Status:

UNKNOWN

Freiburg ZNS-NHL Study

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Freiburg

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital Tuebingen

Conditions:

Primary Non Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether combined chemotherapy \[rituximab plus high dosage methotrexate (max. 2 cycles) followed by arabinoside/thiotepa (max. 2 cycles) followed by high dosa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • group A: first diagnosis of PCNSL, histologically confirmed
  • group B: relapse or progression of PCNSL after MTX containing chemotherapy
  • age 18 - 65 years
  • not legally incompetent, physically or mentally incapable of giving consent
  • written signed and dated informed consent of the legal representative and - if possible - of the patient

Exclusion

  • manifestations of further lymphoma outside the CNS
  • sero-positive for HIV
  • severe pulmonary, cardiac, hepatic, renal impairment
  • neutrophil count \< 2.000/µl, platelet count \< 100.000/µl
  • pulmonary disease with IVC \< 55%, DLCO \< 40%
  • cardiac ejection fraction \< 50%, uncontrolled malign arrhythmia
  • creatinine \> 1,5 mg% or creatinine-clearance \< 50ml/min
  • bilirubin \> 2mg/dl
  • ascites or pleural effusion (\> 500ml)
  • pregnancy o r lactation
  • women with childbearing potential without sufficient contraception
  • participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days prior to the begin or parallel to this study
  • known or current drug or alcohol abuse
  • known hypersensitivity against methotrexate, cytarabine, thiotepa, BCNU rituximab, leukovorin, dexamethasone, neupogen and neulasta.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

78 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00647049

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

November 17 2009

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University Hospital Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 79106