Epirubicin and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

July 10, 2013 updated by: Fox Chase Cancer Center

Phase II Study of Epirubicin and Rituximab in Relapsed and Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and CLL

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

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining epirubicin with rituximab in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the response rate, time to progression, and overall survival of patients with refractory or relapsed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with epirubicin and rituximab.
  • Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the pharmacokinetics of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a non-randomized, open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive epirubicin IV over 3-5 minutes once weekly for 6 weeks. Patients also receive rituximab IV on weeks 2 and 5 during course 1 and then on weeks 1 and 4 for all remaining courses. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for a maximum of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-38 patients will be accrued for this study within 2.5-3 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

5

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
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111
        • Fox Chase 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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (any grade) or chronic lymphocytic leukemia meeting 1 of the following criteria:

    • Primary refractory disease

    • Disease progression after at least 1 but no more than 4 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens

      • Rituximab administered alone is not considered 1 prior regimen
      • High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support is considered 1 prior regimen
  • Bidimensionally measurable or evaluable disease outside prior irradiation port
  • No clinical evidence of CNS involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3*
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3* NOTE: *Unless due to bone marrow involvement

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN

Cardiovascular

  • No unstable angina
  • No uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • LVEF at least 45%

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study treatment
  • HIV negative
  • No other concurrent primary malignancy except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ, or localized solid tumors cured more than 5 years ago
  • No acute infection requiring systemic therapy
  • No confusion, disorientation, or major psychiatric illness that would preclude understanding of informed consent

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
  • Prior cumulative doxorubicin dose no greater than 6 courses at 50 mg/m^2

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiotherapy to the entire pelvis
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • More than 7 days since prior cimetidine
  • No concurrent cimetidine

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)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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

March 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 5, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

June 6, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 10, 2013

Last Verified

July 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FCCC-02025
  • CDR0000304711 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))

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