A Study of PCI-32765 (Ibrutinib) Versus Rituximab in Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Leukemia/Lymphoma

A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 3 Study of the Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor PCI-32765 (Ibrutinib) Versus Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib versus rituximab in adult Asia Pacific region patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Rituximab; Drug: Ibrutinib

Detailed Description

This is a randomized (individuals assigned to study treatment by chance), open-label (identity of assigned study drug will be known) study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib versus rituximab in adult Asia Pacific region patients with relapsed/refractory CLL or SLL with active disease requiring treatment who have failed at least 1 prior line of therapy and are not considered appropriate candidates for treatment or retreatment with purine analog-based therapy. Approximately 150 patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:2 ratio into 2 treatment arms to receive either intravenous rituximab (Treatment Arm A) for 6 cycles or oral ibrutinib (Treatment Arm B) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first. The study will include screening, treatment, and follow-up phases. Treatment will extend from randomization until study drug discontinuation. Follow-up will consist of 2 phases: post-treatment (from the discontinuation of treatment for reasons other than disease progression until the patient has progressive disease) and post-disease progression (subsequent anticancer therapy and survival status will be recorded until death, lost to follow-up, consent withdrawal, or study closure). Patients in the rituximab arm with disease progression or who meet the International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (IWCLL) criteria for requiring subsequent anti-CLL therapy may be considered for cross over to receive ibrutinib 420 mg orally, daily until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal from study, or until study end whichever occurs earliest. Efficacy evaluations will assess for disease response and progression in accordance with International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 2008 criteria. Serial pharmacokinetic (study of what a drug does to the body) blood samples will be collected in the ibrutinib treatment group. Safety will be assessed throughout the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 160
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • Concord, Australia
  • Gosford, Australia
  • Heidelberg, Australia
  • Perth, Australia
  • Tweed Heads, Australia
• China
  • Beijing, China
  • Chendu, China
  • Fuzhou, China
  • Guangzhou, China
  • Jinan, China
  • Nanjing, China
  • Qingdao, China
  • Shanghai, China
  • Suzhou, China
  • Tianjin, China
  • Unk Hangzhou, China
  • Wuhan, China
  • Xian, China
• Malaysia
  • Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Melaka, Malaysia
  • Subang Jaya, Malaysia
• Taiwan
  • Changhua, Taiwan
  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Tainan, Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-1
• Diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/ small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) that meets protocol-defined criteria
• Laboratory values within protocol-defined parameters
• Active disease meeting International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 2008 criteria
• Received at least 1 prior therapy for CLL/SLL and not appropriate for treatment or retreatment with purine analog-based therapy
• Measurable nodal disease by computed tomography
• Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at Screening and agree to use highly effective methods of contraception during the study and for 90 days following the last dose with ibrutinib or 12 months following the last dose of rituximab

Exclusion Criteria:

• Central nervous system lymphoma or leukemia
• Prolymphocytic leukemia or history of or currently suspected Richter's transformation
• Refractory to prior rituximab-based therapy
• Received any chemotherapy, external beam radiation therapy, anticancer antibodies, or investigational drug within 30 days prior to first dose of study drug
• Corticosteroid use >20 mg within 1 week prior to first dose of study drug
• Radio- or toxin-conjugated antibody therapy within 10 weeks prior to first dose of study drug
• Prior autologous transplant within 6 months prior to first dose of study drug
• Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant
• Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study drug
• History of prior malignancy according to protocol-defined criteria
• Currently active clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months prior to first dose with study drug
• Uncontrolled active systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other ongoing anti-infective treatment administered intravenously
• History of human immunodeficiency virus or active infection with hepatitis B or C
• History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to random assignment
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Current life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the patient's safety, or put the study at risk
• Requires or receiving anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent Vitamin K antagonists
• Requires treatment with a strong CYP3A4/5 inhibitor
• Uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), defined as declining hemoglobin or platelet count secondary to autoimmune destruction within the screening period or requirement for high doses of steroids (greater than [>]20 milligram [mg] daily of prednisone daily or equivalent)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment Arm A	Drug: Rituximab; Up to 6 cycles (total of 8 doses administered by intravenous infusion): 375 mg/m2 on Day 1 of Cycle 1, 500 mg/m2 on Day 15 of Cycle 1 (Weeks 1-4); 500 mg/m2 on Day 1 and Day 15 of Cycle 2 (Weeks 5-8); and 500 mg/m2 on Day 1 of Cycles 3-6 (Weeks 9-24).
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment Arm B	Drug: Ibrutinib; 420 mg capsules administered by mouth daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression-free Survival (PFS)	Progression-free survival was defined as the interval between the date of randomization and the date of disease progression or death, whichever was first reported. International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (IWCLL) 2008 criteria for progressive disease (PD): New enlarged nodes greater than (>)1.5 centimeter (cm), new hepatomegaly or splenomegaly, or other organ infiltrates; greater than or equal to (>=)50 percent (%) increase from nadir in existing lymph node or >=50% increase from nadir in sum of product of diameters of multiple nodes; >=50% increase from nadir in enlargement of liver or spleen; >=50% increase from baseline in lymphocyte count (and to >=5*10^9/L) unless considered treatment-related lymphocytosis; New cytopenia (Hemoglobin b [Hgb] or platelets) attributable to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and transformation to a more aggressive histology.	From the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or death, whichever was first reported (Up to 3.7 years)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Response Rate (ORR)	ORR defined as number of participants achieving a complete response (CR), complete response with incomplete marrow recovery (CRi), nodular partial response (nPR) or partial response (PR). IWCLL 2008 criteria: CR- No lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly, no constitutional symptoms, neutrophils >1.5*10^9/liter (L), platelets >100*10^9/L, Hgb >11 gram per deciliter (g/dL) and absolute lymphocyte count <4000/microliter (mcL); CRi- CR with incomplete recovery of bone marrow; nPR- participants meet criteria for CR, but the bone marrow biopsy shows B-lymphoid nodules, may represent a clonal infiltrate; PR- >=50% drop in lymphocyte count from baseline or <=4.0*10^9/L with following: >=50% decrease in sum products of up to 6 lymph nodes, no new enlarged lymph nodes, When abnormal, >=50% decrease in enlargement of spleen from baseline or normalization and a response in 1 of following: Neutrophils >1.5*10^9/L, Platelets>100000/mcL and Hgb>11 g/dL or >=50% improvement over baseline in all.	From the date of randomization to disease progression (Up to 3.7 years)
Overall Survival (OS)	Overall survival was defined as the interval between the date of randomization and the date of death from any cause.	From the date of randomization to the date of death (Up to 3.7 years)
Number of Participants With Sustained Hematologic Improvement	Sustained hematologic improvement was defined as hematological improvement that was sustained continuously for greater than or equal to (>=) 56 days without blood transfusion or growth factors: 1) Platelet counts greater than (>)100* 109/liter (L) if baseline less than or equal to (<=) 100*109/L or increase >= 50 percent (%) over baseline; 2) Hemoglobin >11 gram per deciliters (g/dL) if baseline <= 11 g/dL or increase >= 2 g/dL over baseline.	From the date of randomization to disease progression (Up to 3.7 years)
Number of Participants With Clinically Relevant Shifts in Disease-Related Symptoms	The most common disease-related symptoms associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) (fatigue, weight loss, fevers, night sweats, and abdominal discomfort/splenomegaly) were reported by grade.	From the date of randomization to disease progression (Up to 3.7 years)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
• Collaborators: Pharmacyclics LLC.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): October 28, 2013
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): December 1, 2015
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): August 11, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 25, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 25, 2013
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): October 31, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): July 24, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 26, 2018
• Last Verified: June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Rituximab; Ibrutinib; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor; PCI-32765; Small lymphocytic lymphoma; Relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Relapsed or refractory small lymphocytic lymphoma; Asia Pacific region participants
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Leukemia, B-Cell; Lymphoma; Leukemia; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Rituximab
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR102604; PCI-32765CLL3002 (OTHER: Janssen Research & Development, LLC)

Drug and device information, study documents

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