Study of ADCT-402 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Lineage Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL)

A Phase 1 Dose-escalation Study to Evaluate the Tolerability, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Antitumor Activity of ADCT-402 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Lineage Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL)

This study evaluates ADCT-402 in participants with Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Lineage Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL). Participants will participate in a dose escalation phase (Part 1) and dose expansion (Part 2). In Part 2, participants will receive the dose level identified in Part 1.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Lymphoma, Follicular; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell; Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Primary Mediastinal B-cell Lymphoma; Burkitt's Lymphoma; Lymphoma, Marginal Zone
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: ADCT-402

Detailed Description

Study ADCT-402-101 is the first clinical study with ADCT-402 in participants with B-cell Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL).

ADCT-402 is an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) composed of a humanized antibody directed against human cluster of differentiation 19 (CD19), stochastically conjugated via a valine-alanine cleavable, maleimide linker to a pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) dimer cytotoxin.

The study will be conducted in 2 parts. In Part 1 (dose escalation) participants will receive infusions of ADCT-402, at escalating doses. Part 1 will continue until the maximum tolerated dose is determined. In Part 2 (expansion), participants will be assigned to the recommended dose level(s) and schedule(s) of ADCT-402 identified in Part 1 by the Dose Escalation Steering Committee.

For each participant, the study will include a screening period (up to 28 days), a treatment period (until withdrawal), and a follow-up period to assess disease progression and survival for up to 12 months after the last dose of study drug. The total study duration will be dependent on overall participant tolerability to the study drug and response to treatment. It is anticipated that the duration of the entire study (Parts 1 and 2) could be approximately 3 years from first participant treated to last participant completed.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 183
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Italy
  • Milano, Italy
    • U.O Oncologia e Ematologia - Istituto Clinico Humanitas
• United Kingdom
  • London, United Kingdom, NW1 2BU
    • University College London Hospitals
  • Manchester, United Kingdom, M20 4BX
    • The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust
• United States
  • California
    • La Jolla, California, United States, 92093
      • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342
      • Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
      • Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
  • Missouri
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
      • Washington University School of Medicine
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • Columbia University Medical Center Herbert Irving Pavilion
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
      • University Hospitals of Cleveland
  • South Carolina
    • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
      • Greenville Health System, Institute for Translational Oncology Research, Clinical Research Unit
  • Wisconsin
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
      • Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin

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:

