Standard-Dose Combination Chemotherapy or High-Dose Combination Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Germ Cell Tumors
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This randomized phase III trial studies how well standard-dose combination chemotherapy works compared to high-dose combination chemotherapy and stem cell transplant in treating patients with germ cell tumors that have returned after a period of improvement or did not respond to treatment. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, ifosfamide, cisplatin, carboplatin, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before a stem cell transplant stops the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them. Giving colony-stimulating factors, such as filgrastim or pegfilgrastim, and certain chemotherapy drugs, helps stem cells move from the bone marrow to the blood so they can be collected and stored. Chemotherapy is then given to prepare the bone marrow for the stem cell transplant. The stem cells are then returned to the patient to replace the blood-forming cells that were destroyed by the chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether high-dose combination chemotherapy and stem cell transplant are more effective than standard-dose combination chemotherapy in treating patients with refractory or relapsed germ cell tumors.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 3 |
Detailed Description
The study is an international collaboration with European sites. Collaborators on the study include the National Cancer Institute, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Movember Foundation. Randomization will be stratified by region (North America and Europe) and by modified IPFSG (International Prognostic Factor Study Group) risk classification (low, intermediate and high). The primary and secondary objectives are described below.
Primary Objective:
- To compare the overall survival in patients treated with conventional-dose chemotherapy using the TIP regimen with high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) plus autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) using the TI-CE regimen as initial salvage treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory germ cell tumors (GCT)
Secondary Objectives:
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To compare the progression-free survival (PFS) of patients treated with initial salvage HDCT with TI-CE versus initial salvage CDCT with TIP
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To compare the favorable response rate (FRR) of patients treated with initial salvage HDCT with TI-CE versus initial salvage CDCT with TIP
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To compare the toxicity, including treatment-related mortality, associated with high-dose chemotherapy and ASCT using TI-CE compared with conventional-dose chemotherapy using TIP as initial salvage treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory GCT
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To prospectively evaluate the IPFSG scoring system as a predictor of outcome to initial salvage therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory GCT. In this trial, randomization will be stratified by a modification of their IPFSG category and we will prospectively evaluate whether or not actual outcomes vary by risk group in the appropriate manner (low risk patients have higher OS than high-risk group).
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To evaluate the association between tumor marker decline rates of Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) with OS and PFS.
Treatment is to continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or completion of all protocol treatment.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Other: Arm A: TIP Patients will receive treatment for 4 cycles administered every 21 days. Cycles 1-4 (1 cycle = 21 days) paclitaxel 250 mg/m^2 IV over 24 hours on Day 1 including premedication as defined in the protocol (eg, dexamethasone, diphenhydramine and H2 blocker) ifosfamide 1500 mg/m^2 IV daily on Days 2-5 with mesna protection as defined in the protocol cisplatin 25 mg/m^2 IV daily on Days 2-5 pegylated G-CSF 6 mg subcutaneous on Day 6 or 7 or G-CSF as defined in the protocol on Days 6-18 Patients may commence with each Arm A cycle provided they meet the criteria as defined in the protocol. |
Drug: paclitaxel
IV
Other Names:
Drug: ifosfamide
IV
Other Names:
Drug: cisplatin
IV
Other Names:
Drug: pegylated G-CSF
IV
Drug: G-CSF
IV
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Other: Arm B: TI-CE Patients will receive treatment for a total of 5 cycles. Cycles 1-2 (1 cycle = 14 days) paclitaxel 200 mg/m^2 IV over 3 hours on Day 1 including premedication as defined in the protocol (eg, dexamethasone, diphenhydramine and H2 blocker) ifosfamide 2000 mg/m^2 IV daily on Days 1-3 with mesna protection as defined in the protocol G-CSF 10 µg/kg subcutaneously on Days 3-15 (cycle 1) and Days 3-14 (cycle 2) or pegylated G-CSF 6 mg subcutaneous on Day 4 or 6 (cycle 1) and Day 4 or 5 (cycle 2) leukapheresis every 14 days, if there is an inadequate number of CD34+ cells/kg collected in cycle 1 Cycles 3-5 (1 cycle = 21 days) carboplatin daily on Days 1-3 etoposide 400 mg/m^2 daily on Days 1-3 stem cell reinfusion on day 5 pegylated G-CSF 6 mg subcutaneously or G-CSF at approximately 5 µg/kg daily on Days 5-15 Patients may commence with each Arm B cycle provided they meet the criteria as defined in the protocol. |
Drug: paclitaxel
IV
Other Names:
Drug: ifosfamide
IV
Other Names:
Drug: pegylated G-CSF
IV
Drug: G-CSF
IV
Drug: carboplatin
IV
Other Names:
Drug: etoposide phosphate
IV
Other Names:
Procedure: stem cell reinfusion
surgical procedure
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- overall survival [Up to 36 months post-treatment]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- progression free survival [Up to 36 months post-treatment]
- proportion of patients achieving either a complete response (CR) or partial response [Up to 3 months post-registration]
- treatment related mortality [Up to 30 days post-treatment]
- number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 [Up to 3 months post-registration]
- Validation of International Prognostic Factor Study Group stratification system (eg, primary site, prior response, progression free interval) [Up to 3 years post-registration]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
- Documentation of Disease
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Histologic Documentation: Confirmation of GCT histology (both seminoma and nonseminoma) on pathologic review at the center of enrollment.
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Tumor may have originated in any primary site. NOTE: In rare circumstances, patients will be allowed to enroll even if a pathologic diagnosis may not have been established.
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This would require a clinical situation consistent with the diagnosis of GCT (testicular, peritoneal, retroperitoneal or mediastinal mass, elevated tumor marker levels {HCG ≥ 500; AFP ≥ 500} and typical pattern of metastases)
- Evidence of Disease
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Must have evidence of progressive or recurrent GCT (measurable or non-measurable) following one line of cisplatin-based chemotherapy, defined as meeting at least one of the following criteria:
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Tumor biopsy of new or growing or unresectable lesions demonstrating viable non-teratomatous GCT (enrollment on this study for adjuvant treatment after macroscopically complete resection of viable GCT is not allowed). In the event of an incomplete gross resection where viable GCT is found, patients will be considered eligible for the study.
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Consecutive elevated serum tumor markers (HCG or AFP) that are increasing. Increase of an elevated LDH alone does not constitute progressive disease.
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Development of new or enlarging lesions in the setting of persistently elevated HCG or AFP, even if the HCG and AFP are not continuing to increase.
- Prior Treatment
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Must have received 3-6 cycles of cisplatin-based chemotherapy as part of first-line (initial) chemotherapy.
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Prior POMBACE, CBOP-BEP, or GAMEC are allowed.
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Note: For patients requiring immediate treatment, 1 cycle of conventional-dose salvage chemotherapy is allowed. Therefore, these patients may have received 7 prior cycles of chemotherapy. 6 cycles as part of first-line chemotherapy and 1 cycle of salvage conventional chemotherapy.
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No more than one prior line of chemotherapy for GCT (other than the 1 cycle of salvage chemotherapy as defined in the protocol)
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Definition of one line of chemotherapy: One line of therapy can in some cases consist of 2 different cisplatin-based treatment combinations, provided there is no disease progression between these two regimens.
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Prior treatment with carboplatin as adjuvant therapy is allowed, provided patients meet other eligibility criteria (e.g., the patient has also received 3-4 cycles of cisplatin-based chemotherapy).
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Prior treatment with 1-2 cycles of BEP or EP as adjuvant chemotherapy for early stage GCT is allowed, provided the patient also received 3-4 cycles of BEP or EP again at relapse. Patients treated with 3-4 cycles of VIP at relapse following 1-2 cycles of BEP/EP are not eligible as this would be considered more than 1 line of prior therapy.
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No prior treatment with high-dose chemotherapy (defined as treatment utilizing stem cell rescue)
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No prior treatment with TIP with the exception when given as a bridge to treatment on protocol for patients with rapidly progressive disease who cannot wait to complete the eligibility screening process. Only one cycle is allowed.
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No concurrent treatment with other cytotoxic drugs or targeted therapies.
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No radiation therapy (other than to the brain) within 14 days of day 1 of protocol chemotherapy except radiation to brain metastases, which must be completed 7 days prior to start of chemotherapy.
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No previous chemotherapy within 17 days prior to enrollment. A minimum of three weeks after the last day of the start of the previous chemotherapy regimen before the first day of chemotherapy on study protocol.
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Must have adequate recovery from prior surgery (eg, healed scar, resumption of diet)
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Age ≥ 14 years (≥ 18 years in Germany)
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ECOG Performance Status 0 to 2
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Male gender
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Required Initial Laboratory Values:
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Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm^3
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Platelet Count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
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Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
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Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x upper limits of normal (ULN)
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AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x upper limits of normal (ULN)
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No concurrent malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, superficial noninvasive (pTa or pTis) TCC of the bladder, contralateral GCT, or intratubular germ cell neoplasia. Patients with a prior malignancy, but at least 2 years since any evidence of disease are allowed.
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Negative Serology (antibody test) for the following infectious diseases:
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) type 1 and 2
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Human T-cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 (mandatory in US but optional in Canada and Europe)
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Hepatitis B surface antigen
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Hepatitis C antibody
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No late relapse with completely surgically resectable disease. Patients with late relapses (defined as relapse ≥ 2 years from the date of completion of the last chemotherapy regimen) whose disease is completely surgically resectable are not eligible. Patients with late relapses who have unresectable disease are eligible.
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No large (≥ 2 cm) hemorrhagic or symptomatic brain metastases until local treatment has been administered (radiation therapy or surgery). Treatment may begin ≥ 7 days after completion of local treatment. Patients with small (< 2 cm) and asymptomatic brain metastases are allowed and may be treated with radiation therapy and/or surgery concurrently with Arm A or cycles 1 and 2 of Arm B if deemed medically indicated.
Radiation therapy should not be given concurrently with high-dose carboplatin or etoposide.
- No secondary somatic malignancy arising from teratoma (e.g., teratoma with malignant transformation) when it is actively part of the disease recurrence or progression.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Children's Hospital of Alabama | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35233 |
2 | UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center | La Jolla | California | United States | 92093 |
3 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | Loma Linda | California | United States | 92354 |
4 | USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center | Los Angeles | California | United States | 90033 |
5 | Kaiser Permanente-Oakland | Oakland | California | United States | 94611 |
6 | Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto | Palo Alto | California | United States | 94304 |
7 | UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay | San Francisco | California | United States | 94158 |
8 | Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children | Wilmington | Delaware | United States | 19803 |
9 | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | Washington | District of Columbia | United States | 20007 |
10 | University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville | Gainesville | Florida | United States | 32610 |
11 | Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Florida | United States | 32207 |
12 | Nicklaus Children's Hospital | Miami | Florida | United States | 33155 |
13 | Miami Cancer Institute | Miami | Florida | United States | 33176 |
14 | Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children | Orlando | Florida | United States | 32806 |
15 | Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | Saint Petersburg | Florida | United States | 33701 |
16 | Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa | Tampa | Florida | United States | 33607 |
17 | Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute | Atlanta | Georgia | United States | 30322 |
18 | Northwestern University | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 60611 |
19 | Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 60612 |
20 | University of Illinois | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 60612 |
21 | University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 60637 |
22 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita | Wichita | Kansas | United States | 67214 |
23 | Cancer Center of Kansas - Wichita | Wichita | Kansas | United States | 67214 |
24 | Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson | New Orleans | Louisiana | United States | 70121 |
25 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 02215 |
26 | University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center | Ann Arbor | Michigan | United States | 48109 |
27 | Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus | Grand Rapids | Michigan | United States | 49503 |
28 | Metro Health Hospital | Wyoming | Michigan | United States | 49519 |
29 | Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Minnesota | United States | 55404 |
30 | Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | United States | 55905 |
31 | Washington University School of Medicine | Saint Louis | Missouri | United States | 63110 |
32 | Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha | Nebraska | United States | 68114 |
33 | Summerlin Hospital Medical Center | Las Vegas | Nevada | United States | 89144 |
34 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge | Basking Ridge | New Jersey | United States | 07920 |
35 | Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | New Jersey | United States | 07601 |
36 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth | Middletown | New Jersey | United States | 07748 |
37 | Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center | Paterson | New Jersey | United States | 07503 |
38 | Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Buffalo | New York | United States | 14263 |
39 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack | Commack | New York | United States | 11725 |
40 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester | Harrison | New York | United States | 10604 |
41 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | United States | 10065 |
42 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau | Uniondale | New York | United States | 11553 |
43 | UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | United States | 27599 |
44 | Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute | Charlotte | North Carolina | United States | 28203 |
45 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | United States | 45229 |
46 | Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center | Columbus | Ohio | United States | 43210 |
47 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | United States | 73104 |
48 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | 19104 |
49 | University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | 19104 |
50 | University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | United States | 15232 |
