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Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Rituximab in Treating Older Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: filgrastim
Drug: CHOP regimen
Biological: rituximab
Radiation: radiation therapy
Registration Number
NCT00052936
Lead Sponsor
German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective with or without rituximab in treating aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well giving cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone together with or without rituximab works in treating older patients who have aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (This trial is no longer randomized as of 6/2005).

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare the efficacy of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) with vs without rituximab in elderly patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

* Compare the efficacy of 6 vs 8 courses of CHOP chemotherapy in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the rate of complete remission, rate of primary progression, tumor control, disease-free survival, overall survival, and relapse after radiotherapy in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the safety and side effects of these regimens in these patients.

Secondary

* Compare short-term and long-term side effects of these regimens in these patients.

* Compare quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the cost of these regimens in these patients.

* Determine relapse in patients treated with these regimens who received involved-field radiotherapy.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized (randomized part of study completed as of 6/2005), open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, value for serum lactic dehydrogenase (no greater than upper limit of normal \[ULN\] vs greater than ULN), bulky disease present (no vs yes), stage (I or II vs III or IV), general ECOG status of patient (0 or 1 vs 2), and age (61 to 70 vs 71-80). Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms. Patients with CD20-negative lymphoma are randomized to arms I or II only.

* Prephase treatment:Patients receive vincristine IV on day -6 and prednisone on day -6 to day 0 before initiating CHOP chemotherapy.

* Arm I (closed to accrual as of 7/25/2005): Patients receive standard CHOP chemotherapy comprising cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin IV, and vincristine IV on day 1 and oral prednisone on days 1-5. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously once daily on days 6-12 of each CHOP course. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 6 courses.

* Arm II (closed to accrual as of 7/25/2005): Patients receive standard CHOP chemotherapy and G-CSF as in arm I for a total of 8 courses.

* Arm III: Patients receive standard CHOP chemotherapy and G-CSF as in arm I. Patients also receive rituximab IV before CHOP every 2 weeks for a total of 8 courses.

* Arm IV (closed to accrual as of 7/25/2005): Patients receive standard CHOP chemotherapy and G-CSF as in arm II. Patients also receive rituximab IV before CHOP every 2 weeks for a total of 8 courses.

In all arms, treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Beginning 3-6 weeks after completion of the last chemotherapy course, after complete recovery of bone marrow, and after complete remision of mucositis, patients with sites of initial bulky disease or extranodal involvement undergo radiotherapy 5 times a week for 4 weeks.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 1580 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1506
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
S8filgrastim8x CHOP-14
R8prednisone8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S8radiation therapy8x CHOP-14
S6CHOP regimen6x CHOP-14
S6prednisone6x CHOP-14
R6cyclophosphamide6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R6vincristine sulfate6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R6radiation therapy6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S8CHOP regimen8x CHOP-14
S8cyclophosphamide8x CHOP-14
R8filgrastim8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R8CHOP regimen8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R8vincristine sulfate8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S6vincristine sulfate6x CHOP-14
R6filgrastim6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R8radiation therapy8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S6filgrastim6x CHOP-14
R6CHOP regimen6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S6radiation therapy6x CHOP-14
R6rituximab6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R6prednisone6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S8prednisone8x CHOP-14
S8vincristine sulfate8x CHOP-14
R8rituximab8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R8cyclophosphamide8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
R8doxorubicin hydrochloride8x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S6doxorubicin hydrochloride6x CHOP-14
S6cyclophosphamide6x CHOP-14
R6doxorubicin hydrochloride6x CHOP-14 + 8x Rituximab
S8doxorubicin hydrochloride8x CHOP-14
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to treatment failure at 3 years within the study and then periodically after study completion3 years within the study and then periodically after study completion
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complete response rate at 3 years within the study and then periodically after study completion3 years within the study and then periodically after
Progression rate3 years within the study and then periodically after
Survival3 years within the study and then periodically after
Tumor control3 years within the study and then periodically after
Disease-free survival3 years within the study and then periodically after

Trial Locations

Locations (163)

Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis

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Hildesheim, Germany

Gemeinschaftspraxis Fuer Innere Medizin, Haematologie Und Internistische Onkologie

🇩🇪

Ansbach, Germany

General Hospital

🇩🇪

Celle, Germany

Humaine - Clinic

🇩🇪

Bad Saarow, Germany

Medizinische Universitaetsklinik I at the University of Cologne

🇩🇪

Cologne, Germany

Carl - Thiem - Klinkum Cottbus

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Cottbus, Germany

Municipal Hospital Complex

🇩🇪

Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

Robert - Koch Hospital

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Gehrden, Germany

St. Johannes Hospital - Medical Klinik II

🇩🇪

Duisburg, Germany

Hans - Susemihl - Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Emden, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Essen

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH

🇩🇪

Frankfurt/Oder, Germany

Krankenhaus Nordwest

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

Evang. Deaconess Hospital Freiburg

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

Medizinische Universitaetsklinik und Poliklinik

🇩🇪

Heidelberg, Germany

Privatklinik Dr. R. Schindlbeck GmbH & Co. KG

🇩🇪

Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

Evang. Hospital

🇩🇪

Holzminden, Germany

Gemeinschaftspraxis Innere Medizin

🇩🇪

Jena, Germany

Staedtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe gGmbH

🇩🇪

Karlsruhe, Germany

Praxis fuer Haematologie und Onkologie

🇩🇪

Koblenz, Germany

St. Bonifatius Hospital Lingen

🇩🇪

Lingen, Germany

Staedtisches Klinikum Magdeburg - Altstadt

🇩🇪

Magdeburg, Germany

St. Marien Hospital - Muelheim an der Ruhr

🇩🇪

Mulheim/Ruhr, Germany

Klinikum Ernst Von Bergmann

🇩🇪

Potsdam, Germany

Deaconess Hospital

🇩🇪

Schwabisch Hall, Germany

Evang. Jung-Stilling Hospital

🇩🇪

Siegen, Germany

Diakonie Klinikum Stuttgart

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Stuttgart, Germany

Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Strahlentherapie - Universitaetsklinikum Rostock

🇩🇪

Rostock, Germany

Caritasklinik St. Theresia

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Saarbrucken, Germany

Ev. Hospital Unna

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Unna, Germany

Ev. Hospital Witten-Herdecke

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Witten, Germany

University Wurzburg

🇩🇪

Wurzburg, Germany

City Hospital Triemli

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Zurich, Switzerland

Dr. Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken

🇩🇪

Wiesbaden, Germany

UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich

🇨🇭

Zurich, Switzerland

Haematologisch Onkologische Praxis

🇩🇪

Aachen, Germany

II. Medizinische Klinik

🇩🇪

Aschaffenburg, Germany

Specialist Practice for Oncology

🇩🇪

Aschaffenburg, Germany

Haematologische Praxis

🇩🇪

Augsburg, Germany

Klinikum Augsburg

🇩🇪

Augsburg, Germany

Regional Hospital Bad Hersfeld

🇩🇪

Bad Hersfeld, Germany

Krankenhaus Hohe Warte Mediziniche Klinik

🇩🇪

Bayreuth, Germany

Saint Agnes Hospital

🇩🇪

Bocholt, Germany

Krankenhaus Bietigheim

🇩🇪

Bietigheim, Germany

Haematologisch-Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Hospital Complex Bernburg

🇩🇪

Bernburg, Germany

Robert Roessle Comprehensive Cancer Center - Charite Campus Buch

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Medizinische Poliklinik

🇩🇪

Bonn, Germany

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat

🇩🇪

Bonn, Germany

Saint Josef Hospital

🇩🇪

Bochum, Germany

DIAKO Ev. Diakonie Krankenhaus gGmbH

🇩🇪

Bremen, Germany

Medizinische Klinik Am Lukas - Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Bunde, Germany

