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PRETEXT I HepatoblastomaPhase 3NCT00980460

Risk-Based Therapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Liver Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing Cisplatin, Dexrazoxane and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride in people with PRETEXT I Hepatoblastoma and PRETEXT II Hepatoblastoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 209 sites in 6 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This phase III trial studies the side effects and how well risk-based therapy works in treating younger patients with newly diagnosed liver cancer. Surgery, chemotherapy drugs (cancer fighting medicines), and when necessary, liver transplant, are the main current treatments for hepatoblastoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 21 years
What is being tested?
Cisplatin, Dexrazoxane and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
236 participants
Where
209 sitesin 6 countries
Study dates
15 Sep 2009to 31 Mar 2026
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must be newly diagnosed with histologically-proven hepatoblastoma
  • In emergency situations when a patient meets all other eligibility criteria and has had baseline required observations, but is too ill to undergo a biopsy safely, the patient may be enrolled on AHEP0731 without a biopsy
  • Clinical situations in which such emergent treatment may be indicated include, but are not limited to, the following circumstances:
  • Anatomic or mechanical compromise of critical organ function by tumor (e.g., respiratory distress/failure, abdominal compartment syndrome, urinary obstruction, etc)
  • Uncorrectable coagulopathy
  • For a patient to maintain eligibility for AHEP0731 when emergent treatment is given, the following must occur:
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  • The patient must have a clinical diagnosis of hepatoblastoma, including an elevated alpha fetoprotein, and must meet all AHEP0731 eligibility criteria at the time of emergent treatment
  • Patient must be enrolled on AHEP0731 prior to initiating protocol therapy; a patient will be ineligible if any chemotherapy is administered prior to AHEP0731 enrollment
  • If the patient receives AHEP0731 chemotherapy PRIOR to undergoing a diagnostic biopsy, pathologic review of material obtained in the future during either biopsy or surgical resection must either confirm the diagnosis of hepatoblastoma or not reveal another pathological diagnosis to be included in the analysis of the study aims
  • Patients will be staged for risk classification and treatment at diagnosis using Children's Oncology Group (COG) staging guidelines
  • At the time of study enrollment, the patient's treatment regimen must be identified; if the patient's primary tumor was resected prior to the day of enrollment and a blood specimen for the determination of serum alpha fetoprotein was not obtained prior to that surgery, the patient will be considered to have alpha fetoprotein of greater than 100 ng/mL for the purpose of treatment assignment; if tumor samples obtained prior to the date of enrollment were not sufficient to determine whether small cell undifferentiated (SCU) histology was present, treatment assignment will be made assuming SCU is not present in the tumor
  • For patients with stage I or II disease, specimens for rapid central review have been submitted and the rapid central review diagnosis and staging must be available to be provided on the AHEP0731 eligibility case report form (CRF)
  • Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores 0, 1, or 2; use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =< 16 years of age
  • Patients may have had surgical resection of some or all sites of hepatoblastoma prior to enrollment
  • Organ function requirements are not required for enrolled patients who are stage I, PFH and will not be receiving chemotherapy
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 OR serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
  • 1 month to < 6 months: 0.4 mg/dL
  • 6 months to < 1 year: 0.5 mg/dL
  • 1 to < 2 years: 0.6 mg/dL
  • 2 to < 6 years: 0.8 mg/dL
  • 6 to < 10 years: 1 mg/dL
  • 10 to < 13 years: 1.2 mg/dL
  • 13 to < 16 years: 1.5 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female)
  • >= 16 years: 1.7 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female)
  • Total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) or serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) < 10 x ULN for age
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 750/uL
  • Platelet count > 75,000/uL
  • Shortening fraction >= 27% by echocardiogram
  • Ejection fraction >= 47% by radionuclide angiogram (multi gated acquisition scan [MUGA]); Note: the echocardiogram (or MUGA) may be done within 28 days prior to enrollment
  • Serum triglyceride level =< 300 mg/dL (=< 3.42 mmol/L)
  • Serum cholesterol level =< 300 mg/dL (7.75 mmol/L)
  • Random or fasting blood glucose within the upper normal limits for age; if the initial blood glucose is a random sample that is outside of the normal limits, then a follow-up fasting blood glucose can be obtained and must be within the upper normal limits for age
  • Normal pulmonary function tests (including diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide [DLCO]) if there is clinical indication for determination (e.g. dyspnea at rest, known requirement for supplemental oxygen); Note: for patients who do not have respiratory symptoms or requirement for supplemental oxygen, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are NOT required
  • Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants and if seizures are well controlled
  • Prothrombin time (PT) < 1.2 x ULN
  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Who cannot join

