Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Dynavax's 1018 ISS, Following Rituxan in Patients With B-Cell Follicular Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dynavax Technologies Corporation

James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

Conditions:

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to determine the effects (good and bad) and the safety of Dynavax's immunostimulatory phosphorothiolate oligodeoxyribonucleotide (1018 ISS) given in combination with ...

Detailed Description

* Patients will receive four weekly infusions of Rituxan which is standard treatment for B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Approximately 30 to 60 minutes after the second, third and fourth infusions of R...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Pathological evidence of CD20+, B-cell follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Received at least one previous chemotherapy regimen for lymphoma
  • Hemoglobin \> 8.5 g/dl
  • WBC \> 2,000/mm3
  • ANC \> 1,000/mm3
  • Platelet count \> 75,000/mm3
  • ECOG performance status of less than or equal to 2
  • Life expectancy of greater than 4 months
  • Women and men of childbearing potential must be willing to use highly effective methods of birth control for duration of time on the study

Exclusion

  • Pregnant of lactating women
  • Treatment with chemotherapy, including systemic steroids, or radiation therapy within 30 days
  • Current use of systemic or inhaled steroids
  • Treatment with radioimmunotherapy, autologous stem cell transplantation, or fludarabine within 6 months
  • Disease progression within 6 months of any previous rituximab therapy
  • History of allogenic transplantation, including nonmyeloablative transplantation
  • Unstable angina, symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia or clinical heart failure
  • Severe pulmonary disease, symptomatic pleural effusions, or clinically significant pulmonary symptoms
  • Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic, antiviral, or antifungal therapy
  • Clinically apparent CNS lymphoma
  • Major surgery within 2 weeks
  • Known human anti-murine antibody (HAMA) or human anti-chimeric antibody (HACA) response
  • Known Hepatitis B surface antigen positive
  • History of autoimmune disorder
  • Current therapeutic use of anticoagulants
  • History of coagulopathy
  • Known allergy to any of the components of 1018 ISS or Rituxan
  • Participation in another investigational trial within 30 days
  • Any clinically significant abnormality in screening blood chemistry, hematology, or urinalysis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00251394

Start Date

July 1 2004

End Date

July 1 2009

Last Update

January 29 2010

Active Locations (3)

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

2

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

3

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115