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Study of VELCADE and Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00312845
Lead Sponsor
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of VELCADE and rituximab improves progression free survival relative to rituximab alone in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) who never received rituximab or who have previously responded to rituximab. This is an international study being conducted in the United States and in many countries around the world. A complete list of study locations is listed below.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
676
Inclusion Criteria

Subjects must satisfy the following criteria to be enrolled in the study:

  • Man or woman and age 18 years or older
  • Diagnosis of follicular B-NHL of the following subtypes (World Health Organization [WHO] classification 1997): follicular lymphoma (FL) (Grades 1 and 2).
  • Documented relapse or progression following prior antineoplastic treatment. New lesions or objective evidence of progression of existing lesions must document relapse or progression following the previous therapy.

If any prior regimen included rituximab, the subject must have responded (complete response [CR], unconfirmed complete response [CRu], partial response [PR]), and the time to progression (TTP) from the first dose of rituximab must have been 6 months or more.

  • At least 1 measurable tumor mass (greater than 1.5 cm in the longest dimension and greater than 1.0 cm in the short axis) that has not been previously irradiated, or has grown since previous irradiation
  • In the opinion of the investigator the decision to initiate treatment is justified to manage the subject's lymphoma
  • No active central nervous system lymphoma
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG] status ≤ 2
  • Female subjects must be postmenopausal (for at least 6 months), surgically sterile, abstinent, or, if sexually active, be practicing an effective method of birth control (e.g., prescription oral contraceptives, contraceptive injections, intrauterine device, double-barrier method, contraceptive patch, male partner sterilization) before entry and throughout the study; and have a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) pregnancy test at screening.
  • Subjects (or their legally acceptable representatives) must have signed an informed consent document indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study and are willing to participate in the study.
  • In countries where health authorities have approved the pharmacogenomic testing, subjects or their legally acceptable representatives must have signed a separate informed consent that they agree to participate in the genetic part and protein testing part of the study; participation in the genetic and protein testing component is mandatory for pharmacogenomics testing, but optional for serum protein testing and future testing.
Exclusion Criteria

Potential subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participating in the study:

  • Diagnosed or treated for a malignancy other than NHL within 1 year of randomization, or who were previously diagnosed with a malignancy other than NHL and have any radiographic or biochemical marker evidence of malignancy. Subjects with completely resected basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ malignancy are not excluded.

  • Clinical evidence of a transformation from indolent NHL to a more aggressive form of NHL.

  • History of disallowed therapies:

    • Prior treatment with VELCADE
    • Antineoplastic (including unconjugated therapeutic antibodies), experimental, or radiation therapy within 3 weeks before randomization
    • Nitrosoureas within 6 weeks before randomization
    • Radioimmunoconjugates or toxin immunoconjugates within 10 weeks before randomization
    • Stem cell transplant within 6 months before randomization
    • Major surgery within 2 weeks before randomization
  • Residual toxic effects of previous therapy or surgery of Grade 3 or worse

  • Peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain of Grade 2 or worse

  • Have received an experimental drug or used an experimental medical device within 21 days before the planned start of treatment.

  • History of allergic reaction attributable to compounds containing boron or mannitol

  • Known anaphylaxis or immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated hypersensitivity to murine proteins or to any component of rituximab including polysorbate 80 and sodium citrate dihydrate

  • Concurrent treatment with another investigational agent

  • Female subject who is pregnant or breast-feeding

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Bortezomib + RituximabBortezomib + Rituximab-
RituximabRituximab-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free SurvivalSubjects are followed until progressive disease/death or the end of the study. The median follow up time is 33.9 months.

Progression free survival is defined as time from randomization to progressive disease or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Response RateSubjects are followed until progressive disease/death or the end of the study. The median follow up time is 33.9 months.

Overall response rate is defined as Complete Response (CR) + Complete Response Unconfirmed (CRu) + Partial Response (PR) using International Working Group Criteria (IWGC) and Independent Radiographic Review results and clinical results. The IWGC CR requires complete disappearance of all detectable clinical and radiographic evidence of disease and disappearance of all disease-related symptoms, and normalization of lactic dehydrogenase and bone marrow involvement. CRu requires more than 75% reduction in sum of product of nodes (SPD). PR requires moer than 50% reduction in SPD.

