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Immunotherapy Using Cyclosporine, Interferon Gamma, and Interleukin-2 After High-Dose Myeloablative Chemotherapy With Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: aldesleukin
Biological: filgrastim
Biological: recombinant interferon gamma
Procedure: autologous bone marrow transplantation
Procedure: bone marrow ablation with stem cell support
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Registration Number
NCT00070187
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more cancer cells. Giving immunotherapy using cyclosporine, interferon gamma, and interleukin-2 after stem cell transplantation may help the transplanted cells make an immune response and kill any remaining cancer cells. It is not yet known whether high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation is more effective with or without immunotherapy.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II/III trial is studying how well high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation, cyclosporine, interferon gamma, and interleukin-2 works and compares it to high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation only in treating patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Phase II

* Determine the feasibility and toxicity of immunotherapy comprising cyclosporine, interferon gamma, and interleukin-2 after high-dose myeloablative chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma.

* Phase II part of the study was completed and should have proceeded to Phase III; however long delay occurred due to some proposed protocol changes to Phase III , so long that the study got permanently closed \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

* Phase III

* Compare the event-free and overall survival of patients treated with vs without this immunotherapy regimen.

Secondary

* Determine the event-free and overall survival rates, toxic effects, and response rates to reinduction chemotherapy followed by hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy comprising carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan, and ASCT in these patients.

* Correlate tumor biologic characteristics with response in patients treated with these regimens.

* Determine the effectiveness of this immunotherapy regimen in producing autologous graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) and auto-reactive cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activity in these patients.

* Correlate greater levels of autologous GVHD and in vitro cytolytic activity with improved event-free and overall survival in patients treated with these regimens.

* Determine whether treatment with immunotherapy can overcome the negative prognostic significance of p53 mutation and high serum levels of interleukin-10 and interleukin-2 receptor in these patients.

* Determine the genotoxicity of retrieval therapy and the incidence of hypermutability by longitudinal genotoxic biomonitoring in these patients.

* Correlate HLA class II invariant peptide (CLIP) expression in tumor cells with improved event-free and overall survival in patients treated with immunotherapy regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a nonrandomized, multicenter phase II study followed by a randomized, multicenter phase III study. Patients are stratified according to study phase (II vs III).

Patients receive 2 courses of salvage induction therapy on COG-AHOD00P1 or equivalent. Within 2-5 weeks after completion of salvage induction therapy, patients receive protocol therapy.

* Phase II: All patients receive the following treatment:

* Hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy: Patients who have completed prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days.

* High-dose preparative regimen: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, patients receive carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1.

* Autologous stem cell transplantation: Patients undergo autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Patients then receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) or IV beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.

* Immunotherapy: Patients receive cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, patients also receive interferon gamma SC every other day for 10 doses. Beginning 2 days after the start of interferon gamma, patients also receive interleukin-2 SC once daily for 18 days.

* Phase III: Patients who respond to prior salvage induction therapy are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. Patients who have progressive disease after 2 courses of prior salvage induction therapy are assigned to arm I.

* Arm I: Patients receive treatment as in phase II.

* Arm II: Patients receive treatment as in phase II without immunotherapy. In both phases, treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed at 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 156 patients (25 for phase II and 131 for phase III) will be accrued for this study within 5.4 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapyaldesleukinCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapyfilgrastimCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapyrecombinant interferon gammaCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapyautologous bone marrow transplantationCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapybone marrow ablation with stem cell supportCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapyperipheral blood stem cell transplantationCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapyfilgrastimCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapyautologous bone marrow transplantationCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapybone marrow ablation with stem cell supportCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapyperipheral blood stem cell transplantationCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapycarmustineCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapycyclosporineCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapycytarabineCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapyetoposideCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-immunotherapymelphalanCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover. IMMUNOTHERAPY: Cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until the completion of the course of recombinant interferon gamma and interleukin-2. When sufficiently recovered, Aldesleukin once daily for 18 days.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapycarmustineCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapycyclosporineCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapycytarabineCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapyetoposideCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Hyperfractionated Involved-Field Radiotion-no immunotherapymelphalanCompleted prior salvage induction therapy and have not received full tissue tolerance from prior radiotherapy may receive hyperfractionated involved-field radiotherapy twice daily for 7 days. HIGH-DOSE PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Beginning within 7 days after radiotherapy, carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -6; etoposide IV over 1 hour and cytarabine IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -2; and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -1. ASCT: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0. Filgrastim (oral or IV) beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of death, excluding death due to disease, during the period of time from day 0 (transplant) through day 100 post transplantDay 0 (transplant) through Day 100 (Post transplant)

Death, excluding death due to disease, during the period of time from Day 0 (transplant) through Day 100 post transplant.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (63)

Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Phoenix Children's Hospital

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Children's Hospital and Research Center - Oakland

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Oakland, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Orange County

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Orange, California, United States

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

🇺🇸

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Children's National Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

University of Florida Shands Cancer Center

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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