51 | Rhode Island Hospital | Providence | Rhode Island | United States | 02903 |
52 | Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg | Boiling Springs | South Carolina | United States | 29316 |
53 | Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | South Carolina | United States | 29425 |
54 | Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Easley | Easley | South Carolina | United States | 29640 |
55 | Saint Francis Hospital | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 29601 |
56 | BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 29605 |
57 | Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Butternut | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 29605 |
58 | Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 29605 |
59 | Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 29605 |
60 | Saint Francis Cancer Center | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 29607 |
61 | Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 29615 |
62 | Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Greer | Greer | South Carolina | United States | 29650 |
63 | Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Seneca | Seneca | South Carolina | United States | 29672 |
64 | Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | South Carolina | United States | 29303 |
65 | Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis | Tennessee | United States | 38105 |
66 | The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial | Nashville | Tennessee | United States | 37203 |
67 | Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center | Nashville | Tennessee | United States | 37232 |
68 | El Paso Children's Hospital | El Paso | Texas | United States | 79905 |
69 | M D Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | United States | 77030 |
70 | Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle | Washington | United States | 98105 |
71 | Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | United States | 54701 |
72 | Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield | Marshfield | Wisconsin | United States | 54449 |
73 | Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | United States | 53226 |
74 | Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center | Minocqua | Wisconsin | United States | 54548 |
75 | Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | United States | 54868 |
76 | Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point | Stevens Point | Wisconsin | United States | 54482 |
77 | Marshfield Medical Center - Weston | Weston | Wisconsin | United States | 54476 |
78 | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Camperdown | New South Wales | Australia | 2050 |
79 | Princess Alexandra Hospital | Woolloongabba | Queensland | Australia | 4102 |
80 | Box Hill Hospital | Box Hill | Victoria | Australia | 3128 |
81 | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 3000 |
82 | Institut Jules Bordet | Anderlecht | Belgium | 1070 | |
83 | University Hospital Saint Luc | Brussels | Belgium | 1200 | |
84 | Rigshospitalet University Hospital | Copenhagen | Denmark | 2100 | |
85 | Centre Leon Berard | Lyon | France | 69373 | |
86 | Institut Paoli Calmettes | Marseille | France | 13273 | |
87 | Hopital Tenon/Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris | Paris | France | 75970 | |
88 | CHRU Strasbourg - Hospital Civil | Strasbourg | France | 67091 | |
89 | Center Claudius Regaud | Toulouse | France | 31052 | |
90 | Centre Alexis Vautrin | Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy | France | 54511 | |
91 | Gustave Roussy | Villejuif | France | 94805 | |
92 | Technical University Dresden | Dresden | Saxony | Germany | 01307 |
93 | University of Berlin Charite Campus Benjamin Franklin | Berlin | Germany | 12203 | |
94 | University of Dusseldorf | Dusseldorf | Germany | 40225 | |
95 | University of Essen | Essen | Germany | 45122 | |
96 | University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf | Hamburg | Germany | 20246 | |
97 | UniversitaetsKlinikum Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Germany | 69120 | |
98 | GK-Mittelrhein Saint Martin's | Koblenz | Germany | 56068 | |
99 | Philipps University Marburg | Marburg | Germany | 35033 | |
100 | Rotkreuzklinikum Munchen | Munich | Germany | 80634 | |
101 | Klinikum Nurnberg Nord | Nurnberg | Germany | 90419 | |
102 | University Hospital Ulm | Ulm | Germany | 89081 | |
103 | Saint James Hospital | Dublin | Ireland | 8 | |
104 | Ospedale di Circolo di Busto Arsizio | Busto Arsizio | Italy | 21052 | |
105 | Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo | Meldola | Italy | 47014 | |
106 | Istituto Nazionale Tumori | Milano | Italy | 20133 | |
107 | San Matteo Hospital | Pavia | Italy | 27100 | |
108 | The Netherlands Cancer Institute | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1066 CX | |
109 | University Medical Center Groningen | Groningen | Netherlands | 9700 GZ | |
110 | Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 6500 HB | |
111 | Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau | Barcelona | Spain | 08025 | |
112 | Duran i Reynals Hospital-Catalan Institute of Oncology | Barcelona | Spain | 08908 | |
113 | Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre | Madrid | Spain | 28041 | |
114 | Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer | Murcia | Spain | 30008 | |
115 | Inselspital | Bern | Switzerland | 3010 | |
116 | Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve | Geneva | Switzerland | 1211 | |
117 | University Hospital Zurich | Zurich | Switzerland | 8091 | |
118 | Saint Bartholomew's Hospital | London | England | United Kingdom | EC1A 7BE |
119 | Christie Hospital | Manchester | England | United Kingdom | M20 4BX |
120 | Weston Park Hospital | Sheffield | England | United Kingdom | S10 2SJ |
121 | Southampton General Hospital | Southampton | England | United Kingdom | SO16 6YD |
122 | Saint James's University Hospital | West Yorkshire | England | United Kingdom | LS9 7TF |
123 | Beatson Oncology Center | Glasgow | Scotland | United Kingdom | G12 0YN |
124 | Nottingham City Hospital | Nottingham | United Kingdom | NG5 1PB | |
125 | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Sutton | Surrey | United Kingdom | SM2 5PT |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
- Movember Foundation
- Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UK
- UNICANCER
- Irish Group CTI
Investigators
- Study Chair: Darren Feldman, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- A031102
- U10CA180821
- NCI-2014-01696