, 8, and 15, oral dexamethasone twice daily on days 1-7 and 15-21,
pegaspargase IM on days 2 and 15, and methotrexate IT* on days 1 and 28.

ARM II: Patients receive high-dose vincristine IV on days 1, 8, and 15 and doxorubicin
hydrochloride, dexamethasone, pegaspargase, and methotrexate IT* as in arm I. (closed to
accrual as of 09/2010)

NOTE: *CNS-positive patients do not receive methotrexate IT. CNS-positive patients receive
ITT on days 1 and 28.

NOTE: ** Patients already enrolled on arm II are crossover to arm I. Patients in both arms
then proceed to intensification therapy 2 (as per their randomized arm in induction therapy
1).

INTENSIFICATION THERAPY 2 (WEEKS 33-56 or 34-57):

ARM I: Once blood counts recover, patients receive high-dose cytarabine IV over 3 hours on
days 1 and 2; pegaspargase IM on day 2; low-dose vincristine IV on days 22 and 29; high-dose
methotrexate IV on day 22; leucovorin calcium IV or orally beginning 42 hours after start of
high-dose methotrexate and continuing every 6 hours for at least 3 doses; oral
mercaptopurine once daily on days 23-27; etoposide phosphate IV over ≥ 1 hour and
cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 29; and methotrexate IT* on day 36. Patients also
receive G-CSF IV or SC beginning on day 3 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Treatment repeats every 42 days for 4 courses (with the exception of IT methotrexate which
only repeats for 3 courses).

ARM II: Patients receive high-dose cytarabine, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin calcium,
pegaspargase, mercaptopurine, etoposide phosphate, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate IT*, and
G-CSF as in arm I. Patients also receive high-dose vincristine IV on days 22 and 29.

NOTE: *CNS-positive patients do not receive methotrexate IT. CNS-positive patients receive
ITT on day 36. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 3 courses.

Patients in both arms then proceed to maintenance therapy (as per their randomized arm in
induction therapy 1).

MAINTENANCE THERAPY (week 57-106 or 58-107):

ARM I: Patients receive methotrexate IT on day 1* and then PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36;
mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-42; dexamethasone PO twice daily (BID) on days 1-5; and
low-dose vincristine IV and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 43, 50, 57, and 64.
Treatment repeats every 70 days for 5 courses.

ARM II: Patients receive methotrexate*, mercaptopurine, dexamethasone, and cyclophosphamide
as in arm I. Patients also receive high-dose vincristine IV on days 43, 50, 57, and 64.

NOTE: *CNS-positive patients receive methotrexate IT on day 1, instead of oral methotrexate.

Beginning in week 1 of the first maintenance therapy course, patients with CNS relapse
undergo cranial radiotherapy QD, 5 days a week, for 10 days. Patients with CNS relapse do
not receive any IT therapy during maintenance therapy.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for 5 years.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

- Bone marrow with > 25% L1 or L2 lymphoblasts (M3 marrow)

- Patients with > 25% L3 marrow lymphoblasts and/or evidence of c-myc
translocation are not eligible (considered Burkitt's or mature B-cell
leukemia)

- Intermediate-risk relapsed disease, meeting 1 of the following criteria:

- Bone marrow relapse ≥ 36 months after initial diagnosis (defined as M3 marrow
after previous remission from ALL)

- Combined bone marrow and extramedullary (CNS* and/or testicular**) relapse ≥ 36
months after initial diagnosis

- Isolated extramedullary (CNS* and/or testicular**) relapse < 18 months after
initial diagnosis

- The following subtypes are not allowed:

- T-lineage ALL

- Mature B-cell (Burkitt's) leukemia (defined as L3 morphology and/or evidence of
c-myc translocation)

- Philadelphia-chromosome positive disease

- No Down syndrome (trisomy 21)

- Shortening fraction >= 27% by echocardiogram OR ejection fraction >= 50% by
radionuclide angiogram

- Bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL

- Not pregnant

- Fertile patients must use effective contraception

- No history of peripheral neuropathy >= grade 3 within the past month

- No toxicity (i.e. peripheral neuropathy) >= grade 3 attributable to vincristine
within the past month

- At least 5 days since prior intrathecal chemotherapy

- No prior hematopoietic stem cell or marrow transplantation

- No prior cranial radiotherapy > 1200 cGy (for patients with CNS relapse)

- No concurrent stem cell transplant

- No concurrent alternative therapy

- No concurrent itraconazole in patients receiving vincristine

- No concurrent intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Efficacy of therapy of an intensive chemotherapy regimen (based on POG 9412) for patients with intermediate-risk relapse of childhood B-precursor ALL

Outcome Description:

Power calculations are based on the assumption of proportional hazards, and using the log rank test (alpha=0.1, one-sided test). The efficacy stopping boundaries to be used will be based on the alpha x (time)^2 spending function. The study will also be monitored for futility. The lower boundaries are based on testing the alternative hypothesis at the 0.005 level.

