Duvelisib following Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of duvelisib following chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy in treating patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. One of the common side effects of CAR T therapy is called cytokine release syndrome, which is caused by a large, rapid release of cytokines into the blood from immune cells affected by the treatment. Cytokines are immune substances that have many different actions in the body. Duvelisib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the signals that cause cancer cells to multiply. This helps to stop the spread of cancer cells. Giving duvelisib may help prevent cytokine release syndrome and improve the effectiveness of CAR T therapy.
Inclusion Criteria
- Meets Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved criteria for treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) with axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta), tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah), lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi) or brexucabtagene autoleucel (Tecartus). Subjects receiving any of these treatments for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are not eligible.
- At least 18 years of age.
- The effects of duvelisib on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control, abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for at least 3 months after the last dose of duvelisib, as well as conform to institutional chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell guidelines. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she must inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of the study, and for at least 3 months after the last dose of duvelisib.
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved written informed consent document (or that of legally authorized representative, if applicable).
Exclusion Criteria
- Receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel, or brexucabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Known allergy or intolerance to duvelisib or another PI3K inhibitor. Previous treatment with duvelisib or other PI3K inhibitor is permitted unless therapy was discontinued due to toxicity or intolerance of therapy.
- Receiving therapy with a strong CYP3A inducer or inhibitor that cannot be discontinued during duvelisib therapy. Subjects receiving a strong CYP3A inducer or inhibitor at screening are eligible to participate if the drug can be discontinued the longest of the following time periods prior to initiation of duvelisib: 7 days (for strong CYP3A inhibitors), 14 days (for strong CYP3A inducers) or 4-5 half-lives (either inducer or inhibitor).
- Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by hematologic malignancy under treatment.
- Evidence of uncontrolled infection of any origin (viral, bacterial, or fungal).
- Active bacterial, fungal or mycobacterial infection at the time of screening.
- Tuberculosis requiring treatment within the two years prior to study enrollment.
- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, untreated hepatitis C or hepatitis B infection. Untreated hepatitis B is not an exclusion if hepatitis B is undetectable.
- Active acute or chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) requiring systemic therapy.
- Concurrent use of chronic systemic steroids or immunosuppressant medications.
- Known history of immunologic/autoimmune disease affecting the CNS unrelated to diagnosis of hematologic malignancy under treatment.
- Clinically significant pulmonary disease, defined as grade 2 or greater dyspnea or grade 2 or greater hypoxia.
- Clinically significant cardiac disease, defined as unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction in the last 6 months, and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II or IV heart failure. Subjects with unstable arrhythmias that are not stable with medical management in 2 weeks prior to day -2 are also excluded.
- Clinically significant hepatic disease, defined as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alkaline phosphatase >= 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN (unless related to Gilbert’s or Meulengracht’s syndrome). Subjects with a history of chronic liver disease, previous veno-occlusive disease, active alcohol abuse or history of alcohol abuse within the past 6 months are also excluded.
- Clinically significant renal disease, defined as calculated or measured creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min.
- Currently breastfeeding or pregnant. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days of study entry.
- Inability to swallow and retain oral medication or prior surgery or gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction that may affect drug absorption (i.e. gastric bypass surgery, gastrectomy).
- Receipt of a prior investigational agent within 4 weeks before day -3 or currently receiving any other investigational agents.
- Unable to receive prophylactic treatment for pneumocystis, herpes simplex virus (HSV) or varicella zoster virus (VZV) at screening.
- Any condition that would, in the investigator’s judgment, interfere with full participation in the study, including administration of medication, attendance of study visits, elevated risk of complications or interference with interpretation of the study data.
- A history of other malignancy with the exception of malignancies for which all treatment was completed at least 2 years before registration and the patient has no evidence of disease. Non-metastatic, non-melanoma skin cancers are not considered exclusionary.
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT05044039.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the safety and tolerability of treating patients receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel or brexucabtagene autoleucel with duvelisib.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the efficacy of duvelisib in preventing cytokine release syndrome in patients receiving treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel or brexucabtagene autoleucel.
II. To assess the efficacy of duvelisib in preventing immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) in patients receiving treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel or brexucabtagene autoleucel.
III. To assess the efficacy of duvelisib in enhancing patient response to treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel or brexucabtagene autoleucel.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To evaluate cytokine levels in the blood of patients receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel or brexucabtagene autoleucel with duvelisib.
II. To measure axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel and brexucabtagene autoleucel expansion kinetics in patients receiving duvelisib.
III. To determine the impact of duvelisib on immune cell subpopulations in patients receiving treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, lisocabtagene maraleucel or brexucabtagene autoleucel.
OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 cohorts.
COHORT A: Patients receive duvelisib orally (PO) once daily (QD) or twice daily (BID) starting on day -2 to day 28 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
COHORT B: Patients receive duvelisib PO QD or BID starting on day -2 to day 28. Following 2 weeks off of study therapy, patients then receive duvelisib PO QD or BID on days 1-14 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 5 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
All patients undergo positron emission tomography (PET) or computed tomography (CT) scans during screening and on the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at days 42, 56, 70, 90, 120, 150, and 180 for Cohort A and at days 42, 70, 90, 120, 150, 180, and 220 for Cohort B. All patients are follow-up for survival every year for 5 years.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationSiteman Cancer Center at Washington University
Principal InvestigatorArmin Ghobadi
- Primary ID202111018
- Secondary IDsNCI-2022-01290
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05044039