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Classical Hodgkin LymphomaPhase 3NCT02684708

Second International Inter-Group Study for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents

A Phase 3 study testing cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, dacarbazine and cyclo, vcr, pred, dacarb,etop and doxo in people with Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, run by University of Giessen at 19 sites in 19 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The EuroNet-PHL-C2 trial is an international, multicentre, randomised controlled trial with the aims to reduce the indication for radiotherapy in newly diagnosed patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma without compromising cure rates and to investigate a chemotherapy intensification randomisation in intermediate and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 25 years
Conditions the study is for
Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
What is being tested?
cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, dacarbazine and cyclo, vcr, pred, dacarb,etop and doxo
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2,921 participants
Where
19 sitesin 19 countries
Study dates
1 Oct 2015to 31 Oct 2025
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 25 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • histologically confirmed primary diagnosis of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • patients under 18 years of age on the date of written informed consent. In specialized Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) units in France, Italy and UK patients up to under 25 years of age can also be enrolled. Lower age limits will be country specific according to national laws or formal insurance requirements that may preclude very young patients.
  • written informed consent of the patient and/or the patient's parents or guardian according to national laws
  • negative pregnancy test within 2 weeks prior to starting treatment for female patients with childbearing potential

Who cannot join

  • prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for other malignancies
  • pre-treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma (except for 7-10 days steroid pre-phase of a large mediastinal tumour)
  • diagnosis of lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • other (simultaneous) malignancies
  • contraindication or known hypersensitivity to study drugs
  • severe concomitant diseases (e.g. immune deficiency syndrome)
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  • known HIV-positivity
  • residence outside the participating countries where long term follow-up cannot be guaranteed
  • pregnancy and/or lactation
  • patients who are sexually active and are unwilling to use adequate contraception during therapy and for one month after last trial treatment
  • current or recent (within 30 days prior to date of written informed consent) treatment with another investigational drug or participation in another interventional clinical trial

Trial locations and contacts

19 sites in 19 countries.

19 sites in 19 countries

Australia1 site
  • Royal Children's Hospital and Monash Medical Centre Royal Children's Hospital

    Victoria Park, 3052

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Austria1 site
  • St. Anna Kinderspital

    Vienna, 1090

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Belgium1 site
  • Paediatric haemato-oncology, University Hospitals of Leuven

    Leuven, 3000

Other trials in Belgium

Czechia1 site
  • Dpt. of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Faculty Hospital Motol

    Prague, 15006

Other trials in Czechia

Denmark1 site
  • Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (5054) The Child and Youth Clinic, University Hospital of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, 2100

Other trials in Denmark

France1 site
  • Service d'Oncohématologie, Hopital d'Ènfants Armand Trousseau

    Paris, 75571

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Germany1 site
  • Justus Liebig University of Giessen

    Giessen, 35392

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Ireland1 site
  • Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin

    Dublin, 12

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Israel1 site
  • Tel Aviv University Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel The Rina Zaizov Pediatric Hematology Oncology Division

    Petah Tikva, 49202

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Italy1 site
  • Pediatric Radiotherapy and Youth Area Unit C.R.O. - Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCCS

    Aviano, 33081

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Netherlands1 site
  • Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology

    Utrecht, 3508

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New Zealand1 site
  • Starship Blood and Cancer Centre, Starship Children's Hospital

    Auckland, 1142

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Norway1 site
  • Department of Medical Oncology Oslo University Hospital

    Oslo, 0424

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Poland1 site
  • Head of Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Medical Faculty

    Krakow, 30-663

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Slovakia1 site
  • Clinic of Pediatric Oncology University Children's Hospital

    Bratislava, 83340

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Spain1 site
  • Sección de Onco-Hematología Pediátrica Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena y Virgen del Rocío

    Seville, 41071

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Sweden1 site
  • Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Children´s University Hospital

    Uppsala, 75185

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Switzerland1 site
  • CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois = LS, Départment femme - meré - enfant, Service de pédiatrie, Unité d'hématologie-oncologie pédiatrique

    Lausanne, 1011

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United Kingdom1 site
  • University College London Hospitals

    London, NW1 2PG

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About this study

Official title: European Network-Paediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group (EuroNet-PHL) Second International Inter-Group Study for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents

The EuroNet-PHL-C2 trial is an international, multicentre, randomised controlled trial with the aims to reduce the indication for radiotherapy in newly diagnosed patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma without compromising cure rates and to investigate a chemotherapy intensification randomisation in intermediate and advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma to compensate for reduction in radiotherapy.

Read the detailed description

EuroNet-PHL-C2 is a comprehensive treatment strategy for all first line classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL) patients under 18 years (under 25 years in UK, Italy and France). The overall strategy is risk stratified (defining chemotherapy) and response adapted (defining radiotherapy) to tailor the amount of treatment to the individual patient and decrease long term complications.

  • Radiotherapy indication will be restricted. Patients with a negative PET scan after two cycles of OEPA chemotherapy (Early Response Assessment - ERA) will not receive radiotherapy. The threshold for negative PET scan at ERA shifts from the previously used Deauville 1 and 2 = negative (as in the C1 trial) to Deauville 1, 2 and 3 = negative, thereby increasing the number of negative patients without indication for RT.
  • Chemotherapy Randomisation

All intermediate (TL-2) and advanced stage (TL-3) patients will be randomised between respectively 2 or 4 standard COPDAC-28 or intensified DECOPDAC-21 consolidation chemotherapy cycles. To avoid delayed consolidation, randomisation has to be performed before ERA and as soon as the TL-assignment is confirmed by central review. Therefore two randomised sub-studies arise based on the ERA PET response:

Patients with adequate response at ERA do not receive radiotherapy - a randomised controlled chemotherapy comparison to show that intensified DECOPDAC-21 consolidation chemotherapy improves EFS as compared to standard COPDAC-28

Patients with inadequate response at ERA - a randomised controlled chemotherapy-radiotherapy comparison - to show that DECOPDAC-21 combined with radiotherapy restricted to sites that remain FDG-PET positive at the end of all chemotherapy (Late response assessment - LRA) has comparable EFS compared to COPDAC-28 plus standard involved node radiotherapy as in the C1 trial.

  • Risk stratification is refined Former treatment groups (TG) of the EuroNet-PHL-C1 trial are reassigned into treatment levels (TL) by shifting early stage patients (former TG-1) with risk factors into TL-2.
  • Semi-quantitative 'qPET' Results of semi-quantitative qPET are formally integrated into the response assessment.
Being tested
cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, dacarbazine, cyclo, vcr, pred, dacarb,etop and doxo

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, dacarbazineDrug

    Also called CYC, VCR, PRED, DTIC

    28-day chemotherapy cycle

  • cyclo, vcr, pred, dacarb,etop and doxoDrug

    Also called CYC, VCR, PRED, DTIC, ETO, DOXO

    21-day chemotherapy cycle

Study groups in NCT02684708
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
COPDAC-28Active comparatorcyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, dacarbazine; cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2, per infusion on day 1 + 8; vincristine 1.5 mg/m2 intravenously (capping dose 2 mg) on day 1 + 8 and prednisone 40 mg/m2/day by mouth divided into 3 doses (capping dose 80 mg/day) on day 1 - 15 and dacarbazine 250 mg/m2 infusion on day 1 - 3
Receives: Drug: cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, dacarbazine
DECOPDAC-21Experimentalpatients with intermediate and advanced stages will be randomized after the induction therapy to receive either COPDAC-28 standard consolidation or the intensified DECOPDAC-21. cyclophosphamide dose augmented to 625 mg/m2 and adminstered per infusion on day 1 and day 2; vincristine dose not changed; prednisone 40 mg/m2/day by mouth on day 1 - 8 (no capping dose prescribed), i.e. dose-reduction; dacarbazine dose not changed; etoposide infusion100 mg/m2/day on day 1 - 3 and doxorubicine 25 mg/m2 per infusion on day 1as additional drugs in comparison to active comparator; cycle is administered as 21 days instead of 28 days-cycle for intensification
Receives: Drug: cyclo, vcr, pred, dacarb,etop and doxo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Event-free survival

    Time from treatment start until relapse/progression, secondary malignancy or death

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Overall survival

    Time from treatment start until death

    Measured: 5 years

  2. Progression-free survival

    Time from treatment start until relapse/progression or death

    Measured: 5 years

  3. CTC (common toxicity criteria) grading during any individual treatment element including assessment of osteonecrosis

    Toxicity assessment according to CTCAE v4.0

    Measured: 5 years

  4. Time from day of PET imaging until decision on response category at ERA or LRA, respectively

    Quality of Imaging (CT,MRI and PET-CT) acquisition,

    Measured: 5 years

  5. Time from last day of chemotherapy to first day of radiotherapy in patients with radiotherapy indication

    Quality of chemo-and radiotherapy delivery

    Measured: 5 years

  6. Time from last dose of prednisone/prednisolone in OEPA to start of the first consolidation cycle

    Quality of chemotherapy delivery

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Feb 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Oct 2015
  3. Primary completion31 Oct 2024
  4. Study completion31 Oct 2025

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
2,921 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02684708
Sponsor's protocol ID
EuroNet-PHL-C2
Status last verified
Mar 2026
First submitted
19 Nov 2015
Last updated
31 Mar 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Pabari R, McCarten K, Flerlage J, Lai H, Mauz-Korholz C, Dieckmann K, Palese M, Kaste S, Castellino SM, Kelly KM, Stoevesandt D, Kurch L. Hodgkin lymphoma involving the extra-axial CNS: an AHOD1331, PHL-C1, and PHL-C2 report from the COG and EuroNet-PHL. Blood Adv. 2024 Sep 24;8(18):4856-4865. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023012346.

    PubMed 39058968
  • Drechsel KCE, Pilon MCF, Stoutjesdijk F, Meivis S, Schoonmade LJ, Wallace WHB, van Dulmen-den Broeder E, Beishuizen A, Kaspers GJL, Broer SL, Veening MA. Reproductive ability in survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult Hodgkin lymphoma: a review. Hum Reprod Update. 2023 Jul 5;29(4):486-517. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmad002.

    PubMed 36779325

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, dacarbazine and cyclo, vcr, pred, dacarb,etop and doxo in people with Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, run by University of Giessen at 19 sites in 19 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 19 sites in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark and 14 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Event-free survival (time frame: 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02684708, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Mar 2026.

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