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Rituximab, Chemotherapy, and Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Burkitt's Lymphoma or Burkitt's Leukemia



Rituximab, Chemotherapy, and Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Burkitt's Lymphoma or Burkitt's Leukemia

For Condition: untreated adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia,adult Burkitt's lymphoma,L3 adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): Cancer and Leukemia Group B , National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Synopsis: RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the numbers of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. Combining chemotherapy with rituximab and filgrastim may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining rituximab with chemotherapy and filgrastim in treating patients who have Burkitt's lymphoma or Burkitt's leukemia.
Details: OBJECTIVES: - Determine the complete response rate in patients with previously untreated Burkitt's lymphoma or Burkitt's leukemia treated with rituximab and high-intensity chemotherapy with filgrastim (G-CSF) support. - Determine the progression-free and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen. - Determine the feasibility and toxicity of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease (leukemia vs lymphoma). - Course 1: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 5-15 minutes daily on days 1-5 and oral prednisone on days 1-7. - Courses 2, 4, and 6: Patients receive ifosfamide IV over 1 hour daily on days 1-5; vincristine IV over 10 minutes and methotrexate IV over 24 hours on day 1; leucovorin calcium IV over 15 minutes every 6 hours on day 2; cytarabine IV over 2 hours daily and etoposide IV over 1 hour daily on days 4 and 5; oral dexamethasone daily on days 1-5; and methotrexate and cytarabine intrathecally (IT) on day 1. During course 2, patients receive rituximab IV over 1-4 hours on days 8, 10, and 12. During courses 4 and 6, patients receive rituximab IV over 1 hour on day 8. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) beginning on day 7 and continuing until blood counts recover. - Courses 3, 5, and 7: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 5-15 minutes daily on days 1-5; vincristine IV over 10 minutes and methotrexate IV over 24 hours on day 1; leucovorin calcium IV every 6 hours on day 2; doxorubicin IV daily on days 4 and 5; oral dexamethasone daily on days 1-5; methotrexate and cytarabine IT on day 1; and rituximab IV over 1 hour on day 8. Patients also receive G-CSF as in courses 2, 4, and 6. After course 3, treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually for 5 years. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients (50 per stratum) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Treatment
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 16 Years/
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Histologically, cytogenetically, or immunophenotypically confirmed Burkitt's leukemia or Burkitt's or Burkitt-like lymphoma - L3 morphology surface IgG expression - Cytogenetic evidence for t(8;14), t(8;22), or t(2;8) - Previously untreated disease except hydroxyurea for leukocytosis - CNS involvement allowed - Patients with Burkitt's leukemia or Burkitt's lymphoma with bone marrow involvement must also be enrolled on CALGB-8461 - Patients with Burkitt's leukemia must also be enrolled on CALGB-9665 PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: - 16 and over Performance status: - Not specified Life expectancy: - Not specified Hematopoietic: - Not specified Hepatic: - Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: - Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Other: - HIV negative - Not pregnant or nursing - Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: - No concurrent interleukin-11 Chemotherapy: - See Disease Characteristics - No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: - No concurrent hormonal therapy except for non-disease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes) - No concurrent steroids except for adrenal failure Radiotherapy: - No concurrent palliative radiotherapy except whole-brain irradiation for documented CNS disease Surgery: - Not specified
Total Enrollment: 

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
JohnByrd,  Study Chair,  Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute

New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA - Hooksett *Recruiting*
Hooksett,  New Hampshire,  03106
United States
Recruiting Douglas  Weckstein 603-622-6484

Oklahoma University Medical Center at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center *Recruiting*
Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  73104
United States
Recruiting Howard  Ozer 405-271-4022

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc. *Recruiting*
Roanoke,  Virginia,  24014
United States
Recruiting Paul  Richards 540-982-0237

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
San Francisco,  California,  94115
United States
Recruiting Alan  Venook 800-888-8664

Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center *Recruiting*
Anniston,  Alabama,  36207
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Twele 256-236-2549

Missouri Baptist Cancer Center *Recruiting*
St. Louis,  Missouri,  63131
United States
Recruiting Alan  Lyss 314-996-5514

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia *Recruiting*
Columbia,  Missouri,  65203
United States
Recruiting Michael  Perry 573-882-4979

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse *Recruiting*
Syracuse,  New York,  13210
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Graziano 315-476-7461

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University *Recruiting*
Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27157-1082
United States
Recruiting David  Hurd 336-716-2088

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital) *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60612
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Lad 312-996-2046

Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital *Recruiting*
Providence,  Rhode Island,  02906
United States
Recruiting William  Sikov 401-793-7151

Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph *Recruiting*
Saint Joseph,  Michigan,  49085
United States
Recruiting Eric  Lester 269-982-4963

Green Mountain Oncology Group *Recruiting*
Bennington,  Vermont,  05201
United States
Recruiting L.  Maurer 802-442-1290

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20422
United States
Recruiting Steven  Krasnow 202-745-8178

Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center *Recruiting*
Los Angeles,  California,  90048
United States
Recruiting Alan  Lefor 310-423-5874

New Hanover Regional Medical Center *Recruiting*
Wilmington,  North Carolina,  28402-9025
United States
Recruiting Cyrus  Kotwall 910-763-4630

Palm Beach Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
West Palm Beach,  Florida,  33401
United States
Recruiting Robert  Jacobson 561-366-4150

St. Mary's Medical Center *Recruiting*
Huntington,  West Virginia,  25701
United States
Recruiting Gerrit  Kimmey 304-528-4645

CCOP - North Shore University Hospital *Recruiting*
Manhasset,  New York,  11030
United States
Recruiting Vincent  Vinciguerra 516-562-8915

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville *Recruiting*
Asheville,  North Carolina,  28805
United States
Recruiting John  Lucke 828-299-2540

Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10029
United States
Recruiting Lewis  Silverman 212-241-5520

Western Pennsylvania Hospital *Recruiting*
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15224
United States
Recruiting Richard  Shadduck 412-578-4355

CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation *Recruiting*
Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106
United States
Recruiting John  Ellerton 702-384-0013

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Boston,  Massachusetts,  02115
United States
Recruiting George  Canellos 617-632-3470

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C. *Recruiting*
Syracuse,  New York,  13217
United States
Recruiting Jeffrey  Kirshner 315-472-7504

West Suburban Center for Cancer Care *Recruiting*
River Forest,  Illinois,  60305
United States
Recruiting John  Showel 708-763-2700

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill *Recruiting*
Chapel Hill,  North Carolina,  27599-7295
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Shea 919-966-7746

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center *Recruiting*
Omaha,  Nebraska,  68198-7680
United States
Recruiting Margaret  Kessinger 402-559-7511

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction *Recruiting*
White River Junction,  Vermont,  05009
United States
Recruiting Joseph  O'Donnell 802-295-9363 ext. 5480

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa *Recruiting*
Iowa City,  Iowa,  52242-1009
United States
Recruiting Gerald  Clamon 319-356-1932

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus *Recruiting*
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  01655
United States
Recruiting Pankaj  Bhargava 508-856-6884

North Shore University Hospital *Recruiting*
Manhasset,  New York,  11030
United States
Recruiting Daniel  Budman 516-562-8958

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association *Recruiting*
Peoria,  Illinois,  61602
United States
Recruiting John  Kugler 309-636-3605

University of Minnesota Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55455
United States
Recruiting Bruce  Peterson 612-624-5631

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center *Recruiting*
Miami,  Florida,  33140
United States
Recruiting Rogerio  Lilenbaum 305-674-2625

Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School *Recruiting*
Lebanon,  New Hampshire,  03756-0002
United States
Recruiting Marc  Ernstoff 603-650-5534

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10021
United States
Recruiting Clifford  Hudis 212-639-6483

CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium *Recruiting*
South Bend,  Indiana,  46601
United States
Recruiting Rafat  Ansari 574-284-7977

Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk *Recruiting*
Norfolk,  Virginia,  23502
United States
Recruiting Paul  Conkling 757-466-8683

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital *Recruiting*
Pinehurst,  North Carolina,  28374
United States
Recruiting Ellen  Willard 910-295-9205

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco *Recruiting*
San Francisco,  California,  94121
United States
Recruiting Patricia  Cornett 415-221-4810 ext. 3423

Broward General Medical Center *Recruiting*
Ft. Lauderdale,  Florida,  33316
United States
Recruiting Luis  Barreras 954-771-0692

Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20007
United States
Recruiting Edward  Gelmann 202-444-7303

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium *Recruiting*
Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27104-4241
United States
Recruiting James  Atkins 336-777-3036

Baptist Hospital East - Louisville *Recruiting*
Louisville,  Kentucky,  40207
United States
Recruiting Daniel  Scullin 502-897-1166

