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Adult Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma


Clinical Trial: Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Hodgkin's Lymphoma

This study is currently recruiting patients.

Sponsors and Collaborators: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Southwest Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute of Canada
Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells. Combining more than one drug with radiation therapy may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is most effective in treating Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two different combination chemotherapy regimens and comparing how well they work, with or without radiation therapy, in treating patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Condition Treatment or Intervention Phase
adult Hodgkin's lymphoma
 Drug: bleomycin
 Drug: cyclophosphamide
 Drug: dacarbazine
 Drug: doxorubicin
 Drug: etoposide
 Drug: mechlorethamine
 Drug: prednisone
 Drug: vinblastine
 Drug: vincristine
 Procedure: chemotherapy
 Procedure: radiation therapy
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:  Hodgkin's Disease

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment

Official Title: Phase III Randomized Study of Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine (ABVD) Versus Doxorubicin, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Bleomycin, Mechlorethamine, Etoposide, and Prednisone (Stanford V) With or Without Radiotherapy in Patients With Locally Extensive or Advanced Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Further Study Details: 

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the failure-free survival of patients with locally extensive or advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) vs doxorubicin, vinblastine, vincristine, bleomycin, mechlorethamine, etoposide, and prednisone (Stanford V) with or without radiotherapy.
  • Compare the overall survival and freedom from progression in these patients at 5 and 10 years after treatment with these regimens.
  • Compare pulmonary function, incidence of second cancers, reproductive function, and deaths from causes other than Hodgkin's lymphoma in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to number of adverse risk factors (0-2 vs 3-7) and disease characteristics (locally extensive vs advanced). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days. Patients are restaged after 4 courses. Patients who are in complete remission receive 2 additional courses. Patients with a partial response or less are evaluated after 6 courses, and if there is an ongoing response, patients may receive 2 additional courses for a total of 8. If no ongoing response is observed, patients are removed from the study. All patients with massive mediastinal disease, regardless of stage, receive radiotherapy 2-3 weeks after completion of chemotherapy.
  • Arm II: Patients receive Stanford V chemotherapy comprising doxorubicin and vinblastine IV on day 1 of weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11; vincristine and bleomycin IV on day 1 of weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12; mechlorethamine IV on day 1 of weeks 1, 5, and 9 (if mechlorethamine is unavailable, may substitute with cyclophosphamide IV); etoposide IV on days 1 and 2 of weeks 3, 7, and 11; and oral prednisone every other day of weeks 1-9 followed by a taper. All patients with bulky disease receive radiotherapy 2-3 weeks after completion of chemotherapy. Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 850 patients will be accrued for this study within 4.3 years.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  16 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven previously untreated classical Hodgkin's lymphoma of the following subtypes:
  • Nodular sclerosis
  • Mixed cellularity
  • Lymphocyte depletion
  • Lymphocyte rich
  • The following stages are eligible:
  • Stage I-IIA/B with massive mediastinal adenopathy
  • Stage III or IV
  • Measurable or evaluable disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:

  • 16 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 4,000/mm^3 (unless documented bone marrow involvement)
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 (unless documented bone marrow involvement)

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 5.0 mg/dL

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

  • Ejection fraction determination recommended if over age 50 and/or have a history of cardiac disease

Other:

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Prior corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:


Location and Contact Information


Alabama
      MBCCOP - Gulf Coast, Mobile,  Alabama,  36607,  United States; Recruiting
Paul O. Schwarzenberger, MD  251-544-1013 

      Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston,  Alabama,  36207,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas W. Twele, MD  256-236-2549 

Arizona
      Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson,  Arizona,  85724,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas P. Miller, MD  520-626-2667 

      CCOP - Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Oncology Program, Scottsdale,  Arizona,  85259-5404,  United States; Recruiting
Tom Robert Fitch, MD  480-301-9875 

      CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona, Phoenix,  Arizona,  85006-2726,  United States; Recruiting
David Kyle King, MD, FACP  602-239-2413    david.king@baannerhealth.com 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden), Phoenix,  Arizona,  85012,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas Dale Kummet, MD  602-277-5551 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson, Tucson,  Arizona,  85723,  United States; Recruiting
Harinder S. Garewal, MD  520-629-4686 

Arkansas
      Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock,  Arkansas,  72205,  United States; Recruiting
Laura Fulper Hutchins, MD  501-686-8511    LFHutchins@uams.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock, Little Rock,  Arkansas,  72205,  United States; Recruiting
Bart Barlogie, MD  501-526-2873 

California
      CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute, Oakland,  California,  94609-3305,  United States; Recruiting
Joseph Szumowski, MD  510-465-8570 

      CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa,  California,  95403,  United States; Recruiting
Ian C. Anderson, MD  707-521-3830 

      Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange,  California,  92868,  United States; Recruiting
Randall F. Holcombe, MD  714-456-5153    rholcomb@uci.edu 

      City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte,  California,  91010-3000,  United States; Recruiting
Clinical Trials Office - New Patient Services  800-826-4673    becomingapatient@coh.org 

      Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles,  California,  90095-1781,  United States; Recruiting
John L. Barstis, MD  310-825-5268 

      Naval Medical Center - San Diego, San Diego,  California,  92134-3202,  United States; Recruiting
Preston Gable, MD  619-532-7303    pgable@nmcsd.med.navy.mil 

      Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla,  California,  92093-0658,  United States; Recruiting
Stephen L. Seagren, MD  619-543-5303 

      Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles,  California,  90048,  United States; Recruiting
Alan T. Lefor, MD  310-423-5874    Alan.Lefor@cshs.org 

      Stanford Cancer Center at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford,  California,  94305-5216,  United States; Recruiting
Harlan A. Pinto, MD  650-725-9057 

      UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco,  California,  94115,  United States; Recruiting
Alan Paul Venook, MD  800-888-8664    venook@cc.ucsf.edu 

      University of California Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento,  California,  95817,  United States; Recruiting
David R. Gandara, MD  916-734-3772    dgandara@cc.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 

      USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles,  California,  90033,  United States; Recruiting
Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD  323-865-3955    lenz@usc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Loma Linda (Pettis), Loma Linda,  California,  92357,  United States; Recruiting
Mark E. Reeves, MD, PhD  909-583-6064 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego, San Diego,  California,  92161,  United States; Recruiting
Saeeda Kirmani, MD  619-552-8585 ext. 3356    skirmani@ucsd.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco, San Francisco,  California,  94121,  United States; Recruiting
Patricia A. Cornett, MD  415-221-4810 ext. 3423    patricia.cornett@med.va.gov 

      Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez, Martinez,  California,  94553,  United States; Recruiting
David R. Gandara, MD  925-372-2064 

Colorado
      Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder,  Colorado,  80301-9019,  United States; Recruiting
John Thomas Fleagle, MD  303-440-2399 

      CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Incorporated, Denver,  Colorado,  80224,  United States; Recruiting
Eduardo R. Pajon, MD  303-777-2663    erpajon@aol.com 

      Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital, Longmont,  Colorado,  80501,  United States; Recruiting
Robert Evan Fisher, MD  303-485-4132 

      Medical Center of Aurora - South Campus, Aurora,  Colorado,  80012-0000,  United States; Recruiting
Sami G. Diab, MD  303-418-7600 

      Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital, Colorado Springs,  Colorado,  80933,  United States; Recruiting
Robert Lynn Sayre, MD  719-577-2555 

      Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver,  Colorado,  80210,  United States; Recruiting
David Trevarthen, MD  303-788-8675 

      Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver,  Colorado,  80218,  United States; Recruiting
Robert M. Jotte, MD, PhD  303-388-4876 

      Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Denver Rose, Denver,  Colorado,  80220,  United States; Recruiting
Scot M. Sedlacek, MD  303-321-0302 

      Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Thornton, Thornton,  Colorado,  80229,  United States; Recruiting
Alvin L. Otsuka, MD  303-386-7622    aotsuka@direcpc.com 

      Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree,  Colorado,  80124,  United States; Recruiting
Dennis Carter, MD  720-225-4200 

      St. Joseph Hospital, Denver,  Colorado,  80218-1191,  United States; Recruiting
Michael McLaughlin, MD  303-861-3302 

      St. Mary-Corwin Regional Medical Center, Pueblo,  Colorado,  81004,  United States; Recruiting
Marlow M. Sloan, MD  719-560-6000 

      Swedish Medical Center, Englewood,  Colorado,  80112,  United States; Recruiting
Marshall Davis, MD  303-788-5860 

      University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora,  Colorado,  80010,  United States; Recruiting
Anthony D. Elias, MD  720-848-1622    Anthony.Elias@uchsc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver, Denver,  Colorado,  80220,  United States; Recruiting
Madeleine A. Kane, MD, PhD  303-399-8020 ext. 3129    madeleine.kane@med.va.gov 

Delaware
      CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services, Newark,  Delaware,  19713,  United States; Recruiting
Stephen Scott Grubbs, MD  302-623-4100 

District of Columbia
      Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington,  District of Columbia,  20007,  United States; Recruiting
Edward P. Gelmann, MD  202-444-7303    gelmanne@georgetown.edu 

      MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center, Washington,  District of Columbia,  20060,  United States; Recruiting
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD  202-806-7697 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC, Washington,  District of Columbia,  20422,  United States; Recruiting
Steven H. Krasnow, MD  202-745-8178    krasnow.steven@washington.va.gov 

      Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,  District of Columbia,  20307-5001,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas Joseph Reid, MD, PhD, FACP  202-782-5762    thomas.reid@na.amedd.army.mil 

Florida
      Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale,  Florida,  33316,  United States; Recruiting
Luis Ramon Barreras, MD, FACP  954-771-0692 

      CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach,  Florida,  33140,  United States; Recruiting
Rogerio C. Lilenbaum, MD  305-674-2625 

      H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at University of South Florida, Tampa,  Florida,  33612-9497,  United States; Recruiting
Cancer Answers  800-456-7121    canceranswers@moffitt.usf.edu 

      Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood,  Florida,  33021,  United States; Recruiting
Atif M. Hussein, MD  954-986-6363 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley), Tampa,  Florida,  33612,  United States; Recruiting
Raoul R. Salup, MD  813-972-7579    raoul.salup@med.va.gov 

Georgia
      CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta,  Georgia,  30342-1701,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas E. Seay, MD, PhD  404-851-2340 

Hawaii
      MBCCOP - Hawaii, Honolulu,  Hawaii,  96813,  United States; Recruiting
Brian F. Issell, MD  808-586-3015    brian@crch.hawaii.edu 

Illinois
      Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood,  Illinois,  60153-5500,  United States; Recruiting
Patrick J. Stiff, MD  708-327-3148 

      CCOP - Carle Cancer Center, Urbana,  Illinois,  61801,  United States; Recruiting
Kendrith M. Rowland, MD  217-383-4083    kendrith.rowland@carle.com 

      CCOP - Central Illinois, Decatur,  Illinois,  62526,  United States; Recruiting
James L. Wade, MD  217-876-6617    jlwade3@sbcglobal.net 

      CCOP - Evanston, Evanston,  Illinois,  60201,  United States; Recruiting
Gershon Y. Locker, MD, FACP  847-570-2518    glocker@enh.org 

      CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association, Peoria,  Illinois,  61615-7828,  United States; Recruiting
John W. Kugler, MD  309-243-3605 

      Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute, Decatur,  Illinois,  62526,  United States; Recruiting
James L. Wade, MD  217-876-6603 

      Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates, Hinsdale,  Illinois,  60521,  United States; Recruiting
Elyse Cheryl Schneiderman, MD  630-654-1790 

      Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago,  Illinois,  60640,  United States; Recruiting
Keith L. Shulman, MD  773-564-5022    KShulman@weisshospital.org 

      MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago,  Illinois,  60612,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence Eric Feldman, MD  312-335-3614 

      Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University, Chicago,  Illinois,  60611,  United States; Recruiting
Al Bowen Benson, MD, FACP  312-695-1382 

      Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center, Rockford,  Illinois,  61104-2315,  United States; Recruiting
Lori Kline, RN, BS  815-489-4413    lkline@swedishamerican.org 

      University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago,  Illinois,  60637-1470,  United States; Recruiting
Karen Wendling  773-834-7424 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago,  Illinois,  60612,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence Eric Feldman, MD  312-569-6129 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines, Hines,  Illinois,  60141,  United States; Recruiting
Nirmala Bhoopalam, MD  708-202-2782 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago, Chicago,  Illinois,  60611-4494,  United States; Recruiting
Timothy M. Kuzel, MD  312-469-3748 

      West Suburban Center for Cancer Care, River Forest,  Illinois,  60305,  United States; Recruiting
John L. Showel, MD  708-763-2700    doc.shoj@wsmc.org 

Indiana
      CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium, South Bend,  Indiana,  46601,  United States; Recruiting
Rafat H. Ansari, MD, FACP  574-284-7977 

      Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated, Fort Wayne,  Indiana,  46885-5099,  United States; Recruiting
Sreenivasa Rao Nattam, MD  260-484-8830    ledgar@fwmoh.com 

Iowa
      CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project, Cedar Rapids,  Iowa,  52403-1206,  United States; Recruiting
Martin Wiesenfeld, MD  319-363-8303 

      CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association, Des Moines,  Iowa,  50309-1016,  United States; Recruiting
Roscoe F. Morton, MD, FACP  515-244-7586 

      Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa, Iowa City,  Iowa,  52242-1009,  United States; Recruiting
Gerald H. Clamon, MD  319-356-8110 

Kansas
      CCOP - Wichita, Wichita,  Kansas,  67214-3882,  United States; Recruiting
Shaker R. Dakhil, MD, FACP  316-268-5784 

      Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City,  Kansas,  66160-7353,  United States; Recruiting
Sarah A. Taylor, MD  913-588-6029    sataylor@kumc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita, Wichita,  Kansas,  67218,  United States; Recruiting
Shaker R. Dakhil, MD, FACP  316-685-2221 

Kentucky
      Baptist Hospital East - Louisville, Louisville,  Kentucky,  40207,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel C. Scullin, MD  502-897-1166 

      Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington,  Kentucky,  40536-0084,  United States; Recruiting
Michael A. Doukas, MD  859-257-3379 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington, Lexington,  Kentucky,  40502-2236,  United States; Recruiting
Michael A. Doukas, MD  859-281-4956 

Louisiana
      CCOP - Ochsner, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70121,  United States; Recruiting
Carl G. Kardinal, MD  504-842-3910 

      Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport,  Louisiana,  71130-3932,  United States; Recruiting
Glenn M. Mills, MD  318-675-5970    gmills@lsuhsc.edu 

      MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States; Recruiting
Jill Gilbert, MD  504-568-5613    jgilbe@lsuhsc.edu 

      Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States; Recruiting
Alan M. Miller, MD, PhD  504-587-7566    amiller@tulane.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States; Recruiting
German S. Beltran, MD  504-588-5482 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport, Shreveport,  Louisiana,  71101-4295,  United States; Recruiting
Glenn M. Mills, MD  318-221-8411 

Maryland
      Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore,  Maryland,  21201,  United States; Recruiting
Martin J. Edelman, MD  410-328-2703    medelman@umm.edu 

      Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore,  Maryland,  21231,  United States; Recruiting
Richard Frederick Ambinder, MD, PhD  410-955-8839 

Massachusetts
      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02215,  United States; Recruiting
Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD  617-667-1930 

