Response to Influenza Vaccination in Lymphoma Patients Treated With Rituximab (Rituxivac)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2012 by St. Antonius Hospital
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
M. Rab, St. Antonius Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01707628
First received: October 6, 2012
Last updated: December 7, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare the number of responders to vaccination with the influenza virus vaccine at different time points after last dose of rituximab in patients with lymphoma. Secondly to study the immune-response to vaccination with influenza virus vaccine, after treatment with rituximab in relation to the reconstitution of immune-function.


Condition Intervention
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
Biological: influenza vaccination with influenza vaccine

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Response to Influenza Vaccination in Lymphoma Patients Treated With CHOP and Rituximab

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Further study details as provided by St. Antonius Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Influenza antibody titre [ Time Frame: 3 weeks after vaccination ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • number of memory B cells [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • lymphocyte subsets [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • immunoglobulin levels [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • IgG subclasses [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • production of IFN-γ by CD4+ cells [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Cytokines [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • genetic factors [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 160
Study Start Date: October 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Early group after rituximab
Patients who received rituximab last dose 3-6 months before influenza vaccination will be the "early group".
Biological: influenza vaccination with influenza vaccine
Other Names:
  • Influvac
  • Vaxigrip
Active Comparator: Late group after rituximab
Patients who received rituximab last dose 9-12 months before influenza vaccination will be the "late group".
Biological: influenza vaccination with influenza vaccine
Other Names:
  • Influvac
  • Vaxigrip
Active Comparator: Control group
Healthy individuals will be receive vaccination with influenza vaccine and will serve as controls.
Biological: influenza vaccination with influenza vaccine
Other Names:
  • Influvac
  • Vaxigrip

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, treated with rituximab (with a range of 6-12 cycles) and who are in remission.
  2. Completion of rituximab therapy in the last twelve months before start of the study.
  3. Age ≥ 18 years.
  4. Signing of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Completion of rituximab therapy 7-8 months before start of the study.
  2. Fever at time of vaccination.
  3. Previous/known allergic reaction to any of the components of the vaccines given.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01707628

Contacts
Contact: Minke AE Rab, Drs. +3188-3203000 m.rab@antoniusziekenhuis.nl
Contact: Okke de Weerdt, Drs. +31880-3203000 o.weerdt@antoniusziekenhuis.nl

Locations
Netherlands
Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden Recruiting
Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
Contact: Carla Wassenaar     +3158 2866279     c.wassenaar@znb.nl    
Sub-Investigator: Mels Hoogendoorn, Dr.            
Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital Recruiting
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Contact: Caroline M Mandigers, Dr.     +3124-3658788     c.mandigers@cwz.nl    
Contact: Hanneke Walthaus     +3124-3658788     h.walthaus@cwz.nl    
Sub-Investigator: Caroline M Mandigers, Dr.            
Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis Recruiting
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Contact: Judith Westra     +3120-5992674     j.westra@olvg.nl    
Sub-Investigator: Onno C Leeksma, Dr.            
Medisch Spectrum Twente Recruiting
Enschede, Overrijssel, Netherlands
Contact: Tineke Duyts     +3153 4872440     a.duyts@mst.nl    
Sub-Investigator: Martijn R Schaafsma, Dr.            
St. Antonius Hospital Recruiting
Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3435CM
Contact: Minke AE Rab, Drs         m.rab@antoniusziekenhuis.nl    
Principal Investigator: Minke AE Rab, Drs.            
Reinier de Graaf Groep Recruiting
Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Contact: Edith van Druten     +3115-2603482     druten@rdgg.nl    
Sub-Investigator: Rolf E Brouwer, Dr.            
Albert Schweitzer Hospital Recruiting
Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Contact: Sylvia Sprangers-Van Campen     +3178-6542274     s.sprangers@asz.nl    
Sub-Investigator: Mark-David Levin, Dr.            
Sponsors and Collaborators
St. Antonius Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Minke AE Rab, Drs. St. Antonius Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: M. Rab, Drs., St. Antonius Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01707628     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NL37320.100.11
Study First Received: October 6, 2012
Last Updated: December 7, 2012
Health Authority: The Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)

Keywords provided by St. Antonius Hospital:
NHL
influenza vaccination
rituximab

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Influenza, Human
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Rituximab
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Antirheumatic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Antineoplastic Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013