Study of Brentuximab Vedotin (SGN-35) in Pediatric Participants With Relapsed or Refractory (r/r) Systemic Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma or Hodgkin Lymphoma

A Phase 1/2 Study of Brentuximab Vedotin (SGN-35) in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Systemic Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma or Hodgkin Lymphoma

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics, and determine the pediatric maximum tolerated dose and/or or recommended phase 2 dose of brentuximab vedotin.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma; Relapsed or Refractory Anaplastic Large-cell Lymphoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Brentuximab vedotin

Detailed Description

The drug being tested in this study is called brentuximab vedotin. Brentuximab vedotin is being tested to treat children who have relapsed or refractory (r/r) anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (sALCL) or Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). This study will look at the maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended phase 2 dose, safety and pharmacokinetics of brentuximab vedotin along with overall response of people who took brentuximab vedotin.

The study enrolled 36 patients. In the phase 1 portion of the study, 12 participants were enrolled to receive brentuximab vedotin 1.4-1.8 mg/kg, 30-minute IV infusion, Day 1 of every 21-day cycle, until there was evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Once the maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended phase 2 dose and pharmacokinetics of brentuximab vedotin was reached, participants were enrolled by diagnosis into two phase 2 study arms: relapsed or refractory sALCL or relapsed or refractory HL and received brentuximab vedotin 1.8 mg/kg as 30-minute IV on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle for up to 16 cycles. One participant received a maximum of 20 cycles at the joint discretion of the sponsor and the investigator for continued clinical benefit.

This multicenter trial is being conducted worldwide. The overall time to participate in this study is approximately 5 years. Participants made multiple visits to the clinic, and were contacted by telephone every 12 weeks for 12 months after the end of treatment (EOT) for progression free survival and then every 6 months until death, study closure, or 2 years after enrollment of the last participant for overall survival.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Bordeaux Cedex, France
  • Lyon, France
  • Paris Cedex 12, France
• Germany
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Frankfurt, Germany
  • Giessen, Germany
  • Halle, Germany
  • Munster, Germany
• Italy
  • Padova, Italy
  • Roma, Italy
• Mexico
  • Mexico Df, Mexico
• Netherlands
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Spain
  • Barcelona, Spain
• United Kingdom
  • London, United Kingdom
• United States
  • Colorado
    • Aurora, Colorado, United States
  • Missouri
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 18 years (ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female participants aged 2 to <18 years (5 to <18 years for Hodgkin lymphoma [HL])
• Diagnosis of systemic anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (sALCL), or HL for which standard, curative, life-prolonging, or palliative treatment does not exist or is no longer effective
• Participants with sALCL must have documented anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) status and must be beyond first remission or refractory to front-line chemotherapy
• Participants diagnosed with any relapsed or refractory CD30+ hematologic malignancy (e.g., primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma) may be included in phase 1 of the study
• Participants with HL must be in their second of later relapse, have failed systemic chemotherapy either as induction therapy for advanced stage disease or salvage therapy, and were ineligible for, refused, or previously received a stem cell transplant
• Performance score ≥ 60 from Lansky Play Performance Scale if ≤16 years
• Negative pregnancy test
• Fertile Participants must use 2 effective methods of contraception prior to and through 6 months after the last dose of the study drug

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current diagnosis of primary cutaneous ALCL (those with systemic ALCL are eligible)
• Received an allogeneic stem cell transplant <3 months prior to the first dose of study medication, or presence of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-detectable cytomegalovirus (CMV) in any post-allogeneic transplant participant
• Receiving immunosuppressive therapy
• Receiving systemic therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease (topical therapy is allowed)
• Previous treatment with any anti-CD30 antibody
• Therapeutic monoclonal antibody use within the longer of 6 weeks or 5 plasma half-lives
• Systemic cardiac disease that would, in the opinion of the investigator or medical monitor, interfere with assessment of efficacy or safety of the drug
• History of another primary malignancy not in remission for at least 3 years (the following are exempt from the 3-year limit: nonmelanoma skin cancer and cervical carcinoma in situ on biopsy or a squamous intraepithelial lesion on Pap smear)
• Known active cerebral/meningeal disease, including signs or symptoms of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) or any history of PML
• History of cirrhosis
• Active systemic viral, bacterial, or fungal infection requiring antimicrobial, antiviral therapy or antifungal therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug (routine antimicrobial prophylaxis is acceptable)
• Concurrent therapy with other anti-neoplastic or experimental agents
• Systemic corticosteroid therapy <7 days prior to first dose of the study medication
• Any serious underlying medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or medical monitor, would impair their ability to receive or tolerate the planned treatment
• Known hypersensitivity to recombinant proteins, murine proteins, or any excipient contained in the drug formulation
• Received nitrogen mustard agents, melphalan, or BCNU therapy within 6 weeks prior to the first study dose
• Prior autologous hematopoietic stem cell infusion <4 weeks prior to first study dose
• Grade 2 or greater unresolved toxicity from prior antineoplastic therapy
• Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy
• Female participants who are both lactating and breastfeeding, or have a positive serum pregnancy test during the screening period or a positive urine pregnancy test on Day 1 before the first dose of study drug
• Received local palliative radiation therapy <14 days prior to the first dose of study medication
• Received radiation therapy to more than 25% of the bone marrow-containing spaces < 84 days prior to first dose of study medication
• Received a strong or listed moderate inhibitor of CYP3A4 <2 weeks prior to first study dose
• Participants must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Brentuximab vedotin: Phase 1; Brentuximab vedotin 1.4 mg/kg, 30-minute IV infusion, Day 1 of every 21-day cycle, until there was evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Dose was escalated up to 1.8 mg/kg using a 3 + 3 dose escalation design to determine a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) depending upon the dose limiting toxicity (DLT).	Drug: Brentuximab vedotin; Brentuximab vedotin IV infusion; Other Names: SGN-35; ADCETRIS
EXPERIMENTAL: Brentuximab vedotin: Phase 2; Brentuximab vedotin 1.8 mg/kg, 30-minute IV infusion, Day 1 of every 21-day cycle, until there is evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity (Up to 16 cycles). Treatment with brentuximab vedotin beyond 16 cycles was permitted at the joint discretion of the sponsor and the investigator for those participants experiencing continued clinical benefit.	Drug: Brentuximab vedotin; Brentuximab vedotin IV infusion; Other Names: SGN-35; ADCETRIS

