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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/07/014885 [Registered on: 16/07/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 13/09/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Biological 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Safety and efficacy assessment of Rituximab (Zydus) in comparison with Rituximab (Roche/Genentech) in Patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 
Scientific Title of Study   Randomized, Assessor-Blind, Multicentre, Parallel Group, Two Arms, Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Immunogenicity and Safety of Rituximab (Test Product, Zydus) in comparison with Rituximab (Reference Product, Roche/Genentech) in Patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
RITU.17.001.01 PROTOCOL Version 1.0 dated 05.02.2018  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Manjunath K 
Designation  Deputy General Manager 
Affiliation  Cadila Healthcare Ltd 
Address  Zydus Research Centre, Survey No. 396/403, Sarkhej-Bavla National Highway No.8A Moraiya, Ahmedabad 382213, India

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382213
India 
Phone  91-2717-665555  
Fax  91-2717-665355  
Email  Manjunath.K@zyduscadila.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Manjunath K 
Designation  Deputy General Manager 
Affiliation  Cadila Healthcare Ltd 
Address  Zydus Research Centre, Survey No. 396/403, Sarkhej-Bavla National Highway No.8A Moraiya, Ahmedabad 382213, India

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382213
India 
Phone  91-2717-665555  
Fax  91-2717-665355  
Email  Manjunath.K@zyduscadila.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Manjunath K 
Designation  Deputy General Manager 
Affiliation  Cadila Healthcare Ltd 
Address  Zydus Research Centre, Survey No. 396/403, Sarkhej-Bavla National Highway No.8A Moraiya, Ahmedabad 382213, India

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382213
India 
Phone  91-2717-665555  
Fax  91-2717-665355  
Email  Manjunath.K@zyduscadila.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Zydus Tower Satellite Cross Road, Ahmedabad 380015 Gujarat, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Cadila Healthcare Ltd 
Address  Zydus Tower Satellite Cross Road, Ahmedabad 380015 Gujarat, India 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 34  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Lovenish Goyal  Aadhar health institute  Tosham road, Hisar-125005, Haryana India
Hisar
HARYANA 
9896539142

drlovenish@gmaiil.com 
Dr Tara Chand Gupta   Apex Hospital Private Limited  SP-4 & 6, MIA , Malviya Nagar Near Apex Circle Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9819081403

tarachandg@gmail.com 
Dr Nirmal Raut  Bhakti Vedanta Hospital & Research Institute  Bhakti Vedanta Swami Marg, Srishti Complex, Mira Road, East. Thane-401107 Maharashtra India
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
9930398156

drnirmalraut@gmail.com 
Dr Kalyan Kusum Mukherjee  Chittaranjan National cancer Institute  37 S.P Mukherjee Road Kolkata-700026 West Bengal India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830115905

kkmukherjee4u@hotmail.com 
Dr Biju George  Christian Medical College  Department of Haematology Christian Medical College Vellore – 632004
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
04162282352

biju@cmcvellore.ac.in 
Dr Mukesh Choudhary  Global Abhishek Cancer Hospital & Research Centre  3-B-III, Near Dharam Singh Circle, Moti Doongri Road Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302004
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9829251085

mukeshchoudharydme@gmail.com 
Dr Sateesh CT  Global Enterprise  . HCG Towers, No8 P, Kalinga Rao Road, Sampangi Ram Nagar, 560027.
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8033466170

drsatheeshct@gmail.com 
Dr Tushar Patil  Global Hospital & Research Institute  Sr. No: 577/2, Near Dattawadi Police Chowky, Off Sinhagad Road, Dattawadi, Pune-411030, Maharashtra
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9823602626

drtusharvpatil@gmail.com 
Dr Sushil Meshram  Government Medical College and Hospital  Ward 85, Department of Radiation Therapy and Oncology Medical College Square Road Nagpur 440003, Maharashtra. India.
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
7028966535

drsushilonco@gmail.com 
Dr Minish Jain  Grant Medical Foundation Ruby Hall Clinic  40, Sassoon Road, Sangamvadi Pune, Maharashtra-411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9823133390

minishjain009@gmail.com 
Dr Arun Seshachalan  GVN Cancer Institute (A Unit of GVN Hospital)  No.46, Singarathope, Trichy-620008, Tamilnadu, India
Tiruchirappalli
TAMIL NADU 
9047991191

arunonco@gmail.com 
Dr Ashish Kaushal  HCG Cancer Centre  Sola- Science City Road , Near Sola Bridge, S.G. Highway Ahmedabad – 380060 , Gujarat India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9978297842

drashish4@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Mahato Pinaki Sasadhar   HCG Cancer Centre  Sun Pharma Road, Opp. Satsang Party Plot, Vadodra-390012, Gujarat India
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9998974704

pinakimahato@gmail.com 
Dr Rajnish Nagarkar  HCG Manavata Cancer Centre  HCG Manavata Cancer Centre Behind Shivang Auto, Mumbai Naka, Nashik-422001 Maharashtra, India.
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9823061929

drraj@manavatacancercentre.com 
Dr Priyanka Samal   Institute of Medical sciences(IMS) ) and SUM Hospital Department of Medical Oncology  K-8, Kalinga Nagar Bhubaneswar-751003 Odisha
Khordha
ORISSA 
8902621993

samalpriyanka80@gmail.com 
Dr Niraj Bhatt   Kailash Cancer Hospital and Research Center   "Kailash Cancer Hospital and Research Center Muni Seva Ashram, Goraj-391760. Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India"
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9925581480

niraj.bhatt@greenashram.org 
Dr Prakash SS  KR Hospital Mysore Medical College & Research Center  Irwin Road , Mysore 570001 Karnataka
Mysore
KARNATAKA 
9901000559

prakashyesyes@yahoo.com 
Dr Sachin Hingmire  Lata Mangeshkar medical foundation’s , Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center,  Erandawane, Pune 411004, India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9923002407

sshingmire@yahoo.com 
Dr Kishore Singh  Maulana Azad Medical College  Lok Nayak Hospital Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi-110001 India
Central
DELHI 
9968604364

drkishoresingh@gmail.com 
Dr Kasi Viswanathan Thiagarajan  Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre  Lake Area ,Melur Road Madurai Tamilnadu -625107 India
Madurai
TAMIL NADU 
9865481111

kasi.nair@gmail.com 
Dr Bhushan Nemade  Navsanjeevani Hospital  Plot 8, Motkari Nagar, Behind Tupsakhare Lawns,Tikde Colony, Mumbai Naka,Nashik-422002
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9766126162

drbtnemade@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Bodhisatta Roy  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose cancer Hospital  3081,Nayabad, New Garia, Kolkata-700094 West Bangal, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9330766762

bodhisatta.roy26@gmail.com 
Dr Tuphan Kanti Dolai  Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital  138-A.J.C. Bose Road Kolkata 700014
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9874890275

tkdolai@hotmail.com 
Dr Ravikumar Watengaonkar  Orange Hospital  7-Orange Hospital, Pawana Nagar, next to Jain School, Near Chapekar Chowk, Chinchwad, Pune- 411033, Maharashtra.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9823602626

drraviwategaonkar@gmail.com 
Dr Narendra Agrawal  Rajiv Gandhi cancer institute and research centre  D 18, Sir Chotu Ram Marg, Sector 5, Rohini Institutional Area, New Delhi, Delhi 110085
New Delhi
DELHI 
9868764808

narendra_ag1@rediffmail.com 
Dr Vikas Goyal  Sanjeevani CBCC Cancer Hospital  In Front of Jain Mandir Dawada Colony, Pachpedhi Naka, Raipur- 492001 Chhattisgarh
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
9300872740

drvikas20@gmail.com 
Dr Sampath Kumar MN  Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre  No. 15,Chikkasandra, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Bengaluru - 560090, Karnataka
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9108506581

sampathkumarmn02@gmail.com 
Dr Kartikeya Jain  Shree Himalaya Cancer Hospital & Research Institute  No 4 Vinod Baug, B/H Railway Station , Jetalpur Bridge, Alkapuri , Vadodara Gujarat - 390020
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9427432642

jainkartikeya@rocketmail.com 
Dr Ghanshyam Biswas  Sparsh Hospital and Critical care Private Limited   Plot No A/407 , Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar, - 751007 , Odisha, India
Khordha
ORISSA 
9937500878

drgbiswas@gmail.com 
Dr KC Lakshmaiah  Srinivasam Cancer Care Multispecialty Hospitals India Pvt Ltd.,   No 36 1st A main road, 5th cross Nethravathi Street, Maruthi Nagar, Nagarbhavi Main Road, Bangalore -560072, Karnataka, India.
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9448055949

kcluck@gmail.com 
DrDeepan Rajamnickam   Thangam Hospital and Thangam Cancer Center,  No. 54, Dr. Sankaran Road, Namakkal – 637001, Tamilnadu, India
Namakkal
TAMIL NADU 
9619163678

deepan_rm@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Ankit Patel  Unique Hospital- Multispeciality & Research Institute  "Unique Hospital- Multispeciality & Research Institute Opp. Kiran Motor, Nr. Canal, Civil Hospital Char Rasta- Sosyo Circle Lane, Off Ring Road, Surat- 395002, Gujarat, India."
Surat
GUJARAT 
9825404202

