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A Randomised Trial of Two Chemotherapy Regimens in the Treatment of Operable Osteosarcoma (Doxorubicin-Cisplatin versus Methotrexate-Vincristine-Doxorubicin plus Doxorubicin-Cisplatin plus Bleomycin-Cyclophosphamide-Dactinomycin)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11824145
Enrollment
400
Registered
2002-08-19
Start date
1986-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Bone cancer Cancer Osteosarcoma

Interventions

Patients are randomised to one of two treatment groups: 1. Group A: Two drug chemotherapy, cisplatin and adriamycin (doxorubicin) repeated every 3 weeks for three cycles. Surgery is recommended 3 we
Vincristine (V) 1.5 mg/m2 (max 2 mg) iv bolus day 1
adriamycin (A1) 25 mg/m2 iv bolus, days 1-3
(A2) 30 mg/m2, days 1, 2
bleomycin (B) 15 mg/m2
cyclophosphamide (C) 600 mg/m2, dactinomycin (D) 600 mg/m2
cisplatin (P) 120 mg/m2
VM weeks 0, 1, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 18
A1 weeks 2, 14
A2+P weeks 20, 23, 29, 32, 38, 41
BCD weeks 9, 26, 35. Surgery week 7.

Sponsors

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged <40 years 2. Biopsy proven osteosarcoma 3. Non-metastatic, untreated osteosarcoma of the long bones of an extremity 4. Normal cardiac, renal, hepatic, hematologic and pulmonary function prior to entry 5. Patients with parosteal, periosteal, pagetoid and post irradiation sarcoma or who have an inoperable tumour are excluded 6. No previous chemotherapy 7. No previous radiotherapy to the primary tumour 8. No medical contraindications to treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival, relapse-free survival, response to pre-operative chemotherapy

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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