drugset / Trial / NCT00057811

Rituximab, Rasburicase, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Advanced B-Cell Leukemia or Lymphoma

NCT00057811

Non-randomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining rituximab and rasburicase with combination chemotherapy in treating young patients who have newly diagnosed advanced B-cell leukemia or lymphoma. Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug with rituximab may kill more cancer cells. Chemoprotective drugs such as rasburicase may protect kidney cells from the side effects of chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start
2004-06
Primary completion
2009-10
Completion
2014-07

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Rasburicase Protein / enzyme biologic Intravenous
Subject Rituximab Monoclonal antibody Intravenous
Background Cyclophosphamide Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background Cytarabine Small molecule Other
Background Doxorubicin Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background Etoposide Small molecule Intravenous
Background Hydrocortisone Other / unclassified Other
Background Leucovorin Small molecule Intravenous
Background Methotrexate Small molecule Intravenous
Background Methylprednisolone Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background Prednisone Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background Vincristine Small molecule Intravenous
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous