Single-agent Rituximab as Maintenance Treatment Versus Observation After Combined Induction Immunochemotherapy With Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide and Rituximab (FCR) in Patients Older Than 65 Years With Previously Untreated B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-CLL): a Phase III Intergroup Trial of the GOELAMS and the FCGCLL/WM Groups
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To demonstrate superiority, in terms of 3-year progression-free survival (PFS), of
rituximab maintenance over observation in patients who are in complete or partial
response (CR or PR) after induction therapy comprising fludarabine phosphate,
cyclophosphamide, and rituximab.
Secondary
- To determine event-free survival, disease-free survival, overall survival, and time to
next treatment, all from time of randomization.
- To determine overall response rate (CR and PR) according to NCI criteria.
- To assess the rate of phenotypic response (minimal residual disease).
- To assess duration of phenotypic and NCI clinical responses.
- To determine response rates and time-related parameters in biological subgroups.
- To determine rates of treatment-related adverse events.
- To evaluate of CD4/CD8 counts, immunoglobulin levels, and incidence of Coombs-positive
hemolytic anemia.
- To study pharmacokinetics of rituximab during induction and maintenance.
- To evaluate the prognostic impact of the immunoglobulin FcγRIIIA genotype.
- To assess quality of life.
- To study pharmacoeconomics.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to response to
induction therapy (complete response [CR] vs partial response [PR]), IgV_H mutational
status, and 11q deletion.
Patients receive rituximab IV on days 1 and 14 of courses 1-2 and on day 1 of courses 3 and
4. Patients also receive oral fludarabine phosphate and oral cyclophosphamide once daily on
days 2-4 of course 1 and on days 1-3 of courses 2-4. Courses repeat every 28 days. Patients
achieving CR or PR are randomized to 1 of 2 maintenance arms once they have recovered from
toxicities.
- Arm A: Patients receive rituximab IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 months in the
absence of disease progression for a maximum duration of 24 months (12 infusions).
- Arm B: Patients undergo observation only. Patients undergo lymphocyte sample collection
for biological studies including diagnostic immunophenotyping, Matutes score (with
CD38, CD20, and CD43) , ZAP-70 analysis, standard karyotyping, cytogenetic screening by
FISH (17p13 deletion, 11q22 deletion, 13q14 deletion, and trisomy 12), IgV_H mutational
status, serum thymidine kinase, FcγRIIIA genotyping, and pharmacokinetic study. Samples
are frozen and stored for later studies.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then
every 6 months for up to 4 years.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Three-year progression-free survival
induction treatment + at 36 months from randomisation
from randomisation to progression or relapse
Yes
Caroline Dartigeas, MD
Principal Investigator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bretonneau de Tours
France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
CDR0000589684
NCT00645606
December 2007
August 2019
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