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PirtobrutinibPhase 2NCT07416890

Thiotepa in Combination With Pirtobrutinib (a BTK Inhibitor) and Sintilimab (a PD-1 Inhibitor) for Frail or Relapsed/Refractory Primary or Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study testing Thiotepa, Pirtobrutinib , Sintilimab(TPS) in people with Pirtobrutinib and Sintilimab, run by Zhejiang Cancer Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

This is a prospective, single-Arm, phase II clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of thiotepa in combination with pirtobrutinib (a BTK Inhibitor) and sintilimab (a PD-1 Inhibitor) for frail or relapsed/refractory primary or secondary central nervous system lymphoma.It includes screening phase, induction… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
What is being tested?
Thiotepa, Pirtobrutinib , Sintilimab(TPS)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
10 Feb 2026to 5 Aug 2030
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histopathologically confirmed relapsed primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) of B-cell lineage, or secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) with a previously confirmed B-cell origin primary lesion but without evidence of active extracranial systemic involvement.
  • The patients or their legal guardians provide voluntary written informed consent.
  • Age>=18 years, both male and female.
  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score>=40.
  • Patients deemed unsuitable for methotrexate (MTX)-based systemic chemotherapy ("unfit"), including but not limited to: patients assessed as unsuitable for chemotherapy or frail according to a simplified Geriatric Assessment (sGA) criteria; patients with contraindications to MTX (e.g., renal insufficiency, serous cavity effusions, oral mucositis, etc.); or patients who refuse high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) chemotherapy.
  • Life expectancy of greater than 3 months, as judged by the investigator.
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  • Patients with parenchymal lesions (>10*10mm ) on contrast-enhanced cranial MRI or those with leptomeningeal disease only, require cytological examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to confirm the presence of lymphoma cells and/or imaging findings consistent with CSF results. These assessments must be completed within 14 days prior to enrollment.
  • If the patients have received prior anti-tumor therapy, all treatment-related non-hematologic toxicities must have recovered to Grade 1 or baseline (according to NCI CTCAE version 5.0, with the exception of alopecia).
  • Bone marrow and organ function must meet the following criteria (without transfusion, G-CSF support, or corrective therapy within 14 days prior to informed consent):
  • Hematological: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >=1.5*10^9/L (1500/mm^3), platelets >=75*10^9/L, hemoglobin>=8 g/dL (If bone marrow is involved, then platelets>=50*10^9/L, ANC >=1.0*10^9/L, and hemoglobin>=7 g/dL are acceptable).
  • Hepatic: Total bilirubin <=1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <=2.5 × ULN.
  • Renal: Serum creatinine <=1.5 × ULN or estimated creatinine clearance >=60 mL/min.
  • Coagulation: INR <=1.5 × ULN; PT and APTT <=1.5 × ULN (unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy and, at screening, PT and APTT are within the anticipated therapeutic range for the anticoagulant regimen).
  • For the subjects of reproductive age women and fertile men, during the entire study period and within 3 months after the interruption of treatment, they must not have any conception plans with their partners. During the entire study period and within 3 months after the interruption of treatment, one of the following measures must be taken for effective contraception: abstinence, physical contraception (such as sterilization or condoms), and the use of hormonal contraceptive drugs (w hich must start at least 3 months before the first administration upon enrollment). For male subjects, sperm donation is prohibited from the start of treatment until 3 months after the cessation of treatment.
  • Willingness and ability to undergo multiple MRI/CT scans and an expected ability to undergo lumbar puncture.
  • Ability to swallow oral medication without difficulty.

Who cannot join

  • The patients with secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) who have lesions outside the CNS and require systemic treatment.
  • Received chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy or antibody-based treatments for anti-tumor purposes within 4 weeks prior to the first administration (or within 5 half-lives), those who had used small molecule targeted drugs or traditional Chinese medicine with anti-tumor indications within 2 weeks, and those who had received monoclonal antibody conjugate drug treatments within 10 weeks.
  • Receipt of any vaccine (including but not limited to vaccines for COVID-19, influenza, pneumonia, shingles, hepatitis B, etc.) within 4 weeks before taking the medicine for the first time.
  • Concurrent enrollment in another interventional clinical study, or less than 4 weeks between the last dose of prior clinical trial treatment and the first dose in this study.
  • Previous treatment with thiotepa, PD-1 inhibitors, or BTK inhibitors is not excluded by default but requires benefit-risk assessment by the investigator. Subjects with a history of Grade >=3 immune-related adverse events (per NCI CTCAE v5.0) attributed to these agents are excluded.
  • History of active bleeding within 4 weeks before the first dose; need for therapeutic anticoagulation during the study (e.g., warfarin or vitamin K antagonists); or any condition associated with elevated bleeding risk or coagulopathy per investigator judgment (e.g., high-risk esophageal varices, active ulcer disease).
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  • Treatment with moderate or strong CYP3A4/5 inhibitors or inducers is required within 2 weeks before the first administration or during the study period.
  • Concurrent presence of other malignant tumors requiring antineoplastic treatment.
  • Having uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular diseases, including (but not limited to):
  • Any of the following conditions occurring within 6 months before the first administration: congestive heart failure with New York Heart Association class >= 3, myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, arrhythmia requiring treatment at screening, or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50%;
  • Primary cardiomyopathy (e.g., dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, unclassified cardiomyopathy);
  • A history of clinically significant QTc interval prolongation, second-degree type II atrioventricular block, third-degree atrioventricular block, or a QTc interval > 470ms (for females) and > 450ms (for males);
  • Atrial fibrillation (EHRA class>= 2b);
  • Poorly controlled hypertension, which is deemed unsuitable for study participation by the investigator.
  • Active uncontrolled infection requiring intravenous antimicrobial treatment.
  • Patients with active chronic hepatitis B, active chronic hepatitis C, or syphilis. Patients who test positive for hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C virus antibody during the screening period must undergo further tests for HBV DNA titer (which must not exceed 1000 IU/ml) and HCV RNA (which must not exceed the lower detection limit of the assay) before being eligible for enrollment in the trial. Hepatitis B virus carriers, patients with hepatitis B stabilized after drug treatment, and patients with cured hepatitis C may be enrolled.
  • Patients with a known history of HIV infection and/or AIDS.
  • Clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that may affect drug intake, transport, or absorption (e.g., inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, intestinal obstruction), or total gastrectomy.
  • Autologous transplantation within 3 months, or organ or allogeneic stem cell transplantation within 6 months, before signing the informed consent form.
  • Pregnancy or lactation.
  • Stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months before first dosing, excluding post-surgical sequelae of intracranial bleeding.
  • History or current presence of pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonitis, or similar conditions, deemed by the researcher as rendering the subject unsuitable for participation in the trial.
  • Participants whom the investigator considers unsuitable for the study due to existing kidney, nerve/mental, liver, or endocrine diseases, or for any other reason judged by the researcher.
  • Exclude patients with active autoimmune disease or a history of it, including but not limited to: immune-related neurologic disorders, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune (demyelinating) neuropathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, SLE, connective-tissue disease, scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's or ulcerative colitis), hepatitis, TEN, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome.
  • Note: allow subjects with vitiligo, eczema, type 1 diabetes, or endocrine disorders (e.g., thyroiditis on physiologic steroid replacement). Subjects with rheumatoid arthritis/other arthropathies, Sjögren's syndrome, controlled celiac disease, or psoriasis treated only topically, and those seropositive (ANA, anti-thyroid antibodies, etc.) must be assessed for target-organ involvement and need for systemic therapy; if neither is present, they may be enrolled.
  • Major surgery within 28 days prior to the first study dose, as determined by the investigator.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058

    Haiyan Yang, MD, 86-0571-88122192, yanghy@zjcc.or

    Haifeng Yu, MD, 86-0571-88122192, yuhaifeng5533@dingtalk.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Phase II Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Thiotepa in Combination With Pirtobrutinib (a BTK Inhibitor) and Sintilimab (a PD-1 Inhibitor) for Frail or Relapsed/Refractory Primary or Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

