Phase 2
N=50
Phase 2 Study of Rituximab-ABVD in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Lymphoma
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00369681 ↗Enrolled (actual)
50
Serious AEs
32.0%
Results posted
Jul 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Effect of Rituximab on EBV(+) Tumors — 0 relapses
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- Bleomycin (Drug); Rituximab (Biological); Dacarbazine (Drug); Doxorubicin (Drug); Vinblastine (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Primary completion
- Oct 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Effect of Rituximab on EBV(+) Tumors |
— | — |
| PRIMARY Relationship Between Marker Detection and Clinical Outcome |
0; 2 | — |
| SECONDARY Event-free Survival |
83 | — |
| SECONDARY Addition of Information to Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) by Plasma DNA Biomarkers |
— | — |
Summary
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving rituximab together 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 stage II, stage III, or stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed classical Hodgkin's lymphoma
- No lymphocyte-predominant histology
- Stage II, III, or IV disease
- Newly diagnosed disease
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Performance status 0-2
- Creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL
- Bilirubin < 5 mg/dL
- Not pregnant or nursing
- No HIV positivity
- Hepatitis B surface antigen negative
- No active concurrent malignancy except for superficial nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Steroids allowed if medically required before chemotherapy initiation
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00369681). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.