Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Oncology

brentuximab vedotin for Hodgkin lymphoma

Phase I/II trial of brentuximab vedotin for Hodgkin lymphoma. open-label, adaptive. 44 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Hodgkin lymphoma
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
ADC|Monoclonal antibody
Paediatric Trial
Yes
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
17-10-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
17-01-2024

Trial design

open-label, adaptive Phase I/II trial across 4 sites in Italy.

Open Label
Yes
Adaptive
True - Phase 1 dose-escalation to identify the recommended dose based on safety/tolerability (to define recommended dose for Phase 2).
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
44

Eligibility

Recruits 44 paediatric patients.

Vulnerable Population
Pediatric participants aged 5 to <18 years. Vulnerable population selected. Age-appropriate informed consent/assent documents are provided (parent/legal guardian ICFs and child assent forms). Documents listed include Parent/Legal Guardian ICFs and Assent ICFs for 6-11 years and 12 years and over (site- and language-specific versions).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Main Criteria for Inclusion: Male or female patients aged 5 to <18 years with newly diagnosed classical CD30+ advanced stage (Stage III and Stage IV) HL who are treatment naïve with Karnofsky Performance Status or Lansky Play- Performance ≥50."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Main Criteria for Exclusion: Patients may not have nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL, known active cerebral meningeal disease, including signs or symptoms of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) or any history of PML, sensory or motor peripheral neuropathy, or known hypersensitivity to brentuximab vedotin or any component of AVD."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Determination of the recommended dose of brentuximab vedotin in combination with AVD in a pediatric population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Dose-determination based on safety and tolerability assessments in Phase 1 (to identify recommended dose for combination with AVD)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients who experience AEs from the first dose of protocol therapy through 30 days after administration of the last dose of protocol therapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events recorded from first dose through 30 days after last dose; percentage calculation of patients experiencing AEs in that window."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients who experience serious AEs (SAEs) from the first dose of protocol therapy through 30 days after administration of the last dose of protocol therapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Serious adverse events recorded from first dose through 30 days after last dose; percentage calculation of patients experiencing SAEs in that window."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who achieve a CR per IRF assessment at EOT per IWG criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Complete response assessed by an Independent Review Facility (IRF) at End Of Treatment (EOT) using International Working Group (IWG) criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients whose disease is PET- after 2 cycles of protocol therapy per IRF assessment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PET negativity assessed by IRF after 2 cycles of protocol therapy; percentage of patients PET-."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who achieve a PR per IRF assessment at EOT per IWG criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Partial response assessed by IRF at EOT per IWG criteria; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who achieve an OR per IRF assessment at EOT per IWG criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response (OR) assessed by IRF at EOT per IWG criteria; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who are able to complete 6 cycles of protocol therapy at the recommended dose.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients completing 6 cycles of protocol therapy at the recommended dose determined in Phase 1."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Mean Cmax and mean AUC0-15 of brentuximab vedotin (serum), TAb (serum), and MMAE (plasma).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic measures: mean maximum concentration (Cmax) and area under curve (AUC0-15) for analytes in serum/plasma."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Median Tmax of brentuximab vedotin (serum), TAb (serum), and MMAE (plasma).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic measure: median time to reach Cmax (Tmax) for listed analytes."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients who achieve a CR per independent review facility (IRF) assessment at End of Treatment (EOT) per International Working Group (IWG) criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CR assessed by IRF at EOT per IWG criteria; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients who achieve a PR per IRF assessment at EOT per IWG criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PR assessed by IRF at EOT per IWG criteria; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients who achieve an overall response (OR) per IRF assessment at EOT per IWG criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OR assessed by IRF at EOT per IWG criteria; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients whose disease is PET- after 2 cycles of protocol therapy per IRF assessment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PET negativity after 2 cycles assessed by IRF; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients whose disease is PET+ after 6 cycles of protocol therapy per IRF assessment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PET positivity after 6 cycles assessed by IRF; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Percentage of patients who are ATA positive, persistently positive, or transiently positive, ATA titer and neutralizing ATA (nATA) positive at baseline, predose Cycle 2 Day 1, Cycle 4 Day 1, Cycle 6 Day 1, or at termination if treatment is terminated before Cycle 6, and at EOT","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Immunogenicity assessments for anti-therapeutic antibodies (ATA) and neutralizing ATA at specified timepoints; categorical reporting of positivity and titers."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1: Impact of ATA and nATA on the safety, efficacy, and PK endpoints.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Analysis of correlation/impact of ATA/nATA status on safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic endpoints."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: PFS, EFS, OS, DOR.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event endpoints: progression-free survival, event-free survival, overall survival, duration of response as per protocol-defined criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients receiving irradiation for HL following study treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients who receive radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma after completion of study treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who experience AEs from the first dose of protocol therapy through 30 days after administration of the last dose of protocol therapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events recorded from first dose through 30 days after last dose; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who experience SAEs from the first dose of protocol therapy through 30 days after administration of the last dose of protocol therapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Serious adverse events recorded from first dose through 30 days after last dose; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who are ATA positive, persistently positive, or transiently positive, ATA titer and nATA positive at baseline, predose Cycle 2 Day 1, Cycle 4 Day 1, Cycle 6 Day 1, or at termination if treatment is terminated before Cycle 6, and at EOT.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Immunogenicity assessments for ATA and nATA at specified timepoints; categorical reporting."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Impact of ATA and nATA on the safety, efficacy, and PK endpoints.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Analysis of the impact of ATA/nATA on safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic outcomes."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Mean Cmax and mean AUC0-15 of brentuximab vedotin (serum), TAb (serum), and MMAE (plasma).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic measures: mean Cmax and mean AUC0-15 for listed analytes."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Median Tmax of brentuximab vedotin (serum), TAb (serum), and MMAE (plasma).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic measure: median Tmax for listed analytes."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Percentage of patients who experience peripheral neuropathy, regardless of seriousness, from the first dose of protocol therapy through study closure.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence and timing of peripheral neuropathy events from first dose through study closure; percentage calculation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Time to onset and time to resolution for all peripheral neuropathy events.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event measures for onset and resolution of peripheral neuropathy."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2: Immune reconstitution (peripheral blood CD34+ count; enumeration of the total lymphocyte count and lymphocyte subsets; total Ig and IgG, IgM, and IgA levels; and levels of the antibodies to tetanus, HiB, and polio serotypes) at baseline, EOT, and at 6, 12, and 18 months (±1 month) after last dose, until the start of subsequent anticancer therapy (with the exception of radiotherapy administered as part of first-line therapy).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Laboratory-based immune reconstitution assessments at specified timepoints (baseline, EOT, and follow-up months) measuring cellular and humoral immunity parameters."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
44
Recruitment Window Months
147
Consent Approach
Informed consent and assent processes are age‑appropriate: parent/legal guardian informed consent forms and age‑appropriate assent forms are provided (assent ICFs for 6-11 years and for 12 years and over). Multiple site-specific and language versions of ICFs/assent forms are listed (including Italian and English variants and site-specific ICFs).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
4
Total Number Of Participants
44

