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Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Primary Refractory Aggressive B- Cell NHL

Primary Purpose

Lymphoma, High-Grade

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Germany
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Bendamustine
Rituximab
Sponsored by
University of Magdeburg
About
Eligibility
Locations
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma, High-Grade focused on measuring relapsed, refractory, CD 20 positive

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically proven high grade B-NHL (CD 20 >= 20 % positive)
  • Age >= 18 years
  • At least one pretreatment with anthracycline polychemotherapy +/- radiatio:
  • first relapse nad contraindication for aggressive salvage therapy e.g. high dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation
  • second relapse (after aggressive salvage therapy)
  • patient's refusal of aggressive salvage therapy in first relapse
  • informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • untreated patients
  • pretreatment with bendamustine
  • primary CNS- lymphoma
  • Karnofsky index < 50 (except caused by lymphoma)
  • HIV positive, hepatitis B or C
  • serious concurrent disease
  • non-compensated heart failure (>=NYHA 3)
  • non-compensated hypertension
  • renal insufficiency (creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl), not related to lymphoma
  • hepatic insufficiency with transaminase values greater than 3-fold of normal values and/or bilirubin levels > 200 µmol/l, not related to lymphoma
  • missing compliance respective incapability to comply (e.g.cerebral dysfunction
  • pregnancy
  • hematopoetic insufficiency not lymphoma related (leucocyte count <= 2500/µl, granulocyte count <= 1000/µl, platelet count <= 80000/µl)

Sites / Locations

  • University of Magdeburg, departement of Hematology and OncologyRecruiting

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

response rate
response duration

Secondary Outcome Measures

overall survival
toxicity

Full Information

First Posted
October 5, 2006
Last Updated
October 5, 2006
Sponsor
University of Magdeburg
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00385125
Brief Title
Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Primary Refractory Aggressive B- Cell NHL
Official Title
Phase II Study for Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Primary Refractory Aggressive B- Cell NHL and Anthracycline Chemotherapy Pretreatment, Who Received or Did Not Qualify for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation.
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
October 2006
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
August 2004 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
Study Completion Date
August 2010 (undefined)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
University of Magdeburg

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Phase II study for treatment of patients with relapsed or primary refractory aggressive B- cell NHL and anthracycline chemotherapy pretreatment, who received or did not qualify for autologous stem cell transplantation.
Detailed Description
Phase II study for treatment of patients with relapsed or primary refractory aggressive B- cell NHL and anthracycline chemotherapy pretreatment, who received or did not qualify for autologous stem cell transplantation. Aim is to find response rates and duration of combination chemotherapy (bendamustine/rituximab) in patients with relapsed or refractory CD 20 positive B cell NHL.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Lymphoma, High-Grade
Keywords
relapsed, refractory, CD 20 positive

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
30 (false)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Bendamustine
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Rituximab
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
response rate
Title
response duration
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
overall survival
Title
toxicity

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Histologically proven high grade B-NHL (CD 20 >= 20 % positive) Age >= 18 years At least one pretreatment with anthracycline polychemotherapy +/- radiatio: first relapse nad contraindication for aggressive salvage therapy e.g. high dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation second relapse (after aggressive salvage therapy) patient's refusal of aggressive salvage therapy in first relapse informed consent Exclusion Criteria: untreated patients pretreatment with bendamustine primary CNS- lymphoma Karnofsky index < 50 (except caused by lymphoma) HIV positive, hepatitis B or C serious concurrent disease non-compensated heart failure (>=NYHA 3) non-compensated hypertension renal insufficiency (creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl), not related to lymphoma hepatic insufficiency with transaminase values greater than 3-fold of normal values and/or bilirubin levels > 200 µmol/l, not related to lymphoma missing compliance respective incapability to comply (e.g.cerebral dysfunction pregnancy hematopoetic insufficiency not lymphoma related (leucocyte count <= 2500/µl, granulocyte count <= 1000/µl, platelet count <= 80000/µl)
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Martin Mohren, PD
Phone
0049 231 6713266
Email
martin.mohren@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Martin Mohren, PD
Organizational Affiliation
University of Magdeburg, Department of Hematology and Oncology
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Magdeburg, departement of Hematology and Oncology
City
Magdeburg
ZIP/Postal Code
39120
Country
Germany
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Martin Mohren, PD

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