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Active, not recruitingNCT04082897MOLTOUpdated May 28, 2024

ObinutuzuMab AtezOlizumab and VenetocLax in RichTer transfOrmation

A Phase 2 interventional study of Obinutuzumab 25 MG/ML [Gazyva] and Atezolizumab 60 MG/ML [Tecentriq] in CLL Transformation, sponsored by Niguarda Hospital. Active, not recruiting at 17 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-28.

Sponsored by Niguarda Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a multicenter, open-label, uncontrolled, phase II trial aimed to establish the safety and tolerability of venetoclax, atezolizumab and obinutuzumab combination in Richter Transformation of CLL.

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This study is a multicenter, open-label, uncontrolled, phase II trial. Initial safety run phase is designed to establish the safety and tolerability of venetoclax, atezolizumab and obinutuzumab combination.

There is no dose-finding step. The doses of obinutuzumab and atezolizumab in lymphomas were previously clearly established in combination (Till BG et al. Blood 2015).

It has also been shown that in a balance between efficacy and toxicity, the recommended dose of venetoclax single-agent in Follicular Lymphoma (FL) and DLBCL was 800 mg daily (Davids MS et al. JCO 2017 ). The investigators chose the lower dose level (400 mg) for this study, also corresponding to the registered one for patients with CLL, in association with two other drugs. Nine patients having achieved 9 weeks (=3 cycles) of treatment (6 doses of obinutuzumab, 3 doses of atezolizumab, 7 weeks of venetoclax) or having discontinued treatment within the first 9 weeks of treatment will be enrolled in this cohort for safety profile. If one of these 9 patients prematurely discontinue at least one of study drugs for a reason other than safety (e.g. for disease progression), he/she will be replaced.

All AEs occurring during the course of the study will be captured, regardless of their intensity / grading. Grading of AEs will be completed according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTC-AE), version 4.0. Based on known safety profile of the 3 drugs, some adverse events of special interest will be assessed. During the initial safety run phase, all haematological toxicities and immune-related toxicities whatever the grade, and grade ≥ 2 for other toxicities will be monitored and, in this case, safety review meeting will be organized with Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) members. In case of more than 3 non-infective and non-hematologic grade ≥4 adverse events in the initial safety run cohort that according to the experience of the investigators are considered related to the combination treatment, inclusions will be stopped and IDMC members will evaluate the possibility of an early enrollment termination.

The treatment schedule applied to the initial safety run cohort will be employed for the remaining patients.

The 9 patients from the safety run will be included in the efficacy analysis. A response evaluation according with Lugano criteria for aggressive lymphomas (Cheson et al. JCO 2014) will be performed at the end of the sixth cycle to define treatment efficacy and, in case of achievement of 16 responses, treatment will be considered successful.

The planned enrollment for this study is 28 patients.

Patients will receive 35 cycles of treatment:

  • From cycle 1 to cycle 8 patients will receive a combination of obinutuzumab, atezolizumab and venetoclax
  • From cycle 9 to cycle 18 patients will receive atezolizumab and venetoclax
  • From cycle 19 to cycle 35 patients will receive venetoclax monotherapy.
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Conditions studied

  • CLL Transformation

Keywords

  • Richter Transformation
  • Safety
  • Efficacy
  • Obinutuzumab
  • Venetoclax
  • Atezolizumab
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In context

Lead sponsor

Niguarda Hospital is the lead sponsor of 66 studies on the registry; 28 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  2. Signed Informed Consent
  3. Confirmed diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma as IW-CLL 2008 criteria (Hallek et al, 2008) with biopsy proven transformation to diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), consistent with Richter's Syndrome
  4. Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  5. ECOG performance status \<= 2
  6. Patients must meet the following hematologic criteria at screening, unless they have significant bone marrow involvement of their malignancy confirmed on biopsy:

    • Absolute neutrophil count >=1000 cells/mm3 (1.0 x 10\^9/L).
    • Platelet count >= 50,000 cells/mm3 (50 x 10\^9/L) within 7 days of screening
    • Total hemoglobin > 9 g/dL (without transfusion support, unless anemia is due to marrow involvement of CLL)
  7. Subject must have adequate coagulation, renal, and hepatic function, per laboratory reference range at screening as follows:

    • Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and International normalized ratio (INR) > 1.5 x ULN for patients not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation;
    • Creatinine \<= 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min based on Cockcroft-Gault formula;
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \<= 2.5 × ULN;
    • Bilirubin \<= 1.5 × ULN;
  8. Subjects with Gilbert's Syndrome or resolving autoimmunohemolytic anemia may have a bilirubin up to 3.0 × ULN and are still eligible
  9. Negative pregnancy tests as verified by the investigator prior to starting any treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior treatment for Richter transformation.
  2. Prior treatment with obinutuzumab anti PD-1 or PDL-1 antibodies.
  3. Prior treatment with venetoclax.
  4. Hypersensitivity to obinutuzumab, venetoclax or atezolizumab or their formulation excipients.
  5. Patients with the Hodgkin variant transformation of CLL.
  6. Prolymphocytic transformation.
  7. Patients with a previous history of indolent B cell malignancies other than CLL.
  8. History of other malignancy other than CLL and Richter syndrome that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results with the exception of:

    1. Patients with curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma or stage 1 melanoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix
    2. Patients with a malignancy that has been treated with surgery alone with curative intent. Individuals in documented remission without treatment for > 2 years prior to enrollment may be included at the discretion of the Sponsor-Investigator.
    3. Low-risk prostate cancer on active surveillance.
  9. Evidence of significant, uncontrolled concomitant diseases that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results or that could increase risk to the patient, including renal disease that would preclude chemotherapy administration or pulmonary disease (including obstructive pulmonary disease and history of bronchospasm).
  10. Known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection (excluding fungal infections of nail beds) at study enrollment, or any major episode of infection requiring treatment with IV antibiotics or hospitalization (relating to the completion of the course of antibiotics) within 4 weeks prior to Cycle1, Day1.
  11. Clinically significant history of liver disease, including autoimmune hepatitis, current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis.
  12. Presence of positive PCR for hepatitis B, hepatitis C or positive hepatitis B surface antigen.
  13. Patients with uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia or immune thrombocytopenia.
  14. History of active autoimmune disease.
  15. History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis per chest CT scan at screening. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is allowed.
  16. Concurrent systemic immunosuppressant therapy within 28 days of the first dose of study drug.
  17. Corticosteroids are allowed, but must be dosed at prednisone 30 mg (or equivalent) or lower prior to the start of chemotherapy.
  18. Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug.
  19. Known bleeding disorders (eg, von Willebrand's disease) or hemophilia.
  20. Requires anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists (e.g. phenprocoumon, warfarin)
  21. History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active hepatitis C virus (HCV) or active hepatitis B virus (HBV).
  22. Major surgery within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug.
  23. Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction that, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety or put the study outcomes at undue risk.
  24. Patients with infections requiring IV treatment (Grade 3 or 4) within the last 2 months prior to enrolment.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Combination of Obinutuzumab, Atezolizumab and Venetoclax

    Obinutuzumab will be administered iv from cycle 1 to cycle 8 : * cycle1: 100 mg iv (day 1) and 900 mg iv (day 2) 1000mg iv (day 8 and day 15) * Cycle 2-8: 1000 mg iv on day 1 Atezolizumab will be administered iv at 1.200 mg fixed dose from C1 to C18: * Cycles 1: day 2 * Cycle 2-18: day 1 Venetoclax will start from day 15 of cycle 1 on a weekly ramp-up basis: week 1: 20 mg (from day 15 cycle 1) week 2: 50 mg (from day 1 to day 7 cycle 2) week 3: 100 mg (from day 8 to day 14 cycle 2) week 4 200 mg (from day 15 to day 21 cycle 2) week 5: 400 mg (from day 1 cycle 3) venetoclax will be thereafter continued until day 21 of cycle 35

    Drug: Obinutuzumab 25 MG/ML [Gazyva] · Drug: Atezolizumab 60 MG/ML [Tecentriq] · Drug: Venetoclax Oral Tablet

Interventions

  • DrugObinutuzumab 25 MG/ML [Gazyva]

    Obinutuzumab will be administered from C1 to C8

  • DrugAtezolizumab 60 MG/ML [Tecentriq]

    Atezolizumab will be administered iv from C1 to C18

  • DrugVenetoclax Oral Tablet

    Venetoclax will be administered from day 15 cycle 1) until day 21 of cycle 35

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of the combination venetoclax, obinutuzumab and atezolizumab in terms of Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    The treatment will be considered effective if the combination enables the achievement of a minimum of 67 % ORR at the end of the sixth cycle. Patients will be evaluated according to Lugano Criteria for aggressive lymphomas (Cheson et al. JCO, 2014). Residual underlying CLL may persist in node and/or marrow and still qualify as CR, denoting complete response of Richter Transformation (RT) to treatment (Hallek M et al. IwCLL Criteria Blood 2008).

    Time frame: First 6 cycles of therapy (each cycle is 21 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety (Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events as assessed by NCI-CTCAE v4.0) of the combination venetoclax, obinutuzumab and atezolizumab

    Incidence of Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE) as measured per NCI-CTCAE v4.0;

    Time frame: During the entire study duration (estimated to be 7 years)

  2. Efficacy assessed by CRR of the combination venetoclax, obinutuzumab and atezolizumab

    Assessment of the efficacy of the combination of obinutuzumab, atezolizumab and venetoclax with respect to Complete Remission Rate (CRR) defined as best response of CR

    Time frame: During the entire study duration (estimated to be 7 years)

  3. Efficacy assessed by DoR of the combination venetoclax, obinutuzumab and atezolizumab

    Assessment of the efficacy of the combination of obinutuzumab, atezolizumab and venetoclax with respect to Duration of Response (DoR) defined as Time from first CR or PR to progressive disease (PD) or death

    Time frame: During the entire study duration (estimated to be 7 years)

  4. Efficacy assessed by PFS of the combination venetoclax, obinutuzumab and atezolizumab

    Assessment of the efficacy of the combination of obinutuzumab, atezolizumab and venetoclax with respect to Progression Free Survival (PFS) defined as the time from enrolment to the first occurrence of disease progression or death, as determined by the investigator

    Time frame: During the entire study duration (estimated to be 7 years)

  5. Efficacy assessed by OS of the combination venetoclax, obinutuzumab and atezolizumab

    Assessment of the efficacy of the combination of obinutuzumab, atezolizumab and venetoclax with respect to Overall Survival (OS) defined as the time from the enrolment to death from any cause.

    Time frame: During the entire study duration (estimated to be 7 years)

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Study locations

17 sites
  • Az. Ss.Antonio E Biagio E C.Arrigo - Osp.Civile Ss.Antonio E Biagio
    Alessandria, Italy
  • Asst Papa Giovanni Xxiii
    Bergamo, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna
    Bologna, Italy
  • Asst Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia
    Brescia, Italy
  • Asst Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
    Milano, Italy
  • Fond.Irccs "Istit.Naz.Le Tumori"
    Milano, Italy
  • Fondaz.Irccs Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
    Milano, Italy
  • Irccs S. Raffaele
    Milano, Italy
  • Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia
    Milano, Italy
  • Azienda Osped. Novara E Galliate - Osp. Maggiore Della Carita'
    Novara, Italy
  • Policlinico S. Matteo
    Pavia, Italy
  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
    Roma, Italy
  • Ao Citta' Della Salute E Della Scienza D- Osp.S. Giov.Battista Molinette
    Torino, Italy
  • Asst Dei Sette Laghi
    Varese, Italy
  • Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI)
    Bellinzona, Switzerland
  • Luzerner Kantonsspital
    Luzern, Switzerland
  • Klinik für Hämatologie
    Zürich, Switzerland
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2024, 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
NCT04082897
Lead sponsor
Niguarda Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 10, 2019
Start date
Oct 4, 2019
Primary completion
Sep 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Last update
May 28, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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