Phase 3, Interventional, Multicentre, Open-label, Randomized Study Comparing Rituximab Plus Zanubrutinib to Rituximab Monotherapy in Previously Untreated, Symptomatic Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma (RITZ)
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Rituximab
- Conditions
- Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
- Sponsor
- International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG)
- Enrollment
- 122
- Locations
- 105
- Primary Endpoint
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) rate at 3 years
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- last month
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and tolerability of the combination of two medicinal products, rituximab, and zanubrutinib, compared to rituximab monotherapy in patients with Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma (SMZL), previously untreated and who need systemic treatment.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Is the combination rituximab and zanubrutinib a more effective therapy than rituximab monotherapy?
- Is the combination therapy, rituximab and zanubrutinib, well tolerated?
Study participants will be put into one of the two treatment groups (rituximab and zanubrutinib or rituximab alone) for a maximum of two years and will undergo regular visits until three years from treatment start.
Detailed Description
Phase III, interventional, multicenter, open label, randomized study to evaluate whether treatment with zanubrutinib in combination with rituximab will result in an improvement in Progression Free Survival (PFS) compared to treatment with rituximab in patients with previously untreated splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). Approximately 120 subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive zanubrutinib and rituximab (Treatment Arm A) or rituximab (Treatment Arm B). The study will include a Screening Phase, a Treatment Phase, and a Follow-Up Phase. Subjects with investigator-confirmed progressive disease (PD) according to the Lugano 2014 criteria or unacceptable toxicity, or investigator/subject decision must discontinue study treatment. Patients who complete the treatment and patients who will discontinue treatment for any reason will enter the Follow-up Phase. The Response Follow-up Phase will occur for subjects who complete the treatment or discontinue for reasons other than disease progression and will include efficacy assessments every 24 weeks until investigator-assessed disease progression. Subjects with PD during the Response Follow-up Phase will continue to be followed in the Survival Follow-up Phase. An Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) will be responsible for independent review of the interim safety analysis on the first 20 enrolled patients in the experimental arm.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent in accordance with ICH/GCP regulations before registration and prior to any trial-specific procedures.
- •Confirmed diagnosis of SMZL, including Matutes immunophenotype score \<
- •Evaluation of the following features is desirable: absence of CD103 expression by flow cytometry, absence of Cyclin D1, BCL6, and CD10 expression by immunohistochemistry, and absence of the MYD88 L265P mutation. Patients with prominent splenomegaly and involvement of the splenic hilar and/or extra hilar lymph nodes are eligible
- •Previously untreated disease. Patients with prior hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who underwent HCV eradication and have persistent SMZL after 3 months post-eradication can be included.
- •Treatment needs according to the ESMO guideline criteria
- •Measurable lesions
- •Age ≥ 18 years.
- •European Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or
- •Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 x 109/L, platelet count ≥ 50 x 109/L, Hb \> 7.5 g/dl. Values below such thresholds are allowed if attributable to the underlying lymphoma. Transfusions are allowed if clinically indicated during screening.
- •Adequate hepatic and renal function and coagulation parameters
Exclusion Criteria
- •Previous splenectomy.
- •Any systemic therapy for SMZL.
- •Patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement.
- •Prior malignancy (other than the disease under study) within the past 2 years, except for curatively treated basal or squamous skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, or localized Gleason score ≤ 6 prostate cancer.
- •Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
- •History of cerebrovascular accident or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months before registration and known bleeding disorders (eg, von Willebrand's disease or hemophilia).
- •History of confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
- •Concomitant diseases that require anticoagulant therapy with warfarin or phenprocoumon or other vitamin K antagonists and patients treated with dual anti-platelet therapy. Patients being treated with factor Xa inhibitors (eg, rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban), direct thrombin inhibitors (e. dabigatran) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), or single anti-platelet agents (eg. aspirin, clopidogrel) can be included but must be properly informed about the potential risk of bleeding.
