Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology|Haematology

ACALABRUTINIB for Chronic lymphocytic leukemia|Small lymphocytic lymphoma

Phase II trial of ACALABRUTINIB for Chronic lymphocytic leukemia|Small lymphocytic lymphoma. Randomised, open-label. 160 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology|Haematology
Trial Disease
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia|Small lymphocytic lymphoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
02-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
28-10-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label Phase II trial in France.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
160

Eligibility

Recruits 160 Vulnerable-population considerations: informed consent must be signed by the patient or their legally-acceptable representative ("Signed (or their legally-acceptable representatives must sign) an informed consent document..."). Patients under psychiatric care and patients unable to express consent are excluded. There is a specific exclusion for "Adult under law-control". Documents include a note regarding parental authority (L1_SIS and ICF Note Detenteur autorite parentale) but no paediatric population is included; consent/assent for minors is not applicable in this trial..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable-population considerations: informed consent must be signed by the patient or their legally-acceptable representative ("Signed (or their legally-acceptable representatives must sign) an informed consent document..."). Patients under psychiatric care and patients unable to express consent are excluded. There is a specific exclusion for "Adult under law-control". Documents include a note regarding parental authority (L1_SIS and ICF Note Detenteur autorite parentale) but no paediatric population is included; consent/assent for minors is not applicable in this trial.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age > 70 years or older\n- Adequate hematology values: absolute neutrophil count ≥ 0.75 x 109/L, platelet count ≥ 50 x 109/L (accordance to the coordinator if linked to the disease)\n- Adequate liver function as indicated by a total bilirubin < 1.5, aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase ≤ 3 the institutional upper limits of normal values, unless directly attributable to CLL, unless directly attributable to Gilbert’s syndrome\n- Signed (or their legally-acceptable representatives must sign) an informed consent document indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study, including specify biology analysis, and are willing to participate in the study.\n- ECOG performance status ≤ 2\n- Previously untreated CLL or SLL\n- CLL or SLL requiring treatment according to the iwCLL 2018 criteria\n- Total CIRS score > 6 and / or 30 < CrCl < 69 mL/min\n- Both patients with or without TP53 disruption 17p deletion and/or TP53 mutations) can be included\n- Patients can be included whatever their IGHV mutational status\n- Patients with therapy-controlled cardiovascular comorbidities and/or anticoagulation (novel oral anticoagulant alone, aspirin alone, heparin alone) can be included (patients treated by vitamin K antagonist or dual anti-platelet therapy cannot be included)\n- Life expectancy > 6 months"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Hypersensitivity to the active substance\n- Fertile male patients who cannot or do not wish to use an effective method of contraception, during and for 12 months after the final treatment used for the purposes of the study\n- No affiliation to social security\n- Patient under psychiatric care\n- Patient unable to express consent\n- Patients who are not vaccinated against COVID (2nd dose 15 days before inclusion)\n- Known HIV seropositivity\n- Evidence of other clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) including, but not limited to: 1). Uncontrolled and/or active systemic infection (viral, bacterial or fungal). 2). Known history of human immunodeficiency virus, serologic status reflecting active hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection, any uncontrolled active systemic infection along with subjects who are on ongoing anti-infective treatment and subjects who have received vaccination with a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment 2a). Subjects who are hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) positive and who are hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) negative will need to have a negative hepatitis B virus PCR result before enrollment. Those who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive or hepatitis B virus PCR positive will be excluded. 2b). Subjects who are hepatitis C virus antibody positive will need to have a negative hepatitis C virus PCR result before enrollment. Those who are hepatitis C virus PCR positive will be excluded. 3). Active and uncontrolled autoimmune cytopenia, including autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) (isolated positive DAT is not an exclusion criteria) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). 4). Uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.\n- Patients treated by vitamin K antagonist or dual anti-platelet therapy\n- History of bleeding diathesis (e.g. hemophilia or von Willebrand disease)\n- History of confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).\n- Concurrent severe diseases which exclude the administration of therapy: 1). Heart insufficiency NYHA grade III/IV, LEVF < 50% and or RF < 30%, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months prior to study. 