Olaparib and High-Dose Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Lymphomas Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant

Olaparib Combined With High-Dose Chemotherapy for Refractory Lymphomas

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of olaparib when given together with high-dose chemotherapy in treating patients with lymphomas that have come back or does not treatment and are undergoing stem cell transplant. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as olaparib, vorinostat, gemcitabine, busulfan, and melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving olaparib and high-dose chemotherapy together may work better in treating patients with relapsed/refractory lymphomas undergoing stem cell transplant than with chemotherapy alone.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma; Refractory T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma; Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma; Recurrent T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pharmacokinetic Study; Drug: Gemcitabine; Biological: Rituximab; Drug: Olaparib; Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Busulfan; Drug: Vorinostat; Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of olaparib combined with vorinostat/gemcitabine/busulfan/melphalan with autologous stem-cell transplant [ASCT]).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the 2-year event-free survival (EFS). II. 2-year overall survival (OS). III. Complete remission (CR) rate. IV. Overall remission rate (ORR). V. Describe the toxicity profile. VI. Describe changes of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage response and repair, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition and downstream cellular effects in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and, when available, malignant lymphocytes obtained by fine needle aspiration (FNA) of peripheral lymph nodes.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of olaparib.

Patients receive olaparib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days -11 to -3, vorinostat PO on days -10 to -3, gemcitabine intravenously (IV) over 4.5 hours on days -9 and -4, busulfan IV over 3 hours on day -9 to -6, melphalan IV over 30 minutes on days -4 and -3, and undergo peripheral blood stem cell transplant IV over 30-60 minutes on day 0. Patients with CD20+ tumors also receive rituximab IV over 3-6 hours on day -10.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 1-2 days for 30 days and then every 2 weeks for up to 100 days.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 50
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • M D Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18-65

2. Patients with:

   2.1 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with one of the following: 2.1.1 Primary refractory (no CR to 1st line) 2.1.2 High-risk relapse, defined as any of the following: CR1 <6 mo, secondary IPI >1, or LDH > 225 U/L. 2.1.3 Refractory relapse: No response to >/= 1 salvage line and not eligible to receive other novel salvage therapies, such as CAR-T in a timely fashion or have already failed these.

   2.2 Hodgkin's with one of the following: 2.2.1 Primary refractory (no CR or PD within 3 months) 2.2.2 High-risk relapse, defined as any of the following: CR1 <1 year, extranodal relapse, or B symptoms.

   2.2.3 Refractory relapse: No response to >/= 1 salvage line 2.3 T-non Hodgkin's lymphoma (T-NHL) with one of the following: 2.3.1 Primary refractory (no CR to 1st line) 2.3.2 High-risk relapse (within 6 months) 2.3.3 Refractory relapse to >/= 1 line of salvage 2.3.4 Any other lymphoma that is refractory or relapsed and that does not qualify for autologous transplant protocols of higher priority.

3. Adequate renal function (creatinine clearance estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation of >/= 51 mL/min: Estimated creatinine clearance = (140-age [years]) x weight (kg) (xF)a / serum creatinine (mg/dL) x 72 [a where F=0.85 for females and F=1 for males.]
4. Adequate hepatic function (Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT)) / Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT)) </= 3.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases or a systemic inflammatory picture secondary to the lymphoma are present in which case they must be </= 6x ULN; total bilirubin </= 2.5 x ULN or </= 3.5 x ULN if Gilbert's disease)
5. Prothrombin time (PT) </=1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal
6. Adequate pulmonary function (FEV1, FVC and DLCOc >/= 50% of predicted)
7. Adequate cardiac function (LVEF >/= 40%, no uncontrolled arrhythmias or symptomatic cardiac disease
8. ECOG performance status <2
9. Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
10. Patients must have a life expectancy >/= 16 weeks

11. Postmenopausal or evidence of non-childbearing status for women of childbearing potential: negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 28 days and within 72 hours of study treatment and confirmed prior to receiving treatment on this study. Patients with positive results will be removed from the study. Postmenopausal is defined as one of the following:

    11.1 Amenorrheic for 1 year or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments.

    11.2 Luteinizing hormone (LH) and Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the postmenopausal range for women under 50.

    11.3 Radiation-induced oophorectomy with last menses >1 year ago. 11.4 Chemotherapy-induced menopause with >1 year interval since last menses. 11.5 Surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy). 11.6 Female patients must agree to use a highly effective birth control method while on study and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study drug(s).

12. Male patients and their partners, who are sexually active and of childbearing potential, must agree to the use of two highly effective forms of contraception in combination, throughout the period of taking study treatment and for 6 months after last dose of study drug(s) to prevent pregnancy in a partner.
13. Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations.
14. Prior apheresis of >/= 3 million CD34+ cells/Kg.

Eligibility for ASCT is determined by the above inclusion criteria 3-7.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Persistent toxicities (>Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event (CTCAE) grade 2) caused by previous cancer therapy, excluding alopecia.
2. Prior whole brain irradiation
3. Active hepatitis B, either active carrier (HBsAg +) or viremic (HBV DNA >/= 10,000 copies/mL, or >/= 2,000 IU/mL)
4. Evidence of either cirrhosis or stage 3-4 liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or positive hepatitis C serology
5. Active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics
6. Patients who are known to be serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
7. Patients receiving any systemic chemotherapy or radiotherapy (except for palliative reasons) within 3 weeks prior to study treatment
8. Pregnancy
9. Other malignancy within the last 5 years except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in situ cancer of the cervix, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), Stage 1, grade 1 endometrial carcinoma, or other solid tumors.
10. Resting ECG with QTcF > 470 msec on 2 or more time points within a 24 hour period or family history of long QT syndrome.
11. Concomitant use of known strong CYP3A inhibitors (eg. itraconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, protease inhibitors boosted with ritonavir or cobicistat, indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, boceprevir, telaprevir) or moderate CYP3A inhibitors (eg. ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, diltiazem, fluconazole, verapamil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 2 weeks.
12. Concomitant use of known strong (eg. phenobarbital, enzalutamide, phenytoin, rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, carbamazepine, nevirapine and St John's Wort ) or moderate CYP3A inducers (eg. bosentan, efavirenz, modafinil). The required washout period prior to starting olaparib is 5 weeks for enzalutamide or phenobarbital and 3 weeks for other agents.
13. Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukaemia or with features suggestive of MDS/AML.
14. Patients with symptomatic uncontrolled brain metastases. A scan to confirm the absence of brain metastases is not required. The patient can receive a stable dose of corticosteroids before and during the study as long as these were started at least 4 weeks prior to treatment. Patients with spinal cord compression unless considered to have received definitive treatment for this and evidence of clinically stable disease for 28 days.
15. Major surgery within 2 weeks of starting study treatment and patients must have recovered from any effects of any major surgery.
16. Uncontrolled non-malignant systemic disease or active, uncontrolled infection. Examples include, but are not limited to, uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, recent (within 3 months) myocardial infarction, uncontrolled major seizure disorder, unstable spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, extensive interstitial bilateral lung disease on High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) scan or any psychiatric disorder that prohibits obtaining informed consent.
17. Patients unable to swallow orally administered medication and patients with gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of the study medication.
18. Breast feeding women.
19. Patients with a known hypersensitivity to olaparib or any of the excipients of the product.
20. Medical, psychiatric, cognitive or other conditions that compromise the patient's ability to understand the patient information, to give informed consent, to comply with the study protocol or to complete the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Treatment (olaparib, high-dose chemotherapy, transplant); Patients receive olaparib PO BID on days -11 to -3, vorinostat PO on days -10 to -3, gemcitabine IV over 4.5 hours on days -9 and -4, busulfan IV over 3 hours on day -9 to -6, melphalan IV over 30 minutes on days -4 and -3, and undergo peripheral blood stem cell transplant IV over 30-60 minutes on day 0. Patients with CD20+ tumors also receive rituximab IV over 3-6 hours on day -10.

Other: Pharmacokinetic Study; Correlative studies; Other Names: PHARMACOKINETIC; PK Study; Drug: Gemcitabine; Given IV; Other Names: dFdCyd; dFdC; Difluorodeoxycytidine; Biological: Rituximab; Given IV; Other Names: Rituxan; MabThera; ABP 798; BI 695500; C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Chimeric Anti-CD20 Antibody; CT-P10; IDEC-102; IDEC-C2B8; IDEC-C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Monoclonal Antibody IDEC-C2B8; PF-05280586; Rituximab ABBS; Rituximab Biosimilar ABP 798; Rituximab Biosimilar BI 695500; Rituximab Biosimilar CT-P10; Rituximab Biosimilar GB241; Rituximab Biosimilar IBI301; Rituximab Biosimilar JHL1101; Rituximab Biosimilar PF-05280586; Rituximab Biosimilar RTXM83; Rituximab Biosimilar SAIT101; rituximab biosimilar TQB2303; rituximab-abbs; RTXM83; Truxima; Drug: Olaparib; Given PO; Other Names: Lynparza; AZD 2281; AZD-2281; AZD2281; KU-0059436; PARP Inhibitor AZD2281; Drug: Melphalan; Given IV; Other Names: CB-3025; L-PAM; Alanine Nitrogen Mustard; L-Phenylalanine Mustard; L-Sarcolysin Phenylalanine mustard; L-Sarcolysine; Melphalanum; Phenylalanine Mustard; Sarcoclorin; Sarkolysin; WR-19813; L-sarcolysin; Phenylalanine nitrogen mustard; Drug: Busulfan; Given IV; Other Names: Busulfex; Misulfan; Mitosan; Myeloleukon; Myelosan; 1, 4-Bis[methanesulfonoxy]butane; BUS; Bussulfam; Busulfanum; Busulphan; CB 2041; CB-2041; Glyzophrol; GT 41; GT-41; Joacamine; Methanesulfonic Acid Tetramethylene Ester; Methanesulfonic acid, tetramethylene ester; Mielucin; Misulban; Myeleukon; Mylecytan; Myleran; Sulfabutin; Tetramethylene Bis(methanesulfonate); Tetramethylene bis[methanesulfonate]; WR-19508; Drug: Vorinostat; Given PO; Other Names: SAHA; Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid; MSK-390; Zolinza; L-001079038; Suberanilohydroxamic Acid; Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; Undergo peripheral blood stem cell transplant; Other Names: PBPC transplantation; Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Transplantation; Peripheral Stem Cell Support; Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation; PBSCT; Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Dose limiting toxicities (DLT)	All adverse events will be tabulated by dose, and a Bayesian DLT curve will be fit.	Up to 30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall survival (OS)	OS will be estimated by the method of Kaplan and Meier. Participants without an event at the analysis time point (2 years) will be censored.	At 2 years
Event-free survival (EFS)	EFS will be estimated by the method of Kaplan and Meier. Patients without an event at the analysis time point (2 years) will be censored. EFS is the time to relapse, secondary hematological malignancy, death, whichever occurred first, or last follow-up.	At 2 years
Objective response (OR)	OR will be tabulated by dose, and a Bayesian DLT curve will be fit.	Up to 100 days
Complete response (CR)	CR will be tabulated by dose, and a Bayesian DLT curve will be fit.	At 100 days
Incidence of adverse events	All adverse events will be tabulated by dose, and a Bayesian DLT curve will be fit.	At 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Yago L Nieto, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• MD Anderson Cancer Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 13, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 5, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): November 5, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 22, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 22, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): August 23, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): November 10, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 7, 2025
• Last Verified: November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma, B-Cell; Lymphoma; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Hodgkin Disease; Lymphoma, T-Cell; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Proteins; Sulfur Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Therapeutics; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Hydrocarbons, Acyclic; Hydrocarbons; Carboxylic Acids; Hydroxy Acids; Transplantation; Anilides; Amides; Aniline Compounds; Amines; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antibodies; Immunoglobulins; Immunoproteins; Blood Proteins; Serum Globulins; Globulins; Amino Acids; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Alkanes; Alcohols; Butylene Glycols; Glycols; Mesylates; Alkanesulfonates; Alkanesulfonic Acids; Sulfonic Acids; Sulfur Acids; Genetic Phenomena; Nitrogen Mustard Compounds; Mustard Compounds; Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Cell Transplantation; Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy; Biological Therapy; Phenylalanine; Amino Acids, Aromatic; Amino Acids, Cyclic; Hydroxamic Acids; Hydroxylamines; Stem Cell Transplantation; Polymorphism, Genetic; Genetic Variation; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Rituximab; Vorinostat; Gemcitabine; Melphalan; Busulfan; olaparib; CT-P10; Pharmacogenomic Variants; Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2017-0073 (Other Identifier: M D Anderson Cancer Center); NCI-2018-01094 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

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