Lenalidomide Combined With Vorinostat/Gemcitabine/Busulfan/Melphalan With Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the ABC Subtype
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02589145 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 28, 2015
Last Update Posted : May 23, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lymphoma | Drug: Lenalidomide Drug: Vorinostat Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: Busulfan Drug: Melphalan Drug: Rituximab Drug: Dexamethasone Drug: Caphosol Drug: Glutamine Drug: Pyridoxine Drug: Enoxaparin Procedure: Stem Cell Transplant Drug: Palifermin | Phase 1 Phase 2 |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 8 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Lenalidomide Combined With Vorinostat/Gemcitabine/Busulfan/Melphalan With Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the ABC Subtype |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 22, 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Lenalidomide + Vorinostat/Gem/Bu/Mel + AutoSCT
Vorinostat and lenalidomide administered orally at the same time within 1 hour before the daily dose of chemotherapy. Gemcitabine administered as a loading dose of 75 mg/m2 followed by infusion on days -8 and -3. Busulfan test dose administered as outpatient before admission, or as inpatient on day -10. The "test dose" of 32 mg/m2 based on actual body weight. Doses of days -6 and -5 subsequently adjusted to target an AUC of 4,000 microMol.min-1. Melphalan administered at 60 mg/m2 on days -3 and -2. Patients with CD20+ tumors receive rituximab 375 mg/m2 on day -9 in the AM as an inpatient. Dexamethasone 8 mg by vein twice a day from day -8 to day -2. Caphosol oral rinses 30 mL four times a day used from day -8. Oral glutamine, 15 g four times a day, swished, gargled and swallowed started on day -8. Pyridoxine 100 mg by vein or mouth three times a day from day -1. Enoxaparin 40 mg subcutaneously daily from admission until platelet count drops below 50,000/mm3. |
Drug: Lenalidomide
Dose Escalation Phase Starting dose of Lenalidomide: 50 mg by mouth on Days -9 to -2. Dose Expansion Phase Starting Dose: Maximum tolerated dose from Phase I. Other Names:
Drug: Vorinostat 1000 mg by mouth on Days -9 to -2.
Other Names:
Drug: Gemcitabine Gemcitabine administered as a loading dose of 75 mg/m2 by vein on Day -8 and 2775 mg by vein on Day -3.
Other Names:
Drug: Busulfan Busulfan test dose administered by vein either as outpatient before admission, or as inpatient on day -10. The "test dose" of 32 mg/m2 based on actual body weight. Doses of days -6 and -5 subsequently adjusted to target an AUC of 4,000 microMol.min-1.
Other Names:
Drug: Melphalan 60 mg/m2 by vein on days -3 and -2.
Other Name: Alkeran Drug: Rituximab Patients with CD20+ tumors receive Rituximab 375 mg/m2 by vein on day -9 in the AM as an inpatient.
Other Name: Rituxan Drug: Dexamethasone 8 mg by vein twice a day from Day -8 AM to Day -2 PM.
Other Name: Decadron Drug: Caphosol Caphosol oral rinses 30 mL four times a day used from Day -8. Drug: Glutamine Oral glutamine, 15 g four times a day, swished, gargled and swallowed started on Day -8.
Other Names:
Drug: Pyridoxine 100 mg by vein or mouth three times a day from Day -1 Drug: Enoxaparin 40 mg subcutaneously daily from admission until platelet count drops below 50,000/mm3.
Other Name: Lovenox Injection Procedure: Stem Cell Transplant Stem cell transplant performed on Day 0.
Other Name: SCT Drug: Palifermin Palifermin per departmental standard of care with 3 doses to be administered prior to starting chemotherapy and 3 doses starting on day 0.
Other Name: Kepivance |
- Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Lenalidomide with Vorinostat, Gemcitabine, Busulfan, Melphalan and Autologous Stem-Cell Transplant z(ASCT) [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
MTD defined as the highest dose for which the posterior probability of toxicity is closest to 35%, among all the tried doses i for which Pr (di > 0.35 | data) < 0.95.
Dose limiting toxicity defined as any grade 4 or 5 non-hematological, non-infectious toxicity attributable to Lenalidomide/Vorinostat/GemBuMel, as well as grade 3 mucositis and grade 3 skin toxicity lasting for more than 5 days at their peak severity.
- Event Free Survival of Lenalidomide with Vorinostat, Gemcitabine, Busulfan, Melphalan and Autologous Stem-Cell Transplant (ASCT) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
Assuming the 2-year EFS for standard treatment is 30% (historical control), the accrual rate is 1 year with a 2 year follow-up, a sample size of 20 patients would achieve 81% power to detect a difference of 25% in EFS (55% for experimental treatment) using a one-sided significance level of 5% (SWOG statistical tools for one arm survival).
EFS estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 15-65
- Patients with ABC (determined by immunohistochemistry using the Hans algorithmI) DLBCL with primary refractory disease, relapse <12 months after initial therapy, secondary International Prognostic Index (IPI) >1, less than partial response to salvage treatment or exposure to >3 salvage regimens
- Adequate renal function, as defined by an estimated serum creatinine clearance >/= 50 ml/min (MDRD method) and/or serum creatinine </= 1.8 mg/dL
- Adequate hepatic function (SGOT and/or SGPT </= 3 x ULN; bilirubin and ALP </= 2 x ULN
- Adequate pulmonary function with FEV1, FVC and DLCO (corrected for Hgb) >/= 50%
- Adequate cardiac function with left ventricular ejection fraction >/= 40%. No uncontrolled arrhythmias or symptomatic cardiac disease
- ECOG performance status <2
- Negative Beta HCG in woman with child-bearing potential
- All study participants must be registered into the mandatory Revlimid REMS program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of the REMS program.
- Females of reproductive potential must adhere to the scheduled pregnancy testing as required in the Revlimid REMS program.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Grade >/= 3 non-hematologic toxicity from previous therapy that has not resolved to </= G1
- Prior whole brain irradiation
- Active hepatitis B, either active carrier (HBsAg +) or viremic (HBV DNA >/= 10,000 copies/mL, or >/= 2,000 IU/mL)
- Evidence of either cirrhosis or stage 3-4 liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or positive hepatitis C serology
- Active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics
- HIV infection, unless receiving effective antiretroviral therapy with undetectable viral load and normal CD4 counts
- Radiation therapy in the month prior to enrollment
- History of arterial thromboembolic events in the past 3 months and of venous thromboembolic events in the past month
- History of hypersensitivity of lenalidomide or thalidomide

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02589145
United States, Texas | |
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 |
Principal Investigator: | Yago Nieto, MD, PHD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02589145 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2015-0558 NCI-2015-01938 ( Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP ) |
First Posted: | October 28, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 23, 2018 |
Last Verified: | May 2018 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes | |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Blood And Marrow Transplantation Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma DLBCL Busulfan Busulfex Myleran Lenalidomide CC-5013 Revlimid Vorinostat SAHA Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid MSK-390 Zolinza Gemcitabine |
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Gemzar Melphalan Alkeran Rituximab Rituxan Dexamethasone Decadron Glutamine Enterex Glutapack-10 NutreStore Resource GlutaSolve Sympt-X G.I. |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Dexamethasone acetate Dexamethasone Gemcitabine Lenalidomide Vorinostat |
Rituximab Thalidomide Melphalan Busulfan BB 1101 Pyridoxine Pyridoxal Vitamin B 6 Enoxaparin Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Gastrointestinal Agents |