Rituximab Versus Observation as Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

NCT ID: NCT01118234

Last Updated: 2020-01-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

256 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-12-31

Study Completion Date

2019-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of Rituximab maintenance therapy to prolong progression free survival in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, who responded to a Rituximab induction therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Rituximab

Treatment with Rituximab 375 mg/m² every 3 months for 24 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rituximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Rituximab (MabThera, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland) 375 mg/m² every 3 months for 24 months (8 infusions) or observation

Observation

Observation for 24 months

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Rituximab

Rituximab (MabThera, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland) 375 mg/m² every 3 months for 24 months (8 infusions) or observation

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* B-CLL
* Age \>18
* ECOG performance status 0-2
* Previous Rituximab containing induction treatment of the CLL in 1st or 2nd line
* Patient must be in complete remission or partial remission after an induction treatment containing rituximab
* ANC (absolute neutrophil count) \> 1,0 x 10e9 /L
* Life expectancy \> 6 months
* Patient´s written informed consent
* Patient using a reliable means of contraception for the duration of the treatment including 2 months thereafter

Exclusion Criteria

* Active uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection
* Significantly reduced organ functions and bone marrow dysfunction not due to CLL
* creatinine clearance of below 30mL/min
* Patients with a history of other malignancies within 2 years prior to study entry
* Patients with a history of severe cardiac disease
* Other known comorbidity with the potential to dominate survival
* Transformation to aggressive B-cell malignancy
* Hypersensitivity with anaphylactic reaction to humanized monoclonal antibodies or any of the applied drugs
* Medical condition requiring prolonged (\> 1 month) use of oral corticosteroids
* Pregnant or breast feeding women
* Any coexisting medical or psychological condition that would preclude participation in the study or compromise ability to give informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Roche Pharma AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Arbeitsgemeinschaft medikamentoese Tumortherapie

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Richard Greil, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Arbeitsgemeinschaft medikamentoese Tumortherapie

Locations

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Landesklinikum Krems, Hämato-onkologisches Service

Krems, Lower Austria, Austria

Site Status

A.ö. Bezirkskrankenhaus Hall in Tirol, Innere Medizin / Hämato - Onkologie

Hall in Tirol, Tyrol, Austria

Site Status

Universitätsklinik Innsbruck, Innere MEdizin IV / Hämato-Onkologie

Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Site Status

A.ö. Bezirkskrankenhaus Kufstein, Innere Medizin / Hämatologie / Onkologie

Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria

Site Status

AKH Linz, Department für Innere Medizin 3

Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

Site Status

Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Innere Medizin, Hämatologie, Onkologie

Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria

Site Status

Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH, Abteilung für Innere Medizin IV

Wels, Upper Austria, Austria

Site Status

LKH Feldkirch, Interne E

Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria

Site Status

Universitätsklinik der PMU Salzburg, Univ-Klinik für Innere Medizin

Salzburg, , Austria

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AKH Wien, Klinische Abteilung für Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie

Vienna, , Austria

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Hanusch Krankenhaus, 3. Med. Abtlg.

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

FN Brno

Brno, , Czechia

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FN Hradec Kralove

Hradec Králové, , Czechia

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FN Olomouc

Olomouc, , Czechia

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FN Kralovske Vinohrady

Prague, , Czechia

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VFN Praha 2

Prague, , Czechia

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F.D. Rossevelt hospital

Banská Bystrica, , Slovakia

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Narodny onkologicky ustav

Bratislava, , Slovakia

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FNsP sv. Cyrila a Metoda

Bratislava, , Slovakia

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FNsP L.Pasteura

Košice, , Slovakia

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Martinska fakultna nemocnica

Martin, , Slovakia

Site Status

FNsP J.A. Reimana

Prešov, , Slovakia

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Czechia Slovakia

References

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Greil R, Obrtlikova P, Smolej L, Kozak T, Steurer M, Andel J, Burgstaller S, Mikuskova E, Gercheva L, Nosslinger T, Papajik T, Ladicka M, Girschikofsky M, Hrubisko M, Jager U, Fridrik M, Pecherstorfer M, Kralikova E, Burcoveanu C, Spasov E, Petzer A, Mihaylov G, Raynov J, Oexle H, Zabernigg A, Flochova E, Palasthy S, Stehlikova O, Doubek M, Altenhofer P, Pleyer L, Melchardt T, Klingler A, Mayer J, Egle A. Rituximab maintenance versus observation alone in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who respond to first-line or second-line rituximab-containing chemoimmunotherapy: final results of the AGMT CLL-8a Mabtenance randomised trial. Lancet Haematol. 2016 Jul;3(7):e317-29. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30045-X. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27374465 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Mabtenance

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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