NCT00652132

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemoprotective drugs, such as sodium thiosulfate, may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether giving sodium thiosulfate is effective in reducing hearing damage caused by cisplatin in treating young patients with liver cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well sodium thiosulfate works to decrease hearing loss caused by cisplatin in treating young patients with stage I, stage II, or stage III childhood liver cancer.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
116

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2007

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

16 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 15, 2007

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 2, 2008

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 3, 2008

Completed
9.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 4, 2017

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 28, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

May 29, 2018

Status Verified

May 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

9.7 years

First QC Date

April 2, 2008

Last Update Submit

May 24, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

ototoxicitychildhood hepatoblastomastage I childhood liver cancerstage II childhood liver cancerstage III childhood liver cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Rate of Brock grade ≥ 1 hearing loss

    To investigate if the administration of sodium thiosulfate simultaneously with the administration of Cisplatin significantly reduces the hearing impairment

    End of trial treatment or at an age of 3.5 years, whichever is later

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Response to preoperative chemotherapy

    Following completion of preoperative chemotherapy

  • Complete resection

    Within 2 weeks after surgery.

  • Complete remission

    End of trial treatment

  • Event-free survival (EFS)

    Until first event or up to 5 years

  • Overall survival (OS)

    Until event or up to 5 years

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Arm I (cisplatin)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant cisplatin: patients receive cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 4 courses. Patients with progressive disease after course 4 are taken off study. Patients without evidence of disease progression proceed to surgery. Beginning within 3 weeks after surgery, patients receive cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: cisplatin

Arm II (cisplatin + STS)

EXPERIMENTAL

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant cisplatin and sodium thiosulphate (STS): patients receive cisplatin IV over 6 hours and sodium thiosulphate IV over 15 minutes (beginning 6 hours after completion of cisplatin) on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 4 courses. Patients with progressive disease after course 4 are taken off study. Patients without evidence of disease progression proceed to surgery. Beginning within 3 weeks after surgery, patients receive cisplatin IV over 6 hours and sodium thiosulphate IV over 15 minutes (as in neoadjuvant therapy) on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: cisplatinDrug: sodium thiosulfate

Interventions

Arm I (cisplatin)Arm II (cisplatin + STS)
Arm II (cisplatin + STS)

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Month - 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may not qualify if:

  • High risk hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Treatment starting more than 15 days from written biopsy report
  • Abnormal renal function
  • Any previous chemotherapy
  • Recurrent disease
  • Previous hypersensitivity to STS
  • Patient unable to follow the protocol for any reason

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (16)

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Birmingham, England, B4 6NH, United Kingdom

Location

Bristol Royal Hospital for Childre

Bristol, England, BS2 8AE, United Kingdom

Location

Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge, England, CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom

Location

Royal Marsden - London

London, England, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom

Location

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

London, England, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

Location

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Manchester, England, M27 4HA, United Kingdom

Location

Queen's Medical Centre

Nottingham, England, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

Location

Sheffield Hallam University - City Campus

Sheffield, England, S1 1WB, United Kingdom

Location

Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 2ZG, United Kingdom

Location

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8SJ, United Kingdom

Location

The Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Location

Royal Hospital For Sick Children

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Location

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, United Kingdom

Location

Alder Hey Children's Hospital Trust

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Location

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, United Kingdom

Location

Southampton Children's Hospital

Southampton, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Brock PR, Maibach R, Childs M, Rajput K, Roebuck D, Sullivan MJ, Laithier V, Ronghe M, Dall'Igna P, Hiyama E, Brichard B, Skeen J, Mateos ME, Capra M, Rangaswami AA, Ansari M, Rechnitzer C, Veal GJ, Covezzoli A, Brugieres L, Perilongo G, Czauderna P, Morland B, Neuwelt EA. Sodium Thiosulfate for Protection from Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 21;378(25):2376-2385. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1801109.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Liver NeoplasmsOtotoxicityHepatoblastoma

Interventions

Cisplatinsodium thiosulfate

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesLiver DiseasesEar DiseasesOtorhinolaryngologic DiseasesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsChemically-Induced DisordersRadiation InjuriesWounds and InjuriesNeoplasms, Complex and MixedNeoplasms by Histologic Type

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chlorine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsNitrogen CompoundsPlatinum Compounds

Study Officials

  • Milind D. Ronghe, MD

    Royal Hospital for Sick Children

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2008

First Posted

April 3, 2008

Study Start

December 15, 2007

Primary Completion

September 4, 2017

Study Completion

February 28, 2018

Last Updated

May 29, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

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