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Bortezomib, Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Participants With Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Phase I/II Study of Bortezomib (VELCADE) Plus Rituximab-HyperCVAD Alternating With Bortezomib Plus Rituximab-High Dose Methotrexate/Cytarabine in Patients With Untreated Aggressive Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00477412
Enrollment
107
Registered
2007-05-23
Start date
2007-04-03
Completion date
2020-10-28
Last updated
2022-01-28

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Conditions

Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Brief summary

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of bortezomib when given with rituximab and chemotherapy drugs and to see how well they work in treating participants with mantle cell lymphoma. Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, dexamethasone, methotrexate, and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving bortezomib, rituximab and combination chemotherapy may work better at treating mantle cell lymphoma.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of bortezomib when added to the combination of rituximab, methotrexate, and cytarabine alternating with bortezomib, rituximab-hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, dexamethasone (hyperCVAD) in patients with untreated aggressive mantle cell lymphoma. (Phase I) II. Evaluate the time to failure (TTF) rate following therapy with bortezomib plus rituximab-hyperCVAD alternating with bortezomib plus rituximab-high dose methotrexate/cytarabine in patients between 18 and 79 years of age with untreated aggressive mantle cell lymphoma. (Phase II) SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate overall response rate, complete remission rate, overall survival, and duration of remission. (Phase I) II. Evaluate overall response rate, overall survival, and duration of remission. (Phase II) III. Evaluate toxicity of the combination regimen. (Phase II) IV. Correlate outcome with pretreatment markers. (Phase II) OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of bortezomib followed by a phase II study. Participants receive Drug Combination I during courses 1, 3, 5, and 7 (if needed) and Drug Combination II during courses 2, 4, 6, and 8 (if needed) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Drug Combination I: Participants receive rituximab intravenously (IV) over 6 hours on day 1, cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours twice daily (BID) on days 2-4, doxorubicin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 5, vincristine IV over 15-30 minutes on days 5 and 12, dexamethasone orally (PO) or IV on days 2-5 and 12-15, and bortezomib IV over a few seconds after the first dose of cyclophosphamide and immediately after vincristine and doxorubicin have been given on day 5. Drug Combination II: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, methotrexate IV over 24 hours on day 2, and cytarabine IV over 2 hours every 12 hours on days 3-4. After completion of study treatment, participants are followed up every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

Interventions

DRUGDoxorubicin

Given IV

DRUGMethotrexate

Given IV

BIOLOGICALRituximab

Given IV

DRUGVincristine

Given IV

DRUGDexamethasone

Given PO or IV

DRUGBortezomib

Given IV

DRUGCyclophosphamide

Given IV

DRUGCytarabine

Given IV

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Confirmed diagnosis of previously untreated nodular or diffuse mantle cell lymphoma and their blastoid cytologic variant. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2. * Serum bilirubin \< 1.5 mg/dl and serum creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dl within 14 days before enrollment (unless higher levels are due to lymphoma). * Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3 within 14 days before enrollment (unless due to lymphoma). * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/mm\^3 within 14 days before enrollment (unless due to lymphoma). * Cardiac ejection fraction \>= 50% by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multigated acquisition (MUGA). * Patients must be willing to receive transfusions of blood products. * Voluntary written Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent before performance of any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the subject at any time without prejudice to future medical care. * Female subject is either post-menopausal for at least 1 year before the Screening visit or surgically sterilized or if they are of childbearing potential, agree to practice 2 effective methods of birth control, at the same time (i.e., a hormonal contraceptive, intra-uterine device, diaphragm with spermicide, condom with spermicide, or abstinence) from the time of signing the informed consent through 30 days after the last dose of study treatment, or agree to completely abstain from heterosexual intercourse. * Male subject, even if surgically sterilized (ie, status post vasectomy) agrees to practice effective barrier contraception during the entire study treatment period and through 30 days after the last dose of study treatment, or agree to completely abstain from heterosexual intercourse.

