Clinical trial · Interventional
FCM-R (Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, Mitoxantrone, Rituximab) in Previously Untreated Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) < 70 Years
Phase 2 Study of the Activity and Safety of Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Mitoxantrone Plus Rituximab (FCM-R) With Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) as Frontline Therapy for Patients < 70 Years With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
NCT00254410CI-TRIAL-00038410completedPhase 2Results postedClinicalTrials.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)
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if using a combination of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and mitoxantrone plus rituximab, with the growth factor pegylated filgrastim, will improve the response to treatment, and increase the time this response lasts, for patients with previously untreated CLL. The safety of this combination will also be studied.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (5)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| Filgrastim | Drug | Filgrastim | ALIAS |
| Fludarabine | Drug | Fludarabine | ALIAS |
| Mitoxantrone | Drug | Mitoxantrone | ALIAS |
| Rituximab | Drug | Rituximab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- FCM-R + Pegylated Filgrastim
- description
- Fludarabine 25 mg/m2 on Days 2,3,4 i.v. 5-30 mins for course 1, and on Days 1 - 3 for courses 2 - 6. Cyclophosphamide 250 mg/m2 on Day 2,3,4 i.v. 5-30 mins for course 1, and on Days1 - 3 for courses 2 - 6. Mitoxantrone 6 mg/m2 on Day 2 i.v. 30-60 mins for course 1, and on Day 1 for courses 2 - 6. Rituximab 375 mg/m2 on Day 1 i.v. 2-6 hours for course 1 and 500 mg/m2 on Day 1 for courses 2 - 6. Pegylated Filgrastim - 6 mg on Day 4,s.c. for course 1 and on Day 3 for courses 2 - 6.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Fludarabine
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: Mitoxantrone
- Drug: Rituximab
- Drug: Filgrastim
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Clinical Response Rate at 3 Months
- timeFrame
- End of cycle 3
- description
- Clinical Response Rate (combined morphological \[NCI Working Group (WG) criteria\] + flow cytometry criteria) at 3 months following treatment. Courses will be repeated every 28 to 42 days (+/- 7 days) depending on recovery of peripheral blood counts and toxicities for a maximum of 6 courses. Patients will be evaluated for response after 3 and 6 courses. Bone marrow biopsies will be performed at the end of Cycles 3 and 6 of chemotherapy.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Untreated CLL, CLL/ prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL), or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) with indication for therapy (Indications for therapy include at least one of the following: i) one or more disease-related symptoms \[fever, night sweats, weight loss, pronounced fatigue\]; ii) advanced stage disease (Rai stage \>/= 3 or Binet stage C); iii) autoimmune anemia and/or thrombocytopenia that is unresponsive to other therapies; iv) massive or progressive hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly and/or lymphadenopathy; iv) recurrent infections; v) rapid lymphocyte doubling time of \< 6 months). 2. Age \< 70 years. 3. Adequate liver function (total bilirubin \</= 2.5 mg/dL, serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) \</=4 x ULN) and renal function (serum creatinine \</= 2.0 mg/dL). Patients with renal or liver dysfunction due to suspected organ infiltration by lymphocytes may be eligible after discussion with the Principal Investigator, but upper limits for creatinine even under these circumstances must be creatinine \< 3mg/dL and bilirubin \< 6 mg/dL. Patients with Gilbert's syndrome may be entered on study with bilirubin levels \</= 4 mg/dL. 4. Beta-2-microglobulin \</= 4 mg/dL. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \</= 2. 6. Signed informed consent in keeping with the policies of the hospital. 7. Male and female patients who are fertile agree to use an effective barrier method of birth control (ie, latex condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, etc) to avoid pregnancy. Female patients of childbearing potential (non-childbearing is defined as \>/= 1 year postmenopausal or surgically sterilized) need a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days of study enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active hepatitis B (at least one of the following markers positive: HBsAg, HBeAg, Immunoglobulin M (IgM) hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), Hepatitis B (HBV) DNA). 2. Concurrent chemotherapy or immunotherapy. 3. Pregnant patients. 4. History of HIV 5. Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) disease 6. Symptomatic heart disease (NYHA class \>/= 3) or left ventricle (LV) ejection fraction \< 40% (by multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram)
References
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