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A Randomised Study of High-Dose Chemotherapy/ Radiotherapy and Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation in Patients with High Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in First Complete Remission
ISRCTN ISRCTN42558989
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A Randomised Study of High-Dose Chemotherapy/ Radiotherapy and Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation in Patients with High Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in First Complete Remission
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source SNLG NHLV(A)
Study hypothesis Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's)
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Patients with high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
2. Stage I-IV disease, stage I and II patients must require chemotherapy
3. Aged 15 to 65 years
4. Adequate marrow, hepatic and renal function
5. Patients with localised gut lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma and lymphoblastic T-cell with large mediastinal mass are excluded
6. No central nervous system (CNS) involvement
7. No previous malignant disease except skin or cervical carcinoma stage I
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 01/01/1995
Anticipated end date 31/12/2004
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions All patients receive induction chemotherapy with CHOP or VAPEC-B. Patients in complete or good partial remission following induction receive radiotherapy to the areas of bulky disease.

Patients are then randomised as follows:

GOOD RISK PATIENTS: Good risk patients are randomised to one of two treatment arms:
1. Arm A: No treatment
2. Arm B: High dose melphan and autologous bone marrow transplant (ABMT)

INTERMEDIATE/POOR PATIENTS: Patients are randomised to one of two treatment arms:
3. Arm C: High dose melphan and ABMT
4. Arm D: Patients receive high dose melphan, total body irradiation 10.5 Gy in three fractions over 24 h plus ABMT or a BEAM chemotherapy transplant
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Scotland & Newcastle Lymphoma Group (UK)
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Contact name Dr  -  -
  Address UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0) 20 7670 4723
  Fax +44 (0) 20 7670 4818
  Email register@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor Scotland & Newcastle Lymphoma Group (UK)
  Address Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Edinburgh
Medical School
Teviot Place
  City/town Edinburgh
  Zip/Postcode EH8 9AG
  Country United Kingdom
Date applied 19/08/2002
Last edited 28/04/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 19/08/2002
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