Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

May 29, 2026 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Intensified Methotrexate, Nelarabine (Compound 506U78) and Augmented BFM Therapy for Children and Young Adults With Newly Diagnosed T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) or T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

This randomized phase III trial is studying different combination chemotherapy regimens and their side effects and comparing how well they work in treating young patients with newly diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. 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 more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. After a common induction therapy, patients were risk assigned and eligible for one or both post-induction randomizations: Escalating dose Methotrexate versus High Dose Methotrexate in Interim Maintenance therapy, No Nelarabine versus Nelarabine in Consolidation therapy. T-ALL patients are risk assigned as Low Risk, Intermediate Risk or High Risk. Low Risk patients are not eligible for the Nelarabine randomization, Patients with CNS disease at diagnosis were assgined to receive High Dose Methotrexate, patients who failed induction therapy were assigned to receive Nelarabine and High Dose Methotrexate. T-LLy patients were all assigned to escalating dose Methotrexate and were risk assigned as Standard Risk, High Risk and induction failures. Standard risk patients did not receive nelarabine, High risk T-LLy patients were randomized to No Nelarabine versus Nelarabine, and Induction failures were assigned to receive Nelarabine.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine, through randomization, the relative safety and efficacy of the addition of nelarabine (Compound 506U78) to augmented Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (BFM) therapy (Regimen C, Children's Cancer Group [CCG]-1961).

II. To determine the relative safety and efficacy of high dose methotrexate (5 g/m^2) with leucovorin (leucovorin calcium) rescue compared to escalating methotrexate without leucovorin rescue plus pegaspargase (Capizzi I) delivered during interim maintenance.

III. To gain preliminary data on the use of nelarabine in patients with high risk T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma and its effect on long-term survival.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the relative safety and efficacy of withholding radiation in patients with low risk T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), while treating Intermediate and high risk patients with 1200 cGy of prophylactic cranial radiation.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, controlled, factorial-group, multicenter study.

GROUP 0 (INDUCTION THERAPY): All patients (T-ALL and T-LLy) receive cytarabine intrathecally (IT) on day 1; vincristine sulfate intravenously (IV) on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; prednisone IV or orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28; pegaspargase intramuscularly (IM) (may give IV over 1 to 2 hours) on day 4, 5, or 6; duanorubicin IV on days 1, 8, 15 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 8 and 29 (and days 15 and 22 for patients with CNS3 disease).

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or subcutaneously (SC) on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo conformal radiation therapy (CRT). Patients with standard risk T-LLy received Arm I, and those with high risk T-LLy were randomized between Arm I and Arm II combination chemotherapy.

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). Standard risk T-LLy patients were assigned to Arm I and those with high risk were randomized between Arm I and Arm II.

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate IT dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on days 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32.

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL), all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 15, 22-26, and 29-33 (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35. Patients with high risk T-LLy were either randomized to Arm I or Arm II. Patients with T-LLy who failed induction therapy were assigned to Arm II.

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31.

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two consecutive weeks starting the day of asparaginase substitution.

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo CRT.

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive high dose methotrexate (HDMTX) IV over 24 hours and vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL) and all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35.

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive HDMTX IV over 24 hours and vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for at least 10 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1895

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Australia
    • Queensland
      • Herston, Queensland, Australia, 4029
        • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
      • Herston, Queensland, Australia, 4029
        • Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane
      • South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101
        • Queensland Children's Hospital
    • South Australia
      • North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5006
        • Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
    • Victoria
      • Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 3168
        • Monash Medical Center-Clayton Campus
      • Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052
        • Royal Children's Hospital
    • Western Australia
      • Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6008
        • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8
        • Alberta Children's Hospital
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7
        • University of Alberta Hospital
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4
        • British Columbia Children's Hospital
    • Manitoba
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
        • CancerCare Manitoba
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6
        • Janeway Child Health Centre
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
        • IWK Health Centre
    • Ontario
      • Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7
        • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9
        • Children's Hospital
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
        • Children'S Hospital Of Eastern Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
        • Hospital for Sick Children
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
        • The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
    • Saskatchewan
      • Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4T 7T1
        • Allan Blair Cancer Centre
      • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 4H4
        • Saskatoon Cancer Centre
  • New Zealand
      • Christchurch, New Zealand, 8011
        • Christchurch Hospital
    • Auckland
      • Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand, 1145
        • Starship Children's Hospital
  • Switzerland
      • Geneva, Switzerland, 1205
        • Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Geneva
      • Lausanne, Switzerland, 1011
        • Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Lausanne
  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • Children's Hospital of Alabama
      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36604
        • USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
        • Phoenix Childrens Hospital
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719
        • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202-3591
        • Arkansas Children's Hospital
    • California
      • Downey, California, United States, 90242
        • Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
        • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354
        • Loma Linda University Medical Center
      • Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
        • Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
        • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars Sinai Medical Center
      • Madera, California, United States, 93636
        • Valley Children's Hospital
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609
        • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94611
        • Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Children's Hospital of Orange County
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
        • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
        • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92123
        • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94158
        • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
      • Torrance, California, United States, 90502
        • Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • Children's Hospital Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
        • Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
        • Connecticut Children's Medical Center
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
        • Yale University
    • Delaware
      • Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803
        • Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010
        • Children's National Medical Center
      • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    • Florida
      • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
        • Broward Health Medical Center
      • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33908
        • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
      • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33901
        • Lee Memorial Health System
      • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
        • University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
      • Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
        • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
        • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33155
        • Nicklaus Children's Hospital
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
        • Miami Cancer Institute
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
        • Orlando Health Cancer Institute
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
        • Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827
        • Nemours Children's Hospital
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
        • AdventHealth Orlando
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
        • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
      • Pensacola, Florida, United States, 32504
        • Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
      • St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33701
        • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
        • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
      • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407
        • Saint Mary's Medical Center
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
        • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
      • Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
        • Augusta University Medical Center
      • Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31404
        • Memorial Health University Medical Center
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
        • University of Hawaii Cancer Center
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826
        • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96859
        • Tripler Army Medical Center
    • Idaho
      • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
        • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • University of Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
        • Loyola University Medical Center
      • Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
        • Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
      • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
        • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
      • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
        • Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
        • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
        • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Riley Hospital for Children
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
        • Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • Blank Children's Hospital
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
        • University of Kansas Cancer Center
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
        • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
        • Norton Children's Hospital
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Tulane University School of Medicine
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
        • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
        • Children's Hospital New Orleans
    • Maine
      • Bangor, Maine, United States, 04401
        • Eastern Maine Medical Center
      • Scarborough, Maine, United States, 04074
        • Maine Children's Cancer Program
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
        • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
        • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889-5600
        • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
      • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199
        • Baystate Medical Center
      • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
        • UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • C S Mott Children's Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236
        • Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital
      • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824
        • Michigan State University Clinical Center
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Hurley Medical Center
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
        • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007
        • Bronson Methodist Hospital
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49008
        • Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
      • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
        • Corewell Health Children's
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
        • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
        • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212
        • University of Missouri Children's Hospital
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
        • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
        • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
        • University Of Nebraska Medical Center
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
        • Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89144
        • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89135
        • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89169
        • Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP
    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
        • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
    • New Jersey
      • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
        • Hackensack University Medical Center
      • Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039
        • Saint Barnabas Medical Center
      • Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07960
        • Morristown Medical Center
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
        • Saint Peter's University Hospital
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
        • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
      • Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07112
        • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
      • Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 07503
        • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
      • Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07902
        • Overlook Hospital
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
        • University of New Mexico Cancer Center
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
        • Albany Medical Center
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201
        • Brooklyn Hospital Center
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
        • NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
      • New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040
        • The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Hospital
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • State University of New York Upstate Medical University
      • The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
        • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
      • Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595
        • New York Medical College
    • North Carolina
      • Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
        • Mission Hospital
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
        • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203
        • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204
        • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Duke University Medical Center
      • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
        • East Carolina University
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
        • Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
        • Sanford Broadway Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Akron, Ohio, United States, 44308
        • Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
        • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
        • Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
        • Nationwide Children's Hospital
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45404
        • Dayton Children's Hospital
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43606
        • ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608
        • Mercy Children's Hospital
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
      • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
        • Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health and Science University
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
        • Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
        • Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18017
        • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
      • Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822
        • Geisinger Medical Center
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
        • Penn State Children's Hospital
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134
        • Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
        • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
        • Medical University of South Carolina
      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
        • Prisma Health Richland Hospital
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
        • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
        • Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5134
        • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
    • Tennessee
      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37403
        • T C Thompson Children's Hospital
      • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37916
        • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
        • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Amarillo
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78723
        • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
      • Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 78411
        • Driscoll Children's Hospital
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
        • Medical City Dallas Hospital
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
        • Cook Children's Medical Center
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79410
        • Covenant Children's Hospital
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78207
        • Children's Hospital of San Antonio
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • Scott and White Memorial Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84113
        • Primary Children's Hospital
    • Vermont
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405
        • University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
        • University of Virginia Cancer Center
      • Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042
        • Inova Fairfax Hospital
      • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
        • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
        • Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
      • Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24014
        • Carilion Children's
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
        • Seattle Children's Hospital
      • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204
        • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405
        • Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431
        • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • West Virginia
      • Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25304
        • West Virginia University Charleston Division
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301
        • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
        • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
      • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
        • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
        • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 30 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • T-ALL patients must be enrolled on AALL08B1 prior to treatment and enrollment on AALL0434
  • Patients must have newly diagnosed T-ALL or T-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-NHL) stage II-IV; B-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma will not be eligible for this study; a diagnosis of T-ALL is established when leukemic blasts lack myeloperoxidase or evidence of B-lineage derivation (cluster of differentiation [CD]19/CD22/CD20), and express either surface or cytoplasmic CD3 or two or more of the antigens CD8, CD7, CD5, CD4, CD2 or CD1a; if surface CD3 is expressed on all leukemic cells, additional markers of immaturity, including transmission disequilibrium test (TdT), CD34 or CD99 will be assessed for expression; cases with uncertain expression will receive additional review within the appropriate Children's Oncology Group (COG) reference laboratory

  • T-NHL PATIENTS:

    • For T-NHL patients with tissue available for flow cytometry, the criterion for diagnosis should be analogous to T-ALL; for tissue processed by other means (i.e. paraffin blocks), the methodology and criteria for immunophenotypic analysis to establish the diagnosis of T-NHL defined by the submitting institution will be accepted

  • Prior therapy restrictions

    • Patients shall have had no prior cytotoxic chemotherapy with the exception of steroids and/or IT cytarabine
    • IT chemotherapy with cytarabine is allowed prior to registration for patient convenience; this is usually done at the time of the diagnostic bone marrow or venous line placement to avoid a second lumbar puncture; (Note: the CNS status must be determined based on a sample obtained prior to administration of any systemic or intrathecal chemotherapy, except for steroid pretreatment); systemic chemotherapy must begin within 72 hours of this IT therapy
    • Patients diagnosed as having T-NHL or T-ALL with respiratory distress or hyperleukocytosis may require steroids prior to the initiation of additional systemic therapy; they are eligible for AALL0434 and will be stratified, based on the initial complete blood count (CBC); steroid pretreatment may alter the risk group assessment; if the T-ALL patient's clinical status precludes a lumbar puncture within 48 hours of the initiation of steroid therapy, T-ALL patients CANNOT be classified as low risk and will be Intermediate or high risk based on the results of the day 29 marrow as above; patients with T-NHL who receive steroid pre-treatment will be classified as high risk; the dose and duration of previous steroid therapy should be carefully documented
    • For the management of airway compromise, patients who have received emergent chest irradiation up to 600 cGy will be eligible for this study
  • Patients with a prior seizure disorder requiring anti-convulsant therapy are not eligible to receive nelarabine; in addition, patients with pre-existing grade 2 (or greater) peripheral neurotoxicity, as determined prior to Induction treatment by the treating physician or a neurologist, are not eligible to receive nelarabine; these restrictions in eligibility are designed to prevent excessive nelarabine-induced central and peripheral neurotoxicity in at-risk patients; for the purposes of this study, this includes any patient that has received anticonvulsant therapy to prevent/treat seizures in the prior two years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or lactating females are ineligible
  • Patients with Down syndrome are ineligible to enroll onto this study

  • For T-NHL patients the following additional exclusion criteria apply:

    • B-precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma
    • Morphologically unclassifiable lymphoma
    • Absence of both B-cell and T-cell phenotype markers in a case submitted as lymphoblastic lymphoma
    • CNS3-positive or testicular involvement

