BEAM vs. 90-Yttrium Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin®)/BEAM With ASCT for Relapsed DLBCL (SPINOZA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02366663 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Withdrawal of sponsor support)
First Posted : February 19, 2015
Results First Posted : February 13, 2018
Last Update Posted : March 12, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma | Radiation: 90-Yttrium Ibritumomab tiuxetan Drug: Carmustine Drug: Etoposide Drug: Cytarabine Drug: Melphalan Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Biological: Rituximab | Phase 3 |
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare overall survival (OS) between the two transplant arms, with at least a two year of follow-up. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare progression-free survival (PFS), complete response (CR) and partial response (PR) proportion at day 100, time to hematopoietic recovery, incidence of infection, grade III-IV toxicities, treatment-related mortality, incidence of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and secondary acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients receive rituximab intravenously (IV) on days -21 and -14, and 90-yttrium ibritumomab tiuxetan IV on day -14. Patients also receive BEAM comprising carmustine IV over 4 hours on day -6; cytarabine IV over 2 hours twice daily (BID) on days -5 to -2; etoposide IV over 1 hour BID or once daily (QD) on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV on day -1. Patients then undergo peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplant on day 0. ARM II: Patients receive BEAM as in Arm I and undergo PBSC transplant on day 0.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up weekly for 30 days, 100 days, 6 months, 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, and then annually for 3 years.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 3 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | SPINOZA / שפינוזה. Study With Preparatory INduction Of Zevalin in Aggressive Lymphoma. A Randomized Phase 3 Study of BEAM Versus 90Yttrium Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin) / BEAM in Patients Requiring ASCT for Relapsed DLBCL |
Study Start Date : | January 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm I (ZBEAM)
Patients receive rituximab IV on days -21 and -14, and 90-yttrium ibritumomab tiuxetan IV on day -14. Patients also receive BEAM comprising carmustine IV over 4 hours on day -6; cytarabine IV over 2 hours BID on days -5 to -2; etoposide IV over 1 hour BID or QD on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV on day -1. Patients then undergo autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant on day 0.
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Radiation: 90-Yttrium Ibritumomab tiuxetan
0.4 mCi/kg given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Carmustine Given IV
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Drug: Etoposide Given IV
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Drug: Cytarabine Given IV
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Drug: Melphalan Given IV
Other Name: Alkeran Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT)
Other Name: Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Biological: Rituximab Given IV
Other Name: MOAB IDEC-C2B8 |
Active Comparator: Arm II (BEAM)
Patients receive BEAM comprising carmustine IV over 4 hours on day -6; cytarabine IV over 2 hours BID on days -5 to -2; etoposide IV over 1 hour BID or QD on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV on day -1. Patients then undergo autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant on day 0.
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Drug: Carmustine
Given IV
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Drug: Etoposide Given IV
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Drug: Cytarabine Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Melphalan Given IV
Other Name: Alkeran Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT)
Other Name: Autologous Stem Cell Transplant |
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Measured from randomization to date of death or last follow up date, whichever occurs first, for up to 5 years post randomization ]Survival estimates will be calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method
- Progression-free Survival [ Time Frame: Measured from randomization until death, relapse/progression, receipt of anti-lymphoma therapy, or last follow up whichever comes first, for up to 5 years post randomization ]Survival estimates will be calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method
- Time to Progression [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]Time-to-event will be measured from the date of ASCT.
- Number of Patients With Complete or Partial Response at Day 30 [ Time Frame: Day 0 to Day +30 post-HCT ]Definition of disease status is based on the article of Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma Response Definitions for Clinical Trials (Cheson et al, 2007). Tests used for evaluation of disease status would be physical examination, laboratory testing, bone marrow testing, bone marrow biopsy and aspirate, PET scan, and CT scans of neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis as indicated.
- Time to Neutrophil Engraftment [ Time Frame: Day 0 to Day 100 post-HCT ]Time to neutrophil engraftment will be compared between treatment arms using a log-rank test, and the cumulative incidence curves will be estimated.
- Incidence of Infection [ Time Frame: Day 0 to Day +100 post-HCT ]Microbiologically documented infections will be reported by site of disease, date of onset, severity, and resolution, if any. The incidence of definite and probable viral, fungal and bacterial infections will be tabulated for each patient. The proportion of patients developing infections will be compared between treatment arms.
