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A Study of Vemurafenib and Obinutuzumab Compared to Cladribine and Rituximab in People with Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06561360
Lead Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brief Summary

The researchers are doing this study to compare the safety of vemurafenib in combination with obinutuzumab to the standard of approach of cladribine in combination with rituximab. The researchers will look at which treatment causes fewer or milder side effects. Researchers think vemurafenib and obinutuzumab (non-chemotherapy drugs) may cause fewer side effects compared with the usual approach of chemotherapy drugs. They will also compare the two approaches to see which approach is more effective at eliminating cancer cells.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
86
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age

  • Histologically confirmed classical HCL by the enrolling institution

  • Presence of BRAF V600E mutation as confirmed by PCR, NGS or immunohistochemistry. If patient is known to have negative BRAF mutation, repeat testing is advisable as well as discussion with the main study principal investigator.

  • Has not received any prior therapy for the disease

  • Patients who meet the standard treatment initiation criteria, as defined by ANC ≤1.0, Hgb ≤ 10.0 or PLT ≤100K

  • ECOG performance status of 0 - 2

  • Acceptable pre-study organ function during screening as defined as:

    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN);
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5x ULN; and
    • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5x ULN
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) without evidence of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias or ischemia as determined by the investigator and a rate-corrected QT interval (QTc, Bazett's formula) of < 480 msec

  • For women of childbearing potential, agreement to the use of two acceptable methods of contraception, including one barrier method, during the study and for 6 months after discontinuation of vemurafenib and cladribine, and 18 months after discontinuation of rituximab and obinutuzumab

  • For men with female partners of childbearing potential, agreement to use a latex condom and to advise their female partner to use an additional method of contraception during the study and for 6 months after discontinuation of vemurafenib

  • Negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of commencement of treatment in women of childbearing potential

Exclusion Criteria
  • Have had previous treatment for HCL, including purine analogs, vemurafenib, rituximab, obinutuzumab, and other investigational agents. Previous treatment with transfusions and other supportive care such as G-CSF and erythropoietin are allowed.

  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs.

  • Patients with known long QT syndrome or uncorrectable electrolyte abnormalities

  • Clinically significant history of liver disease, including viral or other hepatitis, current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis.

  • Presence of positive test results for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C (HCV) antibody

    ° Patients with occult or prior HBV infection (defined as positive total hepatitis B core antibody [HBcAb] and negative HBsAg) may be included if HBV DNA is undetectable. These patients must be willing to undergo monthly DNA testing and take HBV viral prophylaxis such as entecavir.

  • Known infection with HIV or human T-cell leukemia virus 1 (HTLV-1)

  • Active uncontrolled infection, e.g. persistent bacteremia, supplemental oxygen or pressor supports, etc.

  • Live vaccination within 28 days of randomization

  • Patients with concurrent active malignancies as defined by malignancies requiring any therapy other than expectant observation or hormonal therapy, with the exception of squamous and basal cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ cervical cancer, adequately treated stage I/II cancer from which the patient is current in complete remission, or any other cancer from which the patient has been disease free for five years

  • Malabsorption syndrome or other condition that precludes enteral route of administration

  • Patients with HCL variant (as defined by absence of expression of CD25)

  • Pregnant or lactating, or intending to become pregnant during the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Vemurafenib plus ObinutuzumabVemurafenibPatients assigned to the study arm will receive vemurafenib orally twice daily (b.i.d.) continuously in cycles of 4 weeks (28 days) for a total of 4 cycles. Obinutuzumab will be administered concomitantly with vemurafenib starting at cycle 2 of treatment in cycles of 4 weeks. Obinutuzumab infusions will be administered on days 1, 8 and 15 during the cycle 2 and every 4 weeks during the cycle 3 and 4 of treatment.
Standard treatment of Cladribine plus RituximabCladribinePatients assigned to the SOC arm will receive cladribine IV on days 1-5 concurrently with rituximab IV per week for 8 times, i.e., weekly x8 from day 1.
Vemurafenib plus ObinutuzumabObinutuzumabPatients assigned to the study arm will receive vemurafenib orally twice daily (b.i.d.) continuously in cycles of 4 weeks (28 days) for a total of 4 cycles. Obinutuzumab will be administered concomitantly with vemurafenib starting at cycle 2 of treatment in cycles of 4 weeks. Obinutuzumab infusions will be administered on days 1, 8 and 15 during the cycle 2 and every 4 weeks during the cycle 3 and 4 of treatment.
Standard treatment of Cladribine plus RituximabRituximabPatients assigned to the SOC arm will receive cladribine IV on days 1-5 concurrently with rituximab IV per week for 8 times, i.e., weekly x8 from day 1.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidences of ≥ grade 3 treatment-related toxicitieswithin 6 months of treatment

per CTCAE v5.0 within first 6 months from the start of the treatment to account delayed toxicities of the treatments

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
complete remission2 years

Response will be determined by the Consensus Resolution response criteria.

Complete response (CR)

* A morphological absence of hairy cells in the blood and bone marrow

* A normalization of any organomegaly and cytopenias

partial response2 years

Partial response (PR)

°A normalization of cytopenias

°≥50% reduction in organomegaly and bone marrow hairy cells.

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

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Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

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Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

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Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Commack - Suffolk (Limited Protocol Activities)

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Commack, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

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Harrison, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

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New York, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

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Uniondale, New York, United States

Ohio State University

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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