Status:

RECRUITING

Radiation Therapy and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Stage I-II Grade 1 or Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Ann Arbor Stage I Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma

Ann Arbor Stage I Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This randomized phase I/II trial studies radiation therapy and rituximab in treating patients with stage I-II grade 1 or grade 2 follicular lymphoma. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine if rituximab concurrently with radiation followed by maintenance rituximab offers a superior benefit over radiation alone. Specifically looking at the progression f...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Newly diagnosed patients with stage I and II follicular lymphoma, pathologically confirmed at MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) to be grade 1 or 2
  • Prophylactic use of lamivudine in patients that have antibody positive (+), but no active infection will be up to the treating physician
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/mm\^3; this value must be obtained within four weeks before protocol entry
  • Platelets \>= 80,000/mm\^3; this value must be obtained within four weeks before protocol entry
  • Hemoglobin \>= 8 g/dL; this value must be obtained within four weeks before protocol entry
  • Bilirubin =\< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); this value must be obtained within four weeks before protocol entry
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2 times the ULN or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =\< 2 times the ULN; these values must be obtained within four weeks before protocol entry
  • Performance status \>= 2
  • Patients are required to have adequate renal function as indicated by a serum creatinine =\< 2.5 mg/dL; this value must be obtained within four weeks before protocol entry
  • No prior known allergic reaction to monoclonal antibodies
  • Male patients must agree to use a barrier method of contraception or agree to abstain from heterosexual activity for the duration of the study
  • Female patients must be willing to use two adequate barrier methods of contraception to prevent pregnancy or agree to abstain from heterosexual activity throughout the study or be post menopausal (free from menses \> two years or surgically sterilized)
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test (beta human chorionic gonadotropin \[B HCG\]) within 72 hours of receiving the first dose of rituximab
  • Patients must have the ability able to give informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patients with active hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C infection
  • Patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Patients with active infections requiring specific anti-infective therapy are not eligible until all signs of infections are resolved
  • Patients who had previous radiation dose to the site of the current primary disease, which would lead to violation of known radiation tolerance limit of that particular site if treated again
  • Patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease requiring ongoing treatment; this includes: congestive heart failure III/IV as defined by New York Heart Association (NYHA); uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia; unstable angina pectoris; and recent myocardial infarction (MI) (within 6 months)
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Patient with concurrent use of complementary or alternative medicines
  • Patients with psychiatric illness and/or social situations that would limit compliance with the study medication and requirements

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 20 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 20 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01473628

Start Date

May 20 2013

End Date

May 20 2027

Last Update

November 6 2025

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030