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LymphomaPhase 2NCT00005609

Rituximab in Treating Patients With Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab in people with Lymphoma, run by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group at 69 sites in 3 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of rituximab in treating patients who have Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lymphoma
What is being tested?
rituximab
How many people
Not given
Where
69 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
Apr 2000to Feb 2004
Phase
Phase 2
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia confirmed by the following: Bone marrow lymphoplasmacytosis with: Greater than 10% lymphoplasmacytic cells OR Aggregates, sheets, lymphocytes, plasma cells, or lymphoplasmacytic cells on bone marrow biopsy AND Measurable disease defined as quantitative IgM monoclonal protein greater than 1,000 mg/dL Bone marrow lymphoplasmacytosis and beta-2 microglobulin in the serum are not considered measurable Impaired bone marrow function due to infiltration by lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma Hemoglobin less than 11 g/dL OR Serum viscosity level relative to water greater than 4.0 Symptomatic with clinically significant anemia (less than 11 g/dL), bulky lymphadenopathy that is symptomatic, or symptoms attributable to hyperviscosity (e.g., nose bleeding, gingival bleeding, retinal hemorrhage)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: See Disease Characteristics Hepatic: SGOT less than 3 times upper limit of normal Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 3.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within past 6 months No significant arrhythmia within past 3 months Hypertension allowed provided controlled with medication Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception Concurrent reversible complications (e.g., hyperuricemia, hyperviscosity) allowed provided therapy for complication initiated and complications subsiding Other prior malignancies allowed provided curatively treated and currently disease free

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No more than 2 prior regimens allowed Prior tandem transplant considered 2 prior regimens Chemotherapy prior to bone marrow transplantation as part of induction considered 1 prior regimen Retreatment with same regimen (e.g., repeated alkylating agents) considered 1 prior regimen Biologic therapy: No prior anti-CD20 therapy At least 1 month since prior epoetin alfa No concurrent epoetin alfa for 2 months after registration Chemotherapy: At least 28 days since prior alkylating agents At least 28 days since prior purine nucleoside analogues Endocrine therapy: At least 28 days since prior corticosteroid therapy Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: Concurrent digoxin to control atrial fibrillation allowed

Trial locations and contacts

69 sites in 3 countries.

69 sites in 3 countries

United States66 sites

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany

    Albany, New York, 12208

  • CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106

  • Emory University Hospital - Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn

    Brooklyn, New York, 11209

  • CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403-1206

  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3013

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Ireland Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cleveland

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • CCOP - Columbus

    Columbus, Ohio, 43206

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)

    Decatur, Georgia, 30033

  • CCOP - Central Illinois

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526

  • CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.

    Denver, Colorado, 80209-5031

  • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-1016

  • Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope

    Duarte, California, 91010-3000

  • CCOP - Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange

    East Orange, New Jersey, 07018-1095

  • CCOP - Evanston

    Evanston, Illinois, 60201

  • CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainsville

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608-1197

  • CCOP - Northern New Jersey

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

  • Indiana University Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5289

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1009

  • CCOP - Kalamazoo

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007-3731

  • CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53705

  • University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792-6164

  • CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation

    Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417

  • University of Minnesota Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Nashville

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37212

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-6838

  • Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

  • MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • CCOP - Ochsner

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York

    New York, New York, 10010

  • NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68131

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

  • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

    Peoria, Illinois, 61602

  • Hahnemann University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102-1192

  • University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4283

  • Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-5541

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111

  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213-3489

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416

  • Guthrie Medical Center

    Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840

  • CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5404

  • CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105-1080

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Stanford, California, 94305-5408

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33612-9497

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

  • Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

  • MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10466

  • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

    Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3456

  • CCOP - Sooner State

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136

  • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20307-5000

  • CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19899

  • CCOP - MainLine Health

    Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096

Other trials in United States

Puerto Rico2 sites

  • MBCCOP - San Juan

    San Juan, 00927-5800

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Juan

    San Juan, 00927-5800

Other trials in Puerto Rico

South Africa1 site

  • Pretoria Academic Hospitals

    Pretoria, 0001

Other trials in South Africa

About this study

Official title: Rituximab for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia (WM): A Phase II Pilot Study for Untreated or Previously Treated Patients

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of rituximab in treating patients who have Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response rate in previously treated and previously untreated patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia receiving rituximab. II. Determine the associated toxicities with this treatment, specifically the frequency of febrile or hypotensive events, in this patient population.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to prior treatment (yes vs no). Patients with prior treatment are further stratified according to type of treatment (alkylating agents vs purine nucleoside analogues). Patients receive rituximab IV over 4 hours on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 66 patients (33 per stratum) will be accrued for this study within 36 months.

Conditions
Lymphoma
Being tested
rituximab
Keywords
Waldenström macroglobulinemia
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Feb 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2000
  3. Study completionFeb 2004

Resources

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00005609
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000067738
Other IDs
E-3A98
Status last verified
Sep 2009
First submitted
2 May 2000
Last updated
16 Aug 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Gertz MA, Abonour R, Heffner LT, Greipp PR, Uno H, Rajkumar SV. Clinical value of minor responses after 4 doses of rituximab in Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia: a follow-up of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group E3A98 trial. Br J Haematol. 2009 Dec;147(5):677-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07892.x. Epub 2009 Sep 14.

    PubMed 19751237

  • Gertz MA, Rue M, Blood E, Kaminer LS, Vesole DH, Greipp PR. Multicenter phase 2 trial of rituximab for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM): an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (E3A98). Leuk Lymphoma. 2004 Oct;45(10):2047-55. doi: 10.1080/10428190410001714043.

    PubMed 15370249

  • Ghobrial IM, Fonseca R, Greipp PR, Blood E, Rue M, Vesole DH, Gertz MA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Initial immunoglobulin M 'flare' after rituximab therapy in patients diagnosed with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study. Cancer. 2004 Dec 1;101(11):2593-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20658.

    PubMed 15493038

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab in people with Lymphoma, run by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group at 69 sites in 3 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Aug 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 69 sites in United States, Puerto Rico, South Africa. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00005609, which also lists 3 linked publications.

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 16 Aug 2013.

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