Clinical trial • Phase III • Haematology

METHOTREXATE for Burkitt lymphoma

Phase III trial of METHOTREXATE for Burkitt lymphoma. Randomised, r-codox-m/r-ivac versus dose-adjusted epoch-r (da-epoch-r)-controlled. 69 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Haematology
Trial Disease
Burkitt lymphoma
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
13-08-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-09-2024

Trial design

Randomised, r-codox-m/r-ivac versus dose-adjusted epoch-r (da-epoch-r)-controlled Phase III trial in Belgium, Netherlands.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
R-CODOX-M/R-IVAC versus dose-adjusted EPOCH-R (DA-EPOCH-R)
Target Sample Size
69

Eligibility

Recruits 69 Vulnerable population selected (flag true). Written informed consent is required. Subject information and informed consent forms are available (documents listed for NL and FR). Age eligibility is 18-75 years so consent is provided by the participant..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female subject pregnant or breast-feeding
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected (flag true). Written informed consent is required. Subject information and informed consent forms are available (documents listed for NL and FR). Age eligibility is 18-75 years so consent is provided by the participant.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- First diagnosis of high risk Burkitt lymphoma (sporadic and HIV associated), histologically confirmed according to the WHO classification 2008. Upon its availability the WHO 2016 classification should be used, to replace the WHO 2008 classification\n- High risk disease; i.e. any of following: elevated LDH, WHO performance status ≥ 2 (appendix C), Ann Arbor stage III or IV (Appendix A), tumour mass ≥ 10 cm\n- Age 18-75 years inclusive\n- WHO performance status (PS) 0-3, WHO PS 4 only if disease related (Appendix C)\n- Written informed consent"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- All histopathological diagnoses other than Burkitt lymphoma according to the WHO classification 2008, irrespective of the presence of a MYC rearrangement; Upon its availability the WHO 2016 classification should be used, to replace the WHO 2008 classification\n- Severe neurological or psychiatric disease\n- Active symptomatic ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure within the past year. If an ultrasound or MUGA scan is obtained the LVEF should exceed 45%\n- All men and all women of child-bearing potential not willing or able to use an acceptable method of birth control for the duration of the study and one year beyond treatment completion\n- Female subject pregnant or breast-feeding\n- History of a prior invasive malignancy in the past 5 years with the exception of basal carcinoma of the skin or stage 0 cervical carcinoma\n- Serious concomitant medical illnesses that would jeopardize the patient's ability to receive the regimen with reasonable safety, includig active hepatitis B (HBV, see also paragraph 9.3) or hepatitis C (HCV) infection\n- Current participation in another clinical trial interfering with HO127\n- Any psychological, familial, sociological and geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule\n- Patients with endemic Burkitt lymphoma\n- Patients with low risk Burkitt lymphoma (i.e. all of following: normal LDH, WHO performance status 0 or 1 (appendix C), Ann Arbor stage I or II (Appendix A), no tumour mass ≥ 10 cm)\n- Patients with CNS localization of Burkitt lymphoma\n- Prior treatment other than local radiation (max. 10 Gy) or short course (max 7 days) of steroids ≤ 1 mg/kg or ≤100mg predniso(lo)ne (whichever is greater; or equivalent corticosteroid) or acute symptoms; or 1 cycle of R-CHOP\n- Creatinine clearance < 50 ml/min unless lymphoma related\n- Inadequate hepatic function: bilirubin > 2.5 * ULN (total) except patients with Gilbert's syndrome as defined by > 80% unconjugated\n- Inadequate haematological function ANC < 1x10^9/l and platelets < 75x10^9 /l unless lymphoma related\n- Severe pulmonary dysfunction (CTCAE grade 3-4, see Appendix D)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2-year PFS; defined as time from randomisation to disease progression, relapse or death, whichever comes first. Patients still alive or lost to follow up are censored at the date they were last known to be alive","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as time from randomisation to disease progression, relapse or death, whichever comes first. Patients still alive or lost to follow up are censored at the date they were last known to be alive"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- ORR end-of-treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- EFS at 2 years; defined as time from randomisation to first event (death from any cause, no CR, relapse, whichever comes first).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as time from randomisation to first event (death from any cause, no CR, relapse, whichever comes first)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS at 2 years; defined as time from randomisation until death from any cause; patients still alive or lost to follow up are censored at the date they were last known to be alive","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as time from randomisation until death from any cause; patients still alive or lost to follow up are censored at the date they were last known to be alive"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of CTCAE grade ≥3 toxicities","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of hospitalization days","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
69
Recruitment Window Months
148
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required. Subject information and informed consent forms are provided (documents available in Dutch and French as indicated in the CTIS documents list). Eligibility age is 18-75 so consent is by the participant (no paediatric assent described).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
12
Total Number Of Participants
69

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-09-2024
Processing Time Days
17
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
10

Sites

Site Name
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
E. van den Neste
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
E. van den Neste
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
D. Deeren
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
D. Deeren
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Ziekenhuis Aan De Stroom
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
K.L. WU
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
K.L. WU
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-09-2024
Processing Time Days
12
Number Of Sites
9
Number Of Participants
59

Sites

Site Name
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
A.M.P. Demandt
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
A.M.P. Demandt
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
P.G.N.J. Mutsaers
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
P.G.N.J. Mutsaers
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Maxima Medisch Centrum
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
L.W. Tick
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
L.W. Tick
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
M.J. Kersten
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
M.J. Kersten
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
M. Nijland
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
M. Nijland
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Isala Klinieken Stichting
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
M. van Marwijk Kooy
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
M. van Marwijk Kooy
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Stichting Radboud University Medical Center
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
W.B.C. Stevens
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
W.B.C. Stevens
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Department Name
Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
M.C. Minnema
Principal Investigator Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Contact Person Name
M.C. Minnema
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Isala Klinieken Stichting (duplicate entry not separately detailed)
Department Name
Hematology

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Haemato Oncology Foundation For Adults Netherlands
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Third parties

  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Amsterdam UMC Stichting","duties_or_roles":"Pathology review","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
METHOTREXATE
Active Substance
METHOTREXATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
Intrathecal
Maximum Dose
3000 mg
Investigational Product Name
IFOSFAMIDE
Active Substance
IFOSFAMIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Maximum Dose
1500 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
VINCRISTINE
Active Substance
VINCRISTINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
Intravenous infusion
Maximum Dose
2 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Active Substance
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS BOLUS USE
Route
Intravenous bolus
Maximum Dose
1866 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
RITUXIMAB
Active Substance
RITUXIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Maximum Dose
800 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
ETOPOSIDE
Active Substance
ETOPOSIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
Intravenous infusion
Maximum Dose
124.4 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
CYTARABINE
Active Substance
CYTARABINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
Intrathecal
Maximum Dose
4000 mg
Investigational Product Name
PREDNISOLONE
Active Substance
PREDNISOLONE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
Oral
Maximum Dose
145 mg
Investigational Product Name
DOXORUBICIN
Active Substance
DOXORUBICIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Route
Intravenous infusion
Maximum Dose
70 mg/m2
Combination Treatment
Yes

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