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Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Rituximab in Patients With Previously Untreated Chronic B-Cell Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL-8)

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
German CLL Study Group
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Hoffmann-La Roche
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00281918
First received: January 24, 2006
Last updated: November 20, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
History of Changes
Results First Received: December 21, 2009  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Open Label;   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Leukemia
Interventions: Drug: Rituximab
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide (FC) Fludarabine+cyclophosphamide (FC) intravenously for a total of 6 treatment cycles at intervals of 28 days. Fludarabine: 25 mg/m² IV on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles. Cyclophosphamide: 250 mg/m² IV on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles.
Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide+Rituximab (FCR) Rituximab intravenously for a total of 6 treatment cycles at intervals of 28 days. Cycle 1: 375 mg/m² IV on Day 0; Cycles 2-6: 500 mg/m² IV on Day 1. FC intravenously for a total of 6 treatment cycles at intervals of 28 days. Fludarabine: 25 mg/m² IV over 15-30 min on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles. Cyclophosphamide: 250 mg/m² IV over 15-30 min on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles.

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide (FC)     Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide+Rituximab (FCR)  
STARTED     409 [1]   408 [2]
COMPLETED     267 [3]   300 [3]
NOT COMPLETED     142     108  
[1] Informed consent unavailable for 2 patients at time of analysis; intent-to-treat population was 407.
[2] Informed consent unavailable for 5 patients at time of analysis; intent-to-treat population was 403.
[3] Completed all 6 cycles of study medication.



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Reporting Groups
  Description
Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide (FC) Fludarabine+cyclophosphamide (FC) intravenously for a total of 6 treatment cycles at intervals of 28 days. Fludarabine: 25 mg/m² IV on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles. Cyclophosphamide: 250 mg/m² IV on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles.
Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide+Rituximab (FCR) Rituximab intravenously for a total of 6 treatment cycles at intervals of 28 days. Cycle 1: 375 mg/m² IV on Day 0; Cycles 2-6: 500 mg/m² IV on Day 1. FC intravenously for a total of 6 treatment cycles at intervals of 28 days. Fludarabine: 25 mg/m² IV over 15-30 min on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles. Cyclophosphamide: 250 mg/m² IV over 15-30 min on Days 1, 2, 3 for 6 cycles.
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Baseline Measures
    Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide (FC)     Fludarabine+Cyclophosphamide+Rituximab (FCR)     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  407     403     810  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  59.3  ± 8.55     59.6  ± 8.70     59.5  ± 8.62  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		     
Female     105     105     210  
Male     302     298     600  



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1.  Primary:   Progression-free Survival (PFS)   [ Time Frame: Median observation time at time of analysis was approximately 21 months ]
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2.  Secondary:   Event-free Survival (EFS)   [ Time Frame: Median observation time at time of analysis was approximately 21 months ]
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3.  Secondary:   Overall Survival (OS)   [ Time Frame: Median observation time at time of analysis was approximately 21 months ]
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4.  Secondary:   Disease-free Survival (DFS) of Patients With Confirmed Complete Response (CR).   [ Time Frame: Median observation time at time of analysis was approximately 21 months ]
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.
The agreement is:
unchecked The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
unchecked The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
These results are based on a clinical data cut-off date of 4 July 2007.  


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Medical Communications
Organization: Hoffmann-LaRoche
phone: 800-821-8590


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Responsible Party: Hoffmann-La Roche
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00281918     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000454560, GCLLSG-CLL-8, EU-20560, ML17102
Study First Received: January 24, 2006
Results First Received: December 21, 2009
Last Updated: November 20, 2012
Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices