Combination Chemotherapy and Surgery in Treating Young Patients With Wilms Tumor

May 18, 2026 updated by: Children's Oncology Group

Treatment for Patients With Bilateral, Multicentric, or Bilaterally-Predisposed Unilateral Wilms Tumor

This phase III trial studies how well combination chemotherapy and surgery work in treating young patients with Wilms tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving it after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

I. To improve 4-year event-free survival (EFS) to 73% for young patients with bilateral Wilms tumor (BWT).

II. To prevent complete removal of at least one kidney in 50% of patients with BWT by using prenephrectomy 3-drug chemotherapy induction with vincristine (vincristine sulfate), dactinomycin, and doxorubicin (doxorubicin hydrochloride).

III. To evaluate the efficacy of chemotherapy in preserving renal units in children with diffuse hyperplastic perilobar nephroblastomatosis (DHPLN) and preventing Wilms tumor development.

IV. To facilitate partial nephrectomy in lieu of nephrectomy in 25% of children with unilateral tumors and aniridia, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), hemihypertrophy or other overgrowth syndromes, by using prenephrectomy 2-drug chemotherapy induction with vincristine and dactinomycin.

V. To have 75% of patients with BWT undergo definitive surgical treatment by 12 weeks after initiation of chemotherapy.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 arms.

ARM 1 (Bilateral Wilms Tumors): Patients start with three drug chemotherapy (Regimen VAD; vincristine, dactinomycin and doxorubicin) and are evaluated and six and 12 weeks for feasibility of undergoing a partial nephrectomy/renal sparing surgery. At week 12 definitive surgery takes place followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy based on histology and stage. Treatment continues for 25 or 31 weeks depending on histology. Patients are followed for up to 10 years following end of therapy.

ARM 2 (Unilateral High Risk tumors bilaterally predisposed): Patients start with either 2 drug or three drug chemotherapy (Regimen VA, VAD) and are evaluated a 6 and 12 weeks for feasibility of undergoing a partial nephrectomy. At week 12 definitive surgery takes place followed by chemotherapy.

ARM 3 (DHPLN): Patients with this rare disease are diagnosed based on cross-sectional imaging characteristics and undergo 2 drug chemotherapy (Regimen;VA). Patients are reassessed at 6 weeks and 12 weeks. If disease has responded or stayed stable chemotherapy is completed for 19 weeks (Regimen EE4A). If disease has progress a biopsy is performed to assess histology and adjust therapy based on the biopsy. This therapy may include, nephrectomy, chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

VAD REGIMEN: Patients receive vincristine sulfate intravenously (IV) over 1 minute on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36 (weeks 1-6) and dactinomycin IV and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15-120 minutes on days 1 and 22 (weeks 1 and 4).

EE4A REGIMEN: Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36 (weeks 1-6) and dactinomycin IV over 1-5 minutes on days 1 and 22 (weeks 1 and 4).

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically for 10 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

249

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
    • New South Wales
      • Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
        • Sydney Children's Hospital
      • Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
        • The Children's Hospital at Westmead
    • 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
    • Western Australia
      • Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6008
        • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
  • Canada
      • Québec, Canada, G1V 4G2
        • CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8
        • Alberta Children's Hospital
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4
        • British Columbia Children's Hospital
    • Manitoba
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
        • CancerCare Manitoba
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
        • IWK Health Centre
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
        • McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
      • Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7
        • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
      • 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
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
    • Saskatchewan
      • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 4H4
        • Saskatoon Cancer Centre
  • Israel
      • Petah Tikua, Israel, 49202
        • Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
  • New Zealand
      • Christchurch, New Zealand, 8011
        • Christchurch Hospital
    • Auckland
      • Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand, 1145
        • Starship Children's Hospital
  • 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
    • 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
      • 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
      • 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, 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
    • 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
      • 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, 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
    • Idaho
      • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
        • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
        • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Riley Hospital for Children
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • Blank Children's Hospital
    • 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, 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, 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, 02215
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
        • Tufts Children's Hospital
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • C S Mott Children's Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48823
        • Michigan State University
      • 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
    • 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
      • 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, 89120
        • 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
      • Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07902
        • Overlook Hospital
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
        • University of New Mexico Cancer Center
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
        • NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      • 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
      • 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
    • 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
      • 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
    • Oregon
      • 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
      • 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
      • 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
      • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37916
        • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
        • Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
    • Texas
      • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
        • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Amarillo
      • 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 Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
        • Brooke Army Medical Center
      • 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, 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
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
        • University of Virginia Cancer Center
      • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
        • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
        • VCU Massey Comprehensive 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
      • 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

