Clinical Trial: Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: International Protocol for the Treatment of Childhood Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for treating anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying several different regimens of combination chemotherapy to compare how well they work in treating children with anaplastic large cell lymphoma.