Risk Adapted Therapy of Hodgkin Lymphoma in Upper Egypt

March 29, 2024 updated by: Enas Saad Hassan, Assiut University
determine if radiotherapy could be safely omitted for early hodgkin lymphoma responder patients without compromising outcome

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Hodgkin's lymphoma accounts for around 40% of all pediatric lymphomas and is the most prevalent cancer among adolescents and young adults. With combinations of chemotherapy and radiation, Hodgkin's lymphoma is roughly 80% curable, placing it among the most treatable cancers . Since the introduction of combination chemotherapy treatments 20 years ago, the prognosis for children with Hodgkin's lymphoma has improved. The treatment is mostly influenced by the stage of the disease at diagnosis, histology, existence of "B"-symptoms, and the presence of bulky disease. Nonetheless, 20% of patients do not achieve long-term remission, and around 20% experience treatment-related side effects such as secondary malignancies, infertility, cardiovascular disease, and organ malfunction following chemo-radiation .Studies of long-term therapy side effects were made possible by the significant number of survivors. The goal of therapy optimization protocols for pediatric patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma is to maintain excellent tumor control while limiting adverse effects and long-term consequences . It is critical to stratify patients based on reliable prognostic factors at presentation and according to the rapidity of response into low-risk (LR) patients who would benefit from less aggressive therapy, avoiding unnecessary toxic side effects, and high-risk (HR) patients who should be subjected to intensified therapy to reduce the rate of treatment failures and relapses .

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

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

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Infants and children around age of (1month to 18 years old) admitted with hodgkin lymphoma in a period of 2 years

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Previously untreated patients younger than 18 years old with classical Hodgkin lymphoma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged more than 18 years old.
  • Patients who died early at presentation before starting chemotherapy
  • diagnosis of nodular lymphocytic predominant Hodgkin lymphoma
  • previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy other (simultaneous) malignancies
  • severe concomitant diseases (eg, immune deficiency syndrome); or known HIV positive.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
assess the outcome of pediatric patients with HL treated with risk- and response-adjusted therapy
Time Frame: 2 years
determine if radiotherapy could be safely omitted for early responder patients without compromising outcome, it can be assessed by decrease in lymph node volume ,Volumes are approximated as ellipsoids. If a, b, c denote the principal axes of the ellipsoid the volume is calculated as V= (a x b x c)/2
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 22, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 29, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 1, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 1, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 29, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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