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A study comparing Rituximab/Bendamustin (RB) alternating with Rituximab/Bendamustin/Cytarabin (RBAC) with Rituximab/Bendamustin (RB) therapy in elderly patients with mentle cell lymphoma

Not Applicable
Conditions
Neoplasms
Registration Number
KCT0007009
Lead Sponsor
Samsung Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

1. Newly diagnosed, previously untreated, histologically confirmed CD20+ mantle cell lymphoma, confirmed by WHO classification creiteria.
2. Age = 70years or 60-69 years if the patients are ineligible for high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation.
3. ECOG performance status 2 or less
4. Adequate organ functions
- Adequate heart function: LVEF = 50% by echocardiography or MUGA
- Adequate renal function: serum creatinine = 2.0mg/dL or CrCl = 40mL/min based on the Cockcroft-Gault method.
- Adequate hepatic function: = 2.5 times the upper limit of ALT(= 5times the upper limit of ALT if the elevation is attributed by underlying lymphoma) and = 2 times the upper limit of ALT (=3 times the upper limit of total bilirubin if the elevation is attributed by underlying lymphoma)
Adequate hematologic function: Absolute neutrophil conuts (ANC) = 1,500/mL, platelet counts = 100,000/mL (any ANC and platelet counts are allowed, if they were related to bone marrow involvement)
5. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. In-situ mantle cell lymphoma
2. Ann Arbor stage 1 disease
3. Prior treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma within the last 5 years
4. Active malignancy within the past 3 years except for localized non-melanoma skin cancer, papillary thyroid cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, breast cancer in situ, or localized prostate cancer that has been definitely treated,
5. Central nervous system involvement.
6. HBsAg(+) or anti-HBc Ab(+) (patients will be eligible if they receive appropriate prophylactic antiviral therapy using entecavir, tenofovir, and so on)
7. History of prior hepatitis C infection (patients positive for HCV IgG will be eligible if they are negative for HCV-RNA)
8. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
9. Any serious illness or medical conditions that are unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study
- Congestive heart failure = NYHA class 3
- Acute coronary syndrome within 6 months (unstable angina or new-onset angina, myocardial infarct, or ventricular arrhythmia)
- History of significant neurological or psychological discorder including dementia and seizure disorder
- Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with hypoxemia
Cerebrovascular disease including transient ischemic attack within the past 6 months
- Non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture
- Active uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection requiring systemic therapy
10. Concomitant administrationof any other experimental durgs under investigation
11. Known hypersensitivity to bendamustine, rituximab, cytarabine, or mannitol
12. Major surgical procedure or significant trauma within 28 days before start of study treatment, open biopsy within 7 days before start of study treatment.
13. If the patient's partner is a woman who could possibly get pregnant, men who didn't have a vasectomy must agree to use medically recommended methods for adequate contraception (tubal ligation, intrauterine devices, or barriers[diaphragm, cervical cap] in the patient's partner and the use of condoms in men) when sexually active.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-freesurvival
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival; Duration of Response;Event Free Survival;Overall response rate;Quality of life ;Adverse events
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