- •Malabsorption syndrome or other condition that precludes the enteral route of administration.
- •Any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring intravenous antimicrobial treatment.
Arms & Interventions
Arm A - Rituximab + Zanubrutinib
Zanubrutinib (160 mg BID orally continuous dosing) is administered for 12 cycles of 28 days each. After cycle 12: 1. Patients in Complete Response (CR) will stop treatment and enter the follow-up phase. 2. Patients in partial response (PR) will continue zanubrutinib treatment (160 mg BID orally continuous dosing) for 12 additional cycles of 28 days each for a total of 24 cycles. 3. Patients in stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD) will stop treatment and will enter the follow-up phase. Rituximab is infused at the dose of 375 mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of cycle 1 (28 days per cycle), then on day 1 of cycles 3, 6, 9, and 12 (28 days per cycle). After cycle 12: 1. Patients in CR will stop treatment and enter the follow-up phase. 2. Patients in PR will go on with rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV on day 1 of cycles 15, 18, 21, and 24 (28 days per cycle). 3. Patients in SD or PD will discontinue treatment and will enter the follow-up phase.
Intervention: Rituximab
Arm A - Rituximab + Zanubrutinib
Zanubrutinib (160 mg BID orally continuous dosing) is administered for 12 cycles of 28 days each. After cycle 12: 1. Patients in Complete Response (CR) will stop treatment and enter the follow-up phase. 2. Patients in partial response (PR) will continue zanubrutinib treatment (160 mg BID orally continuous dosing) for 12 additional cycles of 28 days each for a total of 24 cycles. 3. Patients in stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD) will stop treatment and will enter the follow-up phase. Rituximab is infused at the dose of 375 mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of cycle 1 (28 days per cycle), then on day 1 of cycles 3, 6, 9, and 12 (28 days per cycle). After cycle 12: 1. Patients in CR will stop treatment and enter the follow-up phase. 2. Patients in PR will go on with rituximab 375 mg/m2 IV on day 1 of cycles 15, 18, 21, and 24 (28 days per cycle). 3. Patients in SD or PD will discontinue treatment and will enter the follow-up phase.
Intervention: Zanubrutinib
Arm B - Rituximab
Rituximab is infused at the dose of 375 mg/m2 iv on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of cycle 1 (28 days per cycle), then on day 1 of cycles 3, 6, 9, and 12 (28 days per cycle). After cycle 12: 1. Patients in CR will stop treatment and enter the follow-up phase. 2. Patients in PR will go on with rituximab 375 mg/m2 iv on day 1 of cycles 15, 18, 21, and 24 (28 days per cycle). 3. Patients in SD or PD will discontinue treatment and will enter the follow-up phase
Intervention: Rituximab
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Progression Free Survival (PFS) rate at 3 years
Time Frame: From the date of randomization to the date of progression or the date of death from any cause until 3 years after randomization
PFS is defined as the time from the date of randomization until progression (assessed by the investigator per Lugano 2014 criteria) or death from any cause, whichever occurs first
Secondary Outcomes
- Best response(From date of treatment start until 24 months after treatment start)
- Best response - Matutes criteria(From date of treatment start until 24 months after treatment start)
- Complete remission rates - Matutes criteria(At 12 and 24 months after treatment start)
- Complete remission rates - Lugano 2014 criteria(At 12 and 24 months after treatment start)
- Time to next anti-lymphoma treatment (TTNT)(From the end of treatment to the start of the next anti-lymphoma therapy until 3 years after randomization)
- Duration of response (DoR)(From the time when criteria for response (ie, CR or PR) are met to the first documentation of relapse or progression until 3 years from randomization)
- Overall Survival (OS)(From the time of randomization until death as a result of any cause until 3 years from randomization)
- Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs)(From the time of ICF signature until 28 days after treatment discontinuation or until resolution of all treatment-related AEs, whichever occurs later, or starting of a new anti-neoplastic treatment up to 3 years from randomization)