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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 11 November 2019
Main ID:  ISRCTN23736115
Date of registration: 19/08/2002
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Public title: Third Medical Research Council Trial in Chronic Lymphomatic Leukaemia
Scientific title: Third Medical Research Council Trial in Chronic Lymphomatic Leukaemia
Date of first enrolment: 01/04/1990
Target sample size: 350
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN23736115
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Not Specified
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: D    Catovsky
Address:  Royal Marsden Hospital Fulham Road SW3 6JJ London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7352 8171
Email: abc@email.com
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
1. All patients with B-cell chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosed by a persistent blood lymphocytosis (greater than 10 x 10^9/l) and bone marrow infiltration of at least 40% who require treatment
2. Previously untreated stage B and C disease
3. Stage A patients showing evidence of disease progression
4. Previously treated patients who:
4.1 Have not received an anthracycline or anthracenedione
4.2 Are not considered to be resistant to chlorambucil
4.3 Have relapsed off therapy and need further treatment because of disease progression
5. No concomitant treatment with any other cytotoxic or immunomodulatory therapy
6. No other life threatening disease
7. No medical contraindications to treatment protocols

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have another life threatening disease; they are not expected to complete the study treatment for other reasons; they are having concomitant treatment with any cytotoxic or immunomodulatory therapy; there is evidence of heart disease which would preclude treatment with anthracycline or they have not given informed consent.

Age minimum:
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Gender: Not Specified
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Leukaemia (chronic)
Cancer
Chronic lymphomatic leukaemia
Intervention(s)

Following randomisation stage C patients only receive pre-treatment with prednisolone. Patients are then treated on one of two treatment regimens depending upon the initial randomisation:
1. Regimen A: Chlorambucil orally daily for 6 days. Cycle repeated every 28 days.
2. Regimen B: Epirubicin on day 1 followed by chlorambucil orally for 6 days. Cycle to be repeated every 28 days.
Primary Outcome(s)
Death and death related to CLL, response to treatment, toxicity and compliance
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
G8223452
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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Contact:
Not provided at time of registration
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 01/04/1995
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