Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia of children and adolescent patients
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Will be eligible for this study all patients aged < 18 years (up to 17.99 years ) diagnosed with previously untreated ALL, with emphasis on no steroid use. The requisites for proper leukemia diagnostic profile are: cytomorphological analysis, cytochemistry, immunephenotyping spinal fluid profile, cytogenetics and molecular biology All patients and their legal representatives should be informed about the investigative nature of this study and must sign and provide free and informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal recommendations.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Without Informed Consent Term. ALL patient aged > 18 years. Prior use of corticosteroids. Not confirmed the ALL diagnosis, after Central review.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome: the leukemia-free survival in the group of children with escalated dose of methotrexate during the maintenance phase will be higher than that for the group of children with the fixed dose of methotrexate. The two groups will be randomized prior to the start of the maintenance phase. The leukemia-free survival curves will be estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method, with standard deviation proposed by Greenwood, and compared using the log-rank test. The starting point of observation will be the date of the bone marrow examination in which the morphologic remission of leukemia was observed, ie, percentage of blasts less than 5%. The final observation points will be the recurrence of leukemia in any organ, death in continuous remission, second malignancy or last child consultation date, this being in continuous remission. The Cox regression model will be used for regression equation adjustment to other prognostic factors. It is expected that, by comparing the two groups, there will be a difference in the leukemia-free survival curves between 5% and 10%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome: the cumulative incidence of leukemic relapse for the group of children with the escalated dose of methotrexate during the maintenance phase will be inferior than that for the group with fixed dose of methotrexate. The curves of cumulative incidence of leukemic relapse will be estimated with adjustments for competing risks of other events, such as death in remission or second malignancy and will be compared by the Gray's test. The starting point of observation will be the date of the bone marrow examination in which the morphologic remission of leukemia was observed, ie, percentage of blasts less than 5%. The end point of observation will be leukemic relapse in any organ or the last child consultation date, this being in continuous remission. Death in continuous remission or diagnosis of a second malignancy will be considered competing events. The Fine-Gray regression model will be used for regression equation adjustment to other prognostic factors. It is expected that, by comparing the two groups, there will be a difference in the cumulative incidence curves of leukemic relapse between 5% and 10%. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Centro Infantil Boldrini