Localized Resectable NeuroblastomaPhase 3NCT00026312
Isotretinoin With or Without Dinutuximab, Aldesleukin, and Sargramostim Following Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma
A Phase 3 study testing Aldesleukin, Dinutuximab and Isotretinoin in people with Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma and Localized Unresectable Neuroblastoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 197 sites in 5 countries.
Trial summary
This partially randomized phase III trial studies isotretinoin with dinutuximab, aldesleukin, and sargramostim to see how well it works compared to isotretinoin alone following stem cell transplant in treating patients with neuroblastoma. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 30 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma, Localized Unresectable Neuroblastoma, Recurrent Neuroblastoma
- What is being tested?
- Aldesleukin, Dinutuximab and Isotretinoin
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,449 participants
- Where
- 197 sitesin 5 countries
- Study dates
- 26 Oct 2001to 31 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Phase 3
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Up to 30 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- All patients must be diagnosed with neuroblastoma, and categorized as high risk at the time of diagnosis; exception: patients who are initially diagnosed as non-high-risk neuroblastoma, but later converted (and/or relapsed) to high risk neuroblastoma are also eligible
- All patients must have completed therapy including intensive induction followed by ASCT and radiotherapy to be eligible for ANBL0032; radiotherapy may be waived for patients who either have small adrenal masses which are completely resected up front, or who never have an identifiable primary tumor; examples of such therapies include:
- Following treatment per A3973 protocol
- Following treatment per Pediatric Oncology Group (POG)-9341/9342 protocol
- Following treatment per CCG3891
- Following treatment on New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) 2001-02
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- Enrollment on or following treatment per ANBL02P1
- Enrollment on or following treatment per ANBL07P1
- Tandem transplant patients are eligible:
- Following treatment on or per ANBL0532
- Following treatment per POG 9640
- Following treatment per COG ANBL00P1
- Following treatment per CHP 594/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) 34-DAT
- No more than 12 months from the date of starting the first induction chemotherapy after diagnosis to the date of ASCT except for the rare occasions as noted below; for tandem ASCT patients, this will be the date of the FIRST stem cell infusion; exception: for those who are initially diagnosed as non-high risk neuroblastoma, but later converted (and/or relapsed) to high risk neuroblastoma, the 12 months restriction should start from the date of induction therapy for high risk neuroblastoma (not from the initial induction therapy for non-high risk disease), to the date of ASCT
- At pre-ASCT evaluation patients must meet the International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC) for CR, VGPR, or PR for primary site, soft tissue metastases and bone metastases; patients who meet those criteria must also meet the protocol specified criteria for bone marrow response as outlined below:
- =< 10% tumor (of total nucleated cellular content) seen on any specimen from a bilateral bone marrow aspirate/biopsy
- Patient who have no tumor seen on the prior bone marrow, and then have =< 10% tumor on any of the bilateral marrow aspirate/biopsy specimens done at pre-ASCT and/or pre-enrollment evaluation will also be eligible (note that per INRC this would have been defined as "overall" response of progressive disease [PD])
- Prior to enrollment on ANBL0032, a determination of mandatory disease staging must be performed (tumor imaging studies including computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], MIBG scan, and vanillylmandelic acid [VMA]/homovanillic acid [HVA]; bone marrow aspirates are required but biopsy may be omitted if negative prior to ASCT); this disease assessment is required for eligibility and should be done preferably within 2 weeks, but must be done within a maximum of 4 weeks before enrollment
- For those with residual disease before radiotherapy, re-evaluation of irradiated residual tumors is preferably performed at the earliest 5 days after completing radiotherapy; patients with residual disease are eligible; biopsy is not required; patients who have biopsy proven residual disease after ASCT will be enrolled on Stratum 07
- Patients must not have progressive disease at the time of study enrollment except for protocol specified bone marrow response and except for elevations of catecholamines as the only sign of disease in a patient who had normal catecholamines at pre-ASCT evaluation
- Patients must be enrolled before treatment begins; the date protocol therapy is projected to start must be no later than ten (10) calendar days after the date of study enrollment; patients should be enrolled preferably between day 56 and day 85 after peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) infusion (day from 2nd stem cell infusion for tandem transplant); patients must be enrolled no later than day 200 after PBSC infusion; enrollment must occur after completion of radiotherapy, and after completion of tumor assessment post-ASCT and radiotherapy; informed consent should be obtained within 3 weeks pre-ASCT up to the time of registration
- Patients must not have received prior anti-disialoganglioside (GD2) antibody therapy
- Patients must have a Lansky or Karnofsky performance scale score of >= 50% and patients must have a life expectancy of >= 2 months
- Total absolute phagocyte count (APC = %neutrophils + %monocytes) X white blood cell (WBC) is at least 1000/uL
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
- No greater than 0.4 mg/dL (1 month to < 6 months)
- No greater than 0.5 mg/dL (6 months to < 1 year)
- No greater than 0.6 mg/dL (1 to < 2 years)
- No greater than 0.8 mg/dL (2 to < 6 years)
