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Study of Oral LBH589 in Adult Patients With Refractory Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III, Phase II


Treatment


Active


18 to 120


Pharmaceutical / Industry


CLBH589B2201
NCT00425555

Trial Description

Summary

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBH489B in adult patients with refractory Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion criteria

1. Written informed consent obtained prior to any screening procedures

2. Age ≥ 18 years old

3. Patients with biopsy-confirmed stages IB-IVA mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome. Patients with SS who have bone marrow involvement are also eligible.

4. Patients must have received at least two prior treatment regimens at least one of which was a systemic therapy regimen. Systemic regimens include oral bexarotene, PUVA, photophoresis, chemotherapy such as methotrexate, and interferon. Topical steroids alone are not considered as a treatment regimen.

5. Patients must have had disease progression on or following their most recent treatment regimen or an inadequate response to their most recent treatment regimen.

6. Patients will be accrued to one of two groups: Patients previously treated with oral bexarotene and patients who have not had prior oral bexarotene treatment.

Exclusion criteria

1. Prior treatment with an HDAC inhibitor.

2. Patients with visceral disease including CNS involvement (i.e. stage IVB CTCL). Note; Patients with SS who have bone marrow involvement are eligible.

3. Impaired cardiac function

4. Concomitant use of drugs with a risk of causing torsades de pointes

5. Patients who have received chemotherapy or any investigational drug or undergone major surgery < 4 weeks prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from side effects of such therapy

6. Less than 3 months since prior electron beam therapy

7. Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding, or patients of reproductive potential not using an effective method of birth control, and male patients whose sexual partners are women of childbearing potential not using effective birth control Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

NovartisStudy Chair

NovartisPh: 862 778 8300

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Birmingham
 Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer at University of Alabama - Birmingham
 Misty Winslett Ph: 205-502-9967
  Email: mwinslett@uabmc.edu
 Lauren C. Hughey, M.D.Principal Investigator
California
  Duarte
 City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Annette Brown Ph: 626-256-4673 Ext.63037
  Email: abrown@coh.org
 Jasmine M. ZainPrincipal Investigator
  Los Angeles
 Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
 Donna Fernando Ph: 310-794-4376
  Email: dfernando@mednet.ucla.edu
 Lauren Pinter-Brown, M.D.Principal Investigator
Colorado
  Aurora
 University of Colorado Cancer Center at UC Health Sciences Center
 Andrea Buchmeier Ph: 720-848-0635
  Email: andrea.buchmeier@uchsc.edu
 Theresa Pacheco, M.D.Principal Investigator
Florida
  Miami
 Florida Academic Dermatology Centers
 Annika Grant Ph: 305-324-2110 Ext.110
  Email: fadcresearch@bellsouth.net
 Francisco Kerdel, M.D.Principal Investigator
Georgia
  Atlanta
 Study Site
 Hanna Jean Khoury, M.D. Ph: 404 778 3932
  Email: hkhoury@emory.edu
  Augusta
 Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
 Kavita Natarajan, M.D. Ph: 706-721-2505
Illinois
  Chicago
 Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
 Lindsay Peters Ph: 312-695-1005
  Email: l-peters@northwestern.edu
 Timothy M. KuzelPrincipal Investigator
 Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
 Michael Tharp, M.D. Ph: 312-942-2195
Indiana
  Indianapolis
 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
 Lawrence Mark, M.D., Ph.D. Ph: 317-274-7744
  Email: lamark@iupui.edu
Iowa
  Iowa City
 Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
 Mary Shannon Ph: 319-356-3516
  Email: mary-shannon@uiowa.edu
 Vincent Liu, M.D.Principal Investigator
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Boston University Cancer Research Center
 Becky Brown Ph: 617-414-1828
  Email: Becky.brown@bmc.org
 Marie-France DemierrePrincipal Investigator
 Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
 Alexa Kimball, M.D. Ph: 617-726-6755
Nebraska
  Omaha
 UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
 Carolyn Chamberlain Ph: 402-559-3848
  Email: cchamberlain@unmc.edu
 Julie M. VosePrincipal Investigator
North Carolina
  Durham
 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Elise Olsen, M.D. Ph: 919-668-5610
  Winston-Salem
 Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Jennifer MacLean Ph: 336-713-3539
  Email: jemaclea@wfubmc.edu
 Denise Levitan, M.D.Sub-Investigator
Ohio
  Cincinnati
 University Dermatology Consultants
 Vivian Berger Ph: 513-475-7576
  Email: bergervr@ucmail.uc.edu
 Deborah Breneman, M.D.Principal Investigator
Oregon
  Portland
 Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute
 Evi Roberson Ph: 503-494-4109
  Email: roberson@ohsu.edu
 Craig Okada, M.D.Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh
 UPMC Cancer Centers
 Sue A McCann Ph: 412-624-3782
  Email: mccannsa@upmc.edu
 Larisa Geskin, M.D.Principal Investigator
Tennessee
  Germantown
 Jones Clinic - Germantown
 Michael Jones, M.D. Ph: 901-685-5969
Texas
  Houston
 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
 Carol Wilson Ph: 713-563-4655
  Email: clwilson@mdanderson.org
 Madeleine Duvic, M.D.Principal Investigator
Argentina
  Buenos Aires
 Study Site
Australia
  Brisbane
 Study Site
  Victoria
 Study Site
Belgium
  Gent
 Study Site
  Leuven
 Study Site
  Yvoir
 Study Site
Canada
  Helinski
 Study Site
  Quebec
 Study Site
France
  Cede
 Study Site
  Créteil
 Study Site
  Lyon
 Study Site
  Nantes
 Study Site
  Paris
 Study Site
Germany
  Berlin
 Study Site
  Frankfurt
 Study Site
  Minden
 Study Site
  Wuerzburg
 Study Site
Hungary
  Budapest
 Study Site
  Debrecen
 Study Site
  Szeged
 Study Site
Italy
  Bologna
 Study Site
  Firenze
 Study Site
  Napoli
 Study Site
  Torino
 Study Site
  Torrette di Ancona
 Study Site
Spain
  Barcelona
 Study Site
  Llobregat
 Study Site
  Madrid
 Study Site
Switzerland
  Zurich
 Study Site

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00425555
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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