Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy or Observation in Treating Young Patients With Advanced Retinoblastoma Who Have Undergone Surgery to Remove the Eye

NCT ID: NCT00360750

Last Updated: 2013-09-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, vincristine, etoposide, and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. Sometimes, after surgery, the tumor does not need more treatment until it progresses. In this case, observation may be sufficient.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy or observation works in treating young patients with advanced retinoblastoma who have undergone surgery to remove the eye.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare outcome data in children with advanced unilateral retinoblastoma with historical controls in order to determine whether post-enucleation chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy improves outcome.
* Determine the disease-free and overall survival of children with unilateral retinoblastoma with no adverse histological features who undergo observation after enucleation.
* Determine the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a nonrandomized study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups according to histological features.

* Group 1 (no adverse histological features): Patients are observed and monitored for the development of orbital recurrence and metastatic disease.
* Group 2a (deep choroidal invasion and/or retrolaminar invasion of the optic nerve and disease in the anterior chamber): Patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour, vincristine IV, and etoposide IV over 4 hours on day 1, and, if necessary, intrathecal cytarabine on day 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses.
* Group 2b (invasion of the cut end of the optic nerve): Patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour, vincristine IV, and etoposide IV over 4 hours on day 1, and, if necessary, intrathecal cytarabine on day 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses. Patients also undergo orbital radiotherapy 5 days a week for 4 weeks.

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

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Not specified

Conditions

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Retinoblastoma

Keywords

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intraocular retinoblastoma extraocular retinoblastoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

etoposide

Intervention Type DRUG

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

clinical observation

Intervention Type OTHER

adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed unilateral retinoblastoma

* Prior primary enucleation required
* No metastatic spread

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior chemotherapy
* No concurrent steroids as antiemetic agents
Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Helen Jenkinson, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Locations

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Birmingham Children's Hospital

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Institute of Child Health at University of Bristol

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Queen's Medical Centre

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Children's Hospital - Sheffield

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Southampton General Hospital

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Ireland United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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CCLG-RB-2005-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20616

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EUDRACT-2004-001367-21

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000481598

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id