This is a single arm, open-label, multicenter, phase II study of pembrolizumab (pembro), gemcitabine, vinorelbine, and liposomal doxorubicin (GVD) in patients with relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) with response-adapted consolidation. This study will investigate using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) at pre-determined time points using Foresight CLARITY LDT, an ultra-sensitive liquid biopsy platform that detects Minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients with B-cell lymphomas using the phased variant enrichment and sequencing technology (PhasEDq) to determine response to study interventions.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the ctDNA/MRD-negative, PET-negative complete response rate for cHL patients undergoing treatment with pembro + GVD. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine progression-free survival (PFS) overall survival (OS) at 2 years among patients receiving non-transplant consolidation. II. To determine PFS and OS at 2 years for the overall cohort. III. To determine the proportion of patients treated with pembro + GVD and non-transplant consolidation who ultimately undergo Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT) within 2 years. IV. To determine the rate of discordance between Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computerized tomography (CT) response and ctDNA/MRD response. V. To determine the incidence of adverse events, including immune-related adverse events, in patients receiving pembro + GVD and pembrolizumab consolidation. VI. To assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) 29 and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (FACIT-COST). VII. To determine the proportion of patients with relapsed or refractory cHL for whom baseline Foresight CLARITY LDT genotyping from the peripheral blood is successful EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the kinetics of ctDNA/MRD clearance in the peripheral blood after pembro + GVD. II. To evaluate the ctDNA/MRD-negative complete response (CR) rate and 2-year PFS stratified by cHL molecular subgroup at diagnosis (H1 vs H2 genotype). III. To evaluate long term efficacy and toxicity outcomes for up to 5 years. IV. To compare the performance of identification of phased variants from plasma genotyping with identification of phased variants from archival tissue genotyping. OUTLINE: Participants will undergo response assessment and ctDNA/MRD assessment using phased variant enrichment and detection sequencing (PhasED-Seq) using Foresight CLARITY LDT. A composite response assessment will be used to determine eligibility for non-transplant consolidation. Participants who achieve a response after 2 cycles of pembro + GVD will be eligible for non-transplant consolidation with 8 cycles of pembrolizumab and/or 30 Gray (Gy) involved-site radiotherapy (ISRT). Participants not achieving a response will discontinue study therapy and proceed to study follow-up, during which time participants can receive standard of care salvage therapy and ASCT, if eligible. Participants will be followed for up to 5 years from trial entry for long term efficacy and toxicity outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
Given intravenously
Undergo possible, standard of care, non-investigational radiation therapy
Given IV
Given IV
Given IV
Foresight CLARITY LDT, a laboratory-developed test (LDT),by Foresight Diagnostics, is an ultra-sensitive liquid biopsy and tissue platform that detects MRD in patients with B-cell lymphomas
Given IV for supportive care
Undergo imaging
University of California Davis
Davis, California, United States
University of California San Francisco-Fresno
Fresno, California, United States
University of California Irvine
Irvine, California, United States
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States
Unversity of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Percentage of participants with a complete response
To determine the ctDNA/MRD negative, PET negative complete response rate for cHL, participants undergoing treatment with pembro + GVD will have a composite response incorporating the following two criteria: (1) Absence of detectable cHL ctDNA as assessed by Foresight CLARITY LDT after 2 cycles of treatment and (2) complete response by Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT, assessed by Lugano criteria after 2 cycles, or 4 if participant demonstrates indeterminate response (IR) after 2 cycles. Lugano classification for response using FDG PET-CT is as follows: A score is given which ranges from 1 (No uptake above background) to 5 (Hottest area of uptake markedly \> liver and/or new lesions present). A CR is defined as a score of 1,2,3 in nodal or extranodal sites with or without a residual mass. Lymphoma Response to Immunomodulatory Therapy Criteria (LYRIC) will be used to distinguish IR, SD or PD. Response rate will be summarized by percentage, along with 95% confidence intervals.
Time frame: Up to 4 cycles (a cycle is 21 days)
Progression-free survival (PFS) rate for participants without Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT)
PFS rate is defined as the proportion of participants alive without disease from initiation of study therapy to progression or death by any cause, whichever occurs first for up to 2 years after participants receive study therapy and non-transplant consolidation. The censoring time for PFS will be the date of the last study assessment for progression. PFS will be analyzed descriptively using Kaplan-Meier methods.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS) rate for participants without ASCT
OS rate is defined as the proportion of participants alive from initiation of study therapy to death by any cause for up to 2 years after participants receive study therapy and non-transplant consolidation. The censoring time for OS will be the date of the last study contact. OS will be analyzed descriptively using Kaplan-Meier methods.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall PFS rate
Overall PFS rate is defined as proportion of participants alive without disease from initiation of study therapy to progression or death by any cause, whichever occurs first for up to 2 years after participants receive study therapy. The censoring time for PFS will be the date of the last study assessment for progression. PFS will be analyzed descriptively using Kaplan-Meier methods.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall survival rate
OS rate is defined as the proportion of participants alive from initiation of study therapy to death by any cause for up to 2 years after participants receive study therapy. The censoring time for OS will be the date of the last study contact. OS will be analyzed descriptively using Kaplan-Meier methods.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Proportion of participants undergoing ASCT
The proportion of participants undergoing ASCT is defined as the number of participants having received an autologous stem cell graft over the total number of participants.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Percentage of participants with presence cHL ctDNA
The percentage of participants with the presence of absence of detectable ctDNA through 2 cycles of pembrolizumab (pembro) + GVD will be reported.
Time frame: Up to
Percentage of participants with presence of detectable metabolically active disease
The percentage of participants with the presence of absence of detectable metabolically active disease on an FDG PET/CT at any time during the course of treatment with Pembro+GVD will be reported.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Number of participants reporting treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AEs) of significant interest
The number of participants reporting Adverse Events (AEs) will be descriptive and performed based on the safety population. Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs), AEs classified as Grade 3 or higher per NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5, and AEs resulting in discontinuation of treatment, withdrawal from the study will be tabulated.
Time frame: From start of treatment until 90 days after discontinuation of treatment, approximately 2 years
Change in mean scores on the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®-29) (Version 2) over time
The PROMIS 29 v2.0 profile assesses pain intensity using a response scale for each item ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain) on seven health domains (physical function, fatigue, pain interference, depressive symptoms, anxiety, ability to participate in social roles and activities, and sleep disturbance), with four items per domain and one question which addresses pain intensity item. PROMIS-29 domains are scored using a T-score metric, with higher scores indicate higher levels of functioning. Mean scores and standard deviations will be reported.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Change in mean scores on the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity-Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (COST-FACIT) survey over time
The COST-FACIT is an 11-item measure used to assess financial toxicity. Each item is measured on a five-point Likert scale (0 = not at all, 4 = very much), with recall based on the past 7 days related to the participant's disease management. A score is computed by first reverse coding seven items, then taking the sum of all items, multiplying the sum by the number of items on the scale, and dividing that number by the number of items answered. Higher scores indicate better Financial Well-Being. Mean scores and standard deviations will be reported.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Percentage of participants with detectable cHL ctDNA at baseline
Percentage of all participants with detectable cHL ctDNA in the plasma at baseline will be reported. Participants not meeting this criterion will be excluded from the study, but genotype failures will be recorded for the purpose of this endpoint.
Time frame: Up to 30 days
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