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Use of immune system to treat Hodgkin lymphoma in children

Efficacy and safety of substitution of bleomycin by low dose nivolumab in ABVD (Doxorubicin plus Bleomycin plus Vinblastine plus Dacarbazine) backbone chemotherapy in newly diagnosed advanced stage pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma: A phase II/III, multicentric, open label, randomized controlled trial. - NILL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082456
Enrollment
169
Registered
2025-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C819- Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Low dose nivolumab- Adriamycin, Vinblastine, Dacrabazine: Nivolumab: 0.75 mg/kg/dose IV 2 weekly for 12 doses Adriamycin: 25 mg/m2/dose IV, 2 weekly for 12 doses Vinblastine: 6 mg/m2/do

Sponsors

Dr Debasish Sahoo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged less than 18 years with newly diagnosed classical Hodgkin lymphoma 2. Stage II B- IV disease 3. No prior treatment for disease (except steroids up to 7 days for superior mediastinal syndrome) 4. Informed consent given. 5. Patients in the reproductive age group and child bearing potential should agree for contraception or abstinence 6. Lansky performance score more than 20

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac dysfunction 2. Retroviral infection 3. Active Hepatitis B or C infection 4. Jaundice, with bilirubin more than 2 mg/dL or AST and ALT more than 5 times of upper limit of normal 5. Creatinine clearance less than 70 mL/ min/ 1.73 m2 (Calculated using Schwartz formula) 6. Past history of uveitis 7. Prior history or suspicion of autoimmune disorders 8. Underlying immunodeficiency disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complete metabolic remission (CMR) ratesTimepoint: 4 months (4 cycles of chemotherapy)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
2 year event free survivalTimepoint: 2 years;2 year overall survivalTimepoint: 2 years;Safety of low dose nivolumab- AVDTimepoint: 6 months;Pharmacodynamics studies (Residual PD-1 expression, IL-2, IL-6, IFN, TNF)Timepoint: 1 month, 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Debasish Sahoo

AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

debasish0712@gmail.com8872028232

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026