Clinical trial • Phase II • Haematology

IBRUTINIB for Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | Small lymphocytic lymphoma | Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (CLL-like)

Phase II trial of IBRUTINIB for Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | Small lymphocytic lymphoma | Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (CLL-like). 45 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Haematology
Trial Disease
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | Small lymphocytic lymphoma | Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (CLL-like)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
02-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
23-07-2024

Trial design

Phase II trial in Italy.

Target Sample Size
45
Trial Duration For Participant
336

Eligibility

Recruits 45 Vulnerable population selected. Participants must provide signed written informed consent according to ICH/EU/GCP and national laws (subject information and informed consent forms are listed). All participants are adults (Patients >18 years old); no paediatric assent procedures described. Specific considerations: women of childbearing potential require negative pregnancy test at screening and monthly while on systemic exposure; contraception requirements described for men and WOCBP..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female patients who are currently in pregnancy or are willing to be pregnant or are lactating.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Participants must provide signed written informed consent according to ICH/EU/GCP and national laws (subject information and informed consent forms are listed). All participants are adults (Patients >18 years old); no paediatric assent procedures described. Specific considerations: women of childbearing potential require negative pregnancy test at screening and monthly while on systemic exposure; contraception requirements described for men and WOCBP.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) or CLL-like monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) according to IWCLL guidelines"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Willingness of men and WOCBP, and their partners, to observe the contraceptive measures until the end of systemic exposure"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Willingness of men not to father a child or donate sperm while receiving ibrutinib, and for 3 months following completion of treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients >18 years old"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active AIHA (warm AIHA, wAIHA, or cold hemagglutinin disease, CAD) that i) is relapsed after previous treatment with corticosteroids (with or without rituximab), or ii) is steroid-resistant (failure to obtain hematologic response within 3 weeks on at least 1 mg/kg predniso(lo)ne (2)), or iii) is steroid-dependent (need to continue on predniso (lo)ne at a dose of >10 mg/day to maintain a response (2)). AIHA is defined as: anemia (hemoglobin =10 g/dL; or hemoglobin >10 g/dL dependent on transfusions to maintain this level of hemoglobin) and laboratory evidence of hemolysis (presence of 3 of 4 markers: increased reticulocyte count, increased indirect bilirubin, increased lactate dehydrogenase, decreased haptoglobin) and positive DAT (either IgG DAT, C3 DAT or both)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Eligibility of patients with DAT-negative active AIHA should be confirmed by the Principal Investigator and co-Principal Investigator for the trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed written informed consent according to ICH/EU/GCP and national local laws"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) =2"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate renal and hepatic function, per laboratory reference range at screening as follows: o Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 3.0 x ULN (within 30 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy) o Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3.0 x ULN (within 30 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy) o Creatinine clearance of >= 30 mL/min per 24-hour urine test or the Cockcroft-Gault formula (within 30 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Ability to swallow oral study medication"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): negative urine or serum pregnancy test within the screening window prior to receiving the first dose of study medication and monthly pregnancy test until the end of systemic exposure"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to ibrutinib therapy as per treating physician’s discretion."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to ibrutinib therapy as per ibrutinib data sheet (severe hepatic impairment, known allergy to the drug or to one of the excipients, concomitant treatment with warfarin or other vitamin K antagonists)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) or known positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) o Participants who are hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) positive and who are surface antigen negative will need to have a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Those who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) positive or hepatitis B PCR positive will be excluded. o Subjects who are hepatitis C antibody positive will need to have a negative PCR result. Those who are hepatitis C PCR positive will be excluded o Subjects who have an undetectable or unquantifiable HIV viral load with CD4 > 300 and are on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) medication are allowed. Testing to be done only in patients suspected of having infections or exposures - Previous exposure to ibrutinib as CLL-directed therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous exposure to ibrutinib as CLL-directed therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with another investigational drug or device, or approved therapy for investigational use – with the exception of corticosteroids - 28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1, or if the half-life of the previous investigational product is known, within 5 times the half-life prior to Cycle 1 Day 1, whichever is longer"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Clinically significant active malabsorption syndrome or other condition likely to affect gastrointestinal absorption of the oral-administered study treatments"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Vaccination with a live vaccine within 28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Female patients who are currently in pregnancy or are willing to be pregnant or are lactating."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint of this study is to assess AIHA ORR after 6 cycles of therapy (28-day cycles).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AIHA Overall Response Rate (ORR) assessed after 6 cycles (28-day cycles)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- AIHA ORR after 3 and 12 cycles of therapy (28-day cycles).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AIHA Overall Response Rate assessed after 3 and 12 cycles (28-day cycles)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- AIHA response duration (measured from the achievement of CR or PR to the loss of response).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration measured from achievement of CR or PR to loss of response."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- AIHA-specific relapse-free survival (RFS).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Relapse-free survival specific to AIHA as defined in protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Frequency of packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion while receiving ibrutinib.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count/frequency of PRBC transfusions during ibrutinib treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of patients needing further AIHA-directed treatment during ibrutinib therapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients requiring additional AIHA-directed therapies during ibrutinib treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence and type of treatment-related toxicity.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording of incidence and type of adverse events/toxicities related to treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- CLL ORR, PR and CR rate after 3, 6 and 12 cycles of therapy (28-day cycles). CLL response is defined according to IWCLL guidelines (1).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CLL responses (ORR, PR, CR) measured after 3, 6, and 12 cycles per IWCLL guidelines."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of CLL response.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration measured from response to progression/loss of response for CLL."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- CLL-specific EFS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-free survival specific to CLL as defined in protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- CLL-specific PFS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-free survival specific to CLL as defined in protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall OS. OS will be evaluated both in the entire cohort and in the CLL/SLL cohort (excluding patients with CLL-like MBL).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival evaluated in entire cohort and separately in CLL/SLL cohort (excluding CLL-like MBL)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of Life at baseline and after 3, 6 and 12 cycles of therapy (28-day cycles)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life assessments at baseline and after 3, 6 and 12 cycles (instruments not specified here)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number and percentage of T-cell subsets in peripheral blood at baseline and after 6 and 12cycles of therapy (28-day cycles).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quantitative counts and percentages of peripheral blood T-cell subsets at baseline and after cycles 6 and 12."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of T cells expressing activation markers and checkpoint molecules at baseline and after 6 and 12 cycles of therapy (28-day cycles).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Flow cytometry assessment of activation and checkpoint marker expression on T cells at baseline and after cycles 6 and 12."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Serum concentration of T-cell related cytokines at baseline and after 6 and 12 cycles of therapy (28-day cycles).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of serum concentrations of T-cell related cytokines at baseline and after cycles 6 and 12."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
45
Recruitment Window Months
36
Consent Approach
Signed written informed consent according to ICH/EU/GCP and national laws is required (subject information and informed consent forms are provided). Participants are adults (>18 years) and consent is provided by the participant; no paediatric assent described. Women of childbearing potential require a negative urine or serum pregnancy test at screening and monthly pregnancy tests until end of systemic exposure. Men and WOCBP and their partners must agree to contraceptive measures; men must agree not to father a child or donate sperm while receiving ibrutinib and for 3 months after completion.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
23
Total Number Of Participants
45

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-11-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
28-05-2025
Processing Time Days
553
Number Of Sites
23
Number Of Participants
45

Sites

Site Name
Careggi University Hospital
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA SPERIMENTALE E CLINICA
Contact Person Name
Alessandro Sanna
Contact Person Email
sannaa@aou-careggi.toscana.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza - P.O. ANNUNZIATA
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI ONCO-EMATOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Massimo Gentile
Contact Person Email
massimogentile@virgilio.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Modena
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE MEDICHE E CHIRURGICHE, MATERNO-INFANTILI DELL'ADULTO
Contact Person Name
Roberto Marasca
Contact Person Email
roberto.marasca@unimore.it
Site Name
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO TERAPIE ONCOLOGICHE INTEGRATE
Contact Person Name
Adalberto Ibatici
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI, RADIOTERAPIA ONCOLOGICA ED EMATOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Luca Laurenti
Contact Person Email
luca.laurenti@Unicatt.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Croce E Carle
Department Name
SC EMATOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Myriam Foglietta
Contact Person Email
foglietta.m@ospedale.cuneo.it
Site Name
ARNAS G. Brotzu
Department Name
SC EMATOLOGIA E CTMO
Contact Person Name
Roberta Murru
Contact Person Email
roberta.murrudoc@gmail.com
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI ONCOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Marzia Varettoni
Contact Person Email
m.varettoni@smatteo.pv.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore Della Carita
Department Name
DIMECS E DIPARTIMENTO ONCOLOGICO
Contact Person Name
Riccardo Moia
Contact Person Email
riccardo.moia@uniupo.it
Site Name
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia - Milano
Department Name
DIVISIONE DI ONCOEMATOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Anna Vanazzi
Contact Person Email
anna.vanazzi@ieo.it
Site Name
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Dei Sette Laghi
Department Name
DIVISIONE DI EMATOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Marta Coscia
Site Name
University Hospital Of Ferrara
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO ONCOLOGICO MEDICO SPECIALISTICO
Contact Person Name
Gian Matteo Rigolin
Contact Person Email
rglgmt@unife.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI ONCOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Candida Vitale
Contact Person Email
candida.vitale@unito.it
Site Name
A.O.SS Antonio Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Alessandria
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO INTERNISTICO E DI EMERGENZA-URGENZA E ACCETTAZIONE STRUTTURALE
Contact Person Name
Gioacchino Catania
Site Name
Azienda Ospedale-Universita Padova
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI EMATOLOGIA ED IMMUNOLOGIA CLINICA
Contact Person Name
Andrea Visentin
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Department Name
SC EMATOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Michele Merli
Site Name
Hospital Santa Maria Della Misericordia
Department Name
EMATOLOGIA E TRAPIANTO MIDOLLO OSSEO
Contact Person Name
Paolo Sportoletti
Contact Person Email
paolo.sportoletti@unipg.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA TRASLAZIONALE E DI PRECISIONE
Contact Person Name
Maurizio Martelli
Contact Person Email
martelli@bce.uniroma1.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Department Name
UOC EMATOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Isacco Ferrarini
Site Name
Humanitas Catania
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO DI CHIRURGIA GENERALE E SPECIALITA' MEDICO CHIRURGICHE
Contact Person Name
Annalisa Chiarenza
Contact Person Email
annalisa.chiarenza@gmail.com
Site Name
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Department Name
DIVISIONE ONCOLOGIA SPERIMENTALE
Contact Person Name
Paolo Ghia
Contact Person Email
ghia.paolo@hsr.it
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina
Department Name
DAI EMATOLOGIA, ONCOLOGIA E INFETTIVOLOGIA
Contact Person Name
Francesco Zaja
Site Name
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (second entry)
Department Name
DIPARTIMENTO TERAPIE ONCOLOGICHE INTEGRATE
Contact Person Name
Chiara Salvetti
Contact Person Email
Chiara.Salvetti@hsanmartino.it

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Fondazione Gimema Franco Mandelli Onlus
Organisation Type
Health care
Country Of Registered Address
Italy

Third parties

  • {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Laboratorio di Ematologia Traslazionale","duties_or_roles":"code: 4","organisation_type":"Health care"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
IBRUTINIB
Active Substance
IBRUTINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 2; marketingAuthNumber: -
Maximum Dose
420 mg per day

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