Clinical trial · Interventional
High-dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation, in Patients PET-2 Positive, After 2 Courses of ABVD and Comparison of RT Versus no RT in PET-2 Negative Patients
Early Salvage With High Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation in Advanced Stage Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients With Positive PET After Two Courses of ABVD (PET-2 Positive) and Comparison of RT Versus no RT in PET-2 Negative Patients
NCT00784537CI-TRIAL-00031596HD0801completedPhase 2 / Phase 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)
The purpose of this study is to define an improvement in patients: * To evaluate if patients resistant to the initial treatment for residual PET-positive masses after the first two courses of ABVD (PET-2 positive), can be salvaged by early shift to high-dose chemotherapy supported by stem cell rescue * To analyse if patients achieving early complete response (PET-2 negative), can be spared the adjuvant radiotherapy on areas of initial bulky disease, at the end of the planned six courses of ABVD. To answer this question, PET-2 negative patients will be randomized between radiotherapy versus no radiotherapy at the end of ABVD therapy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgkin's Lymphoma | Hodgkin Lymphoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABVD | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| ABVD and Radiotherapy | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Arm A
- description
- Two courses of ABVD. Early restaging with FDG-PET scan (PET-2) The subsequent treatment will be as it follows: * PET-2 positive patients will be high-dose salvage treatment; * PET-2 negative patients will be treated with four additional courses of ABVD (for a total of six courses). The following restaging procedures are planned as it follows: * Optional: Whole body CT scan after the fourth course of ABVD; no therapy change will be made according to CT scan. * Mandatory: Whole body CT and FDG-PET scans after the sixth course of ABVD (PET-6). PET-6 negative patients will be randomized to first arm: No radiotherapy.
- interventionNames
- Drug: ABVD
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Arm B
- description
- Two courses of ABVD. Early restaging with FDG-PET scan (PET-2) The subsequent treatment will be as it follows: * PET-2 positive patients will be high-dose salvage treatment; * PET-2 negative patients will be treated with four additional courses of ABVD (for a total of six courses). The following restaging procedures are planned as it follows: * Optional: Whole body CT scan after the fourth course of ABVD; no therapy change will be made according to CT scan. * Mandatory: Whole body CT and FDG-PET scans after the sixth course of ABVD (PET-6). PET-6 negative patients will be randomized to second arm: Adjuvant radiotherapy (30 Gy) on sites of initial bulky disease.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed Hodgkin's lymphoma of the classical type (nodular lymphocyte predominance excluded). * Stage IIB-IV. * Age 18-70. * No prior therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma * Written informed consent. * ECOG performance status grades 0-3 (see Appendix E). * FDG-PET scan before the initiation of treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. * Age less than 18 or more than 70. * Other concomitant or prior malignancies, except basal cell skin carcinoma, or adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or any cancer in complete remission for more than 5 years. * HIV infection. * Pregnancy or breast-feeding. * Renal failure (creatinine ≥2 times the normal value), liver failure (AST/ALT or bilirubine ≥ 2.5 times the normal value) or heart failure (NYHA class ≥ 2 or FEV \< 45%).
References
Publications (3)
- DERIVEDKreuzberger N, Goldkuhle M, von Tresckow B, Kobe C, Sickinger MT, Monsef I, Skoetz N. Positron emission tomography-adapted therapy for first-line treatment in adults with Hodgkin lymphoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Mar 26;3(3):CD010533. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010533.pub3. PMID 40135712
- DERIVEDRicardi U, Levis M, Evangelista A, Gioia DM, Sacchetti GM, Gotti M, Re A, Buglione M, Pavone V, Nardella A, Nassi L, Zanni M, Franzone P, Frezza GP, Pulsoni A, Grapulin L, Santoro A, Rigacci L, Simontacchi G, Tani M, Zaja F, Abruzzese E, Botto B, Zilioli VR, Rota-Scalabrini D, Freilone R, Ciccone G, Filippi AR, Zinzani PL. Role of radiotherapy to bulky sites of advanced Hodgkin lymphoma treated with ABVD: final results of FIL HD0801 trial. Blood Adv. 2021 Nov 9;5(21):4504-4514. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005150. PMID 34597375
- DERIVEDZinzani PL, Broccoli A, Gioia DM, Castagnoli A, Ciccone G, Evangelista A, Santoro A, Ricardi U, Bonfichi M, Brusamolino E, Rossi G, Anastasia A, Zaja F, Vitolo U, Pavone V, Pulsoni A, Rigacci L, Gaidano G, Stelitano C, Salvi F, Rusconi C, Tani M, Freilone R, Pregno P, Borsatti E, Sacchetti GM, Argnani L, Levis A. Interim Positron Emission Tomography Response-Adapted Therapy in Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma: Final Results of the Phase II Part of the HD0801 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Apr 20;34(12):1376-85. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.0699. Epub 2016 Feb 16. PMID 26884559