Lung Clinic Cologne-Merheim

🇩🇪

Cologne-Merheim, Germany

Hospital Kuchwald Chemnitz

🇩🇪

Chemnitz, Germany

Praxis Fuer Haematologie Internistische Onkologie

🇩🇪

Cologne, Germany

Klinikum Darmstadt

🇩🇪

Darmstadt, Germany

Saint Johannes Hospital Dortmund

🇩🇪

Dortmund, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhause, Deaconess Kaiserswerth

🇩🇪

Dusseldorf, Germany

Franz Hospital Dulmen

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Dulmen, Germany

St. Antonius Hospital

🇩🇪

Eschweiler, Germany

Centre for Internal Medicine Gieben

🇩🇪

Gießen, Germany

Klinik Fuer Innere Medizin, Hematology/Oncology, Ernst Moritz Armdt Universitaet

🇩🇪

Greifswald, Germany

Staedtisches Klinikum Guetersloh

🇩🇪

Gutersloh, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Goettingen

🇩🇪

Göttingen, Germany

St. Marien Hospital - Katholisches Krankenhaus Hagen gGmbH

🇩🇪

Hagen, Germany

Allgemeines Krankenhaus Hagen

🇩🇪

Hagen, Germany

Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara

🇩🇪

Halle/Saale, Germany

Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Doelau gGmbH

🇩🇪

Halle, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Halle

🇩🇪

Halle, Germany

University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Asklepios Klinik Nord Heidberg

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Allgemeines Krankenhaus Altona

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Haematologisch-Onkologische Praxis Altona

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Henriettenstiftung Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Evangelische Krankenhaus Hamm

🇩🇪

Hamm, Germany

Krankenhaus Siloah - Medizinische Klinik II

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Oncology Specialists Clinic

🇩🇪

Harrislee, Germany

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Klinikum der Friedrich-Schiller Universitaet Jena

🇩🇪

Jena, Germany

Red Cross Hospital Kassel

🇩🇪

Kassel, Germany

University Leipzig Clinic of Internal Medicine

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

Klinikum "St. Georg" Leipzig

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

Dreifaltigkeits Hospital

🇩🇪

Lippstadt, Germany

Universitaetsklinkum Magdeburg der Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg

🇩🇪

Magdeburg, Germany

Regional Hospital Mayen

🇩🇪

Mayen, Germany

Kreiskrankenhaus Muenchberg

🇩🇪

Munchberg, Germany

Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Innenstadt Campus

🇩🇪

Munich, Germany

Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Grosshadern Campus

🇩🇪

Munich, Germany

Munich Oncologic Practice at Elisenhof

🇩🇪

Munich, Germany

Paracelsus - Klinik Osnabrueck

🇩🇪

Osnabrück, Germany

Ev. Hospital Oldenburg

🇩🇪

Oldenburg, Germany

Schwerpunktpraxis fuer Haematologie und Onkologie

🇩🇪

Saarbruecken, Germany

St. Elizabeth-Klinik Saarlouis

🇩🇪

Saarlouis, Germany

Klinikum Stuttgart - Buergerhospital

🇩🇪

Stuttgart, Germany

Krankenhaus Barmherzigen Brueder

🇩🇪

Trier, Germany

Hospital Tutzing

🇩🇪

Tutzing, Germany

Hospital Wetzler

🇩🇪

Wetzlar, Germany

St. Marienhospital - Vechta

🇩🇪

Vechta, Germany

Regional Hospital Waldbrol

🇩🇪

Waldbrol, Germany

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Essen Werden

🇩🇪

Werden, Germany

Kliniken St. Antonius

🇩🇪

Wuppertal, Germany

Municipal Hospital Complex Zwickau

🇩🇪

Zwickau, Germany

Kreiskrankenhaus Aurich

🇩🇪

Aurich, Germany

Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Stuttgart, Germany

St. Elisabeth Hospital Thuine

🇩🇪

Thuine, Germany

Klinikum St. Marien

🇩🇪

Amberg, Germany

Hamatologische/Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis - Augsburg

