Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of MabThera/Rituxan (Rituximab) in Combination With Fludarabine And Cyclophosphamide as Primary Therapy in Elderly Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A Phase II, Multicenter, Single Arm Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Low Dose Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide Combined With Standard Dose Rituximab as Primary Therapy in Elderly Untreated Patients (>/=65 Years Old) With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- 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)
This single arm, open-label study will assess the safety and efficacy of low dose fludarabine and cyclophosphamide in combination with standard dose MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) as primary therapy in elderly patients (\>/= 65 years) with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Patients will receive six 28-day cycles of treatment with Mabthera/Rituxan (375 mg/m2 intravenously \[iv\] Day 0 of cycle 1, 500 mg/m2 iv Day 1 of cycles 2-6), fludarabine (12.5 mg/m2/d iv Days 1-3, cycles 1-6) and cyclophosphamide (150 mg/m2/d iv Days 1-3, cycles 1-6). Anticipated time on study treatment is 6 months, with a 30-month follow-up period.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| Fludarabine | Drug | Fludarabine | ALIAS |
| Rituximab | Drug | Rituximab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Rituximab plus Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide
- description
- Elderly participants with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) will receive combination treatment with low-dose fludarabine and cyclophosphamide combined with standard-dose of rituximab for 6 months. Treatment is followed by a follow up period of 36 months.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: Fludarabine
- Drug: Rituximab
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Overall Response Rate
- timeFrame
- Up to 42 months
- description
- Overall response rate was defined as the percentage of participants with a complete response (CR) or a partial response (PR) according to National Cancer Institute - Working Group \[NCI-WG\] guidelines. CR: no clonal B lymphocytes in peripheral blood, no significant lymphadenopathy, liver and spleen normal size, no disease symptoms, blood counts: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>1,500/microliter (mcL), platelets \> 100,000/mcL, hemoglobin \> 11.0 grams/deciliter (g/dL), normocellular bone marrow. PR: \>/= 50% decrease in clonal B lymphocyte count, \>/= 50% reduction in lymphadenopathy, \>/= 50% reduction of liver or spleen enlargement and ANC \>1,500/mcL, platelets \> 100,000/mcL, hemoglobin \> 11.0 g/dL OR \>/= 50% increase in ANC, platelets or hemoglobin.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients, \>/= 65 years of age * Previously untreated B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) * Binet stage C or active Binet stage A and B disease Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment for CLL * CLL with transformation (Richter's syndrome) * Suspected or known central nervous system (CNS) involvement of CLL * Impaired renal or hepatic function * Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positivity, active hepatitis B/C or Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) surface antigen positive, or any active or uncontrolled infections * Patients with anti-HBV core antibodies (past infection with HBV) but who are negative for Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen (HBVsAg) (either anti-HBS Ab positive or negative) and are positive for HBV- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis * Concomitant diseases requiring chronic steroid administration * Active second malignancy within the 2 years prior to study (except for non-melanoma skin cancer and in situ cervix or breast or prostate carcinoma) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \>/= 3
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