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo *Recruiting*
Buffalo,  New York,  14215
United States
Recruiting Lynn  Steinbrenner 716-862-3191

Cape Fear Valley Health System *Recruiting*
Fayetteville,  North Carolina,  28302-2000
United States
Recruiting Kamal  Bakri 910-609-6910

Martha Jefferson Hospital *Recruiting*
Charlottesville,  Virginia,  22902
United States
Recruiting Stefan  Gorsch 434-982-8410

Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Hollywood,  Florida,  33021
United States
Recruiting Atif  Hussein 954-986-6363

Walter Reed Army Medical Center *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20307-5000
United States
Recruiting Joseph  Drabick 202-782-6751

Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated *Recruiting*
Ft. Wayne,  Indiana,  46885-5099
United States
Recruiting Sreenivasa  Nattam 219-484-8830

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas *Recruiting*
Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106
United States
Recruiting Chitha  Hulugalle 702-696-3000

Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland *Recruiting*
Baltimore,  Maryland,  21201
United States
Recruiting Martin  Edelman 410-328-2703

CCOP - Kansas City *Recruiting*
Kansas City,  Missouri,  64131
United States
Recruiting Jorge  Paradelo 816-823-0555

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham *Recruiting*
Durham,  North Carolina,  27705
United States
Recruiting Michael  Kelley 919-286-0411

University Hospital at State University of New York - Upstate Medical University *Recruiting*
Syracuse,  New York,  13210
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Graziano 315-464-8200

Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital *Recruiting*
Jamaica,  New York,  11432
United States
Recruiting Hans  Grunwald 718-883-4118

New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10021
United States
Recruiting Scott  Wadler 212-746-2844

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60637-1470
United States
Recruiting Karen  Wendling 773-834-7424

Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities *Recruiting*
Bettendorf,  Iowa,  52722
United States
Recruiting S.  Zaentz 563-355-7733

Saint Anthony Medical Center *Recruiting*
Rockford,  Illinois,  61108
United States
Recruiting Richard  Nora 815-227-2273

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas *Recruiting*
Dallas,  Texas,  75216
United States
Recruiting Barry  Levinson 214-648-4193

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center *Recruiting*
La Jolla,  California,  92093-0658
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Seagren 858-657-7020

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services *Recruiting*
Newark,  Delaware,  19713
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Grubbs 302-623-4100

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis *Recruiting*
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55417
United States
Recruiting Vicki  Morrison 612-725-2000 ext. 4135

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University *Recruiting*
Columbus,  Ohio,  43210-1240
United States
Recruiting Clara  Bloomfield 614-293-7518

MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Richmond,  Virginia,  23298-0037
United States
Recruiting John  Roberts 804-828-0450

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Durham,  North Carolina,  27710
United States
Recruiting David  Rizzieri 919-668-1040

Elmhurst Hospital Center *Recruiting*
Elmhurst,  New York,  11373
United States
Recruiting Vladimir  Benisovich 718-334-3723

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego *Recruiting*
San Diego,  California,  92161
United States
Recruiting Saeeda  Kirmani 619-552-8585 ext. 3356

Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont *Recruiting*
Burlington,  Vermont,  05401-3498
United States
Recruiting Hyman  Muss 802-847-3827

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial) *Recruiting*
Columbia,  Missouri,  65201
United States
Recruiting William  Patterson 573-882-6163

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus *Recruiting*
San Juan,  ,  00936-5067
Puerto Rico
Recruiting Enrique  Velez-Garcia 787-754-0101 Ext.2020

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Orlando,  Florida,  32804
United States
Recruiting Jane  Crofton 407-303-2090

Barnes-Jewish Hospital *Recruiting*
St. Louis,  Missouri,  63110
United States
Recruiting Nancy  Bartlett 314-747-3000

Cooper University Hospital *Recruiting*
Camden,  New Jersey,  08103
United States
Recruiting Edison  Catalano 856-342-2506

NorthEast Oncology Associates *Recruiting*
Concord,  North Carolina,  28025
United States
Recruiting James  Wall 704-783-1370

Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Kinston,  North Carolina,  28503-1678
United States
Recruiting Peter  Watson 919-559-2200 Ext. 201

Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60640
United States
Recruiting Keith  Shulman 773-564-5022


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  CDR0000069354;  CALGB-10002
Study Start Date: 
Record last reviewed: July 2002
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00039130

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