SWOG-9239 Reduction of Immunosuppression Plus Interferon Alfa and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Tumors That Develop After Organ Transplant
Phase II Trial of Sequential Modification of Immunosuppression, Interferon Alpha, and Promace-Cytabom For Treatment of Post-Cardiac Transplant Lymphoproliferation.
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Reducing the amount of drugs used to prevent transplant rejection may help a person's body kill tumor cells. Giving biological therapy, such as interferon alfa, which may interfere with the growth of cancer cells, or combination chemotherapy, which uses different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die, may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of reducing immunosuppression, and giving interferon alfa and combination chemotherapy, in treating patients who have malignant tumors that develop after organ transplant.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_2 lymphoma
Started May 1995
Longer than P75 for phase_2 lymphoma
86 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 1995
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 1, 1999
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 22, 2004
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2011
CompletedJanuary 24, 2013
January 1, 2013
8.5 years
November 1, 1999
January 22, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Response
every 3 months while on protocol treatment
Secondary Outcomes (1)
overall survival
every 3 months while on treatment, then every 6 months thereafter
Study Arms (1)
Immumosuppression, IFN-a, ProMACE-CytaBOM
EXPERIMENTALDoses and schedules of immunosuppressive drugs (cyclosporin (or FK506), prednisone, and acyclovir) will depend on whether patients are judged to have clinically urgent disease or not. Patients who do not have a CR after initial immunosuppression will receive 3 cycles (28 days each) Interferon alpha 2b at 3.0 x 10\^6 IU/m\^2 on days 1-28. Patients who have a CR will then receive 6 additional cycles with 3 doses per week, then go onto observation. Patients who do not have a CR will then receive a maximum of 6 21-day cycles of chemotherapy, consisting of: cyclophosphamide 650 mg/m\^2 on day 1, adriamycin 25 mg/m\^2 on day 1, etoposide 120 mg/m\^2 on day 1, prednisone 60 mg/m\^2 on days 1-14, cytosine arabinoside 300 mg/m\^2 on day 8, bleomycin 5 mg/m\^2 on day 8, vincristine 1.4 mg/m\^2 on day 8, methotrexate 120 mg/m\^2 on day 8, leucovorin 25 mg/m\^2 q 6 hours on days 8-9, G-CSF 5 ug/kg/day on days 2-14, and one double strength tablet trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 3 times per week.
Interventions
25 mg/m\^2
dose varies during initial immunosuppression. During chemotherapy, 60 mg/m\^2.
Simple excision, for those patients who have resectable disease after initial immunosuppression.
For treatment of localized disease that remains after initial immunosuppression.
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- SWOG Cancer Research Networklead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Groupcollaborator
Study Sites (86)
MBCCOP - University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama, 36688, United States
CCOP - Greater Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006-2726, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, 85723, United States
Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach
Long Beach, California, 90822, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033-0800, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States
Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
Los Angeles, California, 91010, United States
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
Martinez, California, 94553, United States
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
Oakland, California, 94609-3305, United States
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States
David Grant Medical Center
Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Denver, Colorado, 80262, United States
CCOP - Atlanta Regional
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701, United States
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
CCOP - Central Illinois
Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7357, United States
CCOP - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, 67218, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, 40511-1093, United States
Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0084, United States
MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130-3932, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130, United States
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 02130, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0752, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1932, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
Providence Hospital - Southfield
Southfield, Michigan, 48075-9975, United States
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
Biloxi, Mississippi, 39531-2410, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 39534-2576, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, 64128, United States
CCOP - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States
CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63110-0250, United States
CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108-5138, United States
MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York, 11209, United States
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220-2288, United States
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
CCOP - Columbus
Columbus, Ohio, 43206, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, 45428, United States
CCOP - Dayton
Kettering, Ohio, 45429, United States
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
Oregon Cancer Center at Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, 97201-3098, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
Portland, Oregon, 97207, United States
CCOP - Columbia River Program
Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States
CCOP - Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
CCOP - Upstate Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
Vanderbilt Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-6838, United States
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234, United States
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, 77555-1329, United States
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Lubbock, Texas, 79423, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78284-7811, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
San Antonio, Texas, 78284, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
Temple, Texas, 76504, United States
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
Temple, Texas, 76508, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148, United States
CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States
Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States
Puget Sound Oncology Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
CCOP - Northwest
Tacoma, Washington, 98405-0986, United States
Related Publications (4)
Swinnen LJ, LeBlanc M, Grogan TM, Gordon LI, Stiff PJ, Miller AM, Kasamon Y, Miller TP, Fisher RI. Prospective study of sequential reduction in immunosuppression, interferon alpha-2B, and chemotherapy for posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder. Transplantation. 2008 Jul 27;86(2):215-22. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181761659.
PMID: 18645482RESULTGulley ML, Swinnen LJ, Plaisance KT Jr, Schnell C, Grogan TM, Schneider BG; Southwest Oncology Group. Tumor origin and CD20 expression in posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder occurring in solid organ transplant recipients: implications for immune-based therapy. Transplantation. 2003 Sep 27;76(6):959-64. doi: 10.1097/01.TP.0000079832.00991.EE.
PMID: 14508361RESULTSwinnen LJ, Gulley ML, Hamilton E, et al.: EBV DNA quantitation in serum is highly correlated with the development and regression of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) in solid organ transplant recipients. Blood 92(10 suppl 1): A1291, 314-315a, 1998.
RESULTTao Q, Swinnen L, Ambinder RF: Conservation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) CTL epitopes in EVB (+) posttransplant lymphomas in solid organ transplant recipients. Blood 90(10 suppl 1): A2281, 512a, 1997.
RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Lode J. Swinnen, MD
Loyola University
- STUDY CHAIR
Leo I. Gordon, MD
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 1, 1999
First Posted
June 22, 2004
Study Start
May 1, 1995
Primary Completion
November 1, 2003
Study Completion
July 1, 2011
Last Updated
January 24, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-01