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Status unknownNCT02428751Updated Nov 18, 2015

R-CHOP Versus R-CDOP as First-line Treatment for Elderly Patients With Diffuse Large-B-cell Lymphoma

A Phase 3 interventional study of Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and Doxorubicin in Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, sponsored by Wenqi Jiang. Status unknown at 7 sites in China. Open to participants aged 60 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-11-18.

Sponsored by Wenqi Jiang · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
216
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
60 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The combination of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP regimen) has been the first-line chemotherapy for elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The treatment-related toxicities, especially the severe cardiac toxicities induced by anthracycline drugs (doxorubicin), have become a major concern among elderly patients. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin is a formulation of doxorubicin with a prolonged circulation time and unique toxicity profile. Previous single arm studies of elderly patients with lymphoma used pegylated liposomal doxorubicin instead of traditional doxorubicin in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (the novel R-CDOP regimen), and demonstrated better safety profile, including less bone marrow suppression and less cardiac toxicities, while maintaining the efficacy. However, the efficacy and safety of these two regimens (R-CHOP and R-CDOP) have not been head-to-head compared in a randomized study. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of R-CDOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) and R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) in previously untreated elderly patients with DLBCL.

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Conditions studied

  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

Keywords

  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
  • liposomal doxorubicin
  • doxorubicin
  • event-free survival
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In context

Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Wenqi Jiang as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
60 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of CD20-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  • 60\~80 years old
  • Ann Arbor stage I\~IV
  • ECOG physical score of 0\~2
  • Have not received previous treatment to lymphoma, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or biotherapy
  • Have at least one clinically measurable lesion: >= 2cm under physical examination, or >= 1.5cm under computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR)
  • Life expectancy of >= 3 months
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase and total bilirubin \<= 2 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Glomerular filtration rate (MDRD method) >= 30ml/min
  • No abnormalities in blood coagulative function
  • Generally normal bone marrow function: while blood cell >= 3,000/μL, absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/μL, hemoglobin >= 100g/L, platelet >= 75,000/μL
  • No evidence of active hepatitis B or C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >= 45% measured by two dimensional echocardiography or multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan
  • Cardiac function of class I-II in New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with indolent lymphoma
  • Positive results for in situ hybridization for Epstein-Barr virus encoded RNA (EBER)
  • Serum Epstein-Barr virus DNA >= 1,000 copies/ml
  • Double-hit lymphoma confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
  • Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma
  • Involvement of central nervous system
  • Bulky disease (>= 10cm)
  • History of cardiac disease, including clinically significant ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, conduction block, myocardial infarction within 1 year, congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary heart disease which needs medication
  • Known allergic reaction to any component of the agents used in the chemotherapeutic regimens that are used in the study
  • Previous exposure to anthracycline drugs, rituximab, or chemotherapy for lymphoma
  • History of malignant carcinoma within 5 years (except carcinoma in situ of the skin and uterine cervix, and prostatic carcinoma)
  • Currently enrolled in other clinical studies
  • Other conditions that the investigators consider as inappropriate for enrolling into this study
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
216 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    R-CHOP

    This group received R-CHOP regimen as the first-line chemotherapy. Rituximab, 375mg/m2, iv, d0; Cyclophophamide, 750mg/m2, iv, d1; Doxorubicin, 50mg/m2, iv, d1; Vincristine, 2mg/m2 (max 2mg), iv, d1; Prednisone, 100mg, po, d1-5. Repeat every 21 days for 6-8 cycles or until the criteria of terminating treatment was met.

    Drug: Doxorubicin · Drug: Rituximab · Drug: Cyclophophamide · Drug: Vincristine · Drug: Prednisone

  • Experimental
    R-CDOP

    This group received R-CDOP regimen as the first-line chemotherapy. Rituximab, 375mg/m2, iv, d0; Cyclophophamide, 750mg/m2, iv, d1; Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, 30mg/m2, iv, d1; Vincristine, 2mg/m2 (max 2mg), iv, d1; Prednisone, 100mg, po, d1-5. Repeat every 21 days for 6-8 cycles or until the criteria of terminating treatment was met.

