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RecruitingNCT06648889Updated Aug 28, 2026

Isatuximab in Adult Patients With Cytologic or Molecular Relapsed/Refractory CD38 Positive T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A Phase 2 interventional study of Isatuximab and Isatuximab in T-ALL, sponsored by Goethe University. Recruiting at 15 sites in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-28.

Sponsored by Goethe University · 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

The planned trial offers treatment cohorts for patients with full cytologic relapse (R/R ALL - Cohort 1), as well as for patients with molecular failure/relapse (MRD+ ALL - Cohort 2). Basically, the study aims to develop data for optimization of first-line therapy of T-ALL, either by modification of standard induction with Isatuximab or by establishing a post-induction therapy for eradication of MRD and thereby evaluates in parallel two different strategies.

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Conditions studied

  • T-ALL

Keywords

  • R/R or MRD CD38-positive T-ALL
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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

Cohort 1:

  • Patients with CD38 positive T-ALL/T-LBL

    • Either: In relapse or with primary refractory disease defined as ≥5% blasts in bone marrow cytology or ≥1% minimal residual disease (MRD)
    • Or: Extramedullary relapse or primary refractory disease confirmed by standard imaging with measurable target leasions
  • after at least three chemotherapy cycles (induction I-II, consolidation I) with the following additional specifications:

    • early relapse within 12 months from first achievement of CR or
    • late relapse later than 12 months from first achievement of CR or
    • primary refractory disease without any CR or
    • any relapse after stem cell transplantation or
    • any refractory relapse, defined as no response to at least one salvage therapy or
  • any second or later relapse and
  • Availability of patient material with blast cells (bone marrow or peripheral blood) for central MRD assessment or availability of respective predefined marker (not required in patients with extramedullary disease only).
  • ECOG status: 0-2
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent indicating that the patient has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study
  • Patient must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures
  • Regeneration from last chemotherapy defined as follows:

    • Platelets ≥10.000/uL (platelet transfusion allowed)
    • Hemoglobin ≥ 7.5 g/dl (red blood cell transfusion allowed)
  • Adequate liver function defined as follows:

    • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN (unless Gilbert Meulengracht disease or classified as result of liver infiltration by investigator)
    • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (unless classified as result of liver infiltration by investigator)
  • Adequate renal function defined as follows:

    • Serum creatinine ≤ 2 x ULN
    • Any serum creatinine level associated with a calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min
  • Negative pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential (WOCBP)
  • WOCBP must commit to either abstain continuously from heterosexual sexual intercourse or to use 2 methods of reliable birth control simultaneously.
  • Men who are sexually active with a WOCBP must agree to use a barrier method of contraception
  • Participation in the registry of the German Multicenter Study Group for Adult ALL (GMALL)

Cohort 2:

  • terminated with protocol version 3.2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Cohort 1:

  • Patients with CNS-only relapse
  • Patients who have received prior antileukemic immunotherapy within 2 weeks prior to start of Isatuximab treatment
  • Patients who have received treatment for leukemia with chemotherapy as follows:

    • Patients who have received treatment for leukemia with chemotherapy within 2 weeks prior to start of Isatuximab treatment (exception: documented disease progression under chemotherapy and pre-phase therapy with 5-7 days of Dexamethasone, 3 days of Cyclophosphamide; intrathecal prophylaxis)
    • Patients who are candidates for a treatment with Nelarabine (eligibility to be assessed particularly in patients with extramedullary involvement and/or early/mature T-ALL/T-LBL, due to limited efficacy)
  • Patients must have recovered from acute non-hematologic toxicity form previous therapies to ≤ grade I unless signs or symptoms are correlated to leukaemia involvement
  • Prior SCT ≤ 3 months from start of study treatment
  • Acute GvHD ≥ grade II or active chronic GvHD requiring systemic treatment
  • Any systemic GvHD prophylaxis or treatment within 2 weeks from start of study treatment
  • Known HIV positivity, known hepatitis B surface antigen positivity or known history of hepatitis C
  • Unstable or severe uncontrolled medical condition e.g. unstable cardiac function or unstable pulmonary condition
  • Treatment with an investigational agent within 4 weeks from start of study treatment (safety follow-up period of respective study)
  • Concurrent active malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or localized prostate cancer that has been treated with radiation or surgery; patients with previous malignancies are eligible if they have been disease free for ≥ 2 years and do not require any antitumor therapy
  • Evidence of uncontrolled current serious active infection or recent history (within 4 months) of deep tissue infections such as fasciitis or osteomyelitis
  • Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to Boron or Mannitol, corticosteroids, mAb (including Isatuximab) or human proteins, or their excipients (refer to respective Summary of Product Characteristics), or known sensitivity to mammalian-derived products
  • Active infection, any other concurrent disease or medical condition that are deemed to interfere with the conduct of the study as judged by the investigator
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding females
  • Vaccination with live attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks of first study agent administration
  • Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgement of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study

