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Rituxan/BEAM vs Bexxar/BEAM in Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (BMTCTN0401)

Phase III Rituxan/BEAM vs. Bexxar/BEAM With Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) for Persistent or Relapsed Chemotherapy Sensitive Diffuse Large B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (BMTCTN0401)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00329030
Enrollment
224
Registered
2006-05-24
Start date
2005-12-31
Completion date
2013-08-31
Last updated
2021-11-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Lymphoma, B-Cell, Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

Keywords

Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Brief summary

This study is designed as a Phase III, multicenter trial, comparing progression-free survival (PFS) after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using a standard Rituxan plus BEAM transplant regimen versus a regimen adding Bexxar to BEAM.

Detailed description

BACKGROUND: Bexxar (Tositumomab and Iodine I 131 Tositumomab) is a radioimmunoconjugate with demonstrated anti-lymphoma effects. This drug is indicated for the treatment of patients with CD20 positive, relapsed or refractory, low grade, follicular, or transformed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including patients with Rituximab-refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Bexxar has been used in several Phase I and II transplant trials either alone or in combination with high-dose chemotherapy for the treatment of relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Phase I and II trials combining Bexxar with BEAM and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation demonstrated promising early results with 80% event-free survival in relapsed chemosensitive diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. The administration of Rituxan to the mobilization and conditioning regimen is now the standard of care at most transplant centers. Therefore, the primary endpoint of this study will be to compare progression-free survival after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chemotherapy-sensitive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using Rituxan/BEAM versus Bexxar/BEAM for pre-transplant conditioning. DESIGN NARRATIVE: All patients will receive induction or salvage chemotherapy as indicated by their clinical circumstance to achieve at least a partial response (as defined in the protocol). There must be 20% or less bone marrow involvement after their most recent salvage therapy. Mobilization therapy may be employed per institutional guidelines, but all patients must receive one dose of rituxan (375 mg/m\^2) at least within 4 weeks of actual stem cell apheresis. Patients must have an adequate autograft (target of at least 2.0 X 10\^6 CD34+ cells/kg; minimum of more than 1.5 X 106 CD34+ cells/kg) to be eligible for the protocol. Eligible patients will be randomized to receive either: 1) Rituxan plus BEAM, with Rituxan 375 mg/m\^2 IV Days -19 and -12, Carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m\^2 Day -6, Etoposide 100 mg/m\^2 Days -5 to -2, Cytarabine 100 mg/m\^2 Days -5 to -2, and Melphalan 140 mg/m\^2 Day -1 followed by ASCT; or, 2) Bexxar/BEAM with the dosimetric dose of 5 mCi Bexxar on Day -19 and the therapeutic dose calculated to administer 75 cGy total body dose (TBD) on Day -12. Patients will then receive BCNU 300 mg/m\^2 Day -6, Etoposide 100 mg/m\^2 Days -5 to -2, Cytarabine 100 mg/m\^2 Days -5 to -2, and Melphalan 140 mg/m\^2 Day -1 followed by ASCT. Patients will be followed for 2 years post-transplant. Survival data, hematopoiesis data, incidence of infection, mucositis assessment data, immune reconstitution data, and toxicity data will be recorded and reported periodically to the BMT CTN Data Coordinating Center (DCC).

Interventions

DRUGAutologous transplantation using rituxan/BEAM

Rituxan 375 mg/m2 (Day -19 and Day -12); BCNU 300 mg/m2 (Day -6); Etoposide (VP-16) 100 mg/m2 twice a day (Days -5 to -2); Cytarabine 100 mg/m2 twice a day (Days -5 to -2); Melphalan 140 mg/m2 (Day -1); Followed by autologous transplantation

DRUGAutologous transplantation using Bexxar/BEAM

Bexxar dosimetric dose 5 mCi (Day -19); Bexxar therapy dose 75 cGy TBD (Day -12); BCNU 300 mg/m2 (Day -6); Etoposide (VP-16) 100 mg/m2 twice a day (Days -5 to -2); Cytarabine 100 mg/m2 twice a day (Days -5 to -2); Melphalan 140 mg/m2 (Day -1); Followed by autologous transplantation

