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A study of radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
ISRCTN ISRCTN77275134
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN77275134
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
EudraCT number
Public title A study of radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source BR06
Study hypothesis To evaluate the effect of CHOP chemotherapy on event-free and overall survival.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Pathologically proven primary cerebral lymphoma
2. Aged 18-75
3. No previous radiotherapy or chemotherapy
4. Adequate neurological, physical and mental function
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 01/11/1988
Anticipated end date 01/10/1995
Status of trial Stopped
Patient information material
Target number of participants Target: 90, accrued: 53
Interventions Group 1: radiotherapy alone (54 Gy total dose in 27 fractions)
Group 2: radiotherapy as above, followed after 4 weeks by six cycles of CHOP chemotherapy given at 3-week intervals (cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m^2 iv, adriamycin 50 mg/m^2 iv, vincristine 1.4 mg/m^2 iv (max 2 mg) and prednisolone (20 mg po tds for 5 days)
Primary outcome measure(s) Survival.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Event-free survival.
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Trial website
Publications 1. 1998 ASCO Annual Meeting abstract results in http://www.asco.org/portal/site/ASCO/menuitem.34d60f5624ba07fd506fe310ee37a01d/?vgnextoid=76f8201eb61a7010VgnVCM100000ed730ad1RCRD&vmview=abst_detail_view&confID=31&abstractID=13720
2. 2000 results in: GM Mead, NM Bleehen, A Gregor, J Bullimore, R Rampling, JT Roberts, M Glaser, P Lantos, JW Ironside, TH Moss, M Brada, JB Whaley and SP Stenning for the MRC Brain Tumour Working Party (2000). A Medical Research Council Randomised Trial in patients with primary cerebral non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer 89(6): 1359-1370 in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11002232
Contact name Miss  Sally  Stenning
  Address MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Email ss@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
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 28/02/2001
Last edited 29/07/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 28/02/2001
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