A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Ibrutinib on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Contraceptives, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4 Substrates in Female Participants With B Cell Malignancy

A Drug-Drug Interaction Study to Evaluate the Effect of Ibrutinib on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Contraceptives, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4 Substrates in Female Subjects With B Cell Malignancy

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of repeat dosing of ibrutinib on the single-dose pharmacokinetics (PK) of oral contraceptives (OC - ethinylestradiol [EE] and levonorgestrel [LN]), the cytochrome P450 (CYP)2B6 probe bupropion and the CYP3A4 probe midazolam; and to evaluate the effects of single-dose ibrutinib on the single-dose PK of the CYP3A4 probe midazolam in female participants with B cell malignancy.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Ibrutinib; Drug: OC: Ethinylestradiol (EE) 30 mcg and Levonorgestrel (LN) 150 mcg; Drug: Bupropion; Drug: Midazolam

Detailed Description

This is a multicenter study of ibrutinib (first-in-class, potent, covalently-binding inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase [BTK]) in female participants with B cell malignancy. The study consists of 3 phases: Screening Phase (up to 28 days), 7-day Pretreatment Phase (Days 1 to 7), Treatment Phase including PK assessment period (Days 8 to 26) and a Follow-up Phase (Day 27 to end of Cycle 6). The study procedures includes electrocardiogram (ECG), vital signs, blood samples withdrawal to evaluate PK and safety. The Antitumor activity will be assessed by means of computed tomography (CT) imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) scans. No formal statistical hypothesis will be tested. This is an estimation study designed to determine if an increase or decrease in exposure to OC or probe drugs occurs in the presence of ibrutinib.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 25
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Poland
  • Krakow, Poland, 30-510
    • Pratia MCM Krakow
  • Wroclaw, Poland, 50-367
    • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego we Wroclawiu
• Spain
  • Madrid, Spain, 28040
    • Hosp. Univ. Fund. Jimenez Diaz
  • Pamplona, Spain, 31008
    • Clinica Univ. de Navarra

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM)

  1. Participants with MCL must have relapsed or refractory disease after at least 1 prior line of systemic therapy
  2. Participants with MZL must have failed an anti-cluster of differentiation (CD)20 monoclonal antibody-based therapy
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of 0 or 1
• Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal functions

• Before the first dose of oral contraceptive (OC), a woman must be either:

  1. Not of childbearing potential: postmenopausal (greater than [>]45 years of age with amenorrhea for at least 12 months and a serum follicle stimulating hormone level >40 international unit per Liter [IU/L] or milli international unit per milli Liter [mIU/mL]); permanently sterilized
  2. Of childbearing potential and practicing a highly effective non-hormonal method of birth control
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [Beta-hCG]) or urine pregnancy test at screening

Exclusion Criteria:

• Major surgery planned within 2 weeks of the first dose of ibrutinib or during study participation up to Cycle 2 Day 1

• History of other malignancies, except:

  1. Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease present for greater than or equal to (>=)3 years before the first dose of ibrutinib and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by treating physician
  2. Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease
  3. Adequately treated in-situ cancer without evidence of disease
• History of breast or endometrial cancer
• Prior treatment/exposure with ibrutinib or other Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor
• Requires ongoing anticoagulation treatment with warfarin or equivalent vitamin K antagonists (for example, phenprocoumon)

• Requires therapies that must be discontinued or substituted 7 days prior to Study Day 1, or must be temporally interrupted during the course of the study, including the following:

  1. Medications known to induce or inhibit drug metabolizing enzymes (CYP3A4 and CYP2B6)
  2. Medication which are not allowed to be used in combination with EE, LN, bupropion, or midazolam

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: OTHER
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL: Ibrutinib + Oral Contraceptives + Probe Drugs (CYP); Pre-treatment Phase: Participants will receive a single dose of oral contraceptive (OC) consisting of ethinylestradiol (EE) 30 microgram (mcg) and levonorgestrel (LN) 150 mcg on Study Day 1, and probe drugs (CYP) consisting of bupropion 75 milligram (mg) and midazolam 2 mg on Study Day 3, followed by a washout period from Study Days 4 to 7. Treatment Phase: Participants will receive ibrutinib 560 mg (4*140 mg capsules) once daily (QD) on Days 8 to 26 along with midazolam 2 mg once orally on Study Day 8 (Cycle 1 Day 1), OC once orally on Study Day 22 (Cycle 1 Day 15; EE and LN), and bupropion 75 mg and midazolam 2 mg once orally on Study Day 24 (Cycle 1 Day 17). From Study Day 27 (Cycle 1 Day 20) and onwards participants will continue oral treatment with ibrutinib 420 mg (3*140 mg capsules) or 560 mg QD (depending on the subtype of B-cell malignancy) up to the end of Cycle 6 (each cycle will consist of 28 days).

Drug: Ibrutinib; Ibrutinib capsule (at dose of 420 or 560 mg) will be taken orally QD.; Other Names: Imbruvica; Drug: OC: Ethinylestradiol (EE) 30 mcg and Levonorgestrel (LN) 150 mcg; Single dose of oral contraceptives (OC) (1 tablet containing 30 mcg EE and 150 mcg LN) will be taken orally on Study Days 1 and 22.; Other Names: Microgynon 30; Drug: Bupropion; Bupropion 75 mg tablet as a part of CYP cocktail will be taken on Study Days 3 and 24.; Drug: Midazolam; Midazolam 2 mg (1 milliliter [mL]) oral solution will be taken on Study Days 3 and 24 (as a part of CYP cocktail) and on Study Day 8 (alone).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Ethinylestradiol (EE) and Levonorgestrel (LN) When Co-administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib Compared to Administration Alone	The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.	Days 1 and 22: predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 24, 48, and 72 hours (h) post-dose
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Bupropion and 4-Hydroxybupropion When Co-administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib Compared to Administration Alone	The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.	Days 3 and 24: predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 24, 34, 48, 58 h post-dose
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Midazolam and 1-Hydroxymidazolam When Co-Administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib	The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.	Day 3: predose, 15 minutes (min), and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12, and 24 h post-dose; Day 24: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10, and 24 h post-dose
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Midazolam and 1-Hydroxymidazolam When Co-Administered With Single Dose of Ibrutinib	The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.	Day 3: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12, and 24 h post-dose; Day 8: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10, and 12 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Time 't' (AUC[0-t]) of EE and LN When Co-administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib Compared to Administration Alone	The AUC(0-t) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to any time 't'.	Days 1 and 22: predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 24, 48, and 72 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Time 't' (AUC[0-t]) of Bupropion and 4-Hydroxybupropion When Co-administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib Compared to Administration Alone	The AUC(0-t) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to any time 't'.	Days 3 and 24: predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 24, 34, 48, 58 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Time 't' (AUC[0-t]) of Midazolam and 1-Hydroxymidazolam When Co-Administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib	The AUC(0-t) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to any time 't'.	Day 3: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12, and 24 h post-dose; Day 24: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10, and 24 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Time 't' (AUC[0-t]) of Midazolam and 1-Hydroxymidazolam When Co-Administered With Single Dose of Ibrutinib	The AUC(0-t) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to any time 't'.	Day 3: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12, and 24 h post-dose; Day 8: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10, and 12 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity]) of EE and LN When Co-administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib Compared to Administration Alone	The AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC(last) and C(last)/lambda(z); wherein AUC(last) is area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time, C(last) is the last observed quantifiable concentration, and lambda(z) is elimination rate constant.	Days 1 and 22: predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 24, 48, and 72 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity]) of Bupropion and 4-Hydroxybupropion When Co-administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib Compared to Administration Alone	The AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC(last) and C(last)/lambda(z); wherein AUC(last) is area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time, C(last) is the last observed quantifiable concentration, and lambda(z) is elimination rate constant.	Days 3 and 24: predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 24, 34, 48, 58 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity]) of Midazolam and 1-Hydroxymidazolam When Co-Administered With Repeat Doses of Ibrutinib	The AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC(last) and C(last)/lambda(z); wherein AUC(last) is area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time, C(last) is the last observed quantifiable concentration, and lambda(z) is elimination rate constant.	Day 3: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12, and 24 h post-dose; Day 24: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10, and 24 h post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity]) of Midazolam and 1-Hydroxymidazolam When Co-Administered With Single Dose of Ibrutinib	The AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC(last) and C(last)/lambda(z); wherein AUC(last) is area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time, C(last) is the last observed quantifiable concentration, and lambda(z) is elimination rate constant.	Day 3: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12, and 24 h post-dose; Day 8: predose, 15 min, and 0.5,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10, and 12 h post-dose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Plasma Concentration of Ibrutinib and its Metabolite PCI-45227	Plasma concentrations of Ibrutinib and its Metabolite PCI-45227 will be measured.	Predose, 1, 2, 4, and 6 h post-dose on Days 8, 22, and 24
Number of Participants With Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability	An adverse event is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.	Screening up to end of the 6 month treatment or 30 days after the last dose of study drug for Participants discontinuing treatment before 6 months
Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability	Blood samples for serum chemistry and hematology will be collected at predefined time points for clinical laboratory testing.	Screening, Days 8 and 36, and End of Treatment (approximately 7 months)
Number of Participants With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities Findings as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability	Triplicate ECG will be performed at screening and a single time point ECG will be performed at end of treatment visit.	Screening and End of Treatment (approximately 7 months)
Number of Participants With Vital Sign Abnormalities as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability	Vital signs includes Temperature, Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate and Blood Pressure.	Screening, Days 8 and 36, and End of Treatment (approximately 7 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• de Jong J, Mitselos A, Jurczak W, Cordoba R, Panizo C, Wrobel T, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Jiao J, Sukbuntherng J, Ouellet D, Hellemans P. Ibrutinib does not have clinically relevant interactions with oral contraceptives or substrates of CYP3A and CYP2B6. Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2020 Oct;8(5):e00649. doi: 10.1002/prp2.649.

Helpful Links

• A Drug-Drug Interaction Study to Evaluate the Effect of Ibrutinib on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Contraceptives, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4 Substrates in Female Subjects with B Cell Malignancy

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): October 20, 2017
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): July 17, 2018
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): December 4, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 29, 2017
• First Posted (ACTUAL): October 4, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): December 5, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 3, 2019
• Last Verified: November 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Leukemia; Leukemia, B-Cell; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Central Nervous System Depressants; Enzyme Inhibitors; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Anesthetics, General; Anesthetics; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Estrogens; Tranquilizing Agents; Psychotropic Drugs; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Antidepressive Agents; Dopamine Agents; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Adjuvants, Anesthesia; Anti-Anxiety Agents; GABA Modulators; GABA Agents; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Inhibitors; Contraceptive Agents, Hormonal; Contraceptive Agents; Reproductive Control Agents; Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; Contraceptives, Oral; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic; Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; Midazolam; Bupropion; Levonorgestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol; Ethinyl estradiol, levonorgestrel drug combination
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR108347; 2017-000496-84 (EUDRACT_NUMBER); 54179060CLL1017 (OTHER: Janssen Research & Development, LLC)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes