Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

acalabrutinib for Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) | Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)

Phase II trial of acalabrutinib for Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) | Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). open-label. 63 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) | Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
19-12-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
27-04-2026

Trial design

open-label Phase II trial in Austria, Czechia, Ireland and others.

Open Label
Yes
Biomarker Stratified
True, biomarkers/strata: IGHV (mutated vs unmutated); 17p deletion [del(17p)] (present vs absent); TP53 mutation (present vs absent)
Target Sample Size
63
Trial Duration For Participant
1825

Eligibility

Recruits 63 Vulnerable population flag: isVulnerablePopulationSelected = false. Participants must be ≥ 18 years and provide informed consent. Subject information and informed consent forms (SIS-ICF) and related documents (including 'Pregnant Partner' information) are provided for countries/sites (documents available in multiple languages as listed in CTIS). No assent/minor consent procedures are indicated..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population flag: isVulnerablePopulationSelected = false. Participants must be ≥ 18 years and provide informed consent. Subject information and informed consent forms (SIS-ICF) and related documents (including 'Pregnant Partner' information) are provided for countries/sites (documents available in multiple languages as listed in CTIS). No assent/minor consent procedures are indicated.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Participant must be ≥ 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.\n- 2. Diagnosis of CLL/SLL according to International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) guidelines 2018 (Hallek et al. 2018)\n- 3. Participants must have received first line treatment with fixed duration covalent BTKi plus BCL2i therapy (± obinutuzumab) with a response ≥ partial remission (PR) (i.e., complete remission (CR), complete remission with incomplete bone marrow recovery (CRi), nodular partial remission (nPR), or PR) with a minimum of 2 years since the end of the prior 1L treatment.\n- 4. The following data must be available or at least the appropriate samples drawn/acquired prior to dosing: a) variable region of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGHV) (mutated vs. unmutated) b) 17p deletion [del(17p)] (present or absent) c) Tumor protein 53 (TP53) mutation (present or absent)\n- 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2\n- 6. Adequate organ and bone marrow (BM) function."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Any evidence of diseases that, in the investigator's opinion, makes it undesirable for patient to participate in the study.\n- 10. History of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis to study intervention(s).\n- 11. Requires treatment with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor/inducer.\n- 12. Requires or receiving anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent vitamin K antagonists.\n- 13. Major surgical procedure within 30 days of the first dose of study intervention.\n- 2. Significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.\n- 3. Active bleeding or history of bleeding diathesis (e.g., hemophilia or von Willebrand disease).\n- 4. Child-Pugh B/C liver cirrhosis.\n- 5. History of prior or current malignancy.\n- 6. HIV positive\n- 7. History of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).\n- 8. Active hepatitis B or C infection:\n- 9. Corticosteroid use > 20 mg within 1 week before the first dose of study intervention."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- ORR, defined as the proportion of participants who achieve best response of complete remission (CR), complete remission with incomplete bone marrow recovery (CRi), nodular partial remission (nPR), or partial remission (PR) per International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) criteria (Hallek et al, 2018) as assessed by the investigator, with timepoint of primary interest after completion of Cycle 14.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR measured as proportion of participants achieving best response (CR, CRi, nPR, or PR) per iwCLL criteria (Hallek et al, 2018) assessed by the investigator; primary timepoint after completion of Cycle 14."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1) Efficacy: PFS, defined as time from date of the first dose until progression per iwCLL criteria (Hallek et al, 2018) as assessed by the investigator, or death due to any cause in the absence of progression. The measure of interest is the median of PFS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS: time from first dose until progression per iwCLL criteria (investigator-assessed) or death; measure of interest = median PFS."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2) Efficacy: DoR, defined as the time from the date of first documented response until date of documented progression per iwCLL criteria (Hallek et al, 2018) as assessed by the investigator, or death due to any cause. The measure of interest is the median of DoR.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DoR: time from first documented response to documented progression per iwCLL (investigator-assessed) or death; measure = median DoR."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3) Efficacy: EFS, defined as the time from date of the first dose until the first occurrence of disease progression, initiation of subsequent CLL/SLL therapy, or death due to any cause. The measure of interest is the median of EFS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"EFS: time from first dose until first of disease progression, start of subsequent CLL/SLL therapy, or death; measure = median EFS."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4) Efficacy: TTNT, defined as the time from date of the first dose to the initiation of subsequent CLL/SLL therapy or death due to any cause. The measure of interest is the median of TTNT","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TTNT: time from first dose to initiation of subsequent CLL/SLL therapy or death; measure = median TTNT."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 5) Efficacy: OS, defined as the time from date of the first dose until the date of death due to any cause. The timepoint of interest is the landmark estimate of OS at 5 years.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS: time from first dose until death from any cause; timepoint of interest = landmark estimate at 5 years."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 6) Efficacy: Rate of peripheral blood (PB) uMRD, defined as proportion of participants achieving remission based on a clonoSEQ® assay result of < 1 CLL cell per 100,000 leukocytes (< 10^-5). The timepoint of interest is the rate of uMRD at 3 months after last treatment dose","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PB uMRD: proportion with clonoSEQ result <1 CLL cell per 100,000 leukocytes (<10^-5); timepoint = 3 months after last treatment dose."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 7) Safety: Safety and tolerability will be evaluated in terms of adverse event (AE)s/serious adverse event (SAE)s, AEs leading to treatment discontinuation and deaths, event(s) of clinical interest (ECI)s and relevant clinical laboratory results","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety/tolerability assessed by incidence of AEs/SAEs, AEs leading to discontinuation, deaths, events of clinical interest (ECIs), and relevant clinical laboratory results."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
63
Recruitment Window Months
24
Consent Approach
Adults (participants ≥ 18 years) must provide written informed consent. Subject information and informed consent forms (SIS-ICF) and related participant materials are provided for participating countries/sites; ICF documents include country/language-specific versions (examples in CTIS: German, Polish, Czech, Italian, Spanish, Ukrainian, English). Separate 'Pregnant Partner' information/ICF documents are included. No assent or minor consent procedures are indicated.

