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Stage III Diffuse Large B-Cell LymphomaPhase 2NCT02530125

Pidilizumab in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Following First Remission

A Phase 2 study testing Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pidilizumab in people with Stage III Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Stage IV Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, run by Northwestern University at 2 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate pidilizumab and its effect, bad and/or good, on the immune system in relation to its ability to fight cancer cells. Many cancers can be brought to a phase called complete remission (no cancer is found) but have a chance that they may come back. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pidilizumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2015to Jan 2017
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed de novo DLBCL by the 4th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues published in 2008; patients with transform lymphoma are excluded; patients with known primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLBCL) are excluded; patients with known c-v-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog (c-myc) translocation (by fluorescence in situ hybridization) positive DLBCL are eligible for enrollment; c-myc testing prior to study enrollment is not required; availability of diagnostic biopsy samples in encouraged for the exploratory analysis but not required for enrollment; patients with "double-hit" or "triple-hit" lymphoma are eligible for enrollment
  • Previously completed anthracycline-based induction chemotherapy with standard regimens including rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, and prednisone (R-CHOP), dose adjusted (DA)-etoposide, prednisone, vincristine sulfate, doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide (EPOCH), and rituximab (R), and R-hyper cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate, doxorubicin hydrochloride, dexamethasone, methotrexate, and cytarabine (CVAD); patients need a minimum of 6 cycles of treatment; initial treatment with pidilizumab must be administered between 30-90 days from last dose of induction chemotherapy
  • Complete remission (CR) according to the Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma after first-line treatment
  • Diagnostic CT scans with contrast of chest, abdomen, and pelvis must have been performed within 8 weeks from the first day of the last cycle of R-chemotherapy; a neck CT will be required if the patient had involvement of the neck region at initial diagnosis
  • A negative fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan performed within 8 weeks from the first day of the last cycle of R-chemotherapy and confirming CR, with negative defined as a score of 1-3 on the Deauville 5-point scale used to quantify radionucleotide density in PET scans as determined locally; PET positive/indeterminate lesions which are confirmed on biopsy to harbor no active lymphoma will be considered negative for determination of CR status
  • If positive bone marrow involvement at initial diagnosis the patient must have a negative bone marrow biopsy following R-chemotherapy to confirm the CR
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  • Stage III/IV disease by Ann Arbor Staging
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2
  • Any National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)-International Prognostic Index (IPI) score; a calculated score required for enrollment
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000
  • Platelet count >= 50,000
  • Total bilirubin =< 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or if total bilirubin is > 2 x ULN, the direct bilirubin must be normal
  • Alkaline (Alk.) phosphatase =< 3 x ULN
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 3 x ULN
  • Creatinine =< 2 x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) > 30 ml/min
  • Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at enrollment; FCBP must either commit to abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or commit to the use of 2 acceptable methods of birth control; a FCBP is any woman, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
  • Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a successful vasectomy
  • All subjects must have given signed, informed consent prior to registration on study

Who cannot join

  • Active malignancy requiring therapy such as radiation, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy; exceptions to this are as follows: localized nonmelanotic skin cancer and any cancer that in the judgment of the investigator has been treated with curative intent and will not interfere with the study treatment plan and response assessment
  • Known central nervous system (CNS) involvement
  • Prior stem cell transplantation (autologous or allogeneic)
  • Persistent diarrhea or malabsorption > National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 2, despite medical management
  • Subjects with known immunodeficiency, known autoimmune disease, or concurrent use of immunomodulatory agents
  • Any cancer directed therapies between completion of induction chemotherapy and treatment on protocol
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  • Known hypersensitivity to murine or chimeric antibodies or proteins
  • Presence of co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens; this includes, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Subjects with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Subjects with known active hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
  • Women must not be pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Unwillingness or inability to comply with the protocol

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Georgia Regents University Medical Center

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Pidilizumab (MDV9300) in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Following First Remission

The purpose of this study is to evaluate pidilizumab and its effect, bad and/or good, on the immune system in relation to its ability to fight cancer cells. Many cancers can be brought to a phase called complete remission (no cancer is found) but have a chance that they may come back. Researchers are working to improve therapy and to find new drugs that lower the chance of disease coming back. This study uses a drug called pidilizumab. The drug targets our immune system. It can change how our immune system finds cancer cells. The drug may kill any remaining cancer cells that we cannot see with computed tomography (CT) scans. The drug, pidilizumab, is being studied in other cancers.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To estimate the rate of response, whereby either cluster of differentiation (CD)4+CD25+programmed death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1)+ T lymphocytes or CD4+CD62L+CD127+ T lymphocytes has an "increase" following administration of pidilizumab in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that have completed induction chemotherapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the toxicity and tolerability of pidilizumab therapy following induction chemotherapy.

II. To estimate the progression free survival (PFS) at 2 years. III. To estimate the overall survival (OS) at 2 years. IV. To estimate time to second line chemotherapy (TSLC) at 2 years.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To characterize programmed death 1 (PD-1) pathway specific expression markers from the diagnostic biopsy specimens.

II. To characterize serum biomarkers of immune and inflammatory response during treatment with pidilizumab.

III. To characterize levels of soluble PD-L1 related to treatment with pidilizumab.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive pidilizumab intravenously (IV) over approximately 5 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 42 days for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 3 months for 2 years.

Being tested
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pidilizumab
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • PidilizumabBiological

    Also called CT-011

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT02530125
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (pidilizumab)ExperimentalPatients receive pidilizumab IV over approximately 5 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 42 days for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Biological: Pidilizumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Response to Pidilizumab

    Response will be defined as the proportion of CD4+CD25+PD-L1+ T lymphocytes and CD4+CD62L+CD127+ T lymphocytes responders. Responders are defined as either a) a 50% increase or b) a half standard deviation increase in lymphocyte subsets. Lymphocyte subsets will be evaluated by flow cytometry on peripheral blood obtained at specified time points through the treatment period.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 127 days. Study terminated before this timeframe. As a result insufficient data was collected to be analyzed.

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. The Frequency and Severity of Toxicity - Number of Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Adverse Events Experienced During Treatment of Pidilizumab Defined by NCI CTCAE v 4.03.

    Adverse events (AEs) were graded according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0. In general, AEs are graded according to the following:

    Grade 1 Mild AE Grade 2 Moderate AE Grade 3 Severe AE Grade 4 Life-threatening or disabling AE Grade 5 Death related to AE

    Measured: Start of treatment, and at days 22, 43, 85, 127 and every 3 months for up to 2 years. Due to early termination of the study, AEs for all patients were collected throughout treatment and up to the point of termination of the study.

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    To estimate the overall survival (OS) at 2 years

    Measured: From study enrollment until death, or until last contact, assessed up to 2 years. Study terminated before this timeframe. As a result insufficient data was collected to be analyzed.

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    To estimate the progression free survival (PFS) at 2 years. PFS will be defined as time from study enrollment until the first occurrence of disease relapse, progression, re-initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy, or death due to disease, or until last contact if the patient did not experience any of these.

    Measured: Up to 2 years. Study terminated before this timeframe. As a result insufficient data was collected to be analyzed.

  4. Relapsed Disease

    Measured: Up to 2 years. Study terminated before this timeframe. As a result insufficient data was collected to be analyzed.

  5. Time to Second Line Chemotherapy (TSLC)

    To estimate time to second line chemotherapy (TSLC) at 2 years

    Measured: Up to 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Aug 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2015
  3. Primary completionJan 2017
  4. Study completionJan 2017

Why it stopped: sponsor decided to discontinue development of the study drug.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02530125
Sponsor's protocol ID
NU 15H08
Other IDs
NCI-2015-01415, STU00200695, NU 15H08, P30CA060553
Status last verified
Apr 2017
First submitted
19 Aug 2015
Last updated
19 Mar 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pidilizumab in people with Stage III Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Stage IV Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, run by Northwestern University at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 18 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Mar 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 19 Mar 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Response to Pidilizumab (time frame: Baseline to up to 127 days. Study terminated before this timeframe. As a result insufficient data was collected to be analyzed.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Mar 2018.

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