- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00015873
Comparison of Different Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Infants With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
International Collaborative Treatment Protocol for Infants Under One Year With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is most effective for treating infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different combination chemotherapy regimens in treating infants who have newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the outcome of induction chemotherapy followed by consolidation and reinduction chemotherapy with or without late intensification chemotherapy followed by a maintenance regimen or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in infants with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Determine the value of a late intensification course between reinduction and maintenance therapy in these patients.
- Determine the prognostic value of age, immunophenotype, WBC, day 15 bone marrow status, and MLL gene rearrangement in patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a partially randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to risk (high vs standard).
Patients receive induction therapy comprising prednisone orally or IV three times a day on days 1-7; dexamethasone orally or IV three times a day on days 8-35; vincristine IV on days 8, 16, 22, and 30; cytarabine IV over 30 minutes on days 8-21; daunorubicin IV over 60 minutes on days 8 and 9; asparaginase IV over 1 hour or intramuscularly (IM) on days 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, and 33; methotrexate intrathecally (IT) on days 1 and 29; and cytarabine IT on day 15. Patients receive prednisolone IT in combination with any dose of intrathecal chemotherapy. Patients with CNS involvement receive additional doses of methotrexate IT on days 8 and 22 and then weekly after day 29 until there is no evidence of CNS leukemia.
After achieving complete remission, patients receive MARAM chemotherapy comprising oral mercaptopurine daily on days 1-14; methotrexate IV over 24 hours on days 1 and 8; leucovorin calcium orally or IV 36, 42, and 48 hours after beginning each dose of oral methotrexate; methotrexate IT on days 2 and 9; cytarabine IV over 3 hours twice daily on days 15, 16, 22, and 23; and asparaginase IV over 1 hour or IM on days 16 and 23. Patients receive prednisolone IT in combination with any dose of intrathecal methotrexate.
At least 2 weeks after the completion of MARAM chemotherapy, patients receive OCTADD chemotherapy comprising oral dexamethasone three times a day on days 1-21; oral thioguanine daily on days 1-28 and 36-49; vincristine IV on days 2, 8, 16, and 22; daunorubicin IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cytarabine IV on days 2-5, 9-12, 16-19, 23-26, 37-40, and 45-48; cytarabine IT on days 1 and 15; and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 36 and 49. Patients receive prednisolone IT in combination with any dose of intrathecal methotrexate.
Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms for late intensification therapy.
- Arm I: Beginning at least 1 week after the completion of OCTADD chemotherapy, patients receive VIMARAM chemotherapy comprising vincristine IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; oral mercaptopurine daily on days 1-14; methotrexate IV over 24 hours on days 1 and 8; leucovorin calcium orally or IV 36, 42, and 48 hours after the beginning of each dose of oral methotrexate; methotrexate IT on days 2 and 9; cytarabine IV over 3 hours twice daily on days 15, 16, 22, and 23; and asparaginase IV over 1 hour or IM on days 16 and 23. Patients receive prednisolone IT in combination with any dose of intrathecal methotrexate. Patients then receive the appropriate maintenance therapy.
- Arm II: Patients do not receive VIMARAM chemotherapy but receive appropriate maintenance therapy.
At least 2 weeks after the completion of the last course of chemotherapy, patients receive maintenance therapy. Patients with a good response to initial therapy with prednisone receive maintenance therapy comprising oral dexamethasone three times daily on weeks 1 and 2; vincristine IV on day 2 of weeks 1 and 2; oral mercaptopurine daily on weeks 1-14; and oral methotrexate once weekly on weeks 1-14.
Patients with a poor response to initial therapy with prednisone receive maintenance therapy comprising oral mercaptopurine daily for weeks 1-14; oral methotrexate once weekly for weeks 1-14; oral dexamethasone three times daily for weeks 1 and 2; vincristine IV on day 2 of weeks 1 and 2; etoposide IV over 2 hours once weekly on weeks 8 and 9; and cytarabine IV over 1 hour once weekly on weeks 8 and 9.
