Clinical trial · Interventional
Combination Chemotherapy Alone or With Radiation Therapy in Treating Children With Kidney Cancer
NATIONAL WILMS TUMOR STUDY-5 -- THERAPEUTIC TRIAL AND BIOLOGY STUDY
NCT00002611CI-TRIAL-00050316completedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
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- Sep 8, 2026
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy alone or combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is more effective for childhood kidney cancer. PURPOSE: Phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy in treating children who have kidney cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney Cancer | Malignant Kidney Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (8)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| conventional surgery | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| dactinomycin | Biological | Dactinomycin | ALIAS |
| doxorubicin hydrochloride | Drug | Doxorubicin | ALIAS |
| etoposide | Drug | Etoposide | ALIAS |
| filgrastim | Biological | Filgrastim | ALIAS |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| vincristine sulfate | Drug | Vincristine | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (9)
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- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Stratum 1
- description
- Stage I favorable histology (FH) Wilms' tumor, under 24 months of age, and tumor weight less than 550 g: After conventional surgery (nephrectomy), patients receive regimen EE-4A comprising dactinomycin (DACT) IV weekly on weeks 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 and vincristine sulfate (VCR) IV weekly on weeks 1-10, 12, 15, and 18.
- interventionNames
- Biological: dactinomycin
- Drug: vincristine sulfate
- Procedure: conventional surgery
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Stratum 2
- description
- Stage I FH Wilms' tumor and age 24 months and over or tumor weight at least 550 g; stage I focal anaplastic (FA) or diffuse anaplastic (DA) Wilms' tumor: Patients receive regimen EE-4A comprising dactinomycin (DACT) IV weekly on weeks 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 and vincristine sulfate (VCR) IV weekly on weeks 1-10, 12, 15, and 18.
- interventionNames
- Biological: dactinomycin
- Drug: vincristine sulfate
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 0 Years
- Maximum age
- 15 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* Histologically confirmed stage I-V kidney cancer of one of the following histologies:
* Wilms' tumor, favorable histology
* Wilms' tumor, focal or diffuse anaplastic
* Clear cell sarcoma
* Rhabdoid tumor
* (The rhabdoid tumor stratum closed to accrual effective 07/13/2001)
* Prior nephrectomy or biopsy required
* Prior bilateral biopsy (preferably open) with bilateral staging and pathologic evaluation required for bilateral tumor
* Must begin study therapy within 5 days after nephrectomy (unless medically contraindicated)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
* Under 16
Performance status:
* Not specified
Life expectancy:
* Not specified
Hematopoietic:
* Not specified
Hepatic:
* Not specified
Renal:
* Not specified
Other:
* Not pregnant
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
* Not specified
Chemotherapy:
* No prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
* Not specified
Radiotherapy:
* No prior radiotherapy
Surgery:
* See Disease CharacteristicsReferences
Publications (22)
- BACKGROUNDGrundy PE, Green DM, Dirks AC, Berendt AE, Breslow NE, Anderson JR, Dome JS. Clinical significance of pulmonary nodules detected by CT and Not CXR in patients treated for favorable histology Wilms tumor on national Wilms tumor studies-4 and -5: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Oct;59(4):631-5. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24123. Epub 2012 Mar 15. PMID 22422736
- BACKGROUNDKieran K, Anderson JR, Dome JS, Ehrlich PF, Ritchey ML, Shamberger RC, Perlman EJ, Green DM, Davidoff AM. Lymph node involvement in Wilms tumor: results from National Wilms Tumor Studies 4 and 5. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Apr;47(4):700-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.08.017. PMID 22498384
- BACKGROUNDLange J, Peterson SM, Takashima JR, Grigoriev Y, Ritchey ML, Shamberger RC, Beckwith JB, Perlman E, Green DM, Breslow NE. Risk factors for end stage renal disease in non-WT1-syndromic Wilms tumor. J Urol. 2011 Aug;186(2):378-86. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.03.110. Epub 2011 Jun 17. PMID 21683387
- BACKGROUNDKalapurakal JA, Green DM, Haase G, Anderson JR, Dome JS, Grundy PE. Outcomes of children with favorable histology wilms tumor and peritoneal implants treated in National Wilms Tumor Studies-4 and -5. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jun 1;77(2):554-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.081. PMID 20457352
- BACKGROUNDEhrlich PF, Ferrer FA, Ritchey ML, Anderson JR, Green DM, Grundy PE, Dome JS, Kalapurakal JA, Perlman EJ, Shamberger RC. Hepatic metastasis at diagnosis in patients with Wilms tumor is not an independent adverse prognostic factor for stage IV Wilms tumor: a report from the Children's Oncology Group/National Wilms Tumor Study Group. Ann Surg. 2009 Oct;250(4):642-8. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b76f20. PMID 19730241
- BACKGROUNDRitchey M, Daley S, Shamberger RC, Ehrlich P, Hamilton T, Haase G, Sawin R; National Wilms' Tumor Study Group. Ureteral extension in Wilms' tumor: a report from the National Wilms' Tumor Study Group (NWTSG). J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Sep;43(9):1625-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.01.067.