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Phase III Randomized Study of Response-Based Chemotherapy With Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vincristine, Etoposide, Prednisone, and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Dexamethasone, Etoposide, Cytarabine, Cisplatin, and/or Radiotherapy in Children With Newly Diagnosed Intermediate-Risk Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Chemotherapy With or Without Additional Chemotherapy and/or Radiation Therapy in Treating Children with Newly Diagnosed Hodgkin's Disease

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


21 and under


NCI


COG-AHOD0031
NCT00025259, AHOD0031

Objectives

  1. Compare response-based therapy with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide with or without dexamethasone, etoposide, cytarabine, cisplatin, and/or radiotherapy in children with intermediate-risk Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  2. Determine whether radiotherapy can be eliminated from this regimen based upon early and complete response to multiagent chemotherapy in these patients.
  3. Determine whether the addition of dexamethasone, etoposide, cytarabine, cisplatin, and filgrastim (G-CSF) improves outcome in those patients with a slow early response to standard chemotherapy.
  4. Compare the frequency and severity of late effects of this therapy, including thyroid dysfunction, infertility, cardiotoxicity, pulmonary toxicity, and second malignant neoplasms, in patients treated with these regimens.
  5. Correlate results from biology and late effects studies with response to therapy, event-free survival, and overall survival in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed Hodgkin's lymphoma
    • All histologies eligible
    • Stage IB or IIB
    • Stage IA with bulk disease
    • Stage IIA with bulk disease
    • Stage IIAE
    • Stage IIIA
    • Stage IVA


  • May not be staged by laparotomy alone
    • Surgically staged patients must also have presurgical staging


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 1 month since prior corticosteroids except prednisone for respiratory distress

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • 21 and under

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal
  • SGOT or SGPT less than 2.5 times normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times normal
  • Creatinine clearance greater than 40 mL/min

    OR

  • Radioisotope glomerular filtration rate greater than 70 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • Shortening fraction at least 27% by echocardiogram

    OR

  • Ejection fraction at least 50% by MUGA
  • No pathologic prolongation of QTc interval on 12-lead electrocardiogram

Pulmonary:

  • FEV1/FVC greater than 60% by pulmonary function test

    OR

  • Pulse oximetry greater than 94%

    AND

  • No evidence of dyspnea at rest

    AND

  • No exercise intolerance

Other:

  • Adequate venous access
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

Expected Enrollment

1000

A total of 1,000 patients will be accrued for this study within 5-5.5 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Event-free survival

Secondary Outcome(s)

Overall survival
Disease response
Toxicity

Outline

This is a randomized, multicenter study.

  • Initial chemotherapy (ABVE-PC): Patients receive doxorubicin IV over 10-30 minutes on days 1-2, bleomycin IV over 10-20 minutes or subcutaneously (SC) and vincristine IV on days 1 and 8, etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 1-3, oral prednisone 2 or 3 times daily on days 1-7, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 1. Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) SC beginning on day 4 and continuing until blood counts recover (G-CSF is held on day 8). Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of progressive disease.

    At the end of initial chemotherapy, patients undergo evaluation for response. Patients with less than 60% disease reduction are considered to have slow early response (SER). Patients with 60% or more disease reduction are considered to have rapid early response (RER).



  • RER: Patients with RER receive 2 additional courses of ABVE-PC chemotherapy. After the additional course, patients with less than a complete response undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week. Patients with a complete response are randomized to receive either radiotherapy or no further treatment.


  • SER: Patients with SER are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
    • Arm I: Patients receive dexamethasone IV over 15 minutes, etoposide IV over 3 hours, and cytarabine IV over 3 hours on days 1-2 and cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Patients also receive G-CSF SC beginning on day 3 and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After these 2 courses, patients then receive 2 additional courses of ABVE-PC chemotherapy. Patients then undergo radiotherapy.


