Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT00408005

Last Updated: 2025-04-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 1895 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2007-01-30
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-31

Brief Summary

This randomized phase III trial is studying different combination chemotherapy regimens and their side effects and comparing how well they work in treating young patients with newly diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. After a common induction therapy, patients were risk assigned and eligible for one or both post-induction randomizations: Escalating dose Methotrexate versus High Dose Methotrexate in Interim Maintenance therapy, No Nelarabine versus Nelarabine in Consolidation therapy. T-ALL patients are risk assigned as Low Risk, Intermediate Risk or High Risk. Low Risk patients are not eligible for the Nelarabine randomization, Patients with CNS disease at diagnosis were assgined to receive High Dose Methotrexate, patients who failed induction therapy were assigned to receive Nelarabine and High Dose Methotrexate. T-LLy patients were all assigned to escalating dose Methotrexate and were risk assigned as Standard Risk, High Risk and induction failures. Standard risk patients did not receive nelarabine, High risk T-LLy patients were randomized to No Nelarabine versus Nelarabine, and Induction failures were assigned to receive Nelarabine.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine, through randomization, the relative safety and efficacy of the addition of nelarabine (Compound 506U78) to augmented Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (BFM) therapy (Regimen C, Children's Cancer Group [CCG]-1961).

II. To determine the relative safety and efficacy of high dose methotrexate (5 g/m^2) with leucovorin (leucovorin calcium) rescue compared to escalating methotrexate without leucovorin rescue plus pegaspargase (Capizzi I) delivered during interim maintenance.

III. To gain preliminary data on the use of nelarabine in patients with high risk T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma and its effect on long-term survival.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the relative safety and efficacy of withholding radiation in patients with low risk T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), while treating Intermediate and high risk patients with 1200 cGy of prophylactic cranial radiation.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, controlled, factorial-group, multicenter study.

GROUP 0 (INDUCTION THERAPY): All patients (T-ALL and T-LLy) receive cytarabine intrathecally (IT) on day 1; vincristine sulfate intravenously (IV) on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; prednisone IV or orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28; pegaspargase intramuscularly (IM) (may give IV over 1 to 2 hours) on day 4, 5, or 6; duanorubicin IV on days 1, 8, 15 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 8 and 29 (and days 15 and 22 for patients with CNS3 disease).

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or subcutaneously (SC) on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo conformal radiation therapy (CRT). Patients with standard risk T-LLy received Arm I, and those with high risk T-LLy were randomized between Arm I and Arm II combination chemotherapy.

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). Standard risk T-LLy patients were assigned to Arm I and those with high risk were randomized between Arm I and Arm II.

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate IT dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on days 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32.

GROUP I ARM I COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL), all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 15, 22-26, and 29-33 (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35. Patients with high risk T-LLy were either randomized to Arm I or Arm II. Patients with T-LLy who failed induction therapy were assigned to Arm II.

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31.

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two consecutive weeks starting the day of asparaginase substitution.

GROUP I ARM II COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo CRT.

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive high dose methotrexate (HDMTX) IV over 24 hours and vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.

GROUP I ARM III COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL) and all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35.

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (DELAYED INTENSIFICATION CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients < 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients >= 10 years of age); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (INTERIM MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive HDMTX IV over 24 hours and vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.

GROUP I ARM IV COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY (MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY): Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for at least 10 years.

Conditions

T Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Group 0 Induction Therapy

All patients (T-ALL and T-LLy) receive cytarabine intrathecally (IT) on day 1; vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; prednisone IV or PO twice daily BID on days 1-28; pegaspargase IM (may give IV over 1 to 2 hours) on day 4, 5, or 6; daunorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, 15 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 8 and 29 (and days 15 and 22 for patients with CNS3 disease).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Daunorubicin Hydrochloride

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Prednisone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group 1 Arm IV (Consolidation chemotherapy)

Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 15, 22-26, and 29-33 (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Nelarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT

Group I Arm I (Consolidation chemotherapy)

Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo CRT. Patients with standard risk T-LLy received Arm I, and those with high risk T-LLy were randomized between Arm I and Arm II combination chemotherapy.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Leucovorin Calcium

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm I (Delayed intensification chemotherapy

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients \< 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients \>= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). Standard risk T-LLy patients were assigned to Arm I and those with high risk were randomized between Arm I and Arm II.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Leucovorin Calcium

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Thioguanine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm I (Maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL), all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type: OTHER

Correlative studies

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Prednisone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm I (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate IT dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on days 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Leucovorin Calcium

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm II (Consolidation chemotherapy)

Patients receive nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5 and 43-47; methotrexate IT on days 15, 22, 57, and 64; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 8 and 50; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 8-11, 15-18, 50-53 and 57-60; mercaptopurine PO on days 8-21 and 50-63; vincristine sulfate IV on days 22, 29, 64, and 71; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 22 and 64. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 15, 22-26, and 29-33 (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10). (Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT QD on days 22-28 and 29-35. Patients with high risk T-LLy were either randomized to Arm I or Arm II. Patients with T-LLy who failed induction therapy were assigned to Arm II.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Nelarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm II (Delayed intensification chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients \< 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients \>= 10 years of age); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Nelarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Thioguanine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm II (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV and escalating doses of methotrexate IV on days 1, 11, 21, 31, and 41; pegaspargase* IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 22; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 31.

Note: *Patients with an allergy to pegaspargase receive Erwinia asparaginase on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two consecutive weeks starting the day of asparaginase substitution.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Asparaginase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm II (Maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Nelarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Prednisone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm III (Consolidation chemotherapy)

Patients receive methotrexate IT on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, and 36-39; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-14 and 29-42; vincristine sulfate IV on days 15, 22, 43 and 50; and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on days 15 and 43. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose. Patients with persistent testicular disease or with DS and testicular disease undergo testicular radiotherapy on days 11-12, 15-19, and 22-26. (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10.) Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease (CNS1 or CNS2) undergo prophylactic CRT (1,200 cGy/dose) QD on days 15-21 and 22-28. Patients with low-risk disease do not undergo CRT.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Leucovorin Calcium

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm III (Delayed intensification chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 43, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients \< 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients \>= 10 years of age and for patients with DS); doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6, AND day 43; methotrexate IT on days 1, 29, and 36; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 29; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 29-32 and 36-39; and thioguanine PO on days 29-42. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO at 48 and 60 hours after each methotrexate dose (DS patients excluded as of 09/29/10).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Leucovorin Calcium

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Thioguanine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm III (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive HDMTX IV over 24 hours and vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type: OTHER

Correlative studies

Leucovorin Calcium

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm III (Maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 29, and 57; prednisone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61; mercaptopurine PO QD on days 1-84; methotrexate PO on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78; and methotrexate IT on day 1. Treatment repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 119) (for girls with T-ALL) and all patients with T-LLy, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 171) (for boys with T-ALL).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Prednisone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm IV (Delayed intensification chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 50; dexamethasone IV or PO BID on days 1-21 (for patients \< 10 years of age) OR on days 1-7 and 15-21 (for patients \>= 10 years of age); doxorubicin IV on days 1, 8, and 15; pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours on day 4, 5, OR 6 AND day 50; methotrexate IT on days 1, 36, and 43; nelarabine IV over 60 minutes on days 29-33; cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 36; cytarabine IV over 15-30 minutes or SC on days 36-39 and 43-46; and thioguanine PO on days 36-49.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT, IV, or SC

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Nelarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IM or IV

Thioguanine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm IV (Interim maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive HDMTX IV over 24 hours and vincristine IV on days 1, 15, 29, and 43; mercaptopurine PO on days 1-56; and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 29. Beginning 42 hours after the start of HDMTX, patients also receive leucovorin calcium IV or PO once every 6 hours for 3 doses.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type: OTHER

Correlative studies

Leucovorin Calcium

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Group I Arm IV (Maintenance chemotherapy)

Patients receive vincristine sulfate, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, methotrexate IT, and nelarabine in Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Patients then receive treatment (without nelarabine) as follows: vincristine, prednisone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate PO, and methotrexate IT as in arm II. Treatment (without nelarabine) repeats every 84 days until the total duration of study treatment is 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 121) (for girls with T-ALL), and for those with T-LLY, and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy (approximately week 173) (for boys with T-ALL).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mercaptopurine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given PO

Methotrexate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IT or PO

Nelarabine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Prednisone

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV or PO

Vincristine Sulfate

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given IV

Interventions

Asparaginase

Given IM or IV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Cyclophosphamide