drankitoncologist@gmail.com 
Dr P Vijay Veeran  Universal Cancer Hospital  No. 370, Kondalampatti Roundana, Salem – 636010
Salem
TAMIL NADU 
9842821480

drvijayaveeran@gmail.com 
Dr Amit Jain  Valentis Cancer Hospital  Clinical Research Room, Ground floor, Valentis Cancer Hospital, Mussoouri Mawana Road, Meerut-250001
Meerut
UTTAR PRADESH 
9410816252

dramit2001@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 34  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
"Ethics Committee Unique Hospital- Multispeciality & Research Institute Opp. Kiran Motor, Nr. Canal, Civil Hospital Char Rasta- Sosyo Circle Lane, Off Ring Road, Surat- 395002, Gujarat, India."  Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee Kailash Cancer Hospital and Research Center Goraj-391760. Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India"  Approved 
"Manavata Clinical Research Institute Ethics Committee Curie Manavata Cancer Centre Opp Mahamarg Bus Stand, Mumbai Naka Nashik , 422004. Maharashtra, India."  Approved 
adhar Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Bhakti Vedanta Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Ethics Committee – Silver, Office of Research Carman Block – First Floor, Christian Medical College Vellore – 632004, Tamilnadu  Approved 
Ethics Committee N.R.S. Medical College 138- A.J.C, Bose Road and, Kolkata – 700014  Approved 
Ethics Committee Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose cancer Hospital 3081,Nayabad, New Garia, Kolkata-700094 West Bangal  Approved 
GVN Institutional Ethics Committee No.46, Singarathope, Trichy-620008, Tamilnadu, India  Approved 
HCG Multi Specialty Ethics Committee HCG Multi Specialty Hospital , Mithakhali, Ellis bridge , Ahmedabad 380060  Approved 
HCG Vadodra Ethics Committee, HCG Cancer Centre, Sun Pharma Road, Opp Satsang Party Plot, Vadodra-390012.  Approved 
HCG-Central Ethics Commiittee, HCG Towers, No8 P, Kalinga Rao Road, Sampangi Ram Nagar, Bangalore-560027  Approved 
Instituional Ethics Committee of Sai Sneh Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, opp PMT Bus Depot, Pune-Satara Road, Katraj, Pune-411046, Maharashtra.  Approved 
Instituional Ethics Committee of Sai Sneh Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, opp PMT Bus Depot, Pune-Satara Road, Katraj, Pune-411046, Maharashtra.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre , Lake Area ,Melur Road ,Madurai Tamilnadu -625107 India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre No. 15, Chikkasandra, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Bengaluru -560090, Karnataka  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Apex Hospital Pvt. Ltd. SP-4 & 6, MIA , Malviya Nagar Near Apex Circle Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Chittaranjan National cancer Institute 37 S.P. Mukherjee Road Kolkata-700026 West Bengal India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Department of Pharmacology Government Medical College and Hospital Medical College Square Road Nagpur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Institute of Medical sciences(IMS) ) and SUM Hospital K-8, Kalinga Nagar Bhubaneswar-751003 Odisha , India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Lata Mangeshkar medical foundation’s , Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Erandawane, Pune 411004, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Maulana Azad Medical College  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee of Mysore Medical College & Research Institute and Associated Hospital , Mysore – 570021  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Poona Medical Research Foundation  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Sanjeevani Cancer Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Shree Himalaya Cancer Hospital & Research Institute No 4 Vinod Baug, B/H Railway Station , Jetalpur Bridge, Alkapuri , Vadodara Gujarat – 390020  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Valentis Cancer Hospital Mussoorie Mawana Road Meerut Meerut Uttar Pradesh - 250001 India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Sparsh Hospital and Critical care Private Limited  Approved 
Institutional Review Board Rajiv Gandhi cancer institute and research centre centre Sector 5, Rohini New Delhi 110085 India  Approved 
Nasanjeevani Hospital Ethics Committee. Navsanjeevani Hospital, Plot No. 8, Motkari Nagar, Tikde Colony, Mumbai Naka, Nashik-422002, Maharashtra  Approved 
SCCMH-Institutional Ethics Committee No.36, 1st Main Road, 5th Cross Nethravathi Street Maruthi Nagar, Nagarbhavi Main Road, Bangalore -560072, Karnataka, India.  Approved 
SEAROC Ethics Committee  Approved 
Thangam Hospital-Institutional Ethics Committee(TH-IEC), 54, Dr. Sankaran Road, Namakkal-637001, Tamilnadu, India  Approved 
Universal Hospital, (A Unit of Universal Cancer Hospital Ltd)- Institutional Ethics Committee.No.370, Kondalampatty Roundana, Salem-630010,  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), (1) ICD-10 Condition: C859||Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Rituximab (Roche/Genentech)  Dosage: 375 mg/m2 intravenous infusion, every 3 weeks on day 1 of CHOP regimen for total 6 cycles 
Intervention  Rituximab (Zydus)  Dosage: 375 mg/m2 intravenous infusion, every 3 weeks on day 1 of CHOP regimen for total 6 cycles 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.The patient willing to give written, signed, and dated informed consent to participate in the study before initiating any study related procedures
2.Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating Female ≥18 years and ≤65 years of age (both inclusive)
