New treatment option for Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Official title Avo In R/R And Previously Untreated MCL
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04855695
What this study is testing
What is Acalabrutinib?
Acalabrutinib is an investigational medicine, given as a pill taken by mouth, being studied as a potential treatment for mantle cell lymphoma.
Also referred to as Calquence, Acalabrutinib maleate.
Plain-language explanation of the investigational treatment - it is being studied and is not an approved or proven therapy. The study team can confirm the details.
- What it's testing
- This research study is evaluating the combination of three drugs - acalabrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab - as a possible treatment for relapsed or refractory and untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The names of the study drugs involved in this study are: Acalabrutinib Venetoclax Obinutuzumab
- Phase 2: a mid-size study of how well it works
A plain-language read of the study's public ClinicalTrials.gov listing. The study team confirms the details.
Who can take part
Ages 18 and older
You may be able to join if
- Participants must meet the following criteria on screening examination to be eligible to participate in the study:
- Participants must have histologically determined mantle cell lymphoma with pathologic review at the participating institutions, that has either:
- Relapsed or primary refractory after at least one line of therapy including anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment (part A) or; Had no previous...
- Participants in part A, relapsed or refractory following prior therapy, may have had a prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant and may...
- Participants in parts B, C, and D, without prior anti-lymphoma therapy, must require treatment as defined by any of the following criteria:
You likely can't join if
- Participants who exhibit any of the following conditions at screening will not eligible for admission into the study:
- Participants who have progressed or relapsed after receiving either a BTK inhibitor or BCL2 inhibitor.
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents, or have received investigational agents within 4 weeks (or 3 half-lives, whichever...
- Concurrent systemic immunosuppressant therapy (e.g., cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, etc., within 28 days of the first dose of study drug or chronic...
- History of severe allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to obinutuzumab, venetoclax, or...
- Participants who have a history of other malignancies except:
See the full eligibility criteria
- Participants must meet the following criteria on screening examination to be eligible to participate in the study:
- Participants must have histologically determined mantle cell lymphoma with pathologic review at the participating institutions, that has either:
- Relapsed or primary refractory after at least one line of therapy including anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment (part A) or; Had no previous anti-lymphoma therapy other than corticosteroids or radiotherapy (parts B...
- Participants in part A, relapsed or refractory following prior therapy, may have had a prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant and may have been treated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (CAR T-cells).
- Participants in parts B, C, and D, without prior anti-lymphoma therapy, must require treatment as defined by any of the following criteria:
- Symptomatic adenopathy or splenomegaly
- Local symptoms due to extranodal disease
- Organ function impairment due to disease involvement, including cytopenias due to marrow involvement (WBC \<1.5x109/L; absolute neutrophil count [ANC] \<1.0x109/L, Hgb \<10g/dL; platelets \<100x109/L)
- Presence of systemic B symptoms (fever, drenching night sweats, or unintentional weight loss ≥ 10% body weight over previous 6 months) or functionally significant fatigue
- Participants in part B without prior anti-lymphoma therapy should be deemed to be ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant by the treating physician and/or have a TP53 mutation detected by next generation...
- Participants in part C without prior anti-lymphoma therapy should be deemed to be eligible for autologous stem cell transplant by the treatment physician and have no evidence of TP53 mutation (TP53 wild type) detected...
- Participants in part D without prior anti-lymphoma therapy must have a TP53 mutationdetected by next generation sequencing at a variant (mutant) allele fraction above thevalidated threshold for calling a new variant
- Participants in parts B, C, and D must have an archived formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue specimen from the original diagnostic biopsy and peripheral blood available for submission to Adaptive...
- Participants in parts B, C, and D who do not have a molecular marker identified by ClonoSEQ from the peripheral blood will be deemed to be MRD indeterminate and are not eligible for peripheral blood MRD driven treatment...
- Measurable disease with a lymph node or tumor mass ≥ 1.5 cm in at least one dimension by CT, PET/CT, or MRI. Patients without measurable disease will be eligible if they have marrow involvement and cytopenias related to...
- Age ≥ 18 years.
