๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
Treatment of Adult Patients with Newly Diagnosed Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) Using a Low-Dose Cytarabine Combined with Thalidomide Regimen.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* Clearly diagnose and treat adult patients with multisystem or single-system multifocal LCH;
* Aged between 18 and 70 years;
* Multisystem involvement or single-system multifocal disease;
* No prior systemic treatment (patients who have only received local radiotherapy or surgery may be enrolled);
* ECOG performance status score โค 2;
* Judged by clinicians as suitable for treatment with this protocol;
* Patients or their families able to understand the study protocol and willing to participate in the study, providing written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with LCH involving the central nervous system;
* Single-system single-lesion LCH;
* Subjects who have undergone major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose in the study;
* Subjects who have received radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose in the study; subjects with a history of myocardial infarction within the past year;
* Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure, or a history of NYHA class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure;
* Pregnant or lactating women;
* Abnormal liver and kidney function: creatinine level โฅ176.8ฮผmol/l (2mg/dl), transaminase and bilirubin levels more than 2 times the upper limit of normal (for LCH patients with liver involvement, bilirubin levels more than 10 times the upper limit of normal);
* Abnormal blood counts: absolute neutrophil count less than 1ร10\^9/L, platelet count less than 50ร10\^9/L;
* Patients or their families unable to understand the conditions and objectives of this study;
* Any other circumstances in which the investigator deems the patient unsuitable to participate in this trial.
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What it tests
- Cytarabine (Ara-C)
- Thalidomide (100mg)
Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, China
๐ค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ always decide together with your own doctor.