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Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study

The purpose of this article is to describe lessons from the first lymphoma clinical trial conducted by the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). AMC-068 was a randomized phase II comparison of intravenous versus oral chemotherapy for HIV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma...

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Autores principales: Strother, Robert M., Gopal, Satish, Wirth, Meg, Chadburn, Amy, Noy, Ariela, Cesarman, Ethel, Lee, Jeannette Y., Remick, Scot C., Busakhala, Naftali, Kaimila, Bongani, Mberi, Elson, Ndlovu, Ntokozo, Omoding, Abrahams, Krown, Susan E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32634068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/GO.20.00152
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author Strother, Robert M.
Gopal, Satish
Wirth, Meg
Chadburn, Amy
Noy, Ariela
Cesarman, Ethel
Lee, Jeannette Y.
Remick, Scot C.
Busakhala, Naftali
Kaimila, Bongani
Mberi, Elson
Ndlovu, Ntokozo
Omoding, Abrahams
Krown, Susan E.
author_facet Strother, Robert M.
Gopal, Satish
Wirth, Meg
Chadburn, Amy
Noy, Ariela
Cesarman, Ethel
Lee, Jeannette Y.
Remick, Scot C.
Busakhala, Naftali
Kaimila, Bongani
Mberi, Elson
Ndlovu, Ntokozo
Omoding, Abrahams
Krown, Susan E.
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description The purpose of this article is to describe lessons from the first lymphoma clinical trial conducted by the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). AMC-068 was a randomized phase II comparison of intravenous versus oral chemotherapy for HIV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Opening in 2016, AMC-068 planned to enroll 90 patients (45 per arm) in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and Zimbabwe over 24 months and follow patients for 24 months to assess overall survival. In 2018, the study closed after screening 42 patients but enrolling only 7. Challenges occurred during protocol development, pre-activation, and postactivation. During protocol development (2011-2012), major obstacles were limited baseline data to inform study design; lack of consensus among investigators and approving bodies regarding appropriateness of the oral regimen and need for randomized comparison with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone; and heterogeneity across sites in local standards for diagnosis, staging, and treatment. During pre-activation (2012-2016), challenges included unexpected length and layers of regulatory approval across multiple countries, need to upgrade pathology capacity at sites, need to augment existing chemotherapy infusion capacity at sites, and procurement issues for drugs and supplies. Finally, during postactivation (2016-2018), challenges included long delays between symptom onset and screening entry for many patients, leading to compromised performance status and organ function; other patient characteristics that frequently led to exclusion, including high tumor proliferative index or other pathologic features that were disallowed; and costs of routine diagnostic procedures often being borne by patients, which also contributed to pre-enrollment delays. Lessons from AMC-068 are being applied to the design and conduct of new AMC lymphoma trials in SSA, and the study has contributed to a strong operational foundation that will support innovative clinical trials in the future.
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spelling pubmed-73927732020-08-03 Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study Strother, Robert M. Gopal, Satish Wirth, Meg Chadburn, Amy Noy, Ariela Cesarman, Ethel Lee, Jeannette Y. Remick, Scot C. Busakhala, Naftali Kaimila, Bongani Mberi, Elson Ndlovu, Ntokozo Omoding, Abrahams Krown, Susan E. JCO Glob Oncol Review Articles The purpose of this article is to describe lessons from the first lymphoma clinical trial conducted by the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). AMC-068 was a randomized phase II comparison of intravenous versus oral chemotherapy for HIV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Opening in 2016, AMC-068 planned to enroll 90 patients (45 per arm) in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and Zimbabwe over 24 months and follow patients for 24 months to assess overall survival. In 2018, the study closed after screening 42 patients but enrolling only 7. Challenges occurred during protocol development, pre-activation, and postactivation. During protocol development (2011-2012), major obstacles were limited baseline data to inform study design; lack of consensus among investigators and approving bodies regarding appropriateness of the oral regimen and need for randomized comparison with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone; and heterogeneity across sites in local standards for diagnosis, staging, and treatment. During pre-activation (2012-2016), challenges included unexpected length and layers of regulatory approval across multiple countries, need to upgrade pathology capacity at sites, need to augment existing chemotherapy infusion capacity at sites, and procurement issues for drugs and supplies. Finally, during postactivation (2016-2018), challenges included long delays between symptom onset and screening entry for many patients, leading to compromised performance status and organ function; other patient characteristics that frequently led to exclusion, including high tumor proliferative index or other pathologic features that were disallowed; and costs of routine diagnostic procedures often being borne by patients, which also contributed to pre-enrollment delays. Lessons from AMC-068 are being applied to the design and conduct of new AMC lymphoma trials in SSA, and the study has contributed to a strong operational foundation that will support innovative clinical trials in the future. American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7392773/ /pubmed/32634068 http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/GO.20.00152 Text en © 2020 by American Society of Clinical Oncology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
spellingShingle Review Articles
Strother, Robert M.
Gopal, Satish
Wirth, Meg
Chadburn, Amy
Noy, Ariela
Cesarman, Ethel
Lee, Jeannette Y.
Remick, Scot C.
Busakhala, Naftali
Kaimila, Bongani
Mberi, Elson
Ndlovu, Ntokozo
Omoding, Abrahams
Krown, Susan E.
Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study
title Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study
title_full Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study
title_fullStr Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study
title_full_unstemmed Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study
title_short Challenges of HIV Lymphoma Clinical Trials in Africa: Lessons From the AIDS Malignancy Consortium 068 Study
title_sort challenges of hiv lymphoma clinical trials in africa: lessons from the aids malignancy consortium 068 study
topic Review Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32634068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/GO.20.00152
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