New hope for kids with rare cancer: could one drug beat the standard?

NCT ID NCT02670707

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 05, 2026 · Updated 29 times

Summary

This study tests whether a single chemotherapy drug, cytarabine, works better than the usual two-drug combination (vinblastine/prednisone) for treating Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a rare cancer that causes tissue damage. About 124 children and young adults up to age 21 will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. Researchers will track how long participants stay free of disease worsening, relapse, or death, and also look at genetic markers that might predict response.

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Children's Hospital of San Antonio

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States

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  • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

    RECRUITING

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

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  • Cook Children's Health Care System

    RECRUITING

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

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  • Dell Children's Medical Center

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    Austin, Texas, 78723, United States

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  • Lehigh Valley Health Network- Cedar Crest

    RECRUITING

    Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States

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  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

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    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

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  • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

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    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

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  • Stanford Children's Hospital, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

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  • Texas Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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  • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

    WITHDRAWN

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • Vannie Cook Children's Clinic

    RECRUITING

    McAllen, Texas, 78503, United States

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