Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Intermediate-Grade or High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT00006125

Last Updated: 2016-07-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-07-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining doxorubicin and topotecan in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory intermediate-grade or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response rate and time to progression in patients with relapsed or refractory intermediate or high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with doxorubicin and topotecan.
* Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive doxorubicin IV over 5-10 minutes on day 1 and topotecan IV over 30 minutes on days 3-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression.

Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years and annually for the next 3 years.

Conditions

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Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Doxorubicin + topotecan

Patients receive doxorubicin IV over 5-10 minutes on day 1 and topotecan IV over 30 minutes on days 3-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression.

Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years and annually for the next 3 years.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

topotecan hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

topotecan hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed recurrent or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of one of the following subtypes:

* Follicular center lymphoma, grade 3
* Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
* Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma
* Burkitt's lymphoma
* High grade B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt-like
* Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, CD30+ cell type
* Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, T-cell type
* Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, null-cell type
* Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's like
* Bidimensionally measurable disease NOTE: A new classification scheme for adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been adopted by PDQ. The terminology of "indolent" or "aggressive" lymphoma will replace the former terminology of "low", "intermediate", or "high" grade lymphoma. However, this protocol uses the former terminology.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Any age

Performance status:

* Not specified

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL history of Gilbert's Disease
* AST no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

* Creatinine normal

Cardiovascular:

* LVEF at least 45% by MUGA or echocardiogram

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* Greater than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks since prior nitrosoureas or mitomycin)
* No greater than 96 mg/m2 mitoxantrone
* No greater than 400 mg/m2 prior doxorubicin or combined total doxorubicin and mitoxantrone
* No prior camptothecins
* No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* No concurrent hormonal therapy except steroids for adrenal failure or hormones given for nondisease conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes)
* No concurrent dexamethasone or other steroidal antiemetics

Radiotherapy:

* Greater than 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy
* No concurrent radiotherapy except whole brain irradiation for documented CNS disease

Surgery:

* Not specified
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Nancy L. Bartlett, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Washington University Siteman Cancer Center

Locations

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Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center

Anniston, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Newark, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Lombardi Cancer Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Broward General Medical Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hollywood, Florida, United States

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CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

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Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Medical Center

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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West Suburban Center for Cancer Care

River Forest, Illinois, United States

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Saint Anthony Medical Center

Rockford, Illinois, United States

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Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities

Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

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Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Baptist Hospital East - Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Lakeland Medical Center - St. Joseph

Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)

Columbia, Missouri, United States

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Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri, United States

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst, New York, United States

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Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital

Jamaica, New York, United States

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CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

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North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

New York, New York, United States

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State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

Syracuse, New York, United States

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CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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NorthEast Oncology Associates

Concord, North Carolina, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Cape Fear Valley Health System

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

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Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center

Kinston, North Carolina, United States

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FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital

Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

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New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

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Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Green Mountain Oncology Group

Bennington, Vermont, United States

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Vermont Cancer Center

Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction

White River Junction, Vermont, United States

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Martha Jefferson Hospital

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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St. Mary's Medical Center

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Site Status

Ministry Medical Group - Northern Region

Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

References

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Smith SM, Johnson JL, Niedzwiecki D, Eder JP, Canellos G, Cheson BD, Bartlett NL; Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Sequential doxorubicin and topotecan in relapsed/refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: results of CALGB 59906. Leuk Lymphoma. 2006 Aug;47(8):1511-7. doi: 10.1080/10428190600581385.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16966261 (View on PubMed)

Smith SM, Johnson JL, Niedzwiecki D, et al.: Sequential topoisomerase I (topo I) and topoisomerase II (topo II) inhibitors in relapsed/refractory aggressive NHL: results of CALGB 59906, a phase II study of doxorubicin and topotecan. [Abstract] Blood 104 (11): A-2500, 2004.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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U10CA031946

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

CLB-59906

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068140

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CALGB-59906

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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