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Study of Motexafin Gadolinium for the Treatment of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Treatment


Completed


18 and over


Pharmaceutical / Industry


PCYC-0221
NCT00086034

Trial Description

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to find out if motexafin gadolinium may be an effective treatment for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Secondly, the safety and side effects of motexafin gadolinium will be evaluated.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ≥ 18 years old
  • Refractory or relapsed indolent NHL. Eligible WHO histologies include follicular NHL (Grades 1, 2, and 3); marginal zone nodal; marginal zone splenic; and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) types
  • Failed ≥ 1 previous regimens, one of which must have contained rituximab as either a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy
  • ECOG performance status score either 0 or 1
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Laboratory values of:

  • Platelet count < 50,000/µL
  • AST or ALT > 2 x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total bilirubin > 2 x ULN
  • Creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL

and

  • Greater than three prior regimens (where a regimen is defined as a treatment for NHL given after disease progression)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Known history of porphyria, G6PD deficiency, HIV

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Pharmacyclics, Incorporated

Brad Kahl, MDPrincipal Investigator

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00086034
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on May 27, 2008

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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