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 (HD0801)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00784537 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 4, 2008
Last Update Posted : February 8, 2018
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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.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma | Drug: ABVD Drug: ABVD and Radiotherapy | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
This study is composed by two phases:
- A phase II multi-centre study evaluating in patients with advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma the efficacy of an early salvage treatment with high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation in patients FDG-PET positive after two courses of ABVD (PET-2 positive).
- A phase III randomised study comparing the efficacy of radiotherapy to the areas of initial bulky disease versus no further therapy in PET-2 negative patients in complete remission (PET-6 negative) at the end of six courses of ABVD.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 520 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | 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 |
Study Start Date : | September 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Arm A
Two courses of ABVD. Early restaging with FDG-PET scan (PET-2) The subsequent treatment will be as it follows:
The following restaging procedures are planned as it follows:
PET-6 negative patients will be randomized to first arm: No radiotherapy. |
Drug: ABVD
ABVD courses are scheduled every 28 days: Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Bleomycin 10 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Vinblastine 6 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Dacarbazine 375 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 ABVD courses are scheduled every 28 days: Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Bleomycin 10 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Vinblastine 6 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Dacarbazine 375 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Randomization to Arm A (Observation) |
Arm B
Two courses of ABVD. Early restaging with FDG-PET scan (PET-2) The subsequent treatment will be as it follows:
The following restaging procedures are planned as it follows:
PET-6 negative patients will be randomized to second arm: Adjuvant radiotherapy (30 Gy) on sites of initial bulky disease. |
Drug: ABVD and Radiotherapy
ABVD courses are scheduled every 28 days: Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Bleomycin 10 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Vinblastine 6 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Dacarbazine 375 mg/m2 i.v. day 1 and 15 Randomization to Arm B, Radiotherapy, in patients in CR, on the area of initial bulky disease (see above for the definition of nodal and/or mediastinal bulk). |
- 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. [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- 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. [ Time Frame: 4 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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%).

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00784537

Study Director: | Alessandro Levis, MD | Ospedale SS. Antonio, Biagio e Cesare Arrigo |
Responsible Party: | Fondazione Italiana Linfomi ONLUS |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00784537 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IIL-HD0801 EudracT Number 2008-002684-14 |
First Posted: | November 4, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 8, 2018 |
Last Verified: | February 2018 |
Hodgkin's lymphoma ABVD FDG-PET (18-Fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography) Radiotherapy |
Lymphoma Hodgkin Disease Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms |
Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |