Hormone Therapy Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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Summary
RATIONALE: Hormone therapy may stop the growth of cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy
use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining
hormone therapy with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which
hormone therapy and chemotherapy regimen is most effective for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different steroid therapy
and chemotherapy regimens in treating children who have acute lymphoblastic leukemia.