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Phase I/II Study of Yttrium Y 90-Labeled Ibritumomab Tiuxetan With Rituximab in Patients With B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Who Have Relapsed After High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

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

Alternate Title

Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma That Has Relapsed After High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II, Phase I


Treatment


Completed


19 and over


Other


UNMC-535-00
NCI-V02-1691, NCT00031642

Objectives

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of yttrium Y 90-labeled ibritumomab tiuxetan when administered with rituximab in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who have relapsed after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  2. Determine the safety and efficacy of this regimen in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Diagnosis of relapsed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation


  • Less than 25% bone marrow involvement with NHL as evidenced by unilateral or bilateral biopsy within the past 6 weeks
    • Bone marrow biopsy should demonstrate 15-20% of cellular space occupied by normal hematopoiesis


  • CD20 antigen expression in tumor tissue within the past year as evidenced by 1 of the following:
    • Immunoperoxidase stains of tissue showing positive reactivity with L26 antibody
    • Flow cytometry studies


  • Measurable disease
    • More than 2 cm bidimensionally


  • No active CNS lymphoma


  • No HIV- or AIDS-related lymphoma


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior growth factors
  • At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy
  • No dependency on hematopoietic growth factors (e.g., epoetin alfa, interleukin-11, filgrastim [G-CSF], or sargramostim [GM-CSF])
  • No prior radioimmunotherapy
  • No other concurrent biologic therapy of any kind

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since any prior cytotoxic chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
  • No prior fludarabine
  • No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent steroids except as maintenance for non-cancerous disease

Radiotherapy:

  • See Biologic therapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No prior pelvic radiotherapy
  • No prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of estimated bone marrow reserve
  • No concurrent external beam radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • Recovered from all prior therapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior immunosuppressants
  • No other concurrent investigational drugs
  • No other concurrent anti-cancer therapy

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • 19 and over

Performance status:

  • WHO 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • At least 3 months

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count greater than 150,000/mm3
  • No transfusion dependency

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL
  • SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (unless due to lymphomatous infiltration of the liver)

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL
  • No active obstructive hydronephrosis

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study therapy
  • HIV negative
  • No active infection requiring oral or IV antibiotics
  • No human antimurine antibody positivity
  • No other major medical problems

Expected Enrollment

Approximately 78 patients (20 for phase I and 58 for phase II) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Maximum tolerated dose
Safety and efficacy

Outline

This is a dose-escalation study of yttrium Y 90-labeled ibritumomab tiuxetan (IDEC-Y2B8).

  • Phase I: Patients receive rituximab IV over 4-6 hours followed by indium In 111-labeled ibritumomab tiuxetan (IDEC-In2B8) IV over 10 minutes on day 0. Patients receive rituximab IV again on day 7 followed by IDEC-Y2B8 IV over 10 minutes.

    Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of IDEC-Y2B8 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose at which 3 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.



  • Phase II: Once the MTD is determined, 58 additional patients are treated at that dose level as in phase I.


Patients are followed at 6 weeks, every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

Julie Vose, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 402-559-3848
Email: jmvose@unmc.edu

Registry Information
Official Title Phase I/II Study of IDEC-Y2B8 (Zevalin) for Post Transplant Relapses of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Trial Start Date 2002-01-03
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00031642
Date Submitted to PDQ 2002-01-04
Information Last Verified 2006-01-10

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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