• Male or female participants, ages 18 years or older with pathologically confirmed relapsed or refractory B-cell lineage NHL who have failed or are intolerant to established therapy, or for whom no other treatment options are available.
• Refractory or relapsed B-cell NHL (per World health Organization [WHO] Classification system).
• Availability of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block.
• Measurable disease, as defined by the 2014 Lugano Classification.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2.
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1000/μL.
• Platelet count of ≥75000/μL.
• Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL without transfusion within the 2 weeks prior to Day 1.
• Serum/plasma creatinine ≤1.5 mg/dL.
• Serum/plasma alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); ≤ 5 times ULN if there is liver or bone involvement.
• Total serum/plasma bilirubin ≤1.5 times ULN.
• Negative blood or urine beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) pregnancy test within 7 days prior to Day 1 for women of childbearing potential.
• Males, and female participants who are biologically capable of having children, must agree to use a medically acceptable method of birth control.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who have any option for other treatment for B-cell NHL at the current state of disease.
• Active graft-versus-host disease.
• Autologous or allogenic transplant within the 60 days prior to the Screening visit.
• Known history of immunogenicity or hypersensitivity to a CD19 antibody.
• Evidence of myelodysplasia or myeloid leukemia by morphology, immunostains, flow cytometry, or cytogenetics on a bone marrow aspirate or biopsy.
• Known history of positive serum human ADA.
• Active autoimmune disease, motor neuropathy considered of autoimmune origin, and other central nervous system (CNS) autoimmune disease.
• Known seropositive for human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus, hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), or antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV).
• History of Steven's Johnson's syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
• Significant medical comorbidities, including uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure greater than 115 mm Hg), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (greater than New York Heart Association class II), severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia, poorly controlled diabetes, severe chronic pulmonary disease, coronary angioplasty, or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening, or uncontrolled atrial or ventricular cardiac arrhythmias.
• Use of any other experimental medication(s) within 14 days or 5 half-lives but in no case less than 14 days prior to start of study treatment on Cycle 1, Day 1, except if approved by Sponsor.
• Steroid use equivalent to greater than 20 mg of prednisone within 4 weeks (28 days) prior to Day 1.
• Major surgery, chemotherapy, systemic therapy (excluding steroids hydroxyurea steroids, and any targeted small molecules or biologics), or radiotherapy, within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) prior to Cycle 1, Day 1 treatment, except if approved by the Sponsor.
• Failure to recover (to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] Grade 0 or Grade 1) from acute non hematologic toxicity (except all grades alopecia or Grade 2 or lower neuropathy), due to previous therapy, prior to Screening.
• Congenital long QT syndrome or a corrected QTc interval ≥450 ms at the Screening visit.
• Active second primary malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers, non-metastatic prostate cancer, in situ cervical cancer, ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast, or other malignancy determined not be exclusionary.
• Any other significant medical illness, abnormality, or condition that would make the participant inappropriate for study participation or put the participant at risk.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Part 1: ADCT-402 dose escalation; In Part 1 (dose escalation) participants will receive intravenous (IV) infusions of ADCT-402 at escalating doses, according to a 3+3 study design. Doses will be escalated from 15 µg/kg to 200 µg/kg on Day 1 of each cycle, with cycle lengths of 3 or 6 weeks.	Drug: ADCT-402; intravenous infusion; Other Names: Zynlonta; Loncastuximab tesirine
Experimental: Part 2: ADCT-402 dose expansion; In Part 2 (expansion), participants will be assigned to the recommended dose level(s) and schedule(s) of ADCT-402 identified in Part 1 by the Dose Escalation Steering Committee. Participants will receive intravenous (IV) infusions of ADCT-402 at either 120 μg/kg or 150 μg/kg on Day 1 of each 3 week cycle (Q3W).	Drug: ADCT-402; intravenous infusion; Other Names: Zynlonta; Loncastuximab tesirine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants Who Experienced Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)	A DLT is defined as any of the following events, except those that are clearly due to underlying disease or extraneous causes: A hematologic DLT is defined as: CTCAE Grade 3 or 4 febrile neutropenia or neutropenic infection.; CTCAE Grade 4 neutropenia lasting >7 days.; CTCAE Grade 4 thrombocytopenia.; CTCAE Grade 3 thrombocytopenia with clinically significant bleeding, or Grade 3 thrombocytopenia requiring a platelet transfusion.; CTCAE Grade 4 anemia. A non-hematologic DLT is defined as: CTCAE Grade 4 tumor lysis syndrome (TLS). Grade 3 TLS will not constitute DLT unless it leads to irreversible end-organ damage.; CTCAE Grade 3 or higher AE (including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and electrolyte imbalances lasting more than 48 hours despite optimal therapy; excluding all grades of alopecia).; CTCAE Grade 3 or higher hypersensitivity reaction (regardless of premedication).; CTCAE Grade 2 or higher skin ulceration.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 to End of Cycle 1 (3 weeks); Q6W schedule: Day 1 to End of Cycle 1 (6 weeks)
Recommended Dose of ADCT-402 for Part 2	The recommended dose was established by the dose escalation steering committee and based on safety findings during Part 1 of the study.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 to End of Cycle 1 (3 weeks); Q6W schedule: Day 1 to End of Cycle 1 (6 weeks)
Number of Participants Reporting at Least One Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)	An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participants enrolled into this study regardless of its causal relationship to study drug. A TEAE is defined as any event not present before exposure to study drug or any event already present that worsens in either intensity or frequency after exposure to study drug.	Day 1 to End of Study (a maximum of 18 months)
Number of Participants Reporting at Least One Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Event (SAE)	An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant enrolled into this study regardless of its causal relationship to study drug. A treatment emergent AE (TEAE) is defined as any event not present before exposure to study drug or any event already present that worsens in either intensity or frequency after exposure to study drug. An SAE is defined as any event that results in death, is immediately life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect.	Day 1 to End of Study (a maximum of 18 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Response Rate (ORR)	ORR was defined as the number of participants with a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) at the time each participant discontinued treatment with ADCT-402, before the start of subsequent anticancer therapy or procedure. Tumor response was assessed using the 2014 Lugano Classification for response. CR is defined as achieving either of the following: Complete metabolic response.; Complete radiologic response (target node regress to <1.5 cm, no nonmeasured lesions, no organ enlargement, no new lesions and normal bone marrow morphology). PR is defined as achieving either of the following: Partial metabolic response (findings indicate residual disease).; Partial remission (>50% decrease in target measurable nodes, regression/ absence/ no increase of nonmeasured lesions, spleen regressed by >50% in length and no new lesions).	Baseline to End of Study (a maximum of 18 months)
Duration of Response (DoR)	DoR is defined among responders (complete response [CR] and partial response [PR]) as the time from the earliest date of first response until the first date of either disease progression or death due to any cause. Tumor response was assessed using the 2014 Lugano Classification for response. Disease progression is defined as progressive metabolic disease or one of the follow: Target node progression.; An individual extranodal lesion must be abnormal with length >1.5cm and/or increase of length >50%.; New or clear progression of nonmeasured lesions.; Regrowth of previously resolved lesions or new nodes >1.5 cm in length.; New or recurrent bone marrow involvement. DoR is presented overall for all participants who received ADCT-402, as specified in protocol section 7.4.	Baseline to End of Study (a maximum of 18 months)
Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from the first dose of study drug treatment until the date of death due to any cause. OS is presented overall for all participants who received ADCT-402, as specified in protocol section 7.4.	Baseline to End of Study (a maximum of 18 months)
Progression-free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined among the efficacy population as the time from first dose of study drug until either disease progression or death due to any cause. Tumor response was assessed using the 2014 Lugano Classification for response. Disease progression is defined as progressive metabolic disease or one of the follow: Target node progression.; An individual extranodal lesion must be abnormal with length >1.5cm and/or increase of length >50%.; New or clear progression of nonmeasured lesions.; Regrowth of previously resolved lesions or new nodes >1.5 cm in length.; New or recurrent bone marrow involvement. PFS is presented overall for all participants who received ADCT-402, as specified in protocol section 7.4.	Baseline to End of Study (a maximum of 18 months)
Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) for ADCT-402	Cmax for Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Time to Reach the Maximum Serum Concentration (Tmax) for ADCT-402	Tmax for Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Area Under the Serum Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) for ADCT-402	AUClast for Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Area Under the Serum Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the End of the Dosing Interval (AUCtau) for ADCT-402	AUCtau for Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity (AUCinf) for ADCT-402	AUCinf for Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Terminal Half-life (Thalf) of ADCT-402	Thalf of Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Apparent Clearance (CL) at Steady State for ADCT-402	CL of Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Volume of Distribution at Steady State (Vss) for ADCT-402	Vss for Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Accumulation Index (AI) for ADCT-402	AI for Pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) conjugated antibody (Ab), total Ab and free warhead (SG3199). AI is the ratio of area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC) from 0 to 21 days for Cycle 2 divided by AUC from 0 to 21 days for Cycle 1 (Q3W schedule: 3 week cycle length; Q6W schedule: 6 week cycle length). It is the increase in drug plasma concentration after multiple dosing until a steady state is reached. Results for Part 1 and Part 2 have been pooled for the same dosage and schedule, as specified in the protocol.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (3 weeks cycle); Q6W schedule: Day 1 (pre-dose and 1 to 6 hours post-dose), and days 2, 3, 5, 8, 15 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (6 week cycle)
Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibody Response (ADA) Against ADCT-402	Blood serum samples were collected and analysed to determine the presence or absence of ADA. ADA is presented overall for all participants who received ADCT-402, as specified in protocol section 7.4.	Q3W schedule: Day 1 to End of Cycle 1 (3 weeks); Q6W schedule: Day 1 to End of Cycle 1 (6 weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: ADC Therapeutics S.A.