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (Phase 1)	An Adverse Event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. A Serious Adverse Event (SAE) is any experience that suggests a significant hazard, contraindication, side effect or precaution that: results in death, is life-threatening, required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect or is medically significant. A treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving study drug. AE severity was graded according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 4.03.	From the first dose through 30 days after the last dose of study medication (Up to 15 months)
Number of Participants With Abnormal Clinical Laboratory Values Reported as AEs (Phase 1)	Abnormal clinical laboratory values (serum chemistry and hematology) were reported as AEs if they were considered by the investigator to be a clinically significant change from Baseline or led to premature discontinuation of study treatment, dose modification, or other therapeutic intervention.	From the first dose through 30 days after the last dose of study medication (Up to 15 months)
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Vital Signs Values Reported as AEs (Phase 1)	Vital signs measurements included supine (after 3-5 minutes in this position) and standing (after 3-5 minutes in this position) measurements of diastolic and systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and oral temperature.	From the first dose through 30 days after the last dose of study medication (Up to 15 months)
Antibody-drug Conjugate (ADC) Serum Concentrations (Phase 1)	Blood samples were collected and tested for serum concentrations of brentuximab vedotin antibody-drug conjugate.	Cycle 1 and 8 pre-dose and 5 minutes, 24, 48, 96 and 312 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 pre-dose, 5 minutes and 24, 48 and 96 hours post-dose; Cycle 3 to 16 pre-dose and 5 minutes post-dose
Serum Concentration of Total Antibodies (Conjugated and Unconjugated) (Phase 1)	Blood samples were collected and tested for conjugated and unconjugated antibodies.	Cycle 1 and 8 pre-dose and 5 minutes, 24, 48, 96 and 312 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 pre-dose, 5 minutes and 24, 48 and 96 hours post-dose; Cycle 3 to 16 pre-dose and 5 minutes post-dose
Monomethyl Auristatin E (MMAE) Plasma Concentrations (Phase 1)	Blood samples were collected and tested for MMAE plasma concentrations.	Cycle 1 and 8 pre-dose and 5 minutes, 24, 48, 96 and 312 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 pre-dose, 5 minutes and 24, 48 and 96 hours post-dose; Cycle 3 to 16 pre-dose and 5 minutes post-dose
Overall Response Rate (ORR) (Phase 1 and 2)	Overall response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with complete remission (CR) or partial remission (PR) as assessed by an independent review facility (IRF) using International Working Group (IWG) Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. CR is defined as the disappearance of all evidence of disease and PR is defined as regression of measurable disease and no new sites.	Cycles 2, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 (21-day cycles) until disease progression, death or end of treatment (EOT) (Up to 15 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With Antitherapeutic Antibodies (ATA) and Neutralizing ATA (nATA) (Phase 1 and 2)	Blood samples were collected to assess the immunogenicity of brentuximab vedotin (ATA and nATA development) using a laboratory test. ATA-positive samples were further characterized as transiently ATA positive (defined as 1 or 2 post-Baseline ATA-positive responses), persistently ATA positive (defined as more than 2 post-Baseline ATA positive responses), and nATA positive or negative.	Baseline up to EOT (Up to 15 months)
Overall Response Rate (ORR) (Phase 1)	Overall response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with CR or PR as assessed by an IRF using IWG Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. CR is defined as the disappearance of all evidence of disease and PR is defined as regression of measurable disease and no new sites.	Cycles 2, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 (21-day cycles) until disease progression, death or EOT (Up to 15 months)
Time to Progression (TTP) (Phase 1 and 2)	TTP is defined as the time in months from first dose until the first subsequent documentation of objective tumor progression. Progressive disease (PD) is defined as any new lesion or increase by ≥50% of previously involved sites from nadir.	Cycles 2, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 (21-day cycles) until disease progression, death or EOT and then every 12 weeks for 12 months after EOT, until disease progression, or death (Up to 27 months)
Time to Response (Phase 1 and 2)	Time to response is defined as the time in months from the first dose of study treatment until the date of the first assessment of confirmed CR or PR. as assessed by an IRF using IWG revised response criteria for malignant lymphoma. CR is defined as the disappearance of all evidence of disease and PR is defined as regression of measurable disease and no new sites.	Cycles 2, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 (21-day cycles) until disease progression, death or EOT (Up to 15 months)
Duration of Response (DOR) (Phase 1 and 2)	DOR is defined as the time in months from the date of first documentation of a CR or PR to the date of first documentation of tumor progression or PD per IRF assessment according to IWG criteria or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first. CR is defined as the disappearance of all evidence of disease and PD is defined as any new lesion or increase by >50% of previously involved sites from nadir.	Cycles 2, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 (21-day cycles) until disease progression, death or EOT and then every 12 weeks for 12 months after EOT, until disease progression, or death or end of study (Up to 72 months)
Event Free Survival (EFS) (Phase 1 and 2)	EFS is defined as the time in months from first dose until any cause of treatment failure: disease progression, premature discontinuation of treatment for any reason, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PD is defined as any new lesion or increase by >50% of previously involved sites from nadir.	Cycles 2, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 (21-day cycles) until disease progression, death or EOT and then every 12 weeks for 12 months after EOT, until disease progression, or death (Up to 27 months)
Progression Free Survival (PFS) (Phase 1 and 2)	PFS is defined as time in months from start of study treatment to first documentation of objective tumor progression per IRF assessment or up to death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PD is defined as any new lesion or increase by >50% of previously involved sites from nadir.	Cycles 2, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 (21-day cycles) until disease progression, death or EOT and then every 12 weeks for 12 months after EOT, until disease progression, or death or end of study (Up to 72 months)
Overall Survival (OS) (Phase 1 and 2)	OS is the time in months from start of study treatment to date of death due to any cause.	Every 6 months after EOT, until the sooner of death, study closure, or 2 years after enrolment of the last participant (Up to 72 months)
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (Phase 1 and 2)	An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. A SAE is any experience that suggests a significant hazard, contraindication, side effect or precaution that: results in death, is life-threatening, required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect or is medically significant. A treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving study drug. AE severity was graded according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 4.03.	From the first dose through 30 days after the last dose of study medication (up to 15 months)
Number of Participants With Abnormal Clinical Laboratory Values Reported as AEs (Phase 1 and 2)	Abnormal clinical laboratory values (serum chemistry and hematology) were reported as AEs if they were considered by the investigator to be a clinically significant change from Baseline or led to premature discontinuation of study treatment, dose modification, or other therapeutic intervention.	From the first dose through 30 days after the last dose of study medication (Up to 15 months)
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Vital Signs Reported as AEs (Phase 1 and 2)	Vital signs measurements included supine (after 3-5 minutes in this position) and standing (after 3-5 minutes in this position) measurements of diastolic and systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and oral temperature.	From the first dose through 30 days after the last dose of study medication (Up to 15 months)
Antibody-drug Conjugate (ADC) Serum Concentrations (Phase 1 and 2)	Blood samples were collected and tested for serum concentrations of brentuximab vedotin antibody-drug conjugate.	Cycle 1 and 8 pre-dose and 5 minutes, 24, 48, 96 and 312 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 pre-dose, 5 minutes and 24, 48 and 96 hours post-dose; Cycle 3 to 16 pre-dose and 5 minutes post-dose
Serum Concentration of Total Antibodies (Conjugated and Unconjugated)	Blood samples were collected and tested for conjugated and unconjugated antibodies.	Cycle 1 and 8 pre-dose and 5 minutes, 24, 48, 96 and 312 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 pre-dose, 5 minutes and 24, 48 and 96 hours post-dose; Cycle 3 to 16 pre-dose and 5 minutes post-dose
Monomethyl Auristatin E (MMAE) Plasma Concentrations (Phase 1 and 2)	Blood samples were collected and tested for MMAE plasma concentrations.	Cycle 1 and 8 pre-dose and 5 minutes, 24, 48, 96 and 312 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 pre-dose, 5 minutes and 24, 48 and 96 hours post-dose; Cycle 3 to 16 pre-dose and 5 minutes post-dose

