Mantle Irradiation for Hodgkin's Disease

Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00165269
Collaborator
Brigham and Women's Hospital (Other), Massachusetts General Hospital (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study it to evaluate the effectiveness of radiation therapy limited to above the diaphragm in patients with pathological stage IA-IIA Hodgkin's disease.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: Mantle irradiation
Phase 2

Detailed Description

  • Eligble patients will receive a course of radiation therapy directed to above the diaphragm only.

  • Patients would have bloodwork and chest x-rays performed 4 times per year for the first two years, 3 times per year for the third year, and 2 times per year for the fourth and fifth years. After five years, yearly check-ups are performed.

  • In addition to the above follow-up, patients will receive, once or twice a year for the first 5 years, an abdominal-pelvic CT scan and/or gallium scan.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
100 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Mantle Irradiation for Selected Hodgkin's Disease Patients With Stage IA-IIA Disease
Study Start Date :
May 1, 1992
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2000
Actual Study Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2008

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. To evaluate the risks and benefits of mantle field irradiation alone in treating Hodgkin disease patients. [5 years]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Pathologically Stage IA-IIA Hodgkin's disease

  • A negative staging laparotomy including splenectomy, biopsies of liver, paraortic nodal biopsies and palpitation of upper pelvic nodes

  • 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Patients with large mediastinal adenopathy

  • Patients with LD histology

  • Patients with "B" symptoms

  • Positive laparotomy

  • Subcarinal, hilar, or cardiac lymph node involvement

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Dana-Farber Cancer Center Boston Massachusetts United States 02115
2 Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts United States 02115

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Peter Mauch, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00165269
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 92-035
First Posted:
Sep 14, 2005
Last Update Posted:
Nov 1, 2009
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2009
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 1, 2009