Trial Locations

Locations (206)

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

🇺🇸

Burbank, California, United States

Royal Adelaide Hospital

🇦🇺

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

St. Jude Heritage Medical Group

🇺🇸

Fullerton, California, United States

Sinai Hospital

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Central Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Inc

🇺🇸

Alhambra, California, United States

University of California, Los Angeles

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Bakersfield, California, United States

Siouxland Hematolgoy-Oncology Associates

🇺🇸

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

South Carolina Oncology Associates, PA

🇺🇸

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

South Carolina Oncology Associates

🇺🇸

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University Health Network - Princess Margaret Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Heilig Hart Roeselare

🇧🇪

Roeselare, Belgium

Crimean Republic Clinical Oncology Dispensary

🇺🇦

Simferopol, Ukraine

Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy, Poltava Regional Dispensary

🇺🇦

Poltava, Ukraine

Fremantle Hospital

🇦🇺

Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Cancer Hospital (Institute), CAMS&PUMC

🇨🇳

Beijing, China

Regional Cancer Centre

🇮🇳

Kerala, India

Institutul Clinic Fundeni Clinica de Hematologie

🇷🇴

Bucuresti, Romania

University of Southern California

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Debreceni Egyetem, Orvos- es Egeszsegtudomanyl Centrum, iii. Belgyogyaszati Klinika

🇭🇺

Debrecen, Hungary

Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc

🇨🇿

Olomouc, Czech Republic

Satakunnan Keskussairaala

🇫🇮

Pori, Finland

SZEgedi Tudomanyegyetem, II Belgyaszati Klinika

🇭🇺

Szeged, Hungary

Institution Manipal Hospital

🇮🇳

Bangalore, India

Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny - Klinika Hematologii

🇵🇱

Warsawa, Poland

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, E.P.E. - Departmento de Hematologia

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Petz Aladar County Hospital

🇭🇺

Gyor, Hungary

Klinika Hematologii Instytut Chorob Wewnetrznych

🇵🇱

Gdansk, Poland

Spitalul clinic de urgenta

🇷🇴

Brasov, Romania

Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai University

🇹🇭

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Investigative Clinical Research of Indiana

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Vanderbilt University

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

South Texas Oncology and Hematology

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Oncology Consultants

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Clinique Victor Hugo

🇫🇷

Le Mans, France

Department of Medical Oncology - Regional Cancer Centre

🇮🇳

Kerala, India

East Alabama Medical Center

🇺🇸

Opelika,, Alabama, United States

Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc.

🇺🇸

La Verne, California, United States

North Valley Hematology Oncology

🇺🇸

Mission Hills, California, United States

University of California, Irvine Medical Center

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Cancer Care Associates Medical Group, Inc.

🇺🇸

Redondo Beach, California, United States

Central Coast Medical Oncology Corporation

🇺🇸

Santa Maria, California, United States

Norwalk Medical Group

🇺🇸

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Hematology Oncology PC

🇺🇸

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Innovative Clinical Research of South Florida

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Hematology & Oncology Specialists

🇺🇸

Metairie, Louisiana, United States

Hattiesburg Clinic

🇺🇸

Hattesburg, Missouri, United States

Lancaster Cancer Center, Ltd.

🇺🇸

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital

🇺🇸

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

🇺🇸

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

🇦🇺

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Alfred Hospital

🇦🇺

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Institute J. Bordet

🇧🇪

Bruxelles, Belgium

UZ Antwerpen - Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

Clinique Notre Dame

🇧🇪

Charleroi, Belgium

AZ Sint Jan

🇧🇪

Brugge, Belgium

UZ Gent - Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

🇧🇪

Gent, Belgium

Beijing Cancer Hospital

🇨🇳

Beijing, China

Peking University People's Hospital

🇨🇳

Beijing, China

Affiliated Hospital of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences

🇨🇳

Beijing, China

Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University

🇨🇳

Guangzhou, China

Paijat - Hameen Keskussairaala

🇫🇮

Lahti, Finland

Hopital Claude Huriez

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Centre Léon Bérard

🇫🇷

Lyon, France

Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis

🇩🇪

Herrsching, Germany

Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳

Hyderabaad, India

Apollo Speciality Hospital

🇮🇳

Chennai, India

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

🇮🇳

Chandigarh, India

SMS Medical College Hospital

🇮🇳

Jaipur, India

Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad Apollo Hospital Complex

🇮🇳

Jubilee Hills, India

Hadassah Medical Center

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Lung Cancer Center - National Cancer Center

🇰🇷

Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, Republic of

Instituto Nacional De Ciencias Medicas Y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

🇲🇽

Delagacion Tlalpan, Mexico

Samsung Medical Center - Department of Internal Medicine

🇰🇷

Ilwon dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Klinika Hematologii - Uniwersytetu Medycznego

