GP2013 in the Treatment of Patients With Previously Untreated, Advanced Stage Follicular Lymphoma (ASSIST_FL)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01419665 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 18, 2011
Last Update Posted : October 16, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Follicular Lymphoma | Biological: GP2013 Biological: rituximab | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 629 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | A subset of patients is switched from GP2013 to MabThera or continued with MabThera during the maintenance phase, for these patients the treatment is finished as an open labeled parallel arm study. The original treatment assignment is kept blinded. |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Phase III Trial to Compare the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of GP2013 vs. MabThera® in Patients With Previously Untreated, Advanced Stage Follicular Lymphoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 1, 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 10, 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 22, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: GP2013
Type: Biological/Vaccine
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Biological: GP2013
Type: Biological/Vaccine
Other Name: no brand name available |
Active Comparator: rituximab
Type: Biological/Vaccine
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Biological: rituximab
Type: Biological/Vaccine
Other Name: MabThera(R) |
- Overall response rate in patients with FL [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Overall response rate
- Percentage of patients with Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: up to 2 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient with previously untreated advanced stage, CD20-positive FL
- Patient with ECOG performance status 0, 1 or 2.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient with Grade 3b (aggressive) FL or any histology other than FL grade 1, 2 or 3a
- Patient who has previously received any prior therapy for lymphoma
- Patient with evidence of any uncontrolled, active infection (viral, bacterial or fungal).
- Patient with any malignancy within 5 years prior to date of randomization, with the exception of adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri, basal or squamous cell carcinoma or non-melanomatous skin cancer.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01419665

Responsible Party: | Sandoz |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01419665 |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT03814785 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CIGG013A2301J 2010-019522-13 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | August 18, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 16, 2018 |
Last Verified: | October 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Follicular Lymphoma Biosimilar GP13-301 |
rituximab Antibodies CD20 |
Lymphoma Lymphoma, Follicular Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Rituximab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents |