NCT00281892

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fludarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Darbepoetin alfa may cause the body to make more red blood cells. It is not yet known whether fludarabine is more effective with or without darbepoetin alfa in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia. PURPOSE: This phase III trial is studying fludarabine to see how well it works when given together with or without darbepoetin alfa in treating older patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
97

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2004

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

46 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2004

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 24, 2006

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 25, 2006

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2008

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

May 11, 2018

Status Verified

May 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

3.7 years

First QC Date

January 24, 2006

Last Update Submit

May 9, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

anemiarefractory chronic lymphocytic leukemiastage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemiastage I chronic lymphocytic leukemiastage II chronic lymphocytic leukemiastage III chronic lymphocytic leukemiastage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Event-free survival

    defined as the time from initial randomization/stratification to the time-point of progressive disease, new therapy, or death)

    up to 24 months after the last dose of study medication

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Response Rate

    2 months after the end of the last cycle

  • toxicity

    28 days after the end of the last cycle

Study Arms (2)

Fludarabine plus Darbopoetin

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 1 - Patients with an initial Hb-value of less than 12 g/dl receive fludarabine (30 mg/m² intravenously on day 1, 3, 5; repeated every 28 days for 6 cycles and 500 mcg of darbepoetin alfa subcutaneously every 3 weeks

Biological: Fludarabine plus Darbopoetin

fludarabine mono

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group 1 - Patients with an initial Hb-value of less than 12 g/dl receive fludarabine (30 mg/m² intravenously on day 1, 3, 5; repeated every 28 days for 6 cycles with no additional growth factor support. Group 2 - Patients with an initial Hb-value more than 12 g/dl start to receive fludarabine (30 mg/m² intravenously on day 1, 3, 5; repeated every 28 days for 6 cycles . Patients of group 2 will be eventually randomized at later timepoints, if the Hb-value drops below 12 g/dl. Randomized patients will receive either 500 mcg darbepoetin alfa subcutaneously every 3 weeks or continue therapy with fludarabine without additional administration of darbepoetin alfa.

Drug: Fludarabine mono

Interventions

Group 1 - Patients with an initial Hb-value of less than 12 g/dl receive fludarabine (30 mg/m² intravenously on day 1, 3, 5; repeated every 28 days for 6 cycles and 500 mcg of darbepoetin alfa subcutaneously every 3 weeks

Fludarabine plus Darbopoetin

Group 1 - Patients with an initial Hb-value of less than 12 g/dl receive fludarabine (30 mg/m² intravenously on day 1, 3, 5; repeated every 28 days for 6 cycles with no additional growth factor support. Group 2 - Patients with an initial Hb-value more than 12 g/dl start to receive fludarabine (30 mg/m² intravenously on day 1, 3, 5; repeated every 28 days for 6 cycles . Patients of group 2 will be eventually randomized at later timepoints, if the Hb-value drops below 12 g/dl. Randomized patients will receive either 500 mcg darbepoetin alfa subcutaneously every 3 weeks or continue therapy with fludarabine without additional administration of darbepoetin alfa.

fludarabine mono

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) meeting 1 of the following criteria: * Previously untreated disease * Progressive or relapsed CLL after treatment with nonpurine analog-containing regimens as chlorambucil or bendamustine hydrochloride * Meets 1 of the following staging criteria: * Binet stage A disease with B symptoms requiring treatment * Binet stage B disease requiring treatment, meeting ≥ 1 of the following criteria: * Rapid disease progression * Enlarged lymph nodes and organs * Severe B symptoms * Binet stage C disease * Must have comorbidities (i.e., CIRS score \> 6) * Must have restricted kidney function (i.e., creatinine clearance \< 70mL/min) * No transformation to aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Richter's syndrome) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Life expectancy \> 6 months * Creatinine clearance \> 30 mL/min * No active second malignancy * No active bacterial, viral, or fungal infection * No conditions that would preclude substitution of iron * No severe myocardial, coronary, or respiratory insufficiency * No severe liver insufficiency * No known hypersensitivity to darbepoetin alfa * No cerebral dysfunction that would preclude participation in the required study procedures PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * No concurrent participation in another clinical trial

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (46)

Hamatologische/Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis - Augsburg

Augsburg, 86150, Germany

Location

Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis und Tagesklinik Dres

Bad Soden, 65812, Germany

Location

Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis - Berlin

Berlin, 13347, Germany

Location

Charite - Campus Charite Mitte

Berlin, D-10117, Germany

Location

Augusta-Kranken-Anstalt gGmbH

Bochum, D-44791, Germany

Location

Medizinische Universitaetsklinik I at the University of Cologne

Cologne, D-50924, Germany

Location

Internistische Praxis - Dusseldorf

Düsseldorf, 40211, Germany

Location

Hans - Susemihl - Krankenhaus

Emden, D-26721, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinikum Essen

Essen, D-45122, Germany

Location

Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH

Frankfurt (Oder), D-15236, Germany

Location

Internistische Praxis - Gerlingen

Gerlingen, 70839, Germany

Location

Internistische Praxisgemeinschaft

Germering, 82110, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinikum Göttingen

