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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03341520
Other study ID # 2016-002059-89
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date April 24, 2018
Est. completion date May 2024

Study information

Verified date November 2023
Source Heidelberg University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Combined modality approach using Obitunuzumab and involved site low dose irradiation in early stage nodal follicular lymphoma. Radiation dose will be adapted for low-responders. Primary Objective: Evaluation of the rate of metabolic CR after low-dose involved site radiotherapy in combination with Gazyvaro (Obinutuzumab) in early stage nodal follicular lymphoma in order to avoid conventional full dose IF radiotherapy. Secondary Objective: Efficacy and safety of a response adapted radiation dose treatment schedule.


Description:

Extended field or total nodal irradiation had been the gold standard for early stage follicular lymphoma for a long time in Germany. An involved field (IF) irradiation has been favored due to the toxicity of large field irradiation in other countries (e.g. USA). However, smaller irradiation fields have been accompanied with an increased risk of recurrence. A combination of involved field irradiation with the anti-CD20 antibody Rituximab (MIR trial) has led to similar efficacy results compared to the large field irradiation but with markedly reduced side effects. Haas et al. showed in a prospective trial, that a low dose radiation therapy (LDRT) can lead to a complete remission in up to 60% in follicular lymphoma. This is presumed to result from immune modulatory effects induced by LDRT. The effectiveness of LDRT could also be demonstrated in another prospective, randomized British trial (FORT trial: 2 x2 Gy vs. 12 x 2 Gy) with a CR rate of 40% after 2 x 2 Gy (60% after 12 x 2 Gy). Currently, it is unknown, which patients need a higher radiation dose and which not. A metabolic complete remission (CR) is an important prognostic marker for progression-free survival. According to the results of the PRIMA trial, CR is a very strong predictive parameter if the CR is established using FDG-PET. In the present GAZAI trial, patients with early stage nodular follicular lymphoma will be treated in a combined approach of immunotherapy with an anti-CD20 antibody and small field (involved site) irradiation as in the MIR trial. In GAZAI, the fully humanized anti-CD20 antibody Obinutuzumab (GAZYVARO) will be used, which showed a high efficacy in combination with bendamustin in patients with follicular lymphoma refractory to Rituximab (GADOLIN trial). In addition, the radiation dose will be limited to 2 x2 Gy in responding patients. A dose build-up to a total of 40 Gy (dose in the MIR trial) will be performed in case of failure to achieve a complete CR based on a FDG-PET in week 18. Primary endpoint of the trial is the rate of CR (based on FDG-PET/CT) after Obinutuzumab and 2x2 Gy IS radiotherapy in week 18. Secondary endpoints are the morphological CR rate in week 7, week 18 and month 6, the PFS, the toxicity, the recurrence rate, the recurrence pattern, overall survival and quality of life.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 89
Est. completion date May 2024
Est. primary completion date November 11, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Centrally reviewed CD20-positive follicular lymphoma grade 1/2 based on WHO classification (2016) - Untreated (radiation-, chemo- or immunotherapy) nodal lymphoma (including involvement of Waldeyer´s ring) - Age: =18 years - ECOG: 0-2 - Stage: clinical stage I or II (Ann Arbor classification) - Risk profile: Largest diameter of the lymphoma * 7 cm (sectional images) - Written informed consent and willingness to cooperate during the course of the trial - Adequate hematologic function (unless abnormalities are related to NHL), defined as follows: Hemoglobin = 9.0 g/dL; absolute neutrophil count = 1.5 × 109/L, Platelet count = 75 × 109/L - Capability to understand the intention and the consequences of the clinical trial - Adequate contraception for men and women of child-bearing age during therapy and 18 months thereafter - Patients with non-active hepatitis B infection (HBsAg neg/HBcAB pos/HBV DNA neg) under 1-year require prophylactic anti-viral therapy (e.g. Entecavir®) possible (see also 5.6. Prior and Concomitant Disease) Exclusion Criteria: - Extra nodal manifestation - Secondary cancer in the patient's medical history (exclusion: basalioma, spinalioma, melanoma in situ, bladder cancer T1a, non-metastasized solid tumor in constant remission, which was diagnosed >3 years ago - Concomitant diseases: congenital or acquired immune-deficiency syndromes, active infections including viral hepatitis (serology positive for HBsAg or HBcAb in combination positive HBV DNA), uncontrolled concomitant diseases including significant cardiovascular or pulmonary disease (see also 5.6. Prior and Concomitant Disease) - Severe psychiatric disease - Pregnancy / lactation - Known hypersensitivity against Gazyvaro (Obinutuzumab) or drugs with similar chemical structure or any other additive of the pharmaceutical formula of the study drug - Participation in another interventional trial or follow-up period of a competing trial which can influence the results of this current trial - Creatinine > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless creatinine clearance normal), or calculated creatinine clearance < 40 mL/min - AST or ALT > 2.5 × ULN - Total bilirubin = 1.5 × ULN - INR > 1.5 × ULN - PTT or aPTT > 1.5 × the ULN

