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Epirubicin and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00062296
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 6, 2003
Last Update Posted : July 11, 2013
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as epirubicin use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining epirubicin with rituximab may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining epirubicin with rituximab in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Leukemia Lymphoma Biological: rituximab Drug: epirubicin hydrochloride Phase 2

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the response rate, time to progression, and overall survival of patients with refractory or relapsed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with epirubicin and rituximab.
  • Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the pharmacokinetics of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a non-randomized, open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive epirubicin IV over 3-5 minutes once weekly for 6 weeks. Patients also receive rituximab IV on weeks 2 and 5 during course 1 and then on weeks 1 and 4 for all remaining courses. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for a maximum of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-38 patients will be accrued for this study within 2.5-3 years.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 5 participants
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Phase II Study of Epirubicin and Rituximab in Relapsed and Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and CLL
Study Start Date : March 2003
Actual Primary Completion Date : August 2005
Actual Study Completion Date : August 2005

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MedlinePlus related topics: Leukemia Lymphoma

Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (any grade) or chronic lymphocytic leukemia meeting 1 of the following criteria:

    • Primary refractory disease

    • Disease progression after at least 1 but no more than 4 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens

      • Rituximab administered alone is not considered 1 prior regimen
      • High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support is considered 1 prior regimen
  • Bidimensionally measurable or evaluable disease outside prior irradiation port
  • No clinical evidence of CNS involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3*
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3* NOTE: *Unless due to bone marrow involvement

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN

Cardiovascular

  • No unstable angina
  • No uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • LVEF at least 45%

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study treatment
  • HIV negative
  • No other concurrent primary malignancy except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ, or localized solid tumors cured more than 5 years ago
  • No acute infection requiring systemic therapy
  • No confusion, disorientation, or major psychiatric illness that would preclude understanding of informed consent

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
  • Prior cumulative doxorubicin dose no greater than 6 courses at 50 mg/m^2

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiotherapy to the entire pelvis
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • More than 7 days since prior cimetidine
  • No concurrent cimetidine
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Locations
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United States, Pennsylvania
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111
Sponsors and Collaborators
Fox Chase Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
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Study Chair: Mitchell R. Smith, MD, PhD Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Responsible Party: Fox Chase Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00062296    
Other Study ID Numbers: FCCC-02025
CDR0000304711 ( Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query) )
First Posted: June 6, 2003    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 11, 2013
Last Verified: July 2013
Keywords provided by Fox Chase Cancer Center:
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma
recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma
 recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma
recurrent mantle cell lymphoma
recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma
recurrent marginal zone lymphoma
recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma
extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
splenic marginal zone lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lymphoma
Leukemia
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Leukemia, Lymphoid
Leukemia, B-Cell
 Rituximab
Epirubicin
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action