Status:

COMPLETED

High-Dose Gemcitabine, Busulfan and Melphalan for Patients With Refactory Hodgkin's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of gemcitabine, busulfan, and melphalan, when given before a stem cell transplant, can help to control refractory Hodgkin's dise...

Detailed Description

Study Drugs: Busulfan and melphalan are designed to kill cancer cells by binding to DNA (the genetic material of cells), which may cause cancer cells to die. They are commonly used in stem cell trans...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 12 to 70 years
  • Patients with relapsed Hodgkin's disease and one or more of the following: 1) Less than complete response to first-line chemotherapy, 2) Relapse within 12 months of completion of first-line chemotherapy, 3) Relapse within a prior irradiation field, 4) Less than complete metabolic response to second-line chemotherapy, 5) Second relapse or beyond, 6) Extranodal disease at the time of relapse, 7) Presence of B symptoms at the time of persistent disease upon completion of first-line chemotherapy, or of relapse, progressive disease, 8) Bulky disease (defined as any lesion greater than 5 cm) at the time of persistent disease upon completion of first-line chemotherapy, or of relapse, progressive disease.
  • Adequate renal function, as defined by estimated serum creatinine clearance \>/=50 ml/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula: creatinine clearance = \[(140-age)\*kg/(72\*serum creatinine)\] \* 0.85 if female) and/or serum creatinine \</=1.8 mg/dL.
  • Adequate hepatic function, as defined by SGOT and/or SGPT \</=3 x upper limit of normal; serum bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase \</=2 x upper limit of normal, unless due to disease involvement
  • Adequate pulmonary function with FEV1, FVC and DLCO \>/=50% of expected corrected for hemoglobin and/or volume.
  • Adequate cardiac function with left ventricular ejection fraction \>/=40%. No uncontrolled arrhythmias or symptomatic cardiac disease.
  • Zubrod performance status \<2.
  • Negative Beta HCG text in a woman with child-bearing potential, defined as not post-menopausal for 12 months or no previous surgical sterilization

Exclusion

  • Patients with grade \>/= 3 non-hematologic toxicity from previous therapy that has not resolved to \</= grade 1.
  • Patients with prior whole brain irradiation
  • Patients with active hepatitis B, either active carrier (HBsAg +) or viremic (HBV DNA \>/=10,000 copies/mL, or \>/= 2,000 IU/mL).
  • Evidence of either cirrhosis or stage 3-4 liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or positive hepatitis C serology.
  • Active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics.
  • HIV infection, unless the patient is receiving effective antiretroviral therapy with undetectable viral load and normal CD4 counts
  • Patients having received radiation therapy to head and neck (excluding eyes), and internal organs of chest, abdomen or pelvis in the month prior to enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 6 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

81 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01200329

Start Date

June 1 2011

End Date

December 6 2018

Last Update

December 16 2019

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030