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A Study to Compare Subcutaneous Versus Intravenous MabThera (Rituximab) in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Primary Purpose

Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Cyclophosphamide
Fludarabine
rituximab [MabThera]
rituximab [MabThera]
rituximab [MabThera]
Sponsored by
Hoffmann-La Roche
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients, >/=18 years of age
  • Patients with treatment-requiring chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
  • Life expectancy >6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Transformation to aggressive B-cell malignancy
  • History of other malignancy unless the patient was treated with curative intent and has been in remission for more than 5 years prior to enrolment
  • HIV or Hepatitis B positive unless clearly due to vaccination
  • Inadequate liver or renal function
  • Any coexisting medical or psychological condition that would preclude participation in the required study procedures

Additional exclusion criterion for Part 1:

  • Any previous treatment for CLL except for up to 4 cycles of rituximab IV in combination with FC chemotherapy as first-line treatment for CLL

Additional exclusion criterion for Part 2:

  • Any previous treatment for CLL

Sites / Locations

  • Fundaleu; Haematology
  • Cemic; Haematology
  • HOSPITAL PRIVADO - CENTRO MEDICO DE CÓRDOBA; Dpto Oncología
  • St George Hospital; Department of Haematology
  • Royal Brisbane and Women'S Hospital; Haematology
  • Ashford Cancer Center Research
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Haematology
  • St Vincent'S Hospital; Haematology
  • Frankston Hospital; Oncology/Haematology
  • Hospital da Cidade de Passo Fundo; Centro de Pesquisa em Oncologia
  • Hospital Mae de Deus
  • Hospital Sirio Libanes; Centro de Oncologia
  • Hospital das Clinicas - FMUSP
  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Oncology
  • McGill University; Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital; Oncology
  • Centre de sante et de services sociaux Rimouski Neigette
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
  • Instituto Nacional del Cancer
  • Centro Internacional de Estudios Clínicos (CIEC)
  • Clinical Hospital Merkur; Dept of Haematology
  • University Hospital Center Zagreb; Haematology Department
  • Fakultni nemocnice Brno; Interni hematologicka a onkologicka klinika
  • University Hospital and Medical School; IV.Dept. of Internal Medicine and Hematology
  • Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice v Praze, I. Interni Klinika - Klinika Hematoonkologie VFN a 1. LF UK
  • Centre Francois Baclesse
  • Institut J Paolii Calmettes; Onco Hematologie 1
  • Hopital Saint Louis ; Service d Oncologie Medicale Fougere 6 (Pr Misset)
  • Hopital Robert Debre; Hematologie Clinique
  • Hopitaux De Brabois; Hematologie Medecine Interne
  • Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Kurfürstendamm
  • Onkologischer Schwerpunkt am Oskar-Helene-Heim; Dres. Herrenberger, Keitel-Wittig u. Kirsch
  • BAG Freiberg-Richter, Jacobasch, Illmer, Wolf; Gemeinschaftspraxis Hämatologie-Onkologie
  • Klinikum Frankfurt; Medizinische Klinik I
  • Universitätsklinikum Greifswald Klinik für Innere Medizin C und Poliklinik
  • Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Dres. Bernd Gaede, Hans-Ulrich Ehlers, Ulrike Rodewig u.w.
  • Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. Siehl & Dr. Soeling
  • Klinik der Uni zu Köln; Klinik für Innere Medizin
  • K&K Studien GbR
  • Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Lübeck
  • Gemeinschaftspraxis Fr. Dr. med. Balser & Hr. Dr. med. Weidenbach
  • Klinikum Grosshadern der LMU
  • Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum MOP
  • Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. med. Holger Klaproth / Dr. med. Anca Astrid Cura
  • Prosper-Hospital, Medizinische Klinik I
  • Laiko General Hospital of Athens; A Propedeutical Clinic of Internal Medicine
  • Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki; Hematology Clinic
  • IRST Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio E Cura Dei Tumori, Sede Meldola; Oncologia Medica
  • Az. Osp. S. Maria Delle Croci; U.O. Di Ematologia
  • Ospedale Infermi Di Rimini; Unità Operativa di Oncologia e Oncoematologia
  • A.O. Universitaria S. Maria Della Misericordia Di Udine; Oncologia; Clinica Ematologica
  • Istituto S. Raffaele Monte Tabor; Divisione Ematologia E Utmo
  • ASST GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO NIGUARDA; Struttura Complessa di Ematologia
  • Univ. Piemonte Est Amedeo Avogadro; Div.Ematologia- Dip.Clinica Med.Sperim.& Ircad
  • Policlinico G. B. Rossi; Divisione Di Ematologia
  • Centro Estatal De Cancerologia De Chihuahua; Servicio De Hematologia Banco De Sangre
  • Hospital General De Culiacan; Servicio De Hematologia
  • Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez; Haematology
  • Canterbury Health Laboratories; Haematology
  • Wellington Hospital; Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre
  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne; Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii
  • Katedra i Klinika Hematoonkologii i Transplantacji Szpiku; Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie
  • Centrum Onkologii - Inst.Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie; Lymphoma Dept.
  • Medical Uni of Wroclaw; Hematology
  • Hospital de Santa Maria; Servico de Hematologia e Transplantacao de Medula
  • IPO do Porto; Servico de Onco-Hematologia
  • N.N.Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center; Dept. of Chemotherapy & Hemoblastosis
  • City Clinical Hospital After Botkin; Hematology
  • Haematology Research Center; Haematology
  • Penza Regional Oncology Dispensary
  • Clinical MSCh No1
  • St. Petersburg State Medical University n.a. I.P. Pavlov; Hematology, transfusiology and transplanta
  • National Oncology Inst. ; Dept. of Haematology
  • University Hospital; Clinic of Hematology & Transfusiology
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron; Servicio de Hematologia
  • Hospital Universitario de la Princesa; Servicio de Hematologia
  • Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro; Servicio de Hematologia
  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca;Servicio de Hematologia
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio; Servicio de Hematologia
  • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo- H. Virgen de la Salud; Servicio de Hematología
  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia; Servicio de Onco-hematologia
  • Hacettepe Uni Medical Faculty; Hematology
  • Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty; Hematology Department
  • Dokuz Eylul Uni ; Hematology
  • Ege University ARGEFAR

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

1

2

3

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Part 1: Subcutaneous Rituximab Dose Resulting in Trough Concentration (Ctrough) Levels Non-Inferior to Intravenous Rituximab
Ctrough is defined as the trough or minimum serum concentration. Pharmacokinetic parameters for rituximab were assessed during Cycles 5 (IV rituximab) and 6 (SC rituximab). Rituximab pharmacokinetic (PK) data from Part 1 were integrated into a population PK model using parametric, nonlinear, mixed-effects modelling. Rituximab IV 500 mg/m^2 administered once every 4 weeks was compared to fixed doses of rituximab SC between 1400 mg and 1870 mg. The dose selection was performed on Ctrough concentrations at Cycle 5 (pre-dose Cycle 6). A test of the probability of success was applied to each of the 100 replicates, and the percentage of replicates with a positive test corresponded to the probability of success of the trial.
Part 2: Rituximab C Trough Levels at Cycle 5
Ctrough is defined as the trough or minimum serum concentration in a given cycle of treatment. The objective of Part 2 was to demonstrate the comparability of the observed Ctrough of rituximab SC 1600 mg and rituximab IV 500 mg/m2 at Cycle 5, as assessed by a non-inferiority test with a lower boundary of at least 0.8 for the 90% CI.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Part 2: Observed Area Under the Serum Concentration-Curve (AUC) of Rituximab at Cycle 6
AUC values were calculated by numerical integration using the linear trapezoidal rule. AUC levels were analyzed using the model below: Ln(AUC) = μ + τi + BlTLij + εij wherein, Ln is the natural log, μ denotes the overall mean effect, τi the effect in each treatment group, BlTLij the tumor load at baseline for each patient and εij a random error variable with normal distribution and mean 0. The treatment effect therein was based on a contrast statement in the model to calculate 90 % confidence intervals for ln(AUC SC)- ln(AUC IV).
Part 2: Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax) of Rituximab at Cycle 6
Cmax was obtained directly from the measured concentration-time curves. The concentration-time curve is the result of time points of blood sampling and its measured concentration of rituximab in the blood samplings.
Part 2: Time to Cmax (Tmax) of Rituximab at Cycle 6
Multiple blood samples were obtained at pre-dose, post-dose and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6 in Rituximab IV arm, and at pre-dose, and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6 in Rituximab SC arm and time to peak plasma concentration of rituximab was determined.
Part 2: Terminal Half-Life of Rituximab at Cycle 6
The terminal half-life (t1/2) of rituximab is defined as the time required for the plasma concentration of rituximab to reach half of its original concentration.
Part 1: Percentage of Participants and Nurses Recording a Preference For Either SC or IV Administration
In part 1 of the trial, upon completion of dosing in cycle 6, participants and their treating nurses were asked whether they have a preference of dosing route, IV vs SC
Part 2: Physician/Nurse Opinion on Time Savings With Rituximab SC Compared With Rituximab IV
Physicians and nurses who administered rituximab were asked to answer the following question: " If used in routine practice, on average, how much staff time could be saved with each administration of rituximab SC as compared to rituximab IV? (Please do not consider the time needed for the first IV administration, consider only the subsequent ones)". The number of nurses that responded for both the IV and SC arms was 70. The number of physicians that responded for the IV and SC arms were 78 and 81 respectively.
Part 2: Physician/Nurse Opinion on Convenience of Rituximab SC Compared With Rituximab IV
Physicians and nurses who administered rituximab were asked to answer the following question: "Which formulation of rituximab (SC or IV) do you think is more convenient?" with pre-specified responses as below. Percentage of participants with specified answers were reported. The number of nurses that responded for both the IV and SC arms was 70. The number of physicians that responded for the IV and SC arms were 78 and 81 respectively.
Part 1: Percentage of Participants With Anti-Rituximab Antibodies
Blood samples for the assessment of antibodies against rituximab (HACAs) were drawn pre-dose at Cycle 5 and Cycle 6 in Part 1 and at each follow up visit until 24 months after the last dose.
Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Anti-Rituximab Antibodies
In Part 2, samples for the HACA assay were collected at each treatment cycle prior to the administration of rituximab and at each follow-up visit until 24 months after the last dose of rituximab.
Part 1: Total Cluster Differentiation19 Positive (CD19+) B-Cell Counts by Visit
CD 19 is a surface antigen (protein) present on B-lymphocytes.
Part 1: Percentage of Participants With Total B-Cell Depletion by Visit
Total B-cell depletion (normal B-cell plus Malignant B-cell depletion) was defined for each individual participant when the sum of CD5-/CD19+ (normal B-cells) and CD5+/CD19+ (malignant B-cells) cell counts decreased below 80 cells/μL.
Part 2: Total CD19+ B-Cell Counts by Visit
CD 19 is a surface antigen (protein) present on B-lymphocytes.
Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Total B-Cell Depletion by Visit
Total B-cell depletion (normal B-cell plus Malignant B-cell depletion) was defined for each individual participant when the sum of CD5-/CD19+ (normal B-cells) and CD5+/CD19+ (malignant B-cells) cell counts decreased below 80 cells/μL.

Full Information

First Posted
February 8, 2011
Last Updated
November 17, 2018
Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01292603
Brief Title
A Study to Compare Subcutaneous Versus Intravenous MabThera (Rituximab) in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Official Title
An Adaptive, Comparative, Randomized, Parallel-group, Multi Center, Phase Ib Study of Subcutaneous (SC) Rituximab Versus Intravenous (IV) Rituximab Both in Combination With Chemotherapy (Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide), in Patients With Previously Untreated CLL
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
November 2018
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 18, 2011 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
May 7, 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
November 17, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This randomized, parallel-group, multi-center study will compare the pharmacokinetics and safety of subcutaneous administration of MabThera (rituximab) versus intravenous MabThera in combination with chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The study consists of 2 parts. In part 1, patients who have previously received 4 cycles of intravenous MabThera will receive in Cycle 5 intravenous MabThera and in Cycle 6 subcutaneous MabThera. In part 2, patients will be randomized to receive either 6 cycles of intravenous MabThera, or 1 cycle of intravenous MabThera and 5 cycles of subcutaneous MabThera. Additionally, all patients will receive chemotherapy (fludarabine and cyclophosphamide) on Days 1-3 or Days 1-5 of every cycle. The anticipated time on study drug is 24 weeks.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Enrollment
240 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
2
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
3
Arm Type
Experimental
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Cyclophosphamide
Intervention Description
Days 1-3 or Days 1-5 of cycles 1-6
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Fludarabine
Intervention Description
Days 1-3 or Days 1-5 of cycles 1-6
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
rituximab [MabThera]
Intervention Description
One cycle of intravenous MabThera, followed by 5 cycles of subcutaneous MabThera
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
rituximab [MabThera]
Intervention Description
After 4 cycles of intravenous MabThera without experiencing grade 3 or 4 infusion-related reactions. patients will receive 1 additional cycle of intravenous MabThera and 1 cycle of subcutaneous MabThera.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
rituximab [MabThera]
Intervention Description
6 cycles of intravenous MabThera
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Part 1: Subcutaneous Rituximab Dose Resulting in Trough Concentration (Ctrough) Levels Non-Inferior to Intravenous Rituximab
Description
Ctrough is defined as the trough or minimum serum concentration. Pharmacokinetic parameters for rituximab were assessed during Cycles 5 (IV rituximab) and 6 (SC rituximab). Rituximab pharmacokinetic (PK) data from Part 1 were integrated into a population PK model using parametric, nonlinear, mixed-effects modelling. Rituximab IV 500 mg/m^2 administered once every 4 weeks was compared to fixed doses of rituximab SC between 1400 mg and 1870 mg. The dose selection was performed on Ctrough concentrations at Cycle 5 (pre-dose Cycle 6). A test of the probability of success was applied to each of the 100 replicates, and the percentage of replicates with a positive test corresponded to the probability of success of the trial.
Time Frame
Pre-dose and post-dose (15 minutes to end of infusion) on Day 1 and on Days 2, 5, 11 and 15 of Cycle 5 and Pre-dose, Post-dose on Days 2, 3, 5,11, 15 and 29 of Cycle 6; Pre-dose was taken 2 hours prior rituximab dose
Title
Part 2: Rituximab C Trough Levels at Cycle 5
Description
Ctrough is defined as the trough or minimum serum concentration in a given cycle of treatment. The objective of Part 2 was to demonstrate the comparability of the observed Ctrough of rituximab SC 1600 mg and rituximab IV 500 mg/m2 at Cycle 5, as assessed by a non-inferiority test with a lower boundary of at least 0.8 for the 90% CI.
Time Frame
+/- 25hours around the 28th day post the 5th Cycle of Rituximab administration
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Part 2: Observed Area Under the Serum Concentration-Curve (AUC) of Rituximab at Cycle 6
Description
AUC values were calculated by numerical integration using the linear trapezoidal rule. AUC levels were analyzed using the model below: Ln(AUC) = μ + τi + BlTLij + εij wherein, Ln is the natural log, μ denotes the overall mean effect, τi the effect in each treatment group, BlTLij the tumor load at baseline for each patient and εij a random error variable with normal distribution and mean 0. The treatment effect therein was based on a contrast statement in the model to calculate 90 % confidence intervals for ln(AUC SC)- ln(AUC IV).
Time Frame
Rituximab IV arm: pre-dose, post-dose and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6; Rituximab SC arm: pre-dose, and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6
Title
Part 2: Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax) of Rituximab at Cycle 6
Description
