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LeukemiaPhase 2NCT00324779

Rituximab in Treating Young Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy for B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab in people with Leukemia and Lymphoma, run by University Hospital Erlangen at 38 sites in 2 countries.

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: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some find cancer cells and kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Others interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Leukemia, Lymphoma
What is being tested?
rituximab
How many people
79 participants
Where
38 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Mar 2004to Apr 2011
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 Up to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically and immunohistochemically OR cytomorphologically and immunphenotypically confirmed mature B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • CD20 positive disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Adequate general condition with sufficient organ function (hepatic, renal, and cardiac)
  • No known disease that would preclude protocol therapy with rituximab
  • No known allergies against proteins
  • No acute or previous hepatitis B infection

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 2 weeks since prior corticosteroids
  • No prior radiotherapy
  • No prior or concurrent chemotherapy
  • No concurrent treatment in another investigational trial

Trial locations and contacts

38 sites in 2 countries.

38 sites in 2 countries

Germany37 sites
  • Kinderklinik - Universitaetsklinikum Aachen

    Aachen, D-52074

  • Klinikum Augsburg

    Augsburg, DOH-86156

  • Charite - Campus Charite Mitte

    Berlin, D-10117

  • Helios Klinikum Berlin

    Berlin, D-13125

  • Evangelisches Krankenhauus Bielfeld

    Biefeld, 33617

  • Klinikum Bremen-Mitte

    Bremen, D-28205

  • Children's Hospital

    Cologne, D-50924

  • Vestische Kinderklinik

    Datteln, 45704

  • Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

    Dresden, D-01307

  • Helios Klinikum Erfurt

    Erfurt, 99089

  • Universitaets - Kinderklinik

    Erlangen, 91054

  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    Essen, D-45147

  • Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universitaet

    Frankfurt, D-60590

  • Universitaetskinderklinik - Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, D-79106

  • Kinderklinik

    Giessen, D-35385

  • Klinik und Poliklinik Fuer Kinder-und Jugendmedizin - Universitaetsklinikum Greifswald

    Greifswald, 17475

  • University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf

    Hamburg, D-20246

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

    Hanover, D-30625

  • Universitaets-Kinderklinik Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, D-69120

  • Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes

    Homburg, 66421

  • Universitaets - Kinderklinik

    Jena, D-07440

  • Staedtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe gGmbH

    Karlsruhe, 76133

  • Kinderkrankenhaus Park Schoenfeld

    Kassel, D-34121

  • University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein - Kiel Campus

    Kiel, D-24105

  • Universitaets - Kinderklinik

    Leipzig, D-04317

  • Universitaets - Kinderklinik - Luebeck

    Lübeck, D-23538

  • Universitatsklinikum der MA

    Magdeburg, 39120

  • Universitaets - Kinderklinik

    Marburg, 35033

  • Krankenhaus Muenchen Schwabing

    Munich, 80804

  • Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital der Universitaet Muenchen

    Munich, D-80337

  • Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Kinder und Jugendmedizin - Universitaetsklinikum Muenster

    Münster, D-48149

  • Cnopf'sche Kinderklinik

    Nuremberg, 90419

  • Klinik St. Hedwig-Kinderklinik

    Regensburg, 93049

  • Olgahospital

    Stuttgart, D-70176

  • Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen

    Tübingen, D-72076

  • Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm at Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm, D-89075

  • Universitaets - Kinderklinik Wuerzburg

    Würzburg, D-97080

Other trials in Germany

Switzerland1 site
  • University Children's Hospital

    Zurich, CH-8032

Other trials in Switzerland

About this study

Official title: Multicenter Therapy Study for Children With Mature B-NHL or B-ALL With a Rituximab - Window Before Chemotherapy

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some find cancer cells and kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Others interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Giving rituximab before chemotherapy may be an effective treatment for B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well rituximab works in treating young patients who are planning to receive chemotherapy for B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the response rate in children and adolescents with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) or B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) treated with rituximab monotherapy as upfront window therapy before chemotherapy.
  • Evaluate the effect of rituximab on different histological subtypes of childhood mature B-NHL or B-ALL in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Investigate the rituximab response in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the toxicity profile of rituximab in these patients.
  • Collect pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data from patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive rituximab IV on day 1.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 79 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Being tested
rituximab
Keywords
B-cell childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, untreated childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, stage I childhood large cell lymphoma, stage II childhood large cell lymphoma, stage III childhood large cell lymphoma, stage IV childhood large cell lymphoma, stage I childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage II childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage III childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage IV childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage I childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, stage II childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, stage III childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, stage IV childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Interdigitating, Burkitt Lymphoma

What participants receive

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

What is being measured

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

  1. Response rate

  2. Effect of rituximab on different histological subtypes

  3. Rituximab response

  4. Toxicity

  5. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 May 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2004
  3. Primary completionApr 2011

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
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
79 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00324779
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000466643
Other IDs
B-NHL-BFM-Rituximab, EU-205119, NHL-BFM-RITUXIMAB
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
10 May 2006
Last updated
25 Sep 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab in people with Leukemia and Lymphoma, run by University Hospital Erlangen at 38 sites in 2 countries.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Sep 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 38 sites in Germany, Switzerland. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Response rate. The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Sep 2015.

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