Early intensification by (un)-related allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplantation in adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: a phase II study

ISRCTN ISRCTN77441569
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN77441569
Secondary identifying numbers HO37, NL191 (NTR228)
Submission date
20/12/2005
Registration date
20/12/2005
Last edited
26/08/2021
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

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr A.W. Dekker
Scientific

University Medical Center Utrecht
Department of Hematology, (G03.647)
P.O. Box 85500
Utrecht
3508 GA
Netherlands

Phone 030 2507655
Email a.w.dekker@azu.nl

Study information

Study designRandomised, active controlled, parallel group, multicentre trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleEarly intensification by (un)-related allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplantation in adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: a phase II study
Study acronymHOVON 37 ALL
Study objectivesPatients who are in first Complete Response (CR) after autologous transplantation, may be randomised between no further treatment (arm A) and maintenance chemotherapy (arm B). The hypothesis to be tested is that maintenance therapy will prolong disease free survival, calculated from the date of randomisation.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedAcute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
InterventionAll patients will receive early intensification:
Cycle 1: prednisone, vincristine, daunorubicin, aspariganse, MTX i.t.
Cycle 2: Cytarabine, Mitoxantrone, MTX i.t.
Cycle 3: Methotrexate, asparaginase, 6-MP, MTX i.t.

After intensification patients will receive either an allogeneic sibling stem cell transplantation, a matched unrelated donor stem cell transplantation or an autologous stem cell transplantation.

Patients who received an autologous stem cell transplantation will be randomised between:
Arm A: no further treatment.
Arm B: maintenance treatment with 6-MP and MTX.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase II
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Prednisone, vincristine, daunorubicin, aspariganse, methotrexate (MTX), cytarabine, mitoxantrone, mercaptopurine (6-MP)
Primary outcome measureResponse after each course of chemotherapy and date of CR.
Secondary outcome measures1. Disease-free survival (i.e. time from achievement of first CR to the date of relapse or death from any cause, whichever occurs first)
2. Event-free survival (i.e. time from start of therapy to the date of no complete response, death or relapse whichever occurs first): this takes into consideration induction failures and toxic deaths. The time to failure of patients with induction failure is set at one day
3. Overall survival will be measured from time of registration until death or last contact
4. Toxicities and treatment related mortality
Overall study start date01/04/1999
Completion date01/11/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants200
Key inclusion criteria1. Age between 16 and 59 (inclusive) years
2. Previously untreated with chemotherapy
3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) according to the French-American-British (FAB) criteria and immunological marker analysis (B-precursor ALL, T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia [T-ALL] and Acute Undifferentiated Leukaemia [AUL])
4. World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status grade zero, one, two or three
5. Patient gives informed consent
Key exclusion criteria1. B-ALL (= mature B-ALL)
2. Severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, neurologic, psychiatric or metabolic disease
3. Second malignant disease, except cervix carcinoma stage I and non-melanoma skin cancer
4. Persisting renal insufficiency, creatinine more than 200 mmol/l
5. Active uncontrolled infections
6. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positivity on serological tests
Date of first enrolment01/04/1999
Date of final enrolment01/11/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

University Medical Center Utrecht,
Utrecht
3508 GA
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Dutch Haemato-Oncology Association (Stichting Hemato-Oncologie Volwassenen Nederland) (HOVON) (Netherlands)
Research organisation

Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC)
PO Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)20 444 2693
Email hdc@hovon.nl
Website http://www.hovon.nl/
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Koningin Wilhelmina Fonds (KWF) (The Netherlands)

No information available

Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland (HOVON) (The Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article 07/06/2011 26/08/2021 Yes No
Results article 23/02/2021 26/08/2021 Yes No

Editorial Notes

26/08/2021: Publication references added.