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CompletedNCT02869633Updated Oct 23, 2023Results posted

Ibrutinib in Treating Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Lymphoma After Donor Stem Cell Transplant

A Phase 2 interventional study of Ibrutinib and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis in Blastoid Variant Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma, sponsored by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Completed at 5 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-23.

Sponsored by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
23
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This phase II trial studies how well ibrutinib works in treating patients after a donor stem cell transplant for lymphoma that is not responding to treatment or has come back. Ibrutinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To study the use of ibrutinib starting between day 60 and day 90 after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) until 12 months post hematopoietic cell transplant to improve the progression-free survival (PFS) at 12 months post hematopoietic cell transplant by 25% compared to historical controls.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To increase the incidence of successful outcome (defined as lack of requirement of second line therapy for acute graft-versus-host disease, lack of National Institutes of Health [NIH] severe chronic graft-versus-host disease, lack of progression or relapse of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/mantle cell lymphoma [MCL], lack of death from disease or non-relapse causes) to at least 60% at 1 year post hematopoietic cell transplant. (Cohort A) II. To study the safety and tolerability of ibrutinib post hematopoietic cell transplant in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined) III. To study the incidence of grade 3-4 acute graft-versus-host disease in the first 6 months post hematopoietic cell transplant in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined) IV. To study the incidence of second line therapy (systemic only) for acute graft-versus-host disease in the first 6 months post hematopoietic cell transplant in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined) V. To study the incidence of recurrent acute graft-versus-host disease in the first 6 months post hematopoietic cell transplant in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined) VI. To study the incidence and severity of chronic graft-versus-host disease in the first 12 months post hematopoietic cell transplant in patients with not-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined) VII. To study the incidence of lung involvement with graft-versus-host disease in the first 12 months post hematopoietic cell transplant in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined) VIII. To study the incidence of sclerotic skin chronic graft-versus-host disease in the first 12 months post hematopoietic cell transplant in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined) IX. To study the incidence of infectious deaths not related to graft-versus-host disease in patients with non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma. (Cohort A and B combined)

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To study the association of minimal residual disease (MRD) as detected by immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) sequencing prior to starting ibrutinib and compare to post ibrutinib at month 6, 9 and 12 after HCT. (Cohort A)

II. To study the impact of onset of new acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease on minimal residual disease. (Cohort A)

III. To study the association of T-cell clonality by T cell receptor (TCR) Vb sequencing prior to starting ibrutinib and compare to post ibrutinib at month 6, 9 and 12 after hematopoietic cell transplant. (Cohort A)

IV. To study the impact of onset of new acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease on T cell receptor sequencing. (Cohort A)

V. To study the association of B cell receptor signaling pathways and immune function with response by single cell mass cytometry prior to starting ibrutinib and compare to post ibrutinib at month 6, 9 and 12 after hematopoietic cell transplant. (Cohort A)

VI. To study the association of single cell mass cytometry that investigates B cell receptor signaling and its association with new acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease on B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling. (Cohort A)

OUTLINE:

Beginning between 60-90 days post donor stem cell transplant, patients receive ibrutinib orally (PO) once daily (QD) until 1 year post donor stem cell transplant in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of treatment, patients are followed up for 1 year.

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Conditions studied

  • Blastoid Variant Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma
  • Recurrent Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Recurrent Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
  • Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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In context

Lymphoma

5,579 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma; 825 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 23 is below the median of 40 across 4,509 interventional studies indexed under Lymphoma.

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Lead sponsor

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 220 studies on the registry; 32 are open to participants now.

Of its 23 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 18 (78%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

PRE-STEM CELL TRANSPLANT (SCT)

  • Patients undergoing their first T cell replete allo-HCT for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL), or the following subtypes of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and follicular center cell lymphoma (FL)
  • Meeting institutional criteria for allo-HCT. Ejection fraction by echocardiogram or MUGA >40%, pulmonary function test with adjusted DLCO ≥ 60%
  • Matched (8/8) or mismatched (7/8) related, unrelated HCT
  • Stem cell source: bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cell
  • Disease criteria:

Cohort A

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

  • Disease burden: lymph node size \< 5 cm and/or extra-nodal involvement \< 5 cm AND
  • 17 p deletion (detected by any assay) (> or equal to 20% of cells involved if assay is conventional cytogenetics or fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH]) or NOTCH mutation at any time point during disease course; patient should have received at least 1 line of therapy; prior ibrutinib therapy is permitted OR
  • Relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia > or equal to 2 lines of therapy; prior ibrutinib therapy is permitted

Mantle cell lymphoma

  • Disease burden: lymph node size \< 5 cm and/or extra-nodal involvement \< 5 cm AND
  • Relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma > or equal to 1 line of therapy. Prior ibrutinib therapy is permitted. Prior autologous hematopoietic cell transplant is permitted. OR
  • Mantle cell lymphoma blastoid variant in first complete response (CR1) or high risk mantle cell lymphoma being considered for allo hematopoietic cell transplant in CR1

Cohort B

Follicular lymphoma

Disease burden: lymph node size \< 5 cm and/or extra-nodal involvement \< 5 cm AND Relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma > or equal to 2 lines of therapy. Prior ibrutinib therapy is permitted

Hodgkin disease

  • Disease burden: lymph node size \< 5 cm and/or extra-nodal involvement \< 5 cm AND
  • Relapsed/refractory Hodgkin disease > or equal to 2 lines of therapy.

