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Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Older Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Registration Number
NCT00003150
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. It is not yet known if combination chemotherapy is more effective with or without rituximab for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without rituximab in treating older patients who have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy of CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) with or without rituximab in older patients with diffuse mixed, diffuse large, or immunoblastic large cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B-cell lineage with respect to the response rate, time to treatment failure, toxicity, and survival. II. Compare the efficacy of maintenance therapy consisting of rituximab vs observation alone after initial therapy with respect to the time to treatment failure, duration of response, toxicity, and survival of this patient population. III. Determine if maintenance therapy with rituximab results in the conversion of any partial response to complete response.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. For the first randomization, patients are stratified according to the number of risk factors (0-1 vs 2-4). For the second randomization, in addition to the number of risk factors, patients are stratified according to objective response to initial induction therapy (partial response vs complete response) and induction therapy (CHOP vs CHOP and rituximab). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive CHOP chemotherapy comprising cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin IV, and vincristine IV on day 1 and oral prednisone on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Arm II: Patients receive treatment as in arm I. Patients also receive rituximab IV on days -7,-3, 41, and 83. Patients who achieve complete response (CR) after 4 courses of CHOP and remain in CR after 6 courses of CHOP are further randomized to one of two arms. Arm I (Maintenance therapy): Patients receive rituximab IV weekly for 4 weeks. Courses repeat every 6 months for 2 years in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Arm II: Patients are observed. Patients who achieve partial response (PR) after 6 courses OR PR after 4 courses and then CR after 6 courses receive 2 additional courses of CHOP therapy. Patients are then also randomized to receive either maintenance therapy or observation as above. Patients with stable disease or disease progression are removed from the study. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 630 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
630
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (91)

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Providence Hospital - Southfield

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Southfield, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Columbus

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Dayton

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Kettering, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle

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Seattle, Washington, United States

CCOP - Atlanta Regional

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Arizona Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Hematology Oncology Associates

🇺🇸

Atlantis, Florida, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

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Mobile, Alabama, United States

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez

🇺🇸

Martinez, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach

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Long Beach, California, United States

Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope

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Duarte, California, United States

Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Tulane University School of Medicine

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB

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Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi

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Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)

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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

CCOP - Central Illinois

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Decatur, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

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Billings, Montana, United States

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

David Grant Medical Center

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Travis Air Force Base, California, United States

University of Texas Medical Branch

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Galveston, Texas, United States

CCOP - Greenville

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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

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Springfield, Missouri, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)

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Hines, Illinois, United States

Boston Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

CCOP - Duluth

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Duluth, Minnesota, United States

MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

CCOP - Upstate Carolina

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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Swedish Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

Brooke Army Medical Center

🇺🇸

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

Texas Tech University Health Science Center

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Lubbock, Texas, United States

Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Huntsman Cancer Institute

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

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Oakland, California, United States

Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center

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Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Maywood, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

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Toledo, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

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Temple, Texas, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita

🇺🇸

Wichita, Kansas, United States

CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program

🇺🇸

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Kansas City

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

St. Louis University Health Sciences Center

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple

🇺🇸

Temple, Texas, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Northwest

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

Madigan Army Medical Center

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

CCOP - Greater Phoenix

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

University of California Davis Medical Center

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Sacramento, California, United States

University of Colorado Cancer Center

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Henry Ford Hospital

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

CCOP - Columbia River Program

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Portland, Oregon, United States

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Oregon Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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