No older than 29 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The patient must have one of the following conditions to be eligible:

    • Synchronous bilateral Wilms tumors**; or
    • Unilateral Wilms tumor and aniridia, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, idiopathic hemihypertrophy, Simpson-Golabi-Behmel-Syndrome, Denys-Drash Syndrome or other associated genitourinary anomalies associated with bilateral Wilms tumor, such as hypospadias and undescended testis (to be eligible, these patients must not undergo any nephrectomy at diagnosis; note-horseshoe kidney is not associated with bilateral Wilms tumor and these patients should go on the appropriate unilateral Wilms tumor study); or
    • Multicentric Wilms tumor (any age) (to be eligible, these patients must not undergo any nephrectomy at diagnosis); or
    • Unilateral Wilms tumor with contralateral nephrogenic rest(s) (any size) in a child under one year of age (to be eligible, these patients must not undergo any nephrectomy at diagnosis); or
    • Diffuse hyperplastic perilobar nephroblastomatosis (unilateral or bilateral) defined by central radiological review; or

    • Wilms tumor arising in a solitary kidney (patients with metachronous Wilms tumor are not eligible)

      • The AREN0534 study uses the guideline that Wilms tumor with a single lesion 1 cm or greater in the contralateral kidney or multiple lesions (of any size) in the contralateral kidney should be treated on the synchronous bilateral Wilms tumor stratum; patients with an isolated lesion less than 1 cm in the contralateral kidney should be treated on the appropriate study for unilateral Wilms tumor OR on the unilateral Wilms tumor/contralateral nephrogenic rest stratum of this study if they have not undergone nephrectomy and are under one year of age
    • Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) results-which are used in the unilateral Wilms tumor studies-are not a requirement for enrollment on AREN0534; blood samples can be submitted but will not be used to direct AREN0534 therapy
  • Specimens/materials must be submitted for central review by day 7; for enrollment on AREN0534, unless a biopsy was done, the submission requirements at enrollment on AREN03B2 refer to imaging studies; tissue samples are only required if a surgical procedure (biopsy or nephrectomy) was performed at the time of enrollment on AREN03B2
  • Patients must begin protocol therapy on AREN0534 by day 14 following surgery or diagnosis by initial computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), unless medically contraindicated
  • Karnofsky performance status must be >= 50% for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky performance status must be >= 50% (for patients =< 16 years of age
  • Patients must not have received systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy prior to treatment on this study
  • Patients with unilateral Wilms tumor and aniridia, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, idiopathic hemihypertrophy, Simpson-Golabi-Behmel-Syndrome, Denys-Drash Syndrome or other associated genitourinary anomalies; or multicentric or unilateral Wilms tumor with contralateral nephrogenic rest(s) (any size) in a child under 1 year of age who undergo a nephrectomy at diagnosis are not eligible for this study and should be directed to a unilateral Wilms tumor study
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) or serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) < 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age

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

    • (Cardiac function does not need to be assessed in patients who will not receive doxorubicin as part of their initial therapy on this study [i.e., patients who start on regimen EE-4A])
  • Female patients of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test
  • Female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breastfeeding
  • Sexually active patients of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception
  • 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
  • No concurrent aprepitant

