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A randomised trial of adjuvant procarbazine, CCNU, vincristine chemotherapy in patients with highly anaplastic oligodendroglioma (BR11) - EORTC
ISRCTN ISRCTN32891249
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN32891249
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00002840
EudraCT number
Public title A randomised trial of adjuvant procarbazine, CCNU, vincristine chemotherapy in patients with highly anaplastic oligodendroglioma (BR11) - EORTC
Scientific title
Acronym BR11
Serial number at source S200/1233 BR11
Study hypothesis To determine the efficacy and safety of adjuvant PCV chemotherapy in patients with anaplastic oligodendroglioma following surgery and radiation therapy.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment International
Disease/condition/study domain Brain tumour
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Newly diagnosed anaplastic oligodendroglioma, or oligoastrocytoma (with 25% or more oligodendral elements); including patients treated with surgery only for a low grade oligoastrocytoma or oligodendroglioma who are diagnosed with anaplastic tumour at the time of recurrence
2. At least three of five histologic anaplastic features: high cellularity, nuclear abnormalities, mitoses, endothelial abnormalities and necrosis, as diagnosed by the local pathologist
Participants - exclusion criteria Does not meet inclusion criteria
Anticipated start date 01/01/1999
Anticipated end date 01/03/2002
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 350
Interventions 1. One group has surgery plus chemotheapy plus PCV chemotherapy (6 cycles of every 6 weeks, CCNU 110 mg/m^2 po day 1; Procarbazine 60 mg/m^2 po days 8-21; Vincristine 1.4 mg/m^2 iv on day 8 and day 29)
2. The other group has surgery and radiotherapy only
Primary outcome measure(s) Survival
Secondary outcome measure(s) Progression-free survival, quality of life including neurotoxicity and neuropsychological impairments
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Trial website
Publications 1. 2006 results on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16782911
2. 2007 results on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18089866
3. 2007 results on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18089867
4. 2009 results on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19224764
Contact name Dr  Simon  Clawson
  Address MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Email
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 06/04/2000
Last edited 01/07/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 06/04/2000
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