Randomized Phase II Trial of Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab With or Without Concurrent Avastin® for Previously Untreated B-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Enrollment
- 68
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Complete and Overall Response Rate
Study Overview
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as pentostatin and cyclophosphamide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab and bevacizumab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. It is not yet known whether giving pentostatin and cyclophosphamide together with rituximab is more effective with or without bevacizumab in treating patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving pentostatin and cyclophosphamide together with rituximab with or without bevacizumab and to see how well it works in treating patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To assess the rate of complete and overall response in patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma treated with pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab with or without bevacizumab.
- To assess the proportion of patients who achieve a negative minimal residual disease state after treatment with these regimens.
- To monitor and assess the adverse events of these regimens.
Secondary
- To determine if molecular prognostic parameters (ZAP-70, CD38, cytogenetic abnormalities identified by FISH, and IgVH mutation status) relate to response in these patients.
- To determine the progression-free survival of patients treated with these regimens.
- To complete additional correlative studies to gain insight into disease biology and how it influences drug sensitivity.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Arm A: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab, and Avastin
Patients receive 15 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of courses 1-5 and on days 1, 22, and 43 of course 6; 375 mg/m^2 rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on days 2 and 3 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6; and 2 mg/m^3 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 2 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim subcutaneously (SC) on day 3 of course 1 and on day 2 of courses 2-6. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: bevacizumab (Biological)
Arm A: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab, and Avastin
Patients receive 15 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of courses 1-5 and on days 1, 22, and 43 of course 6; 375 mg/m^2 rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on days 2 and 3 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6; and 2 mg/m^3 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 2 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim subcutaneously (SC) on day 3 of course 1 and on day 2 of courses 2-6. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: pegfilgrastim (Biological)
Arm A: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab, and Avastin
Patients receive 15 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of courses 1-5 and on days 1, 22, and 43 of course 6; 375 mg/m^2 rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on days 2 and 3 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6; and 2 mg/m^3 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 2 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim subcutaneously (SC) on day 3 of course 1 and on day 2 of courses 2-6. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: rituximab (Biological)
Arm A: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab, and Avastin
Patients receive 15 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of courses 1-5 and on days 1, 22, and 43 of course 6; 375 mg/m^2 rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on days 2 and 3 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6; and 2 mg/m^3 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 2 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim subcutaneously (SC) on day 3 of course 1 and on day 2 of courses 2-6. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: cyclophosphamide (Drug)
Arm A: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab, and Avastin
Patients receive 15 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of courses 1-5 and on days 1, 22, and 43 of course 6; 375 mg/m^2 rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on days 2 and 3 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6; and 2 mg/m^3 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 2 of course 1 and on day 1 of courses 2-6. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim subcutaneously (SC) on day 3 of course 1 and on day 2 of courses 2-6. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: pentostatin (Drug)
Arm B: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab
Patients receive 100 mg rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on day 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 2 of course 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 1 of courses 2-6. They receive 2 mg/m^2 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim SC on day 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: pegfilgrastim (Biological)
Arm B: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab
Patients receive 100 mg rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on day 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 2 of course 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 1 of courses 2-6. They receive 2 mg/m^2 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim SC on day 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: rituximab (Biological)
Arm B: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab
Patients receive 100 mg rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on day 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 2 of course 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 1 of courses 2-6. They receive 2 mg/m^2 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim SC on day 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: cyclophosphamide (Drug)
Arm B: Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab
Patients receive 100 mg rituximab IV over 2-4 hours on day 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 2 of course 1 and 375 mg/m^2 on day 1 of courses 2-6. They receive 2 mg/m^2 pentostatin IV over 30 minutes and 600 mg/m^2 cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive 6 mg pegfilgrastim SC on day 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: pentostatin (Drug)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Complete and Overall Response Rate
Time Frame: Evaluated after 6 cycles (up to 196 days)
A Complete Response (CR) requires all of the following for 2 months: * Absence of lymphadenopathy by physical examination (PE) * No hepato- or splenomegaly by PE * Neutrophils \>1500/ul, Platelets \>100,000/ul. Hemoglobin \>11.0 gm/dl, Peripheral blood lymphocytes \<4000/uL Nodular Partial Response (nPR) is defined as a patient qualified for a CR, but regenerative nodules are histologically present on bone marrow samples. A Clinical Complete Response (CCR) is defined as a patient qualified for a CR, but bone marrow samples are not available. A Partial Response (PR) requires 50% reduction in 2 of the following: peripheral blood lymphocytes, or the sum of the products of the maximal perpendicular diameters, or the size of liver and/or spleen; and a 50% increase in neutrophils, platelets, or hemoglobin. Overall response rate is calculated as the number of patients receiving CR, CCR, nPR, or PR as their objective status divided by the total number of evaluable patients.
Secondary Outcomes
- Overall Survival(Assessed up to 5 years from registration)
- Progression-free Survival(Assessed up to 5 years from registration)