- ECOG performance status ≤2 (Karnofsky ≥60%)
- Participants must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 750 cells/mm3 (0.75 x109/L) unless due to marrow involvement by lymphoma in which case ANC must be ≥ 500 cells/mm3 (0.5x109/L)
- Platelet count without transfusional support must be ≥ 75,000 cells/mm3 (75 x109/L), unless due to marrow involvement by lymphoma, in which case platelets must be ≥ 50,000 cells/mm3 (50 x109/L)
- Hemoglobin without transfusional support must be ≥ 8.0 g/dL (80 g/L) unless due to marrow involvement by lymphoma, in which case hemoglobin must be ≥ 7.0 g/dL (70 g/L)
- Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 50 ml/min using 24-hour urine collection for creatinine clearance or calculated CrCl or calculated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 50 ml/min/1.73 m2 using the CKD-EPI equation
- Total bilirubin ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal, unless there is disease involvement of the liver, hemolysis, or a known history of Gilbert's disease, in which case direct bilirubin must be ≤ 3 times the upper limit...
- AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal, unless documented liver involvement by lymphoma, in which case AST and ALT must be ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal
- PT/INR ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal and PTT ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal
- Willingness to provide pre-treatment bone marrow (or recent archival w/o intervening therapy) and on-treatment bone marrow and peripheral blood samples
- The effects of the study drugs on the developing human fetus are unknown. Women of child-bearing potential must agree to remain abstinent or use highly effective contraception (defined as contraceptive measures that...
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Participants who exhibit any of the following conditions at screening will not eligible for admission into the study:
- Participants who have progressed or relapsed after receiving either a BTK inhibitor or BCL2 inhibitor.
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents, or have received investigational agents within 4 weeks (or 3 half-lives, whichever is longer) of beginning treatment.
- Concurrent systemic immunosuppressant therapy (e.g., cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, etc., within 28 days of the first dose of study drug or chronic administration of \>20 mg/day of prednisone equivalent corticosteroid...
- History of severe allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to obinutuzumab, venetoclax, or acalabrutinib. Patients with reactions to other CD20 monoclonal antibodies (e.g...
- Participants who have a history of other malignancies except:
- Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease present and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by treating physician. Current adjuvant hormonal therapy for disease treated with curative...
- Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease.
- Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease.
- Low-risk prostate cancer on active surveillance
- Other exceptions may be made after consultation with the study chair
- Participants with known leptomeningeal or brain metastases. Imaging or spinal fluid analysis to exclude CNS involvement is not required, unless there is clinical suspicion by the treating investigator.
- Participants who have had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of start of study drug, participants who have not adequately recovered from the side effects of any major surgery (defined as...
- Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines within 28 days of study entry or need for live virus vaccines at any time during study period.
- Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. HIV-positive participants are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions...
- Ongoing or recent infection requiring intravenous antimicrobials at time of screening. Patients with ongoing use of prophylactic antibiotics are eligible as long as there is no evidence of active infection and the...
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements, compromise the subject's safety, or put the study outcomes at undue risk.
- Lactating or pregnant women are excluded from this study because venetoclax has been shown to decrease implantation, litter size, live fetuses, and fetal body weight in animal models. Because there is an unknown but...
- Known bleeding disorders (e.g. von Willebrand's disease) or hemophilia.
- Presence of a bleeding gastrointestinal ulcer diagnosed by endoscopy within 3 months prior to enrollment.
- History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to enrollment.
- Participants who require warfarin or other vitamin K antagonists for anticoagulation (other anticoagulants are allowed).
- Currently active, clinically significant cardiovascular disease, such as uncontrolled arrhythmia or Class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification; or a...
- Participants who require concurrent treatment with strong CYP3A inhibitors or strong CYP3A inducers are excluded from the study. If patients are receiving strong CYP3A inhibitors/inducers at time of screening but do not...
- Participants who require concurrent treatment with P-gp inhibitors or narrow therapeutic index P-gp substrates are excluded from the study. If patients are receiving P-gp inhibitors or narrow therapeutic index P-gp...
- Unable to swallow capsules, a large number of tablets, or malabsorption syndrome, disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function, or resection of the stomach or small bowel if thought by the investigator to...
- Significant co-morbid condition or disease which in the judgment of the Principal Investigator would place the participant at undue risk or interfere with the study.
- History of or ongoing confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where it's taking place
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Compensation & support
Compensation mentioned.
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Questions & answers
Do participants get paid in this trial?
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How long does this study last?
The listing doesn't state an exact length. The study team walks you through the schedule and number of visits before you decide to enroll.
Who can join this trial?
This study is enrolling all sexes, 18 years and older. The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where is this trial taking place?
Study sites include Chicago, Illinois, United States; Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Enter your location above to see the nearest site and check your eligibility.
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