Given IV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Cytarabine

Given IT, IV, or SC

Intervention Type: DRUG

Daunorubicin Hydrochloride

Given IV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Dexamethasone

Given IV or PO

Intervention Type: DRUG

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

Given IV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type: OTHER

Leucovorin Calcium

Given PO

Intervention Type: DRUG

Mercaptopurine

Given PO

Intervention Type: DRUG

Methotrexate

Given IT or PO

Intervention Type: DRUG

Nelarabine

Given IV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Pegaspargase

Given IM or IV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Prednisone

Given IV or PO

Intervention Type: DRUG

Radiation Therapy

Some patients undergo testicular and/or prophylactic cranial RT

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Thioguanine

Given PO

Intervention Type: DRUG

Vincristine Sulfate

Given IV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

ASP-1; Asparaginase II; Asparaginase-E.Coli; Colaspase; Elspar; Kidrolase; L-Asnase; L-ASP; L-Asparaginase; L-Asparagine Amidohydrolase; Laspar; Lcf-ASP; Leucogen; Leunase; MK-965; Paronal; Re-82-TAD-15; Serasa; Spectrila; (-)-Cyclophosphamide; 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate; Asta B 518; B 518; B-518; B518; Carloxan; Ciclofosfamida; Ciclofosfamide; Cicloxal; Clafen; Claphene; CP monohydrate; CTX; CYCLO-cell; Cycloblastin; Cycloblastine; Cyclophospham; Cyclophosphamid monohydrate; Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate; Cyclophosphamidum; Cyclophosphan; Cyclophosphane; Cyclophosphanum; Cyclostin; Cyclostine; Cytophosphan; Cytophosphane; Cytoxan; Fosfaseron; Genoxal; Genuxal; Ledoxina; Mitoxan; Neosar; Revimmune; Syklofosfamid; WR 138719; WR- 138719; WR-138719; WR138719; .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside; 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone; 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine; 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone; 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine; 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine; 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-; 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-; Alexan; Ara-C; ARA-cell; Arabine; Arabinofuranosylcytosine; Arabinosylcytosine; Aracytidine; Aracytin; Aracytine; Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside; CHX-3311; Cytarabinum; Cytarbel; Cytosar; Cytosine Arabinoside; Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside; Cytosine-beta-arabinoside; Erpalfa; Starasid; Tarabine PFS; U 19920; U-19920; Udicil; WR-28453; Cerubidin; Cerubidine; Cloridrato de Daunorubicina; Daunoblastin; Daunoblastina; Daunoblastine; Daunomycin Hydrochloride; Daunomycin, hydrochloride; Daunorubicin.HCl; Daunorubicini Hydrochloridum; FI-6339; Ondena; RP-13057; Rubidomycin Hydrochloride; Rubilem; Aacidexam; Adexone; Aknichthol Dexa; Alba-Dex; Alin; Alin Depot; Alin Oftalmico; Amplidermis; Anemul mono; Auricularum; Auxiloson; Baycadron; Baycuten; Baycuten N; Cortidexason; Cortisumman; Decacort; Decadrol; Decadron; Decadron DP; Decalix; Decameth; Decasone R.p.; Dectancyl; Dekacort; Deltafluorene; Deronil; Desamethasone; Desameton; Dexa-Mamallet; Dexa-Rhinosan; Dexa-Scheroson; Dexa-sine; Dexacortal; Dexacortin; Dexafarma; Dexafluorene; Dexalocal; Dexamecortin; Dexameth; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexamethasonum; Dexamonozon; Dexapos; Dexinoral; Dexone; Dinormon; Dxevo; Fluorodelta; Fortecortin; Gammacorten; Hemady; Hexadecadrol; Hexadrol; LenaDex; Lokalison-F; Loverine; Methylfluorprednisolone; Millicorten; Mymethasone; Orgadrone; Spersadex; TaperDex; Visumetazone; ZoDex; 