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FORUM : Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Children and Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Male or<br/>FemaleGender Male or
Female

RecruitingStatus Recruiting

Systemic<br/>Therapy TrialTypeSystemic
Therapy Trial

Two/ThreePhase Two/Three

18-18Age 18-18

Blood<br/>CancersCancer LocationBlood
Cancers

Systemic therapy,Treatment | Blood / Myeloma / LymphomaAcute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

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This phase II/III trial is evaluating allogenic stem cell transplatation as an optimal therapy for children and adolescents diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL).
 

This trial is treating patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

This is a systemic therapy trial.

You may be able to join this trial if:

  • You have had a certain type of treatment or surgical procedure.

You may be excluded from this trial if:

  • You have a certain disease or psychological condition.
  • You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.

Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria - talk to your doctor about your interest in this trial.

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Trial Identifiers

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Scientific Title

Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Children and Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Other Non-Commercial Sponsor

St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung

Summary

Acute and late side effects of TBI in combination with other chemotherapeutic are manifold to the growing organism and include severe organ dysfunction/failure due to toxicity. Although transplant associated mortality was reduced after HSCT in the last decade due to better HLA matching, infection prevention and control, the burden of late complications is still a matter of concern.Growth retardation, hormonal dysfunction, sterility and the risk of secondary cancer are the late consequences of TBI in children.However, so far no prospective study has demonstrated similar outcomes in paediatric ALL using chemo-conditioning regimen before HSCT.The reason for that are manifold: only a minority of children with ALL qualify for allogeneic HSCT as most patients are cured with modern chemotherapy approaches alone. Those with dismal prognosis are treated in HSCT centres that care for patients with different diseases. Therefore it is nearly impossible to answer complex outcome questions in single centres or even in single countries. International cooperation are essential to allow prospective randomized investigation within comparable patient cohorts. This study aims to explore the efficacy and efficiency of two different chemo-conditioning regimens (Flu/Thio with Treo or ivBu) in comparison to the standard conditioning regimen (TBI/VP16). All patients with an indication for HSCT, age > 4 years and a matched donor (MD) or matched sibling donor (MSD) undergo randomisation between these two conditionings. The decision if the irradiation free conditioning is Flu/Thio/Treo or Flu/Thio/ivBu is stratified by country. Patients with age < 4="" years="" receive="" automatically="" the="" irradiation="" free="" conditioning.="" patients="" with="" a="" mismatched="" donor="" are="" stratified="" according="" to="" the="" donor's="" stem="" cell="" source="" (cordblood,="" haploidentical="" tx="" or="" bone="" marrow/peripheral="" blood="" stem="">

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Royal Childrens Hospital
Parkville
Trial Coordinator
CCC.ClinicalTrials@rch.org.au

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