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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN16544962
ISRCTN16544962
Completed
Phase 2

A randomised, phase IIB trial in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) to compare fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR) with FC, mitoxantrone and low dose rituximab (FCM-miniR)

eeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)0 sites206 target enrollmentSeptember 25, 2008

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
Sponsor
eeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Enrollment
206
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2017 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28628003 results 2017 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28336937 results

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 25, 2008
End Date
December 31, 2011
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
eeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Both males and females, at least 18 years old
  • 2\. B\-CLL with a characteristic immunophenotype
  • 3\. Binet's Stages B, C or Progressive Stage A
  • 4\. Requiring therapy by the International Workshop on CLL (IWCLL) criteria in that they must have at least one of the following: Evidence of progressive marrow failure as manifested by the development of, or worsening of, anaemia and/or thrombocytopenia
  • 5\. Massive (i.e. 6 cm below the left costal margin) or progressive or symptomatic splenomegaly
  • 6\. Massive nodes (i.e. 10 cm in longest diameter) or progressive or symptomatic lymphadenopathy
  • 7\. Progressive lymphocytosis with an increase of more than 50% over a 2\-month period or lymphocyte doubling time (LDT) of less than 6 months as long as the lymphocyte count is over 30 x 10^9/L
  • 8\. A minimum of any one of the following disease\-related symptoms must be present:
  • 8\.1\. Unintentional weight loss more than or equal to 10% within the previous 6 months
  • 8\.2\. Significant fatigue (i.e. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PS 2 or worse; cannot work or unable to perform usual activities)

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Prior therapy for CLL
  • 2\. Active infection
  • 3\. Past history of anaphylaxis following exposure to rat or mouse derived CDR\-grafted humanised monoclonal antibodies
  • 4\. Pregnancy, lactation or women of child\-bearing potential unwilling to use medically approved contraception whilst receiving treatment
  • 5\. Men whose partners are capable of having children but who are not willing to use appropriate medically approved contraception during the study, unless they are surgically sterile
  • 6\. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement with CLL
  • 7\. Mantle cell lymphoma
  • 8\. Other severe, concurrent diseases or mental disorders
  • 9\. Known HIV positive
  • 10\. Patient has active or prior hepatitis B or C

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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