Everolimus in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Lymphoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma focused on measuring contiguous stage II mantle cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, stage I mantle cell lymphoma, stage III mantle cell lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Inclusion criteria:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed relapsed or chemotherapy/immunotherapy-resistant mantle cell lymphoma
- No more than 3 lines of prior systemic treatment
- At least one measurable lesion ≥ 15 mm in its greatest transverse diameter by CT scan
Exclusion criteria:
- Presence or history of CNS disease (either CNS lymphoma or lymphomatous meningosis)
- Newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma
- Patients suitable for intensive treatment (e.g., hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin hydrochloride and dexamethasone with high-dose methotrexate and cytarabine [HyperCVAD])
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Inclusion criteria:
- WHO performance status ≤ 2
- Creatinine clearance ≥ 30mL/min
- Bilirubin ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2 times ULN
- AST and ALT ≤ 2 times ULN
- Neutrophils ≥ 1,500/mm³ (≥ 1,000/mm³ with marrow infiltration)
- Thrombocytes ≥ 100,000/mm³ (≥ 75,000/mm³ in case of bone marrow infiltration)
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 12 months after study participation
Exclusion criteria:
Prior or concurrent hematological malignancies
- Patients with prior solid organ tumors that required no treatment over the last 5 years and are currently free of disease are eligible
Cardiovascular disease including any of the following:
- NYHA class III or IV congestive heart failure
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Significant arrhythmia or arrhythmia requiring chronic treatment
- Myocardial infarction in the last 3 months
Serious underlying medical condition which could impair the ability of the patient to participate in the trial including any of the following:
- Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- Gastric ulcers
- Active autoimmune disease
- Ongoing infection (e.g., HIV or hepatitis)
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Exclusion criteria:
- Prior radiation where the indicator lesion(s) are in the irradiated field
- Prior organ transplantation
- Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to study entry
- Concurrent anticancer drugs/treatments or experimental medications
- Other concurrent investigational therapy
- Other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy (including palliative radiotherapy)
Sites / Locations
- CHU de Grenoble - Hopital de la Tronche
- Hopital Haut Leveque
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bretonneau de Tours
- Institut Gustave Roussy
- University of Bologna Medical School
- European Institute of Oncology
- Hirslanden Klinik Aarau
- Kantonsspital Baden
- Universitaetsspital-Basel
- Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana
- Inselspital Bern
- Kantonsspital Graubuenden
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
- Kantonsspital Olten
- Kantonsspital - St. Gallen
- Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve
- Kantonsspital Winterthur
- Onkozentrum - Klinik im Park
- Klinik Hirslanden
- City Hospital Triemli
- UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Everolimus
Patients receive oral everolimus once daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.