Rituximab Versus Observation as Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
- 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
- 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
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Rituximab Rituximab Treatment with Rituximab 375 mg/m² every 3 months for 24 months
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method progression free survival 48 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
Name Time Method MRD (minimal residual disease) progression free survival 48 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 negative 48 months median MRD levels 48 months time to next treatment 48 months conversation rate to CR 48 months Safety of Rituximab maintenance treatment in patients with CLL 48 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 expression 48 months effect of MRD levels on clinical PFS and OS 48 months event free survival 48 months overall survival 48 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (22)
AKH Linz, Department für Innere Medizin 3
🇦🇹Linz, Oberösterreich, Austria
A.ö. Bezirkskrankenhaus Kufstein, Innere Medizin / Hämatologie / Onkologie
🇦🇹Kufstein, Tirol, Austria
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH, Abteilung für Innere Medizin IV
🇦🇹Wels, Oberösterreich, Austria
Landesklinikum Krems, Hämato-onkologisches Service
🇦🇹Krems, Niederösterreich, Austria
LKH Feldkirch, Interne E
🇦🇹Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Universitätsklinik Innsbruck, Innere MEdizin IV / Hämato-Onkologie
🇦🇹Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Innere Medizin, Hämatologie, Onkologie
🇦🇹Steyr, Oberösterreich, Austria
Universitätsklinik der PMU Salzburg, Univ-Klinik für Innere Medizin
🇦🇹Salzburg, Austria
Hanusch Krankenhaus, 3. Med. Abtlg.
🇦🇹Wien, Austria
FN Olomouc
🇨🇿Olomouc, Czechia
AKH Wien, Klinische Abteilung für Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie
🇦🇹Wien, Austria
Narodny onkologicky ustav
🇸🇰Bratislava, Slovakia
FN Kralovske Vinohrady
🇨🇿Praha, Czechia
FNsP L.Pasteura
🇸🇰Kosice, Slovakia
F.D. Rossevelt hospital
🇸🇰Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
FNsP J.A. Reimana
🇸🇰Presov, Slovakia
Martinska fakultna nemocnica
🇸🇰Martin, Slovakia
A.ö. Bezirkskrankenhaus Hall in Tirol, Innere Medizin / Hämato - Onkologie
🇦🇹Hall In Tirol, Tirol, Austria
FN Hradec Kralove
🇨🇿Hradec Kralove, Czechia
FN Brno
🇨🇿Brno, Czechia
VFN Praha 2
🇨🇿Praha, Czechia
FNsP sv. Cyrila a Metoda
🇸🇰Bratislava, Slovakia