LymphomaPhase 3NCT00003152
Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa Alone or With Radiation Therapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
A Phase 3 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and cyclophosphamide in people with Lymphoma, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 2 sites in 2 countries.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Lymphoma
- What is being tested?
- filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and cyclophosphamide
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 469 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesin 2 countries
- Study dates
- Mar 1997to Nov 1999
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Previously untreated follicular stage III or IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma At least one measurable mass
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 65 Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin less than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless clearly related to NHL) Renal: Creatinine and BUN less than 2.5 times ULN (unless clearly related to NHL) Cardiovascular: No severe cardiac disease (e.g. severe heart failure requiring treatment or cardiac ejection fraction less than 45%) Neurologic: No neurologic disease Pulmonary: No pulmonary disease Other: Not pregnant No prior malignancies except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix Not HIV positive No psychiatric or metabolic disease
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent immunotherapeutic drugs, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 2 countries.
2 sites in 2 countries
United Kingdom1 site
Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
Cambridge, England, CB2 2QQ
About this study
Official title: Marrow-Ablative Chemo-Radiotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Followed by Interferon-Alpha Maintenance Treatment Versus Interferon-Alpha Maintenance Treatment Alone After a Chemotherapy-Induced Remission in Patients With Stages III or IV Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. A Prospective, Randomized, Phase III Clinical Trial.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells. Peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and radiation therapy and kill more cancer cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by interferon alfa alone or combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have previously untreated stage III or stage IV follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the progression free and overall survival, toxicity, and mortality of marrow ablative chemo/radiotherapy in addition to peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and interferon alfa maintenance therapy versus interferon alfa maintenance therapy alone in patients with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. All patients receive 8 courses of cyclophosphamide/vincristine/prednisone (CVP) chemotherapy. Cyclophosphamide and vincristine IV are given on day 1, along with oral prednisone on days 1-5. Courses are repeated every 3 weeks. Patients are randomized to receive one of two treatments 4 weeks after completion of CVP chemotherapy if a partial or complete response is achieved and there are less than 15% monoclonal B-lymphocytes in the bone marrow. Patients randomized to arm I receive interferon alfa subcutaneously 3 times per week for a maximum of 3 years. Patients randomized to arm II receive cyclophosphamide IV followed by subcutaneous filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; G-CSF). Leukapheresis begins after leukocyte, platelet, and CD34+ levels recover and lasts 3-4 hours on 2-3 consecutive days. If an insufficient number of stem cells are collected from the peripheral blood, bone marrow harvesting is performed. After stem cell collection, a conditioning regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide IV on days -4 and -3 and total body irradiation on day -1 is administered. Stem cells are infused on day 0. If granulocyte and platelet counts recover within 8 weeks, patients receive interferon alfa maintenance therapy as in arm I. Patients are followed every 4 months until death.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 469 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma
- Being tested
- filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa, cyclophosphamide, prednisone, vincristine sulfate
- Keywords
- stage III grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma
- Medical subject headings
- Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Follicular
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
filgrastimBiological
recombinant interferon alfaBiological
cyclophosphamideDrug
prednisoneDrug
autologous bone marrow transplantationProcedure or surgery
bone marrow ablation with stem cell supportProcedure or surgery
peripheral blood stem cell transplantationProcedure or surgery
radiation therapyRadiation
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Aug 2004 (estimated)
- Study startMar 1997
- Primary completionNov 1999
Why it stopped: low accrual
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for LymphomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTCThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Enrolment
- 469 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- Research network
- Collaborators
- Lymphoma Trials Office, Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Anton Hagenbeek, MD, PhD, Study chair, UMC UtrechtRobert Marcus, MD, Study chair, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00003152
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- EORTC-20963
- Other IDs
- EORTC-20963, BNLI-EORTC-20963, HOVON-35
- Status last verified
- Jun 2012
- First submitted
- 1 Nov 1999
- Last updated
- 2 Jul 2012
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Jul 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Marrow-Ablative Chemo-Radiotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Followed by Interferon-Alpha Maintenance Treatment Versus Interferon-Alpha Maintenance Treatment Alone After a Chemotherapy-Induced Remission in Patients With Stages III or IV Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. A Prospective, Randomized, Phase III Clinical Trial.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00003152
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- EORTC-20963
- Conditions
- Lymphoma
- Keywords
- stage III grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: low accrual
- Enrolment
- 469 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTCResearch network
- Collaborators
- Lymphoma Trials Office, Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland
- Study start
- Mar 1997
- Primary completion
- Nov 1999 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Aug 2004 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells. Peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and radiation therapy and kill more cancer cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by interferon alfa alone or combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have previously untreated stage III or stage IV follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the progression free and overall survival, toxicity, and mortality of marrow ablative chemo/radiotherapy in addition to peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and interferon alfa maintenance therapy versus interferon alfa maintenance therapy alone in patients with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. All patients receive 8 courses of cyclophosphamide/vincristine/prednisone (CVP) chemotherapy. Cyclophosphamide and vincristine IV are given on day 1, along with oral prednisone on days 1-5. Courses are repeated every 3 weeks. Patients are randomized to receive one of two treatments 4 weeks after completion of CVP chemotherapy if a partial or complete response is achieved and there are less than 15% monoclonal B-lymphocytes in the bone marrow. Patients randomized to arm I receive interferon alfa subcutaneously 3 times per week for a maximum of 3 years. Patients randomized to arm II receive cyclophosphamide IV followed by subcutaneous filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; G-CSF). Leukapheresis begins after leukocyte, platelet, and CD34+ levels recover and lasts 3-4 hours on 2-3 consecutive days. If an insufficient number of stem cells are collected from the peripheral blood, bone marrow harvesting is performed. After stem cell collection, a conditioning regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide IV on days -4 and -3 and total body irradiation on day -1 is administered. Stem cells are infused on day 0. If granulocyte and platelet counts recover within 8 weeks, patients receive interferon alfa maintenance therapy as in arm I. Patients are followed every 4 months until death.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 469 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| filgrastim | Biological | – |
| recombinant interferon alfa | Biological | – |
| cyclophosphamide | Drug | – |
| prednisone | Drug | – |
| vincristine sulfate | Drug | – |
| autologous bone marrow transplantation | Procedure or surgery | – |
| bone marrow ablation with stem cell support | Procedure or surgery | – |
| peripheral blood stem cell transplantation | Procedure or surgery | – |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: low accrual). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Jul 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Anton Hagenbeek, MD, PhD study chair
UMC Utrecht
Robert Marcus, MD study chair
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2 sites in 2 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and cyclophosphamide in people with Lymphoma, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 2 sites in 2 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jul 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: low accrual). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jul 2012.