Loncastuximab Tesirine and Venetoclax for Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of a new loncastuximab tesirine and venetoclax in treating patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). 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. Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. Giving loncastuximab tesirine and venetoclax may work better in treating patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Inclusion Criteria
- Adults >= 18 years of age
- Subjects must have histologic or cytologic diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with the exclusion of small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Subjects must have received >= 2 prior systemic therapies for their lymphoma
- Subjects must have measurable disease as defined by the 2014 Lugano Classification
- Subjects must meet clinical indications for treatment
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2
- Absolute neutrophil count of 1.0 x 10^9/L
- Platelet count of 75 x 10^9/L; platelet count of 50 - 75 x 10^9/L are permitted in patients with marrow involvement by the lymphoma. Platelets must not have received a platelet transfusion in 7 days
- Transaminases (alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST], and gamma glutamyl transferase [GGT]) =< 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (unless associated with hepatic involvement by disease [allowed up to 4x upper limit of normal (ULN)] or non-hepatic source)
- Bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN (unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert’s syndrome or of non-hepatic origin)
- Calculated creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault equation
- For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a contraceptive method with a failure rate of < 1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 30 days after the last dose of venetoclax and at least 9 months after the last dose of loncastuximab tesirine for women * A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is postmenarcheal, has not reached a postmenopausal state (< 12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and has not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus) * Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of < 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices * The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception
- For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, as defined below: * With female partners of childbearing potential, men must remain abstinent or use a condom plus an additional contraceptive method that together result in a failure rate of < 1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of loncastuximab. Men must refrain from donating sperm during this same period * With pregnant female partners, men must remain abstinent or use a condom during the treatment period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of loncastuximab to avoid exposing the embryo * The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception
Exclusion Criteria
- Prior treatment toxicities not resolved to grade < 2 according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 5.0 (with the exception of alopecia or grade 2 sensory peripheral neuropathy)
- Patients with spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome
- Autologous stem cell transplant within 30 days of start of study drug (cycle 1, day 1 [C1D1])
- Allogeneic stem cell transplant within 60 days of start of study drug (C1D1)
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Active graft versus host disease
- Active autoimmune disease
- Known seropositive and requiring anti-viral therapy for human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus. Note: Testing is not mandatory to be eligible
- Malabsorption syndrome or other condition that precludes enteral route of administration
- Known allergy to both xanthine oxidase inhibitors and rasburicase. Allergy to only one of these agents does not constitute an exclusion criterion
- Use of strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers * All medications that fall in these categories should be discontinued 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first dose of study drug
- Administration or consumption of any of the following within 3 days prior to the first dose of study drug: * Grapefruit or grapefruit products * Seville oranges (including marmalade containing Seville oranges) * Star fruit
- Evidence of other clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) including, but not limited to: * Uncontrolled and/or active systemic infection (viral, bacterial or fungal) * Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) requiring treatment. Note: subjects with serologic evidence of prior vaccination to HBV (i.e. hepatitis B surface [HBs] antigen negative-, anti-HBs antibody positive and anti-hepatitis B core [HBc] antibody negative) or positive anti-HBc antibody from intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) may participate * Other uncontrolled conditions including uncontrolled cardiovascular disease or arrythmia, decompensated diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Congenital long QT syndrome or a Fridericia correction of the QT measure (QTcF) interval of > 480 ms at screening (unless secondary to pacemaker or bundle branch block)
Additional locations may be listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT05053659.
Locations matching your search criteria
United States
Ohio
Cleveland
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the safety and tolerability of the combination of loncastuximab tesirine and venetoclax to identify the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of these agents.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To describe the adverse event profile of the combination of loncastuximab tesirine and venetoclax.
II. To describe the overall response rate (ORR) and complete response rate (CRR) of relapsed / refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with the combination of loncastuximab tesirine and venetoclax.
III. To describe the overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) of subjects with relapsed / refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with the combination of loncastuximab tesirine and venetoclax.
IV. To describe the disease free survival, the disease specific survival and time to treatment failure of subjects with relapsed / refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with the combination of loncastuximab tesirine and venetoclax.
CORRELATIVE OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the rate of achievement of minimal residual negative disease with circulating free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (cfDNA) by CAPP-sequencing (Seq) and its correlation with disease response, overall survival and progression free survival.
II. To evaluate the tissue expression of BCL2 family proteins and their correlation with disease response.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study followed by a dose-expansion study.
DOSE-ESCALATION AND DOSE-EXPANSION: Non-mantle cell patients receive loncastuximab tesirine intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle and venetoclax orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-5 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), blood sample collection and may undergo bone marrow biopsy throughout the study. Patients may also optionally undergo tissue sample collection at the time of relapse on study.
DOSE-EXPANSION: Mantle cell patients receive loncastuximab tesirine IV over 30 minutes on day 8 of cycle 1 and venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 of cycle 1. Cycle 1 continues for 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive loncastuximab tesirine IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of cycles 2-6 and venetoclax PO QD on days 1-5 of cycles 2-6. Cycles repeat every 21 days for up to 5 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo PET, CT, blood sample collection and may undergo bone marrow biopsy throughout the study. Patients may also optionally undergo tissue sample collection at the time of relapse on study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and every 3 months for up to 1 year.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationCase Comprehensive Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorPaolo Fabrizio Caimi
- Primary IDCASE5420
- Secondary IDsNCI-2021-11103
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05053659