Rituximab and Alemtuzumab in Treating Older Patients With Progressive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia focused on measuring chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma, CLL, elderly, low dose rituximab, alemtuzumab, monoclonal antibodies
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) meeting the following criteria:
- Minimum threshold peripheral lymphocyte count of 5 x 10^9/L (CLL variant) OR palpable adenopathy > 1 cm or palpable splenomegaly 9small lymphocytic lymphoma [SLL] variant)
Immunophenotypic demonstrations of a population of B-lymphocytes (as defined by CD19+) that are monoclonal (by light-chain exclusion) AND have ≥ 3 of the following characteristics:
- CD5+
- CD23+
- Dim surface light chain expression
- Dim surface CD20 expression
- FISH analysis is negative for immunoglobulin heavy chain/cyclin D1 gene (IGH/CCND1) and/or immunostaining is negative for cyclin D1 expression (to exclude mantle cell lymphoma)
Progressive, symptomatic CLL, defined by at least one of the following:
- Weight loss > 10% within the past 6 months attributable to progressive CLL (grade 2 or higher)
- Extreme fatigue attributable to progressive CLL (grade 3 or higher)
- Fevers > 100.5° F for 2 weeks without evidence of infection (grade 1 or higher)
- Night sweats without evidence of infection (drenching)
- Evidence of progressive bone marrow failure with hemoglobin < 11 g/dL or platelet count < 100 x 10^9/L
Rapidly progressive lymphadenopathy for which the largest node is ≤ 5 cm in any dimension
- Largest lymph nodes involved in the neck, axilla, and groin need to be measured and followed for response
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment for CLL
- Massive splenomegaly > 6 cm below left costal margin, at rest, on clinical examination
- Lymphadenopathy > 5 cm in any diameter
- New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
- Recent myocardial infarction (within the past month)
- Uncontrolled infection
- Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS)
- Serological evidence of active hepatitis B infection (HBsAg or HBeAg positive)
- Positive hepatitis C serology
- Evidence of active autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenia, or pure red blood cell aplasia
- Other active primary malignancy requiring treatment or that limits survival to ≤ 2 years, except for in situ carcinoma of the cervix or breast or non-metastatic basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to pre-registration
Concomitant use of continuous systemic corticosteroids
- Prior corticosteroids are allowed but not at time of pre-registration to the study
Sites / Locations
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
- Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital
- Ella Milbank Foshay Cancer Center at Jupiter Medical Center
- CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- Illinois CancerCare - Bloomington
- St. Joseph Medical Center
- Graham Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Canton
- Illinois CancerCare - Carthage
- Memorial Hospital
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Eureka Community Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Eureka
- Galesburg Clinic, PC
- Illinois CancerCare - Havana
- Illinois CancerCare - Kewanee Clinic
- Illinois CancerCare - Macomb
- McDonough District Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Monmouth
- OSF Holy Family Medical Center
- BroMenn Regional Medical Center
- Community Cancer Center
- Illinois CancerCare - Community Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Ottawa
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa
- Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Pekin
- Proctor Hospital
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center
- Illinois CancerCare - Peru
- Illinois Valley Community Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Princeton
- Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center
- Illinois CancerCare - Spring Valley
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus
- Reid Hospital & Health Care Services
- McFarland Clinic, PC
- Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Tulane Cancer Center Office of Clinical Research
- Hematology-Oncology Clinic
- Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences
- Borgess Medical Center
- West Michigan Cancer Center
- Bronson Methodist Hospital
- Upper Michigan Cancer Center at Marquette General Hospital
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- Central Care Cancer Center at Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center
- Skaggs Cancer Center at Skaggs Regional Medical Center
- Southeast Cancer Center
- Goldschmidt Cancer Center
- Mercy Clinic Cancer and Hematology - Rolla
- Phelps County Regional Medical Center
- Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- St. John's Regional Health Center
- Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
- CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
- Randolph Hospital
- Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
- Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital
- Pardee Memorial Hospital
- Kinston Medical Specialists
- Annie Penn Cancer Center
- Iredell Memorial Hospital
- Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center
- Mid Dakota Clinic, PC
- St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center
- Aultman Cancer Center at Aultman Hospital
- Grandview Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
- Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
- CCOP - Dayton
- Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
- Middletown Regional Hospital
- Wayne Hospital
- Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
- St. Rita's Medical Center
- UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
- Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
- Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Lewistown Hospital
- Mercy Hospital Cancer Center - Scranton
- Hematology and Oncology Associates of Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Mount Nittany Medical Center
- U.T. Medical Center Cancer Institute
- Danville Regional Medical Center
- UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek
- Gundersen Lutheran Center for Cancer and Blood
- University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Riverview UW Cancer Center at Riverview Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Arm A (standard dose)
Arm B (low dose)
Patients receive alemtuzumab subcutaneously (SC) on days 1-3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, and 31 and standard-dose rituximab 375 mg/m^2/week intravenously (IV) on days 8, 15, 22, and 29 in cycle 1 (33-day cycle). In cycle 2 and subsequent cycles (28-day cycle), patients receive alemtuzumab SC on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, and 26 and standard-dose rituximab IV on days 3, 10, 17, and 24. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 3 cycles. Alemtuzumab dose for cycle 1 week 1 requires a 'dose ramp' (3 mg day 1, 10 mg day2, and 30 mg day 3 of cycle 1) and then is 30 mg 3 times a week.
Patients receive alemtuzumab SC on days 1-3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, and 31 and low-dose rituximab at 20 mg/m^2 IV on days 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, and 31 in cycle 1 (33-day cycle). In cycle 2 and subsequent cycles (28-day cycle), patients receive alemtuzumab SC and low-dose rituximab IV on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, and 26. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 3 cycles. Alemtuzumab dose for cycle 1 week 1 requires a 'dose ramp' (3 mg day 1, 10 mg day2, and 30 mg day 3 of cycle 1) and then is 30 mg 3 times a week.