Methods

  • Site-based recruitment at participating hospitals/clinics listed per country (site names and local contacts are provided in CTIS trial sites).
  • Use of recruitment brochures and recruitment process documents (K2_Brochure, K1_Recruit-ICF process) provided per country; country-specific patient-facing materials and brochures are available in multiple languages as listed in CTIS (examples: Spanish, Italian, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, German, English).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
24
Total Number Of Participants
63

Austria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
03-04-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
30-04-2026
Processing Time Days
27
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
8

Sites

Site Name
NOE LGA Gesundheit Waldviertel GmbH
Department Name
Internal Medicine 2, Hematology and Oncology
Contact Person Name
Daniel Heintel
Contact Person Email
daniel.heintel@horn.lknoe.at

Czechia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-04-2026
Processing Time Days
33
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
14

Sites

Site Name
Fakultni Nemocnice Hradec Kralove
Department Name
IV. Interní hematologická klinika/4th Department of Internal Hematology
Contact Person Name
Martin Šimkovič
Contact Person Email
simkovicm@lfhk.cuni.cz
Site Name
Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava
Department Name
Klinika hematoonkologie /Department of HematoOncology
Contact Person Name
Klara Lancova
Contact Person Email
klara.lancova@fno.cz
Site Name
Fakultni Nemocnice Brno
Department Name
Interní hematologická a onkologická klinika / Internal hematology and oncology clinic
Contact Person Name
Michael Doubek
Contact Person Email
doubek.michael@fnbrno.cz

Ireland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
10-04-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
01-05-2026
Processing Time Days
21
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Department Name
Haematology
Contact Person Name
Anne Fortune
Contact Person Email
afortune@mater.ie
Site Name
St James's Hospital
Department Name
Haematology
Contact Person Name
Carmel Waldron
Contact Person Email
CMWaldron@stjames.ie

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
04-05-2026
Processing Time Days
38
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
12

Sites

Site Name
Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l.
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Gerardo Musuraca
Contact Person Email
Gerardo.musuraca@irst.emr.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Department Name
U.O.C. Hematology
Contact Person Name
Andrea Visentin
Contact Person Email
Andrea.visentin@unipd.it
Site Name
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Department Name
Oncohematology
Contact Person Name
Paolo Prospero Ghia
Contact Person Email
ghia.paolo@hsr.it
Site Name
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Department Name
SC Hematology
Contact Person Name
Annamaria Frustaci
Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Della Romagna
Department Name
U.O.C. Hematology
Contact Person Name
Monica Tani
Contact Person Email
monica.tani@auslromagna.it

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-04-2026
Processing Time Days
46
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
11

Sites

Site Name
Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Miguel Arguello de Tomas
Contact Person Email
MArguello@santpau.cat
Site Name
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Javier De la Serna Torroba
Contact Person Email
drjdelaserna@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Puerta De Hierro De Majadahonda
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Jose Antonio Garcia Vela
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De Las Nieves
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Jose Manuel Puerta Puerta
Contact Person Email
josepuertahemato@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Jose Angel Hernandez Rivas
Contact Person Email
jahr_jahr2006@yahoo.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Francisco Javier Lopez Jimenez
Contact Person Email
jljimenez@salud.madrid.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Francesc Bosch Albareda
Contact Person Email
fboschct@vhio.net
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal (duplicate entry accounted above if applicable)
Department Name
Hematology

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
10-04-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
30-04-2026
Processing Time Days
20
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
13

Sites

Site Name
Uniwersytet Medyczny W Lublinie
Contact Person Name
Krzysztof Giannopoulos
Contact Person Email
giannop@tlen.pl
Site Name
Szpital Uniwersytecki Nr 2 Im Dr Jana Biziela W Bydgoszczy
Department Name
Klinika Hematologii
Contact Person Name
Marta Sobas
Contact Person Email
marta.sobas@cm.umk.pl
Site Name
Pratia MCM Krakow
Contact Person Name
Wojciech Jurczak
Contact Person Email
wojciech.jurczak@pratia.com
Site Name
Instytut Hematologii I Transfuzjologii
Contact Person Name
Ewa Lech- Maranda
Contact Person Email
emaranda@ihit.waw.pl
Site Name
Mtz Clinical Research Powered By Pratia
Contact Person Name
Iwona Hus
Contact Person Email
iwonach.hus@gmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
AstraZeneca AB
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Sweden

Contract research organisations

Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: 1,10,11,12,13,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Third parties

  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1,10,11,12,13,2,3,4,5,6,7,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Calquence 100 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
acalabrutinib
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (EU marketing authorisation EU/1/20/1479/004)
Maximum Dose
200 mg (max daily dose amount as listed)
Investigational Product Name
Venclyxto (venetoclax) film-coated tablets (10 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg formulations listed)
Active Substance
venetoclax
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation numbers include EU/1/16/1138/002, EU/1/16/1138/004, EU/1/16/1138/005, EU/1/16/1138/006, EU/1/16/1138/007 as listed)
Maximum Dose
400 mg (max daily dose amount as listed)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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