Biological Therapy After Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

August 20, 2010 updated by: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

A Phase I Study To Evaluate The Safety Of Cellular Immunotherapy Using Genetically Modified Autologous Cd20-Specific Cd8+ T Cell Clones For Patients With Relapsed Cd20+ Indolent Lymphomas

RATIONALE: Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining biological therapy with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of biological therapy after chemotherapy in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the safety and toxicity of cellular immunotherapy with autologous CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones after chemotherapy comprising cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone in patients with relapsed or refractory CD20+ indolent lymphomas or mantle cell lymphoma.

Secondary

  • Determine the duration of in vivo persistence of adoptively transferred CD20-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones in the absence and presence of subcutaneous interleukin-2 in these patients.
  • Assess the trafficking of CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones to lymph nodes in these patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine immune response and tumor response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, pilot study.

  • Leukapheresis: Patients undergo leukapheresis. Selected CD20-specific CD8+ cells are cultured to expand the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), which are then cloned.
  • Chemotherapy:

Patients receive oral cyclophosphamide and oral prednisone on days 1-5 and vincristine IV on day 1. Courses repeat every 3-4 weeks for a total of 6 courses.

  • Immune cell infusion:

Beginning 4 weeks after the last course of chemotherapy (and lymph nodes ≤ 5 cm diameter or ≤ 5,000 circulating CD20+ lymphocytes/mm^3), patients receive autologous CD8+ CTL clones IV over 30 minutes. Courses repeat every 2-5 days for a total of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The last 6 patients receive interleukin-2 subcutaneously every 12 hours for 14 days, beginning 2 hours after the last infusion of CD8+ CTL clones.

After course 2 or 3 of immune cells, all patients undergo surgical lymph node biopsy to determine if immune cells are moving to the lymph nodes.

Patients are followed monthly for 1 year and then annually for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

12

Phase

  • Phase 1

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
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
        • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
        • University of Washington School of Medicine
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024
        • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research 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:

  • Immunohistopathologically documented relapsed or refractory CD20+ indolent lymphomas or mantle cell lymphoma

    • Indolent B-cell lymphomas including any of the following subtypes:

      • Follicular lymphoma (grade I, II, or III)
      • Small lymphocytic lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia
      • Marginal zone lymphoma (splenic, nodal, and extra-nodal)
      • Lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma
  • Ineligible for or unwilling to participate in other FHCRC/UWMC protocols
  • Serological evidence of prior exposure to Epstein-Barr virus
  • Must agree to undergo peripheral blood drawing, bone marrow biopsy, lymph node biopsy, and nuclear medicine imaging
  • Must agree to cytoreductive chemotherapy if necessary to reduce lymph nodes to < 5 cm in diameter or circulating B lymphocyte counts to < 5,000/mm^3
  • No pulmonary involvement
  • No CNS involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Any age

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • At least 90 days

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • No active hepatitis B infection

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No HIV positivity
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No history of hypersensitivity reactions to murine proteins

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • At least 4 months since prior rituximab, tositumomab, or ibritumomab
  • No prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy (e.g., interferons, vaccines, or other cellular products)

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 2 years since prior fludarabine or cladribine
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent systemic corticosteroids except to treat toxicity from chemotherapy or cellular immunotherapy

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior immunosuppressive therapy and recovered
  • No concurrent pentoxifylline
  • No other concurrent investigational agents

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
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Safety and toxicity by NCI CTC toxicity scale in patients w/ recurr. or refract. CD20+ follicular lymphoma who are not candidates for high dose chemoradiotx and stem cell transplant during each infusion, weekly for 4 wks and then monthly for a yr

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Duration of in vivo persistence of adoptively transferred CD20-specific CD8+ T cell clones by flow cytometry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year
Trafficking of CD8+ CD20-specific T cell clones to lymph nodes by Gamma camera imaging during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year
Development of host anti-scFvFc:zeta (and anti-NeoR) immune responses by ELISA and chromium release assays during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year
Tumor responses to cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (CVP) and to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) infusions by Cheson criteria during each infusion, weekly for 4 weeks, and then monthly for a year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Oliver W. Press, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 24, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 20, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1503.00
  • FHCRC-1503.00
  • NCI-G01-1921
  • CDR0000068494 (Registry Identifier: PDQ)

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