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SWOG-9704 Chemoradiotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Compared With Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: rituximab
Drug: CHOP regimen
Procedure: bone marrow ablation with stem cell support
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Radiation: radiation therapy
Registration Number
NCT00004031
Lead Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells. Peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy and radiation and kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known whether chemoradiotherapy plus peripheral stem cell transplantation is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone in treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying chemoradiotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation to see how well they work compared to combination chemotherapy in treating patients with stage II, stage III, or stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the overall survival and progression-free survival of patients with intermediate- or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with high-dose chemoradiotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (APBSCT) vs conventional dose cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) (or CHOP plus rituximab for CD20+ disease) with possible late APBSCT.

* Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to disease risk (intermediate-high vs high).

Patients receive CHOP chemotherapy comprising cyclophosphamide IV over 15 minutes, doxorubicin IV, and vincristine IV on day 1 and oral prednisone on days 1-5. Patients with CD20-positive disease also receive rituximab IV on day 1 (or day 0 during course 1 only). Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 5 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Within 35 days of completing the fifth course, patients with partial or complete response are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive CHOP (or CHOP plus rituximab \[CHOP-R\]) as above. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 3 additional courses. After completion of chemotherapy, patients are encouraged to undergo harvest of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) for possible use at time of relapse. After completion of 8 courses, patients receive no additional therapy until disease progression or biopsy-proven disease.

* Arm II: Patients receive one additional course of CHOP/CHOP-R followed by filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF), or other colony-stimulating factors used singly or in combination according to center preference. PBSC are harvested and selected for CD34+ cells. Patients under age 61 receive one of two preparative regimens: a total body irradiation (TBI)-based regimen comprising irradiation administered twice daily on days -8 to -5, etoposide IV over 4 hours on day -4, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day -2 OR carmustine IV over 2 hours on days -6 to -4 and etoposide and cyclophosphamide as in the TBI-based regimen. Patients age 61 to 65 receive the augmented regimen comprising carmustine, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide as above. Patients receive involved field radiotherapy prior to the preparative regimen only if there is biopsy-proven residual bulk disease and at the discretion of the center. PBSC are reinfused 36-48 hours after completion of cyclophosphamide. If both bone marrow and PBSC are harvested, bone marrow is reinfused on day 0 and then PBSC are reinfused either the same day or the following day.

Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 360 patients (at least 135 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
397
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CHOP/CHOP-R x 3rituximabCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 8 cycles
CHOP/CHOP-R x 3CHOP regimenCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 8 cycles
CHOP/CHOP-R x 3vincristine sulfateCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 8 cycles
CHOP/CHOP-R x 3bone marrow ablation with stem cell supportCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 8 cycles
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell TransplantrituximabCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell TransplantCHOP regimenCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell Transplantvincristine sulfateCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell Transplantbone marrow ablation with stem cell supportCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell Transplantradiation therapyCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell Transplantperipheral blood stem cell transplantationCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 3cyclophosphamideCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 8 cycles
CHOP/CHOP-R x 3doxorubicin hydrochlorideCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 8 cycles
CHOP/CHOP-R x 3prednisoneCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 8 cycles
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell Transplantdoxorubicin hydrochlorideCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell TransplantcarmustineCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell TransplantcyclophosphamideCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell TransplantetoposideCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
CHOP/CHOP-R x 1 + Autologous Stem Cell TransplantprednisoneCyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Prednisone 100 mg/day PO Days 1-5 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV Day 1 Rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV Day 1 This regimen is repeated every 21 days for 6 cycles followed by autologous stem cell transplant.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
2-year Overall Survival Ratesup to 2 years post registration

Percentage of participants surviving 2 years post registration

2 Year Progression-free SurvivalFrom registration until death

Percentage of participants without disease progression up to 2 years post-registration.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients With Gr 3 Through 5 Adverse Events That Are Related to Study DrugsDuration of treatment and follow up until death or 3 years post registration

Adverse Events (AEs) are reported by CTCAE Version 2.0. Only adverse events that are possibly, probably or definitely related to study drug are reported.

Higher grades indicate higher severity of adverse events.

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

Moncton Hospital

🇨🇦

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Oregon Health & Science University

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec

🇨🇦

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Cross Cancer Institute at University of Alberta

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

CancerCare Manitoba

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hopital Notre-Dame du CHUM

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Margaret and Charles Juravinski Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hopital Du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Hopital du Saint-Sacrement - Quebec

🇨🇦

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

London Regional Cancer Program at London Health Sciences Centre

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Saskatoon Cancer Centre at the University of Saskatchewan

🇨🇦

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Doctor H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Tom Baker Cancer Centre - Calgary

🇨🇦

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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