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Composite LymphomaPhase 1NCT02541565

Pembrolizumab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma or Grade 3b Follicular Lymphoma

A Phase 1 study testing Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis in people with Composite Lymphoma and Grade 3b Follicular Lymphoma, run by University of Washington at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This pilot phase I trial studies the side effects of pembrolizumab and combination chemotherapy in treating patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or grade 3b follicular lymphoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
24 Nov 2015to 18 Dec 2018
Phase
Phase 1
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

  • Previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or grade 3B follicular lymphoma (of any stage); subjects must be planned to receive full course (6 cycles) of RCHOP chemoimmunotherapy as per clinical standard of care; patients may have de novo DLBCL, and /or any of the following:
  • Composite lymphomas, which include both diffuse DLBCL and another histology (most commonly follicular lymphoma) in the same lymph node
  • Transformed lymphoma with DLBCL histology, as long as the patient has not received prior therapy for lymphoma
  • Discordant presentations, such as DLBCL in a lymph node and low-grade lymphoma such as follicular lymphoma in the bone marrow
  • Be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial
  • Have measurable nodal disease, including at least 1 disease site measuring 1.5 cm in longest dimension on computed tomography (CT) or fludeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)
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  • Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scale (PS)
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mcL except in cases of marrow infiltration by lymphoma
  • Platelets >= 100,000/mcL except in cases of marrow infiltration by lymphoma
  • Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL or >= 5.6 mmol/L except in cases of marrow infiltration by lymphoma
  • Serum creatinine =< 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) OR measured or calculated creatinine clearance >= 60 ml/min for subject with creatinine levels > 1.5 X institutional ULN (glomerular filtration rate [GFR] can also be used in place of creatinine or creatinine clearance [CrCl])
  • Serum total bilirubin =< 1.5 X ULN OR direct bilirubin =< ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels > 1.5 ULN
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 X ULN or =< 5 X ULN for subjects with liver metastases
  • International normalized ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) =< 1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy; as long as PT or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants; activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) =< 1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy; as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants, or subject is shown to have an antiphospholipid antibody on workup
  • Female subject of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication; if the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication; subjects of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year
  • Male subjects should agree to use an adequate method of barrier contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy

Who cannot join

  • Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study drug or using an investigation device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment; exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ cervical cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis; subjects with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are stable (without evidence of progression by imaging for at least four weeks prior to the first dose of trial treatment and any neurologic symptoms have returned to baseline), have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases, and are not using steroids for at least 7 days prior to trial treatment
  • No active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs); replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment
  • Has history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis
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  • Has an active infection requiring intravenous antibiotic therapy
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment
  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 (PD-L2), anti-tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 9 (CD137), or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) antibody (including ipilimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)
  • Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies)
  • Has known active hepatitis B (e.g., hepatitis B virus surface protein antigen [HBsAg] reactive or hepatitis B virus [HBV] deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] detectable) or hepatitis C (e.g., hepatitis C virus [HCV] ribonucleic acid [RNA] [qualitative] is detected)
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

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About this study

Official title: MK-3475 in Combination With Standard RCHOP Therapy for Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

This pilot phase I trial studies the side effects of pembrolizumab and combination chemotherapy in treating patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or grade 3b follicular lymphoma. Monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab and rituximab, may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, and prednisone, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving pembrolizumab together with combination chemotherapy may be with a better treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or follicular lymphoma.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To measure the toxicity profile of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) when co-administered with full-course RCHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, and prednisone) in subjects with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To assess clinical outcomes including response rate, event-free survival, and overall survival after MK-3475 + RCHOP induction for subjects with previously untreated DLBCL.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To measure baseline expression of proteins in the programmed death-1 (PD-1) family on tumor cells and coexisting immune infiltrates, using archival tissue when available.

II. To measure peripheral blood T cell subsets before and after treatment using flow cytometry, and to measure baseline vitamin D (25-hydroxy, total).

