Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children and Adolescents
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interventional
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2 countries
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Brief Summary
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer diagnosed in children. The cancer comes from a cell in the blood called a lymphocyte. Normal lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow (along with other blood cells) and help fight infections. In ALL, the cancerous lymphocytes are called lymphoblasts. They do not help fight infection and crowd out the normal blood cells in the bone marrow so that the body cannot make enough normal blood cells. ALL is always fatal if it is not treated. With current treatments, most children and adolescents with this disease will be cured. The standard treatment for ALL involves about 2 years of chemotherapy. The drugs that are used, and the doses of the drugs, are similar but not identical for all children and adolescents with ALL. Some children and adolescents receive stronger treatment, especially during the first several months. A number of factors are used to decide how strong the treatment should be to give the best chance for cure. These factors are called "risk factors". This trial is studying the use of a new, updated set of risk factors to decide how strong the treatment will be. The study also will test a new way of dosing a chemotherapy drug called pegaspargase (which is part of the standard treatment for ALL) based on checking levels of the drug in the blood and adjusting the dose based on the levels.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
Started Mar 2017
Longer than P75 for phase_3
9 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 6, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 13, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 3, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 30, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2034
January 22, 2026
January 1, 2026
9.8 years
January 6, 2017
January 21, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Complete Remission Rate
After 1 month of treatment (Induction IA) for all participants, assessed at the end of first month of treatment in all participants through study completion (expected to take 4-5 years to accrue)
Event-Free Survival
From registration to the time of induction failure, relapse, death, or second malignancy, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 months.
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Overall Survival
From registration to the time of death from any cause, assessed up to 60 months.
Disease Free Survival
From randomization or direct assignment (for participants who achieved a complete remission and were assigned a final risk group) to the time of relapse, death, or second malignancy, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 months.
Nadir Serum Asparaginase Activity (NSAA)
During post-induction therapy with 30-weeks of pegaspargase (15 doses), collected during the first 6 months of therapy for all participants through study completion (expected to take 4-5 years to accrue)
Non-allergic Asparaginase Toxicity
During post-induction therapy with 30-weeks of pegaspargase (15 doses). collected during the first 6 months of therapy for all participants through study completion (expected to take 4-5 years to accrue)
Study Arms (10)
Initial Low Risk (Initial LR)
OTHERMeets all the following criteria: B-ALL, Age 1-\<15 years, WBC \< 50,000/microliter, CNS-1 or CNS-2, no BCR-ABL1, no iAMP21, and no VHR characteristics. Treated with Induction IA (vincristine, dexamethasone, pegaspargase), Induction IB (cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, mercaptopurine), Consolidation IA (vincristine, high-dose methotrexate + leucovorin, mercaptopurine). IT chemotherapy in all phases. Final risk group assigned by end of Consolidation IA.
Initial High Risk (Initial HR)
OTHERMeets at least one of the following criteria: Age \>=15 years, WBC \>=50,000/microliter, CNS-3, T-ALL, iAMP21, BCR-ABL1 And: No VHR characteristics Treated with Induction IA (vincristine, dexamethasone, pegaspargase, doxorubicin + dexrazoxane), Induction IB (cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, mercaptopurine), Consolidation IA (vincristine, high-dose methotrexate + leucovorin, mercaptopurine). IT chemotherapy in all phases. Final risk group assigned by end of Consolidation IA.
Initial Very High Risk (Initial VHR)
OTHERAny of the following are present: IKZF1 deletion, MLL (KMT2A) rearrangement, low hypodiploidy, t(17;19) Treated with Induction IA (vincristine, dexamethasone, pegaspargase, doxorubicin + dexrazoxane), Induction IB (cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, mercaptopurine), Consolidation IA (vincristine, high-dose methotrexate + leucovorin, mercaptopurine). IT chemotherapy in all phases. Final risk group assigned by end of Consolidation IA.
