Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Filgrastim Before Surgery, High-Dose Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy Followed by Isotretinoin With or Without Monoclonal Antibody in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma

NCT ID: NCT00030719

Last Updated: 2014-06-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

175 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-12-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplant may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining isotretinoin and monoclonal antibodies may kill any remaining tumor cells following surgery. It is not yet known which treatment regimen is more effective in treating neuroblastoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy with or without filgrastim before surgery, high-dose chemotherapy, and radiation therapy followed by isotretinoin with or without monoclonal antibody work in treating patients with neuroblastoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the efficacy of myeloablative therapy with busulfan and melphalan vs carboplatin, etoposide, and melphalan, in terms of 3- and 5-year event-free survival (EFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS), in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.
* Compare the 3-year EFS in these patients treated with isotretinoin with or without monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 after myeloablative therapy.
* Determine the response at metastatic sites after induction chemotherapy in these patients.
* Determine the effect of metastatic disease response after induction chemotherapy on EFS, PFS, and OS in these patients.
* Compare the toxicity and episodes of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with induction chemotherapy with or without filgrastim (G-CSF).
* Determine the effect of elective hematopoietic support with G-CSF during induction chemotherapy on peripheral blood stem cell collection in these patients.
* Compare the acute and long-term toxic effects of the 2 myeloablative therapy regimens in these patients.
* Determine the effect of radiotherapy on pre-surgical tumor volume at the primary site on local control, EFS, PFS, and OS in these patients.
* Determine the tolerability of isotretinoin with or without monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 after myeloablative therapy in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease stage (2 or 3 with MycN amplification vs 4). Patients are randomized to 1 of 8 treatment arms:

Arm I:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy comprising vincristine IV, carboplatin IV over 1 hour, and etoposide IV over 4 hours on days 1 and 41; vincristine IV and cisplatin IV over 24 hours on days 11, 31, 51, and 71; and vincristine IV on days 21 and 61 and cyclophosphamide IV and etoposide over 4 hours on days 21, 22, 61, and 62. Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously on days 3-8, 12-18, 23-28, 32-38, 43-48, 52-58, 63-68, and 72 until peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection.
* Patients undergo PBSC collection beginning on day 80. Patients then undergo surgery on day 95.
* Patients receive myeloablative therapy comprising oral busulfan 4 times daily on days -6 to -3 and melphalan IV over 15 minutes on day -2. Patients undergo PBSC infusion on day 0.
* Patients undergo radiotherapy in 14 fractions over 21 days.
* Beginning within 30 days after radiotherapy, patients receive oral isotretinoin twice daily on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses.

Arm II:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy as in arm I, but with no G-CSF. Patients then undergo PBSC collection and surgery as in arm I. Patients receive myeloablative therapy and undergo PBSC infusion as in arm I. Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I.
* Patients receive oral isotretinoin twice daily on days 1-14 and monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 IV over 8 hours on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses for isotretinoin and every 28 days for 5 courses for monoclonal antibody Ch14.18.

Arm III:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy and G-CSF as in arm I. Patients then undergo PBSC collection and surgery as in arm I. Patients receive myeloablative therapy and undergo PBSC infusion as in arm I. Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive isotretinoin as in arm I.

Arm IV:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy as in arm II. Patients then undergo PBSC collection and surgery as in arm I. Patients receive myeloablative therapy and undergo PBSC infusion as in arm I. Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive isotretinoin and monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 as in arm II.

Arm V:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy and G-CSF as in arm I.
* Patients receive myeloablative therapy comprising carboplatin IV continuously and etoposide IV continuously on days -7 to -4 and melphalan IV over 15 minutes on days -7 to -5. Patients undergo PBSC infusion on day 0.
* Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive isotretinoin as in arm I.

Arm VI:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy as in arm II. Patients receive myeloablative therapy and undergo PBSC infusion as in arm V. Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive isotretinoin and monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 as in arm II.

Arm VII:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy and G-CSF as in arm I. Patients receive myeloablative therapy and undergo PBSC infusion as in arm V. Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive isotretinoin as in arm I.

Arm VIII:

* Patients receive induction chemotherapy as in arm II. Patients receive myeloablative therapy and undergo PBSC infusion as in arm V. Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive isotretinoin and monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 as in arm II.

