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RetinoblastomaPhase 2RETINO2011NCT02866136

Conservative Treatments of Retinoblastoma

A Phase 2 study testing VP16, carboplatin, Melphalan and VP16, carboplatin, vincristin in people with Retinoblastoma and Children, run by Institut Curie at 1 site in France.

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Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

Conservative treatments of retinoblastoma (RETINO 2011) 1. -Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients treated by chemoreduction (VP16, carboplatin) followed by chemothermotherapy without laser treatment at day 8 2. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 6 years
Conditions the study is for
Retinoblastoma, Children, Retinal Neoplasm
What is being tested?
VP16, carboplatin, Melphalan and VP16, carboplatin, vincristin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
133 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Feb 2012to Sep 2035
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 6 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Study 1 inclusion criteria:
  • Patients affected by unilateral retinoblastoma groups A, B (according to the age), group C (according to the age and vitreous seeding),or bilateral retinoblastoma groups A, B, C (excluding the eyes with macular threat and bilateral group D eyes or on the only remaining eye) amenable to a conservative treatment (at least on one eye in bilateral disease) but needing initial chemotherapy because of the location, the size of the lesion (more than 4 mm of diameter), a vision threat or risks of intravitreal relapse making those patients not amenable to chemothermotherapy first line.
  • Patients less than six months of age with unilateral retinoblastoma groups B, C, D, or bilateral very asymmetric with one eye group D and the other amenable to local treatments without chemotherapy.
  • Children from 0 to 6 years old.
  • Study 2 inclusion criteria:
  • Patients affected by unilateral or bilateral retinoblastoma group B (according to the age), group C (according to the age and vitreous seeding), or group D.
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  • Patients affected by bilateral retinoblastoma very asymmetric with a group D eye that can be treated by intraarterial chemotherapy by Melphalan and the other amenable to local treatments without chemotherapy.
  • Children from 6 months to 6 years old.
  • Study 3 inclusion criteria:
  • Children affected of bilateral group D retinoblastoma or on the only eye amenable to conservative treatment.
  • Children from 0 to 6 years old.
  • Common inclusion criteria:
  • Patients not previously treated by chemotherapy or radiotherapy for this tumour or another cancer.
  • No contra-indications to the study treatments
  • Possible long term follow-up.
  • Written informed consent of the parents or the legal representative.
  • Patients having social security cover.

Who cannot join

  • Study 1 exclusion criteria:
  • Patients for whom a local treatment is possible without initial chemotherapy (tumour smaller than 4 mm and located far from optic nerve head or macula).
  • Patients with an unilateral group D with massive tumour or group E eyes needing enucleation first line or after initial chemotherapy (in case of buphthalmia or suspected optic nerve invasion or extrascleral extension).
  • Patients affected by bilateral retinoblastoma very asymmetric with a group D eye that can be treated by intraarterial chemotherapy by Melphalan and the other amenable to local treatments without chemotherapy.
  • Patients with bilateral retinoblastoma and bilateral group D eyes or on the only remaining eye or presenting a bilateral macular threat requiring conservative treatment by a 6 cycles, three drugs regimen.
  • Study 2 exclusion criteria:
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  • Patients with a unilateral group D (extensive) or B or C but covering the optic nerve head or group E eyes for which enucleation is warranted first line or after chemotherapy (in case of buphthalmia or suspected optic nerve invasion or extrascleral extension).
  • Patients with unilateral group D eye with tumour volume of more than 50% of eye volume, for whom a massive choroidal invasion could be associated (on clinical or imaging criteria) and for which enucleation is warranted.
  • Study 3 exclusion criteria:
  • Patients for whom a local treatment is possible without chemoreduction (tumour smaller than 4 mm, distant from macula and from optic nerve head).
  • Patients affected by bilateral retinoblastoma very asymmetric with a group D eye that can be treated by intraarterial chemotherapy by Melphalan and the other amenable to local treatments without chemotherapy.
  • Patients with bilateral retinoblastoma without macular threat or groups A, B, C than can be treated with chemoreduction by VP16 and Carboplatin then chemothermotherapy without laser at day 8.
  • Common exclusion criteria:
  • Patients older than 6 years old.
  • Patients with extraocular retinoblastoma.
  • Patients with a disease being a contra-indication to chemotherapy.
  • Patients anteriorly treated by chemotherapy.
  • Patients anteriorly treated by external beam irradiation.
  • Patients anteriorly treated for another cancer.
  • Follow-up not possible due to geographic distance from the center or for social or psychological reasons.
  • Parents not having accepted the therapeutic strategy after explanations by the investigator.
  • Contra-indication to the use of one of the drugs used in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 75005

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About this study

Conservative treatments of retinoblastoma (RETINO 2011)

  1. -Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients treated by chemoreduction (VP16, carboplatin) followed by chemothermotherapy without laser treatment at day 8
  2. -Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients with bilateral very asymmetric dis-ease (Group D eye on one of the eye) or unilateral presentation groups B/C/D according to the age and vitreous seeding
  3. - Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients treated by 6 cycles of three drugs regimen and local treatments for bilateral group D eyes or on the only eye.
Being tested
VP16, carboplatin, Melphalan, VP16, carboplatin, vincristin, Carboplatin + laser day 1 (chemothermotherapy), Laser (local treatment)
Medical subject headings
Retinoblastoma, Retinal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • VP16, carboplatinDrug

