This research study is evaluating the combination of two drugs, copanlisib and venetoclax, as a possible treatment for trelapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) The names of the study drugs involved in this study are: * Copanlisib * Venetoclax
This study is an open-label, multi-center, non-randomized phase I/II study of the combination treatment copanlisib + venetoclax in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Phase I clinical trials test the safety of investigational drugs, and also try to define the appropriate dose of the investigational drugs to use for further studies. Phase II clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of investigational drugs to learn whether the drugs work in treating a specific disease."Investigational" means that the drugs are being studied. Copanlisib is an IV medication that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma who have received at least two prior therapies. Venetoclax is an oral medication that is approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and certain patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The FDA has not approved copablisib or venetoclax for the treatment of DLBCL or the combination of copanlisib and venetoclax as a treatment for any disease. In the phase I portion of this study, the investigators are looking to determine the dose of venetoclax that is safe to give with copanlisib and to see what the side effects are of this combination. In the phase II trial, the investigators will be determining how effective venetoclax and copanlisib are for the treatment of R/R DLBCL. Data from laboratory suggest that some subsets of DLBCL are enriched for mutations that make them sensitive to the combination of copanlisib plus venetoclax. This study will look at genetic changes in your cancer and determine if abnormalities in specific genes make these drugs more or less effective. It is expected that about 48 people will take part in this research study. Bayer, a pharmaceutical company, is supporting this research study by providing the study drug copanlisib and funding for this study. Abbvie, a pharmaceutical company, is supporting this research study by providing the study drug venetoclax and funding for this study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
Intravenous infusion
Tablet taken orally
City of Hope Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Maximum tolerated dose of venetoclax in combination with copanlisib (recommended phase II dose (RP2D) - Phase 1
The highest dose of the drug combination that does not cause unacceptable side effects as assessed by protocol-specified DLT criteria.
Time frame: 28 Days up to 1 year
Overall response rate (ORR) - Phase II
Defined as the partial response (PR) and complete response (CR) rate, according to the Lugano criteria.
Time frame: 28 Days
Partial response Rate (PR)
Per Lugano criteria
Time frame: 28 Days
Complete response Rate (CR)
Per Lugano criteria
Time frame: 28 Days
Duration of response (DOR)
Legnth of time the patients respond to therapy
Time frame: Every 3 months to 1 year
Progression-free survival (PFS)
The time from randomization (or registration) to progression or death due to any cause. Participants alive without disease progression are censored at date of last disease evaluation.
Time frame: Time from randomization (or registration) to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever comes first, for up to 5 years.
Overall survival (OS)
The time from randomization (or registration) to death due to any cause or censored at date last known alive.
Time frame: Time from randomization (or registration) to the date of death from any cause, assessed for up to 5 years.
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Exome sequencing
A genomic classifier will be applied to whole exome sequencing (WES) of DLBCL biopsy samples to determine genomic cluster.
Time frame: Up to 1 year