Dose Augmented Rituximab and ICE for Pts With Primary Refractory and Poor Risk Relapsed Aggressive B-Cell NHL

October 27, 2015 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A Phase II Study of Dose Augmented Rituximab and Ice for Patients With Primary Refractory and Poor Risk Relapsed Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Undergoing Second-Line Therapy Prior to Stem Cell Transplantation

The purpose of this research is to study a treatment program for patients with aggressive lymphoma that has come back after initial or first therapy (called relapsed) or that has not responded to first therapy (called refractory). Since 1993, we have used a combination of chemotherapy known as ICE (Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide) for your type of lymphoma. In many patients, this treatment helps the disease to shrink before giving high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). Only patients who respond to these types of treatments have a chance of their disease going away (remission) with an ASCT. In 1999, we studied the same treatment but added another medicine for your type of lymphoma, Rituximab (Rituxan), to the ICE treatment (RICE). More patients had lymphoma shrinkage from this treatment (chemosensitive disease) than with ICE alone. These patients then received high dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant and have an improved chance of having a remission.

ICE chemotherapy is standard chemotherapy used at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. However, it is different in this study because of the higher doses. We are testing higher doses of RICE treatment for patients in this study.

In our current study in Hodgkin's lymphoma, we are giving these higher doses of ICE (called augmented ICE) to patients who also have higher risk. We hope to show in this study that by using Rituximab and augmented ICE that we can improve your ability to achieve a remission (that is, to have the disease go away).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine if dose escalation of the rituximab-ICE (RICEesc) program can improve the overall response rate of patients with primary refractory or poor risk relapsed aggressive B cell lymphoma. R-ICEesc will be administered for 2 cycles with peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPCs) collected after cycle 2.

A two-stage design will be employed, such that the study will be terminated if in the first cohort of patients it appears that the overall response rate is <50% or if >25% patients fail to mobilize at least 2 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

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
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan-Kettering 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 to 72 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologic diagnosis of the one of the following B cell aggressive lymphomas, confirmed by an MSKCC pathologist: Diffuse Large, Immunoblastic, Mantle cell, Anaplastic Large Cell, De novo transformation of follicular lymphoma, or classical Hodgkin's lymphoma which is CD20 antigen positive.
  • Tumors must stain positive for CD20.
  • Primary refractory disease proven by biopsy or fine needle aspiration (cytology) of an involved site
  • Relapsed diffuse large, immunoblastic, anaplastic, de novo transformation of follicular lymphoma, or classical Hodgkin's lymphoma which is CD20 antigen positive proven by biopsy or fine needle aspiration (cytology) of an involved field site and at least two of the three following risk factors: LDH> upper limit of normal, KPS < 80%, Stage III or IV disease.
  • All mantle cell lymphoma patients in first relapse
  • Failure of doxorubicin or mitoxantrone containing front-line therapy
  • Bidimensionally measurable disease.
  • Cardiac ejection fraction of greater than 50%, measured since last chemotherapy.
  • Serum creatinine <1.5 mg/dl; if creatinine >1.5 mg/dl then the measured 12- or 24-hour creatinine clearance must be >60 ml/minute.
  • ANC>1000/µl and Platelets>50,000/µl
  • Total bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dl in the absence of a history of Gilbert's disease.
  • Females of childbearing age must be on an acceptable form of birth control.
  • Age between 18 and 72
  • HIV I and II negative.
  • Patients or their guardians must be capable of providing informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any lymphoma subtype other than those described among the inclusion criteria.
  • All patients with relapsed diffuse large, immunoblastic, anaplastic, de novo transformation of follicular lymphoma, or classical Hodgkin's lymphoma which is CD20 antigen positive disease who have <2 of following risk factors: LDH> upper limit of normal, KPS < 80%, Stage III or IV disease.
  • History of second-line chemotherapy
  • Presence of CNS involvement.
  • Prior treatment with carboplatin, cisplatin, ifosfamide, or etoposide
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen positive.
  • Known pregnancy or breast-feeding.
  • Medical illness unrelated to NHL, which in the opinion of the attending physician and/or principal investigator will preclude administering chemotherapy safely.
  • History of any malignancy for which the disease-free interval is <5 years, excluding curatively treated cutaneous basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma and carcinoma in-situ of the cervix

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
R-ICEesc will be administered with the intent of administering 2 cycles, each 21 days apart admixed with 4 doses of rituximab. G-CSF will be administered at 960 ug or 10 ug/kg if patient is > 100 kg after cycles one and two for PBPC collection for the first 10 patients enrolled. G-CSF will be administered in standard dosing for cycle one and then at 960 ug or 10 ug/kg (if patient is > 100 kg) after cycle two for PBPC collection for the remaining 22 patients. All responding patients who make at least 2 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg will receive high dose therapy and ASCT on other protocols.
Drug: Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, VP-16, Mesna, G-CSF, Stem Cell Transplant

ANC must be ≥1000/µl and platelet count must be ≥50,000/µl. Rituximab will be administered at a dose of 375 mg/m2 IV on days 1 and 3 of the each cycle. Premedication will be given.ICE will be administered as follows: Day 3: Etoposide 200 mg/m2 IV q12 hrs x 3. Day 4: Ifosfamide 10 g/m2 and MESNA 10 g/m2 mixed and infused together as a continuous infusion over 48 hours. Day 5: Carboplatin IV dosed by the Calvert formula using an AUC of 5.

Carboplatin dose (mg) = 5 x (Clcr + 25) For the first ten patients enrolled, G CSF will be administered beginning on day seven of each cycle and G CSF will continue until stem cell collection is completed. The dose will be 960 ug or 10 ug/kg if weight is greater than 100 kg.

For the remaining patients, G-CSF will be administered for 10 days beginning on day 7 for cycle 1. The dose will be 300-480 ug/d. For cycle 2 the dose will be 960 ug or 10ug/kg if weight is > 100kg. Leukapheresis will continue.

Other Names:
  • ASCT,Rituxan, Ifex, Paraplatin®, etoposide, Vepesid®, Mesnex®, Neupogen, Neulasta

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improve the Overall Response Rate
Time Frame: 2 years
assessing the response rate (CR+PR)
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Craig Moskowitz, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 26, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

January 8, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 4, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 03-075

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