    Also called etoposide, vepesid, chemotherapy

    Systemic treatment : Intravenous injections, 2 cycles (21 days)

  • MelphalanDrug

    Also called Alkeran, chemotherapy

    intraarterial injections, 3 to 6 cycles (1 month)

  • VP16, carboplatin, vincristinDrug

    Also called etoposide, vepesid, leurocristine, Oncovin, chemotherapy

    Systemic treatment : Intravenous injections, 6 cycles (21 days)

  • Carboplatin + laser day 1 (chemothermotherapy)Drug

    Also called Carbo-laser, platinum-based chemotherapy

    Chemothermotherapy : Intravenous injection by carboplatin and Laser at day 1

  • Laser (local treatment)Device

    Also called Laser diode

  • cryoapplication (local treatment)Device

  • I125 radioactive plaques (local treatment)Radiation

  • intravitreal Melphalan (local treatment)Drug

Study groups in NCT02866136
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
(IV)Intravenous chemotherapy, laser diodeOtherGroup 1 - Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for patients with retinoblastoma (unilateral group A,B according to age, group C according to the age and the vitreous seeding or bilateral groups A,B and C excluding the bilateral groups D or patients with bilateral macular threat). Treatment by chemoreduction (VP16, carboplatin) followed by Carboplatin + laser day 1 (chemothermotherapy) without laser treatment at day 8 (decreasing laser sessions) combined to local treatments from third course (laser, cryoapplication, I125 radioactive plaques or intravitreal Melphalan).
Receives: Drug: VP16, carboplatin; Drug: Carboplatin + laser day 1 (chemothermotherapy); Device: Laser (local treatment); Device: cryoapplication (local treatment); Radiation: I125 radioactive plaques (local treatment); Drug: intravitreal Melphalan (local treatment)
(IA) Intraarterial MelphalanOtherGroup 2 - Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients with bilateral very asymmetric disease (group D retinoblastoma on one of the eye, and the other amenable to a local treatment without chemotherapy) or unilateral presentation group D and groups B/C according to the age and vitreous seeding. Treatment by Melphalan chemotherapy administered by superselective catheterization of the ophthalmic artery and combined to local treatments (laser, cryoapplication, I125 radioactive plaques or intravitreal Melphalan).
Receives: Drug: Melphalan; Device: Laser (local treatment); Device: cryoapplication (local treatment); Radiation: I125 radioactive plaques (local treatment); Drug: intravitreal Melphalan (local treatment)
(IV-PM) Intravenous 3 drugs chemotherapyOtherGroup 3 - Multicentric non randomised, phase II study for the patients with bilateral group D retinoblastoma or with a group D retinoblastoma on the only remaining eye. Treatment by 6 cycles of three drugs (VP16, carboplatin, vincristin) regimen combined to local treatments from the third cycle (laser, cryoapplication, I125 radioactive plaques or intravitreal Melphalan).
Receives: Drug: VP16, carboplatin, vincristin; Device: Laser (local treatment); Device: cryoapplication (local treatment); Radiation: I125 radioactive plaques (local treatment); Drug: intravitreal Melphalan (local treatment)

What is being measured

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

  1. Rate of enucleation and external beam irradiation

    Measured: From first day of treatment to 18 months after the end of treatments

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Number of relapses diagnosticated by fundus examination under general anesthesia until the age of 4 years, and without general anesthesia for older patients

    Number of fundus examination positives without clinical symptoms and number of patients treated after fundus examination-related treatment with a controlled disease.

    Measured: 5 years

  2. Prospective evaluation of the systemic, ocular and general sides effects (short term) of the intravenous chemotherapy, intraarterial chemotherapy, combined to the local treatments as well as the intravitreal injections of Melphalan

    Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0 and types of adverse events occuring in order to reassess the benefice-risk scale (by Independent Data Monitoring Committee), for each arm of the study and for the whole study.

    Measured: 5 years

  3. Prospective evaluation of the systemic, ocular and general sides effects (medium and long term) of the intravenous chemotherapy, intraarterial chemotherapy, combined to the local treatments as well as the intravitreal injections of Melphalan

    Rate of patient with a progression disease and/or presenting a medium/long term adverse event(s) or a second cancer.

    Measured: 5 years

  4. Response to intravitreal chemotherapy by Melphalan

    Number of patients with uncontrolled disease (progression) and/or presenting Adverse Event(s) as assessed by CTCAE v4.0, related to intravitreal chemotherapy by Melphalan.

    Measured: 18 months

  5. Radiation doses received during intraarterial procedures

    Time of scopies during ophthalmic arterial catheterism, doses delivered by the machine, doses received on skin.

    Measured: 18 months

  6. Number of patients presenting a long term second tumour

    Measured: until 20 years old

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Aug 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2012
  3. Primary completionJan 2023
  4. Study completionSep 2035 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
133 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02866136
Sponsor's protocol ID
IC 2011-05
Acronym
RETINO2011
Status last verified
Nov 2025
First submitted
27 Jul 2016
Last updated
24 Nov 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
Yes: Sponsor will share de-identified data sets. Documents generated under the project will be disseminated in accordance with Institut Curie policies.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing VP16, carboplatin, Melphalan and VP16, carboplatin, vincristin in people with Retinoblastoma and Children, run by Institut Curie at 1 site in France.

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 17 inclusion and 22 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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?

Rate of enucleation and external beam irradiation (time frame: From first day of treatment to 18 months after the end of treatments). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 24 Nov 2025.

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