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-10-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
01-04-2025
Processing Time Days
523
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
15

Sites

Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Department Name
Ematology
Principal Investigator Name
Marco Zecca
Principal Investigator Email
m.zecca@smatteo.pv.it
Contact Person Name
Marco Zecca
Contact Person Email
m.zecca@smatteo.pv.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta' Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
Department Name
Ematology
Principal Investigator Name
Franca Fagioli
Principal Investigator Email
franca.fagioli@unito.it
Contact Person Name
Franca Fagioli
Contact Person Email
franca.fagioli@unito.it
Site Name
Bambino Gesu Childrens Hospital
Department Name
Ematology
Principal Investigator Name
Franco Locatelli
Principal Investigator Email
franco.localelli@opbq.net
Contact Person Name
Franco Locatelli
Contact Person Email
franco.localelli@opbq.net
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS
Department Name
Ematology
Principal Investigator Name
Elena Chiocca
Principal Investigator Email
elena.chiocca@meyer.it
Contact Person Name
Elena Chiocca
Contact Person Email
elena.chiocca@meyer.it

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Takeda Development Center Americas Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
Codes: 1,10,12,2,6
Name
Ppd Inc.
Responsibilities
Code: 8
Name
Almac Clinical Services Limited
Responsibilities
Code: 14
Name
Medidata Solutions Inc.
Responsibilities
Code: 7
Name
Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited
Responsibilities
Code: 8
Name
Azenta US Inc.
Responsibilities
Sample storage

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Azenta US Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Sample storage","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,10,12,2,6","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)","full_name":"Almac Clinical Services Limited","duties_or_roles":"Code: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"India","full_name":"Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited","duties_or_roles":"Code: 8","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Ppd Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
ADCETRIS 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
brentuximab vedotin
Modality
ADC|Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/12/794/001)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Combination Treatment
Yes

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