Treatment repeats in both maintenance therapy regimens every 14 weeks for a total of 3 courses. Patients also receive methotrexate IT on day 1 of the first and third course of therapy and cytarabine IT on day 1 of the second course of therapy. Patients receive prednisolone IT in combination with any dose of intrathecal chemotherapy.
Beginning after the completion of maintenance therapy, all patients receive continuing maintenance therapy comprising oral mercaptopurine daily and oral methotrexate once a week. Treatment continues until 104 weeks after initial diagnosis.
Patients with a poor response to initial therapy with prednisone may receive allogeneic bone marrow transplantation if a donor is available. The patient undergoes transplantation immediately after OCTADD chemotherapy rather than being randomized and receiving maintenance therapy. These patients receive conditioning regimen comprising oral busulfan four times a day on days -8 to -5, etoposide IV over 4 hours on day -4, methotrexate IT on day -3, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days -3 and -2. Allogenic bone marrow is transplanted on day 0. Patients then receive cyclosporine orally or IV on days 1-180 as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis.
Patients are followed annually.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 350 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Vienna, Austria, A-1090
- St. Anna Children's Hospital
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Brussels, Belgium, 1020
- Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola
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Prague, Czech Republic, 150 06
- University Hospital Motol
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Paris, France, 75475
- Hôpital Saint-Louis
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Hamburg, Germany, D-20246
- University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf
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Hannover, Germany, D-30625
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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Dublin, Ireland, 12
- Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin
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Monza, Italy, 20052
- Nuovo Ospedale San Gerardo at University of Milano-Bicocca
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Monza, Italy, 20052
- Ospedale San Gerardo
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Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3015 GJ
- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital
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Gothenburg, Sweden, 41685
- Östra sjukhuset
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England
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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, B4 6NH
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
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Bristol, England, United Kingdom, BS2 8AE
- Institute of Child Health at University of Bristol
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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, CB2 2QQ
- Addenbrooke's Hospital at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Leeds, England, United Kingdom, LS9 7TF
- Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
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Leicester, England, United Kingdom, LE1 5WW
- Leicester Royal Infirmary
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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, L12 2AP
- Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey
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London, England, United Kingdom, E1 1BB
- Royal London Hospital
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London, England, United Kingdom, WC1N 3JH
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
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Manchester, England, United Kingdom, M27 4HA
- Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom, NE1 4LP
- Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health
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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, NG7 2UH
- Queen's Medical Centre
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Oxford, England, United Kingdom, 0X3 9DU
- Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
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Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, S10 2TH
- Children's Hospital - Sheffield
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Southampton, England, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
- Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust
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Sutton, England, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Surrey
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Northern Ireland
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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT12 6BE
- Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
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Scotland
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Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZG
- Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH9 1LF
- Royal Hospital for Sick Children
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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, G3 8SJ
- Royal Hospital for Sick Children
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Wales
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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, CF14 4XW
- Childrens Hospital for Wales
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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Tennessee
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
- Newly diagnosed
- Morphological verification by cytochemistry and immunophenotyping
- CNS or testicular leukemia at diagnosis allowed
- Trisomy 21 allowed
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 365 days or less
Performance status:
- Not specified
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- Not specified
Hepatic:
- Not specified
Renal:
- Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- No prior chemotherapy for leukemia
Endocrine therapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior systemic corticosteroids
- Prior inhaled steroids allowed
Radiotherapy:
- No prior radiotherapy for leukemia
Surgery:
- Not specified
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: A no VIMARAM
No VIMARAM preceding maintenance treatment
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Experimental: B - VIMARAM
VCR i.v.
1.5 mg/m2/d - 4 days 6-MP p.o. 25 mg/m2/d - 15 days HD-MTX p.i.(24hr) 5 g/m2 - 2 days MTX + pred I.T. (age adapted) - 2 days HD-Ara-C p.i (3hr) 3 g/m2/12 hrs -8 days L-ASP p.i. (1hr) 5.000 U/m2 - 2 days
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Event-free survival at 3-4 years after diagnosis
Time Frame: 4 years after diagnosis
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Event-free survival
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4 years after diagnosis
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Chair: Rob Pieters, MD, MSC, PhD, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Hempel G, Relling MV, de Rossi G, Stary J, De Lorenzo P, Valsecchi MG, Barisone E, Boos J, Pieters R. Pharmacokinetics of daunorubicin and daunorubicinol in infants with leukemia treated in the interfant 99 protocol. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Mar;54(3):355-60. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22266.