2). Significant cardiovascular disease such as symptomatic arrhythmias (including atrial fibrillation), congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of Screening, or any Class 3 or 4 cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional (Subjects with controlled, asymptomatic atrial fibrillation are allowed to enroll on study). 3). Severe chronic obstructive lung disease with hypoxemia. 4). History of stroke or intra-cranial hemorrhage within the last 6 months. 5). Severe diabetes mellitus. 6).Uncontrolled hypertension 7). Impaired renal function with creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min according the formula of Cockroft and Gault. 8). Patient who requires treatment with proton-pump inhibitors (e.g., omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, dexlansoprazole, rabeprazole, or pantoprazole) unless of separate dosing of acalabrutinib capsules with antacids by at least 2 hours. Acalabrutinib capsules should be taken 2 hours before an H2-receptor antagonist. Avoid co-administration of acalabrutinib capsules with proton pump inhibitors. 9). Disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function (malabsorption syndrome, stomach or small bowel resection). 10). Evidence for Richter syndrome. 11). Treatment with any of the following within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug : steroid therapy for anti-neoplastic intent. 12). A significant history of renal, neurologic, psychiatric, endocrine, metabolic, immunologic, cardiovascular, or hepatic disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would adversely affect the patient’s participation in this study or interpretation of study outcomes. 13). Major surgery within 30 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. 14). History of prior other malignancy that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results, with the exception of the following: - curatively treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix at any time prior to study; - other cancers not specified above that have been curatively treated by surgery and/or radiation therapy from which patient is disease-free for ≥ 5 years without further treatment\n- Adult under law-control"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- PFS at 1 year post-ACA discontinuation is defined as the time from randomization to progression (needing therapy or not) or death from any cause. Patients alive and progression-free will be censored at the last disease assessment or at initiation of next treatment. Progression will be evaluated using iwCLL 2018 criteria","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS at 1 year post-ACA discontinuation is defined as the time from randomization to progression (needing therapy or not) or death from any cause; patients alive and progression-free will be censored at the last disease assessment or at initiation of next treatment. Progression will be evaluated using iwCLL 2018 criteria."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause. Patients alive will be censored at last follow-up news.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS): time from randomization to death from any cause; patients alive are censored at last follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- TTNT is defined as the time from randomization to initiation of next treatment required for symptomatic CLL. Patients without initiation of next treatment will be censored at last follow-up date. This need for restarting therapy will be centrally validated by an independent board review and based on iwCLL 2018 criteria for symptomatic CLL.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to next treatment (TTNT): time from randomization to initiation of next treatment required for symptomatic CLL; censored at last follow-up if no initiation. Need for restart centrally validated by independent board using iwCLL 2018 criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- QoL will be evaluated using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life measured with the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Secondary end point (English)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety and tolerability of ACA assessed using NCI-CTCAE v.5 (as indicated in translations)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall Response Rate (ORR) to re-treatment is defined as the proportion of re-treated patients who achieved best response of complete remission (CR), complete remission with incomplete marrow recovery (CRi), nodular partial remission (nPR), or partial remission (PR) per iwCLL 2018 criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR to re-treatment: proportion of re-treated patients achieving CR, CRi, nPR, or PR according to iwCLL 2018 criteria."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
160
Recruitment Window Months
79
Consent Approach
Informed consent: patients must sign an informed consent document; if unable, their legally-acceptable representatives must sign ("Signed (or their legally-acceptable representatives must sign) an informed consent document..."). Subject information and ICF documents are provided (documents include French language materials). A specific note on parental authority is available (L1_SIS and ICF Note Detenteur autorite parentale), but no paediatric recruitment is planned.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
29
Total Number Of Participants
160

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
10-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
21-10-2025
Processing Time Days
406
Number Of Sites
29
Number Of Participants
160

