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LymphomaPhase 2NCT00020800

Rituximab Plus Fludarabine in Treating Patients With Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab and fludarabine phosphate in people with Lymphoma, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at 18 sites in 4 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 either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different way to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. 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 and fludarabine phosphate
How many people
7 participants
Where
18 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Sep 2001to Apr 2003
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:

  • Diagnosis of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
  • CD20 positive by bone marrow immunohistochemistry or flow cytometry
  • Presence of monoclonal paraprotein
  • IgM level at least 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Over 18

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • At least 6 months

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 25,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 2.5 times ULN
  • SGOT less than 2.5 times ULN

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 2.5 mg/dL

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study
  • No serious comorbid disease
  • No uncontrolled bacterial, fungal, or viral infection
  • No other active malignancy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior rituximab
  • No prior nucleoside analogue therapy

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 30 days since prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 30 days since prior steroid therapy
  • No concurrent corticosteroids

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 30 days since prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No more than 2 prior courses of therapy

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 4 countries.

18 sites in 4 countries

United States14 sites
  • Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Tuft-New England Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Barrett Cancer Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0502

  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1009

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048

  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781

  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center

    New Hyde Park, New York, 11040

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Arizona Cancer Center

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724

  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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

Other trials in United States

Canada2 sites
  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2

  • Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5

Other trials in Canada

Sweden1 site
  • Huddinge University Hospital

    Stockholm, SE-141 86

Other trials in Sweden

United Kingdom1 site
  • Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

    London, England, EC1A 7BE

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Combination Rituxan (Rituximab, Mabthera) and Fludarabine Therapy in Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia)

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different way to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

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

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the objective response and time to treatment failure in patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia treated with rituximab and fludarabine.
  • Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine if molecular remissions are achievable in patients attaining a clinical complete response when treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive rituximab IV over 3-6 hours once weekly on weeks 1-4, 17, 18, 30, and 31 and fludarabine IV over 10-30 minutes once daily for 5 days on weeks 5, 9, 13, 19, 23, and 27.

Patients are followed at least every 2 months for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Lymphoma
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 posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2001
  3. Primary completionApr 2003

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
Enrolment
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00020800
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000068714
Other IDs
UCLA-0101063, NCI-G01-1960
Status last verified
Jan 2013
First submitted
11 Jul 2001
Last updated
8 Jan 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Treon SP, Branagan AR, Ioakimidis L, Soumerai JD, Patterson CJ, Turnbull B, Wasi P, Emmanouilides C, Frankel SR, Lister A, Morel P, Matous J, Gregory SA, Kimby E. Long-term outcomes to fludarabine and rituximab in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Blood. 2009 Apr 16;113(16):3673-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-09-177329. Epub 2008 Nov 17.

    PubMed 19015393

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab and fludarabine phosphate in people with Lymphoma, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at 18 sites in 4 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 8 Jan 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in United States, Canada, Sweden, 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 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 NCT00020800, 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 8 Jan 2013.

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