Status:

UNKNOWN

Intensification Therapy of Mature B-ALL, Burkitt and Burkitt Like and Other High Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Adults

Lead Sponsor:

University of Bologna

Conditions:

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

All patients are treated according to the same therapy regimen. Therapy duration (number of cycles) and radiotherapy vary according to age group, stage and response. Chemotherapy consists of a pre-pha...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia of the mature B-cell type (L3-ALL)
  • High-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the following subtypes (WHO classification)
  • Burkitt's lymphoma (including atypical Burkitt's lymphoma)
  • Precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma
  • Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (Ki1+, B-, T- oder Null-cell-type)
  • Mediastinal large B-cell-lymphoma (subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma)
  • Age = 18 years
  • Patient's Informed Consent

Exclusion

  • Serious complications caused by leukemia/ lymphoma or by a second illness: e.g.
  • Severe, unmanageable complications such as sepsis, pneumonia with oxygen deficiency,
  • Shock, hemorrhage at the time of diagnosis
  • Renal insufficiency from leukemia/lymphoma-unrelated causes
  • Severe cardiac or hepatic insufficiency
  • Severe obstructive or restrictive lung disease that would compromise patient's treatment with intensified chemotherapy
  • HIV infection
  • Secondary lymphoma following prior chemotherapy/ radiotherapy or an active second malignancy
  • Known severe allergy to foreign proteins
  • Cytostatic pretreatment for B-ALL/lymphoma (exceptions: short-term administration of steroids = 7 days, single administration of vincristine or cyclophosphamide, one cycle of CHOP, a single administration in an emergency of other cytostatic agents) for another malignant disease within the last 5 years
  • Pregnancy/ nursing period
  • Severe psychiatric illness or other circumstances giving ground to the assumption that a patient cannot give his consent to therapy or act co-operatively
  • Absence of patient's informed consent
  • Participation in another clinical study that would possibly interfere with study therapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00797810

Start Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

September 15 2009

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Institute of Haematology "L. e A. Seragnoli"

Bologna, Italy