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NCT Number: NCT00053092

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Rituximab in Treating Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. It is not yet known if combination chemotherapy is more effective with or without rituximab in treating mantle cell lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide combined with rituximab to that of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide alone in treating patients who have mantle cell lymphoma.

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Key information

Conditions

Lymphoma Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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About this study

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the response rates in patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma treated with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide with or without rituximab.
  • Compare the time to disease progression in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare the toxicity of these regimens, in terms of adverse event profile, in these patients.
  • Compare the overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms:

  • Arm I: Patients receive fludarabine IV* and cyclophosphamide IV* on days 1-3.
  • Arm II: Patients receive rituximab IV on day 1 and fludarabine IV* and cyclophosphamide IV* on days 2-4.

NOTE: *In both arms, fludarabine and cyclophosphamide may be administered orally instead of IV.

Treatment repeats every 28 days for 2-8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 56-82 patients (28-41 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma requiring therapy
  • Any stage

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • At least 3 months

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)^*
  • Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN^*
  • Hepatitis B and hepatitis C negative NOTE: *Unless related to lymphoma

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.5 times ULN^* NOTE: *Unless related to lymphoma

Other

  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except non-melanoma skin cancer or curatively resected carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No prior psychological illness or condition that would preclude study compliance
  • No known hypersensitivity to murine proteins
  • No concurrent uncontrolled medical conditions
  • No other illness that would severely limit life expectancy
  • HIV negative
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Treatment and study plan

Rituximab

Biological

Cyclophosphamide

Drug

fludarabine phosphate

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Response rate

  2. Time to disease progression

  3. Toxicity

  4. Overall survival

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Other

Collaborators

  • Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group

Registry information

Official study title

National Mantle Cell Lymphoma Trial - Phase II Randomized Study of Fludarabine/Cyclophosphamide Combination With or Without Rituximab in Patients With Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Important dates

Study start
2002
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jan 28, 2003
Registry last updated
Dec 18, 2013

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