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Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00060346
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Brief Summary

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

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving rituximab together with combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response rate of patients with newly diagnosed Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone.

* Determine the associated toxic effects of this regimen, specifically the frequency of febrile neutropenia, in these patients.

* Determine the progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.

* Correlate baseline cytogenetic features and gene expression profiles with response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter study.

Patients receive rituximab intravenously (IV) over approximately 4 hours, cyclophosphamide IV over 5-30 minutes, doxorubicin IV over 5-15 minutes, and vincristine IV over 1 minute on day 1. Patients also receive oral prednisone on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually for 5 years.

ACTUAL ACCRUAL: A total of 16 patients were accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Rituximab + CHOPrituximabRituximab 375 mg/m2 day 1 of a 21-day cycle, followed by: Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 and Prednisone 100 mg/m2 daily
Rituximab + CHOPcyclophosphamideRituximab 375 mg/m2 day 1 of a 21-day cycle, followed by: Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 and Prednisone 100 mg/m2 daily
Rituximab + CHOPPrednisoneRituximab 375 mg/m2 day 1 of a 21-day cycle, followed by: Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 and Prednisone 100 mg/m2 daily
Rituximab + CHOPVincristineRituximab 375 mg/m2 day 1 of a 21-day cycle, followed by: Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 and Prednisone 100 mg/m2 daily
Rituximab + CHOPDoxorubicinRituximab 375 mg/m2 day 1 of a 21-day cycle, followed by: Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 and Prednisone 100 mg/m2 daily
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective Response to TreatmentEvery 3 months if patient is < 2 years from study entry, every 6 months if patient is 2-5 years from study entry, every 12 months if patient is 6-10 years from study entry

Objective response assessed using standard myeloma response criteria. Objective response is defined as a \> 50% reduction in the quantitative IgM or M-Spike levels from baseline levels. Response must be documented by two measurements separated by at least 3 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (153)

Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Beebe Medical Center

🇺🇸

Lewes, Delaware, United States

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

🇺🇸

Newark, Delaware, United States

Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

🇺🇸

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West

🇺🇸

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital

🇺🇸

Urbana, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Urbana, Illinois, United States

St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus

🇺🇸

Beech Grove, Indiana, United States

Elkhart General Hospital

🇺🇸

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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