3.Patients with at least one measurable lesion as per International Working Group Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma
4.Untreated Newly diagnosed patients with a confirmed pathologic diagnosis of CD20+ large B cell-non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (DLBCL).
5.Stage II-III or IV defined by the referring physician on the basis of the Cotswolds modification of the Ann Arbor classification.
6.Age-adjusted International Prognostic Index (IPI) score 0 or 1
7.Patients who are eligible for receiving Rituximab and CHOP
8.Patient must have an adequate bone marrow, renal, cardiac and hepatic function
a.Bone marrow reserve:
i.ANC ≥ 1500/mm3
ii.Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
iii.Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
b.Renal Function: Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
c.Hepatic Function:
i.Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); except if elevation is due to Gilbert’s Syndrome with transitory elevations of indirect bilirubin.
ii.Alkaline phosphatase, alanine transaminase, and/or aspartate transaminase ≤3 × ULN or ≤5 × ULN in patients with liver involvement.
d.Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥50% determined by either ECHO or MUGA Scan
9.Subjects with a performance status of 0 to 2 according to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
10.If capable of reproduction, patients and their partners must use contraceptive methods during the full duration of the study and for 12 months after discontinuation of study.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patient who has a history of hypersensitivity reactions with murine proteins or planned chemotherapy.
2.Bulky Disease (>10 cm on maximum dimension) or involves >1/3 of chest diameter (on radiographic imaging)
3.Patient with severely immunocompromised state.
4.Patient treated with prior therapies including but not limited to Anthracyclines, Rituximab, any other anti-CD-20 therapy or autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation
5.Any radiotherapy given for lymphoma or non-lymphoma before 30 days of randomization
6.Patients depending on systemic steroids for Non Lymphomatous condition
7.Subjects with CNS involvement or CNS lymphoma (Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that is primary CNS, effusional, or intravascular according to the WHO, 2008 classification)
8.Patients with an active, severe infection (e.g., tuberculosis, sepsis and opportunistic infections).
9.Cardiac contra-indication to Doxorubicin therapy: noncompensated heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, coronary heart disease with ST segment depression on electrocardiogram (ECG), myocardial infarction in the last 6 months.
10.Neurologic contra-indication to Vincristine as it is indicated in the SmPC: (e.g. peripheral neuropathy).
11.Chronic lung disease with hypoxemia (SpO2 Ë‚ 90%).
12.Severe uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure more than 150/100 mm Hg), despite optimal medical treatment.
13.Severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (As defined by American Diabetes Association), despite optimal medical treatment.
14.Major surgery within 4 weeks of study start (i.e., randomisation)
15.Any other malignancy in the last 5 years other than Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma except skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
16.Known History of drug addiction within last 1 year
17.The receipt of an investigational medicinal product or participation in other drug research study within a period of 30 days prior to the first dose of investigational medicinal product for the current study.
18.Any history or presence of clinically significant cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic ,neurologic, or psychiatric disease or any other condition which in the opinion of the investigator could jeopardize the safety of the subject or the validity of the study results
19.Receipt of live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to study drug administration
20.Pregnant or breast-feeding patients (for female patients of child bearing potential) 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Overall Response Rate (i.e., CR + PR) by using International Working Group Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma  Timeframe: Baseline & at the end of cycle 6 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Overall Response Rate
2.Assessment of Pharmacokinetic parameters
3.Assessment of Ctrough of Serum Rituximab
4.Assessment of Pharmacodynamic parameters
5.Comparison of Immunogenicity
6.Evaluation of safety 
1.Baseline & End of Cycle 3
2.Cycle 1 & 6
3.At the end of each cycle
4. Baseline & at the end of Cycle 1, 3 and 6
5.Baseline & at the end of cycle 3, 6 & Follow up 1, 2, 3.
6.Throughout the Study 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="153"
Sample Size from India="153" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "153"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="153" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   03/09/2018 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/11/2020 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NA 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This is Randomized, Assessor-Blind, Multicentre, Parallel Group, Two Arms, Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Immunogenicity and Safety of Rituximab (Test Product, Zydus) in comparison with Rituximab (Reference Product, Roche/Genentech) in Patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL). 
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