Clinical trial • Phase II • Immunology|Rare Disease

ZANUBRUTINIB for Cold agglutinin disease

Phase II trial of ZANUBRUTINIB for Cold agglutinin disease. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 26 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology|Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Cold agglutinin disease
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
12-12-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
15-04-2024

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial across 9 sites in Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and others.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
26
Trial Duration For Participant
168

Eligibility

Recruits 26 Vulnerable population selected. Consent requirements: "Written informed consent."; "Patient is capable of giving informed consent and can understand and agree to comply with the requirements of the study and the schedule." Informed consent forms and subject information are provided per country (e.g. BE French and Dutch, DK, NO, NL). Only adults (Age ≥ 18 years) are eligible..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Consent requirements: "Written informed consent."; "Patient is capable of giving informed consent and can understand and agree to comply with the requirements of the study and the schedule." Informed consent forms and subject information are provided per country (e.g. BE French and Dutch, DK, NO, NL). Only adults (Age ≥ 18 years) are eligible.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- CAD diagnosis defined by the combination of: a. Chronic hemolysis (>3 months; suppressed haptoglobin) and b. Cold agglutinin titer of 64 or higher at 4°C and c. Positive direct antiglobulin test, strongly positive (at least 2+) with anti-C3d and negative or weakly positive (maximum 1+) with anti-IgG, AND: The presence of a clonal B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder defined by: a. M-protein by serum electrophoresis confirmed by immunofixation, and/or b. A clonal CD20 positive lymphocyte population in the bone marrow (a very small clone visible only by flow cytometry is allowed)\n- Written informed consent.\n- Patient is capable of giving informed consent and can understand and agree to comply with the requirements of the study and the schedule.\n- Indication for therapy: Hb ≤ 10.5 g/dL AND/OR Considerable cold induced peripheral symptoms (grade 2 or more; see appendix E)\n- Relapsed or refractory after at least one prior CAD treatment, OR is treatment naïve and not eligible for currently available treatment options, per clinician’s judgement.\n- Age ≥ 18 years.\n- ECOG/WHO performance status ≤ 2 (see appendix B). WHO performance status 3 is allowed if related to the CAD.\n- Adequate bone marrow function as defined by: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1.0 × 109/L and Platelets ≥ 100 x109/L\n- Ferritin levels above the lower limit of normal (LLN). Concurrent treatment with iron supplementation is permitted if the patient has been on a stable dose during the previous 4 weeks.\n- Applicable only if the indication for treatment (as indicated above) is Hb ≤ 10.5 g/dL: presence of a measurable parameter for hemolysis, EITHER total bilirubin level above the upper limit of normal (ULN), not attributable to Gilbert's syndrome, AND/OR LDH level above the ULN.  Applicable only if the indications for treatment (as indicated above) is CIPS: Total bilirubin level and LDH may be above the upper limit of normal (ULN), but normal values are accepted\n- Negative pregnancy test at study entry for woman of childbearing potential.\n- Women of childbearing potential must be: (1) surgically sterile or ≥ 2 years after the onset of menopause; (2) willing to use a highly effective contraceptive method such as oral contraceptives, intrauterine device, or sexual abstinence during study treatment and for ≥ 90 days after last dose of zanubrutinib.\n- Male patients with a female partner of childbearing potential are eligible if vasectomized or if they agree to the use of barrier contraception with other methods as described above during the study treatment period and for ≥ 90 days after the last dose of zanubrutinib."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- A diagnosis of aggressive lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), or the presence of overt extramedullary B-cell lymphoproliferative disease. (Note: presence of a B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, limited to the bone marrow, including WM, MZL or IgM MGUS, is allowed. However, the indication for treatment should be only cold agglutinin-related, as per inclusion criteria.)\n- Uncontrolled HIV infection. Patients with HIV positivity but controlled infection (= sustained negative viral load) may be enrolled.\n- Known hepatitis B infection with serologic status: presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb). Patients with presence of HBcAb, but absence of HBsAg, are eligible if HBV DNA is undetectable (< 20 IU/mL), and if they are willing to undergo monitoring for HBV reactivation.\n- Requiring ongoing treatment with a moderate or strong CYP3A inducer. Patients requiring ongoing treatment with a CYP3A inhibitor (see Appendix G) can be included (with an adjusted dose of zanubrutinib).\n- Presence of Hepatitis C (HCV) antibody.\n- Active fungal, bacterial and/or viral infection requiring systemic therapy.\n- Vaccination with a live vaccine within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug.\n- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.\n- Current participation in another interventional clinical trial.\n- Underlying medical conditions that, in the investigator’s opinion, will render the administration of study drug hazardous or obscure the interpretation of toxicity or AEs, including severe neurological, psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition which would compromise ability to comply with study procedures, or is accompanied by a life expectancy of < 6 months.\n- History of intolerance to the active ingredients or other ingredients of zanubrutinib.\n- Cold agglutinin syndrome (CAS) secondary to specific infection (Mycoplasma or Epstein-Barr virus) or rheumatological disorders\n- Requiring ongoing treatment with systemic corticosteroids for an indication other than AIHA/CAD at a dose of > 10 mg prednisone per day.\n- Previous CAD treatment within the following time frames: rituximab, or bortezomib monotherapy within 3 months prior to inclusion; bendamustine, fludarabine or other cytotoxic therapy with or without rituximab, or bortezomib with rituximab, within 4 months prior to inclusion; anticomplement therapies within 5 half-lives of the specific drug prior to inclusion; Erythropoietin use, which has not been at a stable dose within 3 months prior to inclusion.\n- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease including one of the following: Myocardial infarction within 6 months before screening; Unstable angina within 3 months before screening; New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV congestive heart failure (see appendix D); History of clinically significant arrhythmias (eg, sustained ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, torsades de pointes); QTcF > 480ms based on Fridericia’s formula; History of Mobitz II second-degree or third-degree heart block without a permanent pacemaker in place; Uncontrolled hypertension as indicated by a minimum of 2 consecutive blood pressure measurements showing systolic blood pressure > 170 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure > 105 mmHg at screening.\n- Severe or debilitating pulmonary disease (CTCAE grade III-IV, see appendix D).\n- Unable to swallow capsules or disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function such as malabsorption syndrome, resection of the stomach or small bowel, bariatric surgery procedures, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, or partial or complete bowel obstruction.\n- Significant renal dysfunction (creatinine clearance < 30 mL/min after rehydration as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation or the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD] equation or as measured by nuclear medicine scan or 24-hour urine collection).\n- Significant hepatic dysfunction (transaminases ≥ 2.5 times ULN and/or serum direct bilirubin ≥ 2 x ULN).\n- Known active or latent mycobacterial infection.\n- Mixed AIHA, Evans syndrome (concurrent autoimmune thrombocytopenia/ITP).\n- Prior non-lymphatic malignant disease within the past 3 years, except for curatively treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, or localized Gleason score 6 prostate cancer.\n- History of severe bleeding disorder such as hemophilia A, hemophilia B, von Willebrand disease, or history of unexplained spontaneous bleeding requiring blood transfusion or other medical intervention.\n- History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months before first dose of study drug.\n- Previous treatment with BTKi.\n- Major surgery within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug.\n- Requiring ongoing treatment with warfarin or warfarin derivatives. Please note: Patients being treated with DOACs (e.g., apixaban, edoxaban or rivaroxaban) or antiplatelet therapy can be included, but must be properly informed about the increased risk of hemorrhage under treatment with zanubrutinib."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- CAD response rate (PR or CR) after 6 cycles of zanubrutinib treatment. Time of primary outcome assessment: at the end of cycle 6 (day 22-28) before starting cycle 7.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CAD response rate defined as PR or CR after 6 cycles; primary outcome assessed at end of cycle 6 (day 22-28) prior to cycle 7."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of CAD response categories (CR, PR or none; separately) after 6 cycles of treatment and best CAD response on protocol\n- Time to CAD response, time to best CAD response and duration of CAD response.\n- Hematological response after 6 cycles, best hematological response on protocol, time to hematological response and time to best hematological response and duration of hematological response.\n- Change in IgM, M-protein, Hb and hemolytic parameters (bilirubin, LDH) after 6 cycles compared to baseline including median change and maximal change overall on protocol.\n- Percentage of patients with cold-induced symptoms at baseline that achieve improvement or resolution of these symptoms after 6 cycles and overall on protocol.\n- Time for patients with cold-induced symptoms at baseline to achieve improvement or resolution of these symptoms.\n- Time to transfusion independence (in patients that are transfusion dependent at baseline).\n- Progression free survival at 6 months and 3 years, defined as time from registration to relapse of CAD or death from any cause, whichever comes first.\n- Overall survival at 3 years, defined as time from registration to death from any cause.\n- Toxicity as defined by type,frequency and severity of adverse events according to the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0.\n- Impact of zanubrutinib treatment on Quality of life and Fatigue measured as patient-reported outcomes (FACIT-Fatigue and EQ5D-5L questionnaires)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Endpoints measured per protocol definitions: CAD response categories (CR/PR/none) after 6 cycles; time-to-event endpoints defined from registration; hematological and biomarker measurements compared to baseline; toxicity per NCI CTCAE v5.0; QoL via FACIT-Fatigue and EQ5D-5L questionnaires."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
26
Recruitment Window Months
66
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required. "Written informed consent."; "Patient is capable of giving informed consent and can understand and agree to comply with the requirements of the study and the schedule." Subject information and ICF documents are provided per country (e.g. BE: French and Dutch ICFs; NL: Dutch ICF; DK: DK ICF; NO: NO ICF). Consent provided by the adult participant (Age ≥ 18 years).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
9
Total Number Of Participants
26

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
18-07-2025
Processing Time Days
493
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
13

Sites

Site Name
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
H.A.M. Kooistra
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Amsterdam UMC
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Josephine de Vos
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
hematology
Contact Person Name
P. Te Boekhorst
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
15-07-2025
Processing Time Days
490
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Az Delta
Department Name
hematology
Contact Person Name
D. Deeren
Contact Person Email
HOVON@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
UZ Leuven
Department Name
hematology
Contact Person Name
D. Dierickx
Contact Person Email
HOVON@erasmusmc.nl

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
15-07-2025
Processing Time Days
490
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Odense University Hospital
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
H. Frederiksen
Contact Person Email
HOVON@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Rigshospitalet
Department Name
hematology
Contact Person Name
T. Hammer
Contact Person Email
HOVON@erasmusmc.nl

Norway

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
15-07-2025
Processing Time Days
490
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
St. Olavs Hospital HF
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Henrik Hjorth-Hansen
Contact Person Email
hovon@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Oslo University Hospital HF
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Tor Henrik Tvedt
Contact Person Email
HOVON@erasmusmc.nl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Haemato Oncology Foundation For Adults Netherlands
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Third parties

  • {"country":"Norway","full_name":"Oslo University Hospital HF","duties_or_roles":"1","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Sanquin Diagnostiek B.V.","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"Frederiksberg Hospital","duties_or_roles":"1","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Norway","full_name":"University Of Oslo","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Clinigen Clinical Supplies Management","duties_or_roles":"14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Amsterdam UMC","duties_or_roles":"15|Biobanking","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Zanubrutinib
Active Substance
ZANUBRUTINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorized product entry present (prodAuthStatus=1)
Maximum Dose
320 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount)

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