Cohort 2:

  • terminated with protocol version 3.2.
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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 (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    GMALL-Isatuximab

    Cohort 1: In this Cohort, Isatuximab shall be implemented as part of a combination therapy for patients with R/R T-ALL/T-LBL, defined as bone marrow infiltration of ≥5% (R/R T-ALL) or ≥1% minimal residual disease (MRD). Cohort 2: In this Cohort, Isatuximab shall be implemented as single drug treatment for patients with molecular failure/relapse. Cohort 2 will include patients with hematologic remission (bone marrow blast count \<5%) of T-cell ALL, but with molecular failure or molecular relapse (MRD+ T-ALL) - terminated with protocol version 3.2.

    Drug: Isatuximab

Interventions

  • DrugIsatuximab

    Cohort 1: All patients will receive two cycles of induction therapy with standard chemotherapy, Bortezomib and Isatuximab. Isatuximab maintenance may be administered in patients with CR until SCT, progression/relapse, unacceptable toxicity, physicians' decision to change treatment or withdrawal of consent.

    Also known as: Bortezomib

  • DrugIsatuximab

    Cohort 2: All patients will receive at least one cycle with Isatuximab. Each cycle will be 4 weeks in duration. Isatuximab will be administered until SCT, hematologic relapse including extramedullary, unacceptable toxicity, physicians' decision, or withdrawal of consent - terminated with protocol version 3.2.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients with complete hematologic response (ORR= CR and CRi)

    Cohort 1: Proportion of patients with complete hematologic response (ORR= CR and CRi) after 2 cycles of induction therapy including Isatuximab.

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, per SoC

  2. Overall incidence and severity of adverse events

    Cohort 1: Overall incidence and severity of adverse events (CTCAE 5.0).

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, month 3, month 6 (depends on duration of therapy which is variable)

  3. Proportion of patients with molecular response (MolCR)

    Cohort 2: Proportion of patients with molecular response (MolCR) after one cycle of Isatuximab.

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, per SoC

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients with CR and CRi, MolCR and cMolCR in R/R

    Cohort 1: Proportion of patients with CR and CRi, MolCR and cMolCR in R/R (cohort 1) after 1 or 2 cycles of induction (best response)

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, per SoC

  2. Probability of continuous complete remission

    Probability of continuous complete remission (remission duration) at 18 months

    Time frame: at 18 months

  3. Probability of overall survival

    Probability of overall survival at 18 months

    Time frame: at 18 Months

  4. Probability of relapse-free survival

    Probability of relapse-free survival at 18 months

    Time frame: at 18 months

  5. Probability of event-free survival

    Probability of event-free survival at 18 months

    Time frame: at 18 months

  6. Incidence of relapses and proportion of relapse localisations

    Incidence of relapses and proportion of relapse localisations

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, per SoC

  7. Incidence of GvHD in patients with prior SCT

    Incidence of GvHD in patients with prior SCT

    Time frame: until end of trial

  8. Duration of molecular remission (mimimal residual disease by PCR)

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, per SoC

  9. Treatment realization for Isatuximab

    Dosing of Isatuximab as scheduled per protocol

    Time frame: d22, week 9, per maintenance cycle, end of treatment at month 6

  10. Probability of continuous MolCR and cMolCR and duration of MolCR and cMolCR

    Probability of continuous MolCR and cMolCR and duration of MolCR and cMolCR

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, per SoC

  11. Time to MolCR and cMolCR

    Time to MolCR and cMolCR measured by time-point of first achievement.