Exclusion criteria

* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. * Central nervous system (CNS) involvement. * Co-morbid medical or psychiatric illnesses that preclude treatment with intense dose chemotherapy. * Concurrent or previous malignancy with \< 90% probability of survival at 5 years. * Patient has \>= grade 2 peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment. * Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment or has New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities. Prior to study entry, any electrocardiography (ECG) abnormality at screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant. * Patient has hypersensitivity to bortezomib, boron or mannitol. * Female subject is pregnant or breast-feeding. Confirmation that the subject is not pregnant must be established by a negative serum B-human chorionic gonadotropin (B-hCG) pregnancy test result obtained during screening. Pregnancy testing is not required for post-menopausal or surgically sterilized women. * Participating in clinical trials with other investigational agents not included in this trial within 14 days of the start of this trial and throughout the duration of this trial. * Radiation therapy within 3 weeks before randomization. Enrollment of subjects who require concurrent radiotherapy (which must be localized in its field size) should be deferred until the radiotherapy is completed and 3 weeks have elapsed since the last date of therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Maximum Tolerated Dose of Bortezomib (Phase I)Cycle 1 Day 1 - End of Cycle 2 up to 60 days.Determine the safety and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of bortezomib when added to the combination of rituximab, methotrexate, and cytarabine alternating with bortezomib, rituximab-hyperCVAD in patients with untreated aggressive mantle cell lymphoma.
Time to Failure (Phase II)First date of diagnosis up to 5 yearsFailure will be defined as recurrence/progression of disease or death from either disease or toxicity. Bayesian toxicity monitoring schema will be used to monitor severe toxicity profile in combined therapy. Severe toxicity is defined as at least two episodes of neutropenic fever during treatment courses.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Overall Response RateUp to 5 yearsResponse rate is determined by CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, unilateral BM biopsy and aspirate with lymphoma markers (if initially positive) and colonoscopy/endoscopy if applicable.
Overall SurvivalDate of diagnosis to last known date of survival, up to 5 yearsOverall survival is the time in number of months from start of study treatment to date of death due to any cause.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Patients with newly diagnosed MCL were enrolled into a phase 2 trial approved by the institutional review boards of both. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Phase I Bortezomib 0.7 mg/m^2
Participants receive Drug Combination I during courses 1, 3, 5, and 7 (if needed) and Drug Combination II during courses 2, 4, 6, and 8 (if needed) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Drug Combination I: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours BID on days 2-4, doxorubicin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 5, vincristine IV over 15-30 minutes on days 5 and 12, dexamethasone PO or IV on days 2-5 and 12-15, and bortezomib IV over a few seconds after the first dose of cyclophosphamide and immediately after vincristine and doxorubicin have been given on day 5. Drug Combination II: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, methotrexate IV over 24 hours on day 2, and cytarabine IV over 2 hours every 12 hours on days 3-4.
4
Phase I Bortezomib 1.0 mg/m^2
Participants receive Drug Combination I during courses 1, 3, 5, and 7 (if needed) and Drug Combination II during courses 2, 4, 6, and 8 (if needed) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Drug Combination I: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours BID on days 2-4, doxorubicin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 5, vincristine IV over 15-30 minutes on days 5 and 12, dexamethasone PO or IV on days 2-5 and 12-15, and bortezomib IV over a few seconds after the first dose of cyclophosphamide and immediately after vincristine and doxorubicin have been given on day 5. Drug Combination II: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, methotrexate IV over 24 hours on day 2, and cytarabine IV over 2 hours every 12 hours on days 3-4.
3
Phase 1 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) 1.3 mg/m^2
Participants receive Drug Combination I during courses 1, 3, 5, and 7 (if needed) and Drug Combination II during courses 2, 4, 6, and 8 (if needed) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Drug Combination I: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours BID on days 2-4, doxorubicin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 5, vincristine IV over 15-30 minutes on days 5 and 12, dexamethasone PO or IV on days 2-5 and 12-15, and bortezomib IV over a few seconds after the first dose of cyclophosphamide and immediately after vincristine and doxorubicin have been given on day 5. Drug Combination II: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, methotrexate IV over 24 hours on day 2, and cytarabine IV over 2 hours every 12 hours on days 3-4.
5
Phase II- Treatment (Combination Chemotherapy)
Participants receive Drug Combination I during courses 1, 3, 5, and 7 (if needed) and Drug Combination II during courses 2, 4, 6, and 8 (if needed) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Drug Combination I: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours BID on days 2-4, doxorubicin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 5, vincristine IV over 15-30 minutes on days 5 and 12, dexamethasone PO or IV on days 2-5 and 12-15, and bortezomib IV over a few seconds after the first dose of cyclophosphamide and immediately after vincristine and doxorubicin have been given on day 5. Drug Combination II: Participants receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on day 1, methotrexate IV over 24 hours on day 2, and cytarabine IV over 2 hours every 12 hours on days 3-4.
95
Total107

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Overall StudyAdverse Event1010
Overall StudyDeath0004
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up0001
Overall StudySecond Malignancy0001
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject0002

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPhase I Bortezomib 0.7 mg/m^2TotalPhase II- Treatment (Combination Chemotherapy)Phase 1 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) 1.3 mg/m^2Phase I Bortezomib 1.0 mg/m^2
Age, Continuous40 years51 years61 years40 years40 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants13 Participants13 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants67 Participants55 Participants5 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants27 Participants27 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants27 Participants27 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
4 Participants78 Participants66 Participants5 Participants3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
4 participants107 participants95 participants5 participants3 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants28 Participants28 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants79 Participants67 Participants5 Participants3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
4 / 42 / 35 / 57 / 94
other
Total, other adverse events
4 / 43 / 34 / 594 / 94
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 41 / 31 / 545 / 94

Outcome results

Primary

Maximum Tolerated Dose of Bortezomib (Phase I)

Determine the safety and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of bortezomib when added to the combination of rituximab, methotrexate, and cytarabine alternating with bortezomib, rituximab-hyperCVAD in patients with untreated aggressive mantle cell lymphoma.

Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 - End of Cycle 2 up to 60 days.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Phase 1 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)Maximum Tolerated Dose of Bortezomib (Phase I)1.3 mg/m^2
Primary

Time to Failure (Phase II)

Failure will be defined as recurrence/progression of disease or death from either disease or toxicity. Bayesian toxicity monitoring schema will be used to monitor severe toxicity profile in combined therapy. Severe toxicity is defined as at least two episodes of neutropenic fever during treatment courses.

Time frame: First date of diagnosis up to 5 years

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Phase 1 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)Time to Failure (Phase II)55 months
Secondary

Number of Participants With Overall Response Rate

Response rate is determined by CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, unilateral BM biopsy and aspirate with lymphoma markers (if initially positive) and colonoscopy/endoscopy if applicable.

Time frame: Up to 5 years

Population: Overall Response Rate was measured in Phase II only. No data collected for Phase I.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Phase 1 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)Number of Participants With Overall Response Rate87 Participants
Secondary

Overall Survival

Overall survival is the time in number of months from start of study treatment to date of death due to any cause.

Time frame: Date of diagnosis to last known date of survival, up to 5 years

Population: Overall Response Rate was measured in Phase II only. No data collected for Phase I.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Phase 1 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)Overall Survival44 months

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