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Mega-CHOEP: Conventional Chemo Vs HD Chemo Followed by Auto SCT in Younger Pts With Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group, May 2008
Sponsors and Collaborators: German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group
Deutsche Krebshilfe e.V., Bonn (Germany)
Information provided by: German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00129090
  Purpose

Comparison of aggressive conventional therapy with repetitive high-dose therapy plus rituximab. Hypothesis: better overall survival and/or progression-free survival in HDT+R.


Condition Intervention Phase
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Drug: CHOEP + Rituximab
Drug: Mega-CHOEP + Rituximab
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Lymphoma
Drug Information available for: Rituximab
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Randomized Phase III Study to Compare Conventional Chemotherapy (CHOEP-14) + Rituximab vs High-Dose Chemotherapy Followed by Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (Mega-CHOEP-21) + Rituximab in Younger Patients With Aggressive NHL

Further study details as provided by German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • time to treatment failure

Estimated Enrollment: 396
Study Start Date: March 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1B: Active Comparator
8 x CHOEP-14 + 6 x R
Drug: CHOEP + Rituximab
8 x CHOEP-14 + 6 x Rituximab
2B: Experimental
4 x R-MegaCHOEP
Drug: Mega-CHOEP + Rituximab
4 x R-Mega-CHOEP

Detailed Description:

This study compares aggressive conventional therapy (8 courses of rituximab plus CHOEP given every 2 weeks) with repetitive high-dose therapy (Mega-CHOEP) supplemented with rituximab. The study question is whether overall survival or progression-free survival is better with high-dose therapy than with conventional treatment.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-60 years of age
  • Risk group International Prognostic Index (IPI) 2 and 3 (age adjusted)
  • Performance status: ECOG 0-3
  • Patient's written informed consent
  • Aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Already initiated lymphoma therapy
  • Serious accompanying disorder or impaired organ function
  • Bone marrow involvement > 25%
  • Known hypersensibility to the medications to be used
  • Known HIV-positivity
  • Active hepatitis infection
  • Suspicion that patient compliance will be poor
  • Simultaneous participation in other trials
  • Prior chemo- or radiotherapy for previous disorder
  • Other concomitant tumour disease
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00129090

Contacts
Contact: Norbert Schmitz, Prof. +49 40 181885 ext 2005 norbert.schmitz@ak-stgeorg.lbk-hh.de

Locations
Germany
AK St. Georg Recruiting
Hamburg, Germany, 20099
Contact: Norbert Schmitz, Prof.     +49 40 181885 ext 2005     norbert.schmitz@ak-stgeorg.lbk-hh.de    
Principal Investigator: Schmitz Norbert, Prof.            
Sponsors and Collaborators
German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group
Deutsche Krebshilfe e.V., Bonn (Germany)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Norbert Schmitz, Prof. German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group
  More Information

Responsible Party: ( Deutsche Studiengruppe Hochmaligne Non-Hodgkin-Lymphome (DSHNHL) )
Study ID Numbers: DSHNHL 2002-1
Study First Received: August 10, 2005
Last Updated: May 5, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00129090  
Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Rituximab
Lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, diffuse
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Aggression
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Immunologic Factors
Immune System Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009