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Phase III Study of Vincristine, Dactinomycin, and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Radiotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma

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

Vincristine, Dactinomycin, and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIITreatmentActiveUnder 50NCICOG-ARST0331
NCT00075582, ARST0331

Objectives

Primary

  1. Determine the failure-free survival of patients with newly diagnosed low-risk rhabdomyosarcoma treated with vincristine, dactinomycin, cyclophosphamide, and radiotherapy.

Secondary

  1. Determine local control rates in patients treated with this regimen.
  2. Determine the rate of second-look surgery in patients with bulk residual tumor at diagnosis (clinical group III) and the proportion of second-look surgeries that render patients treated with this regimen tumor-free or with microscopic tumor only and evaluate the pathologic significance of that residual tumor.
  3. Determine the local control rates in patients with clinical group III disease treated with response-adjusted radiotherapy doses after second-look surgical resection.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), botryoid or spindle cell variants of embryonal RMS, or embryonal ectomesenchymoma, meeting criteria for 1 of the following subsets:
    • Subset 1, defined by meeting 1 of the following criteria:
      • Stage 1 and clinical group I (completely resected) or II (microscopic residual disease and/or regional lymph node involvement) disease
      • Stage 1 and clinical group III (gross residual disease) disease arising in the orbit
      • Stage 2 and clinical group I or II disease
    • Subset 2, defined by meeting 1 of the following criteria:
      • Stage 1 and clinical group III disease arising in a non-orbit site
      • Stage 3 and clinical group I or II disease
  • Prior staging ipsilateral retroperitoneal lymph node dissection required for all patients age 10 and over with paratesticular tumors and patients under 10 years of age with clinically or radiographically involved lymph nodes (except when extensive lymph node involvement is identified by imaging studies)
  • Prior regional lymph node sampling required for patients with extremity tumors
  • None of the following diagnoses:
    • Intermediate-risk embryonal RMS
    • Metastatic embryonal RMS
    • Alveolar RMS
    • Undifferentiated sarcoma
    • RMS not otherwise specified (NOS)
    • Other soft tissue sarcoma, including sarcoma NOS
  • Prior enrollment on clinical trial COG-D9902

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • No prior chemotherapy (except for patients treated on the related intermediate-risk study)

Endocrine therapy

  • Prior steroids allowed

Radiotherapy

  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • Under 50
    • No infants who would not be able to receive study radiotherapy, in the opinion of the treating physician

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

    OR

  • Karnofsky 50-100% (≥ 10 years old)

    OR

  • Lansky 50-100% (< 10 years old)

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 750/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 75,000/mm3 (transfusion independent)

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)*
  • AST or ALT no greater than 2.5 times ULN

 [Note: *Patients with primary hepatic or biliary tumors and bilirubin greater than 1.5 times ULN allowed provided all other eligibility criteria are met]

Renal

  • Creatinine* based on age/gender as follows:
    • No greater than 0.8 mg/dL for patients age 5 and under
    • No greater than 1.0 mg/dL for patients age 6 to 9
    • No greater than 1.2 mg/dL for patients age 10 to 12
    • No greater than 1.4 mg/dL for female patients age 13 and over
    • No greater than 1.5 mg/dL for male patients age 13 to 15
    • No greater than 1.7 mg/dL for male patients age 16 and over

    OR

  • Creatinine clearance* or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate at least 70 mL/min/1.73 m2

 [Note: *Patients with tumors obstructing the urinary tract causing elevated creatinine allowed provided all other eligibility criteria are met and unimpeded urinary flow is established via decompression of the obstructed portion of the urinary tract]

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No uncontrolled infection

Expected Enrollment

360

A total of 360 patients (260 for regimen I [subset 1] and 100 for regimen II [subset 2]) will be accrued for this study within 6 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Failure-free survival

Outline

This is a nonrandomized, multicenter study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment regimens according to disease stage and clinical group.

  • Regimen I (subset 1 patients): Patients receive VAC chemotherapy comprising vincristine IV over 1 minute on day 1 of weeks 1-9 and dactinomycin IV over 1 minute and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 1 of weeks 1, 4, 7, and 10; VA chemotherapy comprising vincristine IV over 1 minute on day 1 of weeks 13-21 and dactinomycin* IV over 1 minute on day 1 of weeks 13, 16, 19, and 22; and radiotherapy**, 5 days a week, beginning on week 13 and continuing for 4-7 weeks, depending on prescribed dose.


  • Regimen II (subset 2 patients): Patients receive VAC chemotherapy and radiotherapy** as in regimen I and VA chemotherapy comprising vincristine IV over 1 minute on day 1 of weeks 13-21, 25-33, and 37-45 and dactinomycin* IV over 1 minute on day 1 of weeks 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, and 46.


Patients with clinical group III disease may undergo second-look surgery at week 13 followed by response-adjusted radiotherapy, administered as in regimen I, and continued VA* chemotherapy as in regimen I or II.

In both regimens, treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

 [Note: *For both regimens, dactinomycin is omitted during radiotherapy.]

 [Note: **Patients with clinical group I disease or completely resected node-negative clinical group III uterine/cervix primary disease do not receive radiotherapy. Patients with node-negative vaginal primary disease receive radiotherapy beginning on week 24, if necessary.]

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

Related Publications

Chang HL, Rosenberg AE, Friedmann AM, et al.: Primary pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma in a 5-month-old boy: a case report. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 30 (6): 461-3, 2008.[PUBMED Abstract]

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Children's Oncology Group

David Walterhouse, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 773-775-6514
Alberto Pappo, MD, Protocol co-chair
Ph: 832-822-4200

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
  Phoenix
 Phoenix Children's Hospital
 Jessica Boklan
Ph: 602-546-0920
  Tucson
 Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Ph: 520-626-9008
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
  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
  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: 916-474-2326
 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
  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
  Denver
 Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
Ph: 303-839-6000
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
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
 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
  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: 904-697-3793
  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
 Gregory Hale
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: 312-908-0710
 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
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
 Stewart Goldman
Ph: 773-880-4598x3270
 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
  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
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
Maine
  Scarborough
 Maine Children's Cancer Program at Barbara Bush Children's Hospital
 Eric Larsen
Ph: 207-885-7565
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
 Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
 Suzanne Shusterman
Ph: 617-632-4901
 Massachusetts General Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Massachusetts General Hospital
Ph: 877-726-5130
  Springfield
 Baystate Regional Cancer Program at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care
 Satkiran Grewal
Ph: 413-794-5316
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
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
  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 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
  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
 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 Peter Steinherz
Ph: 212-639-7951
 Mount Sinai Medical Center
 Birte Wistinghausen
Ph: 212-241-7022
 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
  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
  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
 John Letterio
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
Oregon
  Portland
 Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
 Clinical Trials Office - Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
Ph: 503-494-1080
 Email: trials@ohsu.edu
 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
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
 Richard Aplenc
Ph: 267-426-7252
 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
  Memphis
 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Ph: 901-595-4644
  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
  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
 Patrick Thompson
Ph: 832-824-4029
 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
  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
  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
 Julie Park
Ph: 206-987-1947
  Spokane
 Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center
 Judy Felgenhauer
Ph: 509-474-2777
  Tacoma
 Madigan Army Medical Center - Tacoma
 Melissa Forouhar
Ph: 253-986-6144
West Virginia
  Charleston
 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Charleston
 Allen Chauvenet
Ph: 304-388-1552
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
  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
Victoria
  Parkville
 Royal Children's Hospital
 David Ashley
Ph: 61393455652
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: 613-5496666x3833
  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
 Sylvain Baruchel
Ph: 416-813-7795
Quebec
  Montreal
 Hopital Sainte Justine
 Yvan Samson
Ph: 418-656-4141x47191
 Yvan Samson
Ph: 514-345-4969
 Montreal Children's Hospital at McGill University Health Center
 Sharon Abish
Ph: 514-412-4400x22219
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
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
  Bern
 Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Bern
 Roland Ammann
Ph: 41316329372
  Geneva
 Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Geneva
 Hulya Ozsahin
Ph: 0041223824712
  Lausanne
 Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Lausanne
 Maja Beck Popovic
Ph: 41213141111x3567

Related Information

PDQ® clinical trial COG-D9902

Registry Information
Official Title Vincristine, Dactinomycin, And Lower Doses Of Cyclophosphamide With or Without Radiation Therapy For Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low-Risk Embryonal/Botryoid/Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma
Trial Start Date 2004-09-20
Trial Completion Date 2010-08-20 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00075582
Date Submitted to PDQ 2003-11-20
Information Last Verified 2009-05-13
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA98543

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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