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Association of L-asparaginase-Methotrexate-Dexamethasone for Nasal and Nasal-type Natural Killer (NK)-T-cell Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Registration Number
NCT00283985
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Limoges
Brief Summary

Nasal/nasal type NK-T-cell lymphoma is a rare and severe type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) more frequent in Asia than in western countries. When localised, radiotherapy seems to be the best treatment. When radiotherapy cannot be used because of dissemination or relapse, chemotherapy protocols used for other types of NHL give poor results and survival is poor. Recently papers from China and Japan reported the efficacy of a drug: l-asparaginase, usually used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In vitro a selective apoptosis of NK-cell tumours by l-asparaginase was shown on tumour cell lines and samples.

The investigators propose a phase II protocol for patients with refractory or relapsing nasal/nasal type NK-T-cell lymphoma using a regimen combining l-asparaginase, methotrexate and dexamethasone. Biological studies will be conducted trying to find factors which could predict responses to this chemotherapy.

Since january 2009, the study concerns all patients with nasal/nasal type NK-T-cell lymphoma who have not received asparaginase before.

Detailed Description

Primary Objective:

* Determine the overall and complete response rate

Secondary Objectives:

* To evaluate survival without progression

* To evaluate total survival.

* To evaluate the tolerance and the side effects of the treatment.

* To evaluate the duration and the mode of hospitalization of the patients treated by this therapeutic association.

* To constitute a bank of biological samples - serum, tumoral, ADN, ARN to allow prognostic studies implying virus EBV, p53, CD94, C-kit and asparagine synthetase gene in order to better understand the mechanisms of the cancerogenesis of this variety of cytotoxic LNH and to identify the predictive factors of response to the asparaginase.

Sampling:

For each patient included in the protocol, the following sampling will be carried out with the diagnosis:

* Biopsy,

* Medullary biopsy

* Medullary aspiration

* blood: 3 tubes of 7 ml on EDTA and 3 tubs of 7 ml with heparin

Treatment:

All the patients included will receive three cures separated by 3 weeks (J1, J22, J43):

* J1: Methotrexate 3 gr/m2

* J2, J4, J6 and J8: Kidrolase® 6000 u/m2

* J1 with J4: Dexamethasone 40 mg (20 mg if age \> 70 years)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with relapsing/refractory T-NK/NK lymphoma:

  • Ages 18 years and above
  • Patients must have a diagnosis of NK-cell (or T-NK) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasal or nasal-type.
  • Stage I, II, III, or IV disease
  • Creatinine less than 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Able to give informed consent
  • No prior treatment with asparaginase

Patients with T-NK/NK lymphoma (de novo patients ):

  • Ages 18 years and above
  • Patients must have a diagnosis of NK-cell (or T-NK) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasal or nasal-type.
  • Stage I, II, III, or IV disease
  • Creatinine less than 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Able to give informed consent
  • no prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who are pregnant or nursing
  • Any factor which might limit the patient's ability to provide informed consent
  • Liver insufficiency
  • Evolutive thrombosis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Efficacy of chemotherapy3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month, 18 month, 24 month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (25)

Service d'Hématologie

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Evry, France

Département Maladies du Sang

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Angers, France

CH Annecy

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Annecy, France

Service de Radiothérapie, Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Necker

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Paris, France

Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière

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Paris, France

Service d'Hématologie et de Thérapie Cellulaire - CHU Limoges

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Limoges, France

CH Lorient

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Lorient, France

Service d'Hématologie Clinique, CHU Dijon

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Dijon, France

CHU Lille - Maladies du Sang

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Lille, France

Service d'Hématologie Clinique - Hôpital Henri Mondor

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Créteil, France

CHU Grenoble-Hématologie Clinique

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Grenoble, France

CHU Bordeaux

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Bordeaux, France

Département d'Oncologie - Institut Paoli Calmettes

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Marseille, France

CHU Lyon - Hématologie Clinique

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Lyon, France

CHU Montpellier

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Montpellier, France

Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Necker

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Paris, France

CH Lariboisière

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Paris, France

Département d'Immuno-Hématologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis

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Paris, France

Service d'Immunologie Clinique 2, Hôpital Saint Louis

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Paris, France

CHU Toulouse

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Toulouse, France

Hôpital St Antoine

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Paris, France

Service d'Hématologie Clinique, CHU de Reims

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Reims, France

Centre Henri Becquerel-Rouen

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Rouen, France

Département Hématologie Clinique

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Saint-Etienne, France

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