      Cancer Center at Tufts - New England Medical Center, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02111,  United States; Recruiting
John K. Erban, MD  617-636-5147    jerban@tufts-nemc.org 

      Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02118,  United States; Recruiting
Douglas V. Faller, MD, PhD  617-638-4173 

      Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02115,  United States; Recruiting
George P. Canellos, MD  617-632-3470    george_canellos@dfci.harvard.edu 

      UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus, Worcester,  Massachusetts,  01655,  United States; Recruiting
Pankaj Bhargava  508-856-6884    bhargavp@ummhc.org 

Michigan
      Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit,  Michigan,  48201-1379,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence E. Flaherty, MD  313-745-9155    flaherty@karmanos.org 

      CCOP - Beaumont, Royal Oak,  Michigan,  48073-6769,  United States; Recruiting
Jeanne Archer, PhD, APN  248-551-8299    carcher@beaumon.edu 

      CCOP - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids,  Michigan,  49503,  United States; Recruiting
Kathleen Jo Yost, MD  616-391-1230 

      CCOP - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  49007-3731,  United States; Recruiting
Raymond Sterling Lord, MD  269-373-7488    rlord@wmcc.org 

      CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium, Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48106,  United States; Recruiting
Philip J. Stella, MD  734-712-5237    beekmanl@trinity-health.org 

      Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit,  Michigan,  48202,  United States; Recruiting
Robert Anthony Chapman, MD  313-916-1332    rchapma1@hfhs.org 

      Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph, Saint Joseph,  Michigan,  49085,  United States; Recruiting
Cynthia Bender, BA, CRA  269-985-4516    cbender@lakelandregional.org 

      Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital - Southfield, Southfield,  Michigan,  48075,  United States; Recruiting
Anibal Drelichman, MD, MPH, FACP  313-552-0620    adrelichman@yahoo.com 

      University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48109-0948,  United States; Recruiting
Laurence H. Baker, DO, FACOI  734-936-3983    bakerl@umich.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit, Detroit,  Michigan,  48201-1932,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence E. Flaherty, MD  313-576-1000 

      West Michigan Cancer Center, Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  49007-3731,  United States; Recruiting
Raymond Sterling Lord, MD  616-373-7488    rlord@wmcc.org 

Minnesota
      CCOP - Metro-Minnesota, Saint Louis Park,  Minnesota,  55416,  United States; Recruiting
Patrick J. Flynn, MD  952-993-1517    patrick.flynn@usoncology.com 

      Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester,  Minnesota,  55905,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas M. Habermann, MD  507-284-2511 

      University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55455,  United States; Recruiting
Bruce A. Peterson, MD  612-624-5631 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis, Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55417,  United States; Recruiting
Vicki A. Morrison, MD  612-467-4135    morri002@tc.umn.edu 

Mississippi
      University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson,  Mississippi,  39216-4505,  United States; Recruiting
James Tate Thigpen, MD  601-984-5590    jthigpen@medicine.umsmed.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson, Jackson,  Mississippi,  39216,  United States; Recruiting
James Tate Thigpen, MD  601-362-4471 

Missouri
      CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks, Springfield,  Missouri,  65807,  United States; Recruiting
John Wendall Goodwin, MD  417-269-4520    jwg684@sprg.mercy.net 

      CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City,  Missouri,  64131,  United States; Recruiting
William T. Stephenson, MD  816-823-0555 

      CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63141,  United States; Recruiting
Bethany G. Sleckman, MD  314-569-6573 

      Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia,  Missouri,  65203,  United States; Recruiting
Michael C. Perry, MD  573-882-4979    perrym@health.missouri.edu 

      Missouri Baptist Cancer Center, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63131,  United States; Recruiting
Alan Philip Lyss, MD  314-996-5514    alyss@bjc.org 

      Saint Louis University Cancer Center, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63110,  United States; Recruiting
Paul J. Petruska, MD  314-268-5451    petruspj@slu.edu 

      Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63110,  United States; Recruiting
Nancy L. Bartlett, MD  314-362-4843 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial), Columbia,  Missouri,  65201,  United States; Recruiting
William P. Patterson, MD  573-882-6163 

Montana
      CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium, Billings,  Montana,  59101,  United States; Recruiting
Patrick W. Cobb, MD  406-259-2245 

Nebraska
      CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium, Omaha,  Nebraska,  68106,  United States; Recruiting
James A. Mailliard, MD  402-280-4364    jamailliard@mrcc.cc 

      UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha,  Nebraska,  68198-7680,  United States; Recruiting
Margaret Anne Kessinger, MD  402-559-7511    makessin@unmc.edu 

Nevada
      CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation, Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106,  United States; Recruiting
John Allan Ellerton, MD, CM  702-384-0013    k.vanwagenen@sncrf.org 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas, Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106,  United States; Recruiting
Chitha R. Hulugalle, MD  702-696-3000 

New Hampshire
      New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA - Hooksett, Hooksett,  New Hampshire,  03106,  United States; Recruiting
Douglas Jay Weckstein, MD  603-622-6484    d.weckstein@nhoh.com 

      Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon,  New Hampshire,  03756-0002,  United States; Recruiting
Camilo E. Fadul, MD  603-650-6312    Camilo.e.fadul@dartmouth.edu 

New Jersey
      Cancer Institute of New Jersey at the Cooper University Hospital, Camden,  New Jersey,  08103,  United States; Recruiting
Edison Catalano, MD  856-342-2506 

      Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick,  New Jersey,  08903,  United States; Recruiting
Joseph Aisner, MD  732-235-7401    aisnerjo@umdnj.edu 

      CCOP - Northern New Jersey, Hackensack,  New Jersey,  07601,  United States; Recruiting
Richard J. Rosenbluth, MD  201-996-5917 

New Mexico
      MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87131,  United States; Recruiting
Cynthia K. Cathcart, MD  505-272-5688 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque, Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87108-5138,  United States; Recruiting
Cheryl L. Willman, MD  505-265-1711 

New York
      Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx,  New York,  10461,  United States; Recruiting
Joseph A. Sparano, MD  718-904-2555    jsparano@montefiore.org 

      CCOP - North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset,  New York,  11030,  United States; Recruiting
Vincent P. Vinciguerra, MD  516-562-8954 

      CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C., East Syracuse,  New York,  13057,  United States; Recruiting
Jeffrey J. Kirshner, MD  315-472-7504 

      Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst,  New York,  11373,  United States; Recruiting
Vladimir Benisovich, MD  718-334-3723    beniso@aol.com 

      Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, New York,  New York,  10032,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel P. Petrylak, MD  212-305-1731    dpp5@columbia.edu 

      James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester,  New York,  14642,  United States; Recruiting
Richard I. Fisher, MD  585-275-0842    richard_fisher@urmc.rochester.edu 

      MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center, Bronx,  New York,  10466,  United States; Recruiting
Peter H. Wiernik, MD  718-920-9900    pwiernik@olmhs.org 

      Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York,  New York,  10021,  United States; Recruiting
Clifford A. Hudis, MD  212-639-6483 

      Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York,  New York,  10029,  United States; Recruiting
Lewis R. Silverman, MD  212-241-5520    lewis.silverman@mssm.edu 

      New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University, New York,  New York,  10021,  United States; Recruiting
Scott Wadler, MD  212-746-2844    scw2004@med.cornell.edu 

      North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset,  New York,  11030,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel R. Budman, MD  516-562-8958 

      NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center, New York,  New York,  10016,  United States; Recruiting
Amy D. Tiersten, MD  212-652-1916 

      Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital, Jamaica,  New York,  11432,  United States; Recruiting
Hans W. Grunwald, MD  718-883-4118    hans.grunwald@mssm.edu 

      Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo,  New York,  14263-0001,  United States; Recruiting
Ellis G. Levine, MD  716-845-8547 

      SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse,  New York,  13210,  United States; Recruiting
Stephen L. Graziano, MD  315-464-8200    grazians@upstate.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo, Buffalo,  New York,  14215,  United States; Recruiting
Lynn Marie Steinbrenner, MD  716-862-3191    lynn.steinbrenner@med.va.gov 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse, Syracuse,  New York,  13210,  United States; Recruiting
Stephen L. Graziano, MD  315-476-7461 

North Carolina
      Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville,  North Carolina,  28302-2000,  United States; Recruiting
Kamal M. Bakri, MD  910-609-6910 

      CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Goldsboro,  North Carolina,  27534-9479,  United States; Recruiting
James N. Atkins, MD  336-777-3088 

      Comprehensive Cancer Center at Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst,  North Carolina,  28374,  United States; Recruiting
Ellen M. Willard, MD  910-295-9205 

      Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University, Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27157-1082,  United States; Recruiting
David Duane Hurd, MD  336-716-2088    dhurd@wfubmc.edu 

      Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham,  North Carolina,  27710,  United States; Recruiting
Jeffrey Crawford, MD  919-684-5621    crawf006@mc.duke.edu 

      Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center, Kinston,  North Carolina,  28503-1678,  United States; Recruiting
Peter R. Watson, MD  252-559-2200 ext. 201 

      Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,  North Carolina,  27599-7295,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas C. Shea, MD  919-966-7746    sheaT@med.unc.edu 

      NorthEast Oncology Associates - Concord, Concord,  North Carolina,  28025,  United States; Recruiting
James Grier Wall, MD  704-783-1370    jwall@northeastmedical.org 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville, Asheville,  North Carolina,  28805-9913,  United States; Recruiting
John C. Lucke, MD  828-299-2540 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham, Durham,  North Carolina,  27705,  United States; Recruiting
Michael J. Kelley, MD  919-286-0411 ext. 7326 

      Zimmer Cancer Center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington,  North Carolina,  28402-9025,  United States; Recruiting
Cyrus A. Kotwall, MD  910-763-4630 

North Dakota
      CCOP - Merit Care Hospital, Fargo,  North Dakota,  58122,  United States; Recruiting
Preston D. Steen, MD  701-234-6298    prestonsteen@meritcare.com 

Ohio
      Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University, Columbus,  Ohio,  43210-1240,  United States; Recruiting
Clara D. Bloomfield, MD  614-293-7518    bloomfield-1@medctr.osu.edu 

      CCOP - Columbus, Columbus,  Ohio,  43206,  United States; Recruiting
J. Philip Kuebler, MD, PhD  614-488-2118 

      CCOP - Dayton, Dayton,  Ohio,  45429,  United States; Recruiting
Howard M. Gross, MD  937-832-1093 

      CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital, Toledo,  Ohio,  43623-3456,  United States; Recruiting
Paul L. Schaefer, MD  419-843-6147 

      Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital, Cincinnati,  Ohio,  45267-0501,  United States; Recruiting
Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH  513-584-3830 

      Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland,  Ohio,  44195-9001,  United States; Recruiting
George Thomas Budd, MD  216-444-6480 

      MetroHealth's Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland,  Ohio,  44109,  United States; Recruiting
Edward G. Mansour, MD  216-778-4394    emansour@metrohealth.org 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati,  Ohio,  45220-2288,  United States; Recruiting
Albert F. Muhleman, MD  513-475-6537    albert.muhleman@med.va.gov 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton, Dayton,  Ohio,  45428-1002,  United States; Recruiting
Howard M. Gross, MD  937-268-6511 

Oklahoma
      CCOP - Oklahoma, Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  74136,  United States; Recruiting
James B. Lockhart, MD  918-491-5878 

      Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  73104,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel J. Culkin, MD, FACS  405-271-6900    daniel-culkin@ouhsc.edu 

Oregon
      Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland,  Oregon,  97201-3098,  United States; Recruiting
Craig R. Nichols, MD  503-494-6346 

      CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program, Portland,  Oregon,  97225,  United States; Recruiting
Keith S. Lanier, MD  503-216-6260 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland, Portland,  Oregon,  97207,  United States; Recruiting
Christopher W. Ryan, MD  503-220-8262 

Pennsylvania
      Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19104,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel G. Haller, MD  215-662-6318 

      CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center, Danville,  Pennsylvania,  17822-2001,  United States; Recruiting
Albert M. Bernath, MD  570-271-6466 

      CCOP - MainLine Health, Wynnewood,  Pennsylvania,  19096,  United States; Recruiting
Paul B. Gilman, MD  610-645-2494 

      Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19111-2497,  United States; Recruiting
Lori J. Goldstein, MD  215-728-2689    lj_goldstein@fccc.edu 

      Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood,  Pennsylvania,  19096,  United States; Recruiting
Paul B. Gilman, MD  610-645-2000    pgilman@pol.net 

      Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey,  Pennsylvania,  17033-0850,  United States; Recruiting
Witold Boleslaw Rybka, MD, FRCPC  717-531-1050    wrybka@med.hmc.psu.edu 

      Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15224,  United States; Recruiting
Richard K. Shadduck, MD  412-578-4355    rshadduck@msn.com 

Rhode Island
      Miriam Hospital at Lifespan, Providence,  Rhode Island,  02906,  United States; Recruiting
William M. Sikov, MD  401-793-7151    wsikov@lifespan.org 

South Carolina
      CCOP - Greenville, Greenville,  South Carolina,  29615,  United States; Recruiting
Jeffrey Kent Giguere, MD  864-241-6251 

      CCOP - Upstate Carolina, Spartanburg,  South Carolina,  29303,  United States; Recruiting
James Dewitt Bearden, MD  864-560-7050 

      Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston,  South Carolina,  29425,  United States; Recruiting
Carolyn E. Reed, MD  843-792-9321    reedce@musc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston, Charleston,  South Carolina,  29401-5799,  United States; Recruiting
Carolyn E. Reed, MD  843-789-7804 

South Dakota
      CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium, Sioux Falls,  South Dakota,  57104,  United States; Recruiting
Loren K. Tschetter, MD  605-328-8044    tidemanb@siouxvalley.org 

Tennessee
      University of Tennessee Cancer Institute at Methodist Central Hospital, Memphis,  Tennessee,  38104,  United States; Recruiting
Mohammad Jahanzeb, MD  901-722-0532 

      Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville,  Tennessee,  37232-6307,  United States; Recruiting
David Horton Johnson, MD  615-343-9454    david.h.johnson@vanderbilt.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis, Memphis,  Tennessee,  38104,  United States; Recruiting
Harvey B. Niell, MD  901-523-8990 ext. 5533 

Texas
      Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston,  Texas,  78234-6200,  United States; Recruiting
Mitchell A. Garrison, MD  210-916-3281    mitchell.garrison@cen.amedd.army.mil 

      CCOP - Scott and White Hospital, Temple,  Texas,  76508,  United States; Recruiting
Lucas Wong, MD  254-724-1053    lwong@swmail.sw.org 

      Harrington Cancer Center, Amarillo,  Texas,  79106,  United States; Recruiting
James E. Clarkson, MD  806-359-4673 ext. 228    jclarkson@harringtoncc.org 

      MD Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas, Houston,  Texas,  77030-4095,  United States; Recruiting
Scott Michael Lippman, MD, FACP  713-745-3672 

      University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio,  Texas,  78229-3900,  United States; Recruiting
Geoffrey R. Weiss, MD  210-567-4777    weiss@uthscsa.edu 

      University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston,  Texas,  77555-0565,  United States; Recruiting
Robert P. Whitehead, MD  409-772-1164    rpwhiteh@utmb.edu 

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Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database

Study ID Numbers:  CDR0000066386; ECOG-2496; CAN-NCIC-HD7; CALGB-59905; SWOG-E2496; NCT00003389
Record last reviewed:  March 2005
Last Updated:  March 28, 2005
Record first received:  November 1, 1999
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00003389
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08


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