UCN-01 and Fludarabine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Lymphoma or Leukemia

April 28, 2015 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of UCN-01 and Fludarabine in Relapsed or Refractory Low-Grade Lymphoid Malignancies

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining UCN-01 with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of fludarabine when given with UCN-01 in treating patients with recurrent or refractory low-grade lymphoma or leukemia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose and toxic effects of fludarabine when administered with UCN-01 in patients with recurrent or refractory low-grade or indolent lymphoid malignancies.
  • Determine, preliminarily, the activity of this treatment regimen in these patients.
  • Assess the pharmacokinetics of this treatment regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of fludarabine.

Patients receive UCN-01 IV over 72 hours on days 1-3 alone during course 1 and over 36 hours on days 1-2 during courses 2-7. Patients also receive fludarabine IV over 30 minutes beginning on day 1 and continuing for up to 5 days during courses 2-7. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of fludarabine until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Patients are followed every 2 months for 6 months, every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

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
    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182
        • Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
        • NCI - Center for Cancer Research

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed recurrent or refractory low-grade or indolent lymphoid malignancies requiring systemic therapy, including the following:

    • Grade I or II follicular small cleaved cell lymphoma
    • Small lymphocytic lymphoma/leukemia subtypes (chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
    • Mantle cell lymphoma
    • Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
    • Lymphoplasmacytoid
    • Marginal zone (nodal, extranodal, or splenic subtypes)
    • Hairy cell leukemia

  • Transformed indolent subtypes allowed provided 1 of the following criteria are met:

    • Previously treated with a doxorubicin-containing regimen
    • No rapidly progressing disease that threatens vital functions
  • Measurable disease
  • No active leptomeningeal or parenchymal CNS lymphoma NOTE: A new classification scheme for adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been adopted by PDQ. The terminology of "indolent" or "aggressive" lymphoma will replace the former terminology of "low", "intermediate", or "high" grade lymphoma. However, this protocol uses the former terminology.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 50,000/mm^3
  • No active Coomb's-positive hemolytic anemia

Hepatic:

  • Total bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL (unless elevation is due to Gilbert's disease and direct bilirubin is normal)

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL OR
  • Creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No angina
  • No congestive heart failure
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • HIV negative
  • No insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • More than 3 weeks since prior systemic chemotherapy and recovered

Endocrine therapy:

  • More than 3 weeks since prior systemic steroid therapy and recovered

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Wyndham H. Wilson, MD, PhD, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 1999

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 29, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 28, 2015

Last Verified

February 1, 2005

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000067252
  • NCI-99-C-0127
  • NCI-T99-0022

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