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LymphomaPhase 2NCT00098774

Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study testing filgrastim, rituximab and cytarabine in people with Lymphoma, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 30 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Lymphoma
What is being tested?
filgrastim, rituximab and cytarabine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
47 participants
Where
30 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2004to Sep 2014
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed primary CNS lymphoma confirmed by 1 of the following methods:
  • Brain biopsy or resection
  • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology
  • Positive CSF cytology with or without measurable intracranial disease
  • No evidence of systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • CT scan or MRI of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis AND bilateral bone marrow biopsy or unilateral biopsy with a 2cm core biopsy specimen that is negative for extracerebral source of lymphoma
  • Measurable contrast-enhancing disease by MRI of the brain and spine (plus gadolinium) unless CSF cytology positive
  • No evidence of pleural effusions or ascites

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Any age

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3

Hepatic

  • ALT and AST ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL

Renal

  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 6 months after study participation
  • HIV negative

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Concurrent steroids for the management of symptoms related to lymphoma allowed

Radiotherapy

  • No concurrent palliative radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

30 sites in 1 country.

30 sites in 1 country

United States30 sites

  • Mountainview Medical

    Berlin Corners, Vermont, 05602

  • Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities

    Bettendorf, Iowa, 52722

  • Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401

  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470

  • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1240

  • Danville Regional Medical Center

    Danville, Virginia, 24541

  • Union Hospital Cancer Program at Union Hospital

    Elkton MD, Maryland, 21921

  • Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46845

  • Truman Medical Center - Hospital Hill

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute at Saint Luke's Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64111

  • St. Joseph Medical Center

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64114

  • North Kansas City Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64116

  • Parvin Radiation Oncology

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64116

  • CCOP - Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64131

  • Research Medical Center

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64132

  • Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit

    Lee's Summit, Missouri, 64086

  • Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center

    Lewes, Delaware, 19958

  • Liberty Hospital

    Liberty, Missouri, 64068

  • Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

    Newark, Delaware, 19713

  • Menorah Medical Center

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66209

  • Saint Luke's Hospital - South

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66213

  • Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903

  • Miriam Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02906

  • Heartland Regional Medical Center

    Saint Joseph, Missouri, 64506

  • UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115

  • Shawnee Mission Medical Center

    Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 66204

  • Stony Brook University Cancer Center

    Stony Brook, New York, 11794-9446

  • SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper - Voorhees

    Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043

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About this study

Official title: Intensive Chemotherapy And Immunotherapy In Patients With Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Lymphoma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Giving rituximab with combination chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well rituximab given with combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed primary CNS lymphoma.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the complete response rate after remission induction therapy with the combination of high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX), temozolomide, and rituximab at 4 months.

Secondary

  • Determine the safety and feasibility of consolidation therapy comprising cytarabine and etoposide administered after induction therapy in these patients.
  • Determine the percentage of patients who achieve durable (complete and partial) remission when treated with this regimen.
  • Determine relapse-free survival after complete response in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Correlate molecular markers with outcome in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the effects of this regimen on neurological function in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

  • Induction Chemotherapy: All induction therapy courses repeat every 28 days.
  • Courses 1-3: Patients receive high-dose methotrexate IV over 4 hours on days 1 and 15, leucovorin calcium IV or orally every 6 hours beginning on days 2 and 16 and continuing until blood levels of methotrexate are in a safe range, and oral temozolomide on days 7-11. Patients also receive rituximab* IV on days 3, 10, 17, and 24 of course 1 and days 3 and 10 of course 2 (total of 6 doses).

NOTE: *Patients diagnosed with T-cell primary CNS lymphoma do not receive rituximab.

  • Course 4: Patients receive oral temozolomide on days 7-11, high-dose methotrexate IV over 4 hours on day 15, and leucovorin calcium IV or orally every 6 hours beginning on day 16 and continuing until blood levels of methotrexate are in a safe range. Patients achieving a complete response or a complete response unconfirmed proceed to consolidation therapy.
  • Consolidation therapy I (course 5): Beginning 4 weeks after the start of course 4, patients receive high-dose methotrexate IV over 4 hours on day 1, leucovorin calcium IV or orally every 6 hours beginning on day 2 and continuing until blood levels of methotrexate are in a safe range, and oral temozolomide on days 7-11.
  • Consolidation therapy II (course 6): Beginning 3-5 weeks after the start of course 5, patients receive cytarabine IV over 2 hours twice daily and etoposide IV over 12 hours twice daily on days 1-4 and filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously beginning on day 14 and continuing until blood counts recover.

Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 27-45 patients will be accrued for this study within 2-3 years.