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Hess B, Townsend W, Ai W, Stathis A, Solh M, Alderuccio JP, Ungar D, Liao S, Liao L, Khouri L, Zhang X, Boni J. Efficacy and Safety Exposure-Response Analysis of Loncastuximab Tesirine in Patients with B cell non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. AAPS J. 2021 Dec 10;24(1):11. doi: 10.1208/s12248-021-00660-3.
• Hamadani M, Radford J, Carlo-Stella C, Caimi PF, Reid E, O'Connor OA, Feingold JM, Ardeshna KM, Townsend W, Solh M, Heffner LT, Ungar D, Wang L, Boni J, Havenith K, Qin Y, Kahl BS. Final results of a phase 1 study of loncastuximab tesirine in relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood. 2021 May 13;137(19):2634-2645. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020007512.
• Kahl BS, Hamadani M, Radford J, Carlo-Stella C, Caimi P, Reid E, Feingold JM, Ardeshna KM, Solh M, Heffner LT, Ungar D, He S, Boni J, Havenith K, O'Connor OA. A Phase I Study of ADCT-402 (Loncastuximab Tesirine), a Novel Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-Based Antibody-Drug Conjugate, in Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Dec 1;25(23):6986-6994. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-0711. Epub 2019 Nov 4.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 21, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): February 21, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 27, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): January 29, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 19, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 27, 2021
• Last Verified: April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Loncastuximab tesirine
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Virus Diseases; Infections; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Hematologic Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Hemostatic Disorders; Paraproteinemias; Blood Protein Disorders; DNA Virus Infections; Tumor Virus Infections; Neoplasms, Plasma Cell; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Leukemia; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections; Herpesviridae Infections; Leukemia, B-Cell; Lymphoma, B-Cell; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, Follicular; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Burkitt Lymphoma; Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell; Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Loncastuximab tesirine
• Other Study ID Numbers: ADCT-402-101; 2016-000952-92 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No