  • Patients with stage I or II disease who do not have specimens submitted for rapid central pathology review by day 14 after initial surgical resection
  • Patients that have been previously treated with chemotherapy for hepatoblastoma or other hepatoblastoma-directed therapy (e.g., radiation therapy, biologic agents, local therapy [embolization, radiofrequency ablation, laser]) are not eligible
  • Patients who have received any prior chemotherapy are not eligible
  • Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible
  • Patients who are currently receiving other anticancer agents are not eligible
  • Patients who have previously received a solid organ transplant are not eligible
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  • Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
  • Females who are pregnant or breast feeding are not eligible for this study
  • Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained
  • Males and females of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method
  • Patients receiving corticosteroids are not eligible; patients must have been off corticosteroids for 7 days prior to start of chemotherapy
  • Patients who are currently receiving enzyme inducing anticonvulsants are not eligible
  • Patients must not be receiving any of the following potent cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4) inducers or inhibitors: erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, grapefruit juice or St. John's wort
  • Patients who are currently receiving therapeutic anticoagulants (including aspirin, low molecular weight heparin, warfarin and others) are not eligible
  • Patients who are currently receiving angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE) inhibitors are not eligible
  • Patients must not have had major surgery within 6 weeks prior to enrollment on the high risk stratum; patients with history of recent minor surgical procedures (vascular catheter placement, bone marrow evaluation, laparoscopic surgery, liver tumor biopsy) will be eligible

Trial locations and contacts

209 sites in 6 countries.

209 sites in 6 countries

United States184 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

  • 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

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

    Austin, Texas, 78723

  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21215

  • Eastern Maine Medical Center

    Bangor, Maine, 04401

  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600

  • Children's Hospital of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

    Boise, Idaho, 83712

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263

  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425

  • West Virginia University Charleston Division

    Charleston, West Virginia, 25304

  • 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

  • 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

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan, 48823

  • El Paso Children's Hospital

    El Paso, Texas, 79905

  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042

  • 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

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234

  • 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

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834

  • 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

  • Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49008

  • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

  • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916

  • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102

  • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109

  • Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89120

  • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135

  • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144

  • 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

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048

  • Norton Children's Hospital

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

  • UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System

    Lubbock, Texas, 79415

  • Valley Children's Hospital

    Madera, California, 93636

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153

  • 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

  • USA Health Strada Patient Care Center

    Mobile, Alabama, 36604

  • West Virginia University Healthcare

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506

  • Morristown Medical Center

    Morristown, New Jersey, 07960

  • The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • 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

  • Tulane University School of Medicine

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Children's Hospital New Orleans

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118

  • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • 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

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

  • 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

  • Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge

    Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068

  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

    Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068

  • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

    Paterson, New Jersey, 07503

  • Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

    Pensacola, Florida, 32504

  • OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois

    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

  • 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

  • Children's Hospital of San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78207

  • 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

  • Naval Medical Center -San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92134

  • UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus

    San Francisco, California, 94143

  • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

    San Francisco, California, 94158

  • Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

    Santa Barbara, California, 93102

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

    Tacoma, Washington, 98431

  • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

    Tampa, Florida, 33607

  • Scott and White Memorial Hospital

    Temple, Texas, 76508

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10467

  • 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

  • UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655

Other trials in United States

Canada12 sites

  • Alberta Children's Hospital

    Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8

  • IWK Health Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8

  • McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre

    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7

  • 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

  • Saskatoon Cancer Centre

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8

  • British Columbia Children's Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9

Other trials in Canada

Japan6 sites

  • Fukushima Medical University Hospital

    Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295

  • Hiroshima University Hospital

    Hiroshima, 734-8551

  • Kagoshima University Medical Dental Hospital

    Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, 890-8520

  • Shizuoka Cancer Center

    Shizuoka, Suntou, 411-8777

  • Nihon University Itabashi Hospital

    tabashi City, Tokyo, 173-8610

  • National Cancer Center Hospital

    Tokyo, 104 0045

Other trials in Japan

Australia4 sites

  • 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

  • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

    Perth, Western Australia, 6008

  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145

Other trials in Australia

Puerto Rico2 sites

  • San Jorge Children's Hospital

    San Juan, 00912

  • University Pediatric Hospital

    San Juan, 00926

Other trials in Puerto Rico

Brazil1 site

  • Instituto De Oncologia Pediatrica

    São Paulo, 04023-062

Other trials in Brazil

About this study

Official title: Treatment of Children With All Stages of Hepatoblastoma With Temsirolimus (NSC#683864) Added to High Risk Stratum Treatment

