A Randomised Multicentre Trial of Involved Field Radiotherapy Versus Involved Field Radiotherapy Plus Chemotherapy in Combination With Rituximab (Mabthera®) for Stage I - II Low Grade Follicular Lymphoma
Radiotherapy is the only modality which has been proven to have curative potential in
patients with localised low grade lymphoma. Despite excellent control of the local tumour,
most patients relapse outside the area treated with radiation and most of these ultimately
die from lymphoma. This study tests the hypothesis that the addition of six cycles of
chemotherapy plus rituximab (systemic chemotherapy) can eradicate undetectable lymphoma
deposits outside the radiation field and thereby improve the cure rate. The study will
specifically test the hypothesis that six cycles of adjuvant CVP chemotherapy
(cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisolone) in combination with Rituximab will improve
progression-free survival for patients with stage I and II low-grade follicular lymphoma
treated with involved-field radiotherapy (IFRT). That is, will patients given radiotherapy
plus systemic chemotherapy live longer or remain free from disease longer than patients
treated with radiation alone? Radiotherapy alone is widely regarded as the standard
treatment for this disease.
There are a number of secondary endpoints to the study, as follows:
1. Comparison the pre- and post-treatment prevalence of the t(14:18) translocation, in
peripheral blood and bone marrow, of patients treated with either IFRT alone or IFRT
plus chemotherapy. This translocation is potentially a marker for minimal residual
disease and eradication of the marker from blood cells may have prognostic
implications. The clinical value of "molecular remission" as an early predictor of
freedom from progression (FFP) and survival will be assessed.
2. Comparison of overall survival and FFP for patients treated with IFRT alone with
overall survival and FFP for patients treated with combined IFRT and systemic therapy.
Delay of progression of disease may be of limited value if overall survival is the
same.
3. Comparison of acute and late toxicity and second malignancy rates for patients treated
with IFRT or IFRT plus systemic therapy.
4. Delineation of the location of first relapse in relation to radiation therapy fields.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Progression Free Survival.Period from the date of randomisation to 1st progression of disease or death from any cause.
Main analysis when accrual is complete at approx. 10 years. Interim efficacy analysis at 5 years follow up. Updated analysis after 10 years of follow-up.
No
Michael MacManus, MD
Study Chair
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration
TROG 99.03
NCT00115700
February 2000
December 2022
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