A Pilot Trial With Subcutaneous Alemtuzumab and Oral Fludarabinephosphate for the Determination of Safety, Efficacy and Molecular Profiling for the Prediction of Response

Subcutaneous MabCampath® (Alemtuzumab) and Oral Fludara® (Fludarabinephosphate) for the Treatment of Refractory or Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in 2nd or 3rd Line of Treatment: A Pilot Trial (FLUSALEM) for the Determination of Safety, Efficacy and Molecular Profiling for the Prediction of Response

Open label multicenter, two-step, non-randomized (pilot) study to analyze the safety of 4 cycles of 3-day 40mg/m2 oral fludarabine with simultaneous thrice weekly application of 30mg alemtuzumab s.c. in patients with B-CLL disease in 1st and 2nd relapse after any primary treatment or with disease refractory to any therapy in 1st or 2nd line (including Fludarabine, ). This regimen is preceded by an escalation phase with 3-10-30 mg of alemtuzumab s.c.

After the first phase (completed treatment of 7 patients) an interim analysis of safety and efficacy will be performed. In case of a sufficient risk benefit assessment followed by the enrollment of further 21 patients. Final analysis of safety and preliminary efficacy will be based on all patients enrolled.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Feldkirch, Austria, A-6806
        • Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch
      • Fürstenfeld, Austria, A-8280
        • A.ö. Landeskrankenhaus Fürstenfeld
      • Innsbruck, Austria, A-6020
        • Universitätsklinik Innsbruck/ Klinik für Innere Medizin
      • Leoben, Austria, A-8700
        • A.ö. Landeskrankenhaus Leoben
      • Linz, Austria, A-4020
        • Krankenhaus der Stadt Linz
      • Salzburg, Austria, A-5020
        • St. Johanns LK
      • St. Poelten, Austria, A-3100
        • A.ö. Krankenhaus der Landeshauptstadt St. Pölten
      • Wels, Austria, A-4600
        • Klinikum Kreuzschwestern Wels GmbH

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female patients with CD23+, CD5+, CD19+, light chain monoclonal B CLL
  • 1st or 2nd relapse after fludarabine or any other primary treatment regimen or refractory to primary or secondary treatment (including fludarabine) and simultaneously indication for treatment according to the NCI Workshop Criteria 1996
  • Age 19-75
  • WHO performance score 0-2
  • Informed consent given by the patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HIV positive or positive for Hepatitis B or C
  • active uncontrolled infection
  • child bearing age without adequate control of fertility, pregnant or lactating women
  • intolerance towards any ingredient of either oral fludarabine or alemtuzumab
  • allergy against foreign proteins
  • previous treatment with alemtuzumab
  • treatment with an experimental drug within the previous 2 months
  • second malignant disease (non CLL)
  • CLL in transformation (Richter syndrome)
  • decreased kidney-function with creatinine-clearance < 30ml/min
  • severe concomitant diseases or major organ dysfunctions
  • patients who are unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Overall study
The FLUSALEM protocol combines 4 cycles of oral fludarabine phosphate (40mg/m² d1-3; q 29d) and an intensive dose schedule of alemtuzumab (30mg sc.3 times weekly for 16 weeks) in an outpatient setting
orally, 40 mg/m2 d1-3 q4w, x4 cycles
Other Names:
  • Fludara®
subcutaneous, starting dose 3 mg and escalation to 10 mg, then 30 mg, followed by 30 mg thrice weekly for 16 weeks in escalated dose
Other Names:
  • MabCampath®

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Safety and tolerability
Time Frame: within the duration of study
within the duration of study
Complete and overall response rate
Time Frame: within the duration of study
within the duration of study
Infections grade III, IV
Time Frame: within the duration of study
within the duration of study
Rate of CMV reactivation
Time Frame: within the duration of study
within the duration of study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to retreatment
Time Frame: within duration of trial
within duration of trial
Overall survival
Time Frame: within duration of trial
within duration of trial
Response in lymphatic compartments
Time Frame: within duration of trial
within duration of trial
Molecular response/ immunologic MRD response
Time Frame: within duration of trial
within duration of trial
Quality of Life
Time Frame: within duration of trial
within duration of trial

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Richard Greil, MD, IIIrd Medical Department for Hematology, Oncology, Rheumatology, Infectiology and Hemostasiology at the Medical University of Salzburg

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 13, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

February 13, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 29, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 7, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 6, 2017

Last Verified

December 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FLUSALEM

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