Sites

Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Anne CALLEJA
Contact Person Email
callejaa@ipc.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Damien ROOS-WEIL
Contact Person Email
damien.roosweil@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Cancérologie
Contact Person Name
Caroline DARTIGEAS
Contact Person Email
c.dartigeas@chu-tours.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D Orleans
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Marlène OCHMANN
Contact Person Email
marlene.ochmann@chr-orleans.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Emmanuelle FERRANT
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Pierre FEUGIER
Contact Person Email
p.feugier@chru-nancy.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Versailles
Department Name
Hémato-oncologie
Contact Person Name
Fatiha MERABET
Contact Person Email
fmerabet@ght78sud.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
Department Name
Cancérologie
Contact Person Name
Kamel LARIBI
Contact Person Email
klaribi@ch-lemans.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De La Cote Basque
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Julie GAY
Contact Person Email
jgay@ch-cotebasque.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Emmanuelle TCHERNONOG
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier D Avignon
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Safia CHEBREK
Contact Person Email
chebrek.safia@ch-avignon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Lysiane MOLINA
Contact Person Email
L.Molina@chu-grenoble.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Centre de recherche clinique
Contact Person Name
Vincent LEVY
Contact Person Email
vincent.levy@aphp.fr
Site Name
Groupement Des Hopitaux De L'Institut Catholique De Lille
Department Name
Onco-hématologie
Contact Person Name
Bénédicte HIVERT
Contact Person Email
hivert.bendecite@ghicl.net
Site Name
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
Department Name
Thérapie cellulaire et hématologie
Contact Person Name
Romain GUIEZE
Contact Person Email
rguieze@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Site Name
Hopital Prive Sevigne
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Xavier CAHU
Contact Person Email
dr.xavier.cahu@gmail.com
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Perpignan
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Laurence SANHES
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Driss CHAOUI
Contact Person Email
driss.chaoui@ch-argenteuil.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique
Department Name
Maladies hématologiques
Contact Person Name
Antoine BONNET
Site Name
Centre Henri Becquerel
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Stéphane LEPRETRE
Site Name
Oncopole Claudius Regaud
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Loïc YSEBAERT
Contact Person Email
ysebaert.loic@iuct-oncopole.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Sophie DE GUIBERT
Site Name
Groupe Hospitalier De La Region De Mulhouse Et Sud Alsace
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Bernard DRENOU
Contact Person Email
drenoub@ghrmsa.fr
Site Name
Centre De Recherche En Cancerologie De Lyon
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Anne-Sophie MICHALLET
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
François-Xavier GROS
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Aline CLAVERT
Contact Person Email
aline.clavert@chu-angers.fr
Site Name
Hopital NOVO
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Kahina OUIS TARHI
Contact Person Email
kahina.ouis@ght-novo.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Laurence SIMON
Contact Person Email
laurence.simon@chsf.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Reims
Department Name
Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Anne QUINQUENEL
Contact Person Email
aquinquenel@chu-reims.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
French Innovative Leukemia Organization
Organisation Type
Laboratory/Research/Testing facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Contract research organisations

Name
Almac Clinical Services Limited
Responsibilities
Labelling, Packaging, QP certification and QP release (sponsorDuties codes: 14,15)
Name
Quanticsoft
Responsibilities
code: 7
Name
Oxmo Cdm
Responsibilities
code: 6
Name
Eurofins Clinical Trial Supplies France
Responsibilities
code: 14
Name
For Drug Consulting
Responsibilities
code: 8

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)","full_name":"Almac Clinical Services Limited","duties_or_roles":"codes: 14,15; value for code 15: Labelling, Packaging, QP certification and QP release","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Silicon Marketing","duties_or_roles":"code: 15; value: DPO","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Quanticsoft","duties_or_roles":"code: 7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Oxmo Cdm","duties_or_roles":"code: 6","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand","duties_or_roles":"code: 4","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Eurofins Clinical Trial Supplies France","duties_or_roles":"code: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris","duties_or_roles":"code: 4","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"For Drug Consulting","duties_or_roles":"code: 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 USE
Route
ORAL USE
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation number: EU/1/20/1479/003)
Maximum Dose
200 mg daily
Investigational Product Name
Calquence 100 mg hard capsules
Active Substance
ACALABRUTINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation number: EU/1/20/1479/001)
Maximum Dose
200 mg daily

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