Alemtuzumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia That Did Not Respond to Previous Fludarabine

Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as alemtuzumab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving alemtuzumab by injection works in treating patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia that did not respond to previous fludarabine.

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Start

2002-09

Primary completion

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Completion

2009-08

Publications

• Results Stilgenbauer S, Zenz T, Winkler D, Buhler A, Schlenk RF, Groner S, Busch R, Hensel M, Duhrsen U, Finke J, Dreger P, Jager U, Lengfelder E, Hohloch K, Soling U, Schlag R, Kneba M, Hallek M, Dohner H; German Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Study Group. Subcutaneous alemtuzumab in fludarabine-refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia: clinical results and prognostic marker analyses from the CLL2H study of the German Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Study Group. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug 20;27(24):3994-4001. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1128. Epub 2009 Jul 13.
• Results Zenz T, Habe S, Denzel T, Mohr J, Winkler D, Buhler A, Sarno A, Groner S, Mertens D, Busch R, Hallek M, Dohner H, Stilgenbauer S. Detailed analysis of p53 pathway defects in fludarabine-refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): dissecting the contribution of 17p deletion, TP53 mutation, p53-p21 dysfunction, and miR34a in a prospective clinical trial. Blood. 2009 Sep 24;114(13):2589-97. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-05-224071. Epub 2009 Jul 30.
• Results Stilgenbauer S, Zenz T, Winkler D, et al.: Subcutaneous alemtuzumab (Campath) in fludarabine-refractory CLL: final results of the CLL2H trial of the GCLLSG and comprehensive analysis of prognostic markers. [Abstract] Blood 112 (11): A-329, 2008.
• Schnaiter A, Paschka P, Rossi M, Zenz T, Buhler A, Winkler D, Cazzola M, Dohner K, Edelmann J, Mertens D, Kless S, Mack S, Busch R, Hallek M, Dohner H, Stilgenbauer S. NOTCH1, SF3B1, and TP53 mutations in fludarabine-refractory CLL patients treated with alemtuzumab: results from the CLL2H trial of the GCLLSG. Blood. 2013 Aug 15;122(7):1266-70. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-03-488197. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

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