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Phase III Study of Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Radiotherapy, and/or Surgery in Patients With Localized Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin, Radiation Therapy, and/or Surgery in Treating Young Patients With Localized Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


Under 21


Other


CCLG-EPSSG-NRSTS-2005
EU-20620, EUDRACT-2005-001139-31, UKCCSG-CTA-21275/0215/001/0001, CCLG-EpSSG-STS-2006-03, NCT00334854

Objectives

Primary

  1. Determine survival rates (event-free survival and overall survival [OS]) and the pattern of treatment failure in patients with synovial sarcoma or adult-type soft tissue sarcoma treated with ifosfamide and doxorubicin hydrochloride, radiotherapy, and/or surgery.
  2. Determine the role of ifosfamide and doxorubicin hydrochloride in improving the response rate in patients with unresectable synovial sarcoma or adult-type soft tissue sarcoma.

Secondary

  1. Evaluate clinical/pathological prognostic factors, particularly tumor grade and radiological and pathological response to neoadjuvant treatment.
  2. Determine the impact of omitting adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with low-risk synovial sarcoma (tumor < 5 cm).
  3. Determine the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in improving the metastases-free survival and OS in patients with adult-type soft tissue sarcoma (Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study [IRS] postsurgical grouping system I-II, tumor grade 3, tumor size > 5 cm).

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed synovial sarcoma or adult-type soft-tissue sarcoma
    • Adult-type soft tissue sarcoma includes any of the following:
      • Fibrosarcoma (adult-type)
        • No infantile fibrosarcoma
      • Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
        • Malignant schwannoma
        • Neurofibrosarcoma
      • Epithelioid sarcoma
      • Leiomyosarcoma
      • Clear cell sarcoma
      • Liposarcoma
      • Alveolar soft-part sarcoma
      • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
      • Hemangiopericytoma
      • Angiosarcoma
      • Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
      • Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma


  • No borderline tumors (e.g., hemangioendothelioma)


  • No small round cell tumors (e.g., extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor or desmoplastic small round cell tumor)


  • Post-irradiation soft-part sarcomas allowed


  • Diagnostic surgery performed within the past 8 weeks (for patients who require adjuvant chemotherapy)


  • No evidence of metastatic disease
    • Involved locoregional lymph nodes are allowed


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • No prior cancer treatment except primary surgery

Patient Characteristics:

  • No prior malignancy
  • No pre-existing illness precluding study treatment*
  • Normal renal function (nephrotoxicity grade 0-1)*
  • No history of cardiac disease*
  • Normal shortening fraction (> 28%)*
  • Ejection fraction > 47%*

 [Note: * For patients who require adjuvant chemotherapy]

Expected Enrollment

250

A total of 250 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Event-free survival
Local relapse-free survival
Metastases-free survival
Overall survival
Response rate (complete response, very good partial response [PR], PR, minor PR, and stable disease)

Outline

This is a nonrandomized, prospective, historically controlled, multicenter study. Patients with synovial sarcoma are stratified according to the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study (IRS) postsurgical grouping system (I vs II vs III) and tumor size ( ≤ 5 cm vs > 5 cm). Patients with adult-type soft tissue sarcoma are stratified according to the IRS postsurgical grouping system (I vs II vs III), tumor size ( ≤ 5 cm vs > 5 cm), and tumor grade (G1 vs G2 vs G3). Patients are assigned to 1 of 9 treatment groups according to disease and stratification.

Synovial sarcoma

  • Group 1 (IRS group I, tumor ≤ 5 cm): Patients undergo surgical resection of tumor.


  • Group 2 (IRS group I, tumor > 5 cm): Patients receive ifosfamide IV over 3 hours on days 1-3 and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 4-6 hours on days 1 and 2 (IFO-DOX). Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses.


  • Group 3 (IRS group II, tumor ≤ 5 cm): Patients receive 3 courses of IFO-DOX. After the completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5-6 weeks.


  • Group 4 (IRS group II, tumor > 5 cm): Patients receive 3 courses of IFO-DOX. Patients then receive ifosfamide alone IV over 3 hours on days 1-3. Treatment with ifosfamide repeats every 21 days for 2 courses. Patients also receive concurrent radiotherapy (concurrently with ifosfamide) 5 days a week for 5-6 weeks. After completion of radiotherapy, patients receive 1 additional course of IFO-DOX.


  • Group 5 (IRS group III, N1): Patients receive 3 courses of IFO-DOX. Patients with no response to chemotherapy receive 1 of the following local therapies:
    • Delayed complete resection*


    • Radiotherapy (as in group 3) followed by surgery*


    • Delayed complete resection* followed by radiotherapy** (as in group 3)


    • Delayed incomplete resection* followed by radiotherapy** (as in group 3)


    • Radiotherapy (as in group 3)


    Patients with major or minor response to chemotherapy receive 2 courses of ifosfamide with concurrent radiotherapy followed by 1 additional course of IFO-DOX (as in group 4, above).



 [Note: * Patients undergo surgery 5 weeks after completion of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.]

 [Note: **Patients undergo radiotherapy beginning < 21 days after surgery.]

Adult-type soft tissue sarcoma

  • Group 1 (IRS group I, tumor ≤ 5 cm): Patients undergo surgical resection of tumor.


  • Group 2 (IRS group I, tumor > 5 cm): Patients receive therapy according to tumor grade:
    • G1 disease: Patients undergo surgical resection.


    • G2 disease: Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5-6 weeks.


    • G3 disease: Patients receive the following sequential treatment: 3 courses of IFO-DOX followed by 2 courses of ifosfamide with concurrent radiotherapy followed by 1 course of IFO-DOX.




  • Group 3 (IRS group II, N0): Patients receive therapy according to tumor grade:
    • G1 disease: Patients undergo surgical resection.


    • G2-3 disease (≤ 5 cm) and G2 disease (> 5 cm): Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5-6 weeks.


    • G3 disease (> 5 cm): Patients undergo sequential treatment (as in group 2, adult-type soft tissue sarcoma).




  • Group 4 (IRS group III, N1): Patients receive 3 courses of IFO-DOX. Patients with no response to chemotherapy receive local therapy (as in group 5 synovial sarcoma). Patients with major or minor response to chemotherapy receive 2 courses of ifosfamide with concurrent radiotherapy followed by 2 additional courses of IFO-DOX (as in group 4, synovial sarcoma).


After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for up to 10 years.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

European Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group

Andrea Ferrari, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 39-022-390-2588
Email: andrea.ferrari@istitutotumori.mi.it

Associazone Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica

Modesto Carli, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 39-049-821-3579
Email: modesto.carli@unipd.it

Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studie

Joern Treuner, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 49-711-992-3870

Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

Bernadette Brennan, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 44-161-922-2227
Email: bernadette.brennan@cmmc.nhs.uk

Dutch Childhood Oncology Group

Max Van Noesel, MD, PhD, Protocol chair
Ph: 31-10-463-6691
Email: cws.study@olgahospital.s.shuttle.de

Trial Sites

Austria
  Vienna
 St. Anna Children's Hospital
 Ruth Ladenstein, MD
Ph: 43-1-404-700
Belgium
  Montegnee
 Clinique de l'Esperance
 Nadine Francotte, MD
Ph: 32-4-224-9111
 Email: nadine.francotte@chc.be
Denmark
  Copenhagen
 Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital
 Catherine Rechnitzer, MD, PhD
Ph: 45-3545-1368
 Email: rechnitzer@rh.dk
France
  Paris
 Institut Curie Hopital
 Daniel Orbach, MD
Ph: 33-14-432-4550
Germany
  Stuttgart
 Olgahospital
 Ewa Koscielniak, MD
Ph: 49-711-992-2461
Ireland
  Dublin
 Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin
 Fin Breatnach, MD, FRCPE
Ph: 353-1-409-6659
 Email: fin.breatnach@olhsc.ie
Spain
  Barcelona
 Vall d'Hebron University Hospital
 Soledad Gallego, MD, PhD
Ph: 34-93-489-3090
 Email: sgallego@vhebron.net
Sweden
  Uppsala
 Uppsala University Hospital
 Gustaf Ljungman, MD
Ph: 46-18-611-5586
Switzerland
  Zurich
 University Children's Hospital
 Felix Niggli, MD
Ph: 41-44-266-7823
United Kingdom
England
  Birmingham
 Birmingham Children's Hospital
 Martin English, MD
Ph: 44-121-333-8412
 Email: martin.english@bch.nhs.uk
  Bristol
 Institute of Child Health at University of Bristol
 Pamela Kearns, MD
Ph: 44-117-342-0205
  Cambridge
 Addenbrooke's Hospital
 Amos Burke, MD
Ph: 44-1223-348-151
  Leeds
 Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
 Adam Glaser, MD
Ph: 44-113-206-4984
 Email: adam.glaser@leedsth.nhs.uk
  Leicester
 Leicester Royal Infirmary
 Johann Visser, MD
Ph: 44-116-258-5309
 Email: johannes.visser@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
  Liverpool
 Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey
 Heather McDowell, MD
Ph: 44-151-293-3679
  London
 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
 Gill Levitt, MD
Ph: 44-20-7405-9200 ext. 0073
 Middlesex Hospital
 Ananth Shankar, MD
Ph: 44-20-7380-9300 ext. 9950
  Manchester
 Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
 Bernadette Brennan, MD
Ph: 44-161-922-2227
 Email: bernadette.brennan@cmmc.nhs.uk
  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
 Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health at Royal Victoria Infirmary
 Juliet Hale, MD
Ph: 44-191-282-4101
 Email: j.p.hale@ncl.ac.uk
  Nottingham
 Queen's Medical Centre
 Martin Hewitt, MD, BSc, FRCP, FRCPCH
Ph: 44-115-924-9924 ext. 63394
 Email: martin.hewitt@nuh.nhs.uk
  Oxford
 Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
 Kate Wheeler, MD
Ph: 44-186-522-1066
  Sheffield
 Children's Hospital - Sheffield
 Mary Gerrard, BSc, MBChB, FRCP, FRCPCH
Ph: 44-114-271-7366
 Email: mary.gerrard@sch.nhs.uk
  Southampton
 Southampton General Hospital
 Janice Kohler, MD, FRCP
Ph: 44-23-8079-6942
  Sutton
 Royal Marsden - Surrey
 Mary Taj, MD
Ph: 44-20-8642-6011 ext. 3089
Northern Ireland
  Belfast
 Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
 Anthony McCarthy, MD
Ph: 44-289-063-3631
 Email: anthonymcarthy@royalhospital.n.i.nhs.uk
Scotland
  Aberdeen
 Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
 Veronica Neefjes
Ph: 44-1224-550-217
  Edinburgh
 Royal Hospital for Sick Children
 W. Hamish Wallace, MD
Ph: 44-131-536-0426
  Glasgow
 Royal Hospital for Sick Children
 Milind Ronghe, MD
Ph: 44-141-201-9309
Wales
  Cardiff
 Childrens Hospital for Wales
 Heidi Traunecker, MD, PhD
Ph: 44-29-2074-2285
 Email: heidi.traunecker@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk

Registry Information
Official Title Localized Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Trial Start Date 2006-03-01
Trial Completion Date 2010-05-31 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00334854
Date Submitted to PDQ 2006-04-18
Information Last Verified 2008-04-27

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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