Etoposide in Treating Patients With Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

PHASE II STUDY OF ORAL ETOPOSIDE WITH PHARMACODYNAMIC MODELING IN RELAPSED NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA (IWF GRADES A-H)

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of etoposide in treating patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the response rate and response duration in patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when treated with daily oral etoposide. II. Describe the toxic effects of daily oral etoposide in these patients. III. Monitor etoposide trough levels and determine whether etoposide concentrations correlate with age, response, and toxicity.

OUTLINE: Patients receive oral etoposide daily for 21 days. Treatment is repeated every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients in complete or partial remission receive 2 courses past best response (minimum 6 courses). Patients with stable disease after 3 courses may be removed from study. Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years, then annually for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 97 patients will be accrued for this study over 2 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

53

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

    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
        • University of Minnesota Cancer Center
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University Barnard Cancer Center
    • New Jersey
      • Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 07503
        • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
    • North Carolina
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
        • Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically documented non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Needle or core biopsy not acceptable as sole means of diagnosis No mantle cell or transformed lymphoma One of the following International Working Formulation (IWF) histologic subtypes required: Small lymphocytic with absolute lymphocytic count less than 5,000 (IWF A) Follicular, predominately small cleaved cell (IWF B) Follicular, mixed (IWF C) Follicular, large cell (IWF D) Diffuse, small cleaved cell (IWF E) Diffuse, mixed (IWF F) Diffuse, large cell (IWF G) Large cell, immunoblastic (IWF H) Recurrent or refractory disease treated with no more than 4 prior chemotherapy regimens Rebiopsy of a node at first relapse recommended Prior etoposide (oral or intravenous) allowed if given for no more than 5 days every 3 weeks The following are considered 1 prior therapy each: Identical drugs given on 2 different schedules Bone marrow transplant preparative regimen (single cycle of chemotherapy used solely to mobilize peripheral blood stem cells considered part of preparative regimen) Ineligible for protocol CLB-9551 (aminocamptothecin) Measurable disease by physical exam or imaging study required Indicator lesion larger than 1 x 1 cm No prior radiotherapy to indicator lesion unless progression clearly documented The following are not considered measurable: Barium study Ascites or pleural effusions Bony disease Bone marrow involvement No known parenchymal or leptomeningeal CNS disease Lumbar puncture not required prior to study

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: CALGB 0-2 Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times normal Other: HIV negative (testing required for patients at risk) No uncontrolled infection No other serious medical condition that would interfere with evaluation of study agent No psychiatric condition that would preclude protocol completion or informed consent No second malignancy within 5 years except curatively treated: Basal cell skin cancer Cervical cancer Not pregnant or nursing Adequate contraception required of fertile patients

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (3 weeks for nitrosoureas, melphalan, or mitomycin) Endocrine therapy: No concurrent corticosteroids except for physiologic replacement Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational agent

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: Etoposide
Oral etoposide for relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
50 mg PO q day for 21 days; repeat every 28 days escalate dose to 100 mg PO q day if ANC remains greater than 1500/microliter during cycle 1: no specified maximum of cycles if PR or CR

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pharmacodynamics of etoposide
Time Frame: days 8, 15, and 22 of tx
days 8, 15, and 22 of tx

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Response
Time Frame: Day 1 of ea cycle, then q 6 mon/2 yrs then yearly until death or ds progression
Day 1 of ea cycle, then q 6 mon/2 yrs then yearly until death or ds progression

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Nancy Bartlett, MD, Washington University Siteman Cancer Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1996

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2001

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

May 21, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 28, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

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