    • Preparative regimen: both reduced intensity and ablative regimens are permitted. Each center will pre-specify the regimen they intend to use during the conduct of the study
    • Donor criteria: HLA ≥ 7/8 related or unrelated donors.
    • Women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active must be practicing a highly effective method of birth control during and after the study consistent with local regulations regarding the use of birth control methods for subjects participating in clinical trials. Men must agree to not donate sperm during and after the study. For females, these restrictions apply for 1 month after the last dose of study drug. For males, these restrictions apply for 3 months after the last dose of study drug.
    • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [beta-hCG]) or urine pregnancy test at screening. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are ineligible for this study
    • Sign (or their legally-acceptable representatives must sign) an informed consent document indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study, including biomarkers, and are willing to participate in the study
    • Prior to Administration of Ibrutinib (Day 60 to Day 90 post hematopoietic cell transplant)
  • Karnofsky performance status (KPS) > or equal to 60%
  • Engraftment of neutrophils (absolute neutrophil count [ANC] >= 1.0 X 10\^9/L) for 3 days without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (g-csf) support
  • Platelets > or equal to 100,000/mm\^3 or > or equal to = 50,000/mm\^3 if bone marrow involvement independent of transfusion support in either situation
  • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) > or equal to 30 ml/min
  • Liver function tests (LFTs) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] and aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) equal to or \< 3 X upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total bilirubin equal to or \< 1.5 mg/dL X ULN unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome or of non-hepatic origin
  • Predominant donor chimerisms of > or equal to 51% as measured by CD3 and CD33 (or other myeloid marker)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

PRE-SCT

  • Progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or mantle cell lymphoma or follicular lymphoma or HD at time of transplant
  • Use of Coumadin (warfarin) or other vitamin-K antagonists for anticoagulation; non-Coumadin anticoagulation is permitted
  • Known central nervous system involvement
  • Active uncontrolled bacterial or invasive fungal infections
  • History of malignancy other than the underlying disease unless treated with a curative intent and/or no evidence of disease for at least 3 years (y) OR expected to be cured with SCT
  • Planned use of post-hematopoietic cell transplant cyclophosphamide for graft versus host disease prophylaxis
  • Anticipated planned donor lymphocyte infusion in the first 3 months post-SCT
  • T deplete hematopoietic cell transplant
  • Umbilical cord hematopoietic cell transplant
  • History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months of enrollment
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of screening, or any class 3 (moderate) or class 4 (severe) cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification
  • Known HIV
  • Active Hepatitis B or C virus
  • Child-Pugh Class C

PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION OF IBRUTINIB (DAY 60-DAY 90 POST SCT)

  • In the critical care unit, or use of mechanical ventilation or use of renal replacement therapy at any time post hematopoietic cell transplant and prior to administration of ibrutinib
  • Active uncontrolled stage 3-4 acute gastrointestinal (GI) graft versus host disease prior to administration of ibrutinib
  • Active uncontrolled stage 4 acute liver graft versus host disease prior to administration of ibrutinib
  • Evidence of progressive disease as compared to pre-hematopoietic cell transplant (persistence of disease is permitted)
  • Anticipated planned donor lymphocyte infusion in the first 3 months post-SCT
  • Active uncontrolled bacterial or invasive fungal infections
  • Prednisone equivalent of > 2m/kg for treatment of graft versus host disease prior to administration of ibrutinib
  • Use of second line systemic therapy for treatment of acute graft versus host disease prior to administration of ibrutinib
  • Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety, interfere with the absorption or metabolism of ibrutinib capsules, or put the study outcomes at undue risk. Including the presence of chronic/active HBV and HBC infections and Child-Pugh Class C.ibrutinib.
  • Major surgery or a wound that has not fully healed within 4 weeks of starting.
  • Requires anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent vitamin K antagonists (e.g., phenprocoumon)
  • Requires chronic treatment with strong cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A (CYP3A) inhibitors
  • Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks of starting ibrutinib
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
23 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment (ibrutinib)

    Beginning between 60-90 days post donor stem cell transplant, patients receive ibrutinib PO QD until 1 year post donor stem cell transplant in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Drug: Ibrutinib · Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Interventions

  • DrugIbrutinib

    Given by mouth

  • OtherLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

    Correlative studies

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival Probability at 12-month Post HCT

    The progression free survival (PFS) is defined as time to progression, or relapse of the underlying disease for which transplant was undertaken, or death from any non-relapse causes, starting from the date of stem cell transplant (SCT). This will be restricted to patients in cohort A which includes the diagnoses of CLL and MCL, only, and patients treated with ibrutinib. Twelve-month PFS probability with 95% confidence interval will be estimated using Kaplan-Meier method. This probability range between 0 and 1, and the higher the better.

