Major trial tests safer drug for Kids' leukemia

NCT ID NCT00400946

Summary

This study aimed to find the best way to give a crucial drug called asparaginase to children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It directly compared a newer, longer-lasting version given by IV with the standard version given by injection. The main goal was to see which method caused fewer serious side effects like allergic reactions or pancreatitis, while still effectively controlling the cancer.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval

    Sainte-Foy, Quebec, GIV 4G2, Canada

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Hasbro Children's Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

  • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Hopital Sainte Justine

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

  • James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

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