Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Central Nervous System B-Cell Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects (good and/or bad) treatment with chemotherapy and stem cell transplant compared with chemotherapy alone will have on primary CNS B-cell lymphoma. ...

Detailed Description

Primary Objective: To compare the two-year progression-free survival (PFS) of patients treated with the myeloablative consolidation treatment strategy of HDT/ASCT versus those treated with non-myeloa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Documentation of Disease: Diagnosis of primary CNS diffuse large B-cell lymphoma confirmed by one of the following: brain biopsy or resection, cerebrospinal fluid and vitreous fluid.
  • Other Lymphomas: Patients must have no evidence or history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) outside of CNS.
  • Previous Treatment: Patients must have no prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy for lymphoma.
  • Age- Patients must be between the ages of 18 and 75 years.
  • Karnofsky Performance Scale - Patients must measure Karnofsky Performance Scale ≥ 30 (≥ 50 for patients ages 60-70).
  • Pregnancy and Nursing Status - Patients must be non-pregnant and non-nursing; women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test 10-14 days prior to registration; in addition, women and men of childbearing potential must commit to use an effective form of contraception throughout their participation in this study; appropriate methods of birth control include abstinence, oral contraceptives, implantable hormonal contraceptives, or double barrier method (diaphragm plus condom)
  • HIV - Patients must have negative HIV serology.
  • Hepatitis - Patients must have negative HCV serology (unless HBsAb positive patient has recently received HBV vaccine, in this case HBcAb should be negative). All patients must be screened for hepatitis B infection before starting treatment. Those patients who test positive for hepatitis B should be closely monitored for evidence of active HBV infection and hepatitis during and for several months after rituximab treatment. PCNSL patients with a history of hepatitis B infection should be treated with entecavir or lamivudine (physician discretion for choice of drug) as antiviral prophylaxis to prevent hepatitis B reactivation.
  • Organ Transplant or Immunosuppressant Therapy - Patient must have no history of organ transplantation or ongoing immunosuppressant therapy.
  • Required Initial Laboratory Values: ANC ≥ 1500/mcL, AST and ALT \< 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN), total bilirubin ≤ 3 mg/dL, creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min, platelet count ≥ 100,000/mcL

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2012

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    113 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01511562

    Start Date

    September 1 2012

    Last Update

    August 17 2021

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    Alaska Oncology and Hematology LLC

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