- No greater than 1.0 mg/dL (6 to < 10 years)
- No greater than 1.2 mg/dL (10 to < 13 years)
- No greater than 1.4 mg/dL (>= 13 years [female])
- No greater than 1.5 mg/dL (13 to < 16 years [male])
- No greater than 1.7 mg/dL (>= 16 years [male])
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x normal
- Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 5 x normal
- Veno-occlusive disease, if present, should be stable or improving
- Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiogram, or if shortening fraction abnormal, ejection fraction of >= 55% by gated radionuclide study or echocardiogram; note: the echocardiogram or gated radionuclide study must be performed within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
- Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) > 60% predicted by pulmonary function test; for children who are unable to do pulmonary function tests (PFTs), no evidence of dyspnea at rest and no exercise intolerance should be documented; note: the pulmonary function test must be performed within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
- Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well-controlled; central nervous system (CNS) toxicity < grade 2
- Written informed consent in accordance with institutional and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines must be obtained from parent or legal guardian
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test; patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective birth control method; female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breast-feeding
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
197 sites in 5 countries.
197 sites in 5 countries
United States172 sites
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Akron, Ohio, 44308
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508
C S Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
Mission Hospital
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329
Augusta University Medical Center
Augusta, Georgia, 30912
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas, 78723
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233
Tufts Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Burlington, Vermont, 05405
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
T C Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403
Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
University of Missouri Children's Hospital
Columbia, Missouri, 65212
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75230
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822
Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45404
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, 80218
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48236
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
Downey, California, 90242
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, 91010
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, 48823
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042
Sanford Broadway Medical Center
Fargo, North Dakota, 58122
Hurley Medical Center
Flint, Michigan, 48503
Broward Health Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
Lee Memorial Health System
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33908
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, 32610
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605
Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, 06106
Penn State Children's Hospital
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Hollywood, Florida, 33021
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96859
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260
University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216
Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916
Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89120
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California, 92354
Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California, 90806
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027
Norton Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Valley Children's Hospital
Madera, California, 93636
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, 33136
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, 33155
Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida, 33176
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226
NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
Mineola, New York, 11501
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455
West Virginia University Healthcare
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, New York, 11040
Children's Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
New York, New York, 10016
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029
NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10032
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey, 07112
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507
Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, California, 94609
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
Oakland, California, 94611
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104
Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, 92868
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32803
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, Florida, 32806
Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32806
Orlando Health Cancer Institute
Orlando, Florida, 32806
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida, 32827
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304
Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida, 32504
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
Peoria, Illinois, 61637
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, 97227
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
Portland, Oregon, 97227
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298
Carilion Children's
Roanoke, Virginia, 24014
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95816
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, 95817
Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
San Antonio, Texas, 78229
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, California, 92123
UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
San Francisco, California, 94143
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94158
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Georgia, 31404
Maine Children's Cancer Program
Scarborough, Maine, 04074
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Spokane, Washington, 99204
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, 62702
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63104
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63141
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701
Overlook Hospital
Summit, New Jersey, 07902
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, 13210
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33607
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
The Bronx, New York, 10467
ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43606
Mercy Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43608
Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, 85719
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York, 10595
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010
Saint Mary's Medical Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
Canada13 sites
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8
University of Alberta Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8
McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5
Children's Hospital
London, Ontario, N6A 5W9
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
Québec, G1V 4G2
Janeway Child Health Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9
Australia9 sites
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, Queensland, 4029
Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane
Herston, Queensland, 4029
John Hunter Children's Hospital
Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, 2310
Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006
Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Western Australia, 6008
Sydney Children's Hospital
Randwick, New South Wales, 2031
Queensland Children's Hospital
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145
New Zealand2 sites
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, 8011
Starship Children's Hospital
Grafton, Auckland, 1145
About this study
Official title: Phase III Randomized Study of Chimeric Antibody 14.18 (Ch14.18) in High Risk Neuroblastoma Following Myeloablative Therapy and Autologous Stem Cell Rescue
This partially randomized phase III trial studies isotretinoin with dinutuximab, aldesleukin, and sargramostim to see how well it works compared to isotretinoin alone following stem cell transplant in treating patients with neuroblastoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as isotretinoin, 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. Monoclonal antibodies, such as dinutuximab, may block tumor growth in different ways by targeting certain cells. Aldesleukin and sargramostim may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells. It is not yet known if chemotherapy is more effective with or without dinutuximab, aldesleukin, and sargramostim following stem cell transplant in treating neuroblastoma.
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
- Determine if monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 (dinutuximab) + cytokines + isotretinoin (13-cis-retinoic acid, or RA) improves event free survival after myeloablative therapy and stem cell rescue as compared to RA alone, in high risk neuroblastoma patients who have achieved a pre-autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) response of complete response (CR), very good partial response (VGPR), or partial response (PR).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- Determine if monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 + cytokines + isotretinoin (13-cis-retinoic acid, or RA) improves overall survival after myeloablative therapy and stem cell rescue as compared to RA alone, in high risk neuroblastoma patients who have achieved a pre-ASCT response of CR, VGPR, or PR.
II. Determine if immunotherapy + RA improves event free survival and overall survival as compared to RA alone, in the subgroup of high risk International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) stage 4 neuroblastoma patients who have achieved a pre-ASCT response of CR, VGPR, or PR.
III. Determine the toxicities of the combination of monoclonal antibody Ch14.18 with cytokines.
IV. To compare the outcome data of the patients with persistent disease documented by biopsy (Stratum 07) to the historical data for the analogous patients from Children's Cancer Group (CCG)-3981.
- To further describe and refine the event free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) estimates and baseline characteristics for subjects receiving Ch14.18 + cytokines + RA, following cessation of the randomized portion of the study.
VI. To further describe the safety and toxicity of Ch14.18 + cytokines + RA under the new administration guidelines implemented following cessation of the randomized portion of the study with focus on: a) number of courses delivered per subject; b) number of dose reductions or stoppage (ch14.18 and/or interleukin [IL]-2); and c) number of toxic deaths.
TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:
- In the subgroup of neuroblastoma patients who have achieved a pre-ASCT response of CR, VGPR, or PR, determine if there is a difference between the two randomized regimens in reducing the minimal residual disease (MRD) burden as detected by the following parameters: meta-iodobenylguanidine (MIBG) scan, immunocytology (IC) of blood and bone marrow samples, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for tyrosine hydroxylase, phosphoglycolate phosphatase (PGP) 9.5, and melanoma antigen family A, 1 (MAGE-1) in blood and bone marrow.
II. Determine if change from baseline of MRD is associated with event free and overall survival.
III. Determine whether tumor biology at diagnosis correlates with event-free and overall survival, for either of the randomized regimens.
IV. To explore the relationship between antibody-dependent cellular cytoxicity (ADCC) and EFS.
- To determine a descriptive profile of human anti-chimeric antibody (HACA) during immunotherapy.
VI. To determine the variability of 13-cis-retinoic-acid pharmacokinetics and relationship to pharmacogenomic parameters and determine if these levels and/or genetic variations correlate with EFS or systemic toxicity.
VII. To determine the potential effect of ch14.18 on cardiac repolarization and to evaluate ch14.18 plasma levels.
VIII. To determine if the presence of naturally occurring anti-glycan antibodies correlates with allergic reactions and blood levels of ch14.18.
IX. To determine if the genotype of Fc receptor (FcR) and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (Kir)/Kir-ligand correlate with EFS.
- To determine if natural killer cell p30-related protein (NKp30) isoform expression and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and circulating ligand B7-H6 are prognostic of EFS or OS.
OUTLINE: Patients stratified with biopsy-confirmed post-ASCT persistent disease who are also enrolled on Children's Oncology Group (COG)-A3973 or COG-ANBL0532 are assigned to treatment Arm II. Patients in the first set of strata are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
ARM I: Beginning on day 56-85 post-ASCT, patients receive isotretinoin orally (PO) twice daily (BID) for 14 days. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may cross over to Arm II provided they have not experienced disease progression and have not received any further anti-neuroblastoma therapy following completion of isotretinoin therapy. (closed to accrual as of 4/16/2009)
ARM II: Beginning on day 56-85 post-ASCT, patients receive immunotherapy comprising sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) or intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on days 0-13 during courses 1, 3, and 5 and dinutuximab IV over 10-20 hours on days 3-6 of courses 1-5. Patients also receive aldesleukin IV continuously on days 0-3 and 7-10 during courses 2 and 4. Immunotherapy repeats every 28 days for 5 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive isotretinoin as in Arm I beginning on day 11 of immunotherapy.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically for 10 years.
- Conditions
- Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma, Localized Unresectable Neuroblastoma, Recurrent Neuroblastoma, Regional Neuroblastoma, Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, Stage 4S Neuroblastoma
- Being tested
- Aldesleukin, Dinutuximab, Isotretinoin, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study
- Medical subject headings
- Neuroblastoma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AldesleukinBiological
Also called 125-L-Serine-2-133-interleukin 2, Proleukin, r-serHuIL-2, Recombinant Human IL-2
Given IV
DinutuximabBiological
Also called Ch 14.18UTC, Ch14.18, Dinutuximab Beta, MOAB Ch14.18
Given IV
IsotretinoinDrug
Also called 13-cis retinoic acid, 13-cis-Retinoate, 13-cis-Retinoic Acid, 13-cis-Vitamin A Acid
Given PO
Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther
Correlative studies
Correlative studies
Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther
Also called Quality of Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
SargramostimBiological
Also called 23-L-Leucinecolony-Stimulating Factor 2, DRG-0012, Leukine, Prokine
Given IV or SC
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm I (isotretinoin) (closed to accrual as of 4/16/2009) | Active comparator | Beginning preferably between day 56 and day 85 post-ASCT, but may be delayed up to day 200, patients receive isotretinoin PO BID for 14 days. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may cross over to Arm II provided they have not experienced disease progression and have not received any further anti-neuroblastoma therapy following completion of isotretinoin therapy. Receives: Drug: Isotretinoin; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Other: Pharmacological Study; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment |
| Arm II (sargramostim, dinutuximab, aldesleukin, isotretinoin) | Experimental | Beginning preferably between day 56 and day 85 post-ASCT, but may be delayed up to day 200, patients receive immunotherapy comprising sargramostim SC or IV over 2 hours on days 0-13 during courses 1, 3, and 5 and dinutuximab IV over 10-20 hours on days 3-6 of courses 1-5. Patients also receive aldesleukin IV continuously on days 0-3 and 7-10 during courses 2 and 4. Immunotherapy repeats every 28 days for 5 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive isotretinoin as in Arm I beginning on day 11 of immunotherapy. Receives: Biological: Aldesleukin; Biological: Dinutuximab; Drug: Isotretinoin; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Other: Pharmacological Study; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Biological: Sargramostim |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Comparison to determine if RA + Immunotherapy improves EFS as compared to RA Only
Measured: Three years
Secondary outcomes (6)
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Comparison to determine if RA + Immunotherapy improves EFS as compared to RA Only for the subgroup of randomized patients with INSS Stage 4 disease. Descriptive comparison of outcome data for patients with persistent disease documented by biopsy to historical data for the analogous patients from CCG-3981.