Final Low Risk (Final LR)
OTHERInitial Low Risk and Low MRD (\<0.0001) at first time point (Day 32) Final Risk Group assigned at end of Consolidation IA. Subsequent therapy as follows: CNS phase (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, pegaspargase \[by randomization or direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Consolidation II (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, pegaspargase \[by randomization or direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Continuation (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, IT chemotherapy). All treatment completed 24 months from date of complete remission.
Final Intermediate Risk (Final IR)
OTHERInitial High Risk and Low MRD (\<0.0001) at first time point (Day 32) Final Risk Group assigned at end of Consolidation IA. Subsequent therapy as follows: CNS phase (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, pegaspargase \[by randomization or direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Consolidation II (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, doxorubicin + dexrazoxane, pegaspargase \[by randomization or direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Continuation (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, IT chemotherapy). All treatment completed 24 months from date of complete remission.
Final High Risk (Final HR)
OTHERInitial Low Risk or Initial High Risk with High MRD (\>=0.0001) at first time point (Day 32) but low MRD (\<0.001) at second time point (week 10-12) Final Risk Group assigned at end of Consolidation IA. Subsequent therapy as follows: CNS phase (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, pegaspargase \[by randomization or direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Consolidation II (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, doxorubicin + dexrazoxane, pegaspargase \[by randomization or direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Continuation (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, IT chemotherapy). All treatment completed 24 months from date of complete remission.
Final Very High Risk (Final VHR)
OTHERInitial VHR or any patient with high MRD (\>=0.001) at second time point (week 10-12) Final Risk Group assigned at end of Consolidation IA. Subsequent therapy as follows: Consolidation IB/B-ALL (High-dose methotrexate + leucovorin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, IT chemotherapy); Consolidation IB/T-ALL (nelararbine, cyclophosphamide, etoposide); Consolidation IC (High-dose cytarabine, etoposide, dexamethasone, pegaspargase \[by direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); CNS phase (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, pegaspargase \[by direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Consolidation II (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, doxorubicin + dexrazoxane, pegaspargase \[by direct assignment\], IT chemotherapy); Continuation (vincristine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, IT chemotherapy). Dasatinib administered daily during all phases to pts with ABL1-class fusions. All treatment completed 24 months from date of complete remission.
Fixed Dose Pegaspargase
ACTIVE COMPARATORFinal LR, IR, HR patients who consent to randomization and are assigned to receive 15 doses of pegaspargase every 2-weeks at standard fixed-dose (2500 IU/m2/dose).
Reduced Dose (PK-Adjusted) Pegaspargase
EXPERIMENTALFinal LR, IR, HR patients who consent to randomization and are assigned to receive 15 doses of pegaspargase every 2-weeks beginning at a reduced dose (2000 IU/m2/dose); subsequent doses adjusted based on nadir serum asparaginase activity (NSAA) levels, with goal of maintaining NSAA between 0.4 and 1.0 IU/mL. Closed to Enrollment.
Direct Assignment
OTHERAll VHR patients, and any Final LR, IR, HR patients who decline randomization: Assigned to receive standard dosing of pegaspargase (15 doses of pegaspargase every 2-weeks at standard fixed-dose; 2500 IU/m2/dose).
Interventions
Arm A: Standard/Fixed Dose Pegaspargase (2500 IU/m2 every 2 weeks) Arm B: Reduced Dose (PK-adjusted) Pegaspargase (Starting Dose: 2000 IU/m2) Arm X: Directly Assigned Standard Dose (2500 IU/m2): For all VHR and patients who decline randomization
Only for patients with Pegaspargase allergy or silent inactivation.
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Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Confirmed diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Diagnosis should be made by bone marrow aspirate or biopsy demonstrating ≥ 25% involvement by lymphoblasts, with flow cytometry or immunohistochemistry confirming B-precursor or T-ALL phenotype.