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
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group 0 Induction Therapy
All patients (T-ALL and T-LLy) receive cytarabine intrathecally (IT) on day 1; vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; prednisone IV or PO twice daily BID on days 1-28; pegaspargase IM (may give IV over 1 to 2 hours) on day 4, 5, or 6; daunorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, 15 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 8 and 29 (and days 15 and 22 for patients with CNS3 disease).
Drug: Daunorubicin Hydrochloride
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cerubidin
  • Cerubidine
  • Cloridrato de Daunorubicina
  • Daunoblastin
  • Daunoblastina
  • Daunoblastine
  • Daunomycin Hydrochloride
  • Daunomycin, hydrochloride
  • Daunorubicin.HCl
  • Daunorubicini Hydrochloridum
  • FI-6339
  • Ondena
  • RP-13057
  • Rubidomycin Hydrochloride
  • Rubilem
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Prednisone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Deltasone
  • Orasone
  • .delta.1-Cortisone
  • 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone
  • Adasone
  • Cortancyl
  • Dacortin
  • DeCortin
  • Decortisyl
  • Decorton
  • Delta 1-Cortisone
  • Delta-Dome
  • Deltacortene
  • Deltacortisone
  • Deltadehydrocortisone
  • Deltison
  • Deltra
  • Econosone
  • Lisacort
  • Meprosona-F
  • Metacortandracin
  • Meticorten
  • Ofisolona
  • Panafcort
  • Panasol-S
  • Paracort
  • Perrigo Prednisone
  • PRED
  • Predicor
  • Predicorten
  • Prednicen-M
  • Prednicort
  • Prednidib
  • Prednilonga
  • Predniment
  • Prednisone Intensol
  • Prednisonum
  • Prednitone
  • Promifen
  • Rayos
  • Servisone
  • SK-Prednisone
Active Comparator: Group 1 Arm IV (Consolidation chemotherapy)
Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 15, 22-26, and 29-33 (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Nelarabine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Arranon
  • 2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside
  • 506U78
  • Compound 506U78
  • GW506U78
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Active Comparator: Group I Arm I (Consolidation chemotherapy)
Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo CRT. Patients with standard risk T-LLy received Arm I, and those with high risk T-LLy were randomized between Arm I and Arm II combination chemotherapy.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Wellcovorin
  • folinic acid
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
Active Comparator: Group I Arm I (Delayed intensification chemotherapy
Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). Standard risk T-LLy patients were assigned to Arm I and those with high risk were randomized between Arm I and Arm II.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Adriamycin
  • 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)- (9CI)
  • ADM
  • Adriacin
  • Adriamycin Hydrochloride
  • Adriamycin PFS
  • Adriamycin RDF
  • ADRIAMYCIN, HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Adriamycine
  • Adriblastina
  • Adriblastine
  • Adrimedac
  • Chloridrato de Doxorrubicina
  • DOX
  • DOXO-CELL
  • Doxolem
  • Doxorubicin HCl
  • Doxorubicin.HCl
  • Doxorubin
  • Farmiblastina
  • FI 106
  • FI-106
  • hydroxydaunorubicin
  • Rubex
  • FI106
Drug: Thioguanine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-TG
  • 2-Amino 6MP
  • 2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione
  • 2-Amino-6-mercaptopurine
  • 2-Amino-6-purinethiol
  • 2-Aminopurin-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6(1H)-thione
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol Hemihydrate
  • 2-Mercapto-6-aminopurine
  • 6-Amino-2-mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercapto-2-aminopurine
  • 6-Mercaptoguanine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 2-amino-1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • BW 5071
  • Lanvis
  • Tabloid
  • Thioguanine Hemihydrate
  • Thioguanine Hydrate
  • Tioguanin
  • Tioguanine
  • Wellcome U3B
  • WR-1141
  • X 27
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Dexamethasone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Decadron
  • Hemady
  • Aacidexam
  • Adexone
  • Aknichthol Dexa
  • Alba-Dex
  • Alin
  • Alin Depot
  • Alin Oftalmico
  • Amplidermis
  • Anemul mono
  • Auricularum
  • Auxiloson
  • Baycadron
  • Baycuten
  • Baycuten N
  • Cortidexason
  • Cortisumman
  • Decacort
  • Decadrol
  • Decadron DP
  • Decalix
  • Decameth
  • Decasone R.p.
  • Dectancyl
  • Dekacort
  • Deltafluorene
  • Deronil
  • Desamethasone
  • Desameton
  • Dexa-Mamallet
  • Dexa-Rhinosan
  • Dexa-Scheroson
  • Dexa-sine
  • Dexacortal
  • Dexacortin
  • Dexafarma
  • Dexafluorene
  • Dexalocal
  • Dexamecortin
  • Dexameth
  • Dexamethasone Intensol
  • Dexamethasonum
  • Dexamonozon
  • Dexapos
  • Dexinoral
  • Dexone
  • Dinormon
  • Dxevo
  • Fluorodelta
  • Fortecortin
  • Gammacorten
  • Hexadecadrol
  • Hexadrol
  • Lokalison-F
  • Loverine
  • Methylfluorprednisolone
  • Millicorten
  • Mymethasone
  • Orgadrone
  • Spersadex
  • TaperDex
  • Visumetazone
  • ZoDex
  • LenaDex
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Wellcovorin
  • folinic acid
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
Active Comparator: Group I Arm I (Maintenance chemotherapy)
Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL), all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Prednisone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Deltasone
  • Orasone
  • .delta.1-Cortisone
  • 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone
  • Adasone
  • Cortancyl
  • Dacortin
  • DeCortin
  • Decortisyl
  • Decorton
  • Delta 1-Cortisone
  • Delta-Dome
  • Deltacortene
  • Deltacortisone
  • Deltadehydrocortisone
  • Deltison
  • Deltra
  • Econosone
  • Lisacort
  • Meprosona-F
  • Metacortandracin
  • Meticorten
  • Ofisolona
  • Panafcort
  • Panasol-S
  • Paracort
  • Perrigo Prednisone
  • PRED
  • Predicor
  • Predicorten
  • Prednicen-M
  • Prednicort
  • Prednidib
  • Prednilonga
  • Predniment
  • Prednisone Intensol
  • Prednisonum
  • Prednitone
  • Promifen
  • Rayos
  • Servisone
  • SK-Prednisone
Active Comparator: Group I Arm I (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate IT dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on days 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32.
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Wellcovorin
  • folinic acid
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
Active Comparator: Group I Arm II (Consolidation chemotherapy)
Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 15, 22-26, and 29-33 (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35. Patients with high risk T-LLy were either randomized to Arm I or Arm II. Patients with T-LLy who failed induction therapy were assigned to Arm II.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Nelarabine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Arranon
  • 2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside
  • 506U78
  • Compound 506U78
  • GW506U78
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Active Comparator: Group I Arm II (Delayed intensification chemotherapy)
Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Adriamycin
  • 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)- (9CI)
  • ADM
  • Adriacin
  • Adriamycin Hydrochloride
  • Adriamycin PFS
  • Adriamycin RDF
  • ADRIAMYCIN, HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Adriamycine
  • Adriblastina
  • Adriblastine
  • Adrimedac
  • Chloridrato de Doxorrubicina
  • DOX
  • DOXO-CELL
  • Doxolem
  • Doxorubicin HCl
  • Doxorubicin.HCl
  • Doxorubin
  • Farmiblastina
  • FI 106
  • FI-106
  • hydroxydaunorubicin
  • Rubex
  • FI106
Drug: Thioguanine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-TG
  • 2-Amino 6MP
  • 2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione
  • 2-Amino-6-mercaptopurine
  • 2-Amino-6-purinethiol
  • 2-Aminopurin-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6(1H)-thione
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol Hemihydrate
  • 2-Mercapto-6-aminopurine
  • 6-Amino-2-mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercapto-2-aminopurine
  • 6-Mercaptoguanine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 2-amino-1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • BW 5071
  • Lanvis
  • Tabloid
  • Thioguanine Hemihydrate
  • Thioguanine Hydrate
  • Tioguanin
  • Tioguanine
  • Wellcome U3B
  • WR-1141
  • X 27
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Dexamethasone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Decadron
  • Hemady
  • Aacidexam
  • Adexone
  • Aknichthol Dexa
  • Alba-Dex
  • Alin
  • Alin Depot
  • Alin Oftalmico
  • Amplidermis
  • Anemul mono
  • Auricularum
  • Auxiloson
  • Baycadron
  • Baycuten
  • Baycuten N
  • Cortidexason
  • Cortisumman
  • Decacort
  • Decadrol
  • Decadron DP
  • Decalix
  • Decameth
  • Decasone R.p.
  • Dectancyl
  • Dekacort
  • Deltafluorene
  • Deronil
  • Desamethasone
  • Desameton
  • Dexa-Mamallet
  • Dexa-Rhinosan
  • Dexa-Scheroson
  • Dexa-sine
  • Dexacortal
  • Dexacortin
  • Dexafarma
  • Dexafluorene
  • Dexalocal
  • Dexamecortin
  • Dexameth
  • Dexamethasone Intensol
  • Dexamethasonum
  • Dexamonozon
  • Dexapos
  • Dexinoral
  • Dexone
  • Dinormon
  • Dxevo
  • Fluorodelta
  • Fortecortin
  • Gammacorten
  • Hexadecadrol
  • Hexadrol
  • Lokalison-F
  • Loverine
  • Methylfluorprednisolone
  • Millicorten
  • Mymethasone
  • Orgadrone
  • Spersadex
  • TaperDex
  • Visumetazone
  • ZoDex
  • LenaDex
Drug: Nelarabine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Arranon
  • 2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside
  • 506U78
  • Compound 506U78
  • GW506U78
Active Comparator: Group I Arm II (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31.

