Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Treating Infants With Newly Diagnosed Neuroblastoma.

September 16, 2013 updated by: European Infant Neuroblastoma Study Group - 1999

European Infant Neuroblastoma Study - Unresectable Tumors (MYCN Not Amplified)

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving a chemotherapy drug before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by surgery in treating infants who have newly diagnosed neuroblastoma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the survival and morbidity of infants with newly diagnosed stage II or III unresectable neuroblastoma without MYCN amplification treated with vincristine and cyclophosphamide, etoposide and carboplatin, and cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine followed by surgery.
  • Determine whether deletion of chromosome 1p or diploidy/tetraploidy are prognostic factors in these patients.
  • Determine whether there are other prognostic criteria that could be used in future therapeutic stratification of these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to symptomatic spinal cord involvement (yes vs no).

Patients without evidence of symptomatic spinal cord compression receive vincristine IV on day 1 and cyclophosphamide IV on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 14 days for 2 courses. Patients eligible for surgery undergo surgical resection and then are removed from the study.

Patients ineligible for surgery after 2 courses of initial chemotherapy, but with at least 25% response to initial chemotherapy, receive 2 additional courses of vincristine and cyclophosphamide. Patients eligible for surgery undergo surgical resection and then are removed from the study.

Patients ineligible for surgery after 2 additional courses of initial chemotherapy or with disease progression receive etoposide IV over 2 hours and carboplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1-3. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses. Patients eligible for surgery undergo surgical resection and then are removed from the study.

Patients who remain ineligible for surgery or with disease progression after etoposide and carboplatin receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5, doxorubicin IV over 6 hours on days 4 and 5, and vincristine IV on days 1 and 5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses. Patients then undergo surgical resection or biopsy.

Patients with symptomatic spinal cord compression receive initial treatment with etoposide and carboplatin as above. Patients with improved symptoms and resectable disease after initial chemotherapy undergo surgical resection or biopsy. Patients who remain ineligible for surgery or with no improvement in symptoms after initial chemotherapy receive cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine as above. Patients then undergo surgical resection or biopsy.

Patients are followed within 6 months and then annually for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Vienna, Austria, A-1090
        • St. Anna Children's Hospital
  • Belgium
      • Ghent, Belgium, B-9000
        • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
        • Rigshospitalet
  • France
      • Toulouse, France, 31026
        • Centre Hospitalier Regional de Purpan
  • Italy
      • Genoa, Italy, 16148
        • Istituto Giannina Gaslini
  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway, 0027
        • Rikshospitalet University Hospital
  • Portugal
      • Lisboa, Portugal, 1099-023 Codex
        • Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil - Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa, S.A.
  • Spain
      • Valencia, Spain, 46009
        • Hospital Universitario la Fe
  • Sweden
      • Gothenburg, Sweden, 41685
        • Ostra Sjukhuset
  • Switzerland
      • Lausanne, Switzerland, CH-1011
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • Bristol, England, United Kingdom, BS2 8BJ
        • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 1 year (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed newly diagnosed stage II or III neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma

    • Unresectable disease
  • No MYCN amplification (i.e., fewer than 10 copies)
  • No metastases to bone marrow
  • No radiological bone lesions in skeleton

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Under 12 months at diagnosis

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • No evidence of liver disease by ultrasound

Renal:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

European Infant Neuroblastoma Study Group - 1999

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Herve Rubie, MD, Centre Hospitalier Regional de Purpan

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 1999

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 11, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 17, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2001

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000068977
  • EURO-INF-NB-STUDY-1999-99.1
  • EU-20125A

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