Trial Outcomes & Findings for A Trial Comparing the Two High-dose Chemotherapies BeEAM and BEAM Given Before Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) in Lymphoma Patients (BEB-trial) (NCT NCT02278796)

NCT ID: NCT02278796

Last Updated: 2025-08-01

Results Overview

Number of patients with a clinically meaningful reduction in lung toxicity, defined as a reduction of the diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) by at least 20%. DLCO measured in mmol/min/kPA

• Recruitment status: COMPLETED
• Study phase: PHASE2
• Target enrollment: 108 participants
• Primary outcome timeframe: 100 days
• Results posted on: 2025-08-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Measure	BeEAM Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BEAM Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Overall Study STARTED	53	55
Overall Study COMPLETED	51	52
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	2	3

Reasons for withdrawal

Measure	BeEAM Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BEAM Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Overall Study Death	2	3

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Measure	BeEAM n=53 Participants Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BEAM n=55 Participants Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	Total n=108 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=53 Participants	0 Participants n=55 Participants	0 Participants n=108 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	53 Participants n=53 Participants	55 Participants n=55 Participants	108 Participants n=108 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants n=53 Participants	0 Participants n=55 Participants	0 Participants n=108 Participants
Age, Continuous	51.8 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.1 • n=53 Participants	51.9 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.1 • n=55 Participants	51.85 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.1 • n=108 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	17 Participants n=53 Participants	16 Participants n=55 Participants	33 Participants n=108 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	36 Participants n=53 Participants	39 Participants n=55 Participants	75 Participants n=108 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected	—	—	0 Participants Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.
Region of Enrollment Austria	19 participants n=53 Participants	20 participants n=55 Participants	39 participants n=108 Participants
Region of Enrollment Switzerland	34 participants n=53 Participants	35 participants n=55 Participants	69 participants n=108 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 100 days

Number of patients with a clinically meaningful reduction in lung toxicity, defined as a reduction of the diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) by at least 20%. DLCO measured in mmol/min/kPA

Outcome measures

Measure	BEAM n=52 Participants Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BeEAM n=51 Participants Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Number of Patients With a Clinically Meaningful Reduction in Lung Toxicity, Defined as a Reduction of the Diffusion Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) by at Least 20%.	11 Participants	8 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: ≤ 35 days

Overall number of adverse events grade 3-5 at ≤ 35 days after ASCT (CTCAE4)

Outcome measures

Measure	BEAM n=55 Participants Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BeEAM n=53 Participants Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Acute Toxicity/Adverse Events (CTCAE4)	17 Events	19 Events

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 100 days

Hematologic recovery measured as median time (days) to ANC >0.5 × 10 ^9/l

Outcome measures

Measure	BEAM n=54 Participants Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BeEAM n=52 Participants Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Hematologic Recovery and Engraftment (ANC)	10 days Interval 10.0 to 11.0	10 days Interval 10.0 to 11.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 year

Percentage of patients alive after autologous stem cell transplantation after one year

Outcome measures

Measure	BEAM n=55 Participants Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BeEAM n=53 Participants Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival	88.6 percentage of participants Interval 76.3 to 94.7	92.3 percentage of participants Interval 80.8 to 97.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Continuously up to 1 year

Number of events grade 3-5 AE at 1 year after ASCT (CTCAE4)

Outcome measures

Measure	BEAM n=42 Participants Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BeEAM n=47 Participants Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Late Toxicity/Adverse Events (CTCAE4)	6 events	22 events

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 100 days

Hematologic recovery neasured as median time (days) to PLT >20 × 10^9/l

Outcome measures

Measure	BEAM n=53 Participants Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BeEAM n=51 Participants Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Hematologic Recovery and Engraftment (PLT)	12 days Interval 10.0 to 17.0	12 days Interval 11.0 to 14.0

Adverse Events

BeEAM

Serious events: 6 serious events

Other events: 31 other events

Deaths: 4 deaths

BEAM

Serious events: 6 serious events

Other events: 25 other events

Deaths: 6 deaths

Serious adverse events

Measure	BeEAM n=53 participants at risk Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BEAM n=55 participants at risk Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Infections and infestations Infection	11.3% 6/53 • Number of events 6 • 1 year	10.9% 6/55 • Number of events 6 • 1 year

Other adverse events

Measure	BeEAM n=53 participants at risk Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BeEAM: Chemotherapy regimen consisting of bendamustine intravenously on days -7 and -6 at 200 mg/m2; cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells	BEAM n=55 participants at risk Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells BEAM: Chemotherapy regimen with carmustine (BCNU) 300 mg/m2 on day -6, cytarabine, 400 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day-2; etoposide, 200 mg/m2 intravenously daily from day -5 to day -2; and melphalan, 140 mg/m2 intravenously on day -1 before reinfusion of autologous stem cells
Gastrointestinal disorders Gastrointestinal disorders	58.5% 31/53 • Number of events 31 • 1 year	45.5% 25/55 • Number of events 25 • 1 year

Additional Information

Thomas Pabst, Prof Dr. med

Inselspital University Hospital Bern

Phone: +41 31 632 84 30

Email: thomas.pabst@insel.ch

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• Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
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