Conditions
Lymphoma
Keywords
primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • filgrastimBiological

    Also called G-CSF

    5 mcg/kg subQ injection daily Day 14 until ANC > or = 500 uL for 2 days or 1500 uL for 1 day (Cycle 6)

  • rituximabBiological

    375 mg/sq m IV infusion (max rate of 400 mg/hr) on Days 3, 10, 17, \& 24 of Cycle 1 nad Days 3 \& 10 of Cycle 2

  • cytarabineDrug

    2 g/sq m IV infusion over 2 hours q 12 hrs x 8 doses Days 1-4 of Cycle 6

  • etoposideDrug

    5 mg/kg IV infusion over 12 hrs q 12 hrs x 8 doses Days 1-4 of Cycle 6

  • leucovorin calciumDrug

    100 mg/sq m IV infusion q 6 hrs starting 24 hrs after ea MTX dose until serum MTX < or = 0.05uM Cycles 1-5.

  • methotrexateDrug

    8 g/sq m IV infusion over 4 hrs Days 1 \& 15 Cycles 1, 2, \& 3; Day 15 Cycle 4 and Day 1 Cycle 5.

  • temozolomideDrug

    150 mg/sq m PO Days 7-11 Cycles 1-5.

Study groups in NCT00098774
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intensive Combination Chemo & ImmunotherapyExperimentalInduction Cycles 1-3: Methotrexate 8gm/m^2 days 1 \& 15; Leucovorin 100 mg/m^2 days 2 \& 16; Rituximab 375 mg/m^2 days 3, 10, 17 \& 24 of cycle 1, days 3 \& 10 of cycle 2; Temozolomide 150 mg/m^2/day PO days 7-11 Induction Cycle 4: Temozolomide 150 mg/m^2/day PO days 7-11; Methotrexate 8gm/m^2 day 15; Leucovorin 100 mg/m^2 day 16 Consolidation Cycle 5: Methotrexate 8gm/m^2 days 1; Leucovorin 100 mg/m^2 days 2; Temozolomide 150 mg/m^2/day PO days 7-11 Consolidation Cycle 6: Cytarabine 2 g/m^2 (x 8 doses) days 1-4; Etoposide 5 mg/kg (x 8 doses) days 1-4; G-CSF 5 mcg/kg/day or GM-CSF 250 mcg/m^2/day starting day 14 until ANC recovers (>= 500 for 2 consecutive days or >= 1500 for one day)
Receives: Biological: filgrastim; Biological: rituximab; Drug: cytarabine; Drug: etoposide; Drug: leucovorin calcium; Drug: methotrexate; Drug: temozolomide

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Complete Response Rate After Remission Induction

    Response is assessed by investigator according to Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. Complete response requires disappearance of all evidence of disease.

    Measured: 4 months

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. 4 Year Progression Free Rate

    Percentage of patients who were progression free at 4 years. The 4-year progression free rate was estimated using the Kaplan Meier method.

    Relapse was assessed by investigator according to Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. Progression required a 25% increase of previous area of gadolinium enhancement, appearance of new areas of T1 gadolinium enhancement or new appearance of malignant cells in the spinal fluid or new tumor appearance in other sites of the body

    Measured: 4 years

  2. Change From Baseline in Mini-Mental Status Evaluation at 4 Months

    Neurologic functioning will be assessed using the Mini-Mental Status Evaluation (MMSE), a standardized, bedside tool for evaluation of higher mental function. This assessment is based on a 30-point scale (0-30) with higher scores associated with better performance.

    Measured: Baseline & month 4

  3. 4 Year Overall Survival Rate

    Percentage of patients who were alive at 4 years. The 4-year survival rate was estimated using the Kaplan Meier method.

    Measured: 4 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Dec 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2004
  3. Primary completionJan 2010
  4. Study completionSep 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
47 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00098774
Sponsor's protocol ID
CALGB-50202
Other IDs
U10CA031946, CALGB-50202, CDR0000398106
Status last verified
Jul 2016
First submitted
8 Dec 2004
Last updated
6 Jul 2016
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Rubenstein JL, Hsi ED, Johnson JL, Jung SH, Nakashima MO, Grant B, Cheson BD, Kaplan LD. Intensive chemotherapy and immunotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed primary CNS lymphoma: CALGB 50202 (Alliance 50202). J Clin Oncol. 2013 Sep 1;31(25):3061-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.46.9957. Epub 2013 Apr 8.

    PubMed 23569323

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing filgrastim, rituximab and cytarabine in people with Lymphoma, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 30 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jul 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 30 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 12 Sep 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Complete Response Rate After Remission Induction (time frame: 4 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00098774, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Jul 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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