PET scans could spare hodgkin patients from extra chemo
NCT ID NCT01358747
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using an early PET scan after two rounds of chemotherapy can help doctors choose the right treatment for people with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma. Patients whose scan showed a good response got a milder chemo, while those with less response continued stronger treatment. The goal was to see if this approach works as well as giving everyone the stronger chemo, with fewer side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Start date
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May 2011
- 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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16 to 60 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with a first diagnosis of classical Hodgkin lymphoma according to world health organization (WHO) criteria excluding nodular lymphocyte predominant subtype * Age of 16 to 60 years * No previous treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma * Ann Arbor stages: IIB with mediastinum/thorax ≥0.33 or extra nodal localization III IV * Baseline 18-FDG PET scan (PET0)(F-FDG Positon Emission Tomography) performed before any treatment with at least one hypermetabolic lesion * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \< 3 * With a minimum life expectancy of 3 months * Having previously signed a written informed consent * The patient must be covered by a social security system (in France) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women * Men and women of childbearing potential not practicing an adequate method of contraception during the study treatment and at least 3 months after the last study drug administration * Any history of cancer or cancer treatment during the last 5 years with the exception of non-melanoma skin tumors or stage 0 (in situ) cervical carcinoma * Uncontrolled infectious disease, including active HBV (hepatitis B virus) infection defined by either detection of HBs Antigen or presence of anti HBs antibody without detectable anti HBc antibody. * HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), HCV (hepatitis C virus) or HTLV (Human T-lymphotropic virus) serology positivity * Abnormal liver (bilirubin \> 2,5 N) function unless abnormalities are due to AHL 2011 Protocol Version n°1.2\_ 09/02/11\_approved on March 11, 2011 EudraCT n°2010-022844-19 4 / 73 Hodgkin lymphoma * Abnormal renal (Creatinin \> 150 μmol/L) function unless abnormalities are due to Hodgkin lymphoma * Leukopenia \< 2 G/l or thrombopenia \<100 G/l unless abnormalities are due to Hodgkin lymphoma * Severe cardio-pulmonary, or metabolic disease interfering with normal application of protocol treatment: * Left Ejection Ventricular Fraction \<50% * Respiratory insufficiency prohibiting bleomycin use * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus leading to impossibility to perform PET scan * Impossibility to perform a baseline PET (PET0) before randomization and treatment beginning * Incapable person
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZ Delta
Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
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AZ Groeninge
Kortrljk, 8500, Belgium
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Az Sint Jan
Bruges, 8000, Belgium
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CH Antibes
Antibes, 06606, France
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CH Avignon - Hopital Duffaut
Avignon, 84902, France
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CH Chambéry
Chambéry, 73000, France
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CH Chartres - Hopital Louis Pasteur
Le Coudray, 28630, France
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CH Dubos
Pontoise, 95300, France
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CH Jacques-Coeur
Bourges, 18020, France
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CH Lens
Lens, 62307, France
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CH Marc Jacquet
Melun, 77011, France
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CH Meaux
Meaux, 77100, France
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CH Mulhouse - Hopital Muller
Mulhouse, 68070, France
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CH Sud Francilien
Corbeil-Essonnes, 91106, France
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CH Valence
Valence, 26953, France
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CH Victor Dupouy
Argenteuil, 95107, France
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CH Yves Le Foll
Saint-Brieuc, 22027, France
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CH d'Arras
Arras, 62022, France
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CH de Bourg en Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse, 01012, France
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CH de Bretagne Atlantique
Vannes, 56017, France
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CH de Dunkerque
Dunkirk, 59385, France
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CH de Pau
Pau, 64046, France
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CH de Troyes
Troyes, 10003, France
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CH de Versaille - Hopital Mignot
Le Chesnay, 78157, France
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CH de la région d'Annecy
Pringy, 74370, France
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CH du Dr Duchenne
Boulogne-sur-Mer, 62200, France
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CH tourelle Peltzer
Verviers, 4800, Belgium
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CHG Béziers
Béziers, 34500, France
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CHR Metz - Hopital Bon Secours
Metz, 57038, France
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CHR de la Source
Orléans, 45067, France
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CHU Angers
Angers, 49033, France
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CHU Brabois
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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CHU Caremeau
Nîmes, 30029, France
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CHU Dijon - Hopital du Bocage
Dijon, 21079, France
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CHU Haut Leveque - Centre François Magendie
Pessac, 33600, France
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CHU Hotel Dieu
Nantes, 44093, France
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CHU Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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CHU Nice - Hopital de l'Archet
Nice, 06202, France
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CHU Reims - Hopital Robert Debré
Reims, 51092, France
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CHU Saint-Eloi
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU de Caen-Côte de Nacre
Caen, 14000, France
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CHU de Limoge - Hopital Dupuytren
Limoges, 87042, France
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CHU de Strasbourg-Hopital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, 67200, France
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CHU du Mans
Le Mans, 72037, France
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CRLC Val D'Aurelle
Montpellier, 34298, France
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Centre Antoine lacassagne
Nice, 06189, France
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Centre Catherine de Sienne
Nantes, 44000, France
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Centre François Baclesse
Caen, 14076, France
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, 76000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Wallonie Picarde
Tournai, 7500, Belgium
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Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, 69373, France
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Ch Brive
Brive-la-Gaillarde, 19312, France
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Chd Vendee
La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France
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Chru Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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Chu Mont Godinne
Yvoir, 5530, Belgium
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Clinique Mathilde
Rouen, 76100, France
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Clinique ST Pierre
Ottignies, 1340, Belgium
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Clinique St Joseph
Mons, 7000, Belgium
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Clinique Victor HUGO
Le Mans, 72015, France
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Clinique de la Sauvegarde
Lyon, 69337, France
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Clinique du Parc
Castelnau-le-Lez, 34170, France
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Clinique sud Luxembourg
Arlon, 6700, Belgium
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Grand hôpital de Charleroi
Charleroi, 6000, Belgium
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Hopital Américain de Paris
Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92200, France
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Hopital Antoine Beclere
Clamart, 92140, France
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Hopital Bicetre
Le Kremelin Bicetre, 94275, France
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Hopital Cochin
Paris, 75679, France
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Hopital Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94010, France
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Hopital Necker
Paris, 75743, France
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Hopital Saint Louis
La Rochelle, 17019, France
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Hopital Saint-Louis
Paris, 75475, France
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Hopital Soint-Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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Hopital de Bayonne
Bayonne, 64100, France
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Hopital de la Pitié Salpétrière
Paris, 75651, France
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Hopital de la conception
Marseille, 13385, France
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Hopitaux Civil de Colmar - Hopital Pasteur
Colmar, 68024, France
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Hôpital Bretonneau
Tours, 37044, France
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Hôpital Erasme
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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Hôpital Jolimont
Haine-Saint-Paul, 7100, Belgium
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Hôpital Morvan- CHU Brest
Brest, 29609, France
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Hôpital ST Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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Hôpital St Jean
Perpignan, 66046, France
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Hôpital d'instruction des Armées Percy
Clamart, 92141, France
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Hôpital de Chalon
Chalon-sur-Saône, 71100, France
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Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Institut Calmettes
Marseille, 13273, France
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Institut Curie - Hopital Claudius Régaud
Paris, 75248, France
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Institut Curie - Hopital Huguenin
Saint-Cloud, 92210, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Institut de Cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42271, France
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Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
Bordeaux, 33077, France
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Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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RHMS
Baudour, 7331, Belgium
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Ucl Bruxelles
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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ZNA Stuivenberg
Antwerp, 2060, Belgium
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chu Ambroise Paré
Mons, 7000, Belgium
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