New hope for kids with hodgkin lymphoma: tailored chemo aims to cut toxicity
NCT ID NCT03755804
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 study is testing a risk-adapted approach for children and young adults with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Depending on their risk level, patients receive different combinations of chemotherapy drugs, with the goal of improving response while reducing side effects. The trial enrolls 232 participants up to age 25 and uses imaging after two cycles to guide further treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bendamustine, etoposide, doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine, vinblastine, prednisone, filgrastim, brentuximab vedotin, cyclophosphamide, dacarbazine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more effective and less toxic chemotherapy regimens for children and young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma, improving survival and reducing long-term side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial, so results are still preliminary. The treatments involve strong chemotherapy drugs with known side effects like infection, nerve damage, and heart problems. Not all patients may respond adequately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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232 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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Up to 25 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: * Histologically confirmed, previously untreated CD30+ classical HL. (Participants are still eligible if they received limited emergent RT or steroid therapy - maximum of 7 days if within the last month or as approved by PI). * Age ≤ 21 years at the time of diagnosis (i.e., participants are eligible until their 22nd birthday) for low-risk and intermediate-risk * Age ≤ 25 years at the time of diagnosis (i.e., participants are eligible until their 26th birthday) for high-risk * All Ann Arbor stages. * Low-Risk: IA, IIA (excluding patients with "E" lesions or mediastinal bulk) * Intermediate-Risk: IA or IIA with "E" lesions or bulky mediastinal adenopathy (mediastinal mass to thoracic cavity ratio 33% or greater by chest radiograph) and IB, IIIA. * High-Risk: IIB, IIIB, IV * Adequate renal function based on GFR ≥ 70 ml/min/1.73m2 OR serum creatinine adjusted for age and gender as follows: Age 1 to \< 2 years: maximum serum creatinine 0.6 mg/dL for males and 0.6 mg/dL for females, Age 2 to \< 6 years: maximum serum creatinine 0.8 mg/dL for males and 0.8 mg/dL for females, Age 6 to \< 10 years: maximum serum creatinine 1 mg/dL for males and 1 mg/dL for females, Age 10 to \< 13 years: maximum serum creatinine 1.2 mg/dL for males and 1.2 mg/dL for females, Age 13 to \< 16 years: maximum serum creatinine 1.5 mg/dL for males and 1.4 mg/dL for females, Age ≥16 years: maximum serum creatinine 1.7 mg/dL for males and 1.4 mg/dL for females * Adequate hepatic function (total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN for age, and AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN for age). * Adequate hematologic criteria at baseline, unless secondary to Hodgkin disease diagnosis * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1000/µL * Platelets ≥ 75,000/µL * Adequate cardiac function defined as shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram or MUGA, unless decreased function is due to large mediastinal mass or effusion related to HL. * Adequate pulmonary function defined as no evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and a pulse oximetry \> 92% on room air unless secondary to a large mediastinal mass or effusion related to HL. * Female participant who is post-menarchal must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test. * Female or male participant of reproductive potential must agree to use an effective contraceptive method throughout duration of study treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * CD30 negative HL. * Has received prior therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma * Inadequate organ function * High-risk participants with a history of ≥ grade 2 peripheral neuropathy or any active neurologic disease that would impede the ability to assess neurologic toxicities. * Inability or unwillingness of research participant or legal guardian / representative to give written informed consent.
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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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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Maine Children's Cancer Program
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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St. Jude Affiliate Baton Rouge Clinic (Our Lady of the Lakes Regional Medical Center)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States
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St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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St. Jude Midwest Affiliate - Peoria
Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States
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