Evaluate Rituximab in Obtaining PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Negative Leukapheresis Product in Patients With Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma

April 19, 2017 updated by: University of Kansas Medical Center

Role of Rituximab Containing Salvage Chemotherapy and in Vivo Purging in Obtaining PCR Negative Leukapheresis Product in Patients With Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma or Transplant Eligible Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Researchers hope to learn if adding rituximab with high doses of chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation will help patients get rid of their lymphoma cells from the bone marrow and stem cell collections.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Following the first relapse, patients with follicular type of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may have an option to receive high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous (from you) blood stem cell transplantation. One of the common causes of relapse is persistence of lymphoma cells in the bone marrow and in the collected stem cell products.

Patients who do not have a complete response after traditional chemotherapy, have a greater chance of the lymphoma returning even after receiving high dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation. In order to improve the response and decrease the relapse rate, additional therapy may be used to kill the lymphoma cells by using antibodies both before and after the transplantation. Antibodies are protein made by white cells in our body to fight off infection and sometimes tumor. Rituxan (rituximab) is an antibody that is effective against your type of lymphoma. Researchers have reported that patients show an improved response and a lower chance of relapse when using rituximab with high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation. It is unknown how effective rituximab is in clearing persistence of minimal remaining disease in patients with follicular lymphoma.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

21

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
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
        • University of Kansas Medical Center
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66205
        • University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood Campus

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:

  • Patients with biopsy-proven refractory CD20+ (cluster of differentiation antigen 20) Follicular lymphoma or transplant eligible mantle cell lymphoma in CR1 (complete remission 1) or later.
  • Patients must be transplant eligible per KUCC BMT SOP (Kansas University Cancer Center Bone Marrow Transplant Standard Operation Procedures) with chemo-sensitive/marrow negative disease.
  • Patients planning to harvest and hold may also be included as long as above criteria are met.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Zubrod performance status greater than 2
  • Life expectancy is severely limited by concomitant illness.
  • Uncontrolled arrhythmias or symptomatic cardiac disease precluding transplantation
  • Symptomatic pulmonary disease precluding transplantation
  • Serum creatinine greater than 1.8 mg/dL
  • Serum bilirubin greater than 2 X upper limit of normal, SGPT (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase) greater than 3 times upper limit of normal
  • Evidence of chronic active hepatitis or cirrhosis
  • Unable to sign informed consent.
  • Allergy to Rituximab

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
Other: Rituximab
Patients will be treated IV with rituximab at the rate of 50 milligrams per hour (mg/hour) for 1 hour. If patient tolerates the infusion, the rate is increased by increments of 50 mg/hour every 30 minutes to a maximum of 400 mg/hour. If patient has a severe reaction, the infusion is stopped temporarily and the infusion rate is decreased by 50%. Subsequent infusions are started at the rate of 100 mg/hour, increased by 100 mg/hour every 30 minutes to a maximum of 400 mg/hour if tolerated. Vital signs are monitored every 15 minutes for 2 hours and every 30 minutes thereafter.
Drug: Rituximab
375 MG/M2 (milligram per meter squared) given IV (intravenously) weekly x 4-8 doses.
Other Names:
  • Rituxan

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of PCR Negativity
Time Frame: up to 7 days
Number of participants that are tumor free by PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) analysis post-transplant.
up to 7 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: up to 60 months
Response will be determined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.0) criteria where applicable and/or biopsy proven relapse/progression of disease.
up to 60 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Kansas Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Siddhartha Ganguly, MD, University of Kansas Medical 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

February 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 30, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 19, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11571

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