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Dexamethasone Followed by Denileukin Diftitox in Treating Patients With Persistent or Recurrent T-Cell Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
Lymphoma
Registration Number
NCT00006345
Lead Sponsor
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Denileukin diftitox may be able to deliver cancer-killing substances directly to T-cell lymphoma cells. Dexamethasone may decrease the side effects of denileukin diftitox.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of dexamethasone in preventing side effects following treatment with denileukin diftitox in treating patients who have persistent or recurrent T-cell lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the potential benefit of dexamethasone administered prior to denileukin diftitox in terms of avoidance and/or reduction of hypersensitivity type reactions, flu-like symptom complex, and vascular leak syndrome side effects (adverse events) in patients with persistent or recurrent cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. II. Assess the response rate in terms of tumor burden reduction in these patients treated with this regimen. III. Determine the rate of patient withdrawal from the study due to adverse effects.

OUTLINE: This is an open label, multicenter study. Patients receive denileukin diftitox IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-5. Patients also receive oral dexamethasone twice daily beginning 24 hours prior to and concomitantly with denileukin diftitox. Treatment continues every 3 weeks for at least 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed at 2 or 4 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 15-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Miami

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Miami, Florida, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Rush Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Hahnemann University Hospital

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Tulane University School of Medicine

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Arlington Cancer Center

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Arlington, Texas, United States

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