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Mosunetuzumab for Early Relapse of Follicular Lymphoma in the Nordic Countries (MERLIN)

Primary Purpose

Lymphoma, Follicular

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Mosunetuzumab
Sponsored by
Oslo University Hospital
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma, Follicular

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: Written informed consent according to ICH-GCP guidelines. Age ≥ 18 years. Follicular lymphoma grade 1-3a with a current relapse or progression within 24 months of starting 1st line treatment or refractory to 1st line treatment (POD24), more specifically: Documented current relapse or progression of FL within 24 months of starting first line treatment containing a monospecific anti-CD20 antibody (such as rituximab or obinutuzumab with or without chemotherapy, small molecular inhibitors or immunomodulating agents such as lenalidomide). Current lack of response/refractoriness to first line treatment, i.e., no objective response or documented progression within 6 months following at least four cycles of monotherapy with a monospecific anti-CD20 antibody (such as rituximab 375mg/m2 iv or 1400 mg SC or equal) or following at least three cycles of a monospecific anti CD20 antibody combined with chemotherapy, small molecular inhibitors or immunomodulating agents such as lenalidomide. Received one prior treatment line of systemic therapy. Patients may have had a period of watch and wait before the initiation of first line treatment. Patients may have received localized radiotherapy previously. At least one two-dimensionally measurable lesion with a longest diameter >15mm. WHO performance status 0-2. Patients with reduced WHO performance status (> 2) can be considered if reduction in performance is caused by the lymphoma as determined by the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: Received 2 or more previous treatment lines. Grade 3b FL. CD20-negative lymphoma. CNS involvement (current or previous). Impaired bone marrow function (neutrophils < 1.0 x 109/L or platelets < 50 x 109/L) unless due to lymphoma involvement. Severe cardiac disease: impaired cardiac function (NYHA class III or IV), myocardial infarction within the last 6 months, unstable arrythmias and/or unstable angina pectoris. Impaired liver function not caused by lymphoma, defined as serum total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 x ULN (unless elevated due to Gilbert's syndrome) or serum ALT and AST > 3 x ULN. Impaired renal function not caused by lymphoma, defined as calculated creatinine clearance ≤ 40 ml/minute. Other major organ dysfunction not caused by lymphoma. Known history of drug induced liver injury, chronic active hepatitis C (HCV), chronic active hepatitis B (HBV), alcoholic liver disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, on-going extra-hepatic obstruction caused by cholelithiasis, cirrhosis of the liver or portal hypertension. Active severe infection. Hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) infection: Subjects with a previous hepatitis B infection will be eligible if they are negative for HBV-DNA; these subjects must be given prophylactic antiviral therapy. Subjects with a previous HCV infection will be eligible if they are negative for HCV-RNA. Known or suspected chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Received systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited to cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosis factor agents) within two weeks prior to the first dose of mosunetuzumab. Administration of live vaccines within four weeks of the first dose of mosunetuzumab or anticipation that live vaccine will be required during the study. History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to chimeric, human, or humanized antibodies, or fusion proteins. Known or suspected hemophagocytic syndrome. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Other current severe medical problems or expected survival of less than approximately five years for non-lymphoma reasons. Current or previous other malignancy within three years of study entry, except cured basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, prostate intraepithelial neoplasm, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other non-invasive or indolent malignancy without sponsor approval. Psychiatric disorder or dementia which make the patient unable to give an informed consent and/or adhere to the schedule. Pregnancy or breast-feeding. HIV positivity: Subjects that are on HIV-treatment with undetectable HIV-RNA and CD4-counts above 200 will be eligible. Women of reproductive potential not agreeing to use an acceptable method of birth control during treatment and for three months after completion of treatment.

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    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    Subcutaneous mosunetuzumab

    Arm Description

    The duration of each treatment cycle is 21 days. Cycle 1 Day 1: 5 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Cycle 1 Day 8: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Cycle 1 Day 15: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Cycle 2-8 Day 1: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Patients in complete remission after 8 cycles enter follow-up. Patients with stable disease or partial remission can receive up to a total of 17 cycles: Cycle 9-17 Day 1: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    PFS
    Progression free survival

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    ORR
    Overall response rate assessed by PET-CT
    CRR
    Complete response rate assessed by PET-CT
    DOR
    Duration of response
    TTNT
    Time to new lymphoma treatment
    OS
    Overall survival
    The percentage of patients with adverse events
    Safety and tolerability
    The percentage of patients with transformation to aggressive lymphoma
    The rate of higher grade lymphoma transformation

    Full Information

    First Posted
    March 22, 2023
    Last Updated
    May 8, 2023
    Sponsor
    Oslo University Hospital
    Collaborators
    Hoffmann-La Roche, Aarhus University Hospital
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT05849857
    Brief Title
    Mosunetuzumab for Early Relapse of Follicular Lymphoma in the Nordic Countries
    Acronym
    MERLIN
    Official Title
    Phase II Multicenter Clinical Trial: Mosunetuzumab for Early Relapse of Follicular Lymphoma in the Nordic Countries
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    May 2023
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Not yet recruiting
    Study Start Date
    June 2023 (Anticipated)
    Primary Completion Date
    June 2027 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    August 2028 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Principal Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    Oslo University Hospital
    Collaborators
    Hoffmann-La Roche, Aarhus University Hospital

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    In this clinical trial adult patients diagnosed with follicular lymphoma and relapse or progression of disease within 24 months of starting first line treatment will be treated with mosunetuzumab. This is a bispecific antibody, a new type of immunotherapy that redirects the bodies own immune cells (T-cells) to attack and kill the lymphoma cells. The main question the trial aims to answer is if mosunetuzumab works better than standard treatments in this sub-group of patients. Patients will receive mosunetuzumab as injections in the abdominal subcutaneous fat once a week for the three first doses, then every third week 7 times. If all signs of disease are gone as evaluated by PET-CT images, the treatment is stopped. If signs of disease remain on PET-CT images, the patients can receive treatment every third week for up to a total of one year. After the end of treatment, patients are followed two years in the trial for signs of progression or relapse.
    Detailed Description
    Background: Standard first line treatment for patients with follicular lymphoma and symptomatic disease is immunotherapy with or without chemotherapy. The most commonly used treatment regimens are rituximab plus bendamustin or CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone), rituximab plus lenalidomide or rituximab monotherapy. The long-term outcome is similar for these regimens; 75-80% of patients are alive 10 years after initial treatment. A subgroup of 20-40% of patients does not respond to or relapse within 24 months of initial treatment (abbreviated POD24 for "progression of disease within 24 months), and they risk poorer effect of second line treatments and shorter survival. Only 30-70% of these patients are alive 5 years after initial treatment, depending on the type of first line treatment, and they are in need of improved treatment options. Mosunetuzumab is a new, bispecific, T-cell engaging antibody that has shown very high response rates and long response duration in B-cell lymphoma patients with multiple relapses or lack of response to standard salvage regimens. It is therefore possible that mosunetuzumab will benefit patients with POD24. The main hypothesis of this trial is that mosunetuzumab is better than standard 2nd line salvage regimens in terms of progression free survival 2 years after the initiation of 2nd line treatment in POD24 patients. Objectives: The main objective is to investigate the efficacy of subcutaneous (SC) mosunetuzumab monotherapy in follicular lymphoma (FL) with POD24. The secondary objectives are to investigate safety of mosunetuzumab in patients with a current POD24 event prognostic significance of 18F-FDG-PET-CT response to mosunetuzumab rate of transformation to higher grade lymphoma following mosunetuzumab patients´ self-reported quality of life during and after mosunetuzumab resource usage related to mosunetuzumab Interventions: Mosunetuzumab is administered SC as described below. Patients are followed for at least 2,5 years and a maximum of 5 years in the trial. Study-specific sampling of peripheral blood for exploratory research amounts to 330-380 mL (depending on the number of treatment cycles) collected over 3 years. Study-specific tumor samples for future research will be collected by fine needle aspiration before the start of treatment and after the third treatment cycle. Ethical considerations: Previous studies have shown that mosunetuzumab is highly effective and well tolerated in heavily treated B-cell lymphoma patients. The safety profile is favourable compared to standard immunochemotherapy. Mosunetuzumab can be safely administered to older patients with co-morbidities, and there is no upper age limit for participation in the trial. The potential beneficial effect of mosunetuzumab in a population of follicular lymphoma patients with POD24 outweighs the risk for rare and undiscovered serious adverse events. The total volume of blood samples is considered acceptable for patients in clinical trials. The extra tumor samples for research purposes will only be collected if deemed safe and not to cause unreasonable discomfort for the participating subject. The extra number of CT scans is 2-3 compared to standard practice and represents a minimal increase in radiation exposure. In total, the benefit to risk balance is deemed positive for this trial.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Lymphoma, Follicular

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Phase 2
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Model Description
    Phase II, one arm, open label clinical trial of subcutaneous mosunetuzumab mono-therapy
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    N/A
    Enrollment
    80 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Subcutaneous mosunetuzumab
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    The duration of each treatment cycle is 21 days. Cycle 1 Day 1: 5 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Cycle 1 Day 8: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Cycle 1 Day 15: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Cycle 2-8 Day 1: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC Patients in complete remission after 8 cycles enter follow-up. Patients with stable disease or partial remission can receive up to a total of 17 cycles: Cycle 9-17 Day 1: 45 mg Mosunetuzumab SC
    Intervention Type
    Drug
    Intervention Name(s)
    Mosunetuzumab
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    Dexamethasone
    Intervention Description
    Mosunetuzumab is administered as a subcutaneous injection. The first dose is 5 mg in 0,5 mL volume, subsequent doses are 45 mg in 1,0 mL volume.
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    PFS
    Description
    Progression free survival
    Time Frame
    From the date of starting treatment to the date of first documented progression of disease or death of any cause, whichever came first. Patients will be observed for a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 4 years for the primary outcome
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    ORR
    Description
    Overall response rate assessed by PET-CT
    Time Frame
    At the end of 8 cycles (each cycle is 21 days)
    Title
    CRR
    Description
    Complete response rate assessed by PET-CT
    Time Frame
    At the end of 8 cycles (each cycle is 21 days)
    Title
    DOR
    Description
    Duration of response
    Time Frame
    From the date of first documented response to the date of first documented disease progression or death from any cause. Patients will be observed for a minimum of 2.5 years and a maximum of 5 years for the DOR
    Title
    TTNT
    Description
    Time to new lymphoma treatment
    Time Frame
    From the date of starting study treatment to the date of starting 3rd line therapy due to progression of disease or to death of any cause, whichever came first. Patients will be observed for a minimum of 2.5 years and a maximum of 5 years for TTNT.
    Title
    OS
    Description
    Overall survival
    Time Frame
    From the date of inclusion to the date of death of any cause. Patients will be observed for a minimum of 2.5 years and a maximum of 5 years for OS.
    Title
    The percentage of patients with adverse events
    Description
    Safety and tolerability
    Time Frame
    From inclusion until 30 days after last dose of study drug
    Title
    The percentage of patients with transformation to aggressive lymphoma
    Description
    The rate of higher grade lymphoma transformation
    Time Frame
    From inclusion to the end of follow-up. Patients will be observed for a minimum of 2.5 years and a maximum fo 5 years.