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, per SoC

  12. Conduct of SCT in patients with CR (ORR), MolCR, cMolCR

    The conduct of SCT will be assessed in patients with CR (ORR), MolCR, cMolCR, SCT parameters and outcome

    Time frame: Through completion of the trial, average 18 months

  13. Measurement of Quality of Life

    Measurement of Quality of Life with EORTC instruments (e.g. EORTC QLQ-C30) at different time-points during treatment

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9

  14. Hospitalisation days

    Hospitalisation days

    Time frame: Day 22, Week 9, month 3 and 6 (depending on treatment duration which is individual)

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Study locations

15 of 15 sites recruiting
  • University Hospital Augsburg, II. Medizinischen Klinik, Hämatologie, internistische Onkologie und Hämostaseologie
    Augsburg, 86156, Germany
    • Andreas Rank, MD · Contact
    • Andreas Rank, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Charité Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunologyt Hämatologie
    Berlin, 12203, Germany
    • Stefan Schwartz, MD · Contact
    • Stefan Schwartz, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Gesundheit Nord Klinikverbund Bremen gGmbH, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Med. Klinik I
    Bremen, 28205, Germany
    • Maher Hanoun, Prof. M.D. · Contact
    • Maher Hanoun, Prof. M.D. · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Klinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I
    Dresden, 01307, Germany
    • Lisa Heberling, MD · Contact
    • Lisa Heberling, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology
    Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
    • Kathrin Nachtkamp, MD · Contact
    • Kathrin Nachtkamp, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Erlangen AöR, Department of Medicine 5
    Erlangen, 91054, Germany
    • Bernd Spriewald, MD · Contact
    • Bernd Spriewald, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
    Frankfurt am Main, 60580, Germany
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Medicine II
    Hamburg, 20251, Germany
    • Franziska Westendorf, MD · Contact
    • Franziska Westendorf, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Heidelberg, Department V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology
    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
    • Simon Raffel, MD · Contact
    • Simon Raffel, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Medical Department II
    Kiel, 24105, Germany
    • Lars Fransecky, MD · Contact
    • Lars Fransecky, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Leipzig; Klinik für Hämatologie, Zelltherapie, Hämostaseologie und Infektiologie, Bereich Hämatologie und Zelltherapie
    Leipzig, 04103, Germany
    • Georg-Nikolaus Franke, MD · Contact
    • Georg-Nikolaus Franke, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital München-Großhadern, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III
    München, 81377, Germany
    • Veit Bücklein, MD · Contact
    • Veit Bücklein, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Münster, Medizinische Klinik A / KMT-Zentrum
    Münster, 48149, Germany
    • Matthias Stelljes, MD · Contact
    • Matthias Stelljes, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Klinikum Oldenburg AöR, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin - Onkologie und Hämatologie
    Oldenburg, 26135, Germany
    • Andreas Voß, MD · Contact
    • Andreas Voß, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus; Abteilung für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Palliativmedizin
    Stuttgart, 70376, Germany
    • Sonja Martin, MD · Contact
    • Sonja Martin, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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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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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06648889
Lead sponsor
Goethe University
Collaborators
Sanofi
Responsible party
Nicola Goekbuget (Dr. Nicola Gökbuget, Head of Trial Center, Goethe University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 18, 2024
Start date
Oct 22, 2024
Primary completion
Jun 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 28, 2026

Study contacts

Nicola Goekbuget, MD
Contact
goekbuget@em.uni-frankfurt.de
0049-6963016365
Nicola Goekbuget, MD
study director · Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Anjali Cremer, MD
principal investigator · Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

Oversight

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