Clinical trial • Phase II • Haematology

EPCORITAMAB for Primary central nervous system diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | Primary vitreoretinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Phase II trial of EPCORITAMAB for Primary central nervous system diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | Primary vitreoretinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Haematology
Trial Disease
Primary central nervous system diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | Primary vitreoretinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Bispecific antibody | Monoclonal antibody | Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
23-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
27-02-2025

Trial design

open-label Phase II trial in France.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
60

Eligibility

Recruits 60 Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Consent must be provided by the subject or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person: "Subject (or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person) who understand and voluntarily signs and dates an informed consent form prior to any study-specific assessments/procedures being conducted." Subjects must be ≥ 18 years old. Subjects must "understand and speak one of the country official languages unless local regulation authorizes independent translators." Specific exclusion criteria exclude subjects deprived of liberty, hospitalized without consent, or adults under legal protection..

Pregnancy Exclusion
WOCBP should have a negative serum (beta-hCG) pregnancy test at screening and a negative serum or urine pregnancy test before treatment administration on Day 1 of every cycle.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Consent must be provided by the subject or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person: "Subject (or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person) who understand and voluntarily signs and dates an informed consent form prior to any study-specific assessments/procedures being conducted." Subjects must be ≥ 18 years old. Subjects must "understand and speak one of the country official languages unless local regulation authorizes independent translators." Specific exclusion criteria exclude subjects deprived of liberty, hospitalized without consent, or adults under legal protection.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Subject (or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person) who understand and voluntarily signs and dates an informed consent form prior to any study-specific assessments/procedures being conducted.\n- Adequate renal function: calculated by Cockcroft-Gault equation creatinine clearance > 40 ml/min. Subjects with calculated creatinine clearance > 40 and < 60ml/min lenalidomide dose will be adjusted.\n- Adequate liver function: Serum total bilirubin level ≤ 2.0 mg/dl [34 μmol/L] (unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert’s syndrome) and serum transaminases (AST or ALT) ≤ 3 upper normal limits.\n- Able to understand teratogenic risks of the treatment (Lenalidomide).\n- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) should agree to use two reliable forms of contraception simultaneously or to practice complete abstinence from heterosexual contact during the following time periods related to this study: 1) for at least 28 days before starting study treatment, 2) while participating in the study, 3) dose interruptions, and 4) for at least 12 months after the final dose of rituximab, or for at least 12 months after the final dose of epcoritamab, or for at least 28 days after the final dose of lenalidomide . WOCBP should also agree to abstain from breastfeeding during study participation and for at least 4 months after discontinuation of all study treatments.\n- WOCBP should have a negative serum (beta-hCG) pregnancy test at screening and a negative serum or urine pregnancy test before treatment administration on Day 1 of every cycle.\n- Women should agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) for the purposes of assisted reproduction during the entire study, until 12 months after the last administration of study treatment\n- Man who is sexually active with a female of reproductive potential and has not had a vasectomy should agree to use a highly effective / an acceptable method of birth control (ie, condom) and must agree not to donate sperm, until 28 days after the final dose of lenalidomide and/or until 12 months after the final dose of epcoritamab and rituximab.\n- Subject covered by any social security system (France).\n- Subject (or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person) who understands and speaks one of the country official languages unless local regulation authorizes independent translators.\n- Subject ≥ 18 years old at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF)\n- Confirmed histology of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the CNS (according to the 2022 WHO classification) or confirmed cytology of primary vitreoretinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, with CD20 positivity in immunohistochemical staining or flow cytometry at any point in the disease history.\n- Subjects with relapsed or refractory (R/R) PCNSL or PVRL after at least one line of systemic therapy. Subject with R/R PCNSL must have previously received at least high dose methotrexate. Subject with R/R PVRL must have received either intravenous high dose methotrexate or intraocular methotrexate (PVRL cohort). Subjects can have received radiotherapy or intensive chemotherapy with hematopoietic stem cell rescue as part of treatment of the PCNSL or PVRL.\n- ECOG performance status 0 to 2.\n- Estimated minimum life expectancy of ≥ 2 months.\n- R/R PCNSL subjects with evaluable disease on brain MRI\n- Able to swallow capsules (stomach tube not allowed)\n- Adequate hematopoietic function: - Absolute neutrophil count of ≥ 1.0 G/L without G-CSF support for at least 7 days before screening - Platelet count of ≥ 50 G/L without platelet transfusion within 7 days before screening - Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL without RBC transfusion within 7 days before screening"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- T-cell lymphoma\n- Any previous treatment with CAR-T therapy within 30 days prior to enrollment\n- Receiving immunosuppressive therapy, including more than the equivalent of 20 mg of prednisolone daily, unless for control of lymphoma or intermittent prophylaxis/treatment of allergic reactions.\n- Any previous treatment with a bispecific antibody targeting CD3 and CD20 and/or with lenalidomide, regardless of the time and duration\n- Seizure disorder requiring anti-epileptic therapy unless related to lymphoma\n- Vaccination with live, attenuated vaccines within 28 days prior of enrollment (except severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine). Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin, and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (eg, FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed. Experimental and/or nonauthorized SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations are not allowed.\n- Use of any standard or experimental anti-cancer drug therapy within 28 days of the start (Day 1) of study treatment.\n- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to enrollment\n- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including: a. Myocardial infarction within 1 year prior to enrollment, or unstable or uncontrol disease/condition related to or affecting cardiac function (e.g., unstable angina, congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association Class III-IV) cardiac arrhythmia (CTCAE Version 5.0 Grade 2 or higher), or clinically significant ECG abnormalities. b. Stroke within 6 months prior to enrollment.\n- Screening 12-lead ECG showing a baseline QT interval as corrected by Fridericia’s formula (QTcF) >470 msec\n- Known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection requiring systemic treatment at time of enrollment\n- Cerebral localization of a systemic lymphoma.\n- Contraindication to all uric acid lowering agents.\n- Clinically significant liver disease, including active hepatitis, current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis\n- Active tuberculosis or history of treatment for active tuberculosis within the past 12 months.\n- Receiving immunostimulatory agent.\n- Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation\n- Any significant medical conditions, laboratory abnormality or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study (according to the investigator’s decision).\n- Subject deprived of his/her liberty by a judicial or administrative decision.\n- Subject hospitalized without consent\n- Adult subject under legal protection.\n- Prior history of organ transplantation or other cause of severe immunodeficiency.\n- Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Positive HTLV1 serology\n- Active Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection (DNA PCR-positive) or active hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection (RNA PCR-positive). Subjects with evidence of prior HBV infection but who are PCR-negative are permitted in the study but should receive prophylactic antiviral therapy. Subjects who received treatment for HCV infection that was intended to eradicate the virus may participate if hepatitis C RNA levels are undetectable.\n- Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Subjects who have had or currently have a SARS-CoV-2 infection must demonstrate symptom resolution and provide a negative nasopharyngeal PCR test at time of inclusion. Both of these requirements must be met for the subject to be considered clear of the virus.\n- Impossibility to follow the calendar of exams because of geographic, social, or psychological reasons.\n- Active malignancy other than the one treated in this Study. Prior history of malignancies (other than inclusion diagnosis) unless the subject has been free of the disease for ≥ 2 years. However, subjects with the following history/concurrent conditions are allowed: a. Non-invasive basal cell or epidermoid carcinoma b. In situ Carcinoma of the cervix c. In situ Carcinoma of the breast d. Non-invasive, superficial bladder cancer e. Incidental histologic finding of prostate cancer (T1a or T1b) using the tumor, nodes, metastasis [TNM] clinical staging system f. Any curable cancer with a complete response of >2 years duration\n- Known or suspected hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint is the best Objective Response rate (ORR) during the first 8 cycles corresponding to the induction phase (or at permanent treatment discontinuation) as determined by central review according to the International group for primary CNS lymphoma (IPCG) recommendations in the R/R PCNSL cohort.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Best Objective Response Rate (ORR) measured during the first 8 cycles (induction) as determined by central review according to the International group for primary CNS lymphoma (IPCG) recommendations; ORR corresponds to CR + CRu + PR (objective response definitions per IPCG)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Objective response rate (CR + CRu + PR) after 8 cycles of study treatment or at permanent treatment discontinuation according to IPCG recommendations as determined by investigator assessment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR (CR + CRu + PR) after 8 cycles or at permanent discontinuation determined by investigator per IPCG recommendations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Best objective response rate (CR + CRu + PR) during the first 8 cycles corresponding to the induction phase (or at permanent treatment discontinuation) in the PVRL cohort according to the IPCG recommendations by investigator assessment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Best ORR (CR + CRu + PR) during first 8 cycles in PVRL cohort determined by investigator per IPCG recommendations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Objective response rate (CR + CRu + PR) after 8 cycles of study treatment or at permanent treatment discontinuation in the PVRL cohort according to the IPCG recommendations by investigator assessment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR (CR + CRu + PR) after 8 cycles or at permanent discontinuation in PVRL cohort determined by investigator per IPCG recommendations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Best complete response rate (CR+CRu) during the first 8 cycles corresponding to the induction phase (or at permanent treatment discontinuation) according to the IPCG recommendations as determined by investigator assessment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Best complete response rate (CR+CRu) during first 8 cycles determined by investigator per IPCG recommendations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to objective response (TTR) according to IPCG recommendations","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from baseline to first documented objective response assessed per IPCG recommendations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS) according to IPCG recommendations","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from baseline to disease progression or death, assessed per IPCG recommendations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of response (DOR) according to IPCG recommendations","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from first documented response to progression or death, per IPCG recommendations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall Survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from baseline to death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to next treatment (TTNT)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from baseline or end of study treatment to initiation of next anti-cancer therapy."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
60
Recruitment Window Months
57
Consent Approach
Consent obtained from the subject or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person: "Subject (or their legally acceptable representative/trusted person) who understand and voluntarily signs and dates an informed consent form prior to any study-specific assessments/procedures being conducted." Subjects must be ≥ 18 years old. Subjects must "understand and speak one of the country official languages unless local regulation authorizes independent translators." Separate subject information and informed consent forms (L1 documents) are provided (French versions available per documents listed).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
60

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
24-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-10-2025
Processing Time Days
271
Number Of Sites
13
Number Of Participants
60

Sites

Site Name
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Cécile Molucon-Chabrot
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Caroline Houillier
Contact Person Email
caroline.houillier@aphp.fr
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Luc Taillandier
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Ghandi DAMAJ
Contact Person Email
damaj-gl@chu-caen.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Emmanuel GYAN
Contact Person Email
e.gyan@chu-tours.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Roch HOUOT
Contact Person Email
roch.houot@chu-rennes.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Hervé Ghesquieres
Contact Person Email
herve.ghesquieres@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Laurence Schenone
Contact Person Email
laurence.schenone@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Institut Bergonie
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Anna SCHMITT
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (second site entry)
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Sylvain CHOQUET
Contact Person Email
sylvain.choquet@psl.aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Franck Morschhauser
Site Name
Institut Curie
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Adrien Gilbert
Contact Person Email
adrien.gilbert@curie.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Lucie Oberic
Contact Person Email
drci.toulouse@chu-toulouse.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Lysarc
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
France

Contract research organisations

Name
Pixilib
Responsibilities
N° patient , medical imaging, clinical data
Name
Theradis Pharma
Name
Veeva Systems Inc.

Third parties

  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Pixilib","duties_or_roles":"N° patient , medical imaging, clinical data","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Theradis Pharma","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Veeva Systems Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
EPCORITAMAB
Active Substance
EPCORITAMAB
Modality
Bispecific antibody
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
Product authorized
Maximum Dose
48 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount: 48)
Investigational Product Name
LENALIDOMIDE
Active Substance
LENALIDOMIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Product authorized
Maximum Dose
20 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount: 20)
Investigational Product Name
RITUXIMAB
Active Substance
RITUXIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Product authorized
Maximum Dose
375 mg/m2 (maxDailyDoseAmount: 375)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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