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Rituximab Hyaluronidase in Combination With Chemotherapy in Treating Aggressive B-cell Lymphoma in Uganda

A Phase 1 interventional study of Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human and Cyclophosphamide in Burkitt Lymphoma, KSHV-associated Multicentric Castleman Disease and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, sponsored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Terminated at 1 site in Uganda. Open to participants aged 2 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-03.

Sponsored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Closed per SRC Low Accrual Policy

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jul 2023, 3 years 2 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
2 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This phase I trial studies how well rituximab hyaluronidase and combination chemotherapy work in treating patients in Uganda with Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, or Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus associated multicentric Castleman disease. Rituximab hyaluronidase is a combination of rituximab and hyaluronidase. Rituximab binds to a molecule called CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some types of cancer cells. This may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Hyaluronidase allows rituximab to be given by injection under the skin. Giving rituximab and hyaluronidase by injection under the skin is faster than giving rituximab alone by infusion into the blood. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, vincristine, methotrexate, etoposide, doxorubicin, and prednisone work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. While rituximab has a clear survival benefit in patients within developed countries, differences in supportive care and infectious co-morbidities require special attention. Giving rituximab hyaluronidase alone or in combination with chemotherapy may work better in treating patients with Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, or Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus associated multicentric Castleman disease compared to chemotherapy alone in Uganda.

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OUTLINE:

Open-label Phase I study characterizing the safety, tolerability, and activity of subcutaneous rituximab hyaluronidase (sqR) alone (KSHV-MCD), or combined with local standard of care chemotherapy (BL or DLBCL), in 2 age-based cohorts of patients:

  1. Cohort 1: Age >= 15
  2. Cohort 2: Age: 2-14

sqR dose for Cohort 1 (adults) will be 1400 mg (flat dose); sqR dose for Cohort 2 (pediatrics) will depend on patient weight: >= 35 kg: 1400 mg, \< 35 kg: 700 mg. For all participants, sqR will be administered with local standard of care chemotherapy (BL, DLBCL) or alone (KSHV-MCD), and supportive care.

Each cohort comprises two Therapy Groups. Therapy Group 1: up to 6 participants and will receive the first cycle of rituximab IV, and subsequent cycles as flat-dose sqR. Therapy Group 2: up to 12 participants and will receive flat-dose sqR for all cycles.

Disease-specific chemotherapy to be administered with rituximab hyaluronidase include:

PEDIATRIC BURKITT LYMPHOMA (BL): cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone followed by 6 cycles of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and methotrexate (COP-COM).

DLBCL: 6 cycles of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone PO on days 1-5 of cycle 1 (CHOP).

ADULT BL: 6 cycles modified dose: etoposide, doxorubicin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide and prednisone PO on days 1-5 (adjusted EPOCH).

KSHV-MCD: Rituximab or rituximab hyaluronidase SC on days 1, 8, 15, and 22.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.

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Conditions studied

  • Burkitt Lymphoma
  • KSHV-associated Multicentric Castleman Disease
  • Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
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In context

Burkitt Lymphoma

392 studies on the registry are indexed under Burkitt Lymphoma; 114 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 18 is below the median of 41 across 354 interventional studies indexed under Burkitt Lymphoma.

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Lead sponsor

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 537 studies on the registry; 79 are open to participants now.

Of its 57 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 45 (79%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histology and immunohistochemistry (CD20+) confirmed Burkitt lymphoma (BL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), or histology confirmed KSHV-associated multicentric Castleman disease with elevated blood KSHV viral load
  • Cohort 1: Age should be equal to or greater than 15
  • Cohort 2: Age: 2-15
  • Measurable disease
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2
  • Able to provide informed consent (adults) or assent (children \< 18 years) in English or Luganda
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients eligible if meet the following criteria:

    • CD4+ T-cell count > 200 cells/uL
    • HIV treatable with effective antiretroviral therapy that does not include agents with known significant drug-drug interactions with accompanying chemotherapy (ritonavir and cobicistat contraindicated)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous therapy for lymphoma or KSHV-multicentric Castleman disease (MCD)
  • History of hypersensitivity to rituximab
  • Pregnant or nursing women. Men or women may not participate unless they have agreed to use effective contraception during treatment and for 12 months following completion of therapy
  • Inadequate organ function, unless attributed to lymphoma or KSHV-MCD
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 2.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine > 2 times upper limit than normal or calculated creatinine clearance \< 60 mL/min
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac failure class III or IV
  • Patients with clinically significant anemia-hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL
  • Central nervous system (CNS) masses consistent with lymphoma or untreated infection; leptomeningeal disease will not be excluded
  • Patients with malignancy within 5 years, other than resected local skin cancer or limited Kaposi sarcoma (KS) (no known pulmonary KS)
  • Patients with evidence of active infections including malaria and hepatitis B (participants with hepatitis B virus [HBV] controlled on antivirals will not be excluded)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
18 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort I (pediatric BL)

    Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV and vincristine IV on day 1, and prednisone IV or PO on days 1-7 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive rituximab IV or rituximab hyaluronidase SC, cyclophosphamide IV, vincristine IV, and methotrexate IV on day 1. Cycles repeat every 14 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Biological: Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Vincristine · Drug: Methotrexate · Biological: Rituximab

  • Experimental
    Cohort II (DLBCL)

    Patients receive rituximab IV or rituximab and hyaluronidase human SC, cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin IV, and vincristine IV on day 1, and prednisone PO on days 1-5 of cycle 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Biological: Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Vincristine · Drug: Doxorubicin · Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride · Drug: Prednisone · Drug: Etoposide · Biological: Rituximab

  • Experimental
    Cohort III (Adult BL)

    Patients receive rituximab IV or rituximab and hyaluronidase human SC in day 1, etoposide IV, doxorubicin IV, and vincristine IV on days 1-4. Patients also receive cyclophosphamide IV on day 5 and prednisone PO on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Biological: Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Vincristine · Drug: Doxorubicin · Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride · Drug: Prednisone · Biological: Rituximab

  • Experimental
    Cohort IV (MCD)

    Patients receive rituximab IV or rituximab and hyaluronidase human SC on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Biological: Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human · Biological: Rituximab

Interventions

  • BiologicalRituximab and Hyaluronidase Human

    Given SC

    Also known as: Rituxan Hycela, Rituximab Plus Hyaluronidase, Rituximab/Hyaluronidase, Rituximab/Hyaluronidase Human

  • DrugCyclophosphamide

    Given IV

    Also known as: Cycloblastin, Cycloblastine, Cyclophospham, Cyclophosphamid monohydrate, Carloxan, Ciclofosfamida, Ciclofosfamide, Cicloxal

  • DrugVincristine

    Given IV

    Also known as: LEUROCRISTINE, VCR, Vincrystine

  • DrugMethotrexate

    Given IV

    Also known as: Abitrexate, Alpha-Methopterin, Amethopterin, Brimexate, Emthexat, Emtexate, Methotrexate LPF, Methylaminopterin, Methotrexatum

  • DrugDoxorubicin

    Given IV

    Also known as: Hydroxyl Daunorubicin, Hydroxyldaunorubicin

  • DrugDoxorubicin Hydrochloride

    Given IV

    Also known as: Adriamycine, Adriblastina, Doxolem, Doxorubicin.HCl

  • DrugPrednisone

    Given PO

    Also known as: Deltacortene, Decorton, Decortisyl, DeCortin, Deltacortisone, Econosone

  • DrugEtoposide

    Given IV

    Also known as: Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside, EPEG, Vepesid

  • BiologicalRituximab

    Given IV

    Also known as: BI 695500, C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody, Chimeric Anti-CD20 Antibody, CT-P10, IDEC-C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody, MabThera, Monoclonal Antibody IDEC-C2B8, Rituxan, Rituximab ABBS, Rituximab Biosimilar ABP 798, Rituximab Biosimilar BI 695500, Rituximab Biosimilar CT-P10, Rituximab Biosimilar JHL1101, Rituximab Biosimilar RTXM83, Rituximab Biosimilar SIBP-02, rituximab biosimilar TQB2303, RTXM83, Truxima

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events

    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 including unanticipated problems and grade 3-5 adverse events (AEs) at least probably related to subcutaneous rituximab hyaluronidase (sqR) administration.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  2. Number of participants that result in sufficient pharmacodynamic criteria

    Pharmacodynamic criteria is a Ctrough level above 25 ug/ml in children and adolescents after the first subcutaneous dose.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants achieving a repose of complete response (CR)

    Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria CR: complete disappearance of all target lesions.

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. Overall survival

    Kaplan-Meier estimate

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. Progression-free survival

    Kaplan-Meier estimate

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. Disease-free survival

    Kaplan-Meier estimate

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • UCI-Fred Hutch Cancer Centre
    Kampala, Uganda
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Informed consent form · May 2, 2019

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 3, 2024, 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
NCT03864419
Lead sponsor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 6, 2019
Start date
Oct 24, 2019
Primary completion
Jul 26, 2023
Completion
Jul 26, 2023
Last update
Jan 3, 2024

Study contacts

Manoj Menon, MD
principal investigator · Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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