Cyclophosphamide and Total Body Irradiation in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing an Autologous Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia focused on measuring stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage II chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia, refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, meeting 1 of the following criteria: Binet stage B or C disease Binet stage A disease and at high risk for disease progression, defined as the following: Non-nodular marrow infiltration or lymphocyte doubling time < 12 months Thymidine kinase > 7.0 U/L or ß-2-microglobulin > 3.5 mg/L Polymerase chain reaction-amplifiable clonal CDRIII rearrangement of the IgV_H PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: ECOG performance status 0-1 No concurrent disease resulting in major organ dysfunction PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior combination therapy comprising melphalan, dexamethasone, carmustine, cytarabine, and etoposide (DEXA-Beam) No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen No prior chemotherapy regimen longer than 6 months in duration
Sites / Locations
- Hanuschkrankenhaus
- Allg. Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien Universitaets-Kinderklinik
- Humaine - Clinic
- Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Benjamin Franklin
- Robert Roessle Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Berlin - Charite Campus Buch
- Universitaetsklinikum Bonn
- Praxis Dres. F.& G. Doering
- Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
- Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf
- Michael Schaefers und Partner
- Onkologische Schwerpunkt Praxis
- Universitaetsklinikum Essen
- Malteser Krankenhaus
- Gemeinschaftspraxis Fuer Innere Medizin, Hematologie Und Onkologie
- Klinik Fuer Innere Medizin, Hematology/Oncology, Ernst Moritz Armdt Universitaet
- Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
- Asklepios Klinik St. Georg
- St. Marien-Hospital Hamm - Klinik Knappenstrasse
- Krankenhaus Siloah - Medizinische Klinik II
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
- Universitaets-Kinderklinik Heidelberg
- Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
- Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes
- Klinikum der Friedrich-Schiller Universitaet Jena
- Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH
- Gemeinschaftspraxis fuer Haematologie, Onkologie und Infektiologie
- Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis - Kassel
- Staedtisches Krankenhaus Kiel
- University Leipzig Clinic of Internal Medicine
- Universitaets - Kinderklinik - Luebeck
- Sana Kliniken Luebeck
- Universitaetsklinkum Magdeburg der Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg
- Universitatsklinik Mainz
- Krankenhaus Maria Hilf GmbH
- University of Muenster
- Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Innenstadt Campus
- Krankenhaus Muenchen Schwabing
- Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Grosshadern Campus
- Staedtisches Krankenhaus Muenchen - Harlaching
- Internistische Praxis - Neuss
- Praxis fuer Haematologie und Interne Onkologie
- Klinikum Nuernberg - Klinikum Nord
- Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis - Oldenburg
- Klinikum Oldenburg
- Klinikum Ernst Von Bergmann
- Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Innere Medizin - Universitaet Rostock
- Diakonie Klinikum Stuttgart
- Buergerhospital Stuttgart
- Internistische Praxis - Trier
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm at Universitaetsklinikum Ulm
- Deutsche Klinik fuer Diagnostik
- Hamatologisch - Onkologische Praxis Wurzburg
- University Wurzburg
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
High dose therapy + autologous PBSCT
Cytoreductive treatment: (preferentially) FC (2-4 cycles) Mobilization: Dexa-BEAM + G-CSF (1-2 cycles) Myeloablation: fractionated TBI (e.g. 6x2Gy) + Cyclophosphamide (2 x 60 mg/kg; d -4 to -3) autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) (d 0)