- Mann G, Attarbaschi A, Schrappe M, De Lorenzo P, Peters C, Hann I, De Rossi G, Felice M, Lausen B, Leblanc T, Szczepanski T, Ferster A, Janka-Schaub G, Rubnitz J, Silverman LB, Stary J, Campbell M, Li CK, Suppiah R, Biondi A, Vora A, Valsecchi MG, Pieters R; Interfant-99 Study Group. Improved outcome with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a poor prognostic subgroup of infants with mixed-lineage-leukemia (MLL)-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from the Interfant-99 Study. Blood. 2010 Oct 14;116(15):2644-50. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-03-273532. Epub 2010 Jun 30.
- Lonnerholm G, Valsecchi MG, De Lorenzo P, Schrappe M, Hovi L, Campbell M, Mann G, Janka-Schaub G, Li CK, Stary J, Hann I, Pieters R; Interfant-99 study group. Pharmacokinetics of high-dose methotrexate in infants treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 May;52(5):596-601. doi: 10.1002/pbc.21925.
- van der Linden MH, Valsecchi MG, De Lorenzo P, Moricke A, Janka G, Leblanc TM, Felice M, Biondi A, Campbell M, Hann I, Rubnitz JE, Stary J, Szczepanski T, Vora A, Ferster A, Hovi L, Silverman LB, Pieters R. Outcome of congenital acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated on the Interfant-99 protocol. Blood. 2009 Oct 29;114(18):3764-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-02-204214. Epub 2009 Aug 5.
- Van der Velden VH, Corral L, Valsecchi MG, Jansen MW, De Lorenzo P, Cazzaniga G, Panzer-Grumayer ER, Schrappe M, Schrauder A, Meyer C, Marschalek R, Nigro LL, Metzler M, Basso G, Mann G, Den Boer ML, Biondi A, Pieters R, Van Dongen JJ; Interfant-99 Study Group. Prognostic significance of minimal residual disease in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated within the Interfant-99 protocol. Leukemia. 2009 Jun;23(6):1073-9. doi: 10.1038/leu.2009.17. Epub 2009 Feb 12.
- Pieters R, Schrappe M, De Lorenzo P, Hann I, De Rossi G, Felice M, Hovi L, LeBlanc T, Szczepanski T, Ferster A, Janka G, Rubnitz J, Silverman L, Stary J, Campbell M, Li CK, Mann G, Suppiah R, Biondi A, Vora A, Valsecchi MG. A treatment protocol for infants younger than 1 year with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Interfant-99): an observational study and a multicentre randomised trial. Lancet. 2007 Jul 21;370(9583):240-250. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61126-X.
- Pieters R, Schrappe M, de Lorenzo P, et al.: Outcome of infants less than one year of age with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with the Interfant-99 protocol. [Abstract] Blood 108 (11): A-145, 2006.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Immune System Diseases
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Neoplasms
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders
- Lymphatic Diseases
- Immunoproliferative Disorders
- Leukemia
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
- Leukemia, Lymphoid
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
- Antimetabolites
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Immunologic Factors
- Tubulin Modulators
- Antimitotic Agents
- Mitosis Modulators
- Glucocorticoids
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
- Dermatologic Agents
- Reproductive Control Agents
- Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
- Abortifacient Agents
- Folic Acid Antagonists
- Prednisolone
- Cytarabine
- Methotrexate
- Vincristine
- Asparaginase
- Mercaptopurine
Other Study ID Numbers
- CDR0000068529
- ICU-INTERFANT99
- UKCCSG-LK-1999-05
- EU-20063
- EU-20588
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