Status:

COMPLETED

Clofarabine in Treating Patients With T-Cell or Natural Killer-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma That Has Relapsed or Not Responded to Previous Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

University of Rochester

Conditions:

Leukemia

Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as clofarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This pha...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of clofarabine in patients with relapsed or refractory T-cell or natural killer-cell lymphoma. * Determine the toxicity of this drug in the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed T-cell or natural killer (NK)-cell lymphoma, including any of the following subtypes:
  • Blastic NK-cell lymphoma
  • T/NK-cell lymphoma/leukemia
  • Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia
  • T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia
  • T-lymphoblastic lymphoma
  • Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified
  • Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
  • Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
  • Transformed mycosis fungoides
  • Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
  • Nasal T/NK-cell lymphoma
  • Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma
  • Hepatosplenic gamma/delta T-cell lymphoma
  • Relapsed or refractory disease, meeting both of the following criteria:
  • Must have been treated with prior cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or monoclonal antibody therapy
  • No standard curative treatment exists
  • Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is not considered standard curative treatment
  • Evaluable disease (Phase I)
  • Measurable disease, defined as any nodal site or mass lesion ≥ 1.5 cm in longest transverse diameter on physical exam or CT scan OR a measurable extranodal site \> 1 cm (Phase II)
  • Patients with evaluable blood- or marrow-based disease are eligible
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³ (Phase I)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 500/mm³ (Phase II)
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³ (Phase I)
  • Platelet count ≥ 50,000/mm³ (Phase II)
  • Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL\*
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 times upper limit of normal (ULN)\*
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN\*
  • No active infection requiring antibiotics
  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No other active malignancy requiring therapy
  • No other serious or life-threatening condition deemed unacceptable by the principal investigator
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception NOTE: \*Unless due to lymphoma and patients are entering to the phase II portion of the study
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 3 weeks since prior therapy, including any of the following:
  • Interferon
  • Antibody therapy
  • Retinoids
  • Other non-chemotherapeutic treatment
  • Concurrent stable-dose corticosteroids allowed
  • No colony-stimulating factor therapy during the first course of study therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 27 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    29 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00416351

    Start Date

    June 27 2006

    End Date

    March 1 2021

    Last Update

    May 17 2022

    Active Locations (3)

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    1

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10065

    2

    James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, United States, 14642

    3

    Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195