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LymphomaPhase 1/2NCT00290706

A Phase I/II Trial of VELCADE & Gemcitabine for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive B- and T-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

A Phase 1/2 study testing bortezomib and gemcitabine hydrochloride in people with Lymphoma, run by Northwestern University at 3 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lymphoma
What is being tested?
bortezomib and gemcitabine hydrochloride
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
32 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
7 Apr 2006to 5 Sep 2012
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 B- or T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)
  • Intermediate histology B-cell NHL, including any of the following:
  • Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  • Transformed large cell lymphoma
  • Any T-cell NHL histology
  • Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) or mycosis fungoides (MF) allowed
  • Relapsed or refractory disease, defined as disease progressed after prior complete remission (CR), partial remission (PR), or stable disease (SD) to last therapy OR failure to achieve CR, PR, or SD after completion of last therapy
  • Must have received 1-3 prior therapeutic regimens
  • Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) AND cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (CVP) OR CHOP with rituximab (CHOP-R) AND CVP with rituximab (CVP-R) is considered 1 regimen
  • Monoclonal antibody (e.g., rituximab) given as maintenance therapy is considered 1 regimen
  • Salvage chemotherapy followed by an autologous stem cell transplant is considered 1 regimen
  • No more than 7 prior therapeutic regimens for patients with CTCL or MF
  • No mantle cell lymphoma

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • At least 50,000/mm^3 if documented bone marrow involvement
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL
  • AST and ALT ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 times ULN
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • No known history of HIV infection
  • No other active infection
  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2 within the past 2 weeks
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure
  • No uncontrolled angina
  • No severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias
  • No acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities by ECG
  • No hypersensitivity to bortezomib, boron, or mannitol
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective barrier-method contraception
  • No serious medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Prior autologous and/or allogeneic stem cell transplantation allowed
  • More than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy
  • More than 3 weeks since prior systemic biologic anticancer therapy
  • More than 3 weeks since prior systemic corticosteroids (e.g., oral prednisone > 10 mg per day)
  • More than 2 weeks since prior investigational drug
  • No prior bortezomib or gemcitabine hydrochloride
  • No other concurrent systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy or investigational agents

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I/II Trial of Combination Bortezomib (VELCADE) and Gemcitabine Therapy for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive B- and T-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving gemcitabine together with bortezomib may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of bortezomib when given together with gemcitabine and to see how well they work in treating patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell or T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the response rate (complete and partial remission) in patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive B- or T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with gemcitabine hydrochloride and bortezomib.
  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of bortezomib when administered with gemcitabine hydrochloride in these patients.

Secondary

  • Determine the time to treatment failure, duration of response, and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the safety and tolerability of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of bortezomib followed by a phase II, open-label study.

  • Phase I: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes and bortezomib IV over 3-5 seconds on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 9 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of bortezomib until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 3 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) OR the dose that at which 2 of 6 patients experience DLT.

  • Phase II: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride and bortezomib as in phase I at the MTD.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 37 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Lymphoma
Keywords
recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Follicular, Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous, Mycosis Fungoides

What participants receive

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

  • bortezomibDrug

    Also called Velcade®, PS-341

    Bortezomib 1.6mg/m2 on days 1 and 15 of each cycle, given over 3-5 seconds on day 1 and day 15 of each cycle every 28 days for up to 8 cycles.

  • gemcitabine hydrochlorideDrug

    Also called Gemzar®

    Gemcitabine dose of 800 mg/m2 over 30 minutes on day 1 and day 15 of each cycle every 28 days for up to 8 cycles.

Study groups in NCT00290706
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Gemcitabine 800 mg/m2 + Bortezomib IVP over 3-5 secondsExperimentalGemcitabine dose of 800 mg/m2 over 30 minutes followed by Bortezomib IVP given over 3-5 seconds on day 1 and day 15 of each cycle every 28 days for up to 8 cycles.
Receives: Drug: bortezomib; Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride

What is being measured

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

  1. Response Rate in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B- and T-cell NHL With Gemcitabine and Bortezomib Combination Treatment.

    Response rate in patients with relapsed or refractory B- and T-cell NHL with Gemcitabine and Bortezomib combination treatment will be defined as the number of patients with Complete Remission [CR] and Partial Remission [PR]. CT scans at screening and after completing cycle 3, cycle 6 and 30 days after Cycle 8 assessed by the Response Criteria for Non-hodgkins Lymphoma will be used to determine response where:

    CR=Complete disappearance of all detectable clinical and radiographic evidence of disease PR=> 50% decrease in SPD of the six largest dominant nodes or nodal masses

    Measured: At screening and after completing cycle 3, cycle 6 and 30 days after Cycle 8

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Time to Treatment Failure and Duration of Response

    Time to treatment failure and duration of response will be measured by CT Scan at screening and after completing cycle 3, cycle 6 and 30 days after cycle 8, then every 6 months for 3 years

    Measured: At screening and after completing cycle 3, cycle 6 and 30 days after cycle 8, then every 6 months for 3 years

  2. Overall Survival

    Overall survival will be evaluated every 6 months while on treatment and then every 6 months while off of treatment for up to 3 years

    Measured: Every 6 months while on treatment and then every 6 months while off of treatment for up to 3 years

  3. Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Bortezomib and Gemcitabine Therapy

    Safety and tolerability of the study drugs will be assessed on Day 1 and on either Day 8 or Day 15 of each treatment cycle (1 Cycle - 28 days) while on active treatment; and 30 days post last treatment. Adverse Events that are experienced by patients, determined to be either grade 3 or grade 4 and at least possibly related to at least one of the study drugs as assessed according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria for adverse events version 3.0 (CTCAE v3.0) will be collected. In general adverse events (AEs) will be graded according to the following:

    Grade 1 Mild AE Grade 2 Moderate AE Grade 3 Severe AE Grade 4 Life-threatening or disabling AE Grade 5 Death related to AE

    Measured: During treatment through a maximum of 8 Cycles (1 Cycle = 28 Days) and 30 days post last treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Feb 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study start7 Apr 2006
  3. Primary completion11 Feb 2011
  4. Study completion5 Sep 2012

Why it stopped: Closed per Data Monitoring Committee due to lack of efficacy

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
32 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00290706
Sponsor's protocol ID
NU 04H4
Other IDs
NU 04H4, VEL-03-082, STU00007425
Status last verified
May 2019
First submitted
9 Feb 2006
Last updated
28 May 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing bortezomib and gemcitabine hydrochloride in people with Lymphoma, run by Northwestern University at 3 sites 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?

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 28 May 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites 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 combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 28 May 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Response Rate in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B- and T-cell NHL With Gemcitabine and Bortezomib Combination Treatment. (time frame: At screening and after completing cycle 3, cycle 6 and 30 days after Cycle 8). 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 28 May 2019.

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