    • Arm II: Patients receive 2 additional courses of ABVE-PC chemotherapy. Patients then undergo radiotherapy.




Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Children's Oncology Group

Debra Friedman, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 206-667-5935
Email: dfriedma@fhcrc.org

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Birmingham
 Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer at University of Alabama - Birmingham
 Clinical Trials Office - Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer
Ph: 205-934-0309
Arizona
  Mesa
 Banner Desert Medical Center
 Hardeo Panchoosingh
Ph: 480-833-1123
  Phoenix
 Phoenix Children's Hospital
 Jessica Boklan
Ph: 602-546-0920
Arkansas
  Little Rock
 Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 Clinical Trial Office - Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ph: 501-686-8274
California
  Downey
 Southern California Permanente Medical Group
 Robert Cooper
Ph: 323-783-5307
  Duarte
 City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 800-826-4673
 Email: becomingapatient@coh.org
  Loma Linda
 Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Loma Linda University Cancer Institute
Ph: 909-558-3375
  Long Beach
 Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital
 Jerry Finklestein
Ph: 562-492-1062
  Los Angeles
 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
 Leo Mascarenhas
Ph: 323-361-2529
 Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
 Clinical Trials Office - Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
Ph: 888-798-0719
 Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
 Carole Hurvitz
Ph: 310-423-4423
  Madera
 Children's Hospital Central California
 Vonda Crouse
Ph: 559-353-5480
  Oakland
 Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
 Clinical Trial Office - Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
Ph: 510-450-7600
  Orange
 Children's Hospital of Orange County
 Violet Shen
Ph: 714-532-8636
  Sacramento
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland
 Vincent Kiley
Ph: 916-973-7331
 Sutter Cancer Center
 Clinical Trial Office - Sutter Cancer Center
Ph: 916-454-6595
 University of California Davis Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of California Davis Cancer Center
Ph: 916-734-3089
  San Diego
 Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
 Clinical Trials Office - Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Ph: 858-966-5934
  San Francisco
 UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-827-3222
  Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara Cottage Children's Hospital
 Daniel Greenfield
Ph: 805-569-8394
  Stanford
 Stanford Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Stanford Cancer Center
Ph: 650-498-7061
 Email: cctoffice@stanford.edu
Colorado
  Aurora
 Children's Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
 Kelly Maloney
Ph: 720-777-6673
Connecticut
  Farmington
 Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 800-579-7822
  New Haven
 Yale Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Yale Cancer Center
Ph: 203-785-5702
Delaware
  Wilmington
 Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
 Clinical Trials Office - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Ph: 302-651-5755
District of Columbia
  Washington
 Children's National Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Children's National Medical Center
Ph: 202-884-2549
 Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 202-444-0381
 Walter Reed Army Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Ph: 202-782-7840
Florida
  Fort Lauderdale
 Broward General Medical Center Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Broward General Medical Center Cancer Center
Ph: 954-355-5346
  Fort Myers
 Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
 Clinical Trials Office - Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
Ph: 877-680-0008
  Gainesville
 University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
Ph: 888-254-7581
  Hollywood
 Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Memorial Cancer Institute
Ph: 954-985-3443
  Jacksonville
 Nemours Children's Clinic
 Eric Sandler
Ph: 904-390-3793
  Miami
 Baptist-South Miami Regional Cancer Program
 Doured Daghistani
Ph: 305-274-1662
 Miami Children's Hospital
 Enrique Escalon
Ph: 305-662-8360x4960
 University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami
 University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Trial Matching Service
Ph: 866-574-5124
 Email: Sylvester@emergingmed.com
  Orlando
 Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando
 Clinical Trials Office - Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
Ph: 407-303-5623
  Pensacola
 Sacred Heart Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Sacred Heart Cancer Center
Ph: 850-416-4611
  St. Petersburg
 All Children's Hospital
 Jerry Barbosa
Ph: 727-767-4176
  Tampa
 St. Joseph's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Joseph's Cancer Institute
Ph: 800-882-4123
  West Palm Beach
 Kaplan Cancer Center at St. Mary's Medical Center
 Narayana Gowda
Ph: 561-844-6363
Georgia
  Atlanta
 Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
 Howard Katzenstein
Ph: 404-785-0853
  Augusta
 MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
 Colleen McDonough
Ph: 706-721-3626
  Savannah
 Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute
Ph: 912-350-8568
Hawaii
  Honolulu
 Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Ph: 808-586-2979
  Tripler AMC
 Tripler Army Medical Center
 Wanda Salzer
Ph: 301-402-6268
Idaho
  Boise
 Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
 Eugenia Chang
Ph: 208-381-2731
Illinois
  Chicago
 Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago
 David Walterhouse
Ph: 773-755-6514
 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Ph: 773-834-7424
 University of Illinois Cancer Center
 Clinical Trial Office - University of Illinois Cancer Center
Ph: 312-355-3046
  Maywood
 Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Ph: 708-226-4357
  Oak Lawn
 Advocate Christ Medical Center
 Sharad Salvi
Ph: 708-684-4094
  Park Ridge
 Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center
Ph: 847-384-3621
  Peoria
 Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
 Stephen Smith
Ph: 309-624-4945
  Springfield
 Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute
Ph: 217-545-7929
Indiana
  Indianapolis
 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Indiana University Cancer Center
Ph: 317-274-2552
 St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Ph: 317-338-2194
Iowa
  Des Moines
 Blank Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Blank Children's Hospital
Ph: 515-241-6729
  Iowa City
 Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
 Cancer Information Service
Ph: 800-237-1225
Kansas
  Kansas City
 Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Ph: 913-588-4709
  Wichita
 Wesley Medical Center
 Contact Person
Ph: 316-962-2000
Kentucky
  Lexington
 Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky
 Clinical Trials Office - Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Ph: 859-257-3379
  Louisville
 Kosair Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Kosair Children's Hospital
Ph: 502-629-5500
 Email: CancerResource@nortonhealthcare.org
Louisiana
  Alexandria
 Tulane Cancer Center Office of Clinical Research
 Clinical Trials Office - Tulane Cancer Center
Ph: 504-988-6121
  New Orleans
 Children's Hospital of New Orleans
 Clinical Trials Office - Children's Hospital of New Orleans
Ph: 504-894-5377
Maine
  Bangor
 CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - CancerCare of Maine
Ph: 207-973-4274
Maryland
  Baltimore
 Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital
 Joseph Wiley
Ph: 410-601-5864
 Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
 Clinical Trials Office - Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at John Hopkins
Ph: 410-955-8804
 Email: jhcccro@jhmi.edu
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts - New England Medical Center
 Cynthia Kretschmar
Ph: 617-636-5535
  Springfield
 Baystate Regional Cancer Program at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care
 Satkiran Grewal
Ph: 413-794-5316
  Worcester
 UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus
 Ghazala Usmani
Ph: 508-856-4225x6219
Michigan
  Ann Arbor
 C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at University of Michigan Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Ph: 1-800-865-1125
  Detroit
 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Ph: 313-576-9363
  Flint
 Hurley Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Hurley Medical Center
Ph: 810-762-8057
  Grand Rapids
 Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health
 David Dickens
Ph: 616-391-2086
  Grosse Pointe Woods
 Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
 Clincial Trials Office - Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Ph: 313-343-3166
  Kalamazoo
 CCOP - Kalamazoo
 Leonard Mattano, Jr.
Ph: 269-341-6350
  Lansing
 Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center
Ph: 517-334-2765
  Royal Oak
 William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus
Ph: 248-551-7695
Minnesota
  Minneapolis
 Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
 Clinical Trials Office - Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Ph: 612-813-5193
 Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
 Clinical Trials Office - Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
Ph: 612-624-2620
  Rochester
 Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - All Mayo Clinic Locations
Ph: 507-538-7623
Mississippi
  Jackson
 University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
 Gail Megason
Ph: 601-984-5220
Missouri
  Columbia
 Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia
 Clinical Trial Office - Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
Ph: 573-882-4894
  Kansas City
 Children's Mercy Hospital
 Maxine Hetherington
Ph: 816-234-3265
  St. Louis
 Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
 William Ferguson
Ph: 314-577-5638
 Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
 Robert Hayashi
Ph: 314-454-4118
Nebraska
  Omaha
 Children's Hospital
 Minnie Abromowitch
Ph: 402-955-3950
 UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ph: 800-999-5465
Nevada
  Las Vegas
 CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
 Jonathan Bernstein
Ph: 702-732-1493
New Hampshire
  Lebanon
 Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Ph: 603-650-7609
 Email: cancerhelp@dartmouth.edu
New Jersey
  Hackensack
 Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
Ph: 201-996-2879
  Morristown
 Overlook Hospital
 Hazem Mahmoud
Ph: 973-971-6720
  New Brunswick
 Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Ph: 732-235-8675
 Saint Peter's University Hospital
 Doug Cipkala
Ph: 732-745-6674
  Newark
 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Ph: 973-926-3136
  Paterson
 St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
 Mary Ann Bonilla
Ph: 973-754-3349
New Mexico
  Albuquerque
 University of New Mexico Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Ph: 505-272-6972
New York
  Albany
 Albany Medical Center Hospital
 Vikramjit Kanwar
Ph: 518-262-5513x25265
  Bronx
 Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
 Clinical Trials Office - Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ph: 718-904-2730
 Email: aecc@aecom.yu.edu
  Brooklyn
 Brooklyn Hospital Center
 Swayamprabha Sadanandan
Ph: 718-250-6074
 Maimonides Cancer Center at Maimonides Medical Center
 Ludovico Guarini
Ph: 718-283-8173
  Buffalo
 Roswell Park Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Ph: 877-275-7724
  Mineola
 Winthrop University Hospital
 Mark Weinblatt
Ph: 516-663-9400
  New Hyde Park
 Schneider Children's Hospital
 Arlene Redner
Ph: 718-470-3460
  New York
 Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
Ph: 212-305-8615
 Mount Sinai Medical Center
 Birte Wistinghausen
Ph: 212-241-7022
 New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University
 Clinical Trials Office - New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University
Ph: 212-746-1848
 NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center
 Elizabeth Raetz
Ph: 212-263-8400
  Rochester
 James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
 Barbara Asselin
Ph: 585-275-2981
  Stony Brook
 Stony Brook University Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Stony Brook University Cancer Center
Ph: 800-862-2215
  Syracuse
 SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
Ph: 315-464-5476
  Valhalla
 New York Medical College
 Fevzi Ozkaynak
Ph: 914-493-7997
North Carolina
  Asheville
 Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
Ph: 828-213-4150
  Chapel Hill
 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
 Clinical Trials Office - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-668-0683; 919-966-4432
  Charlotte
 Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
Ph: 704-355-2884
 Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
Ph: 704-384-5369
  Durham
 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 888-275-3853
  Greenville
 Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at ECU Medical School
 Clinical Trials Office - Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at ECU Medical School
Ph: 252-744-2391
  Winston-Salem
 Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 336-713-6771
North Dakota
  Fargo
 CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
 Nathan Kobrinsky
Ph: 701-234-7544
Ohio
  Akron
 Akron Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Akron Children's Hospital
Ph: 330-543-3193
  Cincinnati
 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ph: 513-636-0161
  Cleveland
 Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Ph: 866-223-8100
 Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
 Susan Wiersma
Ph: 216-844-3345
  Columbus
 Nationwide Children's Hospital
 Amanda Termuhlen
Ph: 614-722-3552
  Dayton
 Children's Medical Center - Dayton
 Emmett Broxson
Ph: 937-641-3111
  Toledo
 Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
Ph: 419-383-6583
 Toledo Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Toledo Hospital
Ph: 419-824-1842
Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
 Rene McNall-Knapp
Ph: 405-271-5311
  Tulsa
 Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
 Gregory Kirkpatrick
Ph: 918-502-6720
Oregon
  Portland
 Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital
Ph: 503-413-8199
 Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute
Ph: 503-494-1080
 Email: trials@ohsu.edu
Pennsylvania
  Bethlehem
 Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
 Philip Monteleone
Ph: 484-884-3347
  Danville
 Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
 Clinical Trials Office - Geisinger Cancer Institute
Ph: 570-271-5251
  Hershey
 Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Ph: 717-531-3779
 Email: CTO@hmc.psu.edu
  Philadelphia
 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
 Peter Adamson
Ph: 215-590-6359
 St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Ph: 215-427-8991
  Pittsburgh
 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
 Clinical Trials Office - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Ph: 412-692-5573
Rhode Island
  Providence
 Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 401-444-1488
South Carolina
  Charleston
 Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
 Clinical Trials Office - Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
Ph: 843-792-9321
  Columbia
 Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
Ph: 803-434-3680
  Greenville
 Greenville Hospital Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Greenville Hospital Cancer Center
Ph: 864-241-6251
South Dakota
  Sioux Falls
 Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Sanford Cancer Center
Ph: 605-328-1367
Tennessee
  Chattanooga
 T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital
 Manoo Bhakta
Ph: 423-778-7289
  Knoxville
 East Tennessee Children's Hospital
 Ray Pais
Ph: 865-541-8266
  Nashville
 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Ph: 1-800-811-8480;
Texas
  Amarillo
 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Amarillo
 Curtis Turner
Ph: 806-354-5434X264
  Austin
 Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
 Clinical Trials Office - Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Ph: 512-324-8022
  Corpus Christi
 Driscoll Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Driscoll Children's Hospital
Ph: 361-694-5311
  Dallas
 Medical City Dallas Hospital
 Carl Lenarsky
Ph: 972-566-6647x4439
 Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
 Clinical Trials Office - Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Ph: 866-460-4673; 214-648-7097
  Fort Worth
 Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
 Clinical Trials Office - Cook's Children's Medical Center
Ph: 682-885-2103
  Houston
 Baylor University Medical Center - Houston
 Alberto Pappo
Ph: 832-822-4248
 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
 Clinical Trials Office - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas
Ph: 713-792-3245
  Lubbock
 Covenant Children's Hospital
 Latha Prasannan
Ph: 806-725-4840
  San Antonio
 Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
 Michael Grimley
Ph: 210-575-7268
 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
 Paul Thomas
Ph: 210-704-2187
  Temple
 CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
 Arlynn Mulne
Ph: 254-724-2006
Utah
  Salt Lake City
 Primary Children's Medical Center
 Phillip Barnette
Ph: 801-662-4700
Vermont
  Burlington
 Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Ph: 802-656-8990
Virginia
  Charlottesville
 University of Virginia Cancer Center
 Kimberly Dunsmore
Ph: 434-924-5105
  Falls Church
 Inova Fairfax Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Inova Fairfax Hospital
Ph: 703-208-6650
  Norfolk
 Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
 Eric Lowe
Ph: 757-668-7243
  Portsmouth
 Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
 Clinical Trials Office - Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
Ph: 757-953-5939
  Richmond
 Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office -Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
Ph: 804-628-1939
  Roanoke
 Carilion Medical Center for Children at Roanoke Community Hospital
 Mandy Meck
Ph: 540-981-7376
Washington
  Seattle
 Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
 Douglas Hawkins
Ph: 206-987-3096
  Spokane
 Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center
 Judy Felgenhauer
Ph: 509-474-2777
  Tacoma
 Madigan Army Medical Center - Tacoma
 Wanda Salzer
Ph: 301-402-6268
 Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center - Tacoma
 Ronald Louie
Ph: 253-403-3481
West Virginia
  Charleston
 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Charleston
 Elizabeth Kurczynski
Ph: 304-388-1540
Wisconsin
  Green Bay
 St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
Ph: 920-433-8889
  Madison
 University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 608-262-5223
  Marshfield
 Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
Ph: 800-782-1581 ext. 94457
  Milwaukee
 Midwest Children's Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
 Bruce Camitta
Ph: 414-456-4106
Australia
New South Wales
  Newcastle
 John Hunter Hospital
 Elizabeth Hesketh
Ph: 61249213080
  Randwick
 Prince of Wales Private Hospital
 Draga Barbaric
Ph: 612-9382-1721
  Westmead
 Westmead Institute for Cancer Research at Westmead Hospital
 Geoffrey McCowage
Ph: 61298452122
Queensland
  Brisbane
 Royal Children's Hospital
 Helen Irving
Ph: 617-3636-8671
South Australia
  North Adelaide
 Women's and Children's Hospital
 Maria Kirby
Ph: 61881617411
Western Australia
  Perth
 Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
 Catherine Cole
Ph: 011-6189340-8238
Canada
  Quebec
 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec
 Bruno Michon
Ph: 418-656-4141
Alberta
  Calgary
 Alberta Children's Hospital
 Douglas Strother
Ph: 403-955-7272
  Edmonton
 University of Alberta Hospital
 Sunil Desai
Ph: 780-407-8829
British Columbia
  Vancouver
 Children's & Women's Hospital of British Columbia
 Mason Bond
Ph: 604-875-2322
Manitoba
  Winnipeg
 CancerCare Manitoba
 Rochelle Yanofsky
Ph: 204-787-4163
Newfoundland and Labrador
  St. John's
 Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
 John (Jack) Hand
Ph: 709-777-4799
Nova Scotia
  Halifax
 IWK Health Centre
 Margaret Yhap
Ph: 902-470-8778
Ontario
  Hamilton
 McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
 Carol Portwine
Ph: 905-521-2100x73464
  Kingston
 Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital
 Mariana Silva
Ph: 16135496666x3833
  London
 Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
 A. Cairney
Ph: 519-685-8494
  Ottawa
 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
 Jacqueline Halton
Ph: 613-737-7600x2370
  Toronto
 Hospital for Sick Children
 Ronald Grant
Ph: 416-813-8885
Quebec
  Montreal
 Hopital Sainte Justine
 Yvan Samson
Ph: 514-345-4969
 Montreal Children's Hospital at McGill University Health Center
 Sharon Abish
Ph: 514-412-4400x22219
  Sherbrooke
 CHUS-Hopital Fleurimont
 Josee Brossard
Ph: 819-346-1110x1-3147
Saskatchewan
  Regina
 Allan Blair Cancer Centre at Pasqua Hospital
 Mansoor Haq
Ph: 306-766-2498
  Saskatoon
 Saskatoon Cancer Centre at the University of Saskatchewan
 Kaiser Ali
Ph: 306-655-2744
Netherlands
  The Hague
 Dutch Childhood Oncology Group
 Contact Person
Ph: 31-70-367-4545
New Zealand
  Auckland
 Starship Children's Health
 Lochie Teague
Ph: 64930749496368
  Christchurch
 Christchurch Hospital
 Robin Corbett
Ph: 643364-0740
Puerto Rico
  Santurce
 San Jorge Children's Hospital
 Luis Clavell
Ph: 787-728-1575
Switzerland
  Geneva
 Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Geneva
 Hulya Ozsahin
Ph: 0041223824712

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase III Group-Wide Study of Dose-Intensive Response-Based Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Newly Diagnosed Intermediate Risk Hodgkin Disease
Trial Start Date 2002-09-23
Trial Completion Date 2010-06-26 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00025259
Date Submitted to PDQ 2001-07-30
Information Last Verified 2008-10-17
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA13539

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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