Status:

COMPLETED

Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone With or Without Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Conditions:

Lymphoma

Small Intestine Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone, and gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing o...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the complete response rate (confirmed or unconfirmed) in patients with previously untreated aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of 1 of the following WHO subtypes:
  • Diffuse large B large cell lymphoma (including all clinical and morphologic variants)
  • Grade 3 follicular lymphoma
  • Extranodal T/NK cell lymphoma, nasal type
  • Enteropathy-type T cell lymphoma
  • Hepato-splenic T cell lymphoma
  • Peripheral T cell lymphoma, unspecified
  • Angioimmunoblastic lymphoma
  • Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, systemic type
  • Stage II-IV disease
  • At least 1 site of measurable disease (e.g., lymph node or lymph node mass)
  • The following subtypes are not allowed:
  • Mantle cell lymphoma
  • Burkitt's lymphoma
  • Precursor B or T cell lymphoma
  • Primary cutaneous B or T cell lymphoma
  • No CNS involvement by lymphoma
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 to 70
  • Performance status
  • Not specified
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • WBC \> 3,000/mm\^3
  • Neutrophil count \> 1,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin \< 2.5 times normal (unless due to lymphoma)
  • ALT and AST \< 2.5 times normal (unless due to lymphoma)
  • Renal
  • Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL
  • Cardiovascular
  • No severe cardiac disease that would preclude study participation or limit life expectancy
  • Pulmonary
  • FEV\_1 and DLCO ≥ 75% of predicted (unless due to lymphoma)
  • No severe pulmonary disease that would preclude study participation or limit life expectancy
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • HIV negative
  • No other prior or concurrent malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No severe neurologic or metabolic disease that would preclude study participation or limit life expectancy
  • No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study compliance and follow-up
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • No concurrent monoclonal antibodies
  • Chemotherapy
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • No prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • No prior cytotoxic agents
  • No prior treatment for NHL
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • No other concurrent investigational drugs

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    25 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00079261

    Start Date

    January 1 2004

    Last Update

    September 24 2012

    Active Locations (6)

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    1

    U.Z. Gasthuisberg

    Leuven, Belgium, B-3000

    2

    Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Augustinus

    Wilrijk, Belgium, 2610

    3

    University Hospital Rebro

    Zagreb, Croatia, 41000

    4

    National Cancer Institute - Cairo

    Cairo, Egypt