🇵🇱

Lodz, Poland

Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii Szpiku AM

🇵🇱

Lublin, Poland

Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Katedra i Klinika Hematologii, Nowotworow Krwi i Transplantacji Szpiku

🇵🇱

Wroclaw, Poland

Servico de Hematologia - Hospital de Dia - Hospital Da Universidade de Coimbra

🇵🇹

Coimbra, Portugal

Serviço de Onco-hematologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Franscisco Gentil, EPE

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

San Juan VA Medical Center

🇵🇷

San Juan, Puerto Rico

City Oncology Hospital #62

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Medical Scientifical Radiology Center

🇷🇺

Obninsk, Russian Federation

Arkhangelsk Region Clinical Hospital

🇷🇺

Arghangelsk, Russian Federation

Republikan Hospital named after V.A. Baranov

🇷🇺

Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation

Spitalul Universitar de Urgenta Hematologie

🇷🇴

Bucuresti, Romania

Spitalul Clinic judetean de urgenta "Sf. Spiridon, Clinica Hematologie

🇷🇴

Iasi, Romania

Spitalul Clinic judetean de urgenta Mures

🇷🇴

Targu Mures, Romania

Semashko Central Clinical Hospital #2

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Altay Regional Oncology Dispensary

🇷🇺

Barnaul, Russian Federation

Cancer Research Center

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Cheliabinsk Regional Oncology Dispensary

🇷🇺

Cheliabinsk, Russian Federation

S.P. Botkin Moscow City Clinical Hospital

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Moscow Region Clinical Research Institute

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Belgorod Regional Oncology Center

🇷🇺

Belgorod, Russian Federation

St. Petersburg City Hospital #31

🇷🇺

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Nizhniy Novgorod Region Clinical Hospital

🇷🇺

Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation

FN F.D. Roosevelt - Oddelenie hematologie

🇸🇰

Banska Bysterica, Slovakia

East Cape Oncology Centre - St. Georges Hospital

🇿🇦

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Fakultna nemocnica L. Pasteura - Klinika hematologie a onkohematologie

🇸🇰

Kosice, Slovakia

Vychodoslovensky Onkologicky Ustave, a.s.

🇸🇰

Kosice, Slovakia

Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital

🇷🇺

Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Republican Clinical Hospital of Bashkorkostan

🇷🇺

Ufa, Russian Federation

St. Petersburg Clinical Research Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology

🇷🇺

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Saratov State Medical University

🇷🇺

Saratov, Russian Federation

GVI Oncology Clinical Trial Unit

🇿🇦

Panorama, Cape Town, South Africa

Martinska FN, Klinika hematologie a transfuziologie

🇸🇰

Martin, Slovakia

Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol Institut Catala d'Oncologia

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario de Salamanca

🇪🇸

Salamanca, Spain

Onkologiska kliniken Universitetssjukhuset

🇸🇪

Lund, Sweden

Centrum for Hematologi Karolinska University Hospital

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

Hematologiska kliniken M54 Karolinska University Hospital

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

🇹🇭

Bangkok, Thailand

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

🇹🇭

Bangkok, Thailand

Guy's & St. Thomas Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Institute for Emergency and Urgent Medical Assistance named after V.K. Gusak of AMS of Ukraine

🇺🇦

Donetsk, Ukraine

Zhitomir Gerbachevsky Regional Clinical Hospital

🇺🇦

Zhitomir, Ukraine

Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

🇹🇭

Bangkok, Thailand

Cherkassy Regional Oncology Dispensary

🇺🇦

Cherkassy, Ukraine

Khmelnitskiy Regional Hopsital

🇺🇦

Khmelnitsky, Ukraine

Dnepropetrovsk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary

🇺🇦

Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

Kiev Center of Marrow Transplantaion

🇺🇦

Kiev, Ukraine

Krivoy Rog Oncology Dispensary

🇺🇦

Krivoy Rog, Ukraine

Institute of Blood Pathology and Transfusional Medicine of AMS of Ukraine, Lviv Clinical Hospital #5

🇺🇦

Lviv, Ukraine

Taunton & Somerset Hospital

🇬🇧

Taunton, United Kingdom

Addenbrooke's Hospital - Department of Haematology

🇬🇧

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Derriford Hospital - Department of Haematology

🇬🇧

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Department of Haematology

🇬🇧

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Oregon Health & Science University

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Ekaterinburg City Clinical Hospital #7

🇷🇺

Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

University Hospital of Wales

🇬🇧

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Saint Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University

🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Pacific Shores Medical Group

🇺🇸

Long Beach, California, United States

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C.

