Vorinostat, Rituximab, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified March 2013 by National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00972478
First received: September 4, 2009
Last updated: March 18, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
  Purpose

This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with rituximab and combination chemotherapy and to see how well it works in treating patients with newly diagnosed stage II, stage III, or stage IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Vorinostat may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the cancer. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer cell growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cell-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, and prednisone, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving vorinostat together with rituximab and combination chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells


Condition Intervention Phase
Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Stage III Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Stage IV Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: vorinostat
Other: diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
Biological: rituximab
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Drug: prednisone
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Phase 1
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase I/II Trial of Vorinostat (SAHA) (NSC-701852) in Combination With Rituximab-CHOP in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Advanced Stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)

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Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Safe dose of vorinostat to be used in combination with R-CHOP assessed by CTCAE Version 4.0 (phase I) [ Time Frame: 21 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Progression-free survival (phase II) [ Time Frame: From date of registration to date of first observation of progressive disease or death due to any cause, up to 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Overall survival (phase II) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Response rate (CR+PR) (phase II) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 95
Study Start Date: November 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Treatment (combination chemotherapy)
Patients receive vorinostat PO once daily on days 1-5 or 1-9 (according to dose level), rituximab IV, cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes, doxorubicin hydrochloride IV, and vincristine sulfate IV on day 3. Patients also receive prednisone PO once daily on days 3-7. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Given IV
Other Names:
  • ADM
  • ADR
  • Adria
  • Adriamycin PFS
  • Adriamycin RDF
Drug: vorinostat
Given PO
Other Names:
  • L-001079038
  • SAHA
  • suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid
  • Zolinza
Other: diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies
Biological: rituximab
Given IV
Other Names:
  • IDEC-C2B8
  • IDEC-C2B8 monoclonal antibody
  • Mabthera
  • MOAB IDEC-C2B8
  • Rituxan
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • CPM
  • CTX
  • Cytoxan
  • Endoxan
  • Endoxana
Drug: prednisone
Given IV
Other Names:
  • DeCortin
  • Deltra
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • leurocristine sulfate
  • VCR
  • Vincasar PFS

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

I. To find a safe dose of vorinostat to be used in combination with R-CHOP in patients with newly diagnosed stage II-IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. (Phase I) II. To estimate the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate in patients treated with this regimen. (Phase II) III. To estimate the response rate (complete and partial) and 2-year overall survival rate. (Phase II) IV. To evaluate the toxicity of this regimen in these patients. (Phase II) V. To assess whether pre-treatment acetylation status of histones, expression of MHC Class II genes, and/or percentage of CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes correlate with PFS. (Phase II) VI. To explore whether treatment with vorinostat-R-CHOP increases histone acetylation, alters expression of MHC class II proteins, or alters percentage of T-cell subsets (CD8+, CD4+, FOXP3+) or infiltrating macrophages. (Phase II) VII. To explore whether histone acetylation status of tumor tissues correlates with MHC class II expression of peripheral blood B cells and lymphocyte subsets. (Phase II) VIII. To explore whether the change in systemic levels of immune cytokines with vorinostat-R-CHOP correlates with lymphoma symptoms, response, PFS, or overall survival. (Phase II)

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, phase I dose escalation study of vorinostat followed by a phase II study.

Patients receive vorinostat orally (PO) once daily on days 1-5 or 1-9 (according to dose level), rituximab intravenously (IV), cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes, doxorubicin hydrochloride IV, and vincristine sulfate IV on day 3. Patients also receive prednisone PO once daily on days 3-7. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Paraffin block, core needle biopsy, and whole blood samples may be collected at baseline and during the first course of treatment for further analysis.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for 3 years.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Biopsy-proven* newly diagnosed confirmed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

    • Stage II bulky, stage III, or stage IV disease
  • Measurable disease by CT scan or PET/CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis within the past 28 days
  • International Prognostic Index (IPI) or Revised-IPI score > 0
  • CD20-positive disease
  • Adequate sections from the original diagnostic specimen available

    • Fine needle aspiration or cytology is not adequate
  • No clinical evidence of CNS involvement by lymphoma
  • Zubrod performance status 0-2
  • ANC > 1,000/mm^3 (unless due to bone marrow infiltration by lymphoma)
  • Platelet count > 100,000/mm^3 (unless due to bone marrow infiltration by lymphoma)
  • Serum lactate dehydrogenase measured within the past 28 days
  • Cardiac ejection fraction normal by MUGA OR 2-dimensional ECHO (2-D ECHO)
  • No significant cardiac abnormality by MUGA or 2-D ECHO
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Willing to discontinue any medications that generally have a risk of causing Torsades de Pointes during study treatment
  • No other prior malignancy except for the following:

    • Adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer
    • In situ cervical cancer
    • Adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete remission
    • Any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 5 years
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No known hypersensitivity to the components of study treatment
  • No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or antibody therapy for lymphoma (steroid pre-medication for IV contrast allergy allowed)
  • More than 28 days since prior valproic acid (a histone deacetylase inhibitor)
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00972478

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Daniel Persky Southwest Oncology Group
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00972478     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NCI-2011-01964, S0806, U10CA032102
Study First Received: September 4, 2009
Last Updated: March 18, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Cyclophosphamide
Rituximab
Vorinostat
Doxorubicin
Prednisone
Vincristine
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Immunosuppressive Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Myeloablative Agonists
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Glucocorticoids

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