AzTrials
AzTrials

Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid TissuePhase 2NCT00026182

Rituximab and Interleukin-12 in Treating Patients With B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab, recombinant interleukin-12 and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue and Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
Search all trials

Trial summary

Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Interleukin-12 may kill cancer cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
rituximab, recombinant interleukin-12 and laboratory biomarker analysis
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
99 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2001to Feb 2005
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

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Previously treated low-grade lymphoma considered incurable with standard therapy
  • Grade I or II follicular lymphoma*
  • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma*
  • Small lymphocytic lymphoma*
  • Nodal marginal zone lymphoma*
Show all 42Show fewer
  • Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of MALT type*
  • Splenic marginal zone lymphoma*
  • Previously treated mantle cell lymphoma allowed
  • Meets one of the following criteria for measurable disease:
  • Bidimensional diameter at least 1.5 cm by 1.5 cm on physical exam
  • At least 2 cm in one dimension by CT scan, MRI, or plain radiograph imaging
  • Palpable spleen at least 5 cm below the left costal margin
  • No CNS involvement by lymphoma
  • Performance status - ECOG 0-1
  • At least 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
  • Bilirubin ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 3 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 2 times ULN
  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • No history of angina
  • No uncontrolled peptic ulcer disease
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • No other active malignancy
  • No autoimmune-related phenomena (e.g., antinuclear antibody less than 2 times ULN, rheumatoid factor less than 2 times ULN, and negative direct Coombs)
  • HIV negative
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Prior stem cell transplantation allowed
  • More than 12 months since prior rituximab
  • No prior interleukin-12
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy
  • Recovered from prior chemotherapy
  • No concurrent chemotherapy
  • No concurrent steroid therapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • Any number of prior therapies allowed

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • North Central Cancer Treatment Group

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Randomized Phase II Study Of Interleukin-12 In Combination With Rituximab In Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Interleukin-12 may kill cancer cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells. Combining rituximab with interleukin-12 may kill more cancer cells. This randomized phase II trial is comparing how well giving rituximab together with two different schedules of interleukin-12 works in treating patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Compare the objective response in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with rituximab and 2 different schedules of interleukin-12*.

II. Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients. III. Determine the objective response rate in patients with mantle cell lymphoma treated with these regimens.

IV. Determine the overall and progression-free survival of patients treated with these regimens.

V, Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens. NOTE: *Interleukin-12 will no longer be available after 6/30/05.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to histology (mantle cell lymphoma vs other [closed to accrual as of 3/10/04]) and International Prognostic Factor Index (low and low-intermediate risk [closed to accrual as of 3/10/04] vs high-intermediate and high risk). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Patients receive interleukin-12* subcutaneously (SC) twice weekly beginning on day 2 and continuing until disease progression.

ARM II (closed to accrual as of 11/14/03): Patients receive rituximab as in arm I. Patients are evaluated at week 12. Patients with stable or progressive disease receive interleukin-12* SC twice weekly until disease progression or for 24 weeks. Patients with a complete or partial response after rituximab are monitored until disease progression and then begin interleukin-12 SC twice weekly until further disease progression.

NOTE: *Interleukin-12 will no longer be available after 06/30/05. Patients proceed to follow-up as outlined below.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for up to 4 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 90 patients (45 per treatment arm [arm II closed to accrual as of 11/14/03]) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Being tested
rituximab, recombinant interleukin-12, laboratory biomarker analysis, questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone, Lymphoma, Follicular, Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell

What participants receive

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

  • rituximabBiological

    Also called IDEC-C2B8, IDEC-C2B8 monoclonal antibody, Mabthera, MOAB IDEC-C2B8

    Given IV

  • recombinant interleukin-12Biological

    Also called cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor, IL-12, interleukin-12, natural killer cell stimulatory factor

    Given SC

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • questionnaire administrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • quality-of-life assessmentProcedure or surgery

    Also called quality of life assessment

    Ancillary studies

Study groups in NCT00026182
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm I (rituximab and recombinant interleukin-12)ExperimentalPatients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Patients receive interleukin-12 SC twice weekly beginning on day 2 and continuing until disease progression.
Receives: Biological: rituximab; Biological: recombinant interleukin-12; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Other: questionnaire administration; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
Arm II (rituximab and recombinant interleukin-12)ExperimentalPatients receive rituximab as in arm I. Patients are evaluated at week 12. Patients with stable or progressive disease receive interleukin-12 SC twice weekly until disease progression or for 24 weeks. Patients with a complete or partial response after rituximab are monitored until disease progression and then begin interleukin-12 SC twice weekly until further disease progression.
Receives: Biological: rituximab; Biological: recombinant interleukin-12; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Other: questionnaire administration; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Objective response

    The proportion of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. In addition, confidence intervals for the response probability will be calculated according to the approach of Duffy and Santner.

    Measured: 12 weeks

  2. Objective response

    The proportion of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. In addition, confidence intervals for the response probability will be calculated according to the approach of Duffy and Santner.

    Measured: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Overall response rate for MCL patients

    Corresponding 95% confidence intervals will also be calculated.

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  2. Overall survival

    The distribution this time measure will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.

    Measured: From randomization to death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years

  3. Time to treatment failure

    The distribution this time measure will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.

    Measured: From randomization to the treatment-specific definition of disease progression, death, or when the patient goes off study due to refusal or toxicity, assessed up to 5 years

  4. Complete response rate

    Will be assessed and descriptively summarized.

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  5. Quality of life assessed using FACT-BRM

    Before and after treatment comparisons will be made using a paired samples t-test or its nonparametric equivalent. This two-sided test will have at least 80% power to detect a moderate effect size (0.42 times the standard deviation) in the FACT-BRM scores.

    Measured: Baseline

  6. Quality of life assessed using FACT-BRM

    Before and after treatment comparisons will be made using a paired samples t-test or its nonparametric equivalent. This two-sided test will have at least 80% power to detect a moderate effect size (0.42 times the standard deviation) in the FACT-BRM scores.

    Measured: 3 months

  7. Quality of life assessed using FACT-BRM

    Before and after treatment comparisons will be made using a paired samples t-test or its nonparametric equivalent. This two-sided test will have at least 80% power to detect a moderate effect size (0.42 times the standard deviation) in the FACT-BRM scores.

    Measured: 6 months

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 startOct 2001
  3. Primary completionFeb 2005

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
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
99 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00026182
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-01865
Other IDs
NCI-2012-01865, NCCTG-N0087, CDR0000068994, N0087, N0087, U10CA025224
Status last verified
Aug 2013
First submitted
9 Nov 2001
Last updated
26 Aug 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab, recombinant interleukin-12 and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue and Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 42 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. 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 26 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 1 site in United States. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Objective response (time frame: 12 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 26 Aug 2013.

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. AzTrials is free: log in or create a free account to keep searching clinical trials and save the ones you want to follow.

Create a free accountLog in