Fludarabine Combined With Either Alemtuzumab or Rituximab in Treating Patients With Refractory or Relapsed B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fludarabine, work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies, such as alemtuzumab and rituximab, can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining chemotherapy with monoclonal antibody therapy may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known whether fludarabine is more effective when combined with alemtuzumab or with rituximab in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of combining fludarabine with either alemtuzumab or rituximab in treating patients who have refractory or relapsed B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
|
Leukemia |
Biological: alemtuzumab Biological: rituximab Drug: fludarabine phosphate |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Phase II Trial Comparing Combination Treatment With Fludarabine and Alemtuzumab to Fludarabine and Rituximab in Patients With B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Requiring Treatment After First Line Therapy |
| Study Start Date: | July 2003 |
| Primary Completion Date: | June 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Compare the complete response rate in patients with refractory or relapsed B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with fludarabine and alemtuzumab vs fludarabine and rituximab.
Secondary
- Compare the overall response rate in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare 1-year survival of patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare time to progression in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare duration of response in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare the adverse event profile of these regimens in these patients.
- Compare the molecular response rate in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare lymphocyte and lymphocyte subset recovery (CD3, CD3/CD4, CD3/CD8, CD20) in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare the time to complete response in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare the rate of cytomegalovirus reactivation and time to reactivation in patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior treatment with fludarabine (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients receive fludarabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5. At least 30 minutes before fludarabine administration, patients receive alemtuzumab subcutaneously (SC) on days 1-5.
- Arm II: Patients receive fludarabine as in arm I. At least 30 minutes before fludarabine administration, patients receive rituximab IV on days 1 and 4 of course 1 and on day 1 only in subsequent courses.
In both arms, treatment repeats every 28 days for 4-6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. An interim assessment is performed during course 4. Patients achieving a partial response or stable disease receive 2 additional courses of therapy (for a total of 6 courses). Patients achieving a complete response (CR) do not receive further treatment beyond CR.
Patients are followed weekly for 2 months, monthly for 6 months, every 2 months for 6 months, and then every 6 months for 1 year.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 150 patients (75 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), defined as:
- Peripheral lymphocyte count > 5,000/mm^3
- Clonal CD5-, CD19-, and CD23-positive lymphocytes
- Refractory to OR relapsed after prior first-line therapy
- No CNS involvement with CLL
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
- 18 and over
Performance status
- ECOG 0-2
Life expectancy
- Not specified
Hematopoietic
- See Disease Characteristics
Hepatic
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Hepatitis B surface antigen negative
- Hepatitis C antibody negative
Renal
- Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
Immunologic
- No active cytomegalovirus
- No prior fludarabine-associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia or immune thrombocytopenic purpura
- No active infection requiring treatment with antibiotic, antiviral, or antifungal agents
- No prior significant allergic reaction to antibody therapies that required therapy to be discontinued
- HIV negative
Other
- No active secondary malignancy
- No other concurrent severe diseases or mental disorders
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
- More than 4 weeks since prior alemtuzumab and/or rituximab
- No prior bone marrow transplantation
- No concurrent thrombopoietin or pegfilgrastim
Chemotherapy
- More than 3 weeks since prior fludarabine
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
Radiotherapy
- Not specified
Surgery
- Not specified
Other
- More than 3 months since prior investigational drugs
- No other concurrent cytotoxic therapy
Contacts and Locations| United States, Massachusetts | |
| Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
| United States, Mississippi | |
| Jackson Oncology Associates, PLLC | |
| Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39202 | |
| United States, New Jersey | |
| Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | |
| New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903 | |
| United States, Pennsylvania | |
| Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232 | |
| Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224 | |
| Study Chair: | Ann S. LaCasce, MD | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00086775 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000365631, BRLX-FLUCAM106, BRLX-STA1-03-058, OHSU-HEM-03050-P, DMS-F0334 |
| Study First Received: | July 8, 2004 |
| Last Updated: | July 31, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
|
refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Leukemia Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell Leukemia, Lymphoid Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Leukemia, B-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Fludarabine Fludarabine monophosphate Alemtuzumab Rituximab |
Campath 1G Vidarabine Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antirheumatic Agents |
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