Clinical trial · Interventional
Rituximab/Bendamustine + Rituximab/Cytarabine for Mantle Cell Lymphoma
A Phase II Study of Rituximab/Bendamustine Followed by Rituximab/Cytarabine for Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma
NCT01661881CI-TRIAL-00113938active not recruitingPhase 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)
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is not curable with conventional therapy. This study sought to improve upon standard of care in newly diagnosed, untreated MCL patients who were transplant-eligible using drugs already established as active in MCL. The combination of Rituximab-Bendamustine followed by Rituximab-Cytarabine (RB/RC) was expected to maximize pre-ASCT complete response (CR) rate compared to historical rates approximating 55% with tolerable toxicity.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantle Cell Lymphoma | Mantle Cell Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendamustine | Drug | Bendamustine | ALIAS |
| Cytarabine | Drug | Cytarabine | ALIAS |
| Rituximab | Drug | Rituximab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- RB/RC
- description
- Patients received 3 cycles of outpatient RB (rituximab 375 mg/m2 day 1, bendamustine 90 mg/m2 days 1 and 2 of a 4-week cycle), followed by interim CT restaging. Patients with progressive disease (PD) went off study. Those with stable disease (SD) or better went on to receive three cycles of inpatient RC (rituximab 375 mg/m2 day 1, cytarabine 3 g/m2 every 12 h for 4 doses). The cytarabine was dose reduced to: 1. 2 g/m2 for age \>60 years old, creatinine 114.9-176.8 lmol/l (for patients ≤60 years old), and pre-existing neurotoxicity; 2. 1.5 g/m2 for age \>60 years old AND creatinine 114.9-176.8 lmol/l, or for age \>60 years old AND pre-existing neurotoxicity; 3. 1 g/m2 for age \> 60 years old AND creatinine 114.9-176.8 lmol/l AND pre-existing neurotoxicity. Stem cell mobilization and collection, ASCT and post-transplantation supportive care were performed per institutional standard and not as part of this study.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Rituximab
- Drug: Bendamustine
- Drug: Cytarabine
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Complete Remission (CR) Rate After 6 Cycles
- timeFrame
- Disease was assessed after three- and six-cycles of therapy, up to approximately 25 weeks. All patients completed 6 cycles of therapy with a cycle duration of 28 days.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 69 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Mandatory pathologic review of the diagnostic specimen(s) at Brigham and Women's Hospital or Massachusetts General Hospital * Measurable disease * Candidate for ASCT Exclusion Criteria: * Prior anti-lymphoma therapy * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Hypersensitivity to rituximab * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness * Receiving other study agents * HIV positive on combination antiretroviral therapy
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTArmand P, Redd R, Bsat J, Mayuram S, Giardino A, Fisher DC, LaCasce AS, Jacobson C, Davids MS, Brown JR, Weng L, Wilkins J, Faham M, Freedman AS, Joyce R, Jacobsen ED. A phase 2 study of Rituximab-Bendamustine and Rituximab-Cytarabine for transplant-eligible patients with mantle cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol. 2016 Apr;173(1):89-95. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13929. Epub 2016 Jan 5. PMID 26729345
- RESULTMerryman RW, Edwin N, Redd R, Bsat J, Chase M, LaCasce A, Freedman A, Jacobson C, Fisher D, Ng S, Crombie J, Kim A, Odejide O, Davids MS, Brown JR, Jacene H, Cashen A, Bartlett NL, Mehta-Shah N, Ghobadi A, Kahl B, Joyce R, Armand P, Jacobsen E. Rituximab/bendamustine and rituximab/cytarabine induction therapy for transplant-eligible mantle cell lymphoma. Blood Adv. 2020 Mar 10;4(5):858-867. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001355. PMID 32126141