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International collaborative treatment protocol for infants under age one with acute lymphoblastic or biphenotypic leukemia

Completed
Conditions
Biphenotypic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Cancer
Acute lymphoblastic, biphenotypic leukemia
Registration Number
ISRCTN12500962
Lead Sponsor
Stichting Kinder Oncologie (SKION) (The Netherlands)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
445
Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 365 days or less with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or biphenotypic leukemia according to European Group for the Immunological Classification of Leukemia (EGIL) criteria. Children with central nervous system (CNS) or testicular leukemia at diagnosis are eligible
2. Morphological verification of the diagnosis, confirmed with cytochemistry and immunophenotyping. In case a bone marrow aspiration results in a dry tap, a trephine biopsy is advised unless it is possible to confirm the diagnosis by peripheral blood examination.
3. Informed consent of the parents or other legally authorized guardian of the patient

Exclusion Criteria

1. Mature B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), defined by the immunophenotypical presence of surface immunoglobulines or t(8;14) and breakpoint as in B-ALL
2. The presence of the t(9;22) (q34;q11) or bcr-abl fusion in the leukemic cells (if this data is not known, the patient is eligible)
3. Age >365 days
4. Relapsed ALL
5. Systemic use of corticosteroids less than four weeks before diagnosis. Patients who have received corticosteroids by aerosol are eligible for the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Event-free survival
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Survival
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