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Zanubrutinib Plus BR in Newly Diagnosed Symptomatic WM

A Phase 2 interventional study of Zanubrutinib, Bendamustine and Rituximab in Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, sponsored by Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-28.

Sponsored by Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2025, 1 year 6 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2023, registered Jun 2023).
  • Started Feb 2023; still recruiting 3 years 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
42
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to evaluate the long-term efficacy of BTK inhibitor Zanubrutinib combined bendamustine and rituximab (ZBR) for time-limited treatment of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, The combination therapy is expected to improve the remission depth, prolong the remission time, and improve the progression-free survival and overall survival of newly diagnosed WM patients. On the one hand, the patients have to bear a long-term economic burden, which is often difficult for some patients to adhere to for a long time. On the other hand, in the course of long-term treatment of BTKi, drug resistance and intolerable side effects are prone to occur. At the same time, it can prevent the disease rebound after the withdrawal of BTKi, so as to achieve the phased withdrawal of WM

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WM not only has the characteristics of lymphoma, such as lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and tumor cells expressing CD20, but also has the characteristics of myeloma, such as secreting monoclonal IgM, and tumor cells expressing plasma cell differentiation marker CD38, etc. Clinical studies have also shown that BR regimen and BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib are effective for WM.

This study aims to evaluate the long-term efficacy of BTK inhibitor Zanubrutinib combined bendamustine and rituximab (ZBR) for time-limited treatment of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, The combination therapy is expected to improve the remission depth, prolong the remission time, and improve the progression-free survival and overall survival of newly diagnosed WM patients. On the one hand, the patients have to bear a long-term economic burden, which is often difficult for some patients to adhere to for a long time. On the other hand, in the course of long-term treatment of BTKi, drug resistance and intolerable side effects are prone to occur. At the same time, it can prevent the disease rebound after the withdrawal of BTKi, so as to achieve the phased withdrawal of WM. This prospective phase II study was designed to evaluate the rate of deep response in newly diagnosed symptomatic WM. Eligible patients received ZBR for 6 cycles followed by zanubrutinib monotherapy for an additional 6 months.

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Conditions studied

  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Keywords

  • Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
  • Zanubrutinib
  • newly diagnosed
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In context

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

365 studies on the registry are indexed under Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia; 62 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 42 is close to the median of 40 across 316 interventional studies indexed under Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia.

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Lead sponsor

Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China is the lead sponsor of 398 studies on the registry; 293 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

  • The gender of the patient is not limited, and the age is ≥18 years old;
  • Must meet WM's diagnostic standards;
  • The patient is an untreated or patient who has not undergone standard treatment.
  • The specific conditions are as follows:

    1. No combined chemotherapy with BTKi, BR, RCD, VRD, CHOP and COP
    2. No treatment regimen containing fludarabine
    3. Chlorambucil or cyclophosphamide for less than 4 weeks (alone or in combination with adrenal glucocorticoids)
    4. The above treatment did not reach the treatment response (MR)
    5. If the above treatment has been applied, the treatment needs to be stopped for 2 weeks before entering the group to start treatment
  • The indications for the treatment of indolent lymphoma mainly include (at least one of the following conditions):

    1. Symptomatic hyperviscosity;
    2. Symptomatic peripheral neuropathy;
    3. Amyloidosis;
    4. Cold agglutinin disease; cryoglobulinemia;
    5. Disease-related cytopenia (Hb\<100 g/L, PLT\<100×10\^9/L);
    6. Giant lymph nodes;
    7. Those with systemic systemic symptoms: for two weeks/recurrent fever (above 38℃) and not caused by infection, or Night sweats and/or weight loss >10% within 6 months;
    8. The disease progresses rapidly, for example, the lymph nodes increase by more than 50% within 2 months, and/or peripheral blood lymphocytes absolute value doubling time \<6 months, and/or rapid hemoglobin or platelet non-autoimmune causes slow down
    9. When there is evidence that the disease has transformed.
  • ECOG score ≤ 2 points
  • Laboratory examination: neutrophils ≥ 0.75×10\^9/L; platelets ≥ 50×10\^9/L; total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 times upper limit; alanine aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase ≤3 times upper limit. Creatinine clearance rate ≥ 30ml/min.
  • The patient's expected survival time is ≥ 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Malignant tumors (including active central nervous system lymphoma) other than B-NHL have been diagnosed or treated within the past year;
  • There is clinical evidence that large cell lymphoma transformation has occurred;
  • Non-lymphoma-related liver and kidney damage: alanine aminotransferase (ALT)> 3 times the upper limit of normal value, aspartate aminotransferase (AST)> 3 times the upper limit of normal value, total bilirubin (TBIL)> upper limit of normal value 2 Times, serum creatinine clearance rate \<30ml/min;
  • Other serious medical conditions will affect the study (such as uncontrolled diabetes, gastric ulcers, other serious cardiopulmonary diseases, etc.). The decision-making power belongs to the researcher;
  • Known history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, or any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring intravenous antibiotics.
  • Central nervous system dysfunction with clinical manifestations or central invasion (Bing-Neel syndrome);
  • Patients who have undergone major surgery (not including lymph node biopsy) within the past 14 days or expected major surgery during treatment;
  • Inability to swallow capsules or suffer from malabsorption syndrome, diseases that significantly affect gastrointestinal function, have undergone gastric or small bowel resection, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease or ulcerative colitis, partial or complete intestinal obstruction.
  • Need to receive strong cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A inhibitor treatment.
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, women of childbearing age who have not taken contraception;
  • Allergy to the drugs used.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Zanubrutinib, bendamustine, rituximab combination therapy Group

