Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Haematological
Age
18 - 80
Clinical summary
Summary
This is a randomised, double-blind trial assessing the efficacy and safety of Tafasitamab plus Lenalidomide in addition to R-CHOP, versus R-CHOP alone, is in people with previously untreated, high-intermediate, and high-risk, patients with newly diagnosed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL). The trial has one experimental and one placebo comparator arms. Participants in the Experimental Arm will receive Tafasitamab plus lenalidomide in addition to R-CHOP for six 21-day cycles. Tafasitamab dose: 12 mg/kg body weight. Each 21-day cycle (cycles 1-6) will comprise of a tafasitamab intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1, Day 8 and Day 15. Lenalidomide dose: 25 mg as a starting dose per os (orally) once per day on Days 1-10 of each 21-day cycle. R-CHOP dose: Rituximab (or locally approved biosimilar) 375 mg/m2, IV Day 1 of every 21-day cycle; Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2, IV Day 1 of 21-day cycle; Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2, IV Day 1 of 21-day cycle; Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 (max 2 mg) IV Day 1 of 21-day cycle; Prednisone/prednisolone 100 mg/day, per os, Day 1-5 of every 21-day cycle. Participants in the Placebo Comparator arm will receive Tafasitamab placebo plus lenalidomide placebo in addition to R-CHOP for six 21-day cycles. Tafasitamab placebo: 0.9% saline solution Days 1, 8 and 15 of each 21-day cycle. Lenalidomide placebo: Days 1-10 of each 21-day cycle. R-CHOP dose: Rituximab (or locally approved biosimilar) 375 mg/m2, IV Day 1 of every 21-day cycle; Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2, IV Day 1 of 21-day cycle; Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2, IV Day 1 of 21-day cycle; Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 (max 2 mg) IV Day 1 of 21-day cycle; Prednisone/prednisolone 100 mg/day, per os, Day 1-5 of every 21-day cycle.
Conditions
This trial is treating people with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
Eligibility
Inclusion
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Previously untreated patients with local biopsy-proven, CD20-positive DLBCL, including one of the following diagnoses by 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of lymphoid neoplasms are eligible:
- DLBCL, NOS including GCB type, ABC type
- T-cell rich large BCL
- Epstein-Barr virus-positive DLBCL, NOS
- Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive large BCL
- Human herpes virus-8 (HHV8)-positive DLBCL, NOS
- High-grade BCL with MYC and B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) and/or B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) rearrangements (double-hit or triple-hit lymphoma). Please note: Patients must be appropriate candidates for R-CHOP. If an investigator deems a patient with a known double- or triple-hit lymphoma (HGBL) should be treated more aggressively (e.g. dose-adjusted etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and rituximab [DA-EPOCH-R] or cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone (CVAD) followed by methotrexate and cytarabine [Hyper CVAD]), this patient would not be considered eligible for this study
- HGBL-NOS
- DLBCL coexistent with either follicular lymphoma (FL) of any grade, gastric MALT lymphoma or non-gastric MALT lymphoma
- FL grade 3b
- Availability of archival or freshly collected tumor tissue sent for retrospective central pathology review
- IPI status of 3 to 5 (for patients > 60 years of age) or aaIPI 2 to 3 (for patients ≤ 60 years of age)
- Diagnosis to treatment interval, defined as the time between the date of DLBCL diagnosis (date of the first biopsy specimen containing B Cell lymphoma according to the local pathology report) and the start of treatment (C1D1) ≤ 28 days
- ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
- Left ventricular ejection fraction equal to or greater 50% as assessed by local echocardiography or cardiac multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan
- Adequate hematologic function
- Female participants: Agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods and refrain from breast feeding and donating eggs; agreement to ongoing pregnancy testing during the course of the study, and after study therapy has ended
- Male participants: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a condom and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
Inclusion
- You have been diagnosed with cancer, but have not received any treatment.
- You are able to swallow medication by mouth.
Exclusion
- You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.
- You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
- You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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Trial sponsor
MorphoSys AG
Scientific Title
A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide in Addition to R-CHOP Versus R-CHOP in Previously Untreated, High-intermediate and High-risk Patients With Newly-diagnosed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
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