Involved-Field Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Stage I or Stage II Low-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT00014326

Last Updated: 2012-07-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

204 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-01-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy in different ways may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of radiation therapy is more effective for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy to the involved area with or without total-body irradiation in treating patients who have low-grade stage I or stage II non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has not previously been treated.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine if the addition of low-dose total body irradiation (TBI) to involved-field radiotherapy improves the disease-free survival of patients with previously untreated, stage I or II low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
* Determine the response of patients treated with low-dose TBI.
* Compare the overall survival and quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, stage (I vs II), performance status (0-1 vs 2), lactate dehydrogenase elevation (yes vs no), histological subtype (small lymphocytic lymphoma vs lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma vs follicular lymphoma), and, for stage I patients, presence of measurable mass (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients undergo involved-field radiotherapy daily five days a week for 2.5-4 weeks.
* Arm II: Patients undergo low-dose total body irradiation (TBI) daily 5 days a week on weeks 1 and 4. At 4 weeks after completion of TBI, patients undergo involved-field radiotherapy as in arm I.

Quality of life is assessed before treatment, at 4 weeks after completion of involved-field radiotherapy, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 344 patients will be accrued for this study within 6 years.

Conditions

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Lymphoma

Keywords

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stage I grade 1 follicular lymphoma stage I grade 2 follicular lymphoma stage I grade 3 follicular lymphoma contiguous stage II grade 1 follicular lymphoma contiguous stage II grade 2 follicular lymphoma contiguous stage II grade 3 follicular lymphoma noncontiguous stage II grade 1 follicular lymphoma noncontiguous stage II grade 2 follicular lymphoma noncontiguous stage II grade 3 follicular lymphoma contiguous stage II small lymphocytic lymphoma contiguous stage II marginal zone lymphoma noncontiguous stage II small lymphocytic lymphoma noncontiguous stage II marginal zone lymphoma nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma stage I marginal zone lymphoma stage I small lymphocytic lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed stage I or II, low-grade, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

* Follicular lymphoma grade I, II, or III
* Small lymphocytic lymphoma
* Lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma
* Nodal marginal zone lymphoma
* Previously untreated disease
* At least 1 measurable or evaluable mass at least 1.1 cm (except for patients with stage I disease where the entire mass was removed for diagnostic purposes) 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:

* 18 and over

Performance status:

* WHO 0-2

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* WBC greater than 2,000/mm \^3
* Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Not specified

Other:

* No other prior or concurrent malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
* No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study participation
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* HIV negative

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* No other concurrent anticancer therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pierre Richaud, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Institut Bergonié

Marten Beijert, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen

Locations

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U.Z. Gasthuisberg

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

University Hospital Rebro

Zagreb, , Croatia

Site Status

Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

National Cancer Institute of Egypt

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Centre D'Oncologie Du Pays-Basque

Bayonne, , France

Site Status

Institut Bergonie

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier de Dax

Dax, , France

Site Status

Hopital Robert Boulin

Libourne, , France

Site Status

Polyclinique Francheville

Périgueux, , France

Site Status

Medisch Spectrum Twente

Enschede, , Netherlands

Site Status

University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen, , Netherlands

Site Status

Maastro Clinic - Locatie Maastricht

Maastricht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center at Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut

Tilburg, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium Croatia Denmark Egypt France Netherlands

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-20971

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-22997

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-20971-22997

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id