Vincristine, Dactinomycin, and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sarcoma

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sarcoma focused on measuring embryonal childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal-botryoid childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, previously untreated childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma Primary operation for pathological diagnosis within the past 42 days The following variants are eligible: Botryoid Spindle cell Anaplastic Meets 1 of the following stage criteria: Stage I, clinical group I or II (N0), defined by all of the following criteria: Favorable site, including orbit, head, and neck (excluding parameningeal sites), genitourinary region (excluding bladder/prostate sites), or biliary tract Tumor any size Completely resected disease OR microscopic residual disease Lymph nodes clinically negative Stage I, clinical group III (N0), defined by all of the following criteria: Favorable site Tumor any size Gross residual disease allowed (orbit only) Lymph nodes clinically negative Stage II, clinical group I (N0, Nx), defined by all of the following criteria: Unfavorable site (any sites not listed as favorable sites) Tumor ≤ 5 cm in diameter Completely resected disease Lymph nodes clinically negative OR lymph node involvement unknown PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Performance status 0-3 Life expectancy Not specified Hematopoietic WBC ≥ 2,000/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin ≥ 7.5 g/dL Hepatic SGOT and SGPT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Bilirubin ≤ 2.5 times ULN Bile acid ≤ 2.5 times ULN Renal Creatinine based on age as follows: < 0.8 mg/dL (for patients < 5 years of age) < 1.2 mg/dL (for patients 5-9 years of age) < 1.5 mg/dL (for patients ≥ 10 years of age) Cardiovascular No severe heart disease Other Not pregnant or nursing Must have acceptable organ function for age No uncontrolled infection No other active malignancy No other treated malignancy within the past 5 years No hypersensitivity to study drugs No Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease No chickenpox PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Chemotherapy No prior anticancer chemotherapy Endocrine therapy Prior anticancer steroids allowed Radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy Other No concurrent pentostatin
Sites / Locations
- Anjo Kosei HosptialRecruiting
- Aichi Medical UniversityRecruiting
- National Hospital Orgnization Nagoya Medical CenterRecruiting
- Ehime Prefectural Central HospitalRecruiting
- National Kyushu Cancer CenterRecruiting
- Kurume University School of MedicineRecruiting
- Gifu Municipal HospitalRecruiting
- Gunma Children's Medical CenterRecruiting
- National Hospital Organization - Medical Center of KureRecruiting
- Sapporo Medical UniversityRecruiting
- Hokkaido University Graduate School of MedicineRecruiting
- Kobe City General HospitalRecruiting
- Ibaraki Children's HospitalRecruiting
- University of TsukubaRecruiting
- Ishikawa Prefectural Central HospitalRecruiting
- Kanazawa Medical UniversityRecruiting
- Kagoshima City HospitalRecruiting
- National Center for Child Health and DevelopmentRecruiting
- Showa University Fujigaoka HospitalRecruiting
- Yokohama City UniversityRecruiting
- Miyazaki Medical College University of MiyazakiRecruiting
- Nagano Children's HospitalRecruiting
- Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child HealthRecruiting
- Osaka City General HospitalRecruiting
- Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineRecruiting
- Osaka Medical CollegeRecruiting
- Dokkyo University School of MedicineRecruiting
- National Defense Medical CollegeRecruiting
- Shiga University of Medical ScienceRecruiting
- Shimane Prefectural Central HospitalRecruiting
- Shimane University HospitalRecruiting
- Seirei Hamamatsu General HospitalRecruiting
- Tokyo Metropolitan Kiyose Children's HospitalRecruiting
- Fukushima Medical University HospitalRecruiting
- Gifu University Graduate School of MedicineRecruiting
- Hiroshima University HospitalRecruiting
- Kagoshima UniversityRecruiting
- Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineRecruiting
- Kyoto University HospitalRecruiting
- Osaka City UniversityRecruiting
- Osaka General Medical CenterRecruiting
- Saitama Children's Medical CenterRecruiting
- Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and RehabilitationRecruiting
- National Cancer Center HospitalRecruiting
- St. Luke's International HospitalRecruiting
- Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityRecruiting
- Toho University School of MedicineRecruiting
- Keio University School of MedicineRecruiting
- Nihon University Itabashi HospitalRecruiting
- Toyama University HospitalRecruiting
- Yamagata University HospitalRecruiting