Cmax was obtained directly from the measured concentration-time curves. The concentration-time curve is the result of time points of blood sampling and its measured concentration of rituximab in the blood samplings.
Time Frame
Rituximab IV arm: pre-dose, post-dose and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6; Rituximab SC arm: pre-dose, and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6
Title
Part 2: Time to Cmax (Tmax) of Rituximab at Cycle 6
Description
Multiple blood samples were obtained at pre-dose, post-dose and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6 in Rituximab IV arm, and at pre-dose, and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6 in Rituximab SC arm and time to peak plasma concentration of rituximab was determined.
Time Frame
Rituximab IV arm: pre-dose, post-dose and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6; Rituximab SC arm: pre-dose, and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6
Title
Part 2: Terminal Half-Life of Rituximab at Cycle 6
Description
The terminal half-life (t1/2) of rituximab is defined as the time required for the plasma concentration of rituximab to reach half of its original concentration.
Time Frame
Rituximab IV arm: pre-dose, post-dose and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6; Rituximab SC arm: pre-dose, and on Days 2, 3, 8 ,15, 29 of Cycle 6
Title
Part 1: Percentage of Participants and Nurses Recording a Preference For Either SC or IV Administration
Description
In part 1 of the trial, upon completion of dosing in cycle 6, participants and their treating nurses were asked whether they have a preference of dosing route, IV vs SC
Time Frame
Days 4 to 5 in Cycle 6
Title
Part 2: Physician/Nurse Opinion on Time Savings With Rituximab SC Compared With Rituximab IV
Description
Physicians and nurses who administered rituximab were asked to answer the following question: " If used in routine practice, on average, how much staff time could be saved with each administration of rituximab SC as compared to rituximab IV? (Please do not consider the time needed for the first IV administration, consider only the subsequent ones)". The number of nurses that responded for both the IV and SC arms was 70. The number of physicians that responded for the IV and SC arms were 78 and 81 respectively.
Time Frame
Days 4-5 in Cycle 6
Title
Part 2: Physician/Nurse Opinion on Convenience of Rituximab SC Compared With Rituximab IV
Description
Physicians and nurses who administered rituximab were asked to answer the following question: "Which formulation of rituximab (SC or IV) do you think is more convenient?" with pre-specified responses as below. Percentage of participants with specified answers were reported. The number of nurses that responded for both the IV and SC arms was 70. The number of physicians that responded for the IV and SC arms were 78 and 81 respectively.
Time Frame
Days 4-5 in Cycle 6
Title
Part 1: Percentage of Participants With Anti-Rituximab Antibodies
Description
Blood samples for the assessment of antibodies against rituximab (HACAs) were drawn pre-dose at Cycle 5 and Cycle 6 in Part 1 and at each follow up visit until 24 months after the last dose.
Time Frame
Predose at Cycles 5 and 6 and at each follow up visit until 24 months after the last dose
Title
Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Anti-Rituximab Antibodies
Description
In Part 2, samples for the HACA assay were collected at each treatment cycle prior to the administration of rituximab and at each follow-up visit until 24 months after the last dose of rituximab.
Time Frame
Day 0 of Cycle 1 and Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 and at each follow-up visit until 24 months after the last dose of rituximab.
Title
Part 1: Total Cluster Differentiation19 Positive (CD19+) B-Cell Counts by Visit
Description
CD 19 is a surface antigen (protein) present on B-lymphocytes.
Time Frame
Day 1 of Cycles 5 and 6 and Follow-up Days 28 and 56 and Follow-up Visits at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15,18, 21 and 24
Title
Part 1: Percentage of Participants With Total B-Cell Depletion by Visit
Description
Total B-cell depletion (normal B-cell plus Malignant B-cell depletion) was defined for each individual participant when the sum of CD5-/CD19+ (normal B-cells) and CD5+/CD19+ (malignant B-cells) cell counts decreased below 80 cells/μL.
Time Frame
Day 1 pre-dose of Cycles 5 and 6 and Follow-up Days 28 and 56 and Follow-up Visits at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
Title
Part 2: Total CD19+ B-Cell Counts by Visit
Description
CD 19 is a surface antigen (protein) present on B-lymphocytes.
Time Frame
Cycle 1 pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose, Days 2 and 3 in Cycle 2, day 1 pre-dose in Cycles 3, 4, 5 and 6, Follow-up Days 28 and 56, and Follow-up Visits at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 and Withdrawal Visit
Title
Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Total B-Cell Depletion by Visit
Description
Total B-cell depletion (normal B-cell plus Malignant B-cell depletion) was defined for each individual participant when the sum of CD5-/CD19+ (normal B-cells) and CD5+/CD19+ (malignant B-cells) cell counts decreased below 80 cells/μL.
Time Frame
Cycle 1 Pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose, Days 2 and 3 in Cycle 2, day 1 in Cycles 3, 4, 5 and 6, Follow-up Days 28 and 56, and Follow-up Visits at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 and Withdrawal Visit