Sponsors

Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network
CollaboratorNETWORK
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Lead SponsorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of persistent or recurrent REAL classification diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, composite lymphoma with more than 50% diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, mediastinal B-cell lymphoma * Demonstration of CD20+ on at least one histologic specimen * 18-80 years old at time of first registration * Three or fewer prior regimens of chemotherapy over the entire course of their disease treatment (including one induction chemotherapy and no more than 2 salvage chemotherapies); monoclonal antibody therapy and involved field radiation therapy will not be counted as prior therapies * Disease status of primary induction failure, first relapse, or second complete remission; all patients must have chemosensitive disease as demonstrated by response to induction or salvage chemotherapy with at least a partial response (as defined in the protocol) * No more than a 20% bone marrow involvement * Patients with adequate organ function as measured by: * Cardiac: American Heart Association Class I: Patients with cardiac disease but without resulting limitation of physical activity; ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain; additionally, patients greater than 60 years of age must have a left ventricular ejection fraction at rest of at least 40% demonstrated by Multi-Gated Acquisition Scan (MUGA) * Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL (except for isolated hyperbilirubinemia attributed to Gilbert syndrome) and alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) less than 3x the upper limit of normal * Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL or creatinine clearance (calculated creatinine clearance is permitted) more than 40 mL/min; no hydronephrosis on CT scan prior to mobilization * Pulmonary: Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity (DLCO), Volume forcibly exhaled in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) at least 45% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin) * Autologous graft with a minimum of at least 1.5 X 10\^6 CD34+ cells/kg (target greater than 2.0 X 10\^6 CD34+ cells/kg. Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are preferred; however, if PBSC mobilization fails, cells can be obtained by institutional practices (in cases where bone marrow will be used for transplantation, the required CD34+ dose does not apply and institutional practice for total nucleated cell dose should be used). * Initiate conditioning therapy within 3 months of mobilization * Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Karnofsky performance score less than 70% * Transformed follicular lymphoma * Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection (currently taking medication and with progression or no clinical improvement) * Prior malignancies except resected basal cell carcinoma or treated cervical carcinoma in situ; cancer treated with curative intent less than 5 years previously will not be allowed unless approved by the Medical Monitor or Protocol Chair; cancer treated with curative intent less than 5 years previously will be allowed * Pregnant (positive β-HCG) or breastfeeding; this patient population is excluded due to the lack of data on the use of Bexxar in patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding * Seropositivity for HIV; this patient population is excluded due to the lack of data on the use of Bexxar in HIV positive patients and because the treatment regimens are too immunosuppressive for this patient population * Fertile men or women unwilling to use contraceptive techniques from the time of initiation of mobilization until six-months post-transplant * Prior autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) * Patients with evidence of myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia (MDS/AML) or abnormal cytogenetic analysis indicative of MDS on the pre-transplant bone marrow examination * Patients with a prior severe reaction to Rituxan or Filgrastim (G-CSF). Patients with severe reactions to G-CSF that receive pre-medication for control of the reaction are not excluded from study. * Patients who have received prior radioimmunotherapy * Patients with known hypersensitivity to murine proteins

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-free Survival (PFS)1 and 2 yearsPatients are considered a failure for this endpoint if they die, relapse/progress, or receive anti-lymphoma therapy, other than post-transplant consolidative localized radiation (maximum 3 sites) to sites of prior bulk disease pre-transplant (\> 3cm). The time to this event is the time from randomization until death, relapse/progression, receipt of anti-lymphoma therapy, or last follow up, whichever comes first.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of Relapse/Progression1 and 2 yearsThe time to this event is measured from randomization. Deaths without relapse/progression are considered as a competing risk. Surviving patients with no history of relapse/progression are censored at time of last follow-up.
Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) ProportionDay 100 and 2 years
Platelet Recovery to 20,000 Cells/μL100 and 180 days
Hematologic Function100 days, 1 yearHematologic function will be defined as ANC \> 1,500 neutrophils/μL, hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL without transfusion support, and platelet count \> 100,000/μL without transfusion support.
Incidence of Infection1 year
Overall Survival1 and 2 yearsThe event is death from any cause. The time to this event is the time from randomization to death or last follow-up. Surviving patients are censored at the time of last observation
Immune Reconstitution1 yearTests to be performed on peripheral blood include CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, CD3+/CD25+, CD45 RA/RO, CD56+/CD3-.
Immune Reconstitution of Quantitative Immunoglobulins1 yearTests to be performed on peripheral blood for quantitative immunoglobulins include IgM, IgG and IgA.
Treatment-related Mortality (TRM)1 and 2 yearsTRM is defined as death occurring in a patient from causes other than relapse or progression
Neutrophil RecoveryDay 28 and Day 60Time to neutrophil recovery will be the first of two consecutive days of \> 500 neutrophils/μL following the expected nadir.
Mucositis SeverityDay 21Mucositis severity will be scored per the modified Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale (OMAS) scoring system on a scale of 0 - 4, where 0 equals normal mucosa and 4 equals severe mucosa.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
B-BEAM
Bexxar/BEAM
111
R-BEAM
Rituxan/BEAM
113
Total224

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyIneligible Pathology11
Overall StudyProgressive Disease62
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject13

