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LymphomaPhase 3NCT00016887

Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant Compared With Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Mantle Cell Lymphoma

A Phase 3 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and carmustine in people with Lymphoma, run by German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group at 2 sites in 2 countries.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill 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 carmustine
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
2 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Dec 2000to not given
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:

  • Histologically confirmed stage III or IV mantle cell lymphoma
  • Previously untreated
  • Not qualified for primary potentially curative radiotherapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 to 65 years

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • No impairment of liver function (unless due to lymphoma)
  • Transaminases no greater than 3 times normal
  • Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Renal:

  • No renal insufficiency
  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

  • No manifest heart failure or coronary heart disease
  • No severe uncontrolled hypertension

Pulmonary:

  • No chronic lung disease with hypoxemia

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior interferon
  • No prior organ, bone marrow, or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior cytostatic chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 2 countries.

2 sites in 2 countries

Belgium1 site

  • AZ Sint-Jan

    Bruges, 8000

Other trials in Belgium

Italy1 site

  • Ospedale Civile Alessandria

    Alessandria, I-15100

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: Treatment of Mantle Cell Lymphomas at Advanced Stages: Prospective Randomized Comparison of Myeloablative Radiochemotherapy Followed by Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Versus Maintenance With Interferon Alpha in First Remission After Initial Cytoreductive Chemotherapy With an Anthracycline Containing Combination

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells. Peripheral stem cell transplant may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more cancer cells. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. It is not yet known whether giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) with radiation therapy and peripheral stem cell transplant is more effective than chemotherapy followed by interferon alfa in treating mantle cell lymphoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial compares how well chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and peripheral stem cell transplant works compared to chemotherapy plus interferon alfa in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV mantle cell lymphoma.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the disease-free survival of patients with previously untreated advanced mantle cell lymphoma treated with intensified chemotherapy followed by myeloablative radiochemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) vs standard therapy and interferon alfa maintenance.
  • Compare the overall survival of patients treated with early vs late myeloablative radiochemotherapy and PBSCT.
  • Compare disease-free survival and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen vs historic controls of similar cases.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to risk factors (ECOG performance status greater than 1, LDH serum level above normal, and/or extranodal lymphoma involvement) and participating center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Induction: All patients receive 4 courses of cytoreductive chemotherapy comprising an anthracycline-containing combination. Patients not achieving complete remission after 4 courses receive 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy. Patients without at least a partial response after 6 courses discontinue treatment; those with at least a partial response proceed to arm I or II.

Arm I

  • Consolidation: Patients achieving complete or partial remission after 4-6 courses of induction therapy begin intensified chemotherapy within 6 weeks. Patients receive oral dexamethasone daily on days 1-10, carmustine IV on day 2, melphalan IV on day 3, etoposide IV daily and cytarabine IV twice a day on days 4-7. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) beginning on day 11 and continuing until peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are harvested.
  • Within 4-6 weeks after PBSC harvest, patients undergo myeloablative radiochemotherapy comprising radiotherapy on days -6 to -4 and cyclophosphamide IV on days -3 to -2. Patients then undergo PBSC transplantation on day 0.

Arm II

  • Consolidation: Patients receive 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy as consolidation (for a total of 8 chemotherapy courses).
  • Maintenance: Within 4 weeks after arm II consolidation, patients receive interferon alfa subcutaneously (SC) 3 days a week in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression or relapse. Patients who experience first relapse or progression during maintenance therapy may receive intensified chemotherapy as in arm I.

Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 210 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

Conditions
Lymphoma
Being tested
filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa, carmustine, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine
Keywords
stage III mantle cell lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell

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 posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2000

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00016887
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000068609
Other IDs
GER-LGLSG-INTERGROUP-20995, EORTC-20995, GELA-INTERGROUP-20995, GISL-INTERGROUP-20995
Status last verified
Aug 2003
First submitted
6 Jun 2001
Last updated
17 Sep 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Determann O, Hoster E, Ott G, Wolfram Bernd H, Loddenkemper C, Leo Hansmann M, Barth TE, Unterhalt M, Hiddemann W, Dreyling M, Klapper W; European Mantle Cell Lymphoma Network and the German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group. Ki-67 predicts outcome in advanced-stage mantle cell lymphoma patients treated with anti-CD20 immunochemotherapy: results from randomized trials of the European MCL Network and the German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group. Blood. 2008 Feb 15;111(4):2385-7. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-117010. Epub 2007 Dec 12.

    PubMed 18077791

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and carmustine in people with Lymphoma, run by German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Sep 2013. 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 Belgium, Italy. 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?

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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00016887, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 17 Sep 2013.

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