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Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaPhase 2NCT00388193

Rituximab Combined With Chemotherapy in Burkitt's Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study testing RITUXIMAB in people with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Burkitt's Lymphoma, run by PETHEMA Foundation at 15 sites in Spain.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to prove the efficacy of the following new regimen treatment: Administration of anti-CD20 (Rituximab) combined with chemotherapy. Combined treatment with high doses of methotrexate and high doses of cytarabine with conventional cytostatics (block C) Prophylactic administration of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 years and older
What is being tested?
RITUXIMAB
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
15 sitesSpain
Study dates
Aug 2006to Dec 2013
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 15 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients diagnosed with mature LLA-B cell (LLA-L3)
  • Patients diagnosed with Burkitt´s and Burkitt´s Like Lymphoma
  • Patients 15 years old or up
  • Written Informed Consent signed

Who cannot join

  • Serious complications related with LAL3/LB or Secondary illness:
  • Serious complications, uncontrollable, for example, sepsis, pneumonia with hypoxia, shock, haemorrhage at diagnosis.
  • Renal failure unconditional for the Lymphoma/Leukemia
  • Heart failure or serious liver.
  • Pulmonary obstructive disease or serious restrictive that not allow to treat the patient with intensive chemotherapy.
  • Secondary Lymphoma after chemotherapy or previous radiotherapy or second malignant tumour.
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  • Known hypersensitivity to any foreign protein.
  • Previous treatment with cytostatics of the LLA-B or Burkitt´s Lymphoma (exception: administration on short time of glucocorticoids ≤ 7 days, one administration of vincristine or cyclophosphamide, one cycle of CHOP, urgent administration of the another cytostatics).
  • With another malignant tumour in the last 5 year.
  • Women in fertile age must give positive in the pregnancy test or nursing mother.
  • Mental disability or emotional or psychiatric significant disorder were the patient can't understand nor cooperate with treatment.
  • Patients is enrolled in another clinical research study.

Trial locations and contacts

15 sites in 1 country.

15 sites in 1 country

Spain15 sites
  • Hospital Juan Canalejo

    A Coruña, La Coruña

  • Hospital General de Alicante

    Alicante, Alicante

  • Hospital "Santa Creu i Sant Pau"

    Barcelona, Barcelona

  • Hospital Clínico y Provincial de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Barcelona

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Cáceres

    Cáceres

  • Hospital general de Jerez de la Frontera

    Jerez de la Frontera

  • Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid

    Madrid, Madrid

  • Hospital Doce de Octubre

    Madrid, Madrid

  • Hospital Carlos Haya

    Málaga, Málaga

  • Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia

    Murcia, Murcia

  • Hospital Son Dureta

    Palma de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca

    Salamanca

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

    Seville, Sevilla

  • Hospital La Fe

    Valencia, Valencia

  • Hospital Txagorritxu

    Vitoria-Gasteiz

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About this study

Official title: Burkimab:Study Multicenter of Optimization of the Treatment of LLA-B and the Burkitt's Lymphoma in Adult Patients (From 15 Years Old)

The purpose of this clinical trial is to prove the efficacy of the following new regimen treatment:

  • Administration of anti-CD20 (Rituximab) combined with chemotherapy.
  • Combined treatment with high doses of methotrexate and high doses of cytarabine with conventional cytostatics (block C)
  • Prophylactic administration of G-CSF after all chemotherapy cycles
  • local irradiation after 6 cycle if CNS was affected or if there are residual tumour
Read the detailed description

Clinical Trial with a pharmaceutical speciality in new conditions to use.

Being tested
RITUXIMAB
Keywords
ALL (L3), BURKITT's LYMPHOMA, RITUXIMAB
Medical subject headings
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Burkitt Lymphoma

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00388193
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: RITUXIMAB

What is being measured

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

  1. Determinate the efficacy of the administration of anti-CD20 (RITUXIMAB) combined with chemotherapy.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Combined treatment with high doses of methotrexate and high doses of cytarabine with conventional cytostatics (block C)

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Prophylactic administration of G-CSF after all chemotherapy cycles

    Measured: 1 year

  3. local irradiation after 6 cycle if CNS was affected or if there are residual tumour

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Oct 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2006
  3. Primary completionDec 2013
  4. Study completionDec 2013

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00388193
Sponsor's protocol ID
2005-001067-64
Other IDs
2005
Status last verified
Feb 2013
First submitted
13 Oct 2006
Last updated
28 Oct 2014
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Hoelzer D, Ludwig WD, Thiel E, Gassmann W, Loffler H, Fonatsch C, Rieder H, Heil G, Heinze B, Arnold R, Hossfeld D, Buchner T, Koch P, Freund M, Hiddemann W, Maschmeyer G, Heyll A, Aul C, Faak T, Kuse R, Ittel TH, Gramatzki M, Diedrich H, Kolbe K, Fuhr HG, Fischer K, Schadeck-Gressel C, Weiss A, Strohscheer I, Metzner B, Fabry U, Gokbuget N, Volkers B, Messerer D, Uberla K. Improved outcome in adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 1996 Jan 15;87(2):495-508.

    PubMed 8555471
  • Reiter A, Schrappe M, Tiemann M, Ludwig WD, Yakisan E, Zimmermann M, Mann G, Chott A, Ebell W, Klingebiel T, Graf N, Kremens B, Muller-Weihrich S, Pluss HJ, Zintl F, Henze G, Riehm H. Improved treatment results in childhood B-cell neoplasms with tailored intensification of therapy: A report of the Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster Group Trial NHL-BFM 90. Blood. 1999 Nov 15;94(10):3294-306.

    PubMed 10552938
  • Thomas DA, Cortes J, O'Brien S, Pierce S, Faderl S, Albitar M, Hagemeister FB, Cabanillas FF, Murphy S, Keating MJ, Kantarjian H. Hyper-CVAD program in Burkitt's-type adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 1999 Aug;17(8):2461-70. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.8.2461.

    PubMed 10561310
  • Adde M, Shad A, Venzon D, Arndt C, Gootenberg J, Neely J, Nieder M, Owen W, Seibel N, Wilson W, Horak ID, Magrath I. Additional chemotherapy agents improve treatment outcome for children and adults with advanced B-cell lymphomas. Semin Oncol. 1998 Apr;25(2 Suppl 4):33-9; discussion 45-8.

    PubMed 9578060
  • Mounier N, Briere J, Gisselbrecht C, Emile JF, Lederlin P, Sebban C, Berger F, Bosly A, Morel P, Tilly H, Bouabdallah R, Reyes F, Gaulard P, Coiffier B. Rituximab plus CHOP (R-CHOP) overcomes bcl-2--associated resistance to chemotherapy in elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Blood. 2003 Jun 1;101(11):4279-84. doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-11-3442. Epub 2003 Feb 6.

    PubMed 12576316
  • Lee EJ, Petroni GR, Schiffer CA, Freter CE, Johnson JL, Barcos M, Frizzera G, Bloomfield CD, Peterson BA. Brief-duration high-intensity chemotherapy for patients with small noncleaved-cell lymphoma or FAB L3 acute lymphocytic leukemia: results of cancer and leukemia group B study 9251. J Clin Oncol. 2001 Oct 15;19(20):4014-22. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2001.19.20.4014.

    PubMed 11600602
  • Zinzani PL, Martelli M, Magagnoli M, Pescarmona E, Scaramucci L, Palombi F, Bendandi M, Martelli MP, Ascani S, Orcioni GF, Pileri SA, Mandelli F, Tura S. Treatment and clinical management of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma with sclerosis: MACOP-B regimen and mediastinal radiotherapy monitored by (67)Gallium scan in 50 patients. Blood. 1999 Nov 15;94(10):3289-93.

    PubMed 10552937
  • Oriol A, Ribera JM, Esteve J, Sanz MA, Brunet S, Garcia-Boyero R, Fernandez-Abellan P, Marti JM, Abella E, Sanchez-Delgado M, Penarrubia MJ, Besalduch J, Moreno MJ, Borrego D, Feliu E, Ortega JJ; PETHEMA Group, Spanish Society of Hematology. Lack of influence of human immunodeficiency virus infection status in the response to therapy and survival of adult patients with mature B-cell lymphoma or leukemia. Results of the PETHEMA-LAL3/97 study. Haematologica. 2003 Apr;88(4):445-53.

    PubMed 12681972

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing RITUXIMAB in people with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Burkitt's Lymphoma, run by PETHEMA Foundation at 15 sites in Spain.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. 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 28 Oct 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 15 sites in Spain. 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?

Determinate the efficacy of the administration of anti-CD20 (RITUXIMAB) combined with chemotherapy. (time frame: 1 year). 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 NCT00388193, which also lists 8 linked publications.

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 28 Oct 2014; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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