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; 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; FI106; hydroxydaunorubicin; Rubex; Adinepar; Calcifolin; Calcium (6S)-Folinate; Calcium Folinate; Calcium Leucovorin; Calfolex; Calinat; Cehafolin; Citofolin; Citrec; Citrovorum Factor; Cromatonbic Folinico; Dalisol; Disintox; Divical; Ecofol; Emovis; Factor, Citrovorum; Flynoken A; Folaren; Folaxin; FOLI-cell; Foliben; Folidan; Folidar; Folinac; Folinate Calcium; folinic acid; Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate; Folinoral; Folinvit; Foliplus; Folix; Imo; Lederfolat; Lederfolin; Leucosar; leucovorin; Rescufolin; Rescuvolin; Tonofolin; Wellcovorin; 3H-Purine-6-thiol; 6 MP; 6 Thiohypoxanthine; 6 Thiopurine; 6-Mercaptopurine; 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate; 6-MP; 6-Purinethiol; 6-Thiopurine; 6-Thioxopurine; 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI); 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene; Alti-Mercaptopurine; Azathiopurine; Bw 57-323H; Flocofil; Ismipur; Leukerin; Leupurin; Mercaleukim; Mercaleukin; Mercaptina; Mercaptopurinum; Mercapurin; Mern; NCI-C04886; Puri-Nethol; Purimethol; Purine, 6-mercapto-; Purine-6-thiol (8CI); Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate; Purinethiol; Purinethol; U-4748; WR-2785; Abitrexate; Alpha-Methopterin; Amethopterin; Brimexate; CL 14377; CL-14377; Emtexate; Emthexat; Emthexate; Farmitrexat; Fauldexato; Folex; Folex PFS; Jylamvo; Lantarel; Ledertrexate; Lumexon; Maxtrex; Medsatrexate; Metex; Methoblastin; Methotrexate LPF; Methotrexate Methylaminopterin; Methotrexatum; Metotrexato; Metrotex; Mexate; Mexate-AQ; MTX; Novatrex; Rheumatrex; Texate; Tremetex; Trexeron; Trixilem; WR-19039; 2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside; 506U78; Arranon; Compound 506U78; GW506U78; L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol; Oncaspar; Oncaspar-IV; PEG-Asparaginase; PEG-L-Asparaginase; PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko); PEGLA; Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase; Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase; .delta.1-Cortisone; 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone; Adasone; Cortancyl; Dacortin; DeCortin; Decortisyl; Decorton; Delta 1-Cortisone; Delta-Dome; Deltacortene; Deltacortisone; Deltadehydrocortisone; Deltasone; Deltison; Deltra; Econosone; Lisacort; Meprosona-F; Metacortandracin; Meticorten; Ofisolona; Orasone; Panafcort; Panasol-S; Paracort; Perrigo Prednisone; PRED; Predicor; Predicorten; Prednicen-M; Prednicort; Prednidib; Prednilonga; Predniment; Prednisone Intensol; Prednisonum; Prednitone; Promifen; Rayos; Servisone; SK-Prednisone; Cancer Radiotherapy; Energy Type; ENERGY_TYPE; Irradiate; Irradiated; Irradiation; Radiation; Radiation Therapy, NOS; Radiotherapeutics; Radiotherapy; RT; Therapy, Radiation; 2-Amino 6MP; 2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione; 2-Amino-6-mercaptopurine; 2-Amino-6-purinethiol; 2-Aminopurin-6-thiol; 2-Aminopurine-6(1H)-thione; 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol; 2-Aminopurine-6-thiol Hemihydrate; 2-Mercapto-6-aminopurine; 6-Amino-2-mercaptopurine; 6-Mercapto-2-aminopurine; 6-Mercaptoguanine; 6-TG; 6H-Purine-6-thione, 2-amino-1,7-dihydro- (9CI); BW 5071; Lanvis; Tabloid; Thioguanine Hemihydrate; Thioguanine Hydrate; Tioguanin; Tioguanine; Wellcome U3B; WR-1141; X 27; Kyocristine; Leurocristine Sulfate; Leurocristine, sulfate; Oncovin; Vincasar; Vincosid; Vincrex; Vincristine, sulfate

