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Rituximab With or Without Lenalidomide in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Follicular Lymphoma

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: Rituximab
Registration Number
NCT01307605
Lead Sponsor
Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer cell growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Lenalidomide may stop the growth of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by blocking blood flow to the cancer. It is not yet known whether rituximab is more effective when given alone or together with lenalidomide in treating patients with follicular lymphoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying rituximab to see how well it works compared with giving rituximab together with lenalidomide in treating patients with previously untreated follicular lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To determine the activity of rituximab in combination with lenalidomide versus rituximab alone in patients with previously untreated follicular lymphoma in need of therapy.

Secondary

* To determine the safety of these regimens in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to grade of disease (grades 1 or 2 vs 3a), presence of bulky disease (defined as masses ≥ 6 cm) (yes vs no), Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index score (1 or 2 vs ≥ 3), and participating centers. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm A: Patients receive rituximab IV on day 1 in weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 and weeks 12, 13, 14, 15 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm B: Patients receive rituximab IV as in arm A. Patients also receive oral lenalidomide once daily, starting 14 days before first rituximab administration and last until 14 days after the last rituximab administration, in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

All patients undergo restaging at week 10. Patients who show less than a minimal response (i.e., reduction of more than 25% in sum of product of diameters \[SPD\]) are off study treatment and transferred to the follow-up phase. Patients undergo a second restaging in week 23.

Some patients may undergo biopsies and blood and bone marrow sample collection periodically for biomarker studies.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically for 20 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
154
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RituximabRituximabRituximab (MabThera®) will be administered for a maximum of 8 infusions at weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 and again at weeks 12, 13, 14, 15 if the first restaging at week 10 (+/- 1 week) shows a partial response with at least more than 25% reduction in sum of product of diameters
Rituximab plus LenalidomidelenalidomideLenalidomide will be administered as 15 mg flat dose daily, starting 14 days before first and stopping 14 days after last rituximab administration.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complete response (CR)at week 23

The evaluation of CR is outlined in Appendix 1 Criteria for Evaluation of Response in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Best Overall response (OR)within 12 weeks

OR is defined as either:

* the disappearance of all evidence of disease (CR or CRu)

* the regression of measurable disease with no new sites (PR)

Progression-free survivaluntil disease progression, for up to 10 years after randomization

PFS will be calculated from randomization until the first event of interest:

* disease progression or relapse according to criteria of Cheson et a.l 1999

* death from any cause

Time to first off-trial anti-lymphoma therapyuntil off-trial therapy administration, for up to 10 years after randomization

This will be calculated from randomization until the start of the first off-trial anti-lymphoma treatment.

Patients not receiving any off-trial anti-lymphoma treatment will be censored at the last follow-up visit.

Overall survivalevery 6 months for up to 10 years after randomization

OS will be calculated from randomization until death. Patients not experiencing an event will be censored at the last date they were known to be alive.

Best overall response (OR)within 24 weeks

OR is defined as either:

* the disappearance of all evidence of disease (CR or CRu)

* the regression of measurable disease with no new sites (PR)

Adverse events, including laboratory abnormality assessments and vital signsfrom inclusion until 30 days after treatment discontinuation

This will be evaluated using the NCI CTCAE v4.0

Trial Locations

Locations (33)

University Hospital of Linkoping

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Linkoping, Sweden

Karolinska University Hospital - Huddinge

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

Sunderbyn Hospital

🇸🇪

Lulea, Sweden

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

🇸🇪

Göteborg, Sweden

City Hospital Triemli

🇨🇭

Zurich, Switzerland

Karolinska University Hospital - Solna

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

Sundsvall Hospital

🇸🇪

Sundsvall, Sweden

Uppsala University Hospital

🇸🇪

Uppsala, Sweden

Haukeland Hospital - University of Bergen

🇳🇴

Bergen, Norway

Kantonsspital Bruderholz

🇨🇭

Bruderholz, Switzerland

University Hospital

🇨🇭

Geneva, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Liestal

🇨🇭

Liestal, Switzerland

Sorlandet Sykehus HF Kristiansand

🇳🇴

Kristiansand, Norway

Ullevaal University Hospital

🇳🇴

Oslo, Norway

Universitaetsspital-Basel

🇨🇭

Basel, Switzerland

Inselspital Bern

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

Kantonsspital - St. Gallen

🇨🇭

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Helse Stavanger HF

🇳🇴

Stavanger, Norway

Kantonsspital Aarau

🇨🇭

Aarau, Switzerland

Saint Claraspital AG

🇨🇭

Basel, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Graubuenden

🇨🇭

Chur, Switzerland

Regionalspital

🇨🇭

Thun, Switzerland

Klinik Hirslanden

🇨🇭

Zurich, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Baden

🇨🇭

Baden, Switzerland

Spitalzentrum Oberwallis - Brig

🇨🇭

Brig, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Winterthur

🇨🇭

Winterthur, Switzerland

University Hospital of North Norway - Tromso

🇳🇴

Tromso, Norway

St. Olavs University Hospital

🇳🇴

Trondheim, Norway

Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana - Ospedale San Giovanni

🇨🇭

Bellinzona, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Olten

🇨🇭

Olten, Switzerland

UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich

🇨🇭

Zurich, Switzerland

Lund University Hospital

🇸🇪

Lund, Sweden

Norrlands University Hospital

🇸🇪

Umea, Sweden

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