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Brief Chemoimmunotherapy With R+B+M Followed by R in Elderly Patients Advanced Stage Untreated Follicular Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Follicular Lymphoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01523860
Lead Sponsor
Fondazione Italiana Linfomi - ETS
Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multicenter phase II trial designed to determine efficacy and safety of a brief chemoimmunotherapy with the combination of Rituximab + Bendamustine + Mitoxantrone in elderly patients with advanced stage Follicular Lymphoma.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
76
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histological proven diagnosis of B-cell CD20+ follicular NHL, grade I, II and IIIa of WHO Classification

  • Untreated patients with the exception of prior limited radiotherapy

  • Stage III or IV who require therapy according to SIE and GELF criteria

  • Stage II with at least one of the following:

    • Bulky disease (>7 cm)
    • LDH >normal
    • Systemic symptoms
    • Beta2-Microglobulin >3 mg/l
    • Extra-nodal involvement
    • Active disease with rapid progression 5.Age from 65 to 80 years, geriatric score "FIT" (see Appendix B) 6.Life expectancy >6 months 7.ECOG performance status 0-2 (see Appendix C) 8.LVEF โ‰ฅ45% or FS โ‰ฅ37% 9.ANC โ‰ฅ1 x 109/l and Platelets count โ‰ฅ75 x 109/l, unless due to bone marrow involvement by follicular lymphoma 10.Creatinine up to 1.5 x ULN 11.Conjugated bilirubin up to 2 x ULN 12.Alkaline phosphatase and transaminases up to 2 x ULN 13.Sending of bone marrow sample for Bcl-2/IgH rearrangement evaluation 14.Written informed content
Exclusion Criteria
  • Men not agreeing to take adequate contraceptive precautions during and for at least 6 months after cessation of therapy
  • History of other malignancies within 3 years prior to study entry except for: adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix; basal or squamous cell skin cancer; low grade, early stage, localized prostate cancer treated surgically with curative intent; good prognosis DCIS of the breast treated with lumpectomy alone with curative intent
  • Medical condition requiring long term use (>1 months) of systemic corticosteroids
  • Active bacterial, viral, or fungal infection requiring systemic therapy 5. Concurrent medical condition which might exclude administration of therapy
  • Cardiac insufficiency (NYHA grade III/IV; see Appendix D)
  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months of entry on study
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with hypoxemia
  • Severe diabetes mellitus difficult to control with adequate insulin therapy
  • Hypertension that is difficult to control
  • Impaired renal function with creatinine clearance <30 ml/min (see Appendix E)
  • HIV positivity
  • HBV positivity with the exception of patients HbsAg negative and Ab anti-Hbcore positive (these patients need to receive prophylaxis with Lamivudine)
  • HCV positivity with the exception of patients with no laboratory signs of active chronic hepatitis and HCV-RNA negativity
  • CNS involvement by lymphoma 16. Participation at the same time in another study in which investigational drugs are used
  • Known hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reactions to murine antibodies or proteins
  • Any other co-existing medical or psychological condition that would preclude participation in the study or compromise ability to give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Rituximab, Mitoxantrone, BendamustineRituximab will be supplied as 375 mg/sqm for i.v.administration.Mitoxantrone will be supplied as 8 mg/sqm for i.v.administration.Bendamustine will be supplied as 90 mg/sqm for i.v.administration.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complete Response (CR) Rate at the end of the consolidation phase6 months

Proportion of CR according to the Cheson 2007 response criteria

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free survival (PFS)24 months

PFS will be measured from the day of enrolment to the date of disease progression, relapse or death due to any cause.

Molecular response rate (Bcl2/IgH rearrangement)24 months

Rate of conversion to molecular remission by qualitative and quantitative PCR only in patients with a positive marker at baseline

Molecular relapse rate24 moths

Rate of conversion to molecular relapse measured by PCR only in patients with a positive marker at baseline

Incidence of grade 3 or greater overall toxicities measured by CTCAE v.3.024 months
Overall survival (OS)24 moths

OS will be measured from the day of enrolment to the date of death due to any cause.

Trial Locations

Locations (37)

Oncologia Medica ed Ematologia, Istituto Clinica Humanitas

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Rozzano, Milano, Italy

Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (I.R.S.T.)

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Meldola, Forlรฌ-Cesena, Italy

UO Oncologia ed Onco-Ematologia, Ospedale di Rimini

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Rimini, Rn, Italy

Divisione di Ematologia Ospedale SS. Antonio e Biagio

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Alessandria, Italy

SOS Ematologia Ospedale C. Massaia

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Asti, Italy

Istituto di Ematologia ed Oncologia Medica A. Seragnoli Policlinico S. Orsola

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Bologna, Italy

Medicina Interna, Ospedale degli Infermi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Biella, Italy

Divisione di Ematologia e TMO, Ospedale di Bolzano

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Bolzano, Italy

Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedale Businco

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Cagliari, Italy

Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedale di Catania

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Catania, Italy

S.C. di Ematologia, Spedali Civili

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Brescia, Italy

Clinica Ematologica Policlinico Carreggi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Firenze, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Cuneo, Italy

S.C. Medicina Trasfusionale ed Ematologia , P.O. Ivrea

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Ivrea, Italy

S.C. Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo

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Messina, Italy

Ematologia I, A.O.U. San Martino

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Genova, Italy

Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedale Niguarda

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Milano, Italy

UO Ematologia, II Facoltร  di Medicina e Chirurgia Universitร  Federico II

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Napoli, Italy

Ematologia e Trapianto IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Milano, Italy

Policlinico La Marcora

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Milano, Italy

SCDU Ematologia, AOU Maggiore della Caritร 

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Novara, Italy

UO Ematologia, Universitร  - Policlinico San Matteo

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Pavia, Italy

Ematologia Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Ravenna, Italy

Div. Ematologia A.O. "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli"

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Reggio Calabria, Italy

Dipartimento di biotecnologie cellulari ed ematologia Ospedale Umberto I, Universitร  La Sapienza

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Roma, Italy

Ospedale Santa Maria di Terni

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Terni, Italy

Osp. San Giovanni Battista - Ematologia 2

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Torino, Italy

Osp. San Giovanni Battista - Biologia Molecolare

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Torino, Italy

Ospedale S. Chiara

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Trento, Italy

Ematologia Ospedale Santa Maria Di Ca' Foncello

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Treviso, Italy

Clinica di Ematologia, A.O.U. di Udine

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Udine, Italy

Divisione di Oncologia Medica A, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico

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Aviano, Pordenone, Italy

Ematologia con Trapianto, Universitร  di Bari

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Bari, Italy

Divisione di Ematologia, Policlinico Careggi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Firenze, Italy

Universitร  Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Roma, Italy

Ematologia e Trapianto Ospedale Card.Panico

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Tricase, Lecce, Italy

Ematologia, A.O. San Gerardo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Monza, Milano, Italy

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