- Incidence of Non-relapse Mortality (NRM) Defined as Death Occurring in a Patient From Causes Other Than Relapse or Progression [ Time Frame: From randomization until non-disease related death, or last follow-up, whichever comes first, assessed up to 5 years ]The cumulative incidence of NRM will be estimated using the method described by Gooley et al. Differences between cumulative incidence curves in the presence of a competing risk will be tested using the Gray method.
- Cumulative Incidence of Secondary Malignancies [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]Incidence of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and secondary acute Myelogenous leukemia (AML) will be compared between the treatment arms using Gray's test.
- Time to Platelet Engraftment [ Time Frame: Day 0 to Day 100 post-HCT ]Time to platelet engraftment will be compared between treatment arms using a log-rank test, and the cumulative incidence curves will be estimated.
- Number of Patients With Grade 3-5 Toxicities Graded by the NCI CTCAE Version 4.0 [ Time Frame: Day -21 to Day +100 post-HCT ]Observed toxicities will be summarized in terms of type and severity. In accordance with the secondary study objectives, descriptive analyses on these data will be performed.
- Cumulative Incidence of New, Abnormal Cytogenetics [ Time Frame: Day 0 to Year 5 post-HCT ]The cumulative incidence of therapy related new, abnormal cytogenetics will be estimated for both groups taking into account the competing risk of death among patients who do not develop a second malignancy.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with CD20 positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma as confirmed by a pathological biopsy report.
- Patients who are candidates for autologous stem-cell transplantation due to primary refractory or first relapse of disease.
- Patients must have chemo-sensitive disease achieving at least partial response (Cheson 2007 criteria) to last chemotherapy.
- Patients with adequate autologous stem cell collection for transplantation (target >= 2.5 x 10^6 CD34+ cells/kg).
- Patients must sign written informed consent.
- Adequate birth control in fertile patients.
- All prior chemotherapy completed at least three weeks before study treatment.
- Marrow involvement less than 25% at transplantation, no limitation on blood counts (low platelet count allowed).
- Negative HIV antibody.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chemo-refractory disease as determined by less than partial response (Cheson 2007 Criteria) to last chemotherapy.
- Two or more relapses after initial response to induction chemotherapy.
- High-grade transformation from earlier diagnosis of low-grade lymphoma. Patients with "De Novo" Transformed DLBCL, defined as DLBCL only on lymph node biopsy and a discordant marrow with para-trabecular small cells at first diagnosis of lymphoma, are eligible if adherent to all other selection criteria.
- Bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dl, transaminases > 3 times upper normal limit.
- Creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl.
- KPS < 70.
- Uncontrolled infection.
- Pregnancy or lactation.
- Abnormal lung diffusion capacity (DLCO < 40% predicted).
- Severe cardiovascular disease; New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification ≥2.
- Active CNS disease involvement.
- Presence of any other malignancy or history of prior malignancy within 5 years of study entry. Within 5 years, patients treated for Stage I or II cancers are eligible provided they have a life expectancy > 5 years in relation to this prior malignance. The 5-year exclusion rule does not apply to-non melanoma skin tumors and in situ cervical cancer.
- Pleural effusion or ascites > 1 liter.
- Known hypersensitivity to rituximab.
- Psychiatric conditions/disease that impair the ability to give informed consent or to adequately co-operate.
- Prior radioimmunotherapy.
- Prior autologous or allogeneic HSCT.
- Active evidence of Hepatitis B or C infection; Hepatitis B surface antigen positive.
- Patients who have had prior radiation to the lung will be excluded from the study, although mediastinal irradiation will be permitted if minimal lung is in the treatment volume.
- Patients who have received >500cGy radiation to the kidneys will be excluded from the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02366663
United States, California | |
City of Hope Medical Center | |
Duarte, California, United States, 91010 | |
United States, New York | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10065 |
Principal Investigator: | Amrita Y. Krishnan MD, MD | City of Hope Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | City of Hope Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02366663 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
12338 NCI-2015-00185 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) |
First Posted: | February 19, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 13, 2018 |
Last Update Posted: | March 12, 2018 |
Last Verified: | February 2018 |
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma autologous stem cell transplantation radioimmunotherapy Zevalin Lymphoma Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders |
Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Antibodies, Monoclonal Immunologic Factors Pharmacologic Actions Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Cytarabine Rituximab Etoposide Etoposide phosphate Melphalan |
Carmustine Antibodies, Monoclonal Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Antiviral Agents |