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Loncastuximab Tesirine and Rituximab after Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Primary and Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphomas, SOLAR Trial
Trial Status: active
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects and best dose of loncastuximab tesirine in combination with rituximab after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in treating patients with primary and secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphomas that have come back after a period of improvement (relapsed), that have not responded to previous treatment (refractory) or are not eligible for high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX)-based therapy. Loncastuximab tesirine is a monoclonal antibody called loncastuximab, linked to a chemotherapy drug, called tesirine. Loncastuximab is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as CD19 receptors, and delivers tesirine to kill them. Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody. It binds to a protein called CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some types of cancer cells. This may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular surgery. Giving loncastuximab tesirine in combination with rituximab after SRS may be safe and tolerable in treating patients relapsed or refractory primary and secondary CNS lymphomas or are ineligible for HDMTX-based therapy.
Inclusion Criteria
Participant aged ≥ 18 years
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 3
Histologically confirmed primary CNS lymphoma or secondary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with CNS involvement with either:
* Relapsed or refractory disease with at least 1 prior therapy OR
* Ineligible for high-dose methotrexate-based therapy as determined by the treating physician, including previously untreated patients. Examples of medical conditions for which a patient could be considered ineligible for high-dose methotrexate include but not limited to renal impairment, liver disease, heart failure.
* Note: For patients with a history of histologically documented systemic DLBCL with CNS relapse, a biopsy of the CNS lesion is recommended but not required
Must be a candidate for SRS. Lesion size must be < 6 cm and the number of lesions must be < 10
Must have evaluable disease. This includes radiographic evidence of parenchymal disease or parenchymal disease and disease detected in the CSF.
* Patients with vitreous or retinal involvement alone are not eligible.
* Patients with leptomeningeal disease or spinal cord disease are not eligible
Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1000 cells/mm^3 (1.00 x 10^9/L) independent of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) support (i.e. no G-CSF within the past 3 days) unless there is documented bone marrow involvement
Platelet count ≥ 75,000 cells/mm^3 (75 x 10^9/L) independent of transfusion support (i.e. no transfusion within the past 3 days) unless there is documented bone marrow involvement
Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (≥ 80 g/L) independent of transfusion support (i.e. no transfusion within the past 3 days) unless there is documented bone marrow involvement
Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL (unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome), if total bilirubin is > 2.0 mg/dL, the subject is eligible for the study if the direct bilirubin is normal
Transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]/alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) AST(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/ALT(serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN
Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault formula
For subjects of childbearing potential: Negative pregnancy test or evidence of permanent surgical sterilization. The post-menopausal status will be defined as having been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
* < 50 years of age:
** Amenorrheic for ≥ 12 months following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments; and
** Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution
* ≥ 50 years of age:
** Amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments; or
** Had radiation-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago; or
** Had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago
Female participants of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception until 10 months after last dose of loncastuximab tesirine and 12 months after the last dose of rituximab. Male participants with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception when sexually active until 7 months after the last dose of loncastuximab tesirine
Provide written informed consent and comply with the study protocol as judged by the investigator. Of note, if the subject has an impairment that prevents him/her from providing consent, the site may follow approved institutional procedures for obtaining consent. The investigator should document when a potential or current participant lacks decision-making capacity and thus requires an legally authorized representative (LAR) to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria
Concurrent use of other approved or investigational antineoplastic agents (with the exception of corticosteroids)
History of intracranial hemorrhage or clinically significant stroke within 6 months prior to enrollment
History of prior radiation to the CNS
Significant medical diseases or conditions, as assessed by the investigator, that would substantially increase the risk-to-benefit ratio of participating in the study. This includes, but is not limited to, acute myocardial infarction in the past 6 months, unstable angina, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, significant active infections, severely immunocompromised state, and congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association class III-IV
Known bleeding diathesis (e.g., von Willebrand's disease), hemophilia, or active bleeding
Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant (autologous stem cell transplant is NOT an exclusion)
Prior exposure to loncastuximab tesirine
Chemotherapy or targeted small molecule therapy (or other therapy for CNS lymphoma) within 3 weeks prior to the first day of study treatment (or 5 half-lives [whichever is shorter]), or 2 weeks prior to the first day of study treatment for monoclonal antibodies
The patient must have recovered to baseline or ≤ grade 1 from prior toxicities of therapy with the exception of alopecia and myelosuppression provided lab criteria met. Recovery to ≤ grade 2 neuropathy is permitted
Cellular therapy within 8 weeks
Presence of clinically significant pericardial or pleural effusions, or third space fluid accumulations (i.e., ascites requiring drainage or pleural effusion that is either requiring drainage or associated with shortness of breath)
Congenital long QT syndrome or a corrected QT measure (QTc) interval of > 480 ms at screening (unless secondary to pacemaker or bundle branch block)
Known history of hypersensitivity to CD19 antibody and/or components of study medication
All subjects must be screened for hepatitis B and C. Patients with evidence of active hepatitis B infection, based on positive surface antigen or hepatitis B deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are excluded. Patients who are hepatitis B core antibody positive must take prophylaxis with entecavir or equivalent and be willing to undergo monthly hepatitis B DNA PCR testing. Subjects with active hepatitis C (Hep C) patients may be enrolled if other parameters precluding hepatic impairment are met and they are not undergoing active therapy for hepatitis C
Active systemic bacterial, viral, fungal, or other infection requiring systemic treatment at time of screening
Subjects with chronic liver disease with hepatic impairment Child-Pugh class C
Pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant during the study
Patients diagnosed with another malignancy within three years or with any evidence of residual prior malignant disease (except non-melanoma skin cancer, non-metastatic prostate cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ). Patients meeting this exclusion criteria may be enrolled after approval from study principal investigator (PI)
Unable to tolerate corticosteroids
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT06607549.
I. To determine the safety and tolerability of loncastuximab tesirine and rituximab (lonca-R) following SRS in patients with CNS lymphoma who have relapsed disease or are untreated and not candidates for HDMTX-based therapy.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To evaluate the preliminary efficacy (overall response rate [ORR] and complete response [CR] rate) of lonca-R following SRS in patients with CNS lymphoma who have relapsed disease or are untreated and not candidates for HDMTX-based therapy.
II. To determine the safety and tolerability of lonca-R following SRS in patients with CNS lymphoma who have relapsed disease or are untreated and not candidates for HDMTX-based therapy.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To evaluate time-to-event analyses.
II. To evaluate the rate of minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of loncastuximab tesirine in combination with rituximab followed by a dose-expansion study.
Patients undergo SRS daily or every other day (QOD) for up to 5 doses. Patients then receive loncastuximab tesirine intravenously (IV) over at least 30 minutes and rituximab IV on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days for up to 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo spectral-domain ocular coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and bone marrow biopsy at screening and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) or positron emission tomography (PET)/CT and CSF and blood sample collection throughout the study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 60 days, then every 3-4 months for up to 2 years.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationHuntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah