A Blog from the Lymphoma Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian
In an interview recorded during the 2016 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Dr. Peter Martin discussed results from a phase 2 trial where researchers from the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi found that the addition of intermediate-dose of cytarabine to the first line treatment of rituximab and bendamustine led to a 91% response rate in elderly people with mantle cell lymphoma. This chemotherapy combination is known as RBAC500.
The Weill Cornell Lymphoma Program has recently opened a new clinical trial for men and women with previously treated follicular or marginal zone lymphoma. The study sponsor is Janssen Research & Development LLC., and the principal investigator at Weill Cornell is Dr. Peter Martin. For more information about the study, please call Amelyn Rodgriguez, RN at (212) 746-1362 or e-mail Amelyn at amr2017@med.cornell.edu.
Key eligibility:
Study Details
The purpose of this study is to compare whether adding ibrutinib to the standard chemotherapy options for this population bendamustine & rituximab (BR) or R-CHOP results in a longer progression-free survival than BR or R-CHOP alone. The type of chemotherapy that the patient will receive will be dependent on refractory versus relapsed disease, type of indolent non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and number of prior lines of therapy.
Treatment Plans
All participants will be randomized (randomly) in a one to one ratio to receive the study drug, ibrutinib, or placebo.
Randomization arms: This study is comparing BR or R-CHOP in combination with ibrutinib or placebo. This is a double blind study so neither the patient or the physician will know if they are receiving the study medication, ibrutinib or placebo. The placebo is a blank pill that will look similar to ibrutinib but contains no medicine. The physicians will decide whether patients will receive BR or R-CHOP chemotherapy depending on prior treatments.
Patients will receive the standard 6 cycles of BR or R-CHOP and will continue taking ibrutinib or placebo as long as they are responding to therapy and not experiencing unacceptable side effects.
The Weill Cornell Lymphoma Program has recently opened two clinical trials evaluating the experimental drug idelalisib in previously treated indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas (iNHL). The sponsor of the trials is Gilead Sciences. The principal investigator at Weill Cornell is Dr. Peter Martin. For more information about the studies please call Amelyn Rodriguez, RN at (212) 746-1362 or e-mail Amelyn at amr2017@med.cornell.edu.
Idelalisib (GS-1101, previously CAL-101) works by blocking some of the cell functions that cause iNHL to grow and survive.
Gilead 0124: Idelalisib in Combination With Rituximab
This study evaluates the effectiveness of idelalisib combined with rituximab in treating iNHL. Rituximab is FDA-approved for treating iNHL. It is possible that giving rituximab together with idelalisib may have more activity against iNHL than giving rituximab alone.
Key Eligibility
Click here for a detailed summary of this trial.
Gilead 0125: Idelalisib in Combination With Bendamustine and Rituximab
Update: this study is closed to enrollment.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of idelalisib combined with bendamustine and rituximab. Rituximab and bendamustine are FDA-approved for treating iNHL. It is possible that giving rituximab and bendamustine together with idelalisib is more effective in treating iNHL than giving rituximab and bendamustine alone.
Key Eligibility
Click here for a detailed summary of this trial.
New Developments in Lymphoma 