This clinical trial is studying the side effects of combination chemotherapy and to see how well they work in treating patients with newly diagnosed localized Ewing sarcoma family of tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) and giving the drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the feasibility and safety of adding interval-compressed vincristine, topotecan hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide to a treatment protocol utilizing interval compression of vincristine, doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, and etoposide in patients with localized Ewing sarcoma family of tumors. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the event-free survival in patients treated with this regimen. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. INDUCTION THERAPY (WEEKS 1-12): Patients receive vincristine IV on day 1 in weeks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12; topotecan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 in weeks 1 and 9; cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 in weeks 1 and 9 and on day 1 in weeks 5 and 11; ifosfamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 in weeks 3 and 7; etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 in weeks 3 and 7; and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on days 1 and 2 in weeks 5 and 11. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) beginning 24-36 hours after the last dose of chemotherapy and continuing for at least 7 days or until blood counts recover, whichever comes last. Filgrastim is discontinued at least 24 hours prior to the next course of chemotherapy. LOCAL CONTROL: Patients who respond to induction therapy may undergo surgery alone if the lesion can be resected with negative margins and with a reasonable functional result beginning in week 13. Following surgery, patients with unresectable lesions or inadequate margins may receive radiotherapy during week 15. Patients with bulky lesions in surgically difficult sites such as the spine, skull, and periacetabular pelvis; poor response to induction chemotherapy; or those in whom surgery would result in unacceptable functional results may receive radiotherapy alone in weeks 13-19. Patients with bulky lesions in difficult sites and who do not have a good clinical and radiographic response to induction therapy may receive radiotherapy to the primary site during weeks 13-19 followed by surgery of the involved site during week 25 after recovery from course 11 of chemotherapy. Patients with microscopic residual disease after planned pre-operative radiotherapy will receive additional radiotherapy. CONTINUATION THERAPY (WEEKS 15-36): Patients receive vincristine IV on day 1 in weeks 15, 16, 21-24, 27-30, 33, and 34; topotecan hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 in weeks 15, 21, and 29; cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 in weeks 15, 21 and 29 and on day 1 in weeks 23, 27, and 33; ifosfamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 in weeks 17, 19, 25, 31, and 35; etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 in weeks 17, 19, 25, 31, and 35; and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on days 1 and 2 of weeks 23, 27, and 33. Patients also receive G-CSF SC as in induction therapy. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 10 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
35
Undergo radiation therapy
Undergo surgery
Given IV
Given IV
Given IV
Given IV
Given IV
Given IV
Given SC
Children's Oncology Group
Monrovia, California, United States
Incidence of Death
Incidence of death from complications of therapy while the patient is on protocol therapy or within one month of terminating protocol therapy
Time frame: Length of protocol therapy (up to 37 weeks) plus 30 days
Incidence Rate (Number of Participants) of Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) - Enrollment to Week 12
The incidence rate of DLT while on protocol therapy where DLT is defined as (1) Grade 3 or greater nonhematological adverse event that is possibly, probably, or likely related to therapy with the specific exception of Grade 3 or greater nausea or vomiting controlled by standard supportive care measures, Grade 3 infection and Grade 3 alopecia; or (2) Grade 4 or higher hematological AE that delays the administration of therapy at least 2 weeks.
Time frame: Enrollment to week 12
Incidence Rate (Number of Participants) of Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) - Week 13 to Week 22
The incidence rate of DLT while on protocol therapy where DLT is defined as (1) Grade 3 or greater nonhematological adverse event that is possibly, probably, or likely related to therapy with the specific exception of Grade 3 or greater nausea or vomiting controlled by standard supportive care measures, Grade 3 infection and Grade 3 alopecia; or (2) Grade 4 or higher hematological AE that delays the administration of therapy at least 2 weeks.
Time frame: Week 13 to week 22
Incidence Rate (Number of Participants) of Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) - Week 23 to Week 28
The incidence rate of DLT while on protocol therapy where DLT is defined as (1) Grade 3 or greater nonhematological adverse event that is possibly, probably, or likely related to therapy with the specific exception of Grade 3 or greater nausea or vomiting controlled by standard supportive care measures, Grade 3 infection and Grade 3 alopecia; or (2) Grade 4 or higher hematological AE that delays the administration of therapy at least 2 weeks.
Time frame: Week 23 to week 28
Incidence Rate (Number of Participants) of Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) - Week 29 to Week 37
The incidence rate of DLT while on protocol therapy where DLT is defined as (1) Grade 3 or greater nonhematological adverse event that is possibly, probably, or likely related to therapy with the specific exception of Grade 3 or greater nausea or vomiting controlled by standard supportive care measures, Grade 3 infection and Grade 3 alopecia; or (2) Grade 4 or higher hematological AE that delays the administration of therapy at least 2 weeks.
Time frame: Week 29 to week 37
Event Free Survival
Disease progression, occurrence of a second malignant neoplasm (SMN)or death will be considered an analytic event. In all other cases, the patient will be considered censored at last contact.
Time frame: From enrollment to event or 10 years from enrollment, whichever occurs first
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