Se-Methyl-Seleno-L-Cysteine, Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in Treating Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma That Has Relapsed or Not Responded to Treatment

August 23, 2013 updated by: Cancer Research UK

A Phase I/II Study of Methylselenocysteine (MSC) in Combination With Immunochemotherapy (R-ICE) in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer cell growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer cell-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Se-methyl-seleno-l-cysteine may help reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of Se-methyl-seleno-l-cysteine when given together with rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide and to see how well it works in treating patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that has relapsed or not responded to treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To assess dose-limiting toxicity and maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of Se-methyl-seleno-L-cysteine (MSC) (to achieve a trough serum selenium [Se] concentration of > 20 μmol/L) prior to and in combination with rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (R-ICE) in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. (Phase I)
  • To determine the overall response rate to R-ICE given in addition to MSC at the MTD in these patients. (Phase II)

Secondary

  • To determine the toxicity of R-ICE when used in combination with MSC in these patients.
  • To determine the effect of MSC dosing on serum and intracellular Se and Se species in these patients.
  • To determine the pharmacokinetics of MSC after single and multiple daily dosing in these patients.
  • To investigate the effect of MSC dosing on Se-dependent processes (e.g., NFκB activity and AKT).

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, phase I, dose-escalation study of Se-methyl-seleno-L-cysteine (MSC) followed by a phase II study.

Patients receive rituximab IV on day 1, carboplatin IV on day 2, ifosfamide IV and etoposide IV on days 2-4 (R-ICE), and filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously on days 6-13. Patients also receive oral MSC twice daily on days -7 to 0 and once daily in courses 1-2. Treatment with R-ICE and G-CSF repeats every 21 days for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood samples are collected periodically and analyzed for pharmacokinetics and protein markers.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed monthly for 3 months.

This study is peer reviewed and funded or endorsed by cancer research UK.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • London, England, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BE
        • Saint Bartholomew's Hospital
      • London, England, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BE
        • Barts and The London NHS Trust
      • Manchester, England, United Kingdom, M20 4BX
        • Christie Hospital
      • Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, PL6 8DH
        • Derriford Hospital
      • Southampton, England, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
        • Southampton General Hospital

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, CD20+, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) according to WHO lymphoma classification

    • Histological transformation of a previously known indolent lymphoma allowed
    • Biopsy-proven DLBCL arising from an indolent lymphoma not diagnosed previously allowed
  • Disease in first relapse after complete remission, partial response (PR), or less than a PR after first-line of treatment
  • No primary CNS lymphoma

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • Serum creatinine < 150 μmol/L
  • Serum bilirubin < 35 μmol/L
  • Transaminases < 2.5 times upper limit of normal (unless attributed to lymphoma)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No contraindication to any of the drugs contained in the immunochemotherapy regimen
  • No other malignancy within the past 2 years, except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No other serious active disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the patient from having conventional chemotherapy
  • No HIV positivity
  • No medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • 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
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Dose-limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose of Se-methyl-seleno-L-cysteine (MSC) (Phase I)
Overall response rate (Phase II)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Toxicity as assessed by NCI CTCAE v 3.0
Serum and intracellular Se and Se species
Pharmacokinetics of MSC
Protein markers of selenium activity

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Cancer Research UK

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Silvia Montoto, MD, Barts and The London NHS Trust

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 23, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 23, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 26, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2013

Last Verified

July 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000632722
  • CRUK-UCL-SelRICE
  • EUDRACT-2008-002678-36
  • EU-20902

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