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Involved-Field Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Stage I or Stage II Low-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Lymphoma
Registration Number
NCT00014326
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy in different ways may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of radiation therapy is more effective for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy to the involved area with or without total-body irradiation in treating patients who have low-grade stage I or stage II non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has not previously been treated.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine if the addition of low-dose total body irradiation (TBI) to involved-field radiotherapy improves the disease-free survival of patients with previously untreated, stage I or II low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

* Determine the response of patients treated with low-dose TBI.

* Compare the overall survival and quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, stage (I vs II), performance status (0-1 vs 2), lactate dehydrogenase elevation (yes vs no), histological subtype (small lymphocytic lymphoma vs lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma vs follicular lymphoma), and, for stage I patients, presence of measurable mass (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients undergo involved-field radiotherapy daily five days a week for 2.5-4 weeks.

* Arm II: Patients undergo low-dose total body irradiation (TBI) daily 5 days a week on weeks 1 and 4. At 4 weeks after completion of TBI, patients undergo involved-field radiotherapy as in arm I.

Quality of life is assessed before treatment, at 4 weeks after completion of involved-field radiotherapy, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter.

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

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 344 patients will be accrued for this study within 6 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
204
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease-free survival
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival
Quality of life as assessed by European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QoLQ) C30
Response as assessed by Cheson criteria

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

U.Z. Gasthuisberg

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

University Hospital Rebro

🇭🇷

Zagreb, Croatia

Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center at Erasmus Medical Center

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Hopital Robert Boulin

🇫🇷

Libourne, France

Centre D'Oncologie Du Pays-Basque

🇫🇷

Bayonne, France

Polyclinique Francheville

🇫🇷

Perigueux, France

Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital

🇩🇰

Copenhagen, Denmark

Medisch Spectrum Twente

🇳🇱

Enschede, Netherlands

Maastro Clinic - Locatie Maastricht

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

Institut Bergonie

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

University Medical Center Groningen

🇳🇱

Groningen, Netherlands

Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut

🇳🇱

Tilburg, Netherlands

Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

National Cancer Institute of Egypt

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Centre Hospitalier de Dax

🇫🇷

Dax, France

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