    Time frame: Time to progression, or relapse of the underlying disease for which transplant was undertaken, or death from any non-relapse causes, assessed 12 months post HCT.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Minimal Residual Disease Assessed by Sequencing

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  2. T Cell Repertoire Assessed by IMMUNOSEQ

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  3. B Cell Subsets and Signaling Assessed by Mass Cytometry

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  4. T Cell Subsets and Signaling Assessed by Mass Cytometry

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

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Results

Posted Jan 20, 2023

Participant flow

This study recruited participants from September 2016 through October 2019 at six medical centers.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneCohort A - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)Cohort B - Follicular Lymphoma (FL) /Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) Lymphoma (HL) Cohort
Started167
Completed32
Not completed135
Withdrew: Death21
Withdrew: Patient refused follow-up10
Withdrew: Provider discretion10
Withdrew: Investigator decision10
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up01
Withdrew: Not eligible61
Withdrew: Protocol-defined follow-up period completed21
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject01

Outcome measures

PrimaryProgression Free Survival Probability at 12-month Post HCT

The progression free survival (PFS) is defined as time to progression, or relapse of the underlying disease for which transplant was undertaken, or death from any non-relapse causes, starting from the date of stem cell transplant (SCT). This will be restricted to patients in cohort A which includes the diagnoses of CLL and MCL, only, and patients treated with ibrutinib. Twelve-month PFS probability with 95% confidence interval will be estimated using Kaplan-Meier method. This probability range between 0 and 1, and the higher the better.

Time frame:
Time to progression, or relapse of the underlying disease for which transplant was undertaken, or death from any non-relapse causes, assessed 12 months post HCT.
Reported as:
Number · probability
Progression Free Survival Probability at 12-month Post HCT
probabilityCohort A - CLL/MCL
Progression Free Survival Probability at 12-month Post HCT0.80 (0.20 to 0.97)
SecondaryMinimal Residual Disease Assessed by Sequencing
Time frame:
Up to 12 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryT Cell Repertoire Assessed by IMMUNOSEQ
Time frame:
Up to 12 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryB Cell Subsets and Signaling Assessed by Mass Cytometry
Time frame:
Up to 12 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryT Cell Subsets and Signaling Assessed by Mass Cytometry
Time frame:
Up to 12 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Time frame for serious adverse events and other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events: Time of consent until 30 days post cessation of study drugs up to 1 year. Time frame for All-Cause Mortality Table = Time of informed consent to off-study date, up to 2 years. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Cohort A - CLL/MCL2/16 (12.5%)12/16 (75%)3/16 (18.8%)
Cohort B - FL/HL Cohort1/7 (14.3%)5/7 (71.4%)2/7 (28.6%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventCohort A - CLL/MCLCohort B - FL/HL Cohort
Febrile NeutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders7/161/7
FeverGeneral disorders2/163/7
SepsisInfections and infestations3/161/7
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders2/161/7
HeadacheNervous system disorders1/161/7
Rash maculo-papularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders1/161/7
LeukocytosisBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/161/7
Urinary tract infectionInfections and infestations0/161/7
Altered Mental StatePsychiatric disorders0/161/7
GoutMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders0/161/7
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventCohort A - CLL/MCLCohort B - FL/HL Cohort
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders3/162/7
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations0/162/7
HypomagnesemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders3/162/7
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations3/161/7
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations2/161/7
White blood cell decreasedInvestigations2/161/7
HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders2/161/7
VomittingGastrointestinal disorders2/161/7
HypertensionVascular disorders1/161/7
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders0/161/7

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Cohort A - CLL/MCCohort B - FL/HL CohortTotal
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years15722
>=65 years101
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Cohort A - CLL/MCCohort B - FL/HL CohortTotal
Female325
Male13518
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort A - CLL/MCCohort B - FL/HL CohortTotal
Hispanic or Latino000
Not Hispanic or Latino14519
Unknown or Not Reported224
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort A - CLL/MCCohort B - FL/HL CohortTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander011
Black or African American101
White12618
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported202
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Cohort A - CLL/MCCohort B - FL/HL CohortTotal
United States16723
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Study locations

5 sites
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
    Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United States
  • Stanford Cancer Institute
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
    Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
  • M D Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Dec 9, 2020

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 23, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02869633
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Bhagirathbhai Dholaria (Principal Investigator, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 17, 2016
Start date
Nov 2016
Primary completion
Nov 18, 2021
Completion
Oct 2023
Results posted
Jan 20, 2023
Last update
Oct 23, 2023

Study contacts

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, M.D.
principal investigator · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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