    Patients were treated with ZBR regimen for 6 cycles, followed by zanubrutinib monotherapy for an additional 6 months.

    Drug: Zanubrutinib, Bendamustine and Rituximab

Interventions

  • DrugZanubrutinib, Bendamustine and Rituximab

    Zanubrutinib, 160mg orally, twice a day; Bendamustine 70 mg/m2 on days 1 and 2 of each cycle; Rituximab (375 mg/m2 intravenously on day 0 of each cycle. ZBR was administered every 4 weeks for a total of 6 cycles, followed by maintenance therapy with zanubrutinib monotherapy for another 6 months.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Best combined complete response (CR) and very good partial response (VGPR)

    To evaluate the efficacy of zanubrutinib plus bendamustine and rituximab (ZBR) regimen in the treatment of newly diagnosed WM patients, mainly the best deep response rate, namely the best deep response rate (VGPR and above).

    Time frame: up to the end of 12 cycles of treatment(each cycle is 28 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall objective response rate (ORR), complete response rate(CR),major response rate(MR)

    using criteria from 6th international workshop on WM

    Time frame: up to the end of 12 cycles of treatment(each cycle is 28 days)

  2. Time to response, time to best response

    Defined as after initiation of treatment, the time interval between the first documented remission of disease

    Time frame: up to the end of 12 cycles of treatment(each cycle is 28 days)

  3. Overall survival(OS)

    3-year OS rate after treatment

    Time frame: Up to 3 years after the end of treatment

  4. Progression free survival(PFS)

    3-year PFS rate after treatment

    Time frame: Up to 3 years after the end of treatment

  5. Duration of Response

    DOR is defined as the time from the first occurrence of overall response (CR, PR or MR) until disease progression or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years after the end of treatment

  6. Time to Next Treatment

    Defined as the amount of time from the start of trial until the patient requires a new form of treatment to treat their WM

    Time frame: Up to 3 years after the end of treatment

  7. Safety of treatment regimens

    Defined as Treatment-related adverse reactions in patients receiving treatment under this study protocol

    Time frame: Up to 3 years after the end of treatment

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin 300020, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Rummel MJ, Niederle N, Maschmeyer G, Banat GA, von Grunhagen U, Losem C, Kofahl-Krause D, Heil G, Welslau M, Balser C, Kaiser U, Weidmann E, Durk H, Ballo H, Stauch M, Roller F, Barth J, Hoelzer D, Hinke A, Brugger W; Study group indolent Lymphomas (StiL). Bendamustine plus rituximab versus CHOP plus rituximab as first-line treatment for patients with indolent and mantle-cell lymphomas: an open-label, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2013 Apr 6;381(9873):1203-10. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61763-2. Epub 2013 Feb 20. Erratum In: Lancet. 2013 Apr 6;381(9873):1184. PubMed 23433739 ↗
  • Dimopoulos MA, Garcia-Sanz R, Gavriatopoulou M, Morel P, Kyrtsonis MC, Michalis E, Kartasis Z, Leleu X, Palladini G, Tedeschi A, Gika D, Merlini G, Kastritis E, Sonneveld P. Primary therapy of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) with weekly bortezomib, low-dose dexamethasone, and rituximab (BDR): long-term results of a phase 2 study of the European Myeloma Network (EMN). Blood. 2013 Nov 7;122(19):3276-82. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-05-503862. Epub 2013 Sep 4. PubMed 24004667 ↗
  • Castillo JJ, Meid K, Gustine JN, Leventoff C, White T, Flynn CA, Sarosiek S, Demos MG, Guerrera ML, Kofides A, Liu X, Munshi M, Tsakmaklis N, Xu L, Yang G, Branagan AR, O'Donnell E, Raje N, Yee AJ, Patterson CJ, Hunter ZR, Treon SP. Long-term follow-up of ibrutinib monotherapy in treatment-naive patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Leukemia. 2022 Feb;36(2):532-539. doi: 10.1038/s41375-021-01417-9. Epub 2021 Sep 16. PubMed 34531537 ↗
  • Dimopoulos MA, Tedeschi A, Trotman J, Garcia-Sanz R, Macdonald D, Leblond V, Mahe B, Herbaux C, Tam C, Orsucci L, Palomba ML, Matous JV, Shustik C, Kastritis E, Treon SP, Li J, Salman Z, Graef T, Buske C; iNNOVATE Study Group and the European Consortium for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia. Phase 3 Trial of Ibrutinib plus Rituximab in Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 21;378(25):2399-2410. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1802917. Epub 2018 Jun 1. PubMed 29856685 ↗
  • Trotman J, Opat S, Gottlieb D, Simpson D, Marlton P, Cull G, Munoz J, Tedeschi A, Roberts AW, Seymour JF, Atwal SK, Yu Y, Novotny W, Holmgren E, Tan Z, Hilger JD, Huang J, Tam CS. Zanubrutinib for the treatment of patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia: 3 years of follow-up. Blood. 2020 Oct 29;136(18):2027-2037. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020006449. Erratum In: Blood. 2021 Feb 25;137(8):1131. doi: 10.1182/blood.2021010665. PubMed 32698195 ↗
  • Kastritis E, Gavriatopoulou M, Kyrtsonis MC, Roussou M, Hadjiharissi E, Symeonidis A, Repoussis P, Michalis E, Delimpasi S, Tsatalas K, Tsirigotis P, Vassou A, Vervessou E, Katodritou E, Gika D, Terpos E, Dimopoulos MA. Dexamethasone, rituximab, and cyclophosphamide as primary treatment of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia: final analysis of a phase 2 study. Blood. 2015 Sep 10;126(11):1392-4. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-05-647420. No abstract available. PubMed 26359434 ↗
  • Treon SP, Soumerai JD, Branagan AR, Hunter ZR, Patterson CJ, Ioakimidis L, Chu L, Musto P, Baron AD, Nunnink JC, Kash JJ, Terjanian TO, Hyman PM, Nawfel EL, Sharon DJ, Munshi NC, Anderson KC. Lenalidomide and rituximab in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Jan 1;15(1):355-60. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-0862. PubMed 19118065 ↗
  • Paludo J, Abeykoon JP, Shreders A, Ansell SM, Kumar S, Ailawadhi S, King RL, Koehler AB, Reeder CB, Buadi FK, Dispenzieri A, Lacy MQ, Dingli D, Witzig TE, Go RS, Gonsalves WI, Kourelis T, Warsame R, Leung N, Habermann TM, Hayman S, Lin Y, Kyle RA, Rajkumar SV, Gertz MA, Kapoor P. Bendamustine and rituximab (BR) versus dexamethasone, rituximab, and cyclophosphamide (DRC) in patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Ann Hematol. 2018 Aug;97(8):1417-1425. doi: 10.1007/s00277-018-3311-z. Epub 2018 Apr 3. PubMed 29610969 ↗
  • Castillo JJ, Abeykoon JP, Gustine JN, Zanwar S, Mein K, Flynn CA, Demos MG, Guerrera ML, Kofides A, Liu X, Munshi M, Tsakmaklis N, King R, Yang G, Hunter ZR, Advani RH, Palomba ML, Ansell SM, Gertz MA, Kapoor P, Treon SP. Partial response or better at six months is prognostic of superior progression-free survival in Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia patients treated with ibrutinib. Br J Haematol. 2021 Feb;192(3):542-550. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17225. Epub 2020 Nov 18. PubMed 33207010 ↗
  • 2020 EHA EP1194
  • 2021 ASCO 8049

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 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
NCT05914662
Lead sponsor
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 22, 2023
Start date
Feb 15, 2023
Primary completion
Mar 15, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 15, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 28, 2024

Study contacts

Shuhua Yi, Dr.
Contact
yishuhua@ihcams.ac.cn
86-22-23909106
Lugui Qiu, Dr.
Contact
qiulg@ihcams.ac.cn
86-22-23909172
Shuhua Yi, Dr.
principal investigator · Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Oversight

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