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Written informed consent according to ICH-GCP guidelines. Age ≥ 18 years. Follicular lymphoma grade 1-3a with a current relapse or progression within 24 months of starting 1st line treatment or refractory to 1st line treatment (POD24), more specifically: Documented current relapse or progression of FL within 24 months of starting first line treatment containing a monospecific anti-CD20 antibody (such as rituximab or obinutuzumab with or without chemotherapy, small molecular inhibitors or immunomodulating agents such as lenalidomide). Current lack of response/refractoriness to first line treatment, i.e., no objective response or documented progression within 6 months following at least four cycles of monotherapy with a monospecific anti-CD20 antibody (such as rituximab 375mg/m2 iv or 1400 mg SC or equal) or following at least three cycles of a monospecific anti CD20 antibody combined with chemotherapy, small molecular inhibitors or immunomodulating agents such as lenalidomide. Received one prior treatment line of systemic therapy. Patients may have had a period of watch and wait before the initiation of first line treatment. Patients may have received localized radiotherapy previously. At least one two-dimensionally measurable lesion with a longest diameter >15mm. WHO performance status 0-2. Patients with reduced WHO performance status (> 2) can be considered if reduction in performance is caused by the lymphoma as determined by the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: Received 2 or more previous treatment lines. Grade 3b FL. CD20-negative lymphoma. CNS involvement (current or previous). Impaired bone marrow function (neutrophils < 1.0 x 109/L or platelets < 50 x 109/L) unless due to lymphoma involvement. Severe cardiac disease: impaired cardiac function (NYHA class III or IV), myocardial infarction within the last 6 months, unstable arrythmias and/or unstable angina pectoris. Impaired liver function not caused by lymphoma, defined as serum total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 x ULN (unless elevated due to Gilbert's syndrome) or serum ALT and AST > 3 x ULN. Impaired renal function not caused by lymphoma, defined as calculated creatinine clearance ≤ 40 ml/minute. Other major organ dysfunction not caused by lymphoma. Known history of drug induced liver injury, chronic active hepatitis C (HCV), chronic active hepatitis B (HBV), alcoholic liver disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, on-going extra-hepatic obstruction caused by cholelithiasis, cirrhosis of the liver or portal hypertension. Active severe infection. Hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) infection: Subjects with a previous hepatitis B infection will be eligible if they are negative for HBV-DNA; these subjects must be given prophylactic antiviral therapy. Subjects with a previous HCV infection will be eligible if they are negative for HCV-RNA. Known or suspected chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Received systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited to cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosis factor agents) within two weeks prior to the first dose of mosunetuzumab. Administration of live vaccines within four weeks of the first dose of mosunetuzumab or anticipation that live vaccine will be required during the study. History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to chimeric, human, or humanized antibodies, or fusion proteins. Known or suspected hemophagocytic syndrome. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Other current severe medical problems or expected survival of less than approximately five years for non-lymphoma reasons. Current or previous other malignancy within three years of study entry, except cured basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, prostate intraepithelial neoplasm, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other non-invasive or indolent malignancy without sponsor approval. Psychiatric disorder or dementia which make the patient unable to give an informed consent and/or adhere to the schedule. Pregnancy or breast-feeding. HIV positivity: Subjects that are on HIV-treatment with undetectable HIV-RNA and CD4-counts above 200 will be eligible. Women of reproductive potential not agreeing to use an acceptable method of birth control during treatment and for three months after completion of treatment.
    Central Contact Person:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Louise Krüger Hansen
    Phone
    +45 24782645
    Email
    louise.kruger.hansen@rm.dk
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Lise Nylund Torpen
    Phone
    + 47 90864581
    Email
    linyto@ous-hf.no
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Marianne Brodtkorb, MD, PhD
    Organizational Affiliation
    Oslo University Hospital
    Official's Role
    Principal Investigator

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    No
    IPD Sharing Plan Description
    Individual participation data will not be shared

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