Lenalidomide and Rituximab as Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

July 27, 2015 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Lenalidomide in Combination With Rituximab as Treatment for Patients With Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - RV-CLL-PI-0292

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of lenalidomide and rituximab can help to control Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) in patients who have already received therapy. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The Study Drugs:

Lenalidomide is designed to change the body's immune system and may also interfere with the development of tiny blood vessels that help support tumor growth. Therefore, in theory, it may decrease the growth of cancer cells.

Rituximab is designed to bind to a protein, called cluster of differentiation antigen 20 (CD20), that is on the surface of the leukemia cells, allowing the leukemia cells to be destroyed by the immune system.

Drug Administration:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will receive rituximab through a needle into your vein 1 time a week in Cycle 1. You will not receive rituximab during Cycle 2, but you will continue to take lenalidomide.You will receive a dose of rituximab by vein on Day 1 of Cycles 3-12. Your first dose of rituximab will be given over 6-8 hours. If the first dose is well tolerated, you may receive the next doses over 2-4 hours. If the doctor thinks it is needed, the next doses may given over a longer time.

On Day 9 of Cycle 1, you will begin taking lenalidomide by mouth once a day. You will then take lenalidomide once a day, every day.

The dose and schedule of lenalidomide may change depending on the side effects you may experience. You should swallow lenalidomide capsules whole with a glass (8 ounces) water at the same time each day. Do not break, chew, or open the capsules. If you miss a dose of lenalidomide, take it as soon as you remember on the same day. If you miss a dose, it should NOT be made up on another day.

Each study cycle is 4 weeks.

Study Visits:

Once a week during the first 5 weeks, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn for routine tests.

After the first 5 weeks, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn for routine tests every 2 weeks until the doctor thinks your dose of lenalidomide will not change. After this, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will then be drawn every 4 weeks for routine tests.

At the end of Cycles 3, 6, and 12, you will have a bone marrow biopsy and aspirate to check the status of the disease. Blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn for routine blood tests.

If you stay on study past 12 cycles, once every 6 cycles (Cycles 18, 24, 30, and so on), you will have a bone marrow biopsy and aspirate to check the status of the disease. Blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn for routine blood tests.

Blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn more often if the dose of lenalidomide needs to be changed or if you experience intolerable side effects.

Pregnancy Testing:

Women who are able to become pregnant must have a negative urine or blood (less than 1 teaspoon) pregnancy test 10-14 days and 24 hours before the first dose of lenalidomide, even if they have not had a menstrual period due to treatment of the disease or had only 1 menstrual period in the past 24 months.

If you have regular or no menstrual cycles, you will then have a urine or blood (less than 1 teaspoon) pregnancy test every week for the first 4 weeks, then every 4 weeks while taking lenalidomide, again as soon as you have been taken off of lenalidomide therapy, and then 28 days after you have stopped taking lenalidomide.

If you have irregular menstrual cycles, you will have urine or blood (less than 1 teaspoon) pregnancy test every week for the first 4 weeks, then every 2 weeks while taking lenalidomide, again as soon as you have been taken off of lenalidomide therapy, and then at 14 days and 28 days after you have stopped taking lenalidomide.

Length of Study:

You will be on study treatment for about 1 year. You will be taken off study early if you experience intolerable side effects or the disease gets worse.

If the doctor thinks you are benefiting, you may be able to continue taking the study treatment. If you continue, you will follow the same schedule of dosing and study visit schedule.

This is an investigational study. Lenalidomide and rituximab are FDA approved and commercially available. Lenalidomide is approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma and some myelodysplastic syndromes. Rituximab is approved for the treatment of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The combination of these drugs to treat CLL and SLL is investigational.

