All-trans retinoic acid added to chemotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma
Tests all-trans retinoic acid with VAC chemotherapy in people newly treated for rhabdomyosarcoma.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Fudan University
- Where
- Shanghai, ChinaSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- A Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of All-trans Retinoic Acid Combined With VAC Regimen in the Treatment of Intermediate-to-high-risk Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- People taking part
- 106 people, planned
- Started
- Jan 2026
- Expected to end
- Jan 2029
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groups
- Treatments tested
- ATRA+VAC
- ATRA+VAC+Anlotinib
- Record updated
- 21 January 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for people aged 14 to 60 with intermediate-to-high-risk rhabdomyosarcoma who have not had any drug treatment for cancer before.
- Age
- 14 to 60 years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Disease stage
- Intermediate-to-high-risk rhabdomyosarcoma confirmed by tissue examination; the pleomorphic type is not included.
- Earlier treatment
- No earlier anti-tumor drug treatment. Surgery and radiation therapy were allowed before.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cancer in the bone marrow confirmed by biopsy
- Earlier anti-tumor treatment other than surgery and radiation therapy
- Serious heart disease, such as heart failure or a heart attack on ECG
- Major surgery within the last 4 weeks, or not fully recovered from it
- Known allergy to the components of the treatment
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age ≥ 14 years old and ≤ 60 years old
- Histologically confirmed medium to high risk rhabdomyosarcoma (excluding pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma)
- The physical fitness status score of the Eastern Cancer Collaboration Group (ECOG) is 0-1
- Have not received any anti-tumor drug treatment in the past
- Expected survival time ≥ 3 months
- Possess sufficient organ and bone marrow function, with laboratory test values meeting the following requirements within 7 days prior to enrollment (no blood components, cell growth factors, albumin, or other corrective treatment drugs are allowed within 14 days prior to obtaining laboratory tests), as follows Blood routine: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109/L, platelet count (PLT) ≥ 100 × 109/L, hemoglobin (HGB) ≥ 100 g/L (no transfusion or erythropoietin dependence within 14 days) Liver function: serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.25 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5x ULN for patients with liver metastases); Serum albumin ≥ 30 g/L; Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 5 × ULN; Renal function: Serum creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.25 × ULN, or creatinine clearance rate ≥ 60 mL/min (using the standard Cockcroft Gault formula): Urine routine results show urinary protein<2+; For patients whose baseline urine routine test shows urinary protein ≥ 2+, 24-hour urine collection should be performed with a 24-hour urine protein quantification of<1g; Coagulation function: International normalized ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5 times ULN; If the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy, as long as the INR is within the intended range of use of the anticoagulant drug
- For female subjects of childbearing age, a urine or serum pregnancy test should be conducted 3 days before receiving the first study drug and the result should be negative
- Participants and their sexual partners are required to use a medically approved contraceptive measure (such as intrauterine devices, birth control pills, or condoms) during the study treatment period and within 6 months after the end of the study treatment period
Who cannot take part
- Previously received anti-tumor treatment other than surgery and radiation therapy for any malignant tumor
- Subjects who cannot accept or tolerate this chemotherapy regimen for various reasons
- Patients who have undergone major surgical procedures unrelated to medium to high risk rhabdomyosarcoma within the 4 weeks prior to enrollment, or who have not fully recovered from such surgical procedures
- Individuals with a known history of allergies to the components of this medication regimen
- Serious heart disease or discomfort, including but not limited to the following diseases:; Diagnosed history of heart failure or systolic dysfunction (LVEF<50%); High risk uncontrolled arrhythmias, such as atrial tachycardia, resting heart rate>100bpm, significant ventricular arrhythmias (such as ventricular tachycardia), or higher-level atrioventricular block (i.e. Mobitz II second or third degree atrioventricular block); Angina requiring treatment with anti angina drugs; Clinically significant heart valve disease; ECG shows transmural myocardial infarction; Poor control of hypertension (systolic blood pressure>180mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure>100mmHg)
- Biopsy confirmed a patient with bone marrow infiltration
- The researcher believes that the patient is not suitable to participate in any other circumstances of this study
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 14 and 60 years old?
Where in China
- Fudan University Cancer hospitalShanghai, ChinaContact: xin LiuNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study is a prospective, multi-cohort, multi-center clinical trial targeting patients with intermediate-to-high-risk rhabdomyosarcoma who have not previously received systemic anti-tumor treatment. It aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of all-trans retinoic acid combined with VAC chemotherapy.
The 2 groups in the trial
- ATRA+VACTreatment being tested
- ATRA+VAC+AnlotinibTreatment being tested
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Multicenter, Multi-cohort, Prospective Phase II Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of All-trans Retinoic Acid Combined With VAC Regimen in the Treatment of Intermediate-to-high-risk Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Plain-language title
- All-trans retinoic acid added to chemotherapy for rhabdomyosarcomaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07355855, who can take part
- Record updated
- 21 January 2026