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two consecutive weeks starting the day of asparaginase substitution.
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Asparaginase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • Elspar
  • ASP-1
  • Asparaginase II
  • Asparaginase-E.Coli
  • Colaspase
  • Kidrolase
  • L-Asnase
  • L-ASP
  • L-Asparaginase
  • L-Asparagine Amidohydrolase
  • Laspar
  • Lcf-ASP
  • Leucogen
  • Leunase
  • MK-965
  • Paronal
  • Re-82-TAD-15
  • Serasa
  • Spectrila
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Active Comparator: Group I Arm II (Maintenance chemotherapy)
Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Nelarabine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Arranon
  • 2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside
  • 506U78
  • Compound 506U78
  • GW506U78
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Prednisone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Deltasone
  • Orasone
  • .delta.1-Cortisone
  • 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone
  • Adasone
  • Cortancyl
  • Dacortin
  • DeCortin
  • Decortisyl
  • Decorton
  • Delta 1-Cortisone
  • Delta-Dome
  • Deltacortene
  • Deltacortisone
  • Deltadehydrocortisone
  • Deltison
  • Deltra
  • Econosone
  • Lisacort
  • Meprosona-F
  • Metacortandracin
  • Meticorten
  • Ofisolona
  • Panafcort
  • Panasol-S
  • Paracort
  • Perrigo Prednisone
  • PRED
  • Predicor
  • Predicorten
  • Prednicen-M
  • Prednicort
  • Prednidib
  • Prednilonga
  • Predniment
  • Prednisone Intensol
  • Prednisonum
  • Prednitone
  • Promifen
  • Rayos
  • Servisone
  • SK-Prednisone
Active Comparator: Group I Arm III (Consolidation chemotherapy)
Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo CRT.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Wellcovorin
  • folinic acid
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
Active Comparator: Group I Arm III (Delayed intensification chemotherapy)
Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Adriamycin
  • 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)- (9CI)
  • ADM
  • Adriacin
  • Adriamycin Hydrochloride
  • Adriamycin PFS
  • Adriamycin RDF
  • ADRIAMYCIN, HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Adriamycine
  • Adriblastina
  • Adriblastine
  • Adrimedac
  • Chloridrato de Doxorrubicina
  • DOX
  • DOXO-CELL
  • Doxolem
  • Doxorubicin HCl
  • Doxorubicin.HCl
  • Doxorubin
  • Farmiblastina
  • FI 106
  • FI-106
  • hydroxydaunorubicin
  • Rubex
  • FI106
Drug: Thioguanine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-TG
  • 2-Amino 6MP
  • 2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione
  • 2-Amino-6-mercaptopurine
  • 2-Amino-6-purinethiol
  • 2-Aminopurin-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6(1H)-thione
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol Hemihydrate
  • 2-Mercapto-6-aminopurine
  • 6-Amino-2-mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercapto-2-aminopurine
  • 6-Mercaptoguanine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 2-amino-1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • BW 5071
  • Lanvis
  • Tabloid
  • Thioguanine Hemihydrate
  • Thioguanine Hydrate
  • Tioguanin
  • Tioguanine
  • Wellcome U3B
  • WR-1141
  • X 27
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Dexamethasone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Decadron
  • Hemady
  • Aacidexam
  • Adexone
  • Aknichthol Dexa
  • Alba-Dex
  • Alin
  • Alin Depot
  • Alin Oftalmico
  • Amplidermis
  • Anemul mono
  • Auricularum
  • Auxiloson
  • Baycadron
  • Baycuten
  • Baycuten N
  • Cortidexason
  • Cortisumman
  • Decacort
  • Decadrol
  • Decadron DP
  • Decalix
  • Decameth
  • Decasone R.p.
  • Dectancyl
  • Dekacort
  • Deltafluorene
  • Deronil
  • Desamethasone
  • Desameton
  • Dexa-Mamallet
  • Dexa-Rhinosan
  • Dexa-Scheroson
  • Dexa-sine
  • Dexacortal
  • Dexacortin
  • Dexafarma
  • Dexafluorene
  • Dexalocal
  • Dexamecortin
  • Dexameth
  • Dexamethasone Intensol
  • Dexamethasonum
  • Dexamonozon
  • Dexapos
  • Dexinoral
  • Dexone
  • Dinormon
  • Dxevo
  • Fluorodelta
  • Fortecortin
  • Gammacorten
  • Hexadecadrol
  • Hexadrol
  • Lokalison-F
  • Loverine
  • Methylfluorprednisolone
  • Millicorten
  • Mymethasone
  • Orgadrone
  • Spersadex
  • TaperDex
  • Visumetazone
  • ZoDex
  • LenaDex
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Wellcovorin
  • folinic acid
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
Active Comparator: Group I Arm III (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)
Patients receive HDMTX IV over 24 hours and vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Wellcovorin
  • folinic acid
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
Active Comparator: Group I Arm III (Maintenance chemotherapy)
Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL) and all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Prednisone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Deltasone
  • Orasone
  • .delta.1-Cortisone
  • 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone
  • Adasone
  • Cortancyl
  • Dacortin
  • DeCortin
  • Decortisyl
  • Decorton
  • Delta 1-Cortisone
  • Delta-Dome
  • Deltacortene
  • Deltacortisone
  • Deltadehydrocortisone
  • Deltison
  • Deltra
  • Econosone
  • Lisacort
  • Meprosona-F
  • Metacortandracin
  • Meticorten
  • Ofisolona
  • Panafcort
  • Panasol-S
  • Paracort
  • Perrigo Prednisone
  • PRED
  • Predicor
  • Predicorten
  • Prednicen-M
  • Prednicort
  • Prednidib
  • Prednilonga
  • Predniment
  • Prednisone Intensol
  • Prednisonum
  • Prednitone
  • Promifen
  • Rayos
  • Servisone
  • SK-Prednisone
Active Comparator: Group I Arm IV (Delayed intensification chemotherapy)
Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age); doxorubicin IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CTX
  • (-)-Cyclophosphamide
  • 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate
  • Carloxan
  • Ciclofosfamida
  • Ciclofosfamide
  • Cicloxal
  • Clafen
  • Claphene
  • CP monohydrate
  • CYCLO-cell
  • Cycloblastin
  • Cycloblastine
  • Cyclophospham
  • Cyclophosphamid monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate
  • Cyclophosphamidum
  • Cyclophosphan
  • Cyclophosphane
  • Cyclophosphanum
  • Cyclostin
  • Cyclostine
  • Cytophosphan
  • Cytophosphane
  • Fosfaseron
  • Genoxal
  • Genuxal
  • Ledoxina
  • Mitoxan
  • Neosar
  • Revimmune
  • Syklofosfamid
  • WR- 138719
  • Asta B 518
  • B-518
  • WR-138719
  • B 518
  • B518
  • WR 138719
  • WR138719
Drug: Pegaspargase
Given IM or IV
Other Names:
  • L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol
  • Oncaspar
  • Oncaspar-IV
  • PEG-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase
  • PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko)
  • PEGLA
  • Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase
  • Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Adriamycin
  • 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)- (9CI)
  • ADM
  • Adriacin
  • Adriamycin Hydrochloride
  • Adriamycin PFS
  • Adriamycin RDF
  • ADRIAMYCIN, HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Adriamycine
  • Adriblastina
  • Adriblastine
  • Adrimedac
  • Chloridrato de Doxorrubicina
  • DOX
  • DOXO-CELL
  • Doxolem
  • Doxorubicin HCl
  • Doxorubicin.HCl
  • Doxorubin
  • Farmiblastina
  • FI 106
  • FI-106
  • hydroxydaunorubicin
  • Rubex
  • FI106
Drug: Thioguanine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-TG
  • 2-Amino 6MP
  • 2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione
  • 2-Amino-6-mercaptopurine
  • 2-Amino-6-purinethiol
  • 2-Aminopurin-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6(1H)-thione
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol
  • 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol Hemihydrate
  • 2-Mercapto-6-aminopurine
  • 6-Amino-2-mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercapto-2-aminopurine
  • 6-Mercaptoguanine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 2-amino-1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • BW 5071
  • Lanvis
  • Tabloid
  • Thioguanine Hemihydrate
  • Thioguanine Hydrate
  • Tioguanin
  • Tioguanine
  • Wellcome U3B
  • WR-1141
  • X 27
Drug: Cytarabine
Given IT, IV, or SC
Other Names:
  • .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone
  • 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-
  • Alexan
  • Ara-C
  • ARA-cell
  • Arabine
  • Arabinofuranosylcytosine
  • Arabinosylcytosine
  • Aracytidine
  • Aracytin
  • Aracytine
  • Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside
  • CHX-3311
  • Cytarabinum
  • Cytarbel
  • Cytosar
  • Cytosine Arabinoside
  • Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside
  • Cytosine-beta-arabinoside
  • Erpalfa
  • Starasid
  • Tarabine PFS
  • U 19920
  • U-19920
  • Udicil
  • WR-28453
Drug: Dexamethasone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Decadron
  • Hemady
  • Aacidexam
  • Adexone
  • Aknichthol Dexa
  • Alba-Dex
  • Alin
  • Alin Depot
  • Alin Oftalmico
  • Amplidermis
  • Anemul mono
  • Auricularum
  • Auxiloson
  • Baycadron
  • Baycuten
  • Baycuten N
  • Cortidexason
  • Cortisumman
  • Decacort
  • Decadrol
  • Decadron DP
  • Decalix
  • Decameth
  • Decasone R.p.
  • Dectancyl
  • Dekacort
  • Deltafluorene
  • Deronil
  • Desamethasone
  • Desameton
  • Dexa-Mamallet
  • Dexa-Rhinosan
  • Dexa-Scheroson
  • Dexa-sine
  • Dexacortal
  • Dexacortin
  • Dexafarma
  • Dexafluorene
  • Dexalocal
  • Dexamecortin
  • Dexameth
  • Dexamethasone Intensol
  • Dexamethasonum
  • Dexamonozon
  • Dexapos
  • Dexinoral
  • Dexone
  • Dinormon
  • Dxevo
  • Fluorodelta
  • Fortecortin
  • Gammacorten
  • Hexadecadrol
  • Hexadrol
  • Lokalison-F
  • Loverine
  • Methylfluorprednisolone
  • Millicorten
  • Mymethasone
  • Orgadrone
  • Spersadex
  • TaperDex
  • Visumetazone
  • ZoDex
  • LenaDex
Drug: Nelarabine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Arranon
  • 2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside
  • 506U78
  • Compound 506U78
  • GW506U78
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Active Comparator: Group I Arm IV (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)
Patients receive HDMTX IV over 24 hours and vincristine IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Wellcovorin
  • folinic acid
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
Active Comparator: Group I Arm IV (Maintenance chemotherapy)
Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Given PO
Other Names:
  • 6-MP
  • Purinethol
  • 3H-Purine-6-thiol
  • 6 MP
  • 6 Thiohypoxanthine
  • 6 Thiopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine
  • 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
  • 6-Purinethiol
  • 6-Thiopurine
  • 6-Thioxopurine
  • 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI)
