Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Efficacy and Treatment Related Toxicity Study of a New Regimen for Lymphoma

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Efficacy and Treatment Related Toxicity Study of a New Regimen for Lymphoma

Official Title: A Pilot Study of Outpatient Vinorelbine and Gemcitabine With Filgrastim Support for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma.

Study ID: NCT00163748

Conditions

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Hodgkin's Disease

Interventions

gemcitabine, vinorelbine

Study Description

Brief Summary: This is an open label pilot study of 40 evaluable patients receiving vinorelbine-gemcitabine combination chemotherapy with filgrastim support in an outpatient setting. Participating patients at the time of registration will have measurable relapsed or primary refractory lymphoma.

Detailed Description: Patients suffering from lymphoma (a type of cancer of the white blood cells called lymphocytes) have less chance of cure if they are refractory to initial chemotherapy or relapse after receiving initial chemotherapy when compared to patients who are responsive to and do not relapse following initial chemotherapy. The standard of care, therefore, for these patients is to undergo some form of bone marrow transplant procedure. However, before this can be considered most patients require chemotherapy to control the lymphoma and to determine whether the lymphoma is still sensitive to alternative types of chemotherapy (salvage chemotherapy). Currently used types of salvage chemotherapy require significant periods of inpatient hospitalisation and are associated with significant haematological toxicities (low blood counts with the associated risks of infection and bleeding and the need for blood and platelet transfusions). Two new chemotherapy drugs, vinorelbine and gemcitabine, have both shown encouraging efficacy against lymphoma when used alone for patients with heavily pretreated lymphoma. Furthermore, they can be given in an outpatient setting and are usually not associated with significant haematological toxicity. All the patients participating in this study have been diagnosed with relapsed or refractory lymphoma and have been offered treatment with vinorelbine and gemcitabine as an alternative to inpatient salvage chemotherapy.