Clinical trial · Interventional
Rituximab in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Hodgkin's Disease
A Phase II Trial of C2B8 in Patients With Asymptomatic CD20+ B-Cell Follicular Small Cleaved Low-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Relapsed CD20+ Hodgkin's Disease
NCT00003849CI-TRIAL-00022994completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of rituximab in treating patients who have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or Hodgkin's disease.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| rituximab | Biological | Rituximab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- rituximab
- description
- Patients receive rituximab IV over 4-6 hours on day 1 weekly for 4 weeks. Patients are followed at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, then every 6 months for 3 years, then annually thereafter.
- interventionNames
- Biological: rituximab
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- response rate
- timeFrame
- Up to 5 years
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- time to progression
- timeFrame
- Up to 5 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven stage IIIA or stage IVA B-cell follicular small cleaved cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Tumor cells express CD20 No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy Stable disease that would otherwise be observed OR Histologically proven relapsed Hodgkin's disease of any stage Tumor cells express CD20 Bidimensionally measurable disease Masses (e.g., enlarged lymph nodes) must be at least 1.5 cm X 1.5 cm by CT, MRI, or x-ray Splenic enlargement considered measurable if spleen palpable at least 3 cm below the left costal margin No CNS lymphoma PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: No more than 5,000 circulating tumor cells Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 12 months following study HIV negative No other active malignancies PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTWitzig TE, Vukov AM, Habermann TM, Geyer S, Kurtin PJ, Friedenberg WR, White WL, Chalchal HI, Flynn PJ, Fitch TR, Welker DA. Rituximab therapy for patients with newly diagnosed, advanced-stage, follicular grade I non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a phase II trial in the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Feb 20;23(6):1103-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.12.052. Epub 2005 Jan 18. PMID 15657404