- \-- For patients with circulating blasts in the peripheral blood, flow cytometry confirmation of B-ALL or T-ALL phenotype is sufficient for registration onto the study. Bone marrow aspirate and/or biopsy should be performed as soon as feasible, preferably prior to the initiation of any therapy.
- Prior Therapy: No prior therapy is allowed except for the following:
- Corticosteroids: Short courses of corticosteroid (defined as ≤ 7 days of corticosteroids within the 4-weeks preceding registration) are allowed prior to registration.
- \--- Participants who have been on corticosteroids chronically (defined as more than 7 days of corticosteroids within the 4-weeks preceding registration or more than 28 days of corticosteroids over the preceding 6 months) are not eligible.
- IT cytarabine: A single dose of intrathecal cytarabine (at the time of the diagnostic lumbar puncture) is allowed prior to registration. If patient has received IT cytarabine prior to registration, Day 1 IT cytarabine should not be administered.
- Emergent Radiation Therapy: Emergent radiation to the mediastinum or other life-threatening masses is allowed prior to registration.
- Age: 365 days to \< 22 years
- Direct bilirubin \< 1.4 mg/dL (23.9 micromoles/L).
- Ability of parent or guardian to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
You may not qualify if:
- Mature B-cell (Burkitt's) ALL (defined by the presence of surface immunoglobulin and/or the t(8;14)(q24;q32), t(8;22), or t(2;8) translocation and/or c-myc-gene rearrangement).
- World Health Organization diagnostic criteria of mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) or leukemia of ambiguous lineage
- Any chemotherapy or radiotherapy for previous malignancy are not eligible.
- Treatment in past with any anti-neoplastic agent, including methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, vincristine cyclophosphamide, cytarabine (except for IT cytarabine), or any anthracycline, for any reason (eg, rheumatologic or autoimmune condition).
- Currently receiving any investigational agents.
- Known HIV-positivity
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing infection with vital sign instability (hypotension, respiratory insufficiency), life-threatening acute tumor lysis syndrome (eg, with renal failure), symptomatic congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, intracranial or other uncontrolled bleeding, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study because many of the agents used on this protocol have potential for teratogenic and/or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk of adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with these chemotherapy agents, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is enrolled.
- History of a previous malignancy. Exception: Individuals with a previous malignancy treated with surgery only (no chemotherapy or radiotherapy) more than 5 years prior to registration may be enrolled.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institutelead
- Serviercollaborator
Study Sites (9)
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
Columbia University Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York, 10032, United States
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
Hasbro Children's Hospital / Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
Hospital Sainte Justine, University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier U. de Quebec
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Related Publications (2)
Park Y, K C N, Willekens J, Patel C, Savage BA, Lin H, Paneque A, Daly R, Thrope A, Burns MA, Welch JJG, Kahn JM, Kelly KM, Tran TH, Michon B, Gennarini L, Silverman LB, Sands SA, Cole PD. Treatment-Related Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers of Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration during Therapy for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Nov 3;34(11):2015-2024. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-1058.
PMID: 40905823DERIVEDTran TH, Langlois S, Meloche C, Caron M, Saint-Onge P, Rouette A, Bataille AR, Jimenez-Cortes C, Sontag T, Bittencourt H, Laverdiere C, Lavallee VP, Leclerc JM, Cole PD, Gennarini LM, Kahn JM, Kelly KM, Michon B, Santiago R, Stevenson KE, Welch JJG, Schroeder KM, Koch V, Cellot S, Silverman LB, Sinnett D. Whole-transcriptome analysis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the DFCI ALL Consortium Protocol 16-001. Blood Adv. 2022 Feb 22;6(4):1329-1341. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005634.
PMID: 34933343DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
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Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Melissa Burns, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 6, 2017
First Posted
January 13, 2017
Study Start
March 3, 2017
Primary Completion (Estimated)
November 30, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
November 1, 2034
Last Updated
January 22, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share