    Drug: Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin · Drug: Rituximab · Drug: Cyclophophamide · Drug: Vincristine · Drug: Prednisone

Interventions

  • 30 mg/m2, IV (in the vein) on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

  • 50 mg/m2, IV (in the vein) on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

  • 375 mg/m2, IV (in the vein) on day 0 of each 21 day cycle

  • DrugCyclophophamide

    750 mg/m2, IV (in the vein) on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

  • 1.4 mg/m2 (2mg in maxium), IV (in the vein) on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

  • 100mg/d, PO on day 1-5 of each 21 day cycle

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. event-free survival (EFS)

    Defined as time from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression, death due to any cause, termination of treatment, or the most recent follow-up

    Time frame: two year

Secondary outcomes

  1. overall response rate (ORR)

    defined as the proportion of patients whose best overall response is either complete remission (CR) or partial remission (PR), which was evaluated in accordance with the International Working Group Recommendations for Response Criteria for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

    Time frame: at week 6, 12, 18, and 24 after randomization

  2. complete remission (CR) rate

    defined as the proportion of patients whose best overall response is complete remission, which was evaluated in accordance with the International Working Group Recommendations for Response Criteria for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

    Time frame: at week 6, 12, 18, and 24 after randomization

  3. overall survival (OS)

    defined as time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause or the most recent follow-up

    Time frame: two year

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Study locations

2 of 7 sites recruiting
  • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    • Wen-yu Li, M.D. · Contact · 86-13924196915
    • Wen-yu Li, M.D. · Principal investigator
    • Xin Du, M.D. · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical Unversity
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    • Bing Xu, M.D. · Contact · 86-18688900980
    • Bing Xu, M.D. · Principal investigator
    Not yet recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    • Huo Tan, M.D. · Contact · 86-13602725539
    • Huo Tan, M.D. · Principal investigator
    Not yet recruiting
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    • Li-ping Ma, M.D. · Contact · 86-13600450776
    • Li-ping Ma, M.D. · Principal investigator
    Not yet recruiting
  • The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    • Xiang-yuan Wu, M.D. · Contact · 86-13729813256
    • Xiang-yuan Wu, M.D. · Principal investigator
    Not yet recruiting
  • Wujing Zongdui Hospital of Guangdong Province
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    • Tao Zhou, M.D. · Contact · 86-18820019866
    • Tao Zhou, M.D. · Principal investigator
    Not yet recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

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  • O'Brien ME, Wigler N, Inbar M, Rosso R, Grischke E, Santoro A, Catane R, Kieback DG, Tomczak P, Ackland SP, Orlandi F, Mellars L, Alland L, Tendler C; CAELYX Breast Cancer Study Group. Reduced cardiotoxicity and comparable efficacy in a phase III trial of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin HCl (CAELYX/Doxil) versus conventional doxorubicin for first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Ann Oncol. 2004 Mar;15(3):440-9. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdh097. PubMed 14998846 ↗
  • Luminari S, Montanini A, Caballero D, Bologna S, Notter M, Dyer MJS, Chiappella A, Briones J, Petrini M, Barbato A, Kayitalire L, Federico M. Nonpegylated liposomal doxorubicin (MyocetTM) combination (R-COMP) chemotherapy in elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL): results from the phase II EUR018 trial. Ann Oncol. 2010 Jul;21(7):1492-1499. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp544. Epub 2009 Dec 11. PubMed 20007997 ↗
  • Corazzelli G, Frigeri F, Arcamone M, Lucania A, Rosariavilla M, Morelli E, Amore A, Capobianco G, Caronna A, Becchimanzi C, Volzone F, Marcacci G, Russo F, De Filippi R, Mastrullo L, Pinto A. Biweekly rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, non-pegylated liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin and prednisone (R-COMP-14) in elderly patients with poor-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and moderate to high 'life threat' impact cardiopathy. Br J Haematol. 2011 Sep;154(5):579-89. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08786.x. Epub 2011 Jun 28. PubMed 21707585 ↗
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  • Visani G, Guiducci B, D'Adamo F, Mele A, Nicolini G, Leopardi G, Sparaventi G, Barulli S, Malerba L, Isidori A, Malagola M, Piccaluga PP. Cyclophosphamide, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CDOP) plus rituximab is effective and well tolerated in poor performance status elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma. 2005 Mar;46(3):477-9. doi: 10.1080/10428190400013688. No abstract available. PubMed 15621843 ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02428751
Lead sponsor
Wenqi Jiang
Responsible party
Wenqi Jiang (Chief of Department of Internal Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Apr 29, 2015
Start date
Sep 2015
Primary completion
Mar 2020 (estimated)
Completion
May 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 18, 2015

Study contacts

Wen-qi Jiang, M.D.
Contact
wenqi_jiang@163.com
86-20-87343765
Xi-wen Bi, M.D.
Contact
xiwen_bi@163.com
86-13826050380
Wen-qi Jiang, M.D.
principal investigator · Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

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