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Biological Therapy After Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

This study has been completed.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00012207
First Posted: January 27, 2003
Last Update Posted: August 24, 2010
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Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining biological therapy with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of biological therapy after chemotherapy in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.


Condition Intervention Phase
Leukemia Lymphoma Biological: aldesleukin Biological: therapeutic autologous lymphocytes Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: prednisone Drug: vincristine sulfate Procedure: adjuvant therapy Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase I Study To Evaluate The Safety Of Cellular Immunotherapy Using Genetically Modified Autologous Cd20-Specific Cd8+ T Cell Clones For Patients With Relapsed Cd20+ Indolent Lymphomas

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Lymphoma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Safety and toxicity by NCI CTC toxicity scale in patients w/ recurr. or refract. CD20+ follicular lymphoma who are not candidates for high dose chemoradiotx and stem cell transplant during each infusion, weekly for 4 wks and then monthly for a yr

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Duration of in vivo persistence of adoptively transferred CD20-specific CD8+ T cell clones by flow cytometry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year
  • Trafficking of CD8+ CD20-specific T cell clones to lymph nodes by Gamma camera imaging during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year
  • Development of host anti-scFvFc:zeta (and anti-NeoR) immune responses by ELISA and chromium release assays during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year
  • Tumor responses to cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (CVP) and to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) infusions by Cheson criteria during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year
Estimated Enrollment: 12
Study Start Date: September 2000
Study Completion Date: July 2010
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the safety and toxicity of cellular immunotherapy with autologous CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones after chemotherapy comprising cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone in patients with relapsed or refractory CD20+ indolent lymphomas or mantle cell lymphoma.

Secondary

  • Determine the duration of in vivo persistence of adoptively transferred CD20-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones in the absence and presence of subcutaneous interleukin-2 in these patients.
  • Assess the trafficking of CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones to lymph nodes in these patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine immune response and tumor response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, pilot study.

  • Leukapheresis: Patients undergo leukapheresis. Selected CD20-specific CD8+ cells are cultured to expand the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), which are then cloned.
  • Chemotherapy:

Patients receive oral cyclophosphamide and oral prednisone on days 1-5 and vincristine IV on day 1. Courses repeat every 3-4 weeks for a total of 6 courses.

  • Immune cell infusion:

Beginning 4 weeks after the last course of chemotherapy (and lymph nodes ≤ 5 cm diameter or ≤ 5,000 circulating CD20+ lymphocytes/mm^3), patients receive autologous CD8+ CTL clones IV over 30 minutes. Courses repeat every 2-5 days for a total of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The last 6 patients receive interleukin-2 subcutaneously every 12 hours for 14 days, beginning 2 hours after the last infusion of CD8+ CTL clones.

After course 2 or 3 of immune cells, all patients undergo surgical lymph node biopsy to determine if immune cells are moving to the lymph nodes.

Patients are followed monthly for 1 year and then annually for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

  Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Senior
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Immunohistopathologically documented relapsed or refractory CD20+ indolent lymphomas or mantle cell lymphoma

    • Indolent B-cell lymphomas including any of the following subtypes:

      • Follicular lymphoma (grade I, II, or III)
      • Small lymphocytic lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia
      • Marginal zone lymphoma (splenic, nodal, and extra-nodal)
      • Lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma
  • Ineligible for or unwilling to participate in other FHCRC/UWMC protocols
  • Serological evidence of prior exposure to Epstein-Barr virus
  • Must agree to undergo peripheral blood drawing, bone marrow biopsy, lymph node biopsy, and nuclear medicine imaging
  • Must agree to cytoreductive chemotherapy if necessary to reduce lymph nodes to < 5 cm in diameter or circulating B lymphocyte counts to < 5,000/mm^3
  • No pulmonary involvement
  • No CNS involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Any age

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • At least 90 days

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • No active hepatitis B infection

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No HIV positivity
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No history of hypersensitivity reactions to murine proteins

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • At least 4 months since prior rituximab, tositumomab, or ibritumomab
  • No prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy (e.g., interferons, vaccines, or other cellular products)

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 2 years since prior fludarabine or cladribine
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent systemic corticosteroids except to treat toxicity from chemotherapy or cellular immunotherapy

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior immunosuppressive therapy and recovered
  • No concurrent pentoxifylline
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  Contacts and Locations
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00012207


Locations
United States, California
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
United States, Washington
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
Sponsors and Collaborators
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
Study Chair: Oliver W. Press, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  More Information

Publications:

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00012207     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 1503.00
FHCRC-1503.00
NCI-G01-1921
CDR0000068494 ( Registry Identifier: PDQ )
First Submitted: March 3, 2001
First Posted: January 27, 2003
Last Update Posted: August 24, 2010
Last Verified: August 2010

Keywords provided by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center:
recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma
recurrent mantle cell lymphoma
 recurrent marginal zone lymphoma
recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma
refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Cyclophosphamide
Aldesleukin
Prednisone
Vincristine
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
 Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Myeloablative Agonists
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Glucocorticoids
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Anti-HIV Agents