Measured: Three years
Event-Free Survival (EFS) of Patients From the Non-randomized Portion of the Trial
EFS for patients receiving RA + Immunotherapy following the cessation of the randomized portion of the study.
Measured: Three years
Incidence of Toxicities Assessed Using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0
Proportion of patients experiencing at least one Grade 3 or higher toxicity.
Measured: From enrollment to follow-up
Number of Courses of Therapy Delivered
Number of courses of therapy delivered for patients randomized to RA + Immunotherapy vs. patients non-randomly assigned to RA + Immunotherapy, excluding patients with persistent disease.
Measured: Courses 1-6
Overall Survival (OS)
Comparison to determine if RA + Immunotherapy improves OS as compared to RA Only. Comparison to determine if RA + Immunotherapy improves OS as compared to RA only and for the subgroup of randomized patients with INSS Stage 4 disease.
Measured: Three years
Overall Survival (OS) of Patients From the Non-randomized Portion of the Trial
OS for patients receiving RA + Immunotherapy following the cessation of the randomized portion of the study.
Measured: Three years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
- Study start26 Oct 2001
- Primary completion12 Jan 2012
- Study completion31 Dec 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Localized Resectable NeuroblastomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,449 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Alice L Yu, Principal investigator, Children's Oncology Group
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00026312
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCI-2009-01064
- Other IDs
- NCI-2009-01064, s14-01661, COG-ANBL0032, PANBL0032_A33PAMDREVW01, CDR0000069018, ANBL0032, ANBL0032, ANBL0032
- Status last verified
- Jan 2026
- First submitted
- 9 Nov 2001
- Last updated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Oesterheld J, Ferguson W, Kraveka JM, Bergendahl G, Clinch T, Lorenzi E, Berry D, Wada RK, Isakoff MS, Eslin DE, Brown VI, Roberts W, Zage P, Harrod VL, Mitchell DS, Hanson D, Saulnier Sholler GL. Eflornithine as Postimmunotherapy Maintenance in High-Risk Neuroblastoma: Externally Controlled, Propensity Score-Matched Survival Outcome Comparisons. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Jan 1;42(1):90-102. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02875. Epub 2023 Oct 26.
PubMed 37883734Desai AV, Gilman AL, Ozkaynak MF, Naranjo A, London WB, Tenney SC, Diccianni M, Hank JA, Parisi MT, Shulkin BL, Smith M, Moscow JA, Shimada H, Matthay KK, Cohn SL, Maris JM, Bagatell R, Sondel PM, Park JR, Yu AL. Outcomes Following GD2-Directed Postconsolidation Therapy for Neuroblastoma After Cessation of Random Assignment on ANBL0032: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Dec 10;40(35):4107-4118. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02478. Epub 2022 Jul 15.
PubMed 35839426Yu AL, Gilman AL, Ozkaynak MF, London WB, Kreissman SG, Chen HX, Smith M, Anderson B, Villablanca JG, Matthay KK, Shimada H, Grupp SA, Seeger R, Reynolds CP, Buxton A, Reisfeld RA, Gillies SD, Cohn SL, Maris JM, Sondel PM; Children's Oncology Group. Anti-GD2 antibody with GM-CSF, interleukin-2, and isotretinoin for neuroblastoma. N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 30;363(14):1324-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0911123.
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