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Combination Chemotherapy Plus Rituximab in Treating Patients With Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00005601
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining combination chemotherapy with monoclonal antibody therapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus rituximab in treating patients who have relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine response rate to cisplatin, cytarabine, and dexamethasone (DHAP) plus rituximab in patients with relapsed CD20+ B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

* Determine the percentage of patients able to proceed to transplant after two courses of this treatment regimen.

* Determine the duration of response and overall survival of the patients not proceeding to transplant after two courses of this treatment regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for the first course only. Patients receive dexamethasone orally or IV on days 1-4, cisplatin IV continuously for 24 hours on day 1, cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours for 2 doses on day 2, and sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously on days 3-12 or until blood counts recover. Chemotherapy repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 17-50 patients will be accrued for this study within 11 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
58
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
rituximab+dexamethasone+cisplatin+cytarabine+sargramostimrituximabPatients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for the first course only. Patients receive dexamethasone orally or IV on days 1-4, cisplatin IV continuously for 24 hours on day 1, cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours for 2 doses on day 2, and sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously on days 3-12 or until blood counts recover. Chemotherapy repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.
rituximab+dexamethasone+cisplatin+cytarabine+sargramostimcytarabinePatients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for the first course only. Patients receive dexamethasone orally or IV on days 1-4, cisplatin IV continuously for 24 hours on day 1, cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours for 2 doses on day 2, and sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously on days 3-12 or until blood counts recover. Chemotherapy repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.
rituximab+dexamethasone+cisplatin+cytarabine+sargramostimdexamethasonePatients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for the first course only. Patients receive dexamethasone orally or IV on days 1-4, cisplatin IV continuously for 24 hours on day 1, cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours for 2 doses on day 2, and sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously on days 3-12 or until blood counts recover. Chemotherapy repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.
rituximab+dexamethasone+cisplatin+cytarabine+sargramostimcisplatinPatients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for the first course only. Patients receive dexamethasone orally or IV on days 1-4, cisplatin IV continuously for 24 hours on day 1, cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours for 2 doses on day 2, and sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously on days 3-12 or until blood counts recover. Chemotherapy repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.
rituximab+dexamethasone+cisplatin+cytarabine+sargramostimsargramostimPatients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for the first course only. Patients receive dexamethasone orally or IV on days 1-4, cisplatin IV continuously for 24 hours on day 1, cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours for 2 doses on day 2, and sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously on days 3-12 or until blood counts recover. Chemotherapy repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
responseUp to 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
overall survivalUp to 5 years
percentage of patients able to proceed to transplant after two courses of this treatment regimenUp to 5 years
duration of responseUp to 5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (21)

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

🇺🇸

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Mayo Clinic

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

🇺🇸

Peoria, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

🇺🇸

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

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Sioux City, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

CCOP - Ochsner

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Duluth

🇺🇸

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

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CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
🇺🇸Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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