Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 5:28 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 5:28 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00081068
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as alemtuzumab, can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well alemtuzumab works in treating patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.
Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine the objective response in patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia treated with alemtuzumab.
* Determine the time to treatment failure in patients treated with this drug.
* Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive alemtuzumab IV over 2 hours on days 1, 3, and 5 of weeks 1-6 (course 1) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a complete response undergo observation. Patients with stable disease or a minor or partial response receive an additional course of alemtuzumab, administered as in course 1, on weeks 7-12.
Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 13-27 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study:
NCT00081068
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00081068