Status:

COMPLETED

BL22 Immunotoxin in Treating Patients With Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Prolymphocytic Leukemia, or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

MedImmune LLC

Conditions:

Leukemia

Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: BL22 immunotoxin can find tumor cells and kill them without harming normal cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of BL22 immunotoxin in treating pat...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of recombinant BL22 immunotoxin in patients with CD22-positive refractory B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, prolymphocytic leukemia, or indolent ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of B-cell leukemia or lymphoma of 1 of the following types:
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Failed standard chemotherapy
  • Prolymphocytic leukemia
  • Failed standard chemotherapy
  • Indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including mantle cell lymphoma
  • Stage III or IV disease
  • Failed ≥ 1 prior doxorubicin- or fludarabine-containing standard therapy
  • CD22-positive disease, as evidenced by 1 of the following:
  • More than 15% malignant cells react with anti-CD22 by immunohistochemistry
  • More than 30% malignant cells are CD22-positive by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis
  • More than 400 CD22 sites per malignant cell (average) by radiolabeled anti-CD22 binding
  • Treatment is medically indicated, as evidenced by any of the following:
  • Progressive disease-related symptoms
  • Progressive cytopenias due to marrow involvement
  • Progressive or painful splenomegaly or adenopathy
  • Rapidly increasing lymphocytosis
  • Autoimmune hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia
  • Increased frequency of infections
  • No neutralizing anti-toxin or anti-mouse immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to BL22 or PE38
  • No serum neutralization of \> 75% of the activity of 1 μg/mL of BL22
  • No CNS disease requiring treatment
  • No hairy cell leukemia
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy
  • More than 6 months
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,000/mm\^3\*
  • Platelet count \> 40,000/mm\^3 NOTE: \*Patients with leukemia are eligible regardless of absolute neutrophil count; Grade III-IV pancytopenia or growth factor dependence allowed if due to disease
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT and AST \< 2.5 times ULN
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Pulmonary
  • FEV1 ≥ 60% of predicted
  • DLCO ≥ 55% of predicted
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • HIV negative
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Prior bone marrow transplantation allowed
  • More than 3 weeks since prior biologic therapy, including interferon, denileukin diftitox, or LMB-2 immunotoxin
  • More than 3 months since prior monoclonal antibody therapy (e.g., rituximab)
  • Chemotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • More than 3 weeks since prior cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • More than 1 week since prior steriods
  • Less than 5 doses for non-treatment reasons (e.g., allergy prophylaxis)
  • No evidence of disease response
  • Radiotherapy
  • More than 3 weeks since prior whole-body electron beam radiotherapy
  • Radiotherapy within the past 3 weeks allowed provided the volume of bone marrow treated is \< 10% AND the patient has measurable disease located outside the radiation port
  • Surgery
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • More than 3 weeks since prior retinoids
  • More than 3 weeks since other prior systemic therapy for this malignancy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    24 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00126646

    Start Date

    June 1 2005

    End Date

    June 1 2009

    Last Update

    June 22 2010

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    Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182