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Diffuse Large B-cell LymphomaPhase 2NCT00836173

Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide (RICE) Followed by Gallium Nitrate, Rituximab and Dexamethasone (GARD) for Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study testing RICE and GaRD Treatment in people with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, run by Loyola University at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad; rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (RICE) followed by gallium nitrate, rituximab and dexamethasone (GARD) have on diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
What is being tested?
RICE and GaRD Treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2008to May 2012
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

  • Must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diffuse, large B-cell lymphoma (WHO classification diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma), immunoblastic B cell lymphoma or Burkitts lymphoma. Transformed, large B-cell lymphoma will be excluded.
  • Must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as >10 mm with spiral CT scan.
  • Must be refractory to initial therapy or have disease relapse from prior therapy and must be at least 3 weeks post treatment from prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
  • Age >18 years.
  • Life expectancy >24 weeks
  • SWOG performance status <1 (Karnofsky >80%).
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  • Must have normal organ function (or impaired marrow function) as defined below:
  • leukocytes > or equal to 1,500/mcL
  • absolute neutrophil count >or equal to 1,000/mcL
  • platelets >or equal to 50,000/mcL
  • total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
  • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT)<or equal to 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal unless due to lymphoma involvement
  • creatinine clearance > than or equal to 60 mL/min
  • Must agree not to become pregnant for the duration of study participation.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study.
  • Follicular B-cell lymphomas, small lymphocytic lymphomas, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoblastic lymphomas and all T-cell lymphomas.
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents, within trials in the previous 4 weeks.
  • Patients with known CNS metastases are excluded from this clinical trial.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to gallium nitrate, rituximab, dexamethasone, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and/or etoposide.
  • Prior therapy with gallium nitrate, ifosfamide, carboplatin and/or etoposide
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  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant and women who are nursing are excluded from this study.
  • Because patients with immune deficiency are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy, HIV-positive patients receiving combination anti-retroviral therapy are excluded from the study because of possible pharmacokinetic interactions with RICE and/or GaRD.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Loyola Univeristy Medical Center, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study Evaluating Three Cyslces of Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, Etoposide, and Rituximab (RICE) Followed by Two Cycles of Gallium Nitrate, Rituximab and Dexamethasone (GARD) for Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma MA

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad; rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (RICE) followed by gallium nitrate, rituximab and dexamethasone (GARD) have on diffuse large B cell lymphoma.

This research is being done to try to find a more effective treatment for this type of cancer. We want to know whether treatment with rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (RICE) then followed by gallium nitrate, rituximab and dexamethasone (GARD) will improve survival.

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Rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (RICE) are part of the usual treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Gallium nitrate, rituximab and dexamethasone (GARD) in lymphoma is experimental.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase 2 trial evaluating the efficacy of adding the combination of GaRD x 2 cycles following 3 cycles of the standard salvage regimen of RICE for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse, large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The study will include patients who have relapsed after 1 prior treatment regimen or who are refractory to initial chemotherapy. We will evaluate patients for response rate (both partial and complete), toxicities, as well as overall and progression free survival. Eligible patients will receive standard RICE x 3 cycles followed by GaRD x 2 cycles. Patients who would otherwise be eligible, may then proceed to autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).

Being tested
RICE, GaRD Treatment
Keywords
CARBOPLATIN, DEXAMETHASONE, DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA, ETOPOSIDE, GALLIUM NITRATE, IFOSFAMIDE, PHASE II, RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY, RITUXIMAB
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

What participants receive

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

  • RICEDrug

    RICE treatment: Rituximab by intravenous infusion over 6-8 hours on day 1, Eptoposide by intravenous infusion over 2 hours on day 3-5, a 1-hour infusion of Carboplatin on day 4 and a 24-hour infusion of Ifosfamide on day 4, each cycle is 14 days (2 weeks). Patients will receive 3 cycles of RICE treatment.

  • GaRD TreatmentDrug

    After RICE treatment, patients will have gallium nitrate IV through a vein continuously over a 7 day period. Patients will also receive rituximab by intravenous infusion over a 3-6 hour period on day 1 of each cycle. Dexamethasone will be given as pills to be taken for 4 days in a row on the first 4 days of each cycle. The length of each cycle is 21 days (3 weeks). All patients will have 2 cycles of GaRD.

Study groups in NCT00836173
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
RICE followed by GARDExperimental1. RICE treatment: Rituximab by intravenous infusion over 6-8 hours on day 1, Eptoposide by intravenous infusion over 2 hours on day 3-5, a 1-hour infusion of Carboplatin on day 4 and a 24-hour infusion of Ifosfamide on day 4, for 3 cycles. 2. GaRD treatment: After RICE treatment, gallium nitrate will be given continuously over a 7 day period. In addition rituximab will be given on day 1 of each cycle. Dexamethasone will be given for the first 4 days of each cycle. The length of each cycle is 21 days.
Receives: Drug: RICE; Drug: GaRD Treatment

What is being measured

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

  1. To determine CR rates of standard salvage chemotherapy with rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (RICE) for relapsed/refractory diffuse aggressive NHL followed by a novel regimen of gallium nitrate, rituximab, and dexamethasone (GARD)

    Measured: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. To determine progression-free survival and overall survival following an autologous stem cell transplant performed after the completion of the above regimen, as well as assessment of stem cell collection.

    Measured: 18 months

  2. To determine the toxicities of the regimen

    Measured: approximately 12 weeks

  3. To investigate in vitro assays that may predict response to gallium based salvage chemotherapy

    Measured: 18 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Feb 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2008
  3. Primary completionMay 2012
  4. Study completionMay 2012

Why it stopped: Gallium is no longer available for the conduct of this study.

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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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00836173
Sponsor's protocol ID
200119
Status last verified
Mar 2016
First submitted
3 Feb 2009
Last updated
16 Mar 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing RICE and GaRD Treatment in people with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, run by Loyola University 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 15 inclusion and 9 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Mar 2016. 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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

To determine CR rates of standard salvage chemotherapy with rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (RICE) for relapsed/refractory diffuse aggressive NHL followed by a novel regimen of gallium nitrate, rituximab, and dexamethasone (GARD) (time frame: 12 weeks). 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 16 Mar 2016.

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