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BEAM vs. 90-Yttrium Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin®)/BEAM With ASCT for Relapsed DLBCL

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Interventions
Radiation: 90-Yttrium Ibritumomab tiuxetan
Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
Biological: Rituximab
Registration Number
NCT02366663
Lead Sponsor
City of Hope Medical Center
Brief Summary

This randomized phase III trial studies 90-yttrium ibritumomab tiuxetan and combination chemotherapy compared with combination chemotherapy alone before stem cell transplant in treating patients with diffuse large b-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has returned after a period of improvement. Radioactive substances linked to monoclonal antibodies, such as 90-yttrium ibritumomab tiuxetan, can bind to cancer cells and give off radiation which may help kill cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carmustine, etoposide phosphate, cytarabine, and melphalan (BEAM), work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. It is not yet known whether 90-yttrium ibritumomab tiuxetan and BEAM before a stem cell transplant are more effective than BEAM alone in treating patients with diffuse large b-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Detailed Description

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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients with CD20 positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma as confirmed by a pathological biopsy report.
  2. Patients who are candidates for autologous stem-cell transplantation due to primary refractory or first relapse of disease.
  3. Patients must have chemo-sensitive disease achieving at least partial response (Cheson 2007 criteria) to last chemotherapy.
  4. Patients with adequate autologous stem cell collection for transplantation (target >= 2.5 x 10^6 CD34+ cells/kg).
  5. Patients must sign written informed consent.
  6. Adequate birth control in fertile patients.
  7. All prior chemotherapy completed at least three weeks before study treatment.
  8. Marrow involvement less than 25% at transplantation, no limitation on blood counts (low platelet count allowed).
  9. Negative HIV antibody.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Chemo-refractory disease as determined by less than partial response (Cheson 2007 Criteria) to last chemotherapy.
  2. Two or more relapses after initial response to induction chemotherapy.
  3. 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.
  4. Bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dl, transaminases > 3 times upper normal limit.
  5. Creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl.
  6. KPS < 70.
  7. Uncontrolled infection.
  8. Pregnancy or lactation.
  9. Abnormal lung diffusion capacity (DLCO < 40% predicted).
  10. Severe cardiovascular disease; New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification ≥2.
  11. Active CNS disease involvement.
  12. 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.
  13. Pleural effusion or ascites > 1 liter.
  14. Known hypersensitivity to rituximab.
  15. Psychiatric conditions/disease that impair the ability to give informed consent or to adequately co-operate.
  16. Prior radioimmunotherapy.
  17. Prior autologous or allogeneic HSCT.
  18. Active evidence of Hepatitis B or C infection; Hepatitis B surface antigen positive.
  19. 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.
  20. Patients who have received >500cGy radiation to the kidneys will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm I (ZBEAM)90-Yttrium Ibritumomab tiuxetanPatients 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.
Arm I (ZBEAM)Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantPatients 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.
Arm I (ZBEAM)RituximabPatients 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.
Arm II (BEAM)Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantPatients 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.
Arm I (ZBEAM)CytarabinePatients 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.
Arm I (ZBEAM)CarmustinePatients 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.
Arm I (ZBEAM)EtoposidePatients 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.
Arm I (ZBEAM)MelphalanPatients 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.
Arm II (BEAM)CarmustinePatients 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.
Arm II (BEAM)EtoposidePatients 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.
Arm II (BEAM)CytarabinePatients 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.
Arm II (BEAM)MelphalanPatients 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.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalMeasured 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

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to ProgressionUp to 5 years

Time-to-event will be measured from the date of ASCT.

Number of Patients With Complete or Partial Response at Day 30Day 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.

Incidence of InfectionDay 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 ProgressionFrom 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.

Progression-free SurvivalMeasured 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 Neutrophil EngraftmentDay 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.

Time to Platelet EngraftmentDay 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 4.0Day -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 CytogeneticsDay 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.

Cumulative Incidence of Secondary MalignanciesUp 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.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

City of Hope Medical Center

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Duarte, California, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

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