EURO-EWING 99: European ewing tumour working initiative of national groups

ISRCTN ISRCTN61438620
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN61438620
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00020566
Secondary identifying numbers ET2000/03 (EE99)
Submission date
19/08/2002
Registration date
19/08/2002
Last edited
29/10/2021
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial/a-trial-looking-at-treatment-for-patients-with-ewings-sarcoma-or-peripheral-primitive-neuroectodermal-tumour

Study website

Contact information

Dr Bernadette Brennan
Scientific

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleCombination chemotherapy with or without peripheral stem cell transplantation, radiation therapy, and/or surgery in treating patients with Ewing's sarcoma
Study acronymEURO-EWING 99
Study objectivesThis randomized phase III trial is studying different combination chemotherapy regimens to see how well they work when given with or without peripheral stem cell transplantation, radiation therapy, and/or surgery in treating patients with Ewing's sarcoma.

Please note as of 08/02/2011 the anticipated end date for this trial has been updated from 31/03/2010 to 30/03/2017.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedEwing's sarcoma
InterventionThree randomisations, two arms per randomisation:
Randomisation 1: vincristine, dactinomycin, and ifosfamide (VAI) versus vincristine, dactinomycin, and cyclophosphamide (VAC)
Randomisation 2 (loc): VAI versus busulfan, melphalan (Bu-Mel)
Randomisation 2 (pulm): VAI and lung radiation versus Bu-Mel (NO lung radiation)
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase III
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Vincristine, dactinomycin, ifosfamide, cyclophosphamide, busulfan, melphalan
Primary outcome measure1. Event-free survival
2. Overall survival
Secondary outcome measures1. Feasibility, toxicity, and response at one month following induction therapy
2. Feasibility and toxicity of consolidation regimens at one month following consolidation therapy
Overall study start date01/02/2001
Completion date30/03/2017

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexBoth
Target number of participants1200
Total final enrolment1695
Key inclusion criteria1. Histologically confirmed Ewing's tumour of the bone or soft tissue
2. Age less than 50
3. Completed pre-treatment investigations allowing prognostic group definition
4. No previous chemotherapy
5. Informed consent
6. Normal cardiac and renal function
7. Interval between date of definitive biopsy and registration less than 45 days
8. Interval between date of definitive biopsy and start of chemotherapy less than 30 days
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not comply with above inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment01/02/2001
Date of final enrolment30/03/2017

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Study participating centre

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU)
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Birmingham
Charity

Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Website http://www.ukccsg.org
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/03angcq70

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Cancer Research UK
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations
Alternative name(s)
CR_UK, Cancer Research UK - London, CRUK
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date01/01/2010
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planPlanned publication in a peer reviewed journal.
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/07/2006 Yes No
Results article results 10/07/2010 Yes No
Results article results 01/09/2015 Yes No
Results article results 01/10/2017 Yes No
Plain English results 28/03/2019 29/10/2021 No Yes

Editorial Notes

29/10/2021: The following changes have been made:
1. The Cancer Research UK lay results summary has been added.
2. The total final enrolment number has been added.
02/06/2017: The following changes have been made to the record:
1. The Cancer Help UK lay summary link has been corrected
2. The trial website and study contact have been added
3. The funder has been changed from United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group to Cancer Research UK
4. Publication references added