Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Lymphoma

In brief

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining rituximab with combination chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving rituximab together with combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00060346

Run by

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

People needed

16

Starts

2004-10-05

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-06-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia confirmed by the presence of the following:
• Bone marrow lymphoplasmacytosis with: > 10% lymphoplasmacytic cells OR aggregates or sheets of one of the following: lymphocytes, plasma cells or lymphoplasmacytic cells on the bone marrow biopsy (measured within 4 weeks prior to registration)
• Measurable disease defined as a quantitative immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal protein of > 1,000 mg/dL obtained within 4 weeks prior to registration
• Cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20) positive stain of bone marrow or lymph node samples obtained < 8 weeks prior to registration
• Impaired bone marrow function due to infiltration by lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, defined by 1 of the following:
• Hemoglobin no greater than 11 g/dL
• Serum viscosity level relative to water of at least 4.0 centipoise
• Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm\^3
• Platelet count at least 75,000/mm\^3
• Bilirubin no greater than 3.0 mg/dL
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal
• Creatinine no greater than 3.0 mg/dL
• Age of 18 and over
• ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status 0-1
• Must be symptomatic with 1 of the following:
• Clinically significant anemia (hemoglobin no greater than 11 g/dL)
• Bulky lymphadenopathy
• Symptoms attributable to hyperviscosity (e.g., nose bleeding, gingival bleeding, or retinal hemorrhage)
• History of heart disease allowed only if 1 of the following is demonstrated by echocardiography, multigated acquisition scan (MUGA), exercise MUGA, or coronary catheterization:
• Ejection fraction of at least 45%
• Normal fractional shortening of the left ventricle
• Must have been tested for hepatitis B surface antigen within 2 weeks of registration
• Negative pregnancy test
• Fertile patients must use effective contraception

You may not qualify if…

• Prior treatment for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
• Prior anti-CD20 therapy
• Concurrent steroids exceeding 10 mg prednisone (or equivalent) per day
• Prior irradiation if less than 4 weeks had elapsed prior to registration and the date of last treatment
• Prior anthracyclines
• Prior malignancy except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other cancer curatively treated with surgery alone and from which patient has been disease free for at least 5 years
• Active heart disease
• Pregnant or nursing
• Myocardial infarction within the past 3 months
• Congestive heart failure
• Symptomatic ventricular arrhythmia

Where it is running

• Beebe Medical Center — Lewes, Delaware, United States
• CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services — Newark, Delaware, United States
• Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center — Aurora, Illinois, United States
• Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West — Joliet, Illinois, United States
• Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital — Urbana, Illinois, United States
• CCOP - Carle Cancer Center — Urbana, Illinois, United States
• St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus — Beech Grove, Indiana, United States
• Elkhart General Hospital — Elkhart, Indiana, United States
• Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• William N. Wishard Memorial Hospital — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• Howard Community Hospital — Kokomo, Indiana, United States
• Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services — La Porte, Indiana, United States
• Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers — Michigan City, Indiana, United States
• Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, Incorporated — Richmond, Indiana, United States
• CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium — South Bend, Indiana, United States
• Memorial Hospital of South Bend — South Bend, Indiana, United States
• Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center — South Bend, Indiana, United States
• McFarland Clinic, PC — Ames, Iowa, United States
• Genesis Regional Cancer Center at Genesis Medical Center — Davenport, Iowa, United States
• Genesis Medical Center - West Campus — Davenport, Iowa, United States
• Mercy Capitol Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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