Patients on all treatment arms are followed every 6 months for 3 years and then annually for 2 years.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 175 patients per year will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Neuroblastoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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filgrastim

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

monoclonal antibody Ch14.18

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

busulfan

Intervention Type DRUG

carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

etoposide

Intervention Type DRUG

isotretinoin

Intervention Type DRUG

melphalan

Intervention Type DRUG

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

bone marrow ablation with stem cell support

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

conventional surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of neuroblastoma according to International Neuroblastoma Staging System

* Stage 2 or 3 with MycN amplification
* Stage 4
* Tumor material available for determination of biological prognostic factors

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 1 to 20 at diagnosis

Performance status:

* Not specified

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin less than 3 times normal
* ALT less than 3 times normal

Renal:

* Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/mL
* Creatinine clearance and/or glomerular filtration rate at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

* Shortening fraction at least 28% OR
* Ejection fraction at least 55%
* No clinical congestive heart failure

Pulmonary:

* Chest x-ray normal
* Oxygen saturation normal

Other:

* HIV negative
* No Brock grade 2 or greater
* No uncontrolled infections requiring IV antivirals, antibiotics, or antifungals
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen for localized unresectable disease
* No concurrent anthracyclines
* No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* Not specified

Surgery:

* Not specified

Other:

* No other concurrent investigational therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Leicester

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Ruth Ladenstein, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung

Locations

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St. Anna Children's Hospital

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status RECRUITING

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status RECRUITING

Aarhus Universitetshospital - Aarhus Sygehus

Aarhus, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

Petah Tikva, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Fondazione Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Milan, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Rikshospitalet University Hospital

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status RECRUITING

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil - Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa, SA

Lisbon, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Karolinska University Hospital - Solna

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status RECRUITING

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Lausanne, , Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Institute of Child Health at University of Bristol

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Middlesex Hospital

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health at Royal Victoria Infirmary

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Queen's Medical Centre

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Oxford Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital - Sheffield

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Southampton General Hospital

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Marsden - Surrey

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Childrens Hospital for Wales

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Austria Belgium Denmark France Ireland Israel Italy Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

Facility Contacts

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Ruth Ladenstein, MD

Role: primary

43-1-404-700

Genevieve Laureys, MD, PhD

Role: primary

32-9-240-21-11

Henrik Schroder, MD

Role: primary

45-89-49-44-44

D. Valteau-Couanet

Role: primary

33-1-4211-4339

Fin Breatnach, MD, FRCPE

Role: primary

353-1-409-6659

Isaac Yaniv, MD

Role: primary

972-3-925-3669

Roberto Luksch, MD

Role: primary

39-02-2390-2592

Ingebjorg Storm-Mathisen, MD

Role: primary

47-23-07-45-60

Ana Forjaz De Lacerda, MD, FAAP

Role: primary

351-21-726-0429

Victoria Castel

Role: primary

34-96-386-2700

Per Kogner, MD, PhD

Role: primary

46-85-177-3534

Maja B. Popovic, MD

Role: primary

41-21-314-3567

Martin W. English, MD

Role: primary

44-121-333-8412

Pamela Kearns, MD

Role: primary

44-117-342-8260

Amos Burke, MD

Role: primary

44-1223-348-151

Adam Glaser, MD

Role: primary

44-113-206-4984

Johann Visser, MD

Role: primary

44-116-258-5309

Heather P. McDowell, MD

Role: primary

44-151-293-3679

Ananth Shankar, MD

Role: primary

44-20-7380-9300 ext. 9950

Penelope Brock, MD, PhD

Role: primary

44-20-7829-7924

Bernadette Brennan, MD

Role: primary

44-161-922-2227

Juliet Hale, MD

Role: primary

44-191-282-4101

Martin Hewitt, MD, BSc, FRCP, FRCPCH

Role: primary

44-115-924-9924 ext. 43394

Kate Wheeler, MD

Role: primary

44-186-522-1066

Mary P. Gerrard, MBChB, FRCP, FRCPCH

Role: primary

44-114-271-7366

Janice A. Kohler, MD, FRCP

Role: primary

44-23-8079-6942

Mary Taj, MD

Role: primary

44-20-8642-6011 ext. 1307

Anthony McCarthy, MD

Role: primary

44-289-063-3631

Veronica Neefjes

Role: primary

44-1224-550-217

W. Hamish Wallace, MD

Role: primary

44-131-536-0426

Milind D. Ronghe, MD

Role: primary

44-141-201-9309

Heidi Traunecker, MD, PhD

Role: primary

44-29-2074-2285

References

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Ladenstein R, Valteau-Couanet D, Brock P, Yaniv I, Castel V, Laureys G, Malis J, Papadakis V, Lacerda A, Ruud E, Kogner P, Garami M, Balwierz W, Schroeder H, Beck-Popovic M, Schreier G, Machin D, Potschger U, Pearson A. Randomized Trial of prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor during rapid COJEC induction in pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma: the European HR-NBL1/SIOPEN study. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 20;28(21):3516-24. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.27.3524. Epub 2010 Jun 21.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20567002 (View on PubMed)

Veal GJ, Nguyen L, Paci A, Riggi M, Amiel M, Valteau-Couanet D, Brock P, Ladenstein R, Vassal G. Busulfan pharmacokinetics following intravenous and oral dosing regimens in children receiving high-dose myeloablative chemotherapy for high-risk neuroblastoma as part of the HR-NBL-1/SIOPEN trial. Eur J Cancer. 2012 Nov;48(16):3063-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.05.020. Epub 2012 Jun 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22742881 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SIOP-EUROPE-HR-NBL-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ESIOP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20148

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000069191

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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