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Rituximab Versus Observation as Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01118234
Lead Sponsor
Arbeitsgemeinschaft medikamentoese Tumortherapie
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of Rituximab maintenance therapy to prolong progression free survival in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, who responded to a Rituximab induction therapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
256
Inclusion Criteria
  • B-CLL
  • Age >18
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Previous Rituximab containing induction treatment of the CLL in 1st or 2nd line
  • Patient must be in complete remission or partial remission after an induction treatment containing rituximab
  • ANC (absolute neutrophil count) > 1,0 x 10e9 /L
  • Life expectancy > 6 months
  • Patient´s written informed consent
  • Patient using a reliable means of contraception for the duration of the treatment including 2 months thereafter
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Active uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection
  • Significantly reduced organ functions and bone marrow dysfunction not due to CLL
  • creatinine clearance of below 30mL/min
  • Patients with a history of other malignancies within 2 years prior to study entry
  • Patients with a history of severe cardiac disease
  • Other known comorbidity with the potential to dominate survival
  • Transformation to aggressive B-cell malignancy
  • Hypersensitivity with anaphylactic reaction to humanized monoclonal antibodies or any of the applied drugs
  • Medical condition requiring prolonged (> 1 month) use of oral corticosteroids
  • Pregnant or breast feeding women
  • Any coexisting medical or psychological condition that would preclude participation in the study or compromise ability to give informed consent
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RituximabRituximabTreatment with Rituximab 375 mg/m² every 3 months for 24 months
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
progression free survival48 months

Clinical PFS is defined as the period from randomization until disease progression according to the NCI criteria or death due to the underlying disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MRD (minimal residual disease) progression free survival48 months

Minimal residual disease progression-free survival is defined as the period from randomization until increase of MRD levels in peripheral blood above 10-3 or, if above 10-3 before, increase of one common logarithm.

conversion rate to MRD negative48 months
median MRD levels48 months
time to next treatment48 months
conversation rate to CR48 months
Safety of Rituximab maintenance treatment in patients with CLL48 months

All grades of infections and G3/4 other clinical adverse events will be documented using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.0

benefit according to cytogenetic risk group (trisomy 12, del 11q, del 17p and del 13q), IgVH mutation status, ZAP 70 and CD38 expression48 months
effect of MRD levels on clinical PFS and OS48 months
event free survival48 months
overall survival48 months

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

AKH Linz, Department für Innere Medizin 3

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Linz, Oberösterreich, Austria

A.ö. Bezirkskrankenhaus Kufstein, Innere Medizin / Hämatologie / Onkologie

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Kufstein, Tirol, Austria

Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH, Abteilung für Innere Medizin IV

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Wels, Oberösterreich, Austria

Landesklinikum Krems, Hämato-onkologisches Service

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Krems, Niederösterreich, Austria

LKH Feldkirch, Interne E

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Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria

Universitätsklinik Innsbruck, Innere MEdizin IV / Hämato-Onkologie

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Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria

Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Innere Medizin, Hämatologie, Onkologie

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Steyr, Oberösterreich, Austria

Universitätsklinik der PMU Salzburg, Univ-Klinik für Innere Medizin

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Salzburg, Austria

Hanusch Krankenhaus, 3. Med. Abtlg.

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Wien, Austria

FN Olomouc

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Olomouc, Czechia

AKH Wien, Klinische Abteilung für Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie

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Wien, Austria

Narodny onkologicky ustav

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Bratislava, Slovakia

FN Kralovske Vinohrady

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Praha, Czechia

FNsP L.Pasteura

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Kosice, Slovakia

F.D. Rossevelt hospital

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Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

FNsP J.A. Reimana

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Presov, Slovakia

Martinska fakultna nemocnica

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Martin, Slovakia

A.ö. Bezirkskrankenhaus Hall in Tirol, Innere Medizin / Hämato - Onkologie

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Hall In Tirol, Tirol, Austria

FN Hradec Kralove

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Hradec Kralove, Czechia

FN Brno

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Brno, Czechia

VFN Praha 2

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Praha, Czechia

FNsP sv. Cyrila a Metoda

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Bratislava, Slovakia

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