🇩🇪

Augsburg, Germany

Knappschaft Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Bochum, Germany

Thoraxklinik Heidelberg

🇩🇪

Heidelberg, Germany

Regional Hospital Am Plattenwald - Bad Friedrichshall

🇩🇪

Heilbronn, Germany

Klinikum Krefeld GmbH

🇩🇪

Krefeld, Germany

Caritas - Krakenhaus Lebach

🇩🇪

Lebach, Germany

Klinikum Lippe - Lemgo

🇩🇪

Lemgo, Germany

St. Vincenz Hospital Limburg

🇩🇪

Limburg, Germany

Municipal Complex of Ludwigshafen

🇩🇪

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Luebeck

🇩🇪

Luebeck, Germany

Klinikum Minden

🇩🇪

Minden, Germany

Municipal Hospital Munich

🇩🇪

Munich, Germany

Klinikum Herford

🇩🇪

Herford, Germany

Marienhospital at Ruhr University Bochum

🇩🇪

Herne, Germany

Hospital Complex Hoyerswerda

🇩🇪

Hoyerswerda, Germany

Staedtisches Krankenhaus Kiel

🇩🇪

Kiel, Germany

Stiftungsklinikum Mittelrhein - Gesundheitszentrum Evangelisches Stift Sankt Martin Koblenz gGmbH

🇩🇪

Koblenz, Germany

Leonardis Clinic

🇩🇪

Kornwestheim, Germany

Frankenwald Klinik

🇩🇪

Kronach, Germany

Klinikum Erfurt

🇩🇪

Erfurt, Germany

Regional Hospital Heidenheim

🇩🇪

Heidenheim, Germany

Medical University Hospital Homburg

🇩🇪

Homburg, Germany

Municipal Hospital Complex of the University

🇩🇪

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Klinikum Ludwigsburg

🇩🇪

Ludwigsburg, Germany

St. Marien Hospital Ludwighafen

🇩🇪

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Johannes Gutenberg University

🇩🇪

Mainz, Germany

Ev. Hospital Bethesda

🇩🇪

Monchengladbach, Germany

Krankenhaus Muenchen Schwabing

🇩🇪

Munich, Germany

Regional Hospital Neumarkt

🇩🇪

Neumarkt, Germany

Klinikum Offenburg

🇩🇪

Offenburg, Germany

III Medizinische Klinik Mannheim

🇩🇪

Mannheim, Germany

Hospital Maria-Hilf II

🇩🇪

Monchengladbach, Germany

Lukaskrankenhaus Neuss

🇩🇪

Neuss, Germany

Klinikum Oldenburg

🇩🇪

Oldenburg, Germany

Kreiskrankenhaus Radebeul

🇩🇪

Radebeul, Germany

Hematologische Onkologische Praxis

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brueder Regensburg

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Innere Medizin - Universitaet Rostock

🇩🇪

Rostock, Germany

Leopoldina - Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Schweinfurt, Germany

Klinik fuer Onkologie - Katharinenhospital Stuttgart

🇩🇪

Stuttgart, Germany

Hospital Bad Cannstatt

🇩🇪

Stuttgart, Germany

Krankenanstalt Mutterhaus der Borromaerinnen

🇩🇪

Trier, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH - Marburg

🇩🇪

Marburg, Germany

Evangelisches Krankenhaus - Mulheim

🇩🇪

Mulheim/Ruhr, Germany

Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik A - Universitaetsklinikum Muenster

🇩🇪

Munster, Germany

Staedtisches Klinikum Neunkirchen gGmbH

🇩🇪

Neunkirchen, Germany

Klinikum Nuernberg - Klinikum Nord

🇩🇪

Nuremberg, Germany

Hematologische Praxis

🇩🇪

Oldenburg, Germany

Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth - Ravensburg

🇩🇪

Ravensburg, Germany

Jakobi Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Rheine, Germany

St. Lukas - Clinic Solingen

🇩🇪

Solingen, Germany

Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm at Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

🇩🇪

Ulm, Germany

Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

Martin - Luther Hospital

🇩🇪

Schleswig, Germany

Regional Hospital Traunstein

🇩🇪

Traunstein, Germany

Deutsche Klinik fuer Diagnostik

🇩🇪

Wiesbaden, Germany

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