🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-15

Pediatric Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Consortium Study: cHOD17 (NCT03755804)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is a phase II study using risk and response-adapted therapy for low, intermediate and high risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Chemotherapy regimens will be based on risk group assignment. Low-risk and intermediate- risk patients will be treated with bendamustine, etoposide, Adriamycin® (doxorubicin), bleomycin, Oncovin® (vincristine), vinblastine, and prednisone (BEABOVP) chemotherapy. High-risk patients will receive Adcetris® (brentuximab vedotin), etoposide, prednisone and Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) (AEPA) and cyclophosphamide, Adcetris® (brentuximab vedotin), prednisone and Dacarbazine® (DTIC) (CAPDac) chemotherapy. Residual node radiotherapy will be given at the end of all chemotherapy only to involved nodes that do not have an adequate response (AR) after 2 cycles of therapy for all risk groups.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University — Palo Alto, California

Age range: Not specified to 25 Years

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (8 Sites)

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University — Palo Alto, California
  • St. Jude Midwest Affiliate - Peoria — Peoria, Illinois
  • St. Jude Affiliate Baton Rouge Clinic (Our Lady of the Lakes Regional Medical Center) — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Maine Children's Cancer Program — Scarborough, Maine
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts
  • St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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