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NCT Number: NCT00928018

Tacrolimus/Sirolimus/Methotrexate vs Tacrolimus/Methotrexate or Cyclosporine/Mycophenolate Mofetil for GVHD Prophylaxis After Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Lymphoma

This trial is comparing whether using a drug called sirolimus for graft versus host disease (GVHD) prevention can decrease the chance of the participant's lymphoma relapsing after transplantation, compared to using a standard GVHD prevention regimen without sirolimus. Since mTOR inhibitors have anti-lymphoma activity, their use after transplantation may lead to a decreased risk of relapse and hence better transplantation outcome.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–72 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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About this study

  • Because no one knows which of the study options is best, participants will be "randomized" into one of the two possible groups for GVHD prophylaxis: 1) a sirolimus-containing regimen (tacrolimus, sirolimus and methotrexate) or 2) a sirolimus-free regimen (tacrolimus and methotrexate or cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil).
  • Participants will receive a reduced intensity conditioning regimen. This is done to prepare the body for transplantation. This will consist of a combination of drugs (either fludarabine and busulfan or fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and low-dose total body irradiation). The purpose of these drugs is to weaken the immune system and lower the chance of the body rejecting the donated stem cells.
  • Participants will also receive the GVHD prophylaxis regimen that they have been randomized to. These drugs will lower the chance of rejecting the donor cells and lower the chance of developing GVHD.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients will be eligible if their primary indication for transplantation is among the following: Indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); Aggressive B-Cell NHL; T-cell NHL; or Hodgkin Lymphoma.
  • Patients must have one of the following combinations of disease status and disease histology at the time of enrollment: 1) Patients may be transplanted as part of first-line therapy if they have one of the following histologies: CLL with adverse cytogenetics, MCL or, T-cell NHL. 2) Patients may be transplanted as part of treatment for relapsed or refractory disease without a prior autologous transplantation of they have one of the following histologies: Indolent NHL (including CLL/SLL), MCL or T-cell NHL. 3) Patients may be transplanted as part of treatment for disease that has relapsed or progressed after autologous transplantation if they have any of the histologies listed above. Patients may also be enrolled without a prior autologous transplantation if they have a contraindication to autologous transplantation, in the opinion of the treating clinician. 4) There is no minimal or maximal time interval from the patient's last anti-lymphoma therapy and the time of transplantation.
  • 18-72 years of age
  • Matched related or matched unrelated donor
  • Donor willing to donate peripheral blood stem cells and meeting institutional criteria for stem cell donation. The donor must be medically eligible to donate stem cells according to individual transplant center criteria.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with Burkitt lymphoma or DLBCL with a c-myc rearrangement
  • Karnofsky performance status of less than 70% at the time of registration
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation (note that prior autologous stem cell transplantation is allowed)
  • Uncontrolled infection
  • Serum creatinine 2.0mg/dl or greater
  • Total bilirubin 2.0mg/dl or greater (unless related to hemolysis or Gilbert's syndrome)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 3 times or greater than the institutional upper limit of normal
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction < 30%
  • Cholesterol > 500mg/dl or triglycerides > 500 mg/dl despite appropriate treatment
  • Seropositivity for HIV
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding (effective contraception must be used during therapy and for at least 6 months after the end of immunosuppressive agents)
  • Prior history of allergy to sirolimus, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, methotrexate or MMF
  • Concomitant treatment with another investigational drug (unless cleared by study chair)

Treatment and study plan

sirolimus

Drug

Taken orally for at least 12 months

Other names: Rapamycin

methotrexate

Drug

Given intravenously on the first, third and sixth day after transplant

Other names: Abbreviated MTX, Trade name:Trexall

Tacrolimus

Drug

Taken orally or given intravenously for at least 6 months

Other names: Prograf

cyclosporine

Drug

Taken orally or given intravenously for at least 6 months

Other names: Brand names:, •Gengraf, •Neoral, •Sandimmune, •Sangcya

MMF

Drug

Taken orally for about 2 months

Other names: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), Brand Names:, CellCept, Myfortic

Primary outcomes

  1. To Compare 2-year Overall Survival of Patients With Lymphoma Undergoing RIC SCT Between Those Receiving Tacrolimus/Sirolimus/Methotrexate and Those Receiving Tacrolimus/Methotrexate or Cyclosporine/Mycophenolate Mofetil

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. To Compare 2-year Progression-free Survival Between the Two Treatment Arms

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. To Compare the 2-year Cumulative Incidences of Disease Progression and of Non-relapse Mortality Between the Two Treatment Arms

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. To Compare the 180-day Cumulative Incidence of Grades II-IV and Grades III-IV Acute GVHD Between the Two Treatment Arms

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. To Compare the 2-year Cumulative Incidence of Chronic GVHD Between the Two Treatment Arms.

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. To Compare the 2-year of Overall Survival, Progression-free Survival, Cumulative Incidences of Progression and Non-relapse Mortality Between the Treatment Arms for Each Histology Studied.

    Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Other

Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III Multicenter, Randomized Trial Comparing Tacrolimus/Sirolimus/Methotrexate Versus Tacrolimus/Methotrexate or Cyclosporine/Mycophenolate Mofetil for GVHD Prophylaxis After Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Lymphoma

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jun 25, 2009
Registry last updated
Feb 1, 2019

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