🇺🇸

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Integrated Community Oncology Network

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Ventura County Hematology-Oncology Specialists

🇺🇸

Oxnard, California, United States

Suburban Hematology-Oncology Associates

🇺🇸

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Palm Beach Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Emory Univeersity ,Winship Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Kansas City Cancer Center, LLC

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Southeastern Medical Oncology Center

🇺🇸

Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

North Idaho Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Coeur D Alene, Idaho, United States

Centro Oncologico Integracion Regional

🇦🇷

Mendoza, Argentina

Higa San Martin

🇦🇷

La Plata - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hospital Professor Rodolfo Rossi

🇦🇷

La Plata - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Princess Alexandra Hospital

🇦🇺

Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

CHR La Citadelle

🇧🇪

Liege, Belgium

ULB Erasme

🇧🇪

Anderlecht, Belgium

Royal Melbourne Hospital

🇦🇺

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

AZ Stuivenberg

🇧🇪

Antwerpen, Belgium

Virga Jesse Ziekenhuis, Dienst Hematologie

🇧🇪

Hasselt, Belgium

CHU Sart Tilman

🇧🇪

Liege, Belgium

Instituto Nacional de Cancer

🇧🇷

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

🇧🇷

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Servico de Oncologia do Hospital Sao Lucas da PUC do rio Grande do Sul

🇧🇷

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Hospital Brigadeiro

🇧🇷

Sao Paulo, Brazil

West China Hospital of Sichuan

🇨🇳

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Juravinski Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Canada

Peking University Third Hospital

🇨🇳

Haidian District Beijing, China

RuiJin Hospital

🇨🇳

Shanghai, China

Cancer Hospital - FuDan University

🇨🇳

Shanghai, China

Fakultni nemocnice Brno

🇨🇿

Brno, Czech Republic

Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre

🇨🇾

Nikosia, Cyprus

Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove

🇨🇿

Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Institut Bergonie

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice

🇨🇿

Praha, Czech Republic

Hopital Hotel Dieu

🇫🇷

Nantes, France

Service des Maladies due sang - Hopital haut Leveque

🇫🇷

Pessac, France

Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

🇫🇷

Pierre Benite, France

Laiko General Hospital of Athens - 1st Internist Clinic - Hematology Department

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

Praxis für Hämetologie und Oncologie

🇩🇪

Würzburg, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Munster - Klinik fur Innere Medizin

🇩🇪

Munster, Germany

University General Hospital Attikon - 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Propedeutic & Research Institute

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

University Hospital of Patras - Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology Division

🇬🇷

Rio Patras, Greece

Shirdi Saibaba Cancer Hospital

🇮🇳

Karnataka, India

Rambam Medical Center

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Soroka Medical Center

🇮🇱

Beer Sheva, Israel

Tata Memorial Centre

🇮🇳

Mumbai, India

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

Rabin Medical Center

🇮🇱

Petah Tikva, Israel

Sorraski Tel Aviv Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel Aviv, Israel

Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel HaShomer, Israel

Universita degli Studi di Perugia

🇮🇹

Perugia, Italy

Azienda Ospedallera Universitaria Policlinico Tor Vergata

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Molinette S. Giovanni Battista

🇮🇹

Torino, Italy

Samsung Medical Center - Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine

🇰🇷

Ilmon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Hematology-Oncology Clinic, Center for Specific Organs Cancer - National Cancer Center

🇰🇷

Ilsandong-Gu, Goyang-Si, and Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, Republic of

Asan Medical Center

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez UANL

🇲🇽

Monterrey, Nuevo leon, Mexico

Instituto Nacional De Cancerologia Incan

🇲🇽

Delagacion Tlalpan, Mexico

Canterbury Health Laboratories

🇳🇿

Christchurch, New Zealand

Klinika Hematologii CMUJ

🇵🇱

Krakow, Poland

Klinika Hematologii AM

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Klinika Nowotworow Ukladu Chlonnego

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Hospital de Dia de Hematologia - Hospital de Santa Maria E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Novosibirsk State Medical University

🇷🇺

Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

1st Republican Clinical Hospital of Udmurtia

🇷🇺

Izhevsk, Russian Federation

Tomsk Research Oncology Institute

🇷🇺

Tomsk, Russian Federation

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

🇿🇦

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hospital Universitario La Paz

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Mary Potter Oncology Centre - Little Company of Mary Hospital

🇿🇦

Groenkloof, Pretoria, South Africa

Hospital Durans I Reynals - Institut Catala d'Oncologia

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Louisville Oncology

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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