New hope for kids with hodgkin lymphoma: modified chemo regimen tested in china
NCT ID NCT04726501
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a modified chemotherapy regimen (based on a U.S. protocol) in 200 Chinese children and teens with newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma. Depending on risk level, patients receive 4 to 6 cycles of chemotherapy, with or without low-dose radiation. The goal is to see if this approach can improve event-free survival and overall survival in this population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Combination chemotherapy (AVE-PC or ABVE-PC) with or without involved-field radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that a modified COG protocol works well for Chinese children with Hodgkin lymphoma, potentially improving event-free and overall survival rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-country, non-randomized study with only 200 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy carry risks like infection, organ damage, and secondary cancers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 year to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient must be ages 1 to 18 years at the time of diagnosis; Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed Hodgkin disease (No nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients have received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for the current diagnosis or any cancer, if any steroid applied, total prior steroids dosage \< Prednisone 80 mg/m2; Patients have congenital immunodeficiency, HIV infection, or prior organ transplant; Patients have overwhelming infection, and a life expectancy of \< 2 weeks
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Nanjing, China
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Shanghai Children's Medical Center
Shanghai, 200127, China
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West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Chengdu, China
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