Thalidomide and Rituximab in Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

NCT00142116 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2014-06-02

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of people who can attain remission and the length of time such responses to therapy are sustained, as well as the side effects that might result from rituximab and thalidomide in people with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Thalidomide

200mg orally once a day for 14 weeks if that dosage is tolerated well, it will be increased to 400mg for up to 50 weeks.

DRUG

Rituximab

Given intravenously once weekly for 4 weeks beginning the second week of study treatment. If tolerated well, this may be repeated 8 weeks later.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Steven P. Treon, MD, MA, PhD · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-05-31
Primary Completion
2004-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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