III. To explore relationships with these parameters and likelihood of response to therapy and outcomes.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive pembrolizumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1 and prednisone orally (PO) on days 1-5. Patients also receive rituximab IV, cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin hydrochloride IV, and vincristine sulfate IV on day 2 of course 1 and on day 1 of subsequent courses. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of the study treatment, patients are followed up to 5 years.

Being tested
Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pembrolizumab, Prednisone
Medical subject headings
Composite Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, Lymphoma, Follicular

What participants receive

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

  • CyclophosphamideDrug

    Also called (-)-Cyclophosphamide, 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate, Carloxan, Ciclofosfamida

    Given IV

  • Doxorubicin HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)- (9CI), ADM, Adriacin, Adriamycin

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • PembrolizumabBiological

    Also called Keytruda, Lambrolizumab, MK-3475, SCH 900475

    Given IV

  • PrednisoneDrug

    Also called .delta.1-Cortisone, 1, 2-Dehydrocortisone, Adasone, Cortancyl

    Given PO

  • RituximabBiological

    Also called ABP 798, BI 695500, C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody, Chimeric Anti-CD20 Antibody

    Given IV

  • Vincristine SulfateDrug

    Also called Kyocristine, Leurocristine Sulfate, Leurocristine, sulfate, Oncovin

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT02541565
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (pembrolizumab, combination chemotherapy)ExperimentalPatients receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and prednisone PO on days 1-5. Patients also receive rituximab IV, cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin hydrochloride IV, and vincristine sulfate IV on day 2 of course 1 and on day 1 of subsequent courses. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Biological: Pembrolizumab; Drug: Prednisone; Biological: Rituximab; Drug: Vincristine Sulfate

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants With a Grade 3 or Higher Toxicity Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0

    The Primary Outcome measures toxicity, with particular attention to Events of Clinical Interest when adding MK-3475 to standard RCHOP therapy. The sample size of 30 patients will permit the estimation of a 40% incidence of grade 3-5 clinically relevant toxicity.

    Measured: Up to 90 days after completion of study treatment

Secondary outcomes (4)

  1. Treatment-related Mortality

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  2. Event-free Survival

    Statistical analysis will entail descriptive statistics, and survival analysis including Kaplan-Meier estimates, log-rank testing of univariate prognostic factors, Cox proportional hazards analysis, as well as T-testing and regression analysis for comparing continuous variables in correlative study data.

    Measured: Time from diagnosis until relapse or progression, non-protocol re-treatment of lymphoma, or death as a result of any cause, assessed up to 5 years

  3. Overall Survival

    Statistical analysis will entail descriptive statistics, and survival analysis including Kaplan-Meier estimates, log-rank testing of univariate prognostic factors, Cox proportional hazards analysis, as well as T-testing and regression analysis for comparing continuous variables in correlative study data.

    Measured: Date of diagnosis to death from any cause, assessed up to 5 years

  4. Response Rate Measured by Tumor Imaging

    Tumor imaging at baseline and 4-6 weeks, +/-7 days, after 6 courses of induction therapy with MK-3475 + RCHOP to determine remission status. Response will be measured according to 2014 Criteria ("The Lugano Classification").

    Measured: Up to 6 weeks after course 6

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Sep 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start24 Nov 2015
  3. Primary completion18 Dec 2018
  4. Study completion18 Dec 2018

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02541565
Sponsor's protocol ID
9291
Other IDs
NCI-2015-01309, MK-3475, 9291, P30CA015704
Status last verified
Aug 2020
First submitted
31 Aug 2015
Last updated
14 Oct 2020
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis in people with Composite Lymphoma and Grade 3b Follicular Lymphoma, run by University of Washington at 1 site 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 17 inclusion and 14 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Oct 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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 23 Sep 2020). 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?

Number of Participants With a Grade 3 or Higher Toxicity Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0 (time frame: Up to 90 days after completion of study treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02541565.

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 14 Oct 2020.

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