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Rituximab in Preventing Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in a Donor Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer

Rituximab For Prevention Of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) After Unrelated Donor Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01044745
Enrollment
20
Registered
2010-01-08
Start date
2009-12-10
Completion date
2017-10-10
Last updated
2023-09-06

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Conditions

Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Contiguous Stage II Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue, Graft Versus Host Disease, Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid 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 Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma, Recurrent Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin 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 Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome, Recurrent Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Relapsing Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage I Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma, Stage I Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Stage I Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Stage I Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage I Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage I Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage I Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage I Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome, Stage I Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Stage II Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma, Stage II Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Stage II Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Stage II Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome, Stage III Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage III Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma, Stage III Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Stage III Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Stage III Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage III Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage III Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage III Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage III Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome, Stage III Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma, Stage IV Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Stage IV Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Stage IV Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage IV Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage IV Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage IV Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage IV Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome, Stage IV Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Untreated Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Brief summary

This phase II trial is studying how well rituximab works in preventing acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients undergoing a donor stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer. Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can also make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving a monoclonal antibody, rituximab, together with anti-thymocyte globulin, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate mofetil before and after the transplant may stop this from happening

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD at day 100 after matched unrelated donor allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the day 100 transplant related mortality after matched unrelated donor allogeneic HCT when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen. II. To determine overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) after matched unrelated donor allogeneic HCT when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen. III. To determine the cumulative incidence of infectious complications at day 100 after matched unrelated donor HCT when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen. IV. To determine the effect of rituximab addition to the conditioning regimen on recovery of T regulatory (T-reg) cells, and to determine the effect of T-cell, including T-reg, number in the stem cell product and at day 30 on the incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) and the cumulative infectious complications at day 100. V. To determine the effect of rituximab addition to the conditioning regimen on antigen presenting myeloid cell recovery, and to determine the effect of dendritic cell subset DC1, DC2 and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), number in the stem cell graft and at day +30 on the incidence of acute GVHD grade II-IV and the cumulative incidence of infectious complications at day 100. OUTLINE: CONDITIONING REGIMEN: Patients receive one of the following conditioning regimens as per the transplant physician: cyclophosphamide and total-body irradiation (TBI); targeted busulfan and fludarabine; reduced-dose busulfan and fludarabine; or fludarabine and TBI. GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE PROPHYLAXIS: Patients receive rituximab intravenously (IV) on days -6, 1, 8, and 15 and anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 6-8 hours on days -3 to -1. Patients also receive tacrolimus IV continuously and then orally (PO) beginning on day -1 and continuing until day 150 followed by a taper until day 180 and mycophenolate mofetil PO or IV twice daily on days -1 to 60. TRANSPLANTATION: Patients undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on day 0. Patients are followed up periodically for 100 days after transplant.

Interventions

DRUGrituximab

Given IV

DRUGmycophenolate mofetil

Given IV or PO

DRUGtacrolimus

Given IV

DRUGanti-thymocyte globulin

Given IV

PROCEDUREallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Stem cell transplant

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Undergo graft versus host disease prophylaxis/therapy

DRUGcyclophosphamide

Given PO or IV

DRUGfludarabine phosphate

Given IV

DRUGbusulfan

Given IV

RADIATIONtotal-body irradiation

Undergo TBI

Undergo graft-versus-tumor induction therapy

Undergo immunosuppressive therapy

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
University of Nebraska
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in accelerated phase or blast crisis, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (intermediate-2 or high-risk disease by International Pelvic Pain Society \[IPPS\]) * Patients with AML, ALL, or MDS scheduled for myeloablative conditioning should have =\< 10% blasts in bone marrow or peripheral blood at the start of conditioning * Patients with AML, ALL, or CML scheduled for reduced intensity conditioning or non-myeloablative conditioning should be in complete morphologic remission at the start of conditioning (residual disease by flow cytometry or cytogenetics and/or incomplete recovery of neutrophil or platelet count are acceptable) * Patients with CLL or NHL scheduled for reduced intensity or non-myeloablative conditioning should have no evidence of bulky disease (\> 50% bone marrow involvement or masses \> 10 cm) at the start of conditioning * Fulfills all pulmonary, cardiac, renal, and hepatic criteria for standard-of-care matched unrelated donor (MUD) allogeneic HCT * Men and women of reproductive potential must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control during treatment and for twelve months after stem cell transplantation * Adequately matched unrelated donor available * Written informed consent; written informed consent of the unrelated donor is required to participate in the optional studies

Exclusion criteria

* Patient or donor infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) * Patient or donor with history of hepatitis B or C and/or positive serology consistent with previous hepatitis B or C infection (patients and/or donor who received Hepatitis B vaccination are acceptable) * Patient or donor with active hepatitis B or C and/or detectable viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) * More than 20,000 circulating CD20+ cells/uL * Treatment with rituximab for any reason in the 12 months preceding HCT * Patient scheduled for cord blood transplantation * Presence of active uncontrolled infection at start of conditioning * Presence of active central nervous system (CNS) disease (history of adequately treated CNS disease is acceptable) * Presence of uncontrolled psychiatric disorder * Patient unable to give informed consent * Unrelated donor products received from the Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei (DKMS) Registry are not eligible for the optional study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Grades II-IV Acute GVHDAt day 100Determined with death as a competing risk. Defined and staged using the 1994 consensus conference modifications of the Glucksberg criteria.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Event-free SurvivalFrom the date of transplant with relapse/progression or death as censored events, up to 2 yearsEstimated using Kaplan-Meier estimator.
Overall SurvivalFrom the date of transplant with death from any cause as a censored event, up to 2 yearsEstimated using Kaplan-Meier estimator.
Transplant-related Mortality (TRM)At day 100Transplant-related mortality (TRM) defined as any mortality after transplantation except mortality from relapsed disease - Reported as a simple percentage.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Rituximab and Allogeneic HCT Transplant)
CONDITIONING REGIMEN: Cyclophosphamide and TBI; targeted busulfan and fludarabine; reduced-dose busulfan and fludarabine; or fludarabine and TBI. GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE PROPHYLAXIS: Rituximab IV days -6, 1, 8, and 15 and anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 6-8 hours on days -3 to -1. Tacrolimus IV continuously and then PO beginning on day -1 and continuing until day 150 followed by a taper until day 180 and mycophenolate mofetil PO or IV twice daily on days -1 to 60. TRANSPLANTATION: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on day 0. laboratory biomarker analysis: Correlative studies graft versus host disease prophylaxis/therapy: Undergo graft versus host disease prophylaxis/therapy cyclophosphamide: Given PO or IV fludarabine phosphate: Given IV busulfan: Given IV total-body irradiation: Undergo TBI graft-versus-tumor induction therapy: Undergo graft-versus-tumor induction therapy immunosuppressive therapy: Undergo immunosuppressive therapy
20
Total20

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyIneiligible2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Rituximab and Allogeneic HCT Transplant)
Age, Continuous39 years
Region of Enrollment
United States
20 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
5 / 20
other
Total, other adverse events
16 / 20
serious
Total, serious adverse events
10 / 20

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Grades II-IV Acute GVHD

Determined with death as a competing risk. Defined and staged using the 1994 consensus conference modifications of the Glucksberg criteria.

Time frame: At day 100

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Rituximab and Allogeneic HCT Transplant)Number of Participants With Grades II-IV Acute GVHD16 Participants
Secondary

Event-free Survival

Estimated using Kaplan-Meier estimator.

Time frame: From the date of transplant with relapse/progression or death as censored events, up to 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Rituximab and Allogeneic HCT Transplant)Event-free Survival12 months
Secondary

Overall Survival

Estimated using Kaplan-Meier estimator.

Time frame: From the date of transplant with death from any cause as a censored event, up to 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Rituximab and Allogeneic HCT Transplant)Overall Survival12 months
Secondary

Transplant-related Mortality (TRM)

Transplant-related mortality (TRM) defined as any mortality after transplantation except mortality from relapsed disease - Reported as a simple percentage.

Time frame: At day 100

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Rituximab and Allogeneic HCT Transplant)Transplant-related Mortality (TRM)0 Participants

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