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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN99811594
ISRCTN99811594
Completed
Phase 3

A randomised phase III trial to determine the role of FluoroDeoxyGlucose-Positron Emission Tomography imaging in clinical stages Ia/IIa Hodgkin's disease

eukaemia Research Fund (UK)0 sites571 target enrollmentOctober 21, 2003

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
eukaemia Research Fund (UK)
Enrollment
571
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2015 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25901426 results (added 14/02/2020)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 21, 2003
End Date
December 31, 2009
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
eukaemia Research Fund (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged 16 \- 75 years, either sex
  • 2\. Histologically confirmed Hodgkin's disease (histology will be reviewed retrospectively by Professor A Jack at the Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service in Leeds but please note that this is not required before trial entry)
  • 3\. Clinical stages Ia/IIa above the diaphragm with no mediastinal bulk (defined as maximum transverse diameter of mediastinal mass: internal thoracic diameter at level of D5/6 interspace greater than 0\.33\). Bulky disease at other sites (defined as nodal mass with transverse diameter greater than 10 cm) is acceptable.
  • 4\. No previous treatment for Hodgkin's disease
  • 5\. No previous malignancy excepting appropriately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • 6\. No contraindications to chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • 7\. Patients with reproductive potential: a willingness to use contraception from entry into the study for a period of 6 months
  • 8\. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients with clinical stage Ia Hodgkin's disease with no clinical or computed tomography (CT) evidence of disease after diagnostic biopsy
  • 2\. Pregnant or lactating women
  • 3\. Severe underlying illness considered likely to make the trial therapy hazardous (for example severe heart disease or lung fibrosis)
  • 4\. Patients unwilling to travel to the nearest PET Centre
  • 5\. Patients unable to comply with follow\-up arrangements

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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