Mosunetuzumab for Early Relapse of Follicular Lymphoma in the Nordic Countries

Last updated: October 31, 2023
Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Lymphoma

Follicular Lymphoma

Treatment

Mosunetuzumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT05849857
EU CT NO: 2022-500100-21-01
NLG-FL6
ML43841
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study 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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Written informed consent according to ICH-GCP guidelines.
  2. Age ≥ 18 years.
  3. Follicular lymphoma grade 1-3a with a current relapse or progression within 24 monthsof starting 1st line treatment or refractory to 1st line treatment (POD24), morespecifically:
  4. Documented current relapse or progression of FL within 24 months of startingfirst line treatment containing a monospecific anti-CD20 antibody (such asrituximab or obinutuzumab with or without chemotherapy, small molecularinhibitors or immunomodulating agents such as lenalidomide).
  5. Current lack of response/refractoriness to first line treatment, i.e., noobjective response or documented progression within 6 months following at leastfour cycles of monotherapy with a monospecific anti-CD20 antibody (such asrituximab 375mg/m2 iv or 1400 mg SC or equal) or following at least three cyclesof a monospecific anti CD20 antibody combined with chemotherapy, small molecularinhibitors or immunomodulating agents such as lenalidomide.
  6. Received one prior treatment line of systemic therapy.
  7. Patients may have had a period of watch and wait before the initiation of firstline treatment.
  8. Patients may have received localized radiotherapy previously.
  9. At least one two-dimensionally measurable lesion with a longest diameter >15mm.
  10. WHO performance status 0-2. Patients with reduced WHO performance status (> 2) can beconsidered if reduction in performance is caused by the lymphoma as determined by theinvestigator.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Received 2 or more previous treatment lines.
  2. Grade 3b FL.
  3. CD20-negative lymphoma.
  4. CNS involvement (current or previous).
  5. Impaired bone marrow function (neutrophils < 1.0 x 109/L or platelets < 50 x 109/L)unless due to lymphoma involvement.
  6. Severe cardiac disease: impaired cardiac function (NYHA class III or IV), myocardialinfarction within the last 6 months, unstable arrythmias and/or unstable anginapectoris.
  7. Impaired liver function not caused by lymphoma, defined as serum total bilirubin ≥ 1.5x ULN (unless elevated due to Gilbert's syndrome) or serum ALT and AST > 3 x ULN.
  8. Impaired renal function not caused by lymphoma, defined as calculated creatinineclearance ≤ 40 ml/minute.
  9. Other major organ dysfunction not caused by lymphoma.
  10. Known history of drug induced liver injury, chronic active hepatitis C (HCV), chronicactive hepatitis B (HBV), alcoholic liver disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, on-goingextra-hepatic obstruction caused by cholelithiasis, cirrhosis of the liver or portalhypertension.
  11. Active severe infection.
  12. Hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) infection: Subjects with a previous hepatitis Binfection will be eligible if they are negative for HBV-DNA; these subjects must begiven prophylactic antiviral therapy. Subjects with a previous HCV infection will beeligible if they are negative for HCV-RNA.
  13. Known or suspected chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
  14. Received systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited tocyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosisfactor agents) within two weeks prior to the first dose of mosunetuzumab.
  15. Administration of live vaccines within four weeks of the first dose of mosunetuzumabor anticipation that live vaccine will be required during the study.
  16. History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to chimeric, human, or humanizedantibodies, or fusion proteins.
  17. Known or suspected hemophagocytic syndrome.
  18. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
  19. Other current severe medical problems or expected survival of less than approximatelyfive years for non-lymphoma reasons.
  20. Current or previous other malignancy within three years of study entry, except curedbasal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, prostateintraepithelial neoplasm, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other non-invasive orindolent malignancy without sponsor approval.
  21. Psychiatric disorder or dementia which make the patient unable to give an informedconsent and/or adhere to the schedule.
  22. Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
  23. HIV positivity: Subjects that are on HIV-treatment with undetectable HIV-RNA andCD4-counts above 200 will be eligible.
  24. Women of reproductive potential not agreeing to use an acceptable method of birthcontrol during treatment and for three months after completion of treatment.

Study Design

Total Participants: 80
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Mosunetuzumab
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
September 11, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2028

Study 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.

Connect with a study center

  • Helsinki University Hospital

    Helsinki,
    Finland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oslo University Hospital

    Oslo, 0424
    Norway

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Olavs hospital

    Trondheim,
    Norway

    Active - Recruiting

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