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Phase II Study of BMS-247550 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

BMS-247550 in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Treatment


Active


18 and over


NCI


UCCRC-11965B
NCI-5913, UCCRC-NCI-5913, NCT00058019, 5913

Objectives

  1. Determine the objective overall response rate of patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with BMS-247550.
  2. Determine the safety and toxicity of this drug in these patients.
  3. Determine the duration of response, overall survival, and time to progression in patients treated with this drug.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of 1 of the following cellular types:
    • Grade III follicular center
    • Diffuse large B-cell
    • Mantle cell
    • Primary mediastinal B-cell
    • Burkitt's
    • High-grade B-cell (Burkitt-like)
    • Anaplastic large cell of 1 of the following subtypes:
      • CD30-positive
      • T-cell
      • Null cell
      • Hodgkin's-like


  • Relapsed or refractory disease after prior standard chemotherapy, meeting criteria for 1 of the following cohorts:
    • Cohort 1 (relapsed but chemosensitive): Prior complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) lasting at least 4 weeks after the most recent prior therapy
    • Cohort 2 (refractory): Stable disease or less than a PR after the most recent prior therapy
      • No progressive disease after the most recent prior therapy


  • Measurable disease
    • At least 1 bidimensionally measurable lesion at least 10 mm by conventional techniques or clinical exam


  • Ineligible for or unwilling to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
    • Patients requiring debulking prior to transplant allowed


  • No known CNS involvement by lymphoma
    • Prior CNS disease that has been successfully treated in patients with relapsed disease exclusively outside of the CNS may be allowed by the principal investigator


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • No colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) within 24 hours of study chemotherapy
  • No CSFs during first course of study therapy
  • No concurrent filgrastim-SD/01
  • No concurrent immunotherapy

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior cytotoxic chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin)
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • No concurrent hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy

  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent therapeutic radiotherapy

Surgery

  • At least 4 weeks since prior surgery

Other

  • Recovered from prior therapy
  • At least 7 days since prior cimetidine
  • No concurrent cimetidine
  • No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No other concurrent anticancer medications
  • No concurrent unconventional therapies, food, or vitamin supplements containing Hypericum perforatum

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • More than 3 months

Hematopoietic

  • WBC at least 3,000/mm3
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,200/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST/ALT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

    OR

  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular

  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to compounds containing Cremophor EL or agents of similar chemical or biological composition to BMS-247550
  • No peripheral neuropathy grade 2 or greater
  • No other currently active malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix (previously treated malignancy allowed if considered to be at less than 30% risk of relapse)
  • No ongoing or active infection
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • No other concurrent uncontrolled illness

Expected Enrollment

76

A total of 37-76 patients (22-46 for cohort 1 and 15-30 for cohort 2) will be accrued for this study within 12-18 months.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Objective overall response rate
Safety
Toxicity

Secondary Outcome(s)

Duration of response
Overall survival
Time to progression

Outline

This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive BMS-247550 IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or if the patient becomes a candidate for stem cell transplantation.

Patients are followed every 8 weeks until disease progression.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Sonali Smith, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 773-834-2895; 888-824-0200

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Illinois
  Chicago
 Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
Ph: 773- 564-5044
 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Ph: 773-834-7424
  Decatur
 Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
Ph: 217-876-6601
  Evanston
 Evanston Northwestern Healthcare - Evanston Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Evanston Northwestern Healthcare - Evanston Hospital
Ph: 847-570-1381
  Harvey
 Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Ph: 708-915-6747
  La Grange
 La Grange Memorial Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - La Grange Memorial Hospital
Ph: 630-856-7526
  Maywood
 Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Ph: 708-226-4357
  Peoria
 Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
 James Knost, MD, FACP
Ph: 309-243-3000
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
 Email: jkugler@ohaci.com
  Springfield
 Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Center
 Edem Agamah, MD, MS
Ph: 217-525-2500
 Email: ihdn@aol.com
Indiana
  Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology
 David Sciortino, MD
Ph: 260-484-8830
800-852-2333
 Sreenivasa Nattam, MD
Ph: 260-484-8830
800-852-2333
 Email: ledgar@fwmoh.com
  South Bend
 CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
 David Taber, MD
Ph: 574-647-3353
800-284-7370
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-647-7370
800-284-7370
Michigan
  Saint Joseph
 Oncology Care Associates, PLLC
 Eric Lester, MD
Ph: 269-985-0029
Wisconsin
  Milwaukee
 Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
Ph: 414-805-4380

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase II Study Of Epothilone B Analog BMS-247550 (NSC 710428) In Patients With Relapsed Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Trial Start Date 2003-02-27
Trial Completion Date 2004-05-28 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00058019
Date Submitted to PDQ 2003-02-12
Information Last Verified 2007-10-11
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA14599, CM17102

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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