Trial Information
Summary: A Study of MabThera (Rituximab) as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Status: Recruiting
Protocol Number: ML18223
Sponsor: Roche Austria GmbH
Company Division: Pharmaceutical
Official Scientific Title: A randomized, open-label study of MabThera as maintenance therapy compared with treatment-free observation on event-free survival in patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Brief Summary: This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of maintenance therapy with MabThera compared with observation (ie no treatment) in patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma who had a complete response following first-line treatment with MabThera plus a chemotherapy regimen. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
Target sample size is 600.
Study Phase: IV
Study Design / Study Details:
- Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Masking: Open Label
- Control: Uncontrolled
- Assignment: Parallel
- Endpoints: Safety/Efficacy
Study Type:
Interventional
Condition: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Intervention Type: Drug
Intervention Name: rituximab[MabThera/Rituxan]
Primary Outcome: 1. Clinical efficacy as measured by event-free survival
Key Secondary Outcomes: 1. Quality of life, evolution of immunocompetence, safety, and overall survival
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients >=18 years of age;
- aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;
- treatment benefit from prior MabThera plus chemotherapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- first-line NHL therapy other than specified in the inclusion criteria;
- more than one prior chemo- or chemoimmunotherapy regimen;
- history of malignancy other than squamous cell cancer, basal cell cancer of the skin, or in situ cancer of the cervix within the last 5 years;
- active opportunistic infections.
Gender: Males or Females
Age Limits: Min: 18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Anticipated Start Date: May, 2004
Trial Registration Date: 08/29/2005
Date Last Updated: 09/19/2008
Link To Trial Results
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Contact:
Research Site:
Located In:
Buenos Aires , Argentina, C1015ABO
Telephone: 973-235-5000 or 800-526-6367
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