Trial of Bendamustine And Rituximab for Patients With Previously Untreated Extranodal Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma
MALT LYMPHOMA
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for MALT LYMPHOMA focused on measuring CD 20 positive
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically proven diagnosis of CD20-positive marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT type arisen at any extranodal site (WHO classification)
- Any stage (Ann Arbor I-IV)
The novo disease en any extranodal site. For primary gastric or cutaneous lymphoma, local/specific previous treatment is accepted, just following the below criteria:
- Cutaneous lymphoma: recurrent lymphoma after local therapy
- Gastric lymphoma:
b1. H. pylori-negative cases, either de novo (non pre-treated) or at relapse following local therapy (i.e., surgery, radiotherapy or antibiotics).
b2. H. pylori-positive cases at diagnosis, who failed antibiotic therapy, including patients with: clinical (endoscopic) and histological evidence of disease progression at any time post H. pylori eradication; stable disease with persistent lymphoma at 1 year post H. pylori eradication; relapse (without H. pylori re-infection), after a remission; patients who failed either first line antibiotics or further local treatment (surgery or radiotherapy)
- No evidence of histologic transformation to a high grade lymphoma
- Measurable or evaluable disease
- Age >18 and <85
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Life expectancy of at least 1 year
- Written informed consent given according to national/local regulations
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior chemotherapy or prior immunotherapy with any anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody
- Prior radiotherapy in the last 6 weeks
- Corticosteroids during the last 28 days, unless prednisone chronically administered at a dose <20 mg/day for indications other than lymphoma or lymphoma-related symptoms
- Major impairment of renal function (serum creatinine > 2,5 x upper normal) or liver function (ASAT/ALAT <2,5 x upper normal, total bilirubin <2,5x upper normal), unless due to lymphoma involvement.
- Impairment of bone marrow function (WBC <3.0x109/L, ANC <1.5x109/L, PLT <100x109/L), unless due to lymphoma involvement
- Evidence of clinically significant cardiac, neurological or metabolic disease, unless due to lymphoma involvement
- Evidence of symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) disease
- Active HBV and/or HCV infection
- Known HIV infection
- Prior diagnosis of neoplasm within 5 years, except cervical intraepithelial neoplasia type 1 (CIN1) or localized non-melanomatous skin cancer
- Any psychiatric disease potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
- Potential to attend regular visits to the hospital, on an outpatient regimen
- Hypersensibility to any compound of the study medication.
- Non appropriate contraceptive method in women of childbearing potential or men
- Treatment with any drug under research within 30 days previous to start the study medication.
Sites / Locations
- Hospital Central de Asturias
- ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
- ICO-Hospital Durans i Reynals
- Hospital Mutua de Terrassa
- Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago
- Hospital Fundación Alcorcón
- Hospital Son Llátzer
- Clínica Universitaria Navarra
- Hospital Universitario de Canarias
- Hospital del Mar
- Hospital La Princesa
- Hospital MD Anderson
- Hospital Ramón y Cajal
- Hospital 12 de Octubre
- Hospital La Paz
- Hospital Morales Meseguer
- Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
- Hospital Clínico de Zaragoza "Lozano Blesa"
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Rituximab and Bendamustine