Status:

COMPLETED

Bendamustine Plus Rituximab Versus Fludarabine Plus Rituximab

Lead Sponsor:

University of Giessen

Conditions:

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The study addresses the question if a therapy with bendamustine plus rituximab is comparable (non inferior) with the well-tried combination of fludarabine plus rituximab with regard to event free surv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with histological verified CD20-positive B-Cell-Lymphomas of the following entities:
  • Follicular lymphoma grade 1 and 2
  • Immunocytoma and lymphoplasmocytic lymphoma
  • Marginal zone lymphoma, nodal and generalised
  • Mantle cell lymphoma
  • lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL without leucaemic characteristics)
  • non-specified/classified lymphomas of low malignancy
  • Recurrent disease (remission duration minimum 3 months), independent of type or quantity of prior therapies, except of Rituximab containing regimens, or if remission duration is \> 1 year after Rituximab containing regimen, or refractory to prior therapy (progression under therapy or during 3 months after completion), except refractory disease to purin analogs or Bendamustine
  • Need for therapy, except mantle cell lymphomas
  • Stadium II (bulky disease, 7.5 cm), II or IV
  • Written informed consent
  • Performance status WHO 0-2
  • Histology not older than 6 months

Exclusion

  • Patients not establishing all above mentioned prerequisites
  • Option of a primary, potentially curative radiation therapy
  • Patients refractory to Rituximab containing regimens
  • Comorbidities excluding a study conform therapy:
  • heart attack during the last 6 months severe, medicinal not adjustable hypertonia severe functional defects of the heart (NYHA III or IV) lung (WHO grade III or IV) liver or kidney (creatinine \> 2 mg/dl, GOT + GPT or bilirubin 3 x ULN, except caused by lymphoma
  • Active auto immunohemolytic anemia (AIHA)
  • HIV positive patients
  • Active hepatitis infection
  • Severe psychiatric diseases
  • No compliance or non-compliance to be expected
  • Pregnant or breast feeding women
  • Anamnestic malignancies or secondary malignancies, not proven
  • Cured/curable by surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

230 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01456351

Start Date

September 1 2003

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

August 22 2024

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StiL Head Office; Justus-Liebig-University

Giessen, Germany, 35392