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Rituximab in Treating Patients Undergoing Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant for Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Lymphoma

Addition of Pre- and Post-Transplant Rituximab for Patients Undergoing Non-myeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation With Relapsed or Refractory CD20+ B-Cell Malignancies

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00867529
Enrollment
63
Registered
2009-03-23
Start date
2009-02-28
Completion date
2015-03-26
Last updated
2018-01-02

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

Conditions

B-cell Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma, Childhood Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Childhood Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue, Intraocular Lymphoma, Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma, Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Grade III Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Recurrent Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Grade III Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Recurrent Childhood Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Small Noncleaved Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Recurrent/Refractory Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Refractory Hairy Cell Leukemia, Small Intestine Lymphoma, Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Testicular Lymphoma, Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Brief summary

This phase II trial studies giving rituximab before and after a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant in patients with B-cell lymphoma that does not respond to treatment (refractory) or has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed). Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Giving rituximab before and after a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant may help stop cancer from coming back and may help keep the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the effect of addition of peri-transplant rituximab on relapse rate at 18 months after non-myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) for cluster of differentiation (CD)20+ B-cell malignancies. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine overall and progression-free survival and non-relapse mortality. II. To determine the incidence and severity of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). III. To determine the rate of graft rejection and graft failure. IV. To determine the time to engraftment. V. To determine the incidence of serious adverse events with the addition of rituximab. VI. To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of rituximab in the setting of non-myeloablative allogeneic HCT. VII. To describe donor and host polymorphisms of the FC gamma receptor IIIa (FCg RIIIA) and CD32 and evaluate their impact on disease response and relapse. OUTLINE: Patients receive rituximab intravenously (IV), pre- and post-transplant, on days -3, 10, 24, and 38. Patients undergo donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant on day 0. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically for 18 months and then annually for 5 years.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALrituximab

Given IV

PROCEDUREperipheral blood stem cell transplantation

Undergo nonmyeloablative allogeneic peripheral blood/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

PROCEDUREnonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Undergo nonmyeloablative allogeneic peripheral blood/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

OTHERpharmacological study

Correlative studies

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Sponsors

American Cancer Society, Inc.
CollaboratorOTHER
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* With a diagnosis of CD20-expressing B-cell malignancy of any histologic type or grade for whom non-myeloablative allogeneic transplant is considered an appropriate treatment option * Who are enrolled on a non-myeloablative allogeneic HCT protocol employing total-body irradiation (TBI)-based conditioning of =\< 4.5 Gy, with or without fludarabine; this protocol may be used as an adjunct to the allogeneic arm of a tandem autologous/allogeneic transplant protocol, provided the allogeneic conditioning meets the above criteria * Receiving unmodified peripheral blood mononuclear cell graft products * With an appropriate related or unrelated donor; human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-haploidentical donors are excluded * Able to give informed consent (if \>= 18 years of age), or with a legal guardian capable of giving consent (if \< 18 years of age)

Exclusion criteria

* Ineligible for non-myeloablative allogeneic HCT * Receiving an HLA-haploidentical allograft * Who are fertile but unwilling to use contraception during and for at least 12 months after HCT * Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Disease Relapse RateAt 18 monthsNumber of patients with relapsed/progressive disease post-transplant. The effectiveness of pre- and post-transplant rituximab in decreasing the rate of relapse will be evaluated.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence and Severity of Acute and Chronic GVHD Evaluated Per an Adapted Version of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 2.0Through day +100 after transplantNumber of patients who developed acute/chronic GVHD post-transplant. A chronic GVHD diagnosis ≥1 manifestation that is distinctive for chronic GVHD, as opposed to acute GVHD. aGVHD Stages Skin: a maculopapular eruption involving \< 25% BSA a maculopapular eruption involving 25 - 50% BSA generalized erythroderma generalized erythroderma with bullous formation and often with desquamation Liver: bilirubin 2.0 - 3.0 mg/100 mL bilirubin 3 - 5.9 mg/100 mL bilirubin 6 - 14.9 mg/100 mL bilirubin \> 15 mg/100 mL Gut: Diarrhea is graded 1 - 4 in severity. Nausea and vomiting and/or anorexia caused by GVHD is assigned as 1 in severity. The severity of gut involvement is assigned to the most severe involvement noted. Patients with visible bloody diarrhea are at least stage 2 gut and grade 3 overall. aGVHD Grades Grade III: Stage 2 - 4 gut involvement and/or stage 2 - 4 liver involvement Grade IV: Pattern and severity of GVHD similar to grade 3 with extreme constitutional symptoms or death
Overall Survival and Progression-free SurvivalAt 6 months and then every year thereafter, up to 18 monthsNumber of patients surviving and number of patients surviving without progressive/relapsed disease, post-transplant.
Rate of Graft Rejection and Graft Failure18 MonthsNumber of patients experiencing graft rejection and/or graft failure
Time to Engraftment18 MonthsMedian time from transplant to engraftment.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)
Patients receive rituximab IV, pre- and post-transplant, on days -3, 10, 24, and 38. Patients undergo donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant on day 0. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. rituximab: Given IV peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: Undergo nonmyeloablative allogeneic peripheral blood/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Undergo nonmyeloablative allogeneic peripheral blood/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation pharmacological study: Correlative studies laboratory biomarker analysis: Correlative studies
63
Total63

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
6 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
57 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
58 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
58 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
63 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
20 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
43 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
15 / 63
serious
Total, serious adverse events
5 / 63

Outcome results

Primary

Disease Relapse Rate

Number of patients with relapsed/progressive disease post-transplant. The effectiveness of pre- and post-transplant rituximab in decreasing the rate of relapse will be evaluated.

Time frame: At 18 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Disease Relapse Rate18 Participants
Secondary

Incidence and Severity of Acute and Chronic GVHD Evaluated Per an Adapted Version of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 2.0

Number of patients who developed acute/chronic GVHD post-transplant. A chronic GVHD diagnosis ≥1 manifestation that is distinctive for chronic GVHD, as opposed to acute GVHD. aGVHD Stages Skin: a maculopapular eruption involving \< 25% BSA a maculopapular eruption involving 25 - 50% BSA generalized erythroderma generalized erythroderma with bullous formation and often with desquamation Liver: bilirubin 2.0 - 3.0 mg/100 mL bilirubin 3 - 5.9 mg/100 mL bilirubin 6 - 14.9 mg/100 mL bilirubin \> 15 mg/100 mL Gut: Diarrhea is graded 1 - 4 in severity. Nausea and vomiting and/or anorexia caused by GVHD is assigned as 1 in severity. The severity of gut involvement is assigned to the most severe involvement noted. Patients with visible bloody diarrhea are at least stage 2 gut and grade 3 overall. aGVHD Grades Grade III: Stage 2 - 4 gut involvement and/or stage 2 - 4 liver involvement Grade IV: Pattern and severity of GVHD similar to grade 3 with extreme constitutional symptoms or death

Time frame: Through day +100 after transplant

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Incidence and Severity of Acute and Chronic GVHD Evaluated Per an Adapted Version of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 2.017 Participants
Secondary

Overall Survival and Progression-free Survival

Number of patients surviving and number of patients surviving without progressive/relapsed disease, post-transplant.

Time frame: At 6 months and then every year thereafter, up to 18 months

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Overall Survival and Progression-free SurvivalPFS - 6 Months48 Participants
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Overall Survival and Progression-free SurvivalPFS - 1 Year39 Participants
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Overall Survival and Progression-free SurvivalPFS - 1.5 Years34 Participants
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Overall Survival and Progression-free SurvivalOS - 6 Months52 Participants
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Overall Survival and Progression-free SurvivalOS - 1 Year44 Participants
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Overall Survival and Progression-free SurvivalOS - 1.5 Years36 Participants
Secondary

Rate of Graft Rejection and Graft Failure

Number of patients experiencing graft rejection and/or graft failure

Time frame: 18 Months

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Rate of Graft Rejection and Graft FailureGraft Rejection1 Participants
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Rate of Graft Rejection and Graft FailureGraft Failure0 Participants
Secondary

Time to Engraftment

Median time from transplant to engraftment.

Time frame: 18 Months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Rituximab Pre- and Post-transplant)Time to Engraftment10 Days

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026