Göttingen, 37075, Germany

Location

Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis - Halle

Halle, 06110, Germany

Location

University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf

Hamburg, D-20246, Germany

Location

Clinic for Bone Marrow Transplantation and Hematology and Oncology

Idar-Oberstein, D-55743, Germany

Location

Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH

Kaiserslautern, D-67653, Germany

Location

Staedtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe gGmbH

Karlsruhe, 76133, Germany

Location

Klinikum Kempten Oberallgaeu

Kempten, D-87439, Germany

Location

Internistische Onkologische Praxis - Kronach

Kronach, 96317, Germany

Location

Internistische Praxis - Landshut

Landshut, 84028, Germany

Location

Caritas - Krakenhaus Lebach

Lebach, 66822, Germany

Location

Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis - Leer

Leer, D-26789, Germany

Location

Staedtisches Klinikum Magdeburg

Magdeburg, D-39130, Germany

Location

Hospital Maria-Hilf II

Mönchengladbach, D-41063, Germany

Location

Munich Oncologic Practice at Elisenhof

Munich, D-80335, Germany

Location

I. Frauenklinik und Hebammenschule der Ludwig-Maximillians Universitaet Muenchen

Munich, D-81377, Germany

Location

Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Grosshadern Campus

Munich, D-81377, Germany

Location

Haematologische Schwerpunktpraxis

Munich, D-81679, Germany

Location

Klinikum Schwaebisch Gmuend Stauferklinik

Mutlangen, D-73557, Germany

Location

Hamatologie/Onkologie Praxisgemeinschaft - Muenchen

München, 81245, Germany

Location

Haematologische-onkologische GemeinschaftspraxisSchick - Schick - Schmidt - Wiesmeier

München, D-81241, Germany

Location

Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Dr. Schmidt

Neunkirchen, D-66538, Germany

Location

Praxis fuer Haematologie und Interne Onkologie

Norderstedt, 22844, Germany

Location

Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis - Oldenburg

Oldenburg, D-26121, Germany

Location

Unknown Facility

Pforzheim, 75179, Germany

Location

Scherpunktpraxis fur Hematologie und Onkologie

Regensburg, 93053, Germany

Location

Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brueder Regensburg

Regensburg, D-93049, Germany

Location

Schwerpunktpraxis fuer Haematologie und Onkologie

Saarbrücken, 66113, Germany

Location

St. Marien - Krankenhaus Siegen GMBH

Siegen, D-57072, Germany

Location

Southwest German Cancer Center at Eberhard-Karls-University

Tübingen, D-72076, Germany

Location

Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm at Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

Ulm, D-89081, Germany

Location

St. Marienhospital - Vechta

Vechta, D-49377, Germany

Location

Haematologische Praxis

Weiden, D-92637, Germany

Location

Helios Kliniken Wuppertal University Hospital

Wuppertal, D-42283, Germany

Location

Hamatologisch - Onkologische Praxis Wurzburg

Würzburg, 97070, Germany

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Goede V, Busch R, Bahlo J, Chataline V, Kremers S, Muller L, Reschke D, Schlag R, Schmidt B, Vehling-Kaiser U, Wedding U, Stilgenbauer S, Hallek M. Low-dose fludarabine with or without darbepoetin alfa in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and comorbidity: primary results of the CLL9 trial of the German CLL Study Group. Leuk Lymphoma. 2016;57(3):596-603. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1079314. Epub 2015 Oct 12.

  • Goede V, Bahlo J, Chataline V, Eichhorst B, Durig J, Stilgenbauer S, Kolb G, Honecker F, Wedding U, Hallek M. Evaluation of geriatric assessment in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Results of the CLL9 trial of the German CLL study group. Leuk Lymphoma. 2016;57(4):789-96. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1091933. Epub 2015 Oct 13.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellAnemia

Interventions

fludarabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leukemia, B-CellLeukemia, LymphoidLeukemiaNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsHematologic DiseasesHemic and Lymphatic DiseasesLymphoproliferative DisordersLymphatic DiseasesImmunoproliferative DisordersImmune System DiseasesChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Michael Hallek, MD

    Medizinische Universitaetsklinik I at the University of Cologne

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2006

First Posted

January 25, 2006

Study Start

September 1, 2004

Primary Completion

May 1, 2008

Study Completion

October 1, 2010

Last Updated

May 11, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations