New combo therapy shows promise for kids with aggressive blood cancers

NCT ID NCT01516580

First seen Feb 28, 2026 · Last updated May 09, 2026 · Updated 5 times

Summary

This study tested whether adding 6 doses of rituximab (a targeted antibody) to standard chemotherapy improves outcomes for 482 children and teens with advanced B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma or B-cell leukemia. Participants were aged 6 months to 18 years with high-risk disease. The main goal was to see if the combination lengthened the time without cancer returning or other serious events.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • 2nd Dept. of Pediatrics Semmelweis Univ.

    Budapest, 1094, Hungary

  • Associazione Italiana di Ematologia ed Oncologia Pediatrica

    Padova, 35128, Italy

  • Children Oncology Group Operations centres

    Monrovia, Canada

  • Emma Children's Hospital

    Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

  • Institut de Cancérologie Gustave roussy

    Villejuif, 94805, France

  • Rectorat of Medical University

    Wroclaw, Poland

  • Sociedad Española de Hematología y Oncología Pediátricas

    Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • The University of Hong Kong (Clinical Trials Centre)

    Hong Kong, China

  • University Hospitals Leuven

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

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