Status:

COMPLETED

A Feasibility Study of Co-administering Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) and R-EPOCH Chemotherapy for the Management of ARL

Lead Sponsor:

Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions:

Lymphoma, AIDS Related

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

No standard regimen currently exists for the treatment of AIDS-related lymphoma. Based on the encouraging NCI results with DA-EPOCH, the US AIDS Malignancy Consortium is currently administering a phas...

Detailed Description

Study Design \& Duration This is a prospective, single-arm, multi-centre, phase II trial of immuno-chemotherapy (rituximab and EPOCH) with mandatory combination antiretroviral therapy for initial trea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • HIV seropositivity
  • Biopsy diagnosis of a CD20+ diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or variants (including mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma and plasmablastic lymphoma), atypical Burkit/Burkitt-like lymphoma, or Burkitt lymphoma diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Performance status ≥3 according to ECOG (Zubrod) scale (see Appendix I)
  • Known primary central nervous system lymphoma or parenchymal brain involvement with lymphoma
  • Non-measurable disease by physical examination or radiographic evaluation
  • Absolute CD4+ cell count \<50 cells/mm3 within 3 months prior to trial initiation
  • Inadequate hepatic function (total bilirubin ≥35 µmol/L, alkaline phosphatase ≥2 xUL normal, AST/ALT ≥2 xUL normal) unless directly attributable to lymphoma or known Hepatitis B or C co-infection.
  • Inadequate renal function (serum creatinine ≥125µmol/L) unless directly attributable to lymphoma
  • Inadequate haematological function (haemoglobin ≤85 g/L, absolute neutrophil count ≤1000 cells/mm3, platelet count ≤75,000 cells/mm3) unless directly attributable to lymphoma or autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
  • Evidence of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (ejection fraction ≤ 50%) in patients over the age of 60 or in patients with a prior history of hypertension, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, coronary artery disease, or cardiac arrhythmia
  • Pregnant or lactating women who intend to breast-feed during the trial period
  • Men of reproductive potential and women of childbearing potential who are not using or not willing to use effective contraception
  • Known intolerance to the prescribed chemotherapy or antiretroviral drugs
  • Life-expectancy ≤ 3 months
  • Geographically inaccessible for follow-up

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    6 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00799136

    Start Date

    February 1 2008

    End Date

    September 1 2013

    Last Update

    September 12 2013

    Active Locations (2)

    Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

    Page 1 of 1 (2 locations)

    1

    Odette Cancer Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5

    2

    St. Michael's Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8