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Lymphoma
  • Lymphoma, Follicular
  • Stage I Follicular Lymphoma Grade 1
  • Stage II Follicular Lymphoma Grade 2
  • Stage II Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma
  • Stage II Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma

Intervention

Drug:
Obinutuzumab Injection [Gazyva]
7x 1000mg flat dose
Radiation:
Low dose radiation Therapy (LDRT)
2 x 2 Gy

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany Vivantes Klinikum Berlin
Germany University of Cologne Cologne
Germany University of Essen Essen
Germany University of Frankfurt Frankfurt
Germany University of Heidelberg Heidelberg
Germany Klinikum Kempten Kempten
Germany Site Marburg Marburg
Germany LMU Munich
Germany TU Munich
Germany University of Muenster Münster
Germany University of Tuebingen Tuebingen Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany University of Ulm Ulm

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Heidelberg University Roche Pharma AG

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (5)

Haas RL, Poortmans P, de Jong D, Aleman BM, Dewit LG, Verheij M, Hart AA, van Oers MH, van der Hulst M, Baars JW, Bartelink H. High response rates and lasting remissions after low-dose involved field radiotherapy in indolent lymphomas. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jul 1;21(13):2474-80. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.09.542. — View Citation

Hoskin PJ, Kirkwood AA, Popova B, Smith P, Robinson M, Gallop-Evans E, Coltart S, Illidge T, Madhavan K, Brammer C, Diez P, Jack A, Syndikus I. 4 Gy versus 24 Gy radiotherapy for patients with indolent lymphoma (FORT): a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Apr;15(4):457-63. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70036-1. Epub 2014 Feb 24. — View Citation

Mac Manus MP, Hoppe RT. Is radiotherapy curative for stage I and II low-grade follicular lymphoma? Results of a long-term follow-up study of patients treated at Stanford University. J Clin Oncol. 1996 Apr;14(4):1282-90. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.4.1282. — View Citation

Sehn LH, Chua N, Mayer J, Dueck G, Trneny M, Bouabdallah K, Fowler N, Delwail V, Press O, Salles G, Gribben J, Lennard A, Lugtenburg PJ, Dimier N, Wassner-Fritsch E, Fingerle-Rowson G, Cheson BD. Obinutuzumab plus bendamustine versus bendamustine monotherapy in patients with rituximab-refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (GADOLIN): a randomised, controlled, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Aug;17(8):1081-1093. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30097-3. Epub 2016 Jun 23. — View Citation

Trotman J, Fournier M, Lamy T, Seymour JF, Sonet A, Janikova A, Shpilberg O, Gyan E, Tilly H, Estell J, Forsyth C, Decaudin D, Fabiani B, Gabarre J, Salles B, Van Den Neste E, Canioni D, Garin E, Fulham M, Vander Borght T, Salles G. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) after induction therapy is highly predictive of patient outcome in follicular lymphoma: analysis of PET-CT in a subset of PRIMA trial participants. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Aug 10;29(23):3194-200. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.0736. Epub 2011 Jul 11. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Rate of metabolic complete remission (CR) rate of metabolic complete remission (CR) after low-dose involved site radiotherapy in combination with Obinutuzumab in patients with initially remaining PET positive lymphoma week 18
Secondary Rate of morphologic complete remission (CR) rate of morphologic complete remission (CR) after low-dose involved site radiotherapy in combination with Obinutuzumab in patients with initially remaining lymphoma week 7, week 18, month 6
Secondary Progression free survival (PFS) PFS of all patients 2 years
Secondary Toxicity Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) Toxicity Start until month 30
Secondary Overall survival (OS) OS of all patients 2 years
Secondary Relapse rate Relapse rate of all patients start until month 30
Secondary Quality of life (QoL) EORTC QLQ-C30 QoL according EORTC QLQ-C30 Initially, week 18, month 12, month 24
Secondary Minimal residual disease (MRD) response Minimal residual disease initially, week 18, month 6, month 12, month 18, month 24
Secondary Relapse pattern Relapse pattern (e.g. out-field or in-field) of all relapses start until month 30
Secondary Quality of life (QoL) FACT-Lymph25 QoL according FACT-Lymph25 questionnaires Initially, week 18, month 12, month 24