Weekly Subcutaneous Alemtuzumab and Rituximab for Relapsed CLL

NCT ID: NCT00330252

Last Updated: 2016-05-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 29 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2006-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2014-01-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of alemtuzumab and rituximab is safe and effective in treating patients with relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and to determine whether alemtuzumab can be given as a single weekly subcutaneous dose, together with rituximab.

Detailed Description

This study proposes to combine alemtuzumab, which effectively treats peripheral blood and bone marrow disease in CLL, with rituximab, which has activity in lymph node disease, in a streamlined and convenient administration schedule. Preclinical data support synergistic interaction of the two. The primary objectives are (1) to determine the overall and complete response (CR) rate in patients with relapsed CLL and to determine the safety of the combination, and (2) the safety of higher doses of alemtuzumab at less frequent intervals. Secondary objectives are (1) to describe the duration of response, progression-free survival, and overall survival in patients not proceeding to allo transplant, (2) to determine the improvement in overall and complete response associated with administration of a 2nd eight week course of therapy, and (3) to assess minimal residual disease in certain patients and to correlate those results with survival. If at least 16 responses are observed among 35 patients, then the treatment will be considered promising.

The development of antibody therapies has held promise for CLL, since CLL therapies have been palliative, with no established therapy shown to improve survival. Studies have suggested that in contrast to what is seen with fludarabine and alkylating agents, response rates to alemtuzumab are maintained in CLL subjects with P53 mutations. Tolerability of rituximab and its major activity in nodes make it an attractive candidate for combination with alemtuzumab.

This is a single center (DF/HCC), single arm, multi cohort, phase I study, with treatment on an outpatient basis. If the initial alemtuzumab dose of 30 mg sc d1, 3,and 5 is tolerated, there will be dose escalations in cohorts of 3, up to 90 mg d1 per week. Following determination of a maximum tolerated dose, accrual of all remaining patients will occur at that dose. Subjects will be restaged after 8 weeks of therapy, and may proceed to transplant. If deriving benefit, but not in CR, subjects may receive another 8 weeks of therapy.

Conditions

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Alemtuzumab & Rituximab

Alemtuzumab Dosage will vary during Phase I of trial: Given intravenously on days 1, 3, and 5 for weeks one and two, on days 1 and 4 for weeks three and four and on day 1 for weeks five through eight. Participants may receive either one eight-week course of treatment or two eight-week courses of treatment (16 weeks)

Rituximab- Given intravenously on day 1 of every week for eight weeks (or 16 weeks)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Rituximab

Intervention Type: DRUG

Given intravenously on day 1 of every week for eight weeks (or 16 weeks)

Alemtuzumab

Intervention Type: DRUG

Drug: Alemtuzumab Dosage will vary during Phase I of trial: Given intravenously on days 1, 3, and 5 for weeks one and two, on days 1 and 4 for weeks three and four and on day 1 for weeks five through eight. Participants may receive either one eight-week course of treatment or two eight-week courses of treatment (16 weeks).

Interventions

Rituximab

Given intravenously on day 1 of every week for eight weeks (or 16 weeks)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Alemtuzumab

Drug: Alemtuzumab Dosage will vary during Phase I of trial: Given intravenously on days 1, 3, and 5 for weeks one and two, on days 1 and 4 for weeks three and four and on day 1 for weeks five through eight. Participants may receive either one eight-week course of treatment or two eight-week courses of treatment (16 weeks).

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects must be diagnosed with B-CLL / SLL (B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia / small lymphocytic lymphoma) based on the standard histologic and immunophenotypic criteria described in the WHO classification of lymphoid malignancies, including immunophenotypic confirmation that the tumor cells co-express B cell antigens CD19 / 20 and CD5. Mantle cell lymphoma should be excluded based on positive staining of the tumor cells for CD23, or the absence of staining of the tumor cells for cyclin D1 or the absence of t(11;14).
• The above diagnosis must be confirmed at Brigham & Women's Hospital or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
• Subjects must have relapsed after at least one prior fludarabine-containing regimen and require treatment based on NCI-WG criteria (Appendix A).
• Subjects must have measurable disease (lymphocytosis > 5,000 / ml, or palpable lymphadenopathy or CT measurable lymphadenopathy > 1.5 cm, or bone marrow involvement >30%).
• Men and women of reproductive potential must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control during treatment and for six months after completion of treatment.
• Age >= 18
• WHO Performance status <= 2
• Subject has provided written informed consent.
• Expected survival > 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• History of HIV
• Active infection uncontrolled by appropriate antibacterial, antiviral or antifungal therapy
• Known CNS involvement with CLL
• Pregnant (a negative serum pregnancy test should be performed for all women of childbearing potential within 7 days of treatment) or currently lactating women
• Prior anti-neoplastic therapy within the last three weeks
• Patients will NOT be excluded because they have received prior rituximab or alemtuzumab

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Jennifer R Brown, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Locations

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Countries

United States

References

Brown JR, Messmer B, Werner L, Davids MS, Mikler E, Supko JG, Fisher DC, LaCasce AS, Armand P, Jacobsen E, Dalton V, Tesar B, Fernandes SM, McDonough S, Ritz J, Rassenti L, Kipps TJ, Neuberg D, Freedman AS. A phase I study of escalated dose subcutaneous alemtuzumab given weekly with rituximab in relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma. Haematologica. 2013 Jun;98(6):964-70. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2013.086207. Epub 2013 May 3.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 23645694 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

05-404

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id