Safety and Efficacy of Intrathecal Rituximab in Patients With Lymphoid Malignancies Involving the Central Nervous System
Study Groups and Study Drug Administration:
If you are found to be eligible, you will be assigned to a study group based on when you
join this study. Up to 12 participants will be enrolled in the Phase I portion of the
study, and up to 13 participants will be enrolled in Phase II.
If you are enrolled in the Phase I portion, the dose of rituximab you receive will depend on
when you joined this study. The first group of participants will receive the lowest dose
level of rituximab. Each new group will receive a higher dose of rituximab than the group
before it, if no intolerable side effects were seen. This will continue until the highest
tolerable dose of rituximab is found.
If you are enrolled in the Phase II portion, you will receive rituximab at the highest dose
that was tolerated in the Phase I portion.
Study Visits:
Once enrolled, you will return to the clinic and receive the study drug by spinal tap up to
2 times a week. You will receive treatment twice a week until 2 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
samples in a row do not show any leukemia cells. After that, you will receive treatment 1
time a week for an additional 4 weeks, and then you will receive treatment once every other
week for an additional 8 weeks. The number of doses you receive will depend on how many
doses the study doctor thinks is needed.
At each study visit the following procedures will be performed:
- You will have a physical exam, including measurement of your weight, and vital signs.
Your vital signs will be measured every 15 minutes for 1 hour after each dose of
rituximab.
- You will be asked how well you are able to perform the normal activities of daily
living (performance status).
- You will be asked about any drugs you may be taking and any side effects you may
experiencing.
- Blood (about 2 tablespoons) will be drawn for routine tests.
- A sample of cerebral spinal fluid may be collected from the lumbar puncture to verify
the absence or presence of blast cells.
Follow-Up:
About 30 days after your last dose of study drug you will be contacted by the study staff by
telephone and asked about any drugs you may be taking and any side effects you may
experiencing. This call should take about 10 minutes.
Long-term Follow-up:
Every 6 to 12 months you may be contacted by the study staff by telephone and asked about
any drugs you may be taking and any side effects you may experiencing. This call should take
about 10 minutes.
You may be given other drugs to help prevent side effects. The study staff will tell you
about these drugs, how they will be given, and the possible risks.
Length of Treatment:
The number of treatments you receive will depend on how long it takes for there to be no
leukemia cells in the CSF samples. Once this happens, you will have treatments for an
additional 12 weeks. You will no longer be able to take the study drug if the disease gets
worse, if intolerable side effects occur, or if you are unable to follow study directions.
Interventional
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Response Rate
The percentage of participants whose cancer shrinks or disappears after treatment where participants are considered as responding to therapy if the Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is without evidence of blast cells after four lumbar punctures with rituximab.
Response assessed after minimum 2 weeks/4 treatments (2 twice weekly treatments)
No
Elias Jabbour, MD
Study Chair
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
United States: Food and Drug Administration
2011-0844
NCT01596127
January 2013
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas 77030 |