Status:

UNKNOWN

Incidence of Hepatitis B Reactivation in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients

Lead Sponsor:

National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Mackay Memorial Hospital

Conditions:

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a single-arm study. Key eligibility criteria include (1) newly diagnosed, diffuse large B-cell or follicular cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; (2) negative test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs...

Detailed Description

Treatment plan: A typical course of rituximab-CHOP chemotherapy is as follows: rituximab 375 mg/m2 i.v., day 1, cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 i.v., day 1, doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 i.v., day 1, vincristine ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically proven diffuse large B-cell or follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, for which chemotherapy with rituximab-CHOP chemotherapy is considered treatment-of-choice.
  • Evidence of 'resolved' HBV infection. Eligible subjects must be negative for serum HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) and positive for anti-core antibody (anti-HBc).
  • Age \>18 years.
  • Performance status with ECOG score 0-2.
  • No previous chemotherapy and radiotherapy, no concurrent glucocorticoid use.
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,500/mm3, platelet \> 100,000/mm3 in the peripheral blood.
  • Total bilirubin \< 2.5 mg/dl. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 3 times UNL (upper limits of normal range).
  • Serum creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dl. 9.10.Life expectancy 3 months.
  • Signed informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
  • Patients with history of brain metastasis or CNS involvement.
  • Child's class B or C in patients with liver cirrhosis.
  • Impaired cardiac function with NYHA (New York Heart Association) classification Gr II.
  • History of other liver diseases such as hepatitis C, D, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, Wilsons' disease.
  • Other major systemic disease, such as active infection, significant cardiac disease, neurological deficit or psychiatric disorder, that the investigators consider to be significant risk.
  • Any concomitant cancer treatment.
  • Known hypersensitivity of any of the study drugs (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and prednisolone).
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

202 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00931229

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2017

Last Update

November 9 2016

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan