Ruxolitinib Phosphate to Treat Diffuse Large B-Cell or Peripheral T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma After Stem Cell Transplant

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Refractory Mature T-Cell and NK-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Recurrent Mature T- and NK-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Interventions: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Drug: Ruxolitinib Phosphate

Registration Number: NCT01431209

Lead Sponsor: University of Nebraska

Brief Summary: This phase II trial studies how well ruxolitinib phosphate works in treating patients with diffuse large B-cell or peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has returned (relapsed) or that does not respond to treatment (refractory) after donor stem cell transplant. Ruxolitinib phosphate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess the overall response rate (ORR) of subjects with relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) who are relapsed or refractory to front-line treatment and ineligible for stem cell transplantation or have recurrent disease after stem cell transplantation to oral ruxolitinib (ruxolitinib phosphate).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate safety of oral ruxolitinib in subjects with DLBCL and PTCL. II. Determine progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response, and overall response (OS) in subjects with DLBCL and PTCL.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Explore the relationship between responses to oral ruxolitinib and alterations in gene expression profiling (GEP) signatures as well as biomarker immunophenotypic changes related to JAK2/STAT3, NF-kB, PI3K/AKT, and mTOR pathways.

II. Evaluate potential effect of oral ruxolitinib exposure on JAK2/STAT3 pathway inhibition in serial tumor samples.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive ruxolitinib phosphate orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months thereafter.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 71

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects must have histologically documented relapsed or refractory disease, with a diagnosis of one of the following lymphoid malignancies: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, peripheral T-cell lymphoma (any subtype); subjects must have received at least one prior systemic chemotherapy and must have either received an autologous stem cell transplant, refused or been deemed ineligible for an autologous stem cell transplant
Subjects must be willing and able to have a fresh tumor biopsy prior to start of study treatment for research evaluations and cohort categorizing; Note: if insufficient fresh tissue is obtained to provide sub-classification for cohorts, then tissue material from a previous relapse biopsy and/or original diagnostic block may be requested to meet this criterion
Subjects must have measurable lesions (at least one target lesion measuring 2 cm in diameter) by computerized tomography (CT) scan, and/or measurable lymphoma cutaneous lesions of any size
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mm^3
Platelet count >= 75,000/mm^3
Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL
Serum creatinine =< 2.0 g/dL or calculated creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault method)
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) or =< 5 x ULN if liver involved by lymphoma
Bilirubin < 2.0 x ULN unless subject has Gilbert's disease, low-grade hemolysis, or liver involvement with lymphoma
At least 2 weeks since prior chemotherapy, biological therapy, radiation therapy, major surgery, other investigational, or anti-cancer therapy that is considered disease-directed and recovered from prior toxicities to grade 0-1 at least 2 weeks prior to investigational therapy
Females will be either postmenopausal for at least 1 year or surgically sterile for at least 3 months; OR females of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and agree to take appropriate precautions to avoid pregnancy from screening until 3 months after their last dose of study medication
Males must agree to take appropriate precautions to avoid fathering a child from screening until 3 months after their last dose of study medication
Able to comprehend and willing to sign an informed consent form (ICF)

Exclusion Criteria

History of or active central nervous system (CNS) malignancy
Allogeneic stem cell transplant within the last 6 months, or active-graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic transplant, or subjects currently on immunosuppressive therapy following allogeneic transplant
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements as judged by treating physician; subjects receiving antibiotics that are under control may be included in the study
Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Clinically symptomatic and uncontrolled cardiovascular disease
History of myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, or symptomatic congestive heart failure, within the 6 months prior to study drug administration
Current or recent history (< 21 days prior to start of treatment) of a clinically significant bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic or mycobacterial infection
History of other malignancy, with the exception of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or other malignancies that have been in remission for at least 3 years
Presence of a malabsorption syndrome possibly affecting drug absorption (e.g., Crohn's disease or chronic pancreatitis)
Any prior or concomitant use of another JAK inhibitor
Known active hepatitis B or C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, are unable or unlikely to comply with the dosing schedule and study evaluations

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment (ruxolitinib phosphate)	Ruxolitinib Phosphate	Patients receive ruxolitinib phosphate PO BID on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment (ruxolitinib phosphate)	Laboratory Biomarker Analysis	Patients receive ruxolitinib phosphate PO BID on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall Response Rate	24 weeks	Number of patients achieving overall response rate

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall Survival (OS)	From the date of start of treatment to date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 60 months	The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate the median OS time and its 95% CI.
Progression-free Survival	From the date of start of treatment to the date of event defined as the first documented progression or death due to any cause, assessed up to 60 months.	The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate the median PFS time and its 95% CI.

Trial Locations

Locations (3): National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Mayo Clinic
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Rochester, Minnesota, United States