Overview

Elsamitrucin (SPP 28090) in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-04-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of an experimental drug called Elsamitrucin in people with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and to see if it can shrink their tumors. Elsamitrucin has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the FDA is permitting the use of this drug for this study.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southern California
Collaborator:
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Treatments:
Elsamicin A
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologically confirmed NHL both B and T-cell that is refractory to or has relapsed
after standard therapy or for which there is no known effective treatment.

- CT or MRI scans confirming measurable tumor size (lymph node must be >1.0 cm in its
longest transverse diameter). Measurement by PE is acceptable, in the case of palpable
and reproducibly measurable tumors. Patients with CLL/smal lymphocytic lymphoma are
eligible without bidimensional measurable disease.

- ECOG Performance Status 0-2

- Age greater or equal to 18 years of old

- AGC greater or equal to 1.0; platelets greater or equal to 75,000;Ggb greater or equal
to 9.0. (Lower values may be accepted for cytopenias due to bone marrow involvement by
lymphoma, after discussion with sponsor)

- Bilirubin less or equal to 2.0; SGOT and SGPT less of equal to 3 times upper limit of
normal

- Creatinine <1.5; BUN <25

- Expected survival >6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

- Prior therapy with Elsamitrucin

- Any therapy for lymphoma, including chemotherapy, antibody therapy, RT, or any
investigational therapy within 28 days prior to study drug administration

- Steroid therapy within the last 4 weeks prior to study drug administration

- Evidence of clinically significant uncontrolled condition/s and/or is considered by
investigator to be unable to tolerate the required therapy or procedures

- Known AIDS syndrome or HIV-associated complex (severely depressed immune system)

- Prior or other current malignancy within 5 years, except for adequately treated
cone-biopsied in-situ cervical cancer or resected basal cell or squamous cell skin
cancer

- Any current medical or psychiatric disease that would prevent informed consent and
expected cooperation of the patient for therapy and follow-up

- Pregnant or lactating women.