  • 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene
  • Alti-Mercaptopurine
  • Azathiopurine
  • Bw 57-323H
  • Flocofil
  • Ismipur
  • Leukerin
  • Leupurin
  • Mercaleukim
  • Mercaleukin
  • Mercaptina
  • Mercaptopurinum
  • Mercapurin
  • Mern
  • NCI-C04886
  • Puri-Nethol
  • Purimethol
  • Purine, 6-mercapto-
  • Purine-6-thiol (8CI)
  • Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate
  • Purinethiol
  • U-4748
  • WR-2785
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • Kyocristine
  • Leurocristine Sulfate
  • Leurocristine, sulfate
  • Vincasar
  • Vincosid
  • Vincrex
  • Vincristine, sulfate
Drug: Nelarabine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Arranon
  • 2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside
  • 506U78
  • Compound 506U78
  • GW506U78
Drug: Methotrexate
Given IT or PO
Other Names:
  • Abitrexate
  • Folex
  • Mexate
  • MTX
  • Alpha-Methopterin
  • Amethopterin
  • Brimexate
  • CL 14377
  • CL-14377
  • Emtexate
  • Emthexat
  • Emthexate
  • Farmitrexat
  • Fauldexato
  • Folex PFS
  • Lantarel
  • Ledertrexate
  • Lumexon
  • Maxtrex
  • Medsatrexate
  • Metex
  • Methoblastin
  • Methotrexate LPF
  • Methotrexate Methylaminopterin
  • Methotrexatum
  • Metotrexato
  • Metrotex
  • Mexate-AQ
  • Novatrex
  • Rheumatrex
  • Texate
  • Tremetex
  • Trexeron
  • Trixilem
  • WR-19039
  • Jylamvo
Drug: Prednisone
Given IV or PO
Other Names:
  • Deltasone
  • Orasone
  • .delta.1-Cortisone
  • 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone
  • Adasone
  • Cortancyl
  • Dacortin
  • DeCortin
  • Decortisyl
  • Decorton
  • Delta 1-Cortisone
  • Delta-Dome
  • Deltacortene
  • Deltacortisone
  • Deltadehydrocortisone
  • Deltison
  • Deltra
  • Econosone
  • Lisacort
  • Meprosona-F
  • Metacortandracin
  • Meticorten
  • Ofisolona
  • Panafcort
  • Panasol-S
  • Paracort
  • Perrigo Prednisone
  • PRED
  • Predicor
  • Predicorten
  • Prednicen-M
  • Prednicort
  • Prednidib
  • Prednilonga
  • Predniment
  • Prednisone Intensol
  • Prednisonum
  • Prednitone
  • Promifen
  • Rayos
  • Servisone
  • SK-Prednisone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Disease-free Survival (DFS) for Randomized Nelarabine T-ALL Cohort (Arm I vs. Arm II vs. Arm III vs. Arm IV)
Time Frame: 4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease Free Probability where DFS time is defined as time from randomization end of induction to first event (relapse, second malignant neoplasm, death) or date of last contact for patients who are event-free.
4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease-free Survival (DFS) for Randomized Nelarabine T-ALL Cohort (Arm I + Arm III vs. Arm II + Arm IV)
Time Frame: 4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease Free Probability where DFS time is defined as time from randomization end of induction to first event (relapse, second malignant neoplasm, death) or date of last contact for patients who are event
4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease-free Survival (DFS) for Randomized Methotrexate T-ALL Cohort (Arm I vs. Arm II vs. Arm III vs. Arm IV)
Time Frame: 4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease-free survival defined as time from randomization end of induction to first event (relapse, second malignant neoplasm, remission death) or date of last contact for those who are event-free.
4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease-free Survival (DFS) for Randomized Methotrexate T-ALL Cohort (Arm I + Arm II vs. Arm III + Arm IV)
Time Frame: 4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease Free Probability where DFS time is defined as time from randomization end of induction to first event (relapse, second malignant neoplasm, death) or date of last contact for patients who are event-free.
4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Disease-free Survival (DFS) for T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-LLy) Cohort
Time Frame: 4 years from end of induction
Disease Free Probability where DFS time is defined as time from randomization end of induction to first event (relapse, second malignant neoplasm, death) or date of last contact for patients who are event-free.
4 years from end of induction

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cumulative Incidence of CNS Relapse for T-ALL by Risk Group
Time Frame: 4 years from randomization at the end of induction
Cumulative incidence of CNS relapse adjusting for DFS events, was calculated using the method Gray et. al. High risk patients receive cranial radiation and low risk patients receive no cranial radiation.
4 years from randomization at the end of induction

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Stuart S Winter, Children's Oncology Group

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 30, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 30, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2006

First Posted (Estimated)

December 5, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 29, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NCI-2009-00307 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • U10CA180886 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10CA098543 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • COG-AALL0434
  • 07-169
  • CDR0000514500
  • AALL0434 (Other Identifier: CTEP)

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