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CompletedNCT00963534LENA-BERITUpdated Mar 12, 2018

Lenalidomide, Bendamustine and Rituximab as First-line Therapy for Patients Over 65 Years With Mantle Cell Lymphoma.

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of lenalidomide, bendamustine, rituximab and lenalidomide, bendamustine, rituximab in Mantle Cell Lymphoma, sponsored by Lund University Hospital. Completed at 17 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-03-12.

Sponsored by Lund University Hospital · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
51
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
65 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

In phase I: Establishing maximally tolerated dose of lenalidomide in combination with bendamustine and rituximab.

In phase II: Evaluation of progression free survival with treatment with lenalidomide, bendamustine and rituximab

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This trial consists of both a phase I portion and a phase II portion. In phase I, the MTD of lenalidomide is determined, starting with 5 mg/day given up to maximally 25 mg/day. In combination with this treatment, bendamustine and rituximab are given at fixed doses.

The phase I portion follows a sequential dose escalation, 3+3 design. Initially, three subjects are started treatment with dose regimen 1 (5 mg/day). After the third subject completed two cycles of treatment, if no DLT has occured, the next group of three subjects are treated at the next dose level of lenalidomide (10 mg/day). If one of the three initial subjects experiences a DLT, the cohort is expanded to six subjects. If less than two out of the six subjects experiences a DLT, then the next higher dose group is initiated. If two or more subjects experiences a DLT, no higher dose levels will be tested and the MTD dose has been exceeded.

Additional subjects are enrolled at the MTD on the phase II portion of the trial.

The above described treatment with lenalidomide, bendamustine and rituximab are given in 6 cycles, cycle length 22 days. Lenalidomide is given day 1-21, bendamustine day 1-2 and rituximab day 1. During the following maintenance treatment, single treatment with lenalidomide will be given with the same dose of lenalidomide (25 mg/day) for 7 cycles, whether in phase I or phase II portion of the trial.

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Conditions studied

  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Keywords

  • Mantle cell lymphoma
  • Lenalidomide
  • Bendamustine
  • Rituximab
  • Nordic Lymphoma Group
  • MTD for lenalidomide
  • Untreated patients
  • Patients with mantle cell lymphoma, age over 65 years
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In context

Lymphoma

5,578 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma; 825 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 51 is above the median of 40 across 4,508 interventional studies indexed under Lymphoma.

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Lead sponsor

Lund University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 64 studies on the registry; 15 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
65 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age over 65 years, or age under 65 years, unable to tolerate high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell support
  • Histologically confirmed mantle cell lymphoma, stage II-IV at time of diagnosis
  • No previous treatment for lymphoma except radiotherapy or one cycle of any chemotherapy regimen for lymphoma
  • WHO Performance Status 0-3
  • Written informed concent
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use and be able to comply with, effective contraception without interruption, 4 weeks before starting study drug, through study drug therapy and for 4 weeks after the end of study drug therapy
  • Male subjects must agree to use condoms throughout study drug therapy if their partner is of childbearing potential, and has no contraception, and agree to not donate semen during study drug therapy and for one week after end of study drug therapy
  • All subjects must agree to abstain from donating blood while taking study drug therapy and for one week following discontinuation, and agree not to share study medication with another person

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Impaired liver function
  • ANC less than 1.0 x 10 9, unless caused by bone marrow infiltration by lymphoma
  • Platelet count less than 60 x 10 9, unless caused by bone marrow infiltration by lymphoma
  • Creatinine clearance below 50 ml/min (cockcroft formula))
  • Known HIV positivity
  • Known seropositivity for HCV, HBsAG, anti-HBc, or other active infection uncontrolled by treatment
  • Psychiatric illness or condition which could interfere with the subject´s ability to understand the requirements of the study
  • Requirement of corticosteroid therapy at a dose over 10 mg prednisolone/day
  • Pregnant or lactating females
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
51 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    lenalidomide, bendamustine, rituximab

    Drug: lenalidomide, bendamustine, rituximab

Interventions

  • Druglenalidomide, bendamustine, rituximab

    Phase I: Maximally tolerable dose of lenalidomide will be determined, starting with 5 mg per day, and up to maximally 25 mg per day. This treatment is given in combination with bendamustine and rituximab. Phase II: Determination of progression free survival with treatment with lenalidomide (dosing determined in phase I) in combination with bendamustine and rituximab.

  • Druglenalidomide, bendamustine, rituximab

    lenalidomide: day 1-21, maximum 13 cycles bendamustine: days 1-2, cycle 1-6 rituximab: day1, cycle 1-6

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. MTD of lenalidomide (phase I) Progression free survival (phase II)

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

17 sites
  • Herlev Hospital
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Rigshospitalet, Department of Hematology
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Århus University Hospital
    Århus, Denmark
  • Helsinki University Central Hospital
    Helsinki, Finland
  • Haukeland University Hospital, Department of Oncology
    Bergen, Norway
  • Norwegian Radium Hospital
    Oslo, Norway
  • Ulleval University Hospital, Department of Oncology
    Oslo, Norway
  • University Hospital of Stavanger, Department of Haematology and Oncology
    Stavanger, Norway
  • University Hospital of Tromso, Department of Oncology
    Tromso, Norway
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Hematology
    Göteborg, 413 45, Sweden
  • University Hospital Linköping, Department of Hematology
    Linköping, 581 85, Sweden
  • Sunderbyn Hospital, Department of Medicine
    Luleå, 971 80, Sweden
  • University Hospital Lund, Department of Oncology
    Lund, 221 85, Sweden
  • Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Hematology
    Stockholm, 171 76, Sweden
  • Sundsvall Hospital, Department of Medicine
    Sundsvall, 851 86, Sweden
  • University Hospital of Norrland, Department of Oncology
    Umeå, 981 85, Sweden
  • Uppsala University Hospital, Department of Oncology
    Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden
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References and documents

Publications

  • Albertsson-Lindblad A, Kolstad A, Laurell A, Raty R, Gronbaek K, Sundberg J, Pedersen LB, Ralfkiaer E, Karjalainen-Lindsberg ML, Sundstrom C, Ehinger M, Geisler C, Jerkeman M. Lenalidomide-bendamustine-rituximab in patients older than 65 years with untreated mantle cell lymphoma. Blood. 2016 Oct 6;128(14):1814-1820. doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-03-704023. Epub 2016 Jun 27. PubMed 27354719 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 12, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00963534
Lead sponsor
Lund University Hospital
Collaborators
Mundipharma Pte Ltd., Celgene, Roche Pharma AG
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 21, 2009
Start date
Sep 2009
Primary completion
Aug 2017
Completion
Aug 2017
Last update
Mar 12, 2018

Study contacts

Mats Jerkeman, MD, PhD
principal investigator · University Hospital Lund, Sweden
Jan Sundberg, RN
study director · University Hospital Lund, Sweden

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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