Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin or Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
This phase I trial tests the best dose of hypofractionated radiation therapy in treating patients with Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). Typically, radiation consists of 25-28 daily treatments of external beam radiation therapy. Researchers would like to see if a shorter radiation course (i.e., hypofractionation) for pelvic radiation is safe for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A shortened radiation course means that the daily treatment dose delivered is slightly higher than normal. This higher daily dose would be delivered because researchers would like to see if the radiation is as safe given over a shorter number of days compared to the 25-28 days. The purpose of this study is to make sure that hypofractionation is safe and effective for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Inclusion Criteria
- Participants must be able to give self-consent and then sign and date an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)-approved written informed consent in accordance with local regulatory and institutional guidelines. This consent must be obtained before the performance of any protocol-related procedures that are not considered part of normal participant care
- Participants must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, laboratory testing, and other requirements of the study
- Men or women >= 18 years of age.
- Have a histologically confirmed relapsed/refractory Hodgkin/non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Have undergone appropriate standard of care treatment options (in the opinion of the treating investigator)
- Participants must have measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1, including at least one tumor lesion that meets criteria for radiation
- 0.25 cc to 65 cc of viable tumor approximately 5 cm in maximal dimension. Tumors larger than 65 cc can be partially treated but the whole tumor should receive at least the minimal prescribed dose
- Patients receiving radiation as a bridge to transplant or CAR-T cell therapy are eligible
- Participants must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =< 2
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/uL with or without granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) or other colony stimulating factor
- Platelets >= 50 x 10^3/uL
- Hemoglobin >= 8 g/dL with or without transfusion of ESA
- Serum creatinine >= 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) OR measured or calculated creatinine clearance (CrCL) > 50 mL/min (creatinine clearance should be calculated per institutional standard). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl
- Serum total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional ULN (except subjects with Gilbert’s Syndrome, who must have normal direct bilirubin)
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2.5 x institutional ULN OR < 5 x ULN for subjects with liver metastases
- Have an investigator determined life expectancy of at least 1 month
- Participants must be males and females >= 18 years of age at the time of informed consent
- Participants who are women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin) within 72 hours prior to the start of study
- Participants who are women must not be breastfeeding
- Participants who are WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug(s) and up to 5 months post last dose of study drug(s)
- Participants who are WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempted from contraceptive requirements but still must undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section
- Participants who are males and who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug(s) and up to 7 months post last dose of study drug(s). In addition, male participants must be willing to refrain from sperm donation during this time
- Participants who are azoospermic males are exempt from contraceptive requirements
- Investigators shall counsel WOCBP, and male participants who are sexually active with WOCBP, on the importance of pregnancy prevention and the implications of an unexpected pregnancy. Investigators shall advise on the use of highly effective methods of contraception, which have a failure rate of < 1% when used consistently and correctly
Exclusion Criteria
- Participants must not have an indolent lymphoma or other type of lymphoma which could be effectively treated with radiation doses substantially less then and EQD2 of 50 Gy
- Participants must not receive concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy targeted small molecule therapy, (with the exception of disease specific hormone treatments considered to be standard of care) , or have not recovered (i.e. < grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent. Participants may receive concurrent steroids * Note: subjects with < grade 2 neuropathy are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study * Note: if subject received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy * Note: subjects with any grade alopecia are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study
- Participants must not have had prior radiation therapy (defined as > 10% of prior prescription dose) to the area planning to be treated with radiation
- Participants who have had prior cytotoxic chemotherapy must not receive that therapy within 2 weeks of the initiation of radiation or be planned to receive chemotherapy within 1 week of the completion of radiation
- Participants who have had prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) or other small molecules must not receive that therapy within 2 days of the initiation of radiation or less than 2 days after the completion of radiation
- Participants must not have a known additional malignancy that could confuse analysis of on-study treatment. Inclusion of all study participants with more than one malignancy must be discussed and approved by the principal investigator (PI)
- Participants must not have a known history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids for treatment
- Participants must not have evidence of interstitial lung disease
- Participants must not have a current seizure disorder
- Participants must not have a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject’s participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator
- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment
- If known active hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or hepatitis C (e.g., HCV ribonucleic acid [RNA] [qualitative] is detected) then patient is not eligible for treatment of liver lesions
- Participants must not have had uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease including, but not limited to, any of the following: * Myocardial infarction or stroke/transient ischemic attack within the past 6 months * Uncontrolled angina within the past 3 months * Any history of clinically significant arrhythmias (such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or torsades de pointes) * History of other clinically significant heart disease (e.g. cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure with New York Heart Association functional classification III to IV, pericarditis, significant pericardial effusion, or myocarditis) * Cardiovascular disease-related requirement for daily supplemental oxygen therapy
- Participants may not concomitantly use statins while on study. However, a patient using statins for over 3 months prior to study drug administration and in stable status without CK rise may be permitted to enroll
- Participants may not have current or history of clinically significant muscle disorders (e.g. myositis), recent unresolved muscle injury, or any condition known to elevate serum CK levels
- Participants must not be prisoners or be involuntarily incarcerated
- Participants must not be compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (e.g., infectious disease) illness
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT05019976.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the maximum tolerated dose per fraction for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin/non-Hodgkin lymphoma with hypofractionation.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To estimate the rates of grade 3 or higher adverse events, by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0 that occur within 1 week from the start of radiation.
II. To estimate the rates of adverse events (after 1 week) from the end of radiation.
III. To summarize the response rate, progression-free and overall survival.
IV. To determine the local control of the treated lesion.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
Patients undergo hypofractionated radiation therapy over 3-14 fractions.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up 7 days, every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 1 year.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationUniversity of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorYasmin Hasan
- Primary IDIRB21-0666
- Secondary IDsNCI-2021-11094
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05019976