Status:

RECRUITING

Thalidomide for the Symptomatic Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

Lead Sponsor:

Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China

Conditions:

T-LGL Leukemia

NK-LGL Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

There is currently no standard first-line treatment for LGLL. The investigators used the TPM regimen (thalidomide + prednison + methotrexate ) to treat LGLL since 2020, enrolling a total of 54 patient...

Detailed Description

The regimen is an oral treatment with a cycle of 4 months. All patients first receive monotherapy with thalidomide at a dose of 50-100 mg/QN. After 4 months, the efficacy is evaluated. If effective, t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The patient fully understands the study, voluntarily participates, and signs the informed consent form (ICF);
  • The patient must meet the diagnostic criteria for LGLL;
  • The patient can be of any gender, aged 18 years or older;
  • The patient is either untreated or not properly treated previously, or has poor efficacy (not reaching PR) or relapsed after being treated with regimens not based on methotrexate/thalidomide;
  • The patient has indications for LGLL treatment, meeting at least one of the following criteria:
  • ANC \< 0.5 × 10\^9/L, or neutropenia with recurrent infections
  • HGB \< 100 g/L or requiring red blood cell transfusions for maintenance
  • PLT \< 50 × 10\^9/L
  • Concurrent autoimmune disease requiring treatment
  • Symptomatic splenomegaly
  • Severe B symptoms (unexplained fever, temperature over 38°C; night sweats; weight loss of 10% or more within six months)
  • Pulmonary hypertension;
  • ECOG score of 0-2;
  • The patient's expected survival period is 6 months or more.

Exclusion

  • Unable to understand or follow the study procedures;
  • Diagnosed or treated for malignancies other than LGLL within the past five years;
  • Non-lymphoma-related liver or kidney function impairment: ALT \> 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), AST \> 3 times the ULN, total bilirubin (TBIL) \> 2 times the ULN, serum creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min;
  • Other serious medical conditions that could affect the study (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, gastric ulcer, other serious heart or lung diseases), with the judgment resting with the investigator;
  • Caprini thrombosis analysis score indicating high risk (Appendix 2);
  • Known history of HIV infection or active HBV infection, or any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring intravenous antibiotics; Note: Active HBV infection is defined as: a. HBV DNA ≥ 2000 IU/ml; b. ALT ≥ 2 times the ULN; c. Exclusion of hepatitis due to the disease itself, drugs, or other causes. All three conditions must be met. If a patient initially has active HBV infection and turns into inactive HBV infection after anti-HBV treatment, they can be included in the study provided they receive adequate anti-HBV treatment.
  • Patients who have undergone major surgery (excluding lymph node biopsy) within the past 14 days or are expected to undergo major surgery during the treatment;
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women, and women of childbearing age who are not using contraception;
  • Hypersensitivity to the drugs or their components used in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 10 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06530576

Start Date

August 10 2024

End Date

July 1 2027

Last Update

November 18 2025

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Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China, 300020