Chemotherapy and Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma That Has Relapsed Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation

July 30, 2020 updated by: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Treatment of B-Cell NHL Relapsing After Transplant With a Rituxan Vinorelbine Combination

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of the monoclonal antibody rituximab plus chemotherapy with vinorelbine in treating patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has relapsed following autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the tolerability and toxicity of rituximab combined with vinorelbine in patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma following autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
  • Assess the response rate and duration of response to this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive rituximab IV weekly on weeks 1-4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 and vinorelbine IV on weeks 2-4, 6-8, and 10-12. Patients who achieve partial response may continue on vinorelbine from week 14 until disease progression.

Patients are followed until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-25 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

14

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

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with B-cell Lymphoma, relapsing after high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation or allogeneneic stem cell or bone marrow transplant
  • Age > 18 years old
  • Adequate hematologic function, as manifested by ANC > 1000/mm3 and platelet count > 40,000/mm3
  • PS WHO: < 3

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with serum creatinine > 2 mg%, transaminases (ALT, AST) > 3 times upper normal value, direct bilirubin > 2 mg%, unless they result from tumor involvement
  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • History of myelodysplastic syndrome
  • Uncontrolled CNS disease
  • Active serious infection
  • History of refractoriness to vinorelbine. However, prior treatment with rituxan is not an exclusion (synergy may still occur)

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: Vinorelbine and Rituxan

Week 1-4: Rituxan is given at 375 mg/m2 weekly x4. Vinorelbine (25mg/m2) given 1 week after the first rituxan dose and immediately after the second rituxan dose.

Week 5-8: Rituxan given every 2 weeks. Vinorelbine given weekly x3, with one week off.

Week 9-12: Schedule same as week 5-8. Week 13 and following: If subject doesn't have disease progression, they may continue on Vinorelbine until progression or until clinically indicated.
Biological: rituximab
Week 1-4: Rituxan is given at 375 mg/m2 weekly x4. Week 5-8: Rituxan given every 2 weeks. Week 9-12: Schedule same as week 5-8.
Other Names:
  • Rituxan
Drug: vinorelbine ditartrate

Week 1-4: Vinorelbine (25mg/m2) given 1 week after the first rituxan dose and immediately after the second rituxan dose.

Week 5-8: Vinorelbine given weekly x3, with one week off. Week 9-12: Schedule same as week 5-8. Week 13 and following: If subject doesn't have disease progression, they may continue on Vinorelbine until progression or until clinically indicated.

Other Names:
  • Vinorelbine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Tolerability and toxicity
Time Frame: 13 weeks
To define the tolerability and toxicity of a combination regimen of rituxan combined with vinorelbine for the treatment of B-cell NHL, relapsing after autologous stem cell transplantation.
13 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Response rate
Time Frame: 13 weeks
To preliminarily assess the response rates to such a regimen; to assess duration of response.
13 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Genentech, Inc.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christos E. Emmanouilides, MD, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 3, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2020

Last Verified

July 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000067163
  • UCLA-9903029
  • NCI-G99-1545

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