Clinical trial · Interventional
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
ALINC #17 Treatment for Patients With Low Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Pediatric Oncology Group Phase III Study
NCT00005585CI-TRIAL-00065365completedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy is more effective for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing different regimens of combination chemotherapy to see how well they work in treating children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (10)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| cytarabine | Drug | Cytarabine | ALIAS |
| daunorubicin hydrochloride | Drug | Daunorubicin | ALIAS |
| dexamethasone | Drug | Dexamethasone | ALIAS |
| leucovorin calcium | Drug | Leucovorin | ALIAS |
| mercaptopurine | Drug | Mercaptopurine | ALIAS |
| methotrexate | Drug | Methotrexate | ALIAS |
| pegaspargase | Drug | Pegaspargase | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm I: (combination chemotherapy)
- description
- CONSOLIDATION: Pts receive Methotrexate(MTX) IV over 24 hrs on day 1 and oral leucovorin calcium (CF) every 6 hrs for 3 doses at 42 hours after initiation of MTX infusion during weeks 7, 10, 13, 16, and 19. Pts also receive MTX IT on wks 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, and 22; oral mercaptopurine(6-MP) daily wks 5-24; oral dexamethasone (DM) 2x on days 1-7 of wks 8 and 17; and vincristine sulfate (VCR) IV on day 1 of wks 8, 9, 17, and 18. CONTINUATION: Pts receive oral 6-MP daily on wks 25-130; oral DM twice a day on days 1-7 and vincristine sulfate (VCR) IV on days 1 and 8 during wks 25, 41, 57, 73, 89, and 105; oral MTX on wks 25-130 (except during wks of IT MTX); and MTX IT on wks 25, 37, 49, 61, 73, 85, 97, and 109.
- interventionNames
- Drug: dexamethasone
- Drug: leucovorin calcium
- Drug: mercaptopurine
- Drug: methotrexate
- Drug: vincristine sulfate
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II (combination chemotherapy)
- description
- CONSOLIDATION: Pts receive methotrexate (MTX) IV over 4 hrs on day 1 and oral leucovorin calcium (CF) during wks 7, 10, 13, 16, and 19. Pts also receive MTX IT on wks 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, and 22; oral mercaptopurine (6-MP) daily on wks 5-24; oral dexamethasone (DM) 2x on days 1-7 of wks 8 and 17; and vincristine sulfate (VCR) IV on day 1 of wks 8, 9, 17, and 18. CONTINUATION: Pts receive oral 6-MP daily on wks 25-130; oral DM 2x on days 1-7 and vincristine sulfate (VCR) IV on days 1 and 8 during wks 25, 41, 57, 73, 89, and 105; oral MTX weekly on wks 25-130 (except during wks of IT MTX); and MTX IT on wks 25, 37, 49, 61, 73, 85, 97, and 109.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 1 Year
- Maximum age
- 9 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* Diagnosis of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
* Registered on POG-9900 Classification Study
* Registered within 7 days of documenting complete response (CR) after induction therapy on day 29 or, if 2 more weeks of induction are required, within 7 days of CR determination
* Classified as low-risk:
* WBC less than 50,000/mm\^3
* Age 1 to 9
* No adverse translocations \[E2A-PBX1, t(1;19) or BCR/ABL, t(9;22); and MLL rearrangements\]
* No CNS 3 disease (CSF WBC at least 5/mm\^3 with blasts present)
* No testicular disease
* At least one of the following present:
* TEL/AML1, t(12;21)
* Simultaneous trisomy of chromosomes 4 and 10
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
* 1 to 9
Performance status:
* Not specified
Life expectancy:
* Not specified
Hematopoietic:
* See Disease Characteristics
Hepatic:
* Not specified
Renal:
* Not specified
Other:
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
* Not specified
Chemotherapy
* Not specified
Endocrine therapy
* Not specified
Radiotherapy
* Not specified
Surgery
* Not specifiedReferences
Publications (9)
- BACKGROUNDRabin KR, Gramatges MM, Borowitz MJ, Palla SL, Shi X, Margolin JF, Zweidler-McKay PA. Absolute lymphocyte counts refine minimal residual disease-based risk stratification in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Sep;59(3):468-74. doi: 10.1002/pbc.23395. Epub 2011 Nov 18. PMID 22102553
- BACKGROUNDXu H, Cheng C, Devidas M, Pei D, Fan Y, Yang W, Neale G, Scheet P, Burchard EG, Torgerson DG, Eng C, Dean M, Antillon F, Winick NJ, Martin PL, Willman CL, Camitta BM, Reaman GH, Carroll WL, Loh M, Evans WE, Pui CH, Hunger SP, Relling MV, Yang JJ. ARID5B genetic polymorphisms contribute to racial disparities in the incidence and treatment outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Mar 1;30(7):751-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.38.0345. Epub 2012 Jan 30. PMID 22291082
- BACKGROUNDBorowitz MJ, Devidas M, Hunger SP, et al.: Prognostic signficance of end consolidation minimal residual disease (MRD) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-10000, 2008.
- BACKGROUNDBorowitz MJ, Devidas M, Hunger SP, Bowman WP, Carroll AJ, Carroll WL, Linda S, Martin PL, Pullen DJ, Viswanatha D, Willman CL, Winick N, Camitta BM; Children's Oncology Group. Clinical significance of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its relationship to other prognostic factors: a Children's Oncology Group study. Blood. 2008 Jun 15;111(12):5477-85. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-01-132837. Epub 2008 Apr 3. PMID 18388178
- BACKGROUNDDavies SM, Borowitz MJ, Rosner GL, Ritz K, Devidas M, Winick N, Martin PL, Bowman P, Elliott J, Willman C, Das S, Cook EH, Relling MV. Pharmacogenetics of minimal residual disease response in children with B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Blood. 2008 Mar 15;111(6):2984-90. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-09-114082. Epub 2008 Jan 8. PMID 18182569
- BACKGROUNDHinds PS, Hockenberry MJ, Gattuso JS, Srivastava DK, Tong X, Jones H, West N, McCarthy KS, Sadeh A, Ash M, Fernandez C, Pui CH. Dexamethasone alters sleep and fatigue in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer. 2007 Nov 15;110(10):2321-30. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23039.