Oblimersen Sodium and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Recurrent B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

May 13, 2014 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

A Phase II Study of G3139 (Bcl-2 Antisense) And Rituximab in Patients With Recurrent B-cell Non-Hodgkinâs Lymphomas

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of oblimersen sodium and rituximab can help to shrink or slow the growth of the tumor in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who have not responded to earlier treatment. Oblimersen Sodium is an investigational drug. The safety of this combination treatment will also be studied

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the therapeutic efficacy and toxicity of G3139 (oblimersen sodium) and Rituximab in patients with recurrent B-cell NHL.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the effect of G3139 and Rituximab on the level of Bcl-2 expression.

II. The secondary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of G3139 and Rituximab on Bcl-2 protein gene expression.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive oblimersen sodium intravenously (IV) continuously on days 1-7, 15-21, and 29-35 and rituximab IV over 4-6 hours on days 3, 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36. Patients achieving stable disease or objective response may receive one additional course of treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

48

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
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • M D Anderson Cancer 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must have recurrent B-cell NHL and measurable disease
  • No anti-lymphoma therapy within the past 4 weeks
  • Must have a good performance status (less than or equal to 2 Zubrod, greater than or equal to 60 Karnofsky)
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1,000
  • Platelets greater than or equal to 75,000
  • Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10 g/dL
  • Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) less than or equal to 2 times upper limit of laboratory normals
  • Alkaline phosphatase less than or equal to 2 times upper limit of laboratory normals
  • Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.8 mg/dL
  • Must sign a consent form, and must have a life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
  • No more than 3 prior chemotherapy regimens
  • Patients who are either Rituximab naive, have previously responded to Rituximab, or are refractory to Rituximab used alone or in combination with chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive
  • Active infection or history of opportunistic infections
  • Pregnant women and women of childbearing age who are not practicing adequate contraception; men who are not willing to use an effective method of contraception
  • History of second cancer (except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer or other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for 5 or more years)
  • Active autoimmune disease
  • Other significant medical diseases
  • Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
  • Prior exposure to G3139

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: Treatment (oblimersen sodium and monoclonal antibody therapy)
Patients receive oblimersen sodium IV continuously on days 1-7, 15-21, and 29-35 and rituximab IV over 4-6 hours on days 3, 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36. Patients achieving stable disease or objective response may receive one additional course of treatment.
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies
Biological: oblimersen sodium
Given IV
Other Names:
  • augmerosen
  • G3139
  • G3139 bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide
  • Genasense
Biological: rituximab
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Rituxan
  • Mabthera
  • IDEC-C2B8
  • IDEC-C2B8 monoclonal antibody
  • MOAB IDEC-C2B8

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Patients With Objective Response
Time Frame: 2 months following study treatment
Efficacy as measured by objective response complete (CR) and partial (PR) response rates at 2 months following study treatment
2 months following study treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Barbara Pro, M.D. Anderson 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

January 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 28, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2014

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NCI-2011-00617
  • N01CM62202 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • N01CM62203 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • N01CM17003 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • ID02-148
  • N01CM17107 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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