About this trial
A Phase 3 multi-institutional study for treatment of children with newly diagnosed hepatoblastoma using a modified Paediatric Hepatic International Tumour Trial (PHITT) strategy incorporating a randomized assessment of sodium thiosulfate as auditory protection for children with localized disease, and response adapted therapy for patients with metastatic disease
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Performance Level Patients must have a performance status corresponding to ECOG scores 0, 1, or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients >16 years of age and Lansky for patients ≤16 years of age.
Diagnosis Patients must be newly diagnosed with histologically-proven primary pediatric HB
Emergent Treatment for HB In emergency situation 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 without a biopsy.
Prior Therapy Patients may have had surgical resection of the hepatic malignancy prior to enrollment. All other anti-cancer therapy for the current liver lesion is prohibited.
Disqualifiers
Prior chemotherapy or tumor directed therapy expect for surgical resection of the hepatic malignancy (i.e. radiation therapy, biologic agents, local therapy (embolization, radiofrequency ablation, and laser)). Therefore, patients with a pre-disposition syndrome who have a prior malignancy are not eligible.
Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug.
Patients who are currently receiving other anticancer agents.
Patients with uncontrolled infection.
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Sodium Thiosulfate Injection
DrugWeight ≥ 10 kg: 20 g/m2/dose STS or Weight 5-10 kg: 15 g/m2/dose STS or Weight \< 5 kg: 10 g/m2/dose STS will be administered by IV over 2 hours beginning 6 hours after the completion of each cisplatin infusion.
Primary surgery resection
Procedure/SurgeryResection of the primary tumor up-front
mono CDDP-Group A2
DrugCisplatin 100 mg/m2/dose Day 1 . All non-WDF patients (A2) will receive 2 cycles of mono cisplatin (100 mg/m2/dose) chemotherapy. Each cycle lasts 3 weeks (21 days).
Cisplatin, 5-Fluorouracil, Vincristine, Doxorubicin-Group C
DrugAll the patients in Group C (2 arms) will receive 6 cycles chemotherapy in total. Cisplatin 100 mg/m2/dose Day 1; 5-Fluorouracil 600 mg/m2/dose Day 1; Vincristine 1.5 mg/m2/dose Day 1,8 and 15; Doxorubicin 30 mg/m2/dose Day 1 and 2; (Dexrazoxane : 300 mg/m2/dose Day 1 and 2, where is available)
Biopsy
Procedure/SurgeryTumors are deemed unresectable at diagnosis.
Resection or transplant
Procedure/SurgeryIdeal timing to resect of the primary tumors or transplant if if excellent response achieved at 1st or 2nd evaluation timepoint. But surgery timing is not mandated. Irrespective of the timing of surgery, patients should complete all planned protocol cycles of chemotherapy (including post transplantation). If surgical resection of the primary tumor is delayed until the end of therapy, no further post-operative chemotherapy should be given.
Resection of pulmonary nodules
Procedure/SurgeryResection of pulmonary nodules should be considered in Group D2, patients at any cycle if continuing to respond to consolidation therapy.
mono CDDP- Group B
DrugCisplatin 80 mg/m2/dose Day 1. All patients in Group B (2 arms) will receive 6 cycles of mono cisplatin chemotherapy. Each cycle lasts 2 weeks (14 days).
Block 1 to 3 (Cisplatin, Doxorubicin) Group D
DrugBlock 1 and 2: Cisplatin 70 mg/m2/dose Day1, 8 and 15; Doxorubicin 30 mg/m2/dose, Day 8 and 9; (Dexrazoxane: 300 mg/m2/dose Day 1 and 2, where is available); Block 3: Cisplatin 70 mg/m2/dose Day1and 8; Doxorubicin 30 mg/m2/dose Day 8 and 9; (Dexrazoxane BSA ≥ 0.6 m2/dose: 300 mg/m2/dose Day 8 and 9, where is available) All patients in Group D will receive 3 blocks in induction, followed by consolidation therapy. Block 1 and 2 last 28 days. Block 3 is 21 cycles.
Consolidation (Carboplatin, Doxorubicin) -Group D1
DrugFollowing Block 1-3 of induction therapy, Group D1 patients will receive 3 cycles of Carboplatin + Doxorubicin consolidation therapy. Each cycle lasts 3 weeks (21 days). Carboplatin 500 mg/m2/dose Day 1; Doxorubicin 20 mg/m2/dose Day 1 and 2; (Dexrazoxane: 200 mg/m2/dose Day 1 and 2, where is available).
Consolidation (Carboplatin +Doxorubicin/Vincristine + Irinotecan)-Group D2
DrugFollowing Block 1-3 of induction therapy, patients in Group D2, will receive 6 cycles of consolidation chemotherapy with Carboplatin + Doxorubicin in Cycles 1, 3, and 5 alternating with Vincristine + irinotecan in Cycles 2, 4, and 6. One cycle of therapy lasts 3 weeks (21 days). Cycle 1, 3 and 5: Carboplatin 500 mg/m2/dose Day 1; Doxorubicin 20 mg/m2/dose Day 1 and 2; (Dexrazoxane: 200 mg/m2/dose Day 1 and 2, where is available). Cycle 2, 4 and 6: Vincristine 1.5 mg/m2/dose, Day 1 and 8; Irinotecan 50 mg/m2/dose, Day 1 to 5;
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Audiogram
The grade (from 0 to 4, higher scores mean a worse outcome) of audiograms evaluated by Boston Grading Scale for Ototoxicity.To evaluate and validate the efficacy of sodium thiosulfate (STS) to reduce the hearing impairment caused by a cisplatin monotherapy in non- metastatic patients without adverse features (localized PRETEXT I-III tumors without positive VPEFR annotation factors) (Group B - treated with cisplatin mono-therapy) or with adverse features (localized PRETEXT I-III tumors with positive VPEFR annotation factors) (Group C - treated with regimen C5VD).
3 -year Event-free survival (EFS)
Calculated from the time of randomisation to the first of the following events: progression, relapse, secondary malignancy or death.
Secondary outcomes
Treatment-related adverse events
Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0
Response to chemotherapy
Complete response (CR): no evidence of disease and normal serum AFP value (for age). Partial response (PR): any tumour volume shrinkage associated with a decreasing serum AFP value, \> 1 log below the original measurement. Stable disease (SD): no tumour volume change and no change, or \< 1 log fall of the serum AFP concentration. Progressive disease (PD): unequivocal increase in 1 or more dimensions and/or any unequivocal increase of the serum AFP concentration (three successive 1-2 weekly determinations) even without clinical (physical and/or radiological) evidence of tumour re-growth.
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Shanghai Children's Medical Center
Lead sponsor
Shanghai Children's Hospital
Collaborator