Outcome Time Frame:

Assessed up to 5 years

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Glen Lew

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Children's Oncology Group

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

AALL0433

NCT ID:

NCT00381680

Start Date:

March 2007

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • B-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • L1 Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • L2 Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Burkitt Lymphoma
  • Leukemia
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

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Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland  21205
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio  44195
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, New York  14263
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University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi  39216-4505
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, Rhode Island  02903
Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas, Texas  75230
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas  78284-7811
Midwest Children's Cancer Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226
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Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, Michigan  49007
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Nashville, Tennessee  37232-6838
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, Illinois  60153
Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, New Jersey  07962-1956
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Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, Maine  04401
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska  68198-3330
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, New Jersey  07601
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Children's National Medical Center Washington, District of Columbia  20010-2970
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All Children's Hospital St. Petersburg, Florida  33701
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73104
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Driscoll Children's Hospital Corpus Christi, Texas  78466
Scott and White Memorial Hospital Temple, Texas  76508
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Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, Kentucky  40202-3830
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Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center Tacoma, Washington  98415-0299
City of Hope Medical Center Duarte, California  91010
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Bethlehem, Pennsylvania  18017
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Lee Memorial Health System Fort Myers, Florida  33902
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia  22908
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama  35294-3300
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center Hartford, Connecticut  06106
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina  27599
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University of Florida Gainesville, Florida  32610-0277
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Yale University New Haven, Connecticut  06520
Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan  48202
Mercy Children's Hospital Toledo, Ohio  43608
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital Portland, Oregon  97227
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center Greenville, South Carolina  29605
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Tucson, Arizona  85724
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts  01605
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, New Hampshire  03756
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University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky  40536-0098
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Sacramento, California  95817
Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon  97201
Tulane University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana  70112
Florida Hospital Orlando, Florida  32803
Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, Georgia  31404
Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston-Salem, North Carolina  27157
Childrens Memorial Hospital Chicago, Illinois  60614
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland Oakland, California  94611
Sutter General Hospital Sacramento, California  95816
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Washington, District of Columbia  20057
M D Anderson Cancer Center- Orlando Orlando, Florida  32806
University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii  96813
Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute Boise, Idaho  83712
Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Services Indianapolis, Indiana  46260
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Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan  49008
Saint John's Mercy Medical Center Saint Louis, Missouri  63141
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Saint Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, New Jersey  07039
New York University Langone Medical Center New York, New York  10016
Columbia University Medical Center New York, New York  10032
State University of New York Upstate Medical University Syracuse, New York  13210
Mission Hospitals Inc Asheville, North Carolina  28801
Saint Vincent Hospital Green Bay, Wisconsin  54301
University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Baltimore, Maryland  21201
University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois  60612
Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth, Texas  76104
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina  27858
West Virginia University Charleston Charleston, West Virginia  25304
The Children's Medical Center of Dayton Dayton, Ohio  45404
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, Illinois  60068
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center Miami, Florida  33136
University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview Minneapolis, Minnesota  55455
Children's Oncology Group Arcadia, California  91006-3776
C S Mott Children's Hospital Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109
Southern Illinois University Springfield, Illinois  62702
University Of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri  65212
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland  20889
Riley Hospital for Children Indianapolis, Indiana  46202
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, New Jersey  08903
Phoenix Childrens Hospital Phoenix, Arizona  85016
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, California  90806
Childrens Hospital of Orange County Orange, California  92868-3874
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, Delaware  19803
Nemours Children's Clinic - Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida  32207-8426
Nemours Childrens Clinic - Orlando Orlando, Florida  32806
Saint Joseph Children's Hospital of Tampa Tampa, Florida  33607
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Atlanta, Georgia  30322
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Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital Cleveland, Ohio  44106
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Hershey, Pennsylvania  17033
Palmetto Health Richland Columbia, South Carolina  29203
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Saint Mary's Hospital West Palm Beach, Florida  33407
Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha Omaha, Nebraska  68114
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center Paterson, New Jersey  07503
Texas Tech University Health Science Center-Amarillo Amarillo, Texas  79106
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