This is a prospective, single-Arm, phase II clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of thiotepa in combination with pirtobrutinib (a BTK Inhibitor) and sintilimab (a PD-1 Inhibitor) for frail or relapsed/refractory primary or secondary central nervous system lymphoma.It includes screening phase, induction therapy phase, and maintenance therapy phase.The screening period is defined as within 14 days prior to the first dose.Induction Treatment Phase: Enrolled subjects will receive a combination regimen of thiotepa, pirtobrutinib, and sintilimab. Treatment is administered in 21-day cycles for up to 6 cycles. Patients who achieve a disease response may proceed to consolidation therapy with either autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or whole-brain radiotherapy at the investigator's discretion.Maintenance Treatment Phase: For patients who do not receive consolidation therapy with autologous transplantation or whole-brain radiotherapy, maintenance treatment with pirtobrutinib plus sintilimab will be initiated (for up to 1 year). Patients who receive any consolidation therapy will not proceed to maintenance treatment.Treatment response will be assessed throughout the study using the International Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative Group (IPCG) criteria. The trial will monitor patient survival data, objective response rate (ORR), and safety parameters.Upon discontinuation of study treatment or completion of the 1-year treatment period, subjects will enter the follow-up phase. During follow-up, radiographic assessments (contrast-enhanced CT of the involved site is recommended) will be performed according to the following schedule: every 3 months for the first 2 years, every 6 months from Year 3 to Year 5, and annually after 5 years, until the end of the follow-up period. For subjects who have not withdrawn consent, survival information (including date and cause of death, subsequent anti-tumor therapies, etc.) will be collected every 3 months via telephone and/or clinical visit.

Being tested
Thiotepa, Pirtobrutinib , Sintilimab(TPS)
Keywords
pirtobrutinib, sintilimab, central nervous system lymphoma

What participants receive

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

  • Thiotepa, Pirtobrutinib , Sintilimab(TPS)Drug

    Induction Phase: Drug: Pirtobrutinib • Dose:200mg, d1-21, Drug: Thiotepa • Dose: 40mg/m², d1, Drug: Sintilimab • Dose: 200mg,d1. Maintenance Phase: Drug: Pirtobrutinib • Dose:200mg, d1-21, Drug: Sintilimab • Dose: 200mg,d1.

Study groups in NCT07416890
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Thiotepa, Pirtobrutinib , SintilimabExperimentalScreening is defined as within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment. Induction Treatment Phase, enrolled subjects will receive a combination regimen consisting of thiotepa, pirtobrutinib, and sintilimab. This induction treatment will be given in 21-day cycles for a maximum of 6 cycles. Maintenance therapy with pirtobrutinib plus sintilimab (up to 1 year) will be administered only to patients who do not receive autologous transplantation or whole-brain radiotherapy as consolidation. Patients who receive any consolidation therapy will not receive maintenance treatment. Treatment response will be assessed throughout the study using the International Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative Group (IPCG) criteria. The trial will monitor patient survival data, objective response rate (ORR), and safety parameters.Upon discontinuation of study treatment or completion of the 1-year treatment period, subjects will enter the follow-up phase.
Receives: Drug: Thiotepa, Pirtobrutinib , Sintilimab(TPS)

What is being measured

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

  1. ORR

    Objective Response Rate

    Measured: 21 days after the end of treatment

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. CRR

    Complete Remission Rate

    Measured: 21 days after the end of treatment

  2. PRR

    Partial Remission Rate

    Measured: 21 days after the end of treatment

  3. PFS

    Progression Free Survival

    Measured: the time from the date of initial treatment until the date of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 24 months

  4. OS

    Overall Survival

    Measured: the time from the date of initial treatment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 24 months

  5. AE

    Adverse Event

    Measured: from the first day of treatment until 30 days after the last treatment

  6. SAE

    Serious Adverse Event,

    Measured: from the first day of treatment until 30 days after the last treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted18 Feb 2026
  2. Study start10 Feb 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion5 Aug 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion5 Aug 2030 (estimated)

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
24 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07416890
Sponsor's protocol ID
TPS
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
11 Feb 2026
Last updated
18 Feb 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Thiotepa, Pirtobrutinib , Sintilimab(TPS) in people with Pirtobrutinib and Sintilimab, run by Zhejiang Cancer Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 16 inclusion and 26 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Feb 2026. 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 China. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Haiyan Yang, MD (86-0571-88122192, yanghy@zjcc.org.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

ORR (time frame: 21 days after the end of treatment). 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 18 Feb 2026.

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