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
- Contact Person Email
- Annamaria.frustaci@ospedaleniguarda.it
- 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
- Contact Person Email
- garciavela.joseantonio@gmail.com
- 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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