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A randomised trial of radiotherapy alone versus three cycles of cylophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) chemotherapy plus radiotherapy versus six cycles of CHOP chemotherapy plus radiotherapy for early stage aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
ISRCTN ISRCTN55593137
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A randomised trial of radiotherapy alone versus three cycles of cylophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) chemotherapy plus radiotherapy versus six cycles of CHOP chemotherapy plus radiotherapy for early stage aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source LY05
Study hypothesis Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Biopsy proven non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of any of the following histologies: International Working Formulation groups F, G and H; Kiel Classification: centroblastic B-cell, pleomorphic medium and large T-cell, immunoblastic, large cell anaplastic and high grade unclassified; Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms (REAL Classification): Diffuse large B-cell, anaplastic large cell, high-grade B-cell or Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type, and peripheral T-cell
2. WHO performance status 0, 1, 2
3. Aged greater than 15 years
4. No previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy 5. Normal lactic dehydrogenase (LDH)
6. Stage I, IE, II, IIE, except bulky abdominal presentation
7. No B symptoms
8. No previous malignancy, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical carcinoma stage I
9. No evidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positively
10. No contraindications to protocol treatments
Participants - exclusion criteria Patients with testicular, brain, gastrointestinal or skin primaries are excluded.
Anticipated start date 01/01/1990
Anticipated end date 31/10/1996
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions Patients are randomised to one of three treatment regimens:
1. Regimen A: Radiotherapy 40 Gy in twenty to twenty-five fractions.
2. Regimen B: Chemotherapy with cylophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) repeated every 21 days for three cycles. Radiotherapy 30 Gy in fifteen fractions for patients in complete remission or 40 Gy in twenty to twenty-five fractions for patients who are not in chemotherapy induced complete remission.
3. Regimen B: Chemotherapy with cylophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) repeated every 21 days for six cycles. Radiotherapy 30 Gy in fifteen fractions for patients in complete remission or 40 Gy in twenty to twenty-five fractions for patients who are not in chemotherapy induced complete remission.
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Cancer Research UK
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Contact name Dr  -  -
  Address UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0) 20 7670 4723
  Fax +44 (0) 20 7670 4818
  Email register@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
  Address PO Box 123
Lincoln's Inn Fields
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode WC2A 3PX
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7317 5186
  Fax +44 (0)20 7487 4302
  Email kate.law@cancer.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.cancer.org.uk
Date applied 01/07/2001
Last edited 23/05/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 01/07/2001
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