This phase II trial tests the safety, side effects and how well giving tafasitamab with acalabrutinib and venetoclax works for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small cell lymphoma (SLL). A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Tafasitamab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to CD19 antigen which is found on the surface of most B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some lymphoma cells. This may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Acalabrutinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It blocks a protein called BTK, which is present on B-cell (a type of white blood cells) cancers such as mantle cell lymphoma at abnormal levels. This may help keep cancer cells from growing and spreading. Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. Giving tafasitamab with acalabrutinib and venetoclax may be safe and effective for treating patients with CLL/SLL.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of tafasitamab in combination with acalabrutinib and venetoclax, as assessed by unacceptable toxicity, in patients with previously untreated CLL/SLL. (Safety lead-in) II. To evaluate efficacy of tafasitamab in combination with acalabrutinib and venetoclax, as assessed by complete response (CR) with undetectable minimal residual disease (MRD) by flow cytometry in peripheral blood, in patients with previously untreated CLL/SLL. (Phase 2) SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of tafasitamab in combination with acalabrutinib and venetoclax, as assessed by all toxicities. II. To evaluate efficacy of tafasitamab in combination with acalabrutinib and venetoclax, as assessed by overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response (DOR) and overall survival (OS). EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate MRD status in the bone marrow by flow cytometry and by Clonoseq in patients with previously untreated CLL/SLL treated with tafasitamab in combination with acalabrutinib and venetoclax. II. To explore the association between the potential risk factors (including IGHV mutation, del17p/TP53 mutation, complex cytogenetics) and the clinical outcomes in patients with previously untreated CLL/SLL treated with tafasitamab in combination with acalabrutinib and venetoclax. OUTLINE: CYCLES 1 AND 2: Patients receive acalabrutinib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. CYCLES 3-5: Patients receive acalabrutinib PO BID, venetoclax PO once daily (QD) on days 1-28, and tafasitamab intravenously (IV) over 1.5-2.5 hours on days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. CYCLES 6-8: Patients receive acalabrutinib PO BID, venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28, and tafasitamab IV over 1.5-2.5 hours on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. CYCLES 9-14: Patients receive acalabrutinib PO BID and venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 and tafasitamab IV over 1.5-2.5 hours on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo urine sample collection and bone marrow biopsy at screening, as well as computed tomography (CT) scan or positron emission tomography (PET)-CT scan and blood sample collection throughout the study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months until progressive disease, then every 6 months, up to 3 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
35
Given PO
Undergo blood sample collection
Undergo bone marrow biopsy
Undergo CT scan
Undergo PET scan
Given IV
Given PO
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, United States
City of Hope at Irvine Lennar
Irvine, California, United States
Incidence of unacceptable toxicity
Defined as toxicities deemed related (possibly, probably or definitely) to the study drugs.
Time frame: From cycle 1 day 1 to completion of cycle 4 (cycle length = 28 days)
Complete response with undetectable minimal residual disease (MRD)
Complete response is defined by International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) criteria; undetectable is defined as \< 10\^-4 CLL cells in the peripheral blood by flow cytometry. Will be estimated by the proportion of evaluable patients achieving that endpoint, along with the 95% exact binomial confidence interval.
Time frame: At the end of therapy after a minimum of 4 cycles
Overall response
Defined as achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to iwCLL 2018 guidelines on this study before any documented disease progression or any subsequent treatment. Will be estimated by the proportion of evaluable patients achieving that endpoint, along with the 95% exact binomial confidence interval.
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Progression free survival
Will be estimated using the product-limit method of Kaplan and Meier along with the Greenwood estimator of standard error; 95% confidence interval of the PFS estimate at specific timepoint will be constructed based on log-log transformation. Median PFS will be estimated when available.
Time frame: From start of protocol treatment to disease relapse/progression or death due to any cause, up to 3 years
Duration of response
Will be estimated using the product-limit method of Kaplan and Meier along with the Greenwood estimator of standard error; 95% confidence interval of the DOR estimate at specific timepoint will be constructed based on log-log transformation. Median DOR will be estimated when available.
Time frame: From the first achievement of CR or PR on this study to disease progression/relapse or death due to any cause, up to 3 years
Overall survival
Will be estimated using the product-limit method of Kaplan and Meier along with the Greenwood estimator of standard error; 95% confidence interval of the OS estimate at specific timepoint will be constructed based on log-log transformation. Median OS will be estimated when available.
Time frame: From the start of protocol treatment to death due to any cause, up to 3 years
Incidence of adverse events
Grading of platelet, hemoglobin, and neutrophils toxicities will be conducted according to iwCLL 2018 criteria. Grading of all other toxicities will be according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 6.0.
Time frame: Up to 3 years
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