Phase II Trial of Surgery as the Only Treatment for INSS Stage 2A & 2B Neuroblastoma
surgical procedure
Neoplasms+7
+ Neoplasms by Histologic Type
+ Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: December 1, 1994
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the safety and efficacy of surgical treatment alone for stage II neuroblastoma without N-myc amplification (NMA). Describe predictive factors of relapse and survival for stages I and II neuroblastoma without NMA treated by surgery alone. OUTLINE: Patients with localized resectable tumors undergo surgery. Postoperative evaluations are performed 30 days following surgery. Study patients with stage I (without N-myc amplification) tumors and trial patients with stage II tumors receive no further therapy. Study patients (except stage I patients) receive surgery and/or chemotherapy according to other protocols as necessary for disease progression or relapse. Patients are followed every 3 months for the first year, then every 4 and 6 months for the second and third year respectively, then yearly for 5 years. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: This study will accrue 140 stage II patients for the trial portion at a rate of 40 per year over 3.5 years. At least 70 more patients will be accrued for the study portion.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.210 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Until 20 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Trial: Histologically proven International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) stage IIA and IIB neuroblastoma without amplification of the N-myc oncogene Study: Histologically proven neuroblastoma Stage I Stage II with amplified N-myc Stage II without evaluation of N-myc Stage II with symptomatic spinal cord compression Stage III No metastases diagnosed within 1 month of study PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 20 and under Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy No adjuvant chemotherapy planned Endocrine therapy: Prior use of steroids allowed Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 96 locations
Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik
Innsbruck, AustriaLandeskrankenhaus Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, AustriaLKH Leoben
Leoben, Austria