This phase III trial studies the side effects and how well risk-based therapy works in treating younger patients with newly diagnosed liver cancer. Surgery, chemotherapy drugs (cancer fighting medicines), and when necessary, liver transplant, are the main current treatments for hepatoblastoma. The stage of the cancer is one factor used to decide the best treatment. Treating patients according to the risk group they are in may help get rid of the cancer, keep it from coming back, and decrease the side effects of chemotherapy.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To estimate the event-free survival (EFS) in children with stage I (non-pure fetal histology [PFH], non-small cell undifferentiated [SCU]) and stage II (non-SCU) hepatoblastoma treated with surgical resection followed by 2 cycles of cisplatin, fluorouracil, and vincristine sulfate (C5V).

II. To determine the feasibility and toxicity of adding doxorubicin (doxorubicin hydrochloride) to the chemotherapy regimen of C5V for children with intermediate-risk hepatoblastoma.

III. To estimate the response rate to vincristine (vincristine sulfate), irinotecan (irinotecan hydrochloride), and temsirolimus in previously untreated children with high-risk, metastatic hepatoblastoma.

IV. To determine whether timely (between diagnosis and end of second cycle of chemotherapy) consultation with a treatment center with surgical expertise in major pediatric liver resection and transplant can be achieved in 70% of patients with potentially unresectable hepatoblastoma.

  1. To foster the collection of tumor tissue and biologic samples to facilitate translational research and to provide data that may aid in risk-adapted approaches for subsequent clinical trials.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To estimate the EFS of patients with stage I PFH treated with surgery alone. II. To determine whether orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) can be accomplished after successful referral and completion of 4 cycles of initial chemotherapy.

III. To estimate the 2-year EFS for patients once identified as candidates for possible OLT, the 2-year EFS for patients referred to a transplant center that are resected without OLT, and the 2-year EFS for patients referred to a transplant center who receive OLT.

IV. To register children with hepatoblastoma who receive OLT with PLUTO (Pediatric Liver Unresectable Tumor Observatory), an international cooperative registry for children transplanted for liver tumors.

  1. To determine if pretreatment extent of disease (PRETEXT) grouping can predict tumor resectability.

VI. To monitor the concordance between institutional assessment of PRETEXT grouping and PRETEXT grouping as performed by expert panel review.

VII. To estimate the proportion of stage IV patients who have surgical resection of metastatic pulmonary lesions.

VIII. To determine the proportion and estimate the EFS of patients with potentially poor prognostic factors including alpha fetoprotein (AFP) < 100 ng/mL at diagnosis, microscopic positive surgical margins, surgical complications, multifocal tumors, microscopic vascular invasion, macrotrabecular histologic subtype, and SCU histologic subtype.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups according to risk group.

VERY LOW-RISK GROUP: Patients undergo surgery and receive no further treatment.

LOW-RISK GROUP: (regimen T) Patients undergo surgery and then receive adjuvant cisplatin intravenously (IV) over 6 hours on day 1, fluorouracil IV over 2-4 minutes on day 2, and vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on days 2, 9, and 16. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

INTERMEDIATE-RISK GROUP: (regimen F) (closed to accrual as of 3/12/2012) Patients receive C5VD chemotherapy comprising cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1, fluorouracil IV over 2-4 minutes on day 2, vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on days 2, 9, and 16, and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on days 1-2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo surgical resection after course 2 OR surgical resection or liver transplantation after course 4 of C5VD. Patients may also receive dexrazoxane IV over 5-15 minutes on days 1-2 of courses 5 and 6.

HIGH-RISK GROUP: (regimen W) (regimen W replaced by regimen H as of Amendment 3B) Patients receive up front VI chemotherapy comprising vincristine sulfate IV on days 1 and 8 and irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes on days 1-5. Treatment with VI repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with disease response then receive 6 courses of C5VD with 1 courses of VI in between each 2-course block. Patients with no disease response receive 6 courses of C5VD in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

HIGH-RISK GROUP: (regimen H) Patients receive up front VIT chemotherapy comprising vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on days 1 and 8 and irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes on days 1-5, and temsirolimus IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment with VIT repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with disease response then receive 6 courses of C5VD with 4 courses of VIT in between each 2-course block. Patients with no disease response receive 6 courses of C5VD in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo tumor resection or liver transplant after course 4 of C5VD followed by 2 courses of adjuvant C5VD. Patients may also receive dexrazoxane IV over 5-15 minutes on days 1-2 of courses 5 and 6.

After completion of study therapy, patients who receive chemotherapy are followed up periodically for at least 4 years.

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CisplatinDrug

    Also called Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDP

    Given IV

  • DexrazoxaneDrug

    Also called 2, 6-Piperazinedione, 4,4'-propylenedi-, (P)- (8CI), 2,6-Piperazinedione, 4, 4'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)bis-, (S)- (9CI), ADR 529, ADR-529

    Given IV

  • Doxorubicin HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)- (9CI), ADM, Adriacin, Adriamycin

    Given IV

  • FluorouracilDrug

    Also called 5 Fluorouracil, 5 Fluorouracilum, 5 FU, 5-Fluoro-2,4(1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione

    Given IV

  • Irinotecan HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called Campto, Camptosar, Camptothecin 11, Camptothecin-11

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Liver TransplantationProcedure or surgery

    Also called Hepatic Transplantation, Liver Grafting, Liver Transplant, Transplantation of Liver

    Undergo liver transplant

  • TemsirolimusDrug

    Also called CCI 779, CCI-779, CCI-779 Rapamycin Analog, CCI779

    Given IV

  • Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryProcedure or surgery

    Undergo surgery

  • Vincristine SulfateDrug

    Also called Kyocristine, Leurocristine Sulfate, Leurocristine, sulfate, Oncovin

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT00980460
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
High-risk group (regimen H)ExperimentalPatients receive up front VIT chemotherapy comprising vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on days 1 and 8 and irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes on days 1-5, and temsirolimus IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment with VIT repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with disease response then receive 6 courses of C5VD with 4 courses of VIT in between each 2-course block. Patients with no disease response receive 6 courses of C5VD in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo tumor resection or liver transplant after course 4 of C5VD followed by 2 courses of adjuvant C5VD. Patients may also receive dexrazoxane IV over 5-15 minutes on days 1-2 of courses 5 and 6.
Receives: Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Drug: Fluorouracil; Drug: Irinotecan Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Liver Transplantation; Drug: Temsirolimus; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery; Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
High-risk group (regimen W)Experimental(regimen W replaced by regimen H as of Amendment 3B) Patients receive up front VI chemotherapy comprising vincristine sulfate IV on days 1 and 8 and irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes on days 1-5. Treatment with VI repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with disease response then receive 6 courses of C5VD with 1 courses of VI in between each 2-course block. Patients with no disease response receive 6 courses of C5VD in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Drug: Fluorouracil; Drug: Irinotecan Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery; Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Intermediate-risk group (regimen F)ExperimentalPatients receive C5VD chemotherapy comprising cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1, fluorouracil IV over 2-4 minutes on day 2, vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on days 2, 9, and 16, and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on days 1-2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo surgical resection after course 2 OR surgical resection or liver transplantation after course 4 of C5VD. Patients may also receive dexrazoxane IV over 5-15 minutes on days 1-2 of courses 5 and 6. (Closed to accrual as of 3/12/2012)
Receives: Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Dexrazoxane; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Drug: Fluorouracil; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Liver Transplantation; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery; Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Low-risk group (regimen T)ExperimentalPatients undergo surgery and then receive adjuvant cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1, fluorouracil IV over 2-4 minutes on day 2, and vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute on days 2, 9, and 16. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Fluorouracil; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery; Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
Very low-risk groupExperimentalPatients undergo surgery and then receive no further treatment.
Receives: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Event-free Survival

    Estimated 5-year EFS where EFS is calculated as the time from study enrollment to disease progression, disease relapse, occurrence of a second malignant neoplasm, death from any cause or last follow-up whichever occurs first. Kaplan-Meier method is used for estimation. Patients without an event are censored at last contact.

    Measured: Time from patient enrollment to progression, treatment failure, death from any cause, diagnosis of a second malignant neoplasm, or last follow-up, assessed up to 5 years

  2. Number of Cycles on Which Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events Coded According to CTC AE Version 5 Were Observed

    All grade 3 or 4 or greater non-hematological toxicities. The frequency of each toxicity type will be quantified as the number of reporting periods on which the toxicity of the relevant grade is reported. This measure does not apply to patients enrolled in the VERY LOW RISK group.

    Measured: During protocol therapy up to 1 year after enrollment

  3. Number of Deaths

    Number of patients who experience on-protocol-therapy death possibly, probably or likely related to systemic chemotherapy. This outcome measure applies to INTERMEDIATE RISK patients only.

    Measured: During protocol therapy or within 30 days of the termination of protocol therapy up to 1 year after enrollment

  4. Disease Status at the End of 2 Courses of Therapy

    RECIST v 1.1 and serum alphafetoprotein responses are evaluated separately. RECIST v 1.1 complete response (CR) is defined as disappearance of all target lesions and partial response (PR) is defined as reduction of at last 30% in the sum of the longest dimension of all target lesions (CR and PR measured by CT or MRI) between enrollment. Serum alphafetoprotein response is a decrease of at least 90% from the last serum alphafetoprotein measurement from the baseline prior to the start of chemotherapy to the end of cycle 2. This is calculated for HIGH RISK regimen W and HIGH RISK regimen H only.

    Measured: First two cycles of therapy- up to 42 days after enrollment

Secondary outcomes (1)

  1. Feasibility of Referral for Liver Transplantation

    A patient for whom referral is considered appropriate who receives a consultation after enrollment will be considered a success with respect to feasibility.

    Measured: 3 cycles of therapy - up to 3 months after enrollment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Sep 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study start15 Sep 2009
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2020
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2026

Resources

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
236 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00980460
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2011-01975
Other IDs
NCI-2011-01975, AHEP0731, 10-00098, COG-AHEP0731, CDR0000654889, AHEP0731, AHEP0731, U10CA098543
Status last verified
May 2026
First submitted
18 Sep 2009
Last updated
30 Jun 2026
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Thompson PA, Malogolowkin MH, Furman WL, Piao J, Krailo MD, Chung N, Brock L, Towbin AJ, McCarville EB, Finegold MJ, Ranganathan S, Dunn SP, Langham MR, McGahren ED, Tiao GM, Weldon CB, O'Neill AF, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Meyers RL, Katzenstein HM. Vincristine/irinotecan/temsirolimus upfront window treatment of high-risk hepatoblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AHEP0731 Study Committee. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jul;70(7):e30365. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30365. Epub 2023 Apr 19.

    PubMed 37073741

  • Trobaugh-Lotrario A, Katzenstein HM, Ranganathan S, Lopez-Terrada D, Krailo MD, Piao J, Chung N, Randazzo J, Malogolowkin MH, Furman WL, McCarville EB, Towbin AJ, Tiao GM, Dunn SP, Langham MR, McGahren ED, Feusner J, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Meyers RL, O'Neill AF, Finegold MJ. Small Cell Undifferentiated Histology Does Not Adversely Affect Outcome in Hepatoblastoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group (COG) AHEP0731 Study Committee. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Feb 10;40(5):459-467. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.00803. Epub 2021 Dec 7.

    PubMed 34874751

  • Katzenstein HM, Langham MR, Malogolowkin MH, Krailo MD, Towbin AJ, McCarville MB, Finegold MJ, Ranganathan S, Dunn S, McGahren ED, Tiao GM, O'Neill AF, Qayed M, Furman WL, Xia C, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Meyers RL. Minimal adjuvant chemotherapy for children with hepatoblastoma resected at diagnosis (AHEP0731): a Children's Oncology Group, multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2019 May;20(5):719-727. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30895-7. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

    PubMed 30975630

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Cisplatin, Dexrazoxane and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride in people with PRETEXT I Hepatoblastoma and PRETEXT II Hepatoblastoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 209 sites in 6 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 38 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 209 sites in United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Puerto Rico and 1 more country. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 28 Dec 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Event-free Survival (time frame: Time from patient enrollment to progression, treatment failure, death from any cause, diagnosis of a second malignant neoplasm, or last follow-up, assessed up to 5 years). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00980460, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jun 2026.

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