The purpose of this study is to find out if there is a benefit to giving rituximab with etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin (R-EPOCH) in participants who have high-risk B-cell PTLD in their 2nd phase of treatment (consolidation) while those with low-risk disease will be spared of chemotherapy and treated with rituximab consolidation alone. This study is also being done to find out about the usefulness of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), a novel blood test which, has been shown to help guide treatment decisions in other types of lymphoma. The goal is to answer the question if ctDNA is a viable and informative tool in treating PTLD with the hope that in the future it may be used to individualize study treatment for participants with PTLD in a way that limits study treatment toxicity without losing the effectiveness of the treatment plan.
This is a multi-center, phase 2, open-label clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of dose modified R-EPOCH in high-risk, treatment naïve CD20+ posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) patients. The purpose of this study is to define the benefit of rituximab with etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin (R-EPOCH) in patients who have high-risk B cell PTLD while those with low-risk disease will be spared of chemotherapy and treated with rituximab alone. Concurrently this study also seeks to evaluate the usefulness of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), a novel blood test which has been shown to improve a physician's ability to prognosticate and guide treatment decisions in other types of lymphoma. The goal is to demonstrate that ctDNA is a viable and informative tool in treating PTLD with the hope that in the future it may be used to individualize treatment for patients with PTLD in a way that limits treatment toxicity without losing the effectiveness of the treatment plan.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Rituximab is a genetically engineered chimeric murine/human monoclonal IgG1 kappa antibody directed against the CD20 antigen. The Fab domain of rituximab binds to the CD20 antigen on B lymphocytes, and the Fc domain recruits immune effector functions to mediate B cell lysis. 375 mg/m2 Rituximab will be administered to participants by IV.
Etoposide is a topoisomerase II inhibitor and appears to cause DNA strand breaks. It has been shown to delay transit of cells through S phase and arrest cells in late S or early G2 phase. 50 mg/m2 Etoposide will be administered to participants by IV.
Prednisone can prevent or suppress inflammation and immune responses. Prednisone's action may include the inhibition of leukocyte infiltration at the site of inflammation, interference in the function of mediators of inflammatory response, and suppression of humoral immune responses. 60 mg/m2 Prednisone will be administered to participants by PO.
Vincristine is a vinca alkaloid. The mechanism of action of vincristine is thought to be due to inhibition of microtubule formation in the mitotic spindle. This leads to arrest of dividing cells during the metaphase stage. 0.4 mg/m2 Vincristine will be administered to participants by IV.
The mechanism of action is thought to involve cross-linking of tumor cell DNA. Cyclophosphamide is biotransformed principally in the liver to active alkylating metabolites which are thought to cross-link to tumor cell DNA. These metabolites interfere with the growth of rapidly proliferating susceptible malignant cells. 375 mg/m2 Cyclophosphamide will be administered to participants by IV.
Doxorubicin is an anthracycline, topoisomerase II inhibitor. It is isolated from cultures of Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius. The cytotoxic effect of doxorubicin is related to nucleotide base intercalation and cell membrane lipid binding activities. It blocks nucleotide replication and the action of DNA and RNA polymerases. The interaction between doxorubicin and topoisomerase II to form DNA-cleavable complexes appears to be an important mechanism of its cytocidal activity. 10 mg/m2 Doxorubicin will be administered to participants by IV.
Next generation sequencing (NGS) tool used to detect tiny amounts of cancer DNA in the blood, allowing for early diagnosis and monitoring of cancer in a non-invasive way.
Stanford Medical Center
Stanford, California, United States
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of participants with Complete Response (CR) rate of 60% or higher
to determine the rate of early molecular response to induction rituximab as well as correlate the experience of undetectable measurable residual disease at mid-consolidation and end of treatment
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) rate
to determine the rate of early molecular response to induction rituximab
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Event Free Survival rate
EFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to the time of any treatment failure including disease progression, death, and treatment discontinuation for any reason (e.g., adverse effects or withdrawal).
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Duration of Overall Response (OR)
Duration of overall response: The duration of overall response is measured from the time measurement criteria are met for Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started).
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Duration of stable disease
Stable disease is measured from the start of the treatment until the criteria for progression are met, taking as reference the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started, including the baseline measurements.
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) rate
PFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to time of progression or death, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Early Molecular Response (EMR) rate
EMR is defined as at least a 2-log fold reduction in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) levels between the start and completion of induction therapy.
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) rate
MRD refers to the quantity of ctDNA that can be detected at any given time point following the start of treatment. Undetectable MRD (uMRD) will refer to quantities of ctDNA that fall below the threshold of detection for the CAPP-Seq assay. MRD will be determined by ctDNA assay at both mid-consolidation (between cycles 6 and 7) and EOT (within 8 weeks of C8D1).
Time frame: 8 weeks
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