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- Conditions
- mature aggressive B-cell lymphoma and leukemia in children and adolescentsMedDRA version: 20.0Level: HLGTClassification code 10025320Term: Lymphomas non-Hodgkin's B-cellSystem Organ Class: 10005329 - Blood and lymphatic system disordersTherapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2013-003253-21-DE
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Münster
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 650
• newly diagnosed, histological or cytological and immunological proven aggressive mature B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma including Burkitt lymphoma (BL), Burkitt leukemia (B-AL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), or mature B-cell NHL not further classified according to current WHO classification. For rare subtypes (e.g. primary mediastinal large B-NHL, PMLBL double hit lymphoma or high-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements), consultation of the study center is recommended.
• availability of slides/blocks for reference pathology and international pathology panel (except in cases with immunological and cytomorphological assurance of diagnosis)
• age at diagnosis < 18 years
• diagnostics and treatment in one of the participating centers of the trial
• no previous chemotherapy, no previous lymphoma-directed treatment. No application of steroids for more than two days during the last month
• adequate hepatic, renal and cardiac function, except if alteration is due to lymphoma Infiltration. Please contact the study center in case of unclear cases.
• signed informed consent of patient and or parents/guardians for treatment according to the protocol, participation and transfer of data
• follow-up of at least two years after initial diagnosis is expected
• certificate of vaccination against hepatitis B or negative serology, defined as
- evidence of immunization with HBs-antigen negative, anti-HBs positive and anti-HBc negative or
- negative hepatitis B serology with HBs-antigen negative, anti-HBs and anti-HBc negative
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range: 650
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
• patients with insufficient work up not allowing a correct stratification into the risk groups
• B-cell neoplasia as second malignancy
• any other medical, psychiatric, or social condition prohibiting treatment according to the protocol (e.g. previous malignancy, prior organ transplant, HIV infection or AIDS or severe immunodeficiency, etc.)
• participation within a different trial for treatment of B-cell malignancies and/or concurrent treatment within any other clinical trial. Exceptions to this are the NHL-BFM Registry 2012 and trials with different endpoints, involving aspects of supportive treatment which can run parallel to B-NHL 2013 without influencing the outcome of this trial e.g. trials on antiemetics, antibiotics, strategies for psychosocial support etc.
• overt hepatitis B or history of hepatitis B
• hypersensitivity to rituximab or to murine proteins, or to any of the other excipients of the Investigational Medicinal Product or to ingredients of other IMPs
• lack of CD20 expression of the lymphoma cells
• pregnancy and lactation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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