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Study of Weekly Motexafin Gadolinium (MGd) for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II, Phase I


Treatment


Completed


18 and over


Pharmaceutical / Industry


PCYC-0223
NCT00290004

Trial Description

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, toxicities, dosage and response rate for an investigational drug, motexafin gadolinium, administered to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. The secondary purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical benefit rate, the time it takes for a patient's chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma to worsen, the duration of response and the time during which patients survive without chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma worsening. Additionally, the patient's response to motexafin gadolinium will be compared to the response of the patient's cells in a laboratory to motexafin gadolinium.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ≥ 18 years old
  • CLL as defined by the NCI 96 criteria (exception; patients may have bright surface immunoglobulin staining if negative for t[11;14] translocation or cyclin D1) or SLL as defined by WHO classification criteria and is refractory or relapsed as defined by one of the following:
  • Refractory disease: progressive disease while on therapy
  • Relapsed disease: progressive disease after at least one treatment course of therapy with disease response or stabilization
  • ECOG performance status score of 0, 1, or 2
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Laboratory values of:
  • Platelet count < 30,000/µL
  • AST or ALT > 2 x ULN (upper limit of normal)
  • Total bilirubin > 2 x ULN
  • Creatinine > 2 mg/dL
  • Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, systemic corticosteroids (> 10 mg oral prednisone or equivalent), or systemic biologic anticancer therapy within 21 days before beginning study treatment
  • Major surgery or hospitalization for a serious illness within the last 3 months
  • Greater than three prior regimens (where a regimen is defined as a treatment for CLL/SLL given initially or after disease progression)
  • Prior malignancy requiring current or prior treatment within the past 5 years, except for cervical neoplasia in situ and non-melanomatous skin cancer
  • Uncontrolled hypertension

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Pharmacyclics, Incorporated

Andrew M. EvensPrincipal Investigator

Neil E Kay, MDPrincipal Investigator

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00290004
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on September 11, 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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