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicB-BEAMR-BEAMTotal
Age, Continuous55.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.5
56.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5
56.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13
Disease Status at Transplantation
First Partial Response
21 participants15 participants36 participants
Disease Status at Transplantation
First Relapse
35 participants45 participants80 participants
Disease Status at Transplantation
Second Complete Remission
55 participants53 participants108 participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants9 Participants11 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
99 Participants101 Participants200 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
10 Participants3 Participants13 Participants
Karnofsky Performance-status Score
100%
29 participants26 participants55 participants
Karnofsky Performance-status Score
70%
3 participants5 participants8 participants
Karnofsky Performance-status Score
80%
12 participants19 participants31 participants
Karnofsky Performance-status Score
90%
67 participants63 participants130 participants
Number of Prior Therapies
1
2 participants7 participants9 participants
Number of Prior Therapies
2
93 participants83 participants176 participants
Number of Prior Therapies
3
16 participants23 participants39 participants
Primary Disease Stage
First Relapse
35 participants46 participants81 participants
Primary Disease Stage
Primary Induction Failure
21 participants15 participants36 participants
Primary Disease Stage
Second Complete Remission
55 participants52 participants107 participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants3 Participants5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
4 Participants3 Participants7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4 Participants2 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
99 Participants103 Participants202 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
43 Participants39 Participants82 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
68 Participants74 Participants142 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 1110 / 113
serious
Total, serious adverse events
11 / 1116 / 113

Outcome results

Primary

Progression-free Survival (PFS)

Patients are considered a failure for this endpoint if they die, relapse/progress, or receive anti-lymphoma therapy, other than post-transplant consolidative localized radiation (maximum 3 sites) to sites of prior bulk disease pre-transplant (\> 3cm). The time to this event is the time from randomization until death, relapse/progression, receipt of anti-lymphoma therapy, or last follow up, whichever comes first.

Time frame: 1 and 2 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMProgression-free Survival (PFS)1 year53.2 percentage of participants
B-BEAMProgression-free Survival (PFS)2 years48.6 percentage of participants
R-BEAMProgression-free Survival (PFS)1 year56.6 percentage of participants
R-BEAMProgression-free Survival (PFS)2 years49.0 percentage of participants
Secondary

Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) Proportion

Time frame: Day 100 and 2 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMComplete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) ProportionDay 10069.9 percentage of participants
B-BEAMComplete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) Proportion2 years48.5 percentage of participants
R-BEAMComplete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) ProportionDay 10071.0 percentage of participants
R-BEAMComplete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) Proportion2 years43.9 percentage of participants
Secondary

Hematologic Function

Hematologic function will be defined as ANC \> 1,500 neutrophils/μL, hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL without transfusion support, and platelet count \> 100,000/μL without transfusion support.

Time frame: 100 days, 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMHematologic FunctionDay 10034.8 percentage of participants
B-BEAMHematologic Function1 year64.0 percentage of participants
R-BEAMHematologic FunctionDay 10038.5 percentage of participants
R-BEAMHematologic Function1 year58.9 percentage of participants
Secondary

Immune Reconstitution

Tests to be performed on peripheral blood include CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, CD3+/CD25+, CD45 RA/RO, CD56+/CD3-.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD3 (cells/uL)921.8 cells/uLStandard Deviation 694.8
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD3+/CD25+ (cells/uL)112.2 cells/uLStandard Deviation 92.8
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD8 (cells/uL)558.5 cells/uLStandard Deviation 517.9
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD45RA (cells/uL)469.3 cells/uLStandard Deviation 404.4
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD4 (cells/uL)342.8 cells/uLStandard Deviation 223.9
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD56+/CD3- (cells/uL)125.1 cells/uLStandard Deviation 94.6
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD19 (cells/uL)143.4 cells/uLStandard Deviation 140.5
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD45RO (cells/uL)476.2 cells/uLStandard Deviation 337.4
B-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD2 (cells/uL)1006.0 cells/uLStandard Deviation 767.6
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD45RO (cells/uL)727.8 cells/uLStandard Deviation 798.8
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD2 (cells/uL)1024.9 cells/uLStandard Deviation 1074.7
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD3 (cells/uL)990.3 cells/uLStandard Deviation 1056.1
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD4 (cells/uL)286.1 cells/uLStandard Deviation 213.3
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD8 (cells/uL)697.7 cells/uLStandard Deviation 901.1
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD19 (cells/uL)140.8 cells/uLStandard Deviation 203
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD3+/CD25+ (cells/uL)118.0 cells/uLStandard Deviation 127.7
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD45RA (cells/uL)579.8 cells/uLStandard Deviation 620.5
R-BEAMImmune ReconstitutionCD56+/CD3- (cells/uL)130.5 cells/uLStandard Deviation 135.7
Secondary

Immune Reconstitution of Quantitative Immunoglobulins

Tests to be performed on peripheral blood for quantitative immunoglobulins include IgM, IgG and IgA.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
B-BEAMImmune Reconstitution of Quantitative ImmunoglobulinsIgA (mg/dL)68.5 mg/dLStandard Deviation 42.6
B-BEAMImmune Reconstitution of Quantitative ImmunoglobulinsIgG (mg/dL)619.6 mg/dLStandard Deviation 289.2
B-BEAMImmune Reconstitution of Quantitative ImmunoglobulinsIgM (mg/dL)51.0 mg/dLStandard Deviation 36
R-BEAMImmune Reconstitution of Quantitative ImmunoglobulinsIgA (mg/dL)85.0 mg/dLStandard Deviation 71.8
R-BEAMImmune Reconstitution of Quantitative ImmunoglobulinsIgG (mg/dL)643.8 mg/dLStandard Deviation 395.3
R-BEAMImmune Reconstitution of Quantitative ImmunoglobulinsIgM (mg/dL)79.0 mg/dLStandard Deviation 154.4
Secondary

Incidence of Infection

Time frame: 1 year

Population: 67 patients treated with B-BEAM incurred a total of 139 infections. 60 patients treated with R-BEAM incurred a total of 121 infections.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMIncidence of Infection1 Infection38 participants
B-BEAMIncidence of Infection2 Infections14 participants
B-BEAMIncidence of Infection3 Infections5 participants
B-BEAMIncidence of Infection4 Infections3 participants
B-BEAMIncidence of Infection5 Infections1 participants
B-BEAMIncidence of Infection6-10 Infections6 participants
B-BEAMIncidence of Infection>10 Infections0 participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Infection4 Infections4 participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Infection1 Infection35 participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Infection>10 Infections1 participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Infection2 Infections11 participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Infection6-10 Infections2 participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Infection3 Infections7 participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Infection5 Infections0 participants
Secondary

Incidence of Relapse/Progression

The time to this event is measured from randomization. Deaths without relapse/progression are considered as a competing risk. Surviving patients with no history of relapse/progression are censored at time of last follow-up.

Time frame: 1 and 2 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMIncidence of Relapse/Progression1 year39.6 percentage of participants
B-BEAMIncidence of Relapse/Progression2 years44.2 percentage of participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Relapse/Progression1 year40.7 percentage of participants
R-BEAMIncidence of Relapse/Progression2 years47.4 percentage of participants
Secondary

Mucositis Severity

Mucositis severity will be scored per the modified Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale (OMAS) scoring system on a scale of 0 - 4, where 0 equals normal mucosa and 4 equals severe mucosa.

Time frame: Day 21

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
B-BEAMMucositis Severity0.72 scores on a scale
R-BEAMMucositis Severity0.31 scores on a scale
Secondary

Neutrophil Recovery

Time to neutrophil recovery will be the first of two consecutive days of \> 500 neutrophils/μL following the expected nadir.

Time frame: Day 28 and Day 60

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMNeutrophil RecoveryDay 6096.1 percentage of participants
B-BEAMNeutrophil RecoveryDay 2896.1 percentage of participants
R-BEAMNeutrophil RecoveryDay 6095.3 percentage of participants
R-BEAMNeutrophil RecoveryDay 2893.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Overall Survival

The event is death from any cause. The time to this event is the time from randomization to death or last follow-up. Surviving patients are censored at the time of last observation

Time frame: 1 and 2 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMOverall Survival1 year68.5 percentage of participants
B-BEAMOverall Survival2 years60.1 percentage of participants
R-BEAMOverall Survival1 year73.7 percentage of participants
R-BEAMOverall Survival2 years66.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Platelet Recovery to 20,000 Cells/μL

Time frame: 100 and 180 days

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMPlatelet Recovery to 20,000 Cells/μLDay 10083.5 percentage of participants
B-BEAMPlatelet Recovery to 20,000 Cells/μLDay 18084.5 percentage of participants
R-BEAMPlatelet Recovery to 20,000 Cells/μLDay 10082.2 percentage of participants
R-BEAMPlatelet Recovery to 20,000 Cells/μLDay 18083.2 percentage of participants
Secondary

Treatment-related Mortality (TRM)

TRM is defined as death occurring in a patient from causes other than relapse or progression

Time frame: 1 and 2 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
B-BEAMTreatment-related Mortality (TRM)1 year5.9 percentage of participants
B-BEAMTreatment-related Mortality (TRM)2 years5.9 percentage of participants
R-BEAMTreatment-related Mortality (TRM)1 year2.9 percentage of participants
R-BEAMTreatment-related Mortality (TRM)2 years3.9 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026