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Adult patients, >/=18 years of age Patients with treatment-requiring chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1 Life expectancy >6 months Exclusion Criteria: Transformation to aggressive B-cell malignancy History of other malignancy unless the patient was treated with curative intent and has been in remission for more than 5 years prior to enrolment HIV or Hepatitis B positive unless clearly due to vaccination Inadequate liver or renal function Any coexisting medical or psychological condition that would preclude participation in the required study procedures Additional exclusion criterion for Part 1: Any previous treatment for CLL except for up to 4 cycles of rituximab IV in combination with FC chemotherapy as first-line treatment for CLL Additional exclusion criterion for Part 2: Any previous treatment for CLL
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Clinical Trials
Organizational Affiliation
Hoffmann-La Roche
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Fundaleu; Haematology
City
Buenos Aires
ZIP/Postal Code
C1114AAN
Country
Argentina
Facility Name
Cemic; Haematology
City
Buenos Aires
ZIP/Postal Code
C1431FWO
Country
Argentina
Facility Name
HOSPITAL PRIVADO - CENTRO MEDICO DE CÓRDOBA; Dpto Oncología
City
Córdoba
ZIP/Postal Code
5016
Country
Argentina
Facility Name
St George Hospital; Department of Haematology
City
Kogarah
State/Province
New South Wales
ZIP/Postal Code
2217
Country
Australia
Facility Name
Royal Brisbane and Women'S Hospital; Haematology
City
Herston
State/Province
Queensland
ZIP/Postal Code
4029
Country
Australia
Facility Name
Ashford Cancer Center Research
City
Kurralta Park
State/Province
South Australia
ZIP/Postal Code
5037
Country
Australia
Facility Name
Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Haematology
City
Woodville South
State/Province
South Australia
ZIP/Postal Code
5011
Country
Australia
Facility Name
St Vincent'S Hospital; Haematology
City
Fitzroy
State/Province
Victoria
ZIP/Postal Code
3065
Country
Australia
Facility Name
Frankston Hospital; Oncology/Haematology
City
Frankston
State/Province
Victoria
ZIP/Postal Code
3199
Country
Australia
Facility Name
Hospital da Cidade de Passo Fundo; Centro de Pesquisa em Oncologia
City
Passo Fundo
State/Province
RS
ZIP/Postal Code
99010-260
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
Hospital Mae de Deus
City
Porto Alegre
State/Province
RS
ZIP/Postal Code
90470-340
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
Hospital Sirio Libanes; Centro de Oncologia
City
Sao Paulo
State/Province
SP
ZIP/Postal Code
01308-050
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
Hospital das Clinicas - FMUSP
City
Sao Paulo
State/Province
SP
ZIP/Postal Code
05403-000
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Oncology
City
Halifax
State/Province
Nova Scotia
ZIP/Postal Code
B3H 2Y9
Country
Canada
Facility Name
McGill University; Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital; Oncology
City
Montreal
State/Province
Quebec
ZIP/Postal Code
H3T 1E2
Country
Canada
Facility Name
Centre de sante et de services sociaux Rimouski Neigette
City
Rimouski
State/Province
Quebec
ZIP/Postal Code
G5L 5T1
Country
Canada
Facility Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
City
Sherbrooke
State/Province
Quebec
ZIP/Postal Code
J1H 5N4
Country
Canada
Facility Name
Instituto Nacional del Cancer
City
Santiago
ZIP/Postal Code
8380000
Country
Chile
Facility Name
Centro Internacional de Estudios Clínicos (CIEC)
City
Santiago
ZIP/Postal Code
8420383
Country
Chile
Facility Name
Clinical Hospital Merkur; Dept of Haematology
City
Zagreb
ZIP/Postal Code
10000
Country
Croatia
Facility Name
University Hospital Center Zagreb; Haematology Department
City
Zagreb
ZIP/Postal Code
10000
Country
Croatia
Facility Name
Fakultni nemocnice Brno; Interni hematologicka a onkologicka klinika
City
Brno
ZIP/Postal Code
625 00
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
University Hospital and Medical School; IV.Dept. of Internal Medicine and Hematology
City
Hradec Kralove
ZIP/Postal Code
500 05
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice v Praze, I. Interni Klinika - Klinika Hematoonkologie VFN a 1. LF UK
City
Praha 2
ZIP/Postal Code
128 08
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
Centre Francois Baclesse
City
Caen
ZIP/Postal Code
14076
Country
France
Facility Name
Institut J Paolii Calmettes; Onco Hematologie 1
City
Marseille
ZIP/Postal Code
13273
Country
France
Facility Name
Hopital Saint Louis ; Service d Oncologie Medicale Fougere 6 (Pr Misset)
City
Paris
ZIP/Postal Code
75475
Country
France
Facility Name
Hopital Robert Debre; Hematologie Clinique
City
Reims
ZIP/Postal Code
51092
Country
France
Facility Name
Hopitaux De Brabois; Hematologie Medecine Interne
City
Vandoeuvre Les Nancy
ZIP/Postal Code
54511
Country
France
Facility Name
Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Kurfürstendamm
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
10707
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Onkologischer Schwerpunkt am Oskar-Helene-Heim; Dres. Herrenberger, Keitel-Wittig u. Kirsch
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
14195
Country
Germany
Facility Name
BAG Freiberg-Richter, Jacobasch, Illmer, Wolf; Gemeinschaftspraxis Hämatologie-Onkologie
City
Dresden
ZIP/Postal Code
01307
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Klinikum Frankfurt; Medizinische Klinik I
City
Frankfurt an der Oder
ZIP/Postal Code
15236
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Greifswald Klinik für Innere Medizin C und Poliklinik
City
Greifswald
ZIP/Postal Code
17475
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Dres. Bernd Gaede, Hans-Ulrich Ehlers, Ulrike Rodewig u.w.
City
Hannover
ZIP/Postal Code
30171
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. Siehl & Dr. Soeling
City
Kassel
ZIP/Postal Code
34119
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Klinik der Uni zu Köln; Klinik für Innere Medizin
City
Köln
ZIP/Postal Code
50924
Country
Germany
Facility Name
K&K Studien GbR
City
Landshut
ZIP/Postal Code
84028
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Lübeck
City
Lübeck
ZIP/Postal Code
23562
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Gemeinschaftspraxis Fr. Dr. med. Balser & Hr. Dr. med. Weidenbach
City
Marburg
ZIP/Postal Code
35037
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Klinikum Grosshadern der LMU
City
Muenchen
ZIP/Postal Code
81377
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum MOP
City
München
ZIP/Postal Code
80335
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. med. Holger Klaproth / Dr. med. Anca Astrid Cura
City
Neunkirchen/Saar
ZIP/Postal Code
66538
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Prosper-Hospital, Medizinische Klinik I
City
Recklinghausen
ZIP/Postal Code
45659
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Laiko General Hospital of Athens; A Propedeutical Clinic of Internal Medicine
City
Athens
ZIP/Postal Code
115 27
Country
Greece
Facility Name
Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki; Hematology Clinic
City
Thessaloniki
ZIP/Postal Code
54629
Country
Greece
Facility Name
IRST Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio E Cura Dei Tumori, Sede Meldola; Oncologia Medica
City
Meldola
State/Province
Emilia-Romagna
ZIP/Postal Code
47014
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Az. Osp. S. Maria Delle Croci; U.O. Di Ematologia
City
Ravenna
State/Province
Emilia-Romagna
ZIP/Postal Code
48100
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Ospedale Infermi Di Rimini; Unità Operativa di Oncologia e Oncoematologia
City
Rimini
State/Province
Emilia-Romagna
ZIP/Postal Code
47900
Country
Italy
Facility Name
A.O. Universitaria S. Maria Della Misericordia Di Udine; Oncologia; Clinica Ematologica
City
Udine
State/Province
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
ZIP/Postal Code
33100
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Istituto S. Raffaele Monte Tabor; Divisione Ematologia E Utmo
City
Milano
State/Province
Lombardia
ZIP/Postal Code
20132
Country
Italy
Facility Name
ASST GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO NIGUARDA; Struttura Complessa di Ematologia
City
Milano
State/Province
Lombardia
ZIP/Postal Code
20162
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Univ. Piemonte Est Amedeo Avogadro; Div.Ematologia- Dip.Clinica Med.Sperim.& Ircad
City
Novara
State/Province
Piemonte
ZIP/Postal Code
28100
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Policlinico G. B. Rossi; Divisione Di Ematologia
City