Up to 60 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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
        • The University of Texas 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:

  1. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) with active disease.
  2. Patients must be age 18 or over at the signing of consent and must understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent.
  3. Prior treatment with purine analog based chemotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy.
  4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)/World Health Organization (WHO) performance status of 0-2.
  5. Adequate renal function indicated by serum creatinine less or equal to 2 mg/dl. Adequate hepatic function indicated as total bilirubin less or equal to 2 mg/dl and ALT less or equal to two times the upper limit of normal.
  6. Disease free of prior malignancies for 3 years with exception of currently treated basal cell, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma "in situ" of the cervix or breast. Patients with malignancies with indolent behavior such as prostate cancer treated with radiation or surgery can be enrolled in the study as long as they have a reasonable expectation to have been cured with the treatment modality received.
  7. Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (sensitivity of at least 50 milli-International unit (mIU/mL) 10-14 days prior to starting lenalidomide. A female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature woman who: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months).
  8. Continued from Criteria #7. FCBP must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or begin TWO acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method and one additional effective method AT THE SAME TIME, at least 28 days before she starts talking lenalidomide. FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy testing.
  9. Continued from Criteria #8: Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a successful vasectomy. All patients must be counseled at a minimum of every 28 days about pregnancy precautions and risks of fetal exposure.
  10. Men must agree not to father a child. They must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with females of childbearing potential while participating in the study and for at least 28 days following discontinuation from the study even if he has undergone a vasectomy. They will be warned that sharing study drug is prohibited and will be counseled about pregnancy precautions and potential risks of fetal exposure. They must agree to abstain from donating blood, semen, or sperm during study participation and for at least 28 days after discontinuation from the study.
  11. Continued from Criteria #10: Counseling about the requirement for latex condom use during sexual contact with females of childbearing potential and the potential risks of fetal exposure must be conducted at a minimum of every 28 days. During counseling, subjects must be reminded not to share study drug and to not donate blood, sperm, or semen (during study participation and for 28 days following discontinuation from the study).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known sensitivity to lenalidomide or other thalidomide derivatives or rituximab.
  2. Documented prolymphocytic leukemia (prolymphocytes more than 55% in the blood).
  3. Known positivity for HIV or active hepatitis (B or C).
  4. Pregnant or breast feeding females.
  5. History of tuberculosis treated within the last five years or recent exposure to tuberculosis.
  6. Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study.
  7. Patients with a recent history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolus (PE), in the six months prior to enrollment are not eligible for this study.

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: Lenalidomide + Rituximab
Oral Lenalidomide 10 mg/day started on Day 9 of cycle 1; Rituximab 375 mg/m^2 intravenously on Day 1, Day 8, Day 15 and Day 22 then continued once every four weeks during cycles 3-12 (+ 7 days). Rituximab not given in Cycle 2. Treatment duration twelve cycles.
Drug: Lenalidomide
Started on Day 9 of Cycle 1 at the dose of 10 mg/day and continued daily. Treatment duration will be twelve cycles.
Other Names:
  • Revlimid ®
Drug: Rituximab
Dose of 375 mg/m^2 given intravenously on Day 1, Day 8, Day 15 and Day 22 then continued once every four weeks during cycles 3-12 (+ 7 days). Rituximab not given in Cycle 2.
Other Names:
  • Rituxan®

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Participant Response Rate: Percentage of Participants With Complete + Partial Response According to Revised National Cancer Institute-sponsored Working Group Guidelines
Time Frame: Responses assessed after 12 cycles, up to 48 weeks with interim assessments performed after 3, 6 and 12 cycles.
Complete response: Absence lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly or splenomegaly & constitutional symptoms; Normal complete blood count (CBC) exhibited by polymorphonuclear leukocytes>1500/µL, platelets>100,000/µL, hemoglobin>11.0 g/dL (untransfused); lymphocyte count <5,000/µL; Bone marrow aspirate & biopsy normocellular for age with <30% nucleated cells lymphocytes; Absence Lymphoid nodules. Fulfillment CR criteria after induction with exception of treatment related persistent cytopenia & bone marrow lymphoid nodules both considered partial response; Partial response: Requires 50% decrease in peripheral lymphocytes from pre-treatment, 50% reduction in lymphadenopathy, &/or 50% reduction in splenomegaly/hepatomegaly for 2+ months from therapy completion. Additionally one following from pre-treatment: Polymorphonuclear leukocytes 1,500/µL or 50% improvement; Platelets>100,000/µL or 50% improvement; Hemoglobin>11.0 g/dL (untransfused) or 50% improvement.
Responses assessed after 12 cycles, up to 48 weeks with interim assessments performed after 3, 6 and 12 cycles.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborators

Celgene Corporation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alessandra Ferrajoli, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

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

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 27, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2007-0208
  • NCI-2012-01674 (Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP)

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