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm 1 (Bilateral Wilms Tumors)
Patients start with three drug chemotherapy (Regimen VAD; vincristine, dactinomycin and doxorubicin) and are evaluated and six and 12 weeks for feasibility of undergoing a partial nephrectomy/renal sparing surgery. At week 12 definitive surgery takes place followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy based on histology and stage. Treatment continues for 25 or 31 weeks depending on histology. Patients are followed for up to 10 years following end of therapy.
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
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Biological: Dactinomycin
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cosmegen
  • Actinomycin A IV
  • Actinomycin C1
  • Actinomycin I1
  • Actinomycin IV
  • Actinomycin X 1
  • Actinomycin-[thr-val-pro-sar-meval]
  • DACT
  • Dactinomycine
  • Lyovac Cosmegen
  • Meractinomycin
  • Actinomycin D
Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
Undergo surgical resection
Experimental: Arm 2 (Unilateral High Risk tumors bilaterally predisposed)
Patients start with either 2 drug or three drug chemotherapy (Regimen VA, VAD) and are evaluated a 6 and 12 weeks for feasibility of undergoing a partial nephrectomy. At week 12 definitive surgery takes place followed by chemotherapy.
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
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Biological: Dactinomycin
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cosmegen
  • Actinomycin A IV
  • Actinomycin C1
  • Actinomycin I1
  • Actinomycin IV
  • Actinomycin X 1
  • Actinomycin-[thr-val-pro-sar-meval]
  • DACT
  • Dactinomycine
  • Lyovac Cosmegen
  • Meractinomycin
  • Actinomycin D
Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
Undergo surgical resection
Experimental: Arm 3 (DHPLN)
Patients with this rare disease are diagnosed based on cross-sectional imaging characteristics and undergo 2 drug chemotherapy (Regimen;VA). Patients are reassessed at 6 weeks and 12 weeks. If disease has responded or stayed stable chemotherapy is completed for 19 weeks (Regimen EE4A). If disease has progress a biopsy is performed to assess histology and adjust therapy based on the biopsy. This therapy may include, nephrectomy, chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
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
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
  • Cancer Radiotherapy
  • ENERGY_TYPE
  • Irradiate
  • Irradiated
  • Irradiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Therapy, NOS
  • Radiotherapeutics
  • Radiotherapy
  • RT
  • Therapy, Radiation
  • Energy Type
Biological: Dactinomycin
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Cosmegen
  • Actinomycin A IV
  • Actinomycin C1
  • Actinomycin I1
  • Actinomycin IV
  • Actinomycin X 1
  • Actinomycin-[thr-val-pro-sar-meval]
  • DACT
  • Dactinomycine
  • Lyovac Cosmegen
  • Meractinomycin
  • Actinomycin D
Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
Undergo surgical resection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Time Frame: 4 years from study enrollment
Probability of no relapse, secondary malignancy, or death whichever occurs first
4 years from study enrollment
Kidney Preservation After Preoperative Chemotherapy
Time Frame: 12 weeks from study entry
Prevention of complete removal of at least one kidney in 50% of patients with bilateral Wilms tumor (BWT).
12 weeks from study entry
Number of Patients Without Complete Removal of at Least One Kidney
Time Frame: 12 weeks from the study entry
To evaluate the efficacy of chemotherapy in preserving renal units in children with diffuse hyperplastic perilobar nephroblastomatosis (DHPLN) and preventing Wilms tumor development.
12 weeks from the study entry
Percentage of Patients Who Experienced Partial Nephrectomy After Preoperative Chemotherapy
Time Frame: 12 weeks from study entry
Percentage of patients who experienced partial nephrectomy in lieu of nephrectomy in 25% of children with unilateral tumors and aniridia, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), hemihypertrophy or other overgrowth syndromes, by using prenephrectomy 2-drug chemotherapy induction with vincristine and dactinomycin.
12 weeks from study entry
Percentage of Patients Who Had Definitive Surgical Treatment
Time Frame: 12 weeks from study entry
Percentage of Bilateral Wilms Tumor (BWT) patients who undergo definitive surgery by week 12 after initiation of chemotherapy.
12 weeks from study entry

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Children's Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Peter F Ehrlich, 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)

August 24, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 22, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 22, 2009

First Posted (Estimated)

July 23, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 3, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 18, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AREN0534 (Other Identifier: CTEP)
  • U10CA180886 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10CA098543 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • NCI-2011-01953 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • CDR0000649716

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