RANDOMIZED PHASE II TRIAL ON PRIMARY CHEMOTHERAPY WITH HIGH-DOSE METHOTREXATE AND HIGH-DOSE CYTARABINE WITH OR WITHOUT THIOTEPA, AND WITH OR WITHOUT RITUXIMAB, FOLLOWED BY BRAIN IRRADIATION vs. HIGH-DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY SUPPORTED BY AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTATION FOR IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED PRIMARY CNS LYMPHOMA - IELSG
- Conditions
- Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL)MedDRA version: 21.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10036685 Term: Primary central nervous system lymphoma System Organ Class: 100000004864
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2009-012432-32-DE
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Freiburg Dept. Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart Cancer Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
•Histological or cytological assessed diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
•Diagnostic sample obtained by stereotactic or surgical biopsy, CSF cytology examination or vitrectomy.
•Disease exclusively localized into the central nervous system, CSF, cranial nerves or eyes.
•At least one measurable lesion.
•Previously untreated patients (previous or ongoing steroid therapy admitted).
•Age 18-65 years (with ECOG Performance Status 0-3) or 66-70 (with ECOG Performance Status 0-2).
•Adequate bone marrow (PLT = 100000 mm3, Hb ? 9 g/dl, ANC ? 2.000 mm3), renal (creatinine clearance ? 60 ml/min), cardiac (VEF ? 50%), and hepatic function (total serum bilirubin = 3 mg/dL, AST/ALT and ?GT = 2 per upper normal limit value).
•Sexually active patients of childbearing potential agreeing in implementing adequate contraceptive measures during study participation.
•Absence of any familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.
•Patient-signed informed consent obtained before registration.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 200
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
•Patients with lymphomatous lesions outside the CNS.
•Patients with a previous non-Hodgkin lymphoma at any time.
•Previous or concurrent malignancies with the exception of surgically cured carcinoma in-situ of the cervix, carcinoma of the skin or other cancers without evidence of disease at least from 5 years.
•HBsAg and HCV positivity.
•HIV infection, previous organ transplantation or other clinically evident form of immunodeficiency.
•Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs.
•Concurrent Pregnancy or lactation.
•Patients not agreeing to take adequate contraceptive measures during the study.
•Symptomatic coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias uncontrolled with medication or myocardial infarction within the last 6 months (New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart disease).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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