Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients Who Have Participated in Children's Oncology Group Studies

Umbrella Long-Term Follow-Up Protocol

This clinical trial keeps track of and collects follow-up information from patients who are currently enrolled on or have participated in a Children's Oncology Group study. Developing a way to keep track of patients who have participated in Children's Oncology Group studies may allow doctors learn more about the long-term effects of cancer treatment and help them reduce problems related to treatment and improve patient quality of life.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Leukemia; Solid Tumor; Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipient
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Assessment of Therapy Complications; Other: Questionnaire Administration

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To develop a mechanism for tracking and retaining patients enrolled on Children's Oncology Group (COG) protocols.

II. To maintain regular, lifetime contact with patients in order to obtain current identification and contact information, and self/parent-reported quality of life and health status.

III. To locate patients who are lost-to-follow-up for COG (or Legacy Group) protocols targeted for follow-up by the Long-Term Follow-Up Center (LTFC).

IV. To provide current patient contact information and self/parent-reported health status updates to the COG Statistics and Data Center (SDC) and to each patient's COG institution.

V. To facilitate collection of protocol-specific outcome data through collaboration with the LTFC Oversight Committee, the SDC, and the member institutions.

OUTLINE: This is an umbrella protocol for all long-term follow-up at COG institutions.

Within 3 months of enrollment on ALTE05N1, patients receive a packet introducing the Long-Term Follow-Up Center (LTFC). Patients are asked to complete a patient response form, verify information provided in packet, and update contact and health status information. The Health Status Update Form is a brief document including questions about current health status, disease status, and cancer therapy received since the last mailing. Patients may respond by use of postage prepaid envelopes, secure online form, or 24-hour toll-free telephone number. After initial contact, the LTFC will contact the patient annually.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 5000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Puerto Rico
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00912
    • San Jorge Children's Hospital
• 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, 85724
      • The University of Arizona Medical Center-University Campus
  • 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
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
      • Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
    • Madera, California, United States, 93636
      • Valley Children's Hospital
    • 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, 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
  • 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
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
      • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
      • Miami Cancer Institute
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
      • Florida Hospital Orlando
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827
      • Nemours Children's Hospital
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • UF Cancer Center at Orlando Health
    • 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 Hospital
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
      • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
  • Hawaii
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
      • University of Hawaii Cancer Center
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826
      • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • Idaho
    • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
      • Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute
  • 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
    • 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
      • Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center
  • Iowa
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
      • Blank Children's Hospital
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
      • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive 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, 70121
      • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
      • Tulane University Health Sciences Center
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
      • Children's Hospital New Orleans
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
      • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
      • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
    • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889-5600
      • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
      • Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center
  • 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
      • Ascension Saint John Hospital
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
  • 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
  • Mississippi
    • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
      • University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Missouri
    • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
      • Columbia Regional
    • 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
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89144
      • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89109
      • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89135
      • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89102
      • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
  • New Hampshire
    • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
      • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
  • New Jersey
    • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
      • Hackensack University 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, 87102
      • University of New Mexico Cancer Center
  • New York
    • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
      • Albany Medical Center
    • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
      • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    • Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
      • NYU Winthrop Hospital
    • New York, New York, United States, 10029
      • Mount Sinai Hospital
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
      • University of Rochester
    • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
      • Stony Brook University Medical Center
    • 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 Inc-Memorial Campus
    • 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
      • The Toledo Hospital/Toledo 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
  • Pennsylvania
    • Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18103
      • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
    • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18017
      • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
    • 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
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
      • Rhode Island Hospital
  • 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
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
      • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
      • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
  • Texas
    • 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
    • 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
  • 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
    • Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042
      • Inova Fairfax Hospital
    • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
      • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
    • Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708-2197
      • Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
      • Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
  • 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 Hospital and Clinics
    • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
      • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
      • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient must reside in the U.S. on the date of enrollment to ALTE05N1
• All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
• All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Observational (long-term follow-up); Within 3 months of enrollment on ALTE05N1, patients receive a packet introducing the Long-Term Follow-Up Center (LTFC). Patients are asked to complete a patient response form, verify information provided in packet, and update contact and health status information. The Health Status Update Form is a brief document including questions about current health status, disease status, and cancer therapy received since the last mailing. Patients may respond by use of postage prepaid envelopes, secure online form, or 24-hour toll-free telephone number. After initial contact, the LTFC will contact the patient annually

Procedure: Assessment of Therapy Complications; Complete patient response form and Health Status Update Form; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Complete patient response form, Health Status Update Form (called the "Keep in Touch" form), and Quality of Life Questionnaire (PROMIS)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of patients enrolled		Up to 20 years
Percentage of patients in which long-term (20+ years) contact is maintained		Up to 20 years
Percentage of eligible patients located who were lost to follow-up		Up to 20 years
Percentage of located patients enrolled	Differences between participants and non-participants will be examined annually, in terms of demographic (age, sex, ethnicity) and clinical characteristics (primary diagnosis, therapeutic protocol, time since diagnosis, treating institution).	Up to 20 years
Collection of protocol-specific outcome data	Methods of statistical analysis to be used are those appropriate for analysis of cohort studies. Poisson regression (piece-wise exponential models) and Cox regression will be the primary methods of risk-factor analysis. When comparing study cohort with national rates, Poisson regression will be used. When the comparison is internal (ie, no use of national standard rates), Cox regression will be used.	Up to 20 years
Collection of cumulative therapeutic exposure data		Up to 20 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Smita Bhatia, Children's Oncology Group

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 17, 2008
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 31, 2100

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 15, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 15, 2008
• First Posted (Estimated): August 18, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 6, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 1, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Leukemia
• Other Study ID Numbers: ALTE05N1 (Other Identifier: CTEP); U10CA180886 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); U10CA098543 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); UG1CA189955 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); UG1CA189958 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); NCI-2009-00382 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program)); PALTE05N1_A06PAMDREVW01; CDR0000590123