Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Older Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT00039351

Last Updated: 2012-09-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-03-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer 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 combination chemotherapy in treating older patients who have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the complete remission (CR) rate and duration of CR in frail elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell or peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone.
* Determine the time to progression and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine the severe toxicity rate of this regimen in these patients.
* Assess the quality of life of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV and vincristine IV on day 1 and oral prednisone on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients with stage I or II non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), no baseline lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) elevation, baseline WHO performance status 0-1, and longest tumor diameter of less than 5 cm, who achieve partial response (PR) or complete response (CR), receive 1 additional course of chemotherapy. Patients then undergo involved-field radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for 3.5-4 weeks.

Patients with stage I or II NHL, a baseline LDH elevation, and/or baseline WHO performance status 2-4, and/or longest tumor diameter of at least 5 cm, who achieve PR or CR, receive 3 additional courses of chemotherapy. Patients then undergo involved-field radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for 3.5-4 weeks.

Patients with stage III or IV NHL who achieve CR or PR receive 3 additional courses of chemotherapy. Patients then undergo consolidative radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for 2.5-3 weeks.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, after the third chemotherapy course, at the end of chemotherapy, every 6 months for 3 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 29-56 patients will be accrued for this study within 12-18 months.

Conditions

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Lymphoma

Keywords

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stage I adult diffuse large cell lymphoma stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma contiguous stage II adult diffuse large cell lymphoma noncontiguous stage II adult diffuse large cell lymphoma angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell or peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)

* No Burkitt's-like lymphoma
* Small cells in bone marrow allowed
* Previously untreated NHL
* At least 1 measurable lesion

* At least 1.1 cm
* Poor physiological status with at least 1 of the following:

* WHO performance status of 3-4
* LVEF less than 50%
* Creatinine clearance less than 50 mL/min
* Neutrophil count no greater than 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count no greater than 100,000/mm\^3
* Concurrent severe disease that would preclude cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisolone, and doxorubicin
* No cerebral or meningeal involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 70 and over

Performance status:

* See Disease Characteristics

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* See Disease Characteristics

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* See Disease Characteristics

Other:

* HIV negative
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell skin cancer, curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or curatively treated solid tumor
* No active infection
* No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* Not specified

Surgery:

* Not specified

Other:

* No other concurrent investigational drugs
* No other concurrent antineoplastic agents
Minimum Eligible Age

70 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 Soubeyran, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Institut Bergonié

Locations

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Ziekenhuis Network Antwerpen Middelheim

Antwerp, , Belgium

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

U.Z. Gasthuisberg

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

National Cancer Institute of Egypt

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Centre D'Oncologie Du Pays-Basque

Bayonne, , France

Site Status

Hopital Saint Andre

Bordeaux, , 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 de Francheville

Périgueux, , France

Site Status

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen

Groningen, , Netherlands

Site Status

University Medical Center Nijmegen

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

Site Status

Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (HUC)

Coimbra, , Portugal

Site Status

Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve

Thonex-Geneve, , Switzerland

Site Status

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Dumfries Royal Infirmary

Dumfries, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium Egypt France Netherlands Portugal Switzerland United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-20992

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-20992

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id