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• T-ALL patients must be enrolled on AALL08B1 prior to treatment and enrollment on AALL0434
• Patients must have newly diagnosed T-ALL or T-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-NHL) stage II-IV; B-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma will not be eligible for this study; a diagnosis of T-ALL is established when leukemic blasts lack myeloperoxidase or evidence of B-lineage derivation (cluster of differentiation [CD]19/CD22/CD20), and express either surface or cytoplasmic CD3 or two or more of the antigens CD8, CD7, CD5, CD4, CD2 or CD1a; if surface CD3 is expressed on all leukemic cells, additional markers of immaturity, including transmission disequilibrium test (TdT), CD34 or CD99 will be assessed for expression; cases with uncertain expression will receive additional review within the appropriate Children's Oncology Group (COG) reference laboratory
• T-NHL PATIENTS:

• For T-NHL patients with tissue available for flow cytometry, the criterion for diagnosis should be analogous to T-ALL; for tissue processed by other means (i.e. paraffin blocks), the methodology and criteria for immunophenotypic analysis to establish the diagnosis of T-NHL defined by the submitting institution will be accepted
• Prior therapy restrictions

• Patients shall have had no prior cytotoxic chemotherapy with the exception of steroids and/or IT cytarabine
• IT chemotherapy with cytarabine is allowed prior to registration for patient convenience; this is usually done at the time of the diagnostic bone marrow or venous line placement to avoid a second lumbar puncture; (Note: the CNS status must be determined based on a sample obtained prior to administration of any systemic or intrathecal chemotherapy, except for steroid pretreatment); systemic chemotherapy must begin within 72 hours of this IT therapy
• Patients diagnosed as having T-NHL or T-ALL with respiratory distress or hyperleukocytosis may require steroids prior to the initiation of additional systemic therapy; they are eligible for AALL0434 and will be stratified, based on the initial complete blood count (CBC); steroid pretreatment may alter the risk group assessment; if the T-ALL patient's clinical status precludes a lumbar puncture within 48 hours of the initiation of steroid therapy, T-ALL patients CANNOT be classified as low risk and will be Intermediate or high risk based on the results of the day 29 marrow as above; patients with T-NHL who receive steroid pre-treatment will be classified as high risk; the dose and duration of previous steroid therapy should be carefully documented
• For the management of airway compromise, patients who have received emergent chest irradiation up to 600 cGy will be eligible for this study
• Patients with a prior seizure disorder requiring anti-convulsant therapy are not eligible to receive nelarabine; in addition, patients with pre-existing grade 2 (or greater) peripheral neurotoxicity, as determined prior to Induction treatment by the treating physician or a neurologist, are not eligible to receive nelarabine; these restrictions in eligibility are designed to prevent excessive nelarabine-induced central and peripheral neurotoxicity in at-risk patients; for the purposes of this study, this includes any patient that has received anticonvulsant therapy to prevent/treat seizures in the prior two years

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or lactating females are ineligible
• Patients with Down syndrome are ineligible to enroll onto this study

• B-precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma
• Morphologically unclassifiable lymphoma
• Absence of both B-cell and T-cell phenotype markers in a case submitted as lymphoblastic lymphoma
• CNS3-positive or testicular involvement

• Minimum Eligible Age: 1 Year
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Stuart S Winter

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Oncology Group

Locations

Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

Boise, Idaho, United States

Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

USA Health Strada Patient Care Center

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Phoenix Childrens Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

Downey, California, United States

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, United States

Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach

Long Beach, California, United States

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Valley Children's Hospital

Madera, California, United States

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Orange County

Orange, California, United States

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

Sacramento, California, United States

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States

Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

San Diego, California, United States

UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus

San Francisco, California, United States

UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

San Francisco, California, United States

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center

Denver, Colorado, United States

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Broward Health Medical Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Lee Memorial Health System

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, United States

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami Cancer Institute

Miami, Florida, United States

AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States

Orlando Health Cancer Institute

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

Tampa, Florida, United States

Saint Mary's Medical Center

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Augusta University Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Savannah, Georgia, United States

University of Hawaii Cancer Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Tripler Army Medical Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States

Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Blank Children's Hospital

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

University of Kansas Cancer Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Norton Children's Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Children's Hospital New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Eastern Maine Medical Center

Bangor, Maine, United States

Maine Children's Cancer Program

Scarborough, Maine, United States

University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Baystate Medical Center

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

C S Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Michigan State University Clinical Center

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, United States

Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Corewell Health Children's

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

University of Missouri Children's Hospital

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Saint Peter's University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, United States

University of New Mexico Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, United States

Brooklyn Hospital Center

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

Mineola, New York, United States

The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

New York, New York, United States

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, United States

NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York, United States

Mission Hospital

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Akron, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Mercy Children's Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, United States

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital

Portland, Oregon, United States

Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn State Children's Hospital

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Greenville Cancer Treatment Center

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

T C Thompson Children's Hospital

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Amarillo

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Austin, Texas, United States

Driscoll Children's Hospital

Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Medical City Dallas Hospital

Dallas, Texas, United States

UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Covenant Children's Hospital

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Children's Hospital of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas

San Antonio, Texas, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Scott and White Memorial Hospital

Temple, Texas, United States

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Burlington, Vermont, United States

University of Virginia Cancer Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Carilion Children's

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, United States

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

Spokane, Washington, United States

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington, United States

West Virginia University Charleston Division

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Herston, Queensland, Australia

Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane

Herston, Queensland, Australia

Queensland Children's Hospital

South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide

North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Monash Medical Center-Clayton Campus

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Royal Children's Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Janeway Child Health Centre

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Children's Hospital

London, Ontario, Canada

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Allan Blair Cancer Centre

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatoon Cancer Centre

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Starship Children's Hospital

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Christchurch Hospital

Christchurch, , New Zealand

Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Geneva

Geneva, , Switzerland

Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Lausanne

Lausanne, , Switzerland

Countries

United States; Australia; Canada; New Zealand; Switzerland

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Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

https://nctn-data-archive.nci.nih.gov/

Data Available: Select individual patient-level data from this trial can be requested from the NCTN/NCORP Data Archive.

Other Identifiers

NCI-2009-00307

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

COG-AALL0434

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

07-169

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000514500

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AALL0434

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AALL0434

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA098543

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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U10CA180886

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NCI-2009-00307

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id