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High-Risk Neuroblastoma Study 2 of SIOP-Europa-Neuroblastoma (SIOPEN)

Sponsor: Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris

NCT ID: NCT04221035

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At a glance

What the study gets you
Access to the study treatment being tested
Type of study
Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
Time in hospital
In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
Drug or intervention
Vincristine (drug), Carboplatin (drug), Etoposide (drug), Vindesine (drug)
How long the study runs
Study runs about 156 months (dates as stated)
About the drug or intervention
Vincristine — drug: 1.5 mg/m2 (max dose 2 mg) · Carboplatin — drug: 750 mg/m2 · Etoposide — drug: 175 mg/m2 · Vindesine — drug: 3 mg/m2/day (max dose 6 mg) · Dacarbazine — drug: 200 mg/m2/day · Ifosfamide — drug: 1500 mg/m2/day · Doxorubicin — drug: 30 mg/m2/dose · Busulfan — drug: \< 9kg: 1.0 mg/kg/dose 9 kg to \< 16 kg : 1.2 mg/kg/dose 16 kg to 23 kg : 1.1 mg/kg/dose \>23 kg to 34 kg: 0.95 mg/kg/dose \>34 kg: 0.8 mg/kg/dose Infusion IV over 2 hours Administration every 6 hours for a total of 16 doses · Melphalan — drug: 140 mg/m2/dose IV short infusion (15'), at least 24 h after the last busulfan dose · Thiotepa — drug: 300 mg/m2/day over 2 hours · Radiotherapy — radiation: 21.6 Gy 21.6 Gy + boost de 14.4 Gy · Dinutuximab Beta — drug: Patients \>12 kg are dosed based on the BSA: 10 mg/m\^2/day Patients ≤ 12 kg are dosed according to their body weight: 0.33 mg/kg/day · Cisplatin — drug: 80 mg/m2/24h · Temozolomide 100 MG — drug: 100 mg/m²/Day · Irinotecan — drug: 50 mg/m²/jour de J0 à J4 · Cyclophosphamid — drug: Cyclophosphamide has been demonstrated to have a cytostatic effect in many tumour types.
Patient visit burden
Not specified by the sponsor

In plain English

This European study looks at treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma, a cancer that mainly affects children. It tests different combinations of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue, surgery and radiotherapy at different stages of treatment. Children join the study at diagnosis and may be placed by chance (randomised) into different treatment groups as they go through it.

Who can take part

  • Children and young people with high-risk neuroblastoma, defined by age and stage of disease, such as stage M neuroblastoma diagnosed after 1 year of age, or disease with MYCN amplification at any age
  • Joining at diagnosis before chemotherapy, or within 21 days after one course of certain chemotherapy in some situations
  • Agreement (consent) from the patient or parents/legal representative, with age-appropriate assent from the child
  • For later stages: good enough response to earlier treatment, acceptable organ function, and enough collected stem cells for the high-dose chemotherapy stage
  • Willing and able to attend study visits and follow the study procedures
  • Patients covered by a social security scheme where required locally
  • For those who can have children: a negative pregnancy test before treatment and agreed use of contraception during and for one year after the study; breastfeeding must stop

Who may not be able to

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Taking part in another clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product while on study treatment
  • Chronic inflammatory bowel disease and/or bowel obstruction
  • Known allergy to any of the study drugs or their ingredients
  • Taking medicines (including herbal ones such as St John's Wort) that could interact with study treatments in the doctor's opinion
  • Patients under guardianship or unable to give consent
  • Liver or kidney function below required levels for randomised stages
  • Serious heart, hearing, nerve or breathing problems for the first randomisation stage
  • Recent live vaccines including yellow fever vaccine
  • Allergy to peanut or soya
  • Uncontrolled illness or infection that would make taking part unsafe in the doctor's opinion

What taking part involves

  • • Standard induction chemotherapy (Rapid COJEC or GPOH depending on country), partly decided by randomisation
  • • Surgery to remove the main tumour
  • • High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue, either a single or tandem (two-part) approach, decided by randomisation
  • • Radiotherapy to the tumour bed, with a randomisation option for some patients
  • • Chemoimmunotherapy (chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy) for patients whose metastatic disease did not respond enough to induction chemotherapy

Time commitment: Regular hospital visits and procedures (scans, blood tests, chemotherapy, surgery, stem cell rescue, radiotherapy) over the full treatment pathway; exact duration not stated — ask the trial team.

Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.

Type of study
Testing a treatment
Ages
Up to 21 Years
Who
All
Number of participants
800
Started
2019-11-05
Last checked
2025-06

Plain English Summary

What is this study?

  • • Testing a new treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma
  • • Phase3 - 800 participants
  • • This is an international multicenter, open-label, randomized phase III trial including three sequential randomizations to assess efficacy of induction and consolidation chemotherapies and radiotherapy for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma

Who can take part?

  • • Ages Up to 21 Years
  • • Diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma

Where?

  • • Aberdeen - Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
  • • Belfast - Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
  • • Birmingham - Birmingham children's Hospital
  • • Birmingham - University Hospitals Birmingham Queen Elisabeth Hospital(UHB)
  • • +14 more UK sites

This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.

About This Trial

This is an international multicenter, open-label, randomized phase III trial including three sequential randomizations to assess efficacy of induction and consolidation chemotherapies and radiotherapy for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.

More detail

This is an international multicenter, open-label, randomized phase III trial including three sequential randomizations to assess efficacy of induction and consolidation chemotherapies and radiotherapy for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. The first randomization (R-I) will compare the efficacy of two induction chemotherapies (RAPID COJEC and GPOH regimens) in a phase III setting. The primary endpoint will be the 3-year EFS from date of randomization . The R-I randomization will be stratified on age, stage, MYCN status and countries. The second randomization (R-HDC) will compare the efficacy of single HDC with Bu-Mel versus tandem HDC with Thiotepa followed by Bu-Mel. The primary endpoint is 3-year EFS calculated from the date of the R-HDC randomization. The R-HDC randomization will be stratified on the age, stage, MYCN status, induction chemotherapy regimen, response to induction phase and countries. The impact of local treatment in this phase III setting will be assessed, according to the presence or not of a macroscopic residual disease after surgery and HDC. In case of macroscopic residual disease, 21.6 Gy radiotherapy to the preoperative tumor bed will be randomized (R-RTx) versus the same treatment plus a sequential boost of additional 14.4 Gy to the residual tumor. The primary endpoint of R-RTx is 3-year EFS from the date of the R-RTx randomization. The R-RTx randomization will be stratified on age, stage, MYCN status, induction chemotherapy regimen, HDC regimen and countries. In case of no macroscopic residual disease, 21.6 Gy radiotherapy will be delivered to the preoperative tumor bed.

High-Risk NeuroblastomaPatient With Insufficient Response Chemoimmunotherapy

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: Up to 21 Years
  • Who can join: All genders

Biomarkers mentioned

have a negativePRCD34metAny negative

Treatment history

Treatments you must have had:

  • ✓ a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days

What the study is looking for

  • ✓Enrollment in HR-NBL2 will be performed:
  • ✓at diagnosis before the beginning of drug treatment or
  • ✓HR-NBL2 eligibility criteria:
  • ✓Established diagnosis of neuroblastoma according to the SIOPEN- modified International Neuroblastoma Risk Group...
  • ✓Stage M neuroblastoma above 365 days of age at diagnosis (no upper age limit) and Ms neuroblastoma 12-18 months old,...
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Enrollment in HR-NBL2 will be performed: * at diagnosis before the beginning of chemotherapy or * up to 21 days after one course of Carboplatin-Etoposide for patients with localized neuroblastoma or infants with metastatic neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification or patients with metastatic neuroblastoma treated in emergency or * up to 21 days after one course of the current protocol for R-I randomisation (RAPID COJEC/GPOH) low/intermediate risk neuroblastoma in Germany/Netherlands for patients with localized neuroblastoma or infants with metastatic neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification HR-NBL2 eligibility criteria: 1. Established diagnosis of neuroblastoma according to the SIOPEN- modified International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) criteria, High-risk neuroblastoma defined as: * Stage M neuroblastoma above 365 days of age at diagnosis (no upper age limit) and Ms neuroblastoma 12-18 months old, any MYCN status or * L2, M or Ms neuroblastoma any age with MYCN amplification, or focal high level MYC or MYCL amplification. In Germany, patients aged less than 18 months with stage M and without MYCN amplification will not be enrolled in HR-NBL2 trial. 2. No previous chemotherapy or up to 21 days after one cycle of Carboplatin-Etoposide chemotherapy for patients with localized neuroblastoma or infants with metastatic neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification or patients with metastatic neuroblastoma treated in emergency or up to 21 days after one course of the current protocol for low/intermediate risk neuroblastoma in Germany/Netherlands for patients with localized neuroblastoma or infants with metastatic neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification 3. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to initiation of treatment. Sexually active patients must agree to use acceptable and appropriate contraception while on HR-NBL2 study and for one year after stopping the study. Acceptable contraception is defined in CTFG Guidelines "Recommendations related to contraception and pregnancy testing in clinical trials" (Appendix 11). Female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breast-feeding. 4. Written informed consent to enter the HR-NBL2 protocol from patient or parents/legal representative, patient, and age-appropriate assent. 5. Patient affiliated to a social security regimen or beneficiary of the same according to local requirements. 6. Patients should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol R-I eligibility criteria: \- Written informed consent to enter the R-I randomisation from patient or parents/legal representative, patient, and age- appropriate assent. In case of parents'/patient's refusal to R-I, or Organ toxicity exclusion criteria at diagnosis, patients can still be enrolled in HR- NBL2 trial with parents'/patient's consent before or within 3 weeks from the beginning of chemotherapy R-HDC randomisation (Single HDC Bu-Mel/ Tandem HDC Thiotepa+Bu-Mel) Etoposide or one course of the current protocol for low/intermediate risk neuroblastoma in Germany/Netherlands). Patients will be treated with the standard induction regimen per country (Rapid COJEC or GPOH) and will be potentially eligible for subsequent randomisations. Randomisation for HDC strategy will be performed at the end of induction after the disease evaluation and after surgery of the primary tumour for those patients who will receive surgery before HDC. R-HDC eligibility criteria: 1. \- Stage M neuroblastoma above 365 days of age at diagnosis, any MYCN status, EXCEPT patients with stage M or Ms 12-18 months old with numerical chromosomal alterations only, and in complete metastatic response at the end of induction: in this case, patients will have surgery and no further treatment. OR \- L2, M or Ms neuroblastoma, any age, with MYCN amplification, or focal high level MYC or MYCL amplification 2. Age \< 21 years at the time of randomization 3. Complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) at metastatic sites: * Bone disease: mIBG uptake completely resolved or SIOPEN score ≤ 3 and at least 50% reduction in mIBG score (or ≤ 3 bone lesions and at least 50% reduction in number of FDG- PET-avid bone lesions for mIBG-nonavid tumours). * Bone marrow disease: CR and/or minimal disease (MD) according to International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria * Other metastatic sites: CR. (after induction chemotherapy +/- surgery), except for distant lymph nodes for which PR is accepted with a possible secondary surgery 4. Acceptable organ function and performance status: * Performance status ≥ 50%. * Hematological status: ANC\>0.5x109/L, platelets \> 20x 109/L * Cardiac function: (\< grade 2) * Normal chest X-Ray and oxygen saturation. * Absence of any toxicity ≥ grade 3. 4) Sufficient collected stem cells available; a total harvest of at least 6 x 106/kg CD34+ cells, to be stored in at least 4 separate bags to administer at least 3 x 106/kg CD34+ cells per rescue. 5. Written informed consent, including agreement of patient or parents/legal guardian for minors, to enter the R-HDC randomisation. 6. Patient affiliated to a social security regimen or beneficiary of the same according to local requirements. 7. Patients should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol. In case of parents'/patient's refusal, or insufficient stem cells, collection for tandem HDC but with a minimum of 3 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg body weight, or in case of patients older than 21 years, or organ toxicity, HDC will consist on the standard HD Bu-Mel and patients will be eligible for the subsequent randomisation. R-RTx randomisation (Local Radiotherapy) Chemoimmunotherapy arm R-RTx eligibility criteria: An evaluation of the local disease will be performed after HDC/ASCR and surgery: * In case of no local macroscopic disease, all patients will receive 21,6-Gy radiotherapy to the pre-operative tumour bed * In case of local macroscopic residual disease, patients will be eligible to R-RTx if the following criteria are met: 1. No evidence of disease progression after HDC/ASCR. 2. Interval between the last ASCR and radiotherapy start between 60 and 90 days. 3. Performance status greater or equal 50%. 4. Hematological status: ANC \>0.5x109/L, platelets \> 20x109/L. 5. Written informed consent, including agreement of patient or parents/legal guardian for minors, to enter the R-RTx randomisation. 6. Patient affiliated to a social security regimen or beneficiary of the same according to local requirements. 7. Patients should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol. In case of parents'/patient's refusal of the randomisation, the patient will receive 21.6 Gy radiotherapy to the pre-operative tumour bed. Chemoimmunotherapy arm eligibility criteria: 1. Insufficient metastatic response at the end of induction chemotherapy, defined as: * SIOPEN score \> 3 or less than 50% reduction in mIBG score (or \> 3 bone lesions or less 50% reduction in number of FDG-PET-avid bone lesions for mIBG-non avid tumours) OR * Bone marrow disease: SD according to International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria OR * Other metastatic sites: PR or SD. For distant lymph nodes: PR and not resectable or SD. 2. Performance status ≥ 50%. 3. Hematological status: ANC\>0.75x109/L without G-CSF for at least 48 hours (or ANC ≥ 0.50 x 109 /L in case of bone marrow involvement), platelets \> 50x 109/L and rising, without platelets transfusion for 72 hours. 4. AST or ALT ≤7.5 ULN and total bilirubin ≤1.5 ULN. In patients with liver metastases, total bilirubin ≤2.5 ULN is allowed. 5. No active infection; 6. No grade \>2 gastrointestinal toxicity. 7. No grade ≥ 3 toxicity related to previous treatment. 8. Oxygen saturation \> 94% Non-inclusion criteria for HR-NBL2: 1. Any negative answer concerning the HR-NLB2 inclusion criteria 2. Patient under guardianship or deprived of his liberty by a judicial or administrative decision or incapable of giving his consent. 3. Participating in another clinical study with an IMP while on study treatment. 4. Chronic inflammatory bowel disease and/or bowel obstruction. 5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 6. Known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients of the study drugs 7. Concomitant self-medication medicine that in the investigator opinion could interact with study treatments, including herbal medicine (e.g. St John's Wort (Hypericum Perforatum). Non-inclusion criteria specific to the R-I randomisation (RAPID COJEC/GPOH): 1. Urinary tract obstruction ≥ grade 3 2. Heart failure or myocarditis ≥ grade 2, any arrhythmia or myocardial infection 3. Peripheral motor or sensory neuropathy ≥ grade 3 4. Demyelinating form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome 5. Hearing impairment ≥ grade 2 6. Concurrent prophylactic use of phenytoin 7. Cardiorespiratory disease that contraindicates hyperhydration Non-inclusion criteria common to all randomisations (R-I, R-HDC, and R-RTx): 1. Any negative answer concerning the inclusion criteria of R-I or R- HDC or R-RTx will render the patient ineligible for the corresponding therapy phase randomisation. However, these patients may remain on study and be considered to receive standard treatment of the respective therapy phase, and may be potentially eligible for subsequent randomisations. 2. Liver function: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3.0 x ULN and blood bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN (toxicity ≥ grade 2). In case of toxicity ≥ grade 2, call national principal investigator study coordinator to discuss the feasibility. 3. Renal function: Creatinine clearance and/or GFR \< 60 ml/min/1.73m² (toxicity ≥ grade 2). If GFR \< 60ml/min/1.73m², call national principal investigator study coordinator to discuss about the treatment. 4. Dyspnea at rest and/or pulse oximetry \<95% in air (only for R-HDC, and R-RTx) 5. Any uncontrolled intercurrent illness or infection that in the investigator opinion would impair study participation. 6. Concomitant use with yellow fever vaccine and with live virus or bacterial vaccines. 7. Patient allergic to peanut or soya. Non-inclusion criteria to R-HDC: \- Any negative answer concerning the R-HDC inclusion criteria Non-inclusion criteria to chemoimmunotherapy arm: \- Any negative answer concerning the inclusion criteria of chemoimmunotherapy arm.

Where Is This Study? (18 UK sites)

Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Fiona HERD, MDfiona.herd2@nhs.scot

Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

Belfast, United Kingdom

NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Site contact (verified)

Birmingham children's Hospital

Birmingham B46NH, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)

University Hospitals Birmingham Queen Elisabeth Hospital(UHB)

Birmingham B46NH, United Kingdom

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Hospital R&D contact (matched)

Sarah Pountain Head of Research Governance

R&D@uhb.nhs.uk0121 371 4185

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol BS1 3NU, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)

Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Matthew MURRAY, MDmatthew.murray1@nhs.net

Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales - Cardiff

Cardiff, United Kingdom

NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Site contact (verified)
Cathy MORLEY-JACOB, MDCharlotte.Chambers@wales.nhs.uk

Royal Hospital for Sick Children - Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Site contact (verified)

Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow

Glasgow G34, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)

Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Martin ELLIOTT, MDmartin.elliott1@nhs.net

Alder Hey Children's Hospital - Liverpool

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)

Great Ormond Street Hospital - London

London, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Giuseppe BARONE, MDgiuseppe.barone@gosh.nhs.uk

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Manchester, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Hospital R&D contact (matched)

Elizabeth Mainwaring

R&D.applications@mft.nhs.uk0161 276 3340

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)

Nottingham Children's Hospital

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
MADNI MADNI, MDmajid.madni@nuh.nhs.uk

Sheffield Children's Hospital

Sheffield S102TH, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)

Southampton General Hospital

Southampton, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Ramya RAMANUJACHAR, MDramya.ramanujachar@uhs.nhs.uk

Royal Marsden Hospital

Sutton SM2 5PT, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)

How to Get in Touch

Claudia Pasqualini, MD PhD

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

+33 (0)1 42 11 42 11 claudia.pasqualini@gustaveroussy.fr

Habiba Attalah, PhD

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

+33 (0)1 42 11 64 46 habiba.attalah@gustaveroussy.fr
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2025-06