Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the Elderly. Clinical Trial
Official title:
Cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, Myocet, Prednisone and Rituximab (R-COMP) in the Treatment of Elderly Patients With Aggressive NHL.
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of R-COMP in elderly patients with advanced aggressive NHL. Myocet (non-pegylated liposomal doxorubicin) replaces conventional doxorubicin in the R-CHOP regimen.
Status | Active, not recruiting |
Enrollment | 75 |
Est. completion date | |
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Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 65 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), and their morphologic variants and subtypes, i.e. Centroblastic lymphoma, Immunoblastic lymphoma, T-cell rich/B-cell lymphoma, anaplastic large B-cell lymphoma, mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma; - Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of MALT (incorrectly defined as high-grade MALT lymphoma); - Marginal zone B-cell lymphoma with coexisting areas of DLBCL; - Age of =60 years; - Clinical stage at diagnosis: I A bulky – IV B; - CD20 positivity; - Serum negativity for HbsAg and HCV except for those with no sign of active viral replication, assessed by HCV-RNA copies; - Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) =1.5x109/L, and platelet count =100x109/L (unless both are attributed directly to bone marrow involvement by lymphoma or auto-immune disease secondary to lymphoma); - Serum creatinine =130µM/L, serum bilirubin =2.5xULN aspartate amino-transferase (AST/GOT), =2.5xULN alanine amino-transferase (ALT/GPT) =2.5xULN, and alkaline phosphatase =4 times the upper limit of normal (unless the increase is attributed directly to the presence of tumour by the Investigator) - Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) =50%; - ECOG performance status 0-2; - At least one measurable lesion is mandatory; - Written informed consent given at time of registration; - Males and females (both males and females of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception for the duration, and for 3 months after the completion, of the treatment). Exclusion Criteria: - Clinical stage I non-bulky, or CS IIA with less than three sites of disease involved (patients with stage IIB are eligible, regardless of the number of sites involved); - Tumour involvement of CNS; - Indolent lymphoma transformed in more aggressive histological type, even if never previously treated; - Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Peripheral T cell Lymphoma and their variants; - Aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in transplanted patient; - Clinically significant secondary cardiovascular disease, e.g. uncontrolled hypertension, (resting diastolic blood pressure >115 mmHg), uncontrolled multifocal cardiac arrhythmias, symptomatic angina pectoris or congestive cardiac failure NYHA class III-IV; - Evidence of any severe active acute or chronic infection; - Concurrent malignancy or history of other malignancy, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin (BCC) and in-situ cervical carcinoma (CIN) / Myelodysplastic syndrome; - HbsAg, HIV-positive, or HCV-RNA-positive patients; - Inability to comply with study procedures; - Prior CNS lymphoma; - Prior radiation to non-CNS lymphoma mass(es) as a treatment for lymphomas; - History of allergic reaction to anthracyclines, eggs, and egg products or known sensitivities, or history of unusual reaction, to other components of, or treatments similar to, the investigational treatment regimen; - Presence of other medication that may interfere with study treatment or the action of the investigational product or confuse the assessment of study results - Pregnant women or nursing mothers; - Participation in an investigational drug study within 4 weeks prior to study entry. |
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Italy | Universita Degli Studi Di Modena AZ Ospedaliere Policlinico | Modena |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Zeneus Pharma |
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Response rate |