Clinical trial • Phase II • Haematology

ACALABRUTINIB for Mantle cell lymphoma

Phase II trial of ACALABRUTINIB for Mantle cell lymphoma. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 55 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Haematology
Trial Disease
Mantle cell lymphoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
11-03-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
16-06-2025

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial across 21 sites in Spain.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
55

Eligibility

Recruits 55 No vulnerable population selected. Adults only (aged ≥18 years). Inclusion requires: "Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (in accordance with national and local patient privacy regulations).".

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected. Adults only (aged ≥18 years). Inclusion requires: "Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (in accordance with national and local patient privacy regulations)."

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Adult (aged ≥18 years) men or women.\n- Willing and able to participate in all required evaluations and procedures in this study protocol including swallowing tablets without difficulty\n- Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (in accordance with national and local patient privacy regulations).\n- Unsuitable for autologous stem cell transplantation\n- WOCBP who are sexually active must use highly effective methods of contraception during the study treatment and for 12 months after the last dose of rituximab or cyclophosphamide, 6 months after the last dose of doxorubicin, 30 days after the last dose of vincristine, and 2 days after the last dose of acalabrutinib, whichever is the longerst. NOTE: Female participants should be stable on the chosen method of contraception for a minimum of 3 months before entering a trial.\n- Male patients should use barrier contraception (ie, condoms) from the time of screening until 12 months after the last dose of rituximab or cyclophosphamide, 6 months after the last dose of doxorubicin, 30 days after the last dose of vincristine, and 2 days after the last dose of acalabrutinib , whichever is longest. Male patients wishing to father children in the future should be advised to arrange for the freezing of sperm prior to the start of study treatment. NOTE: Female partners should be advised to use accepted contraception during their partner’s study treatment and for 12 months after the last dose of rituximab or cyclophosphamide, 6 months after the last dose of doxorubicin, 30 days after the last dose of vincristine, and 2 days after the last dose of acalabrutinib, whichever is longest.\n- Pathologically confirmed MCL, with documentation of chromosome translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32) and/or overexpression of cyclin D1 in association with other relevant markers\n- MCL requiring treatment and for which no prior systemic anticancer therapies have been received\n- Presence of radiologically measurable lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and/or extranodal lymphoid malignancy\n- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤2.\n- Men who are sexually active and can beget children must agree to use highly effective forms of contraception during the study treatment and for 12 months after the last dose of rituximab or cyclophosphamide, 6 months after the last dose of doxorubicin, 30 days after the last dose of vincristine, and 2 days after the last dose of acalabrutinib, whichever is longest.\n- Men must agree to refrain from sperm donation during the study treatment and for 12 months after the last dose of rituximab or cyclophosphamide, 6 months after the last dose of doxorubicin, 30 days after the last dose of vincristine, and 2 days after the last dose of acalabrutinib, whichever is longest"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- History of prior malignancy except for the following: a.\tMalignancy treated with curative intent and with no evidence of active disease present for more than 2 years before screening and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by treating physician. Note: Provided they meet other eligibility criteria, subjects who are receiving hormonal therapy alone are allowed to enroll on study. b.\tAdequately treated lentigo maligna melanoma without current evidence of disease or adequately controlled nonmelanomatous skin cancer. c.\tAdequately treated carcinoma in situ without current evidence of disease.\n- History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months of first dose of study drug.\n- History of bleeding diathesis (e.g., hemophilia or von Willebrand disease).\n- Subjects for whom the goal of therapy is tumor debulking before stem cell transplant\n- Presence of a gastrointestinal ulcer diagnosed by endoscopy within 3 months before first dose of study drug.\n- Requires or receiving anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent vitamin K antagonists (e.g., phenprocoumon) within 7 days of first dose of study drug.\n- Requires treatment with a strong CYP3A inhibitor/inducer\n- Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical trial.\n- Active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (active viremia as evidenced by positive PCR result for CMV DNA).\n- History of confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).\n- Any history of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma or leptomeningeal disease\n- Prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (INR) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) (in the absence of a lupus anticoagulant) >2.0 x ULN. Exception: Subjects receiving a vitamin K antagonist are excluded; however, those receiving other anticoagulant therapy who have a higher INR/aPTT may be permitted to enroll to this study after discussion with the medical monitor\n- Uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).\n- Major surgical procedure within 28 days before first dose of study drug. Note: If a subject had major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from any toxicity and/or complications from the intervention before the first dose of study drug.\n- Significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or untreated symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of first dose of study drug, or any Class 3 or 4 cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification at screening. Exception: Subjects with controlled, asymptomatic atrial fibrillation during screening are allowed to enroll on study.\n- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1.0 x 109/L or platelet count <75 x 109/L; for subjects with disease involvement in the bone marrow, ANC <0.75 x 109/L or platelet count <50 x 109/L. Subjects will only be considered eligible if peripheral blood counts can be maintained independent of growth factors or transfusions during the screening period.\n- Total bilirubin >1.5 x upper limit normal (ULN) unless other reason known (e.g. Gilbert Syndrome, or due to lymphoma involvement); or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) >2.5 x ULN.\n- Estimated creatinine clearance of <30 mL/min, calculated using the formula of Cockcroft and Gault [(140-age) • mass (kg)/(72 • creatinine mg/dL) • multiply by 0.85 if female].\n- Subjects who are deemed by the treating physician to be unfit to tolerate the R-CHOP regimen.\n- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.\n- Malabsorption syndrome, disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function, resection of the stomach, extensive small bowel resection that is likely to affect absorption, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, partial or complete bowel obstruction, or gastric restrictions and bariatric surgery, such as gastric bypass.\n- Uncontrolled active systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection (defined as exhibiting ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection and without improvement, despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment), or intravenous anti-infective treatment within 2 weeks before first dose of study drug.\n- Known history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).\n- Ongoing immunosuppressive therapy, including systemic (e.g., IV or oral) corticosteroids within 2 weeks before the first dose of study drug. Note: Subjects may use topical or inhaled corticosteroids or low-dose steroids (≤20 mg prednisone equivalent/day for ≤2 weeks) as a therapy for comorbid conditions and/or pre-phase treatment up to 100 mg/day or equivalent (for a maximum of 10 days prior to beginning study treatment) in participants with bulky disease, systemic symptoms, compressive disease, impaired liver function or cytopenias due to lymphoma, or rapidly progressing adenopathies. During study participation, subjects will receive corticosteroids as part of the R-CHOP regimen according to institution standards. Subjects may also receive systemic (e.g., IV or oral) corticosteroids as needed for treatment-emergent comorbid conditions.\n- Known history of anaphylaxis or hypersensitivity to any study drug, or any of their components.\n- Serologic status reflecting active hepatitis B or C infection. a.\tSubjects who are anti-HBc positive and who are surface antigen negative will need to have a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) result before the first dose of study drug. Those who are HbsAg positive or hepatitis B PCR positive will be excluded. b.\tSubjects who are hepatitis C antibody positive will need to have a negative PCR result before the first dose of study drug. Those who are hepatitis C PCR positive will be excluded.\n- Received a live virus vaccination within 28 days of first dose of study drug."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Investigator-assessed best ORR (CR+PR) as per the Lugano Classification for NHL. Timeframe: 1 year","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed by investigator per the Lugano Classification for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; timeframe 1 year"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- TTR, defined as the time from the date of acalabrutinib start to the first investigator-assessed CR or PR per the Lugano Classification for NHL. Measure of interest: median TTR.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from acalabrutinib start to first investigator-assessed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per Lugano Classification; measure: median TTR"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- DoR, defined as the time from the first documentation of investigator-assessed CR or PR to disease progression per the Lugano Classification for NHL or death from any cause in the absence of disease progression. Measure of interest: 30-month DoR","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration from first documented CR/PR to progression per Lugano or death without progression; measure of interest: DoR at 30 months"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- PFS, defined as the time from the date of acalabrutinib start to investigator-assessed disease progression as per the Lugano Classification for NHL or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Measure of interest: 30-month PFS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from acalabrutinib start to progression per Lugano or death; measure: PFS at 30 months"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS, defined as the time from the date of acalabrutinib start to the date of death from any cause. Measure of interest: 30-month OS","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from acalabrutinib start to death from any cause; measure: OS at 30 months"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Describe the number and percentage of patients with each MedDRA coded and CTCAE graded adverse (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number and percentage of patients with AEs and SAEs coded by MedDRA and graded by CTCAE"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of AEs of clinical interest for acalabrutinib.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence (number/percentage) of specified adverse events of clinical interest related to acalabrutinib"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of grade ≥3 AEs.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence (number/percentage) of adverse events grade ≥3 (CTCAE)"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of AEs leading to acalabrutinib dose modification, temporary interruption or permanent discontinuation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence (number/percentage) of AEs that result in dose modification, interruption, or permanent discontinuation of acalabrutinib"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
55
Recruitment Window Months
42
Consent Approach
Participants must be adults (aged ≥18) and have the ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information. Subject information and informed consent forms (adult versions) are provided (documents L1 exist). No assent procedures referenced. Patient-facing documents include Spanish translations.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
21
Total Number Of Participants
55