Verona
State/Province
Veneto
ZIP/Postal Code
37134
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Centro Estatal De Cancerologia De Chihuahua; Servicio De Hematologia Banco De Sangre
City
Chihuahua
ZIP/Postal Code
31000
Country
Mexico
Facility Name
Hospital General De Culiacan; Servicio De Hematologia
City
Culiacan
ZIP/Postal Code
80230
Country
Mexico
Facility Name
Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez; Haematology
City
Monterrey
ZIP/Postal Code
64460
Country
Mexico
Facility Name
Canterbury Health Laboratories; Haematology
City
Christchurch
ZIP/Postal Code
8011
Country
New Zealand
Facility Name
Wellington Hospital; Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre
City
Newtown
ZIP/Postal Code
6021
Country
New Zealand
Facility Name
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne; Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii
City
Gdansk
ZIP/Postal Code
80-952
Country
Poland
Facility Name
Katedra i Klinika Hematoonkologii i Transplantacji Szpiku; Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie
City
Lublin
ZIP/Postal Code
20-081
Country
Poland
Facility Name
Centrum Onkologii - Inst.Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie; Lymphoma Dept.
City
Warszawa
ZIP/Postal Code
02-781
Country
Poland
Facility Name
Medical Uni of Wroclaw; Hematology
City
Wroclaw
ZIP/Postal Code
50-367
Country
Poland
Facility Name
Hospital de Santa Maria; Servico de Hematologia e Transplantacao de Medula
City
Lisboa
ZIP/Postal Code
1600
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
IPO do Porto; Servico de Onco-Hematologia
City
Porto
ZIP/Postal Code
4200-072
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
N.N.Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center; Dept. of Chemotherapy & Hemoblastosis
City
Moscow
ZIP/Postal Code
115478
Country
Russian Federation
Facility Name
City Clinical Hospital After Botkin; Hematology
City
Moscow
ZIP/Postal Code
125101
Country
Russian Federation
Facility Name
Haematology Research Center; Haematology
City
Moscow
ZIP/Postal Code
125167
Country
Russian Federation
Facility Name
Penza Regional Oncology Dispensary
City
Penza
ZIP/Postal Code
440071
Country
Russian Federation
Facility Name
Clinical MSCh No1
City
Perm
ZIP/Postal Code
614077
Country
Russian Federation
Facility Name
St. Petersburg State Medical University n.a. I.P. Pavlov; Hematology, transfusiology and transplanta
City
Saint-Petersburg
ZIP/Postal Code
197022
Country
Russian Federation
Facility Name
National Oncology Inst. ; Dept. of Haematology
City
Bratislava
ZIP/Postal Code
833 10
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
University Hospital; Clinic of Hematology & Transfusiology
City
Bratislava
ZIP/Postal Code
851 07
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron; Servicio de Hematologia
City
Barcelona
ZIP/Postal Code
08035
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hospital Universitario de la Princesa; Servicio de Hematologia
City
Madrid
ZIP/Postal Code
28006
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro; Servicio de Hematologia
City
Madrid
ZIP/Postal Code
28222
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca;Servicio de Hematologia
City
Salamanca
ZIP/Postal Code
37007
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio; Servicio de Hematologia
City
Sevilla
ZIP/Postal Code
41013
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo- H. Virgen de la Salud; Servicio de Hematología
City
Toledo
ZIP/Postal Code
45004
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia; Servicio de Onco-hematologia
City
Valencia
ZIP/Postal Code
46010
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hacettepe Uni Medical Faculty; Hematology
City
Ankara
ZIP/Postal Code
06100
Country
Turkey
Facility Name
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty; Hematology Department
City
Istanbul
ZIP/Postal Code
34098
Country
Turkey
Facility Name
Dokuz Eylul Uni ; Hematology
City
Izmir
ZIP/Postal Code
35100
Country
Turkey
Facility Name
Ege University ARGEFAR
City
Izmir
ZIP/Postal Code
35100
Country
Turkey

12. IPD Sharing Statement

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A Study to Compare Subcutaneous Versus Intravenous MabThera (Rituximab) in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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