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Clinical Trials/NCT01325194
NCT01325194CompletedPhase 2

Dose Densified Chemoimmunotherapy With Early CNS Prophylaxis in Patients Less Than 65 Years With High Risk (aaIPI≥ 2) Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Nordic Lymphoma Group4 sites in 4 countries143 target enrollmentStarted: March 2011Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
143
Locations
4
Primary Endpoint
Time to treatment failure

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose is to test whether early central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis given at the beginning of therapy for young high risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients is feasible and could reduce the risk of CNS relapses. Early CNS prophylaxis with two courses high dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) in combination with rituximab-cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-vincristine-prednison (R-CHOP) is followed by four courses of R-CHOP14 and etoposide (E) and one course of HD-Ara-C. In addition the patients will receive three courses of liposomal cytarabine intrathecally. The results will be compared to a recent Nordic CRY-04 study. Shifting of CNS prophylaxis to the beginning of the therapy offers a potential to overcome the subclinical disease and thus reduce the risk of early clinical CNS recurrence. As flow cytometry (FCM) can improve the sensitivity for detecting occult leptomeningeal disease over cytology , FCM from cerebrospinal fluid will be incorporated into the staging procedures.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 - < 65 years. Histologically confirmed CD20+ diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) based on WHO 2008 Lymphoma Classification
  • Follicular lymphomas (FLs) grade 3b is allowed
  • Patients in at least stage II with age adjusted international prognostic score (IPI score) of 2 or 3:
  • Stage III /IV and elevated LDH
  • Stage III/IV and WHO performance status 2 - 3
  • Stage II and elevated LDH and WHO performance status 2 - 3 And/or patients with
  • More than one extranodal site
  • Testicular lymphoma, stage IIE and higher
  • Paranasal sinus and orbital lymphoma with destruction of bone
  • Large cell infiltration of the bone marrow

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe cardiac disease: cardiac function grade 3-4
  • Impaired liver, renal or other organ function not caused by lymphoma, which will interfere with the treatment schedule
  • Pregnancy/lactation
  • Men and women of reproductive potential not agreeing to use an acceptable method of birth control during treatment and for six months after completion of treatment
  • Patients with other severe medical problems and with an expected short survival for non-lymphoma reasons
  • Known HIV positivity
  • Uncontrolled infectious disease, including meningeal infection
  • Active cancer except basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ during the last five years
  • Earlier treatment containing anthracyclins
  • Psychiatric or mental disorder which make the patient unable to give an informed consent and/or adhere to the protocol
  • CNS disease as diagnosed by MRI or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology. Positive CSF flow cytometry below diagnostic threshold level by cytology is allowed
  • Pleural or peritoneal fluid that cannot be drained safely
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the other ingredients
  • Patients participating in other clinical studies, unless followed for survival

Arms & Interventions

CNS prophylaxis

Experimental

Intervention: liposomal cytarabine (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to treatment failure

Time Frame: 3 and 5 years

Secondary Outcomes

  • Overall survival(3 and 5 years)
  • CNS relapse rate(1,5 years)
  • Clinical response rate(Treatment period (5 years))
  • Progression free survival(3 and 5 years)
  • Molecular predictors(3 years)
  • Incidence of central nervous system(CNS) relapse in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF )cytology neg/flow cytometry positive cases(3 and 5 years)
  • Maximal hematological, gastrointestinal, neuronal and other toxicities(Treatment period (5 years))
  • Incidence of CNS relapse in a subgroup of patients with more than one extranodal site and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)(3 and 5 years)

Investigators

Sponsor
Nordic Lymphoma Group
Sponsor Class
Network
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (4)

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