Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Refractory Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma or Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003741 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 27, 2003
Last Update Posted : June 26, 2013
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RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients with refractory anaplastic large cell lymphoma or Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lymphoma | Biological: monoclonal antibody HeFi-1 | Phase 1 |
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the safety and tolerability of multiple doses of monoclonal antibody HeFi-1 in patients with CD30+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma or Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug in this patient population.
- Evaluate the efficacy, in terms of correlating immunologic parameters and immunogenicity, of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is an open-label, dose-escalation study.
Patients receive monoclonal antibody HeFi-1 IV over 30 minutes 3 times a week for 2 weeks. Treatment may continue for 2 additional weeks in the absence of anti-HeFi-1 response. Responding patients may continue treatment at monthly intervals for one year.
Cohorts of 3-4 patients receive escalating doses of monoclonal antibody HeFi-1 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 4 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed monthly.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 9 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | HeFi-1 Antibody Therapy in Ki-1 and Hodgkin's Lymphomas, a Phase I Study |
Study Start Date : | February 1999 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2007 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
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Histologically confirmed CD30+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) or Hodgkin's lymphoma
- At least 50% of malignant cells must react with HeFi-1
- HIV positive or HIV negative
- Measurable disease
- No symptomatic CNS disease
- Must have failed or be ineligible for standard chemotherapy regimen
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- Not specified
Life expectancy:
- More than 2 months
Hematopoietic:
- Not specified
Hepatic:
- No significant hepatic disease
- Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL
Renal:
- No significant renal disease
- Creatinine no greater than 3 mg/dL
Cardiovascular:
- No significant cardiovascular disease
Pulmonary:
- No significant pulmonary disease
Other:
- No significant endocrine, rheumatologic, or allergic disease
- No active clinical disease caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV) I, HSV II, hepatitis B, or tuberculosis
- Not pregnant
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- No prior murine antibody therapy
Chemotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy to measurable disease
Surgery:
- Not specified
Other
- At least 4 weeks since prior cytotoxic therapy to measurable disease

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00003741
United States, Massachusetts | |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 |
Study Chair: | Henry Koon, MD | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003741 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BIDMC-97127 CDR0000066859 ( Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query) ) NEDH-97127 NCI-870 NCI-V99-1515 |
First Posted: | January 27, 2003 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 26, 2013 |
Last Verified: | March 2005 |
recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
Lymphoma Hodgkin Disease Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders |
Immune System Diseases Lymphoma, T-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Antibodies Antibodies, Monoclonal Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |