Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Clinical Trial
Darbepoetin Alfa With or Without Iron in Treating Anemia Caused By Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer
Summary
RATIONALE: Darbepoetin alfa may cause the body to make more red blood cells. Red blood cells contain iron that is needed to carry oxygen to the tissues. It is not yet known whether giving darbepoetin alfa (DA) together with intravenous iron or oral iron is more effective than giving darbepoetin alfa together with a placebo in treating anemia caused by chemotherapy.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying giving darbepoetin alfa together with iron to see how well it works compared with giving darbepoetin alfa together with a placebo in treating anemia caused by chemotherapy in patients with cancer.
Full Description
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
* To compare the effects of IV iron, oral iron, or placebo in combination with darbepoetin alfa on the hematopoietic response rate, defined as a hemoglobin increment of ≥ 2.0 g/dL from baseline or achievement of hemoglobin of ≥ 11 g/dL in the absence of red blood cell transfusions (RBC) in the preceding 28 days of the treatment period, in cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated anemia.
Secondary
To compare the effects of these regimens on the mean hemoglobin increment from baseline to weeks 7 and 16 in these patients.
To compare the effects of these regimens on the percentage of patients maintaining an average hemoglobin level within the American Society of Hematology/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASH/ASCO)and National Comprehensive Cancer Network(NCCN) guideline-based target hemoglobin range (11-13 g/dL), once achieving a hemoglobin of ≥ 11 g/dL from week 1 to week 16 in the absence of RBC transfusions in the preceding 28 days of the treatment period.
To compare the effects of intravenously (IV) iron, oral iron, or placebo on the response to darbepoetin alfa, in terms of time to achieving hemoglobin levels of ≥ 11g/dL.
To compare the effects of these regimens on the percentage of patients who require RBC transfusions and the total transfusion needs.
To compare the effects of these regimens on the change in hemoglobin week by week.
To compare the effects of these regimens on quality-of-life changes from baseline to weeks 7 and 16.
To identify if patients with inflammation (as indicated by elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum hepcidin levels or low soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR)/log ferritin ratios) respond differently to darbepoetin alfa and iron therapy than patients without inflammation.
OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to severity of anemia (mild [hemoglobin ≥ 9.5 g/dL] vs severe [hemoglobin < 9.5 g/dL]), treatment with a platinum-containing regimen (yes vs no), and gender. Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.
Arm I: Patients receive darbepoetin alfa subcutaneously and sodium ferric gluconate complex IV over 90 minutes on day 1.
Arm II: Patients receive darbepoetin alfa as in arm I and oral ferrous sulfate once daily on days 1-21.
Arm III: Patients receive darbepoetin alfa as in arm I and oral placebo once daily on days 1-21.
In all arms, treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 15 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
Patients complete quality-of-life (QOL) questionnaires in weeks 1, 7, and 16.
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of a non-myeloid cancer (other than non-melanomatous skin cancer)
Receiving or scheduled to receive chemotherapy (biological agents, such as small molecules/tyrosine kinase inhibitors and antibody-based therapies, are allowed)
Has chemotherapy-related anemia (hemoglobin < 11 g/dL)
No anemia known to be secondary to gastrointestinal bleeding or hemolysis
No anemia known to be secondary to vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency
+ Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency must be ruled out if the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is > 100 fL
No anemia secondary to chemotherapy-induced myelodysplastic syndromes
No primary hematologic disorder causing moderate to severe anemia (e.g., congenital dyserythropoietic anemia, homozygous hemoglobin S disease or compound heterozygous sickling states, or thalassemia major)
- Carriers for these disease states are eligible
No first-degree relative with primary hemochromatosis (unless the patient has undergone HFE genotyping and was found to have at least one wild-type allele, while the proband in the family demonstrated to have either the common C282Y or H63D mutation)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
ECOG performance status 0-2
Ferritin > 20 mcg/L (i.e., not obviously iron deficient)
ALT or AST < 5 times upper limit of normal
Alert, mentally competent, and able to sign informed consent
Not pregnant or nursing
Negative pregnancy test
Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study treatment
Willing or able to be randomized and undergo study treatment
Willing or able to fill out quality-of-life forms
No uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., systolic blood pressure [BP] ≥ 180 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 100 mm Hg)
No history of uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias
No pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis within the past year (unless the patient is on anticoagulation therapy and planning to continue it during study participation)
No known hypersensitivity to darbepoetin alfa, erythropoietin, mammalian cell-derived products, iron, or human albumin
No seizures within the past 3 months
No gastrointestinal conditions expected to cause significant impairment of oral iron, such as untreated celiac disease or amyloidosis involving the gut - Patients with celiac disease who are adhering to a gluten-free diet are eligible
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
See Disease Characteristics
More than 3 months since prior darbepoetin alfa, epoetin alfa, or any investigational forms of erythropoietin (e.g., gene-activated erythropoietin or novel erythropoiesis-stimulating protein)
More than 1 year since prior peripheral blood stem cell or bone marrow transplantation
More than 2 weeks since prior red blood cell transfusions
More than 14 days since prior major surgery
No prior gastrectomy or resection of > 100 cm of small intestine
Not planning to undergo stem cell or bone marrow transplantation within the next 6 months
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There is 1 Location for this study
Scottsdale Arizona, , United States
Rochester Minnesota, 55905, United States
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