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Dose Augmented Rituximab and ICE for Pts With Primary Refractory and Poor Risk Relapsed Aggressive B-Cell NHL

A Phase II Study of Dose Augmented Rituximab and Ice for Patients With Primary Refractory and Poor Risk Relapsed Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Undergoing Second-Line Therapy Prior to Stem Cell Transplantation

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00588094
Enrollment
20
Registered
2008-01-08
Start date
2003-10-31
Completion date
2010-03-31
Last updated
2015-12-04

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

Conditions

B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Lymphoma

Keywords

Lymphoma, ASCT, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Cancer, Second line therapy, ICE, Stem cell transplant

Brief summary

The purpose of this research is to study a treatment program for patients with aggressive lymphoma that has come back after initial or first therapy (called relapsed) or that has not responded to first therapy (called refractory). Since 1993, we have used a combination of chemotherapy known as ICE (Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide) for your type of lymphoma. In many patients, this treatment helps the disease to shrink before giving high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). Only patients who respond to these types of treatments have a chance of their disease going away (remission) with an ASCT. In 1999, we studied the same treatment but added another medicine for your type of lymphoma, Rituximab (Rituxan), to the ICE treatment (RICE). More patients had lymphoma shrinkage from this treatment (chemosensitive disease) than with ICE alone. These patients then received high dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant and have an improved chance of having a remission. ICE chemotherapy is standard chemotherapy used at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. However, it is different in this study because of the higher doses. We are testing higher doses of RICE treatment for patients in this study. In our current study in Hodgkin's lymphoma, we are giving these higher doses of ICE (called augmented ICE) to patients who also have higher risk. We hope to show in this study that by using Rituximab and augmented ICE that we can improve your ability to achieve a remission (that is, to have the disease go away).

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine if dose escalation of the rituximab-ICE (RICEesc) program can improve the overall response rate of patients with primary refractory or poor risk relapsed aggressive B cell lymphoma. R-ICEesc will be administered for 2 cycles with peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPCs) collected after cycle 2. A two-stage design will be employed, such that the study will be terminated if in the first cohort of patients it appears that the overall response rate is \<50% or if \>25% patients fail to mobilize at least 2 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg.

Interventions

DRUGRituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, VP-16, Mesna, G-CSF, Stem Cell Transplant

ANC must be ≥1000/µl and platelet count must be ≥50,000/µl. Rituximab will be administered at a dose of 375 mg/m2 IV on days 1 and 3 of the each cycle. Premedication will be given.ICE will be administered as follows: Day 3: Etoposide 200 mg/m2 IV q12 hrs x 3. Day 4: Ifosfamide 10 g/m2 and MESNA 10 g/m2 mixed and infused together as a continuous infusion over 48 hours. Day 5: Carboplatin IV dosed by the Calvert formula using an AUC of 5. Carboplatin dose (mg) = 5 x (Clcr + 25) For the first ten patients enrolled, G CSF will be administered beginning on day seven of each cycle and G CSF will continue until stem cell collection is completed. The dose will be 960 ug or 10 ug/kg if weight is greater than 100 kg. For the remaining patients, G-CSF will be administered for 10 days beginning on day 7 for cycle 1. The dose will be 300-480 ug/d. For cycle 2 the dose will be 960 ug or 10ug/kg if weight is \> 100kg. Leukapheresis will continue.

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering 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 72 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologic diagnosis of the one of the following B cell aggressive lymphomas, confirmed by an MSKCC pathologist: Diffuse Large, Immunoblastic, Mantle cell, Anaplastic Large Cell, De novo transformation of follicular lymphoma, or classical Hodgkin's lymphoma which is CD20 antigen positive. * Tumors must stain positive for CD20. * Primary refractory disease proven by biopsy or fine needle aspiration (cytology) of an involved site * Relapsed diffuse large, immunoblastic, anaplastic, de novo transformation of follicular lymphoma, or classical Hodgkin's lymphoma which is CD20 antigen positive proven by biopsy or fine needle aspiration (cytology) of an involved field site and at least two of the three following risk factors: LDH\> upper limit of normal, KPS \< 80%, Stage III or IV disease. * All mantle cell lymphoma patients in first relapse * Failure of doxorubicin or mitoxantrone containing front-line therapy * Bidimensionally measurable disease. * Cardiac ejection fraction of greater than 50%, measured since last chemotherapy. * Serum creatinine \<1.5 mg/dl; if creatinine \>1.5 mg/dl then the measured 12- or 24-hour creatinine clearance must be \>60 ml/minute. * ANC\>1000/µl and Platelets\>50,000/µl * Total bilirubin \< 2.0 mg/dl in the absence of a history of Gilbert's disease. * Females of childbearing age must be on an acceptable form of birth control. * Age between 18 and 72 * HIV I and II negative. * Patients or their guardians must be capable of providing informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Any lymphoma subtype other than those described among the inclusion criteria. * All patients with relapsed diffuse large, immunoblastic, anaplastic, de novo transformation of follicular lymphoma, or classical Hodgkin's lymphoma which is CD20 antigen positive disease who have \<2 of following risk factors: LDH\> upper limit of normal, KPS \< 80%, Stage III or IV disease. * History of second-line chemotherapy * Presence of CNS involvement. * Prior treatment with carboplatin, cisplatin, ifosfamide, or etoposide * Hepatitis B surface antigen positive. * Known pregnancy or breast-feeding. * Medical illness unrelated to NHL, which in the opinion of the attending physician and/or principal investigator will preclude administering chemotherapy safely. * History of any malignancy for which the disease-free interval is \<5 years, excluding curatively treated cutaneous basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma and carcinoma in-situ of the cervix

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Improve the Overall Response Rate2 yearsassessing the response rate (CR+PR)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
R-ICEesc
R-ICEesc will be administered with the intent of administering 2 cycles, each 21 days apart admixed with 4 doses of rituximab. G-CSF will be administered at 960 ug or 10 ug/kg if patient is \> 100 kg after cycles one and two for PBPC collection for the first 10 patients enrolled. G-CSF will be administered in standard dosing for cycle one and then at 960 ug or 10 ug/kg (if patient is \> 100 kg) after cycle two for PBPC collection for the remaining 22 patients. All responding patients who make at least 2 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg will receive high dose therapy and ASCT on other protocols.
20
Total20

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event3
Overall StudyProgression of Disease2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicR-ICEesc
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
3 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
17 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
20 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
10 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
12 / 20
serious
Total, serious adverse events
12 / 20

Outcome results

Primary

Improve the Overall Response Rate

assessing the response rate (CR+PR)

Time frame: 2 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
R-ICEescImprove the Overall Response RateComplete Remission4 participants
R-ICEescImprove the Overall Response RateComplete Remission/Unconfirmed2 participants
R-ICEescImprove the Overall Response RatePartial Remission7 participants
R-ICEescImprove the Overall Response RateProgression of Disease4 participants

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