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Cheson BD, Pfistner B, Juweid ME, Gascoyne RD, Specht L, Horning SJ, Coiffier B, Fisher RI, Hagenbeek A, Zucca E, Rosen ST, Stroobants S, Lister TA, Hoppe RT, Dreyling M, Tobinai K, Vose JM, Connors JM, Federico M, Diehl V; International Harmonization Project on Lymphoma. Revised response criteria for malignant lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Feb 10;25(5):579-86. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.2403. Epub 2007 Jan 22.
• Suri A, Mould DR, Song G, Kinley J, Venkatakrishnan K. Population Pharmacokinetics of Brentuximab Vedotin in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Hematologic Malignancies: Model-Informed Hypothesis Generation for Pediatric Dosing Regimens. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Dec;60(12):1585-1597. doi: 10.1002/jcph.1682. Epub 2020 Jun 28.
• Locatelli F, Mauz-Koerholz C, Neville K, Llort A, Beishuizen A, Daw S, Pillon M, Aladjidi N, Klingebiel T, Landman-Parker J, Medina-Sanson A, August K, Sachs J, Hoffman K, Kinley J, Song S, Song G, Zhang S, Suri A, Gore L. Brentuximab vedotin for paediatric relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: a multicentre, open-label, phase 1/2 study. Lancet Haematol. 2018 Oct;5(10):e450-e461. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(18)30153-4.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): April 16, 2012
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): October 12, 2016
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): April 12, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 12, 2011
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): December 14, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): November 20, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 12, 2018
• Last Verified: November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Pediatric; Drug therapy; Lymphoma; Relapsed; Refractory; Hodgkin; Anaplastic Large-cell
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Lymphoma, T-Cell; Lymphoma; Hodgkin Disease; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Brentuximab Vedotin
• Other Study ID Numbers: C25002; 2011-001240-29 (EUDRACT_NUMBER); U1111-1158-2613 (REGISTRY: WHO); 133300410A0384 (REGISTRY: RNEC); NL38209.078.11 (REGISTRY: CCMO)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: Takeda makes patient-level, de-identified data sets and associated documents available after applicable marketing approvals and commercial availability have been received, an opportunity for the primary publication of the research has been allowed, and other criteria have been met as set forth in Takeda's Data Sharing Policy (see www.TakedaClinicalTrials.com/Approach for details). To obtain access, researchers must submit a legitimate academic research proposal for adjudication by an independent review panel, who will review the scientific merit of the research and the requestor's qualifications and conflict of interest that can result in potential bias. Once approved, qualified researchers who sign a data sharing agreement are provided access to these data in a secure research environment.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No