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-04-2026
Processing Time Days
333
Number Of Sites
21
Number Of Participants
55

Sites

Site Name
Institut Catala D'oncologia
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Juan Manuel Sancho
Contact Person Email
jsancho@iconcologia.net
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Alcorcon
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Francisco Javier Peñalver Párraga
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Mariana Bastos Oreiro
Contact Person Email
bastosmariana@yahoo.es
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario De Valencia
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Carmen Cristina Amorós Pérez
Contact Person Email
hemato_hgv@gva.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Pilar Gómez Prieto
Contact Person Email
pilar.gph@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Dr Peset Aleixandre
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Eva Donato
Contact Person Email
donato_eva@gva.es
Site Name
Hospital Son Llatzer
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Raquel Del Campo
Contact Person Email
rcampo@hsll.es
Site Name
Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Aranzazu Alonso Alonso
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Cabuenes
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Rubén Fernández Álvarez
Contact Person Email
rubenfalva@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Marques De Valdecilla
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Sonia González de Villambrosia
Site Name
Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Eva Gine Soca
Contact Person Email
egine@clinic.cat
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Nuestra Senora De Candelaria
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Patricia Hernandez Perez.
Site Name
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruna
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Victor Noriega Concepcion
Site Name
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario De Vigo
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Sandra Suarez Ordoñez
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Donostia
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Izaskun Zeberio
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De La Princesa
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Ana García Noblejas
Contact Person Email
agnoblejas@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Ana Marín Niebla
Contact Person Email
ana.marinniebla@vallhebron.cat
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Burgos
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Javier Díaz Gálvez
Contact Person Email
fcdiaz@saludcastillayleon.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Regional De Malaga
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Manuel Espeso de Haro
Contact Person Email
mespesoh@hotmail.com
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Fátima de la Cruz
Contact Person Email
fatimadelacruzv@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Salamanca
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Alejandro Martín García-Sancho
Contact Person Email
emartingar@usal.es

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Astrazeneca Farmaceutica Spain S.A.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Third parties

  • {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Apices Soluciones S.L.","duties_or_roles":["1","10","11","12","5","6","8"],"organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Logista Pharma S.A.","duties_or_roles":[{"code":"15","value":"Manufacturing and Import"}],"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
Combination Treatment
Yes

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