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Diffuse Large B-Cell LymphomaPhase 2NCT05022797

Reduction of MTX Levels After Glucarpidase Treatment in DLBCL Patients at Risk of CNS

A Phase 2 study testing Glucarpidase 1000 UNT [Voraxaze] in people with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Drug Toxicity, run by Fundacion CRIS de Investigación para Vencer el Cáncer at 2 sites in Spain.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive subset of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in patients with NHL is a serious complication. The outcome of patients with CNS relapse is extremely poor, with a median survival of 4-6 months. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Drug Toxicity
What is being tested?
Glucarpidase 1000 UNT [Voraxaze]
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3 participants
Where
2 sitesSpain
Study dates
19 Jul 2021to 22 Nov 2022
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects aged 18-70 years
  • Patients with diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  • Patients at high risk of CNS involvement (>2 extranodal sites plus an elevated LDH or /and involvement of high-risk extranodal sites including testes, paranasal sinuses, breast, liver, adrenal and renal)
  • Patients who will receive HDMTX (three cycles) into R-CHOP regimen (6 cycles) prescribed according to normal clinical practice
  • Absence of focal neurological signs
  • Absence of CNS involvement determined by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytometry flow test prior to start treatment
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  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • Absolute neutrophil count 1800-7500/µL, platelet count 130.000- 450.000/ µL, hemoglobin 13,5-18 g/dL,
  • Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥60ml/min/1.73m^2
  • Total serum bilirubin ≤2 x ULN. Serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and/or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  • In women of childbearing potential (from menarche and until becoming post-menopausal [i.e., no menses for 12 months with an alternative medical cause], unless permanently sterile) and men, use of highly effective measure of contraception (abstinence, hormonal contraception, intra-uterine device [IUD], intrauterine hormone-releasing system, [IUS], or anatomical sterility in self or partner) committed during 3 months after the last IMP administration.

Who cannot join

  • Malignant disease, other than those being treated in this study. Exceptions to this exclusion include malignancies that were treated curatively and have not recurred within 2 years after completion of treatment.
  • Patients suffered from cardiovascular diseases (arrhythmias, previous heart failure, thromboembolic disease)
  • Previous treatment with Glucarpidase
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Concomitant treatment with agents which interact with methotrexate metabolism or excretion
  • Known intolerance/hypersensitivity to Glucarpidase or any of its excipients.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Spain2 sites
  • MD Anderson

    Madrid, 28033

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034

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About this study

Official title: Reduction of MTX Levels After Treatment With Reduced Glucarpidase Dose in Patients With DLBCL at Risk of CNS Involvement Who Receive Cycles of HDMTX: an Open-label, Interventional, Non-randomized, Phase 2, Pilot, Multicenter Study

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive subset of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in patients with NHL is a serious complication. The outcome of patients with CNS relapse is extremely poor, with a median survival of 4-6 months.

One approach to reduce CNS relapse in high-risk patients is the use of systemic high-dose intravenous (iv) methotrexate (HMTX) chemotherapy. Currently available methods of MTX clearance, including dialysis-based methods, have shown limited efficacy.

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Glucarpidase hydrolyses MTX to inactive metabolites that are partially metabolised by the liver, thus providing an alternative route of limiting renal excretion.

The administration of Glucarpidase could prevent MTX toxicity as a whole as well as the following consequences. The aim of this study is to analyse the prophylactic effect of 2,000 units of glucarpidase administered after 12 hours of HDMTX on MTX clearance and on the incidence and severity of MTX-related toxicity.

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Glucarpidase hydrolyzes the terminal glutamate residue from MTX to inactive metabolites [4-deoxy-4-amino-N10-methylpteroic acid (DAMPA) and glutamic acid] which are partially metabolized by the liver, thus providing an alternative route of limitation to renal excretion.

Administration of Glucarpidase cause a clinically important 99% or greater sustained MTX reduction being immediate in most patients, 87% of them experiencing a ≥ 95% reduction in serum MTX concentration at a median of 15 min post-Glucarpidase Early administration of Glucarpidase could avoid MTX toxicity as whole as well as the following consequences. The aim of this study is to analyze the prophylactic effect of 2,000 unit Glucarpidase administered after 12 hour of HDMTX on the MTX clearance and on the incidence and severity of MTX related-toxicity.

According to normal clinical practice, patients will receive for curative intent rituximab cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) by standard protocol on a 21-day cycle (a total of 6 cycles), plus 3 infusion of systemic intravenous MTX at a dose of 3 g/m2 for CNS prophylaxis (HDMTX) at cycles 1, 3 and 5.

Glucarpidase will be capped at 2,000 units per dose (in two vials of 1,000 units/vial) given as a single intravenous (IV) bolus injection over 5 minutes. Glucarpidase will be administered 12 hours following each HDMTX at cycles 1, 3 and 5.

Clinical laboratory evaluation of Hematology and Biochemistry will be conducted at each step of this study, according to the local laboratory method, to determine occurrences of adverse events (AE) or serious adverse events (SAE) following the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (CTCAE 5.0).

According to standard practice, the blood MTX levels will be monitored according to the local laboratory method, already in place for this purpose. In addition, blood samples for analysis of MTX levels by LC-MS/MS should be drawn at the different time-point.

Therefore, the pharmacokinetic study of MTX clearance includes a quantification of MTX plasma level before and after Glucarpidase administration, assessed by Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis performed by Eurofins|ADME Bioanalyses. Collection times are defined as described:

T0 is the time 12 hours after the MTX infusion starts, with reference to T0. As previously mentioned, plasma MTX levels will be measured at:

  • T0 (pre-Glucarpidase i.v. injection) It will be considered maximum plasma MTX level
  • T0+15 minutes (15 minutes after the end of Glucarpidase administration)
  • T0+6hrs (6 hours after Glucarpidase is given)
  • T0+ 12 hrs (12 hours after Glucarpidase is given)
  • T0+ 24hrs (24 hours after Glucarpidase is given Antibodies anti-Glucarpidase (ADA) will be assessed 12 hours after the MTX infusions starts before Glucarpidase administration (reference to T0) and at the follow-up visit month 3 (after the end of RCHOP treatment). In case of positively response for antibodies at any time-point, the evaluation of immune response to Glucarpidase includes a quantification of the Glucarpidase immunogenicity assessed by a neutralization assay performed by Eurofins|ADMEBioanalyses.

Statistical analyses will be conducted based on the available data, without using techniques for inputting missing values, but describing the number of missing values for each analysis. All statistical tests will be performed at a significance level of α = 0.05, unless specifically stated otherwise.

The primary outcome will be assessed by a descriptive analysis of MTX levels: - As a categorical variable: >95% reduction of MTX (yes/no) after 6 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase. In addition, co-primary outcomes will be assessed by a descriptive analysis of MTX levels: - As a numerical variable: MTX in µmol/L before and after 15 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase. - As a numerical variable: MTX change from baseline in µmol/L after 15 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase. - As a categorical variable: >95% reduction of MTX (yes/no) after 15 minutes, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase.

Being tested
Glucarpidase 1000 UNT [Voraxaze]
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Glucarpidase 1000 UNT [Voraxaze]Drug

    Also called VORAXAZE®, P21011D

    2 vials of 1000 units per vial

Study groups in NCT05022797
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Glucarpidase, methotrexate, R-CHOPExperimentalGlucarpidase 2000Units per dose. IV. Bolus injection over 5 minutes. Administered 12 hours following after each HDMTX cycle, for a maximum of 3 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Glucarpidase 1000 UNT [Voraxaze]

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Proportion of patients who achieve significant change blood MTX levels (more than 95% reduction of blood MTX levels) at 6 hours after administration of Glucarpidase

    As a categorical variable: >95% reduction of MTX (yes/no) after 6 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase.

    Measured: 6 hours

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Change blood MTX levels achieved at 15 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of Glucarpidase

    As a numerical variable: MTX in µmol/L before and after 15 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase.

    Measured: 15min, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours

  2. Proportion of patients with more than 95% reduction of blood MTX levels after administration of Glucarpidase

    As a numerical variable: MTX change from baseline in µmol/L after 15 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase.

    Measured: 15min, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours

  3. Proportion of patients who achieve clinically important reduction (CIR) in blood MTX level at 15 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of Glucarpidase.

    CIR is defined as a reduction in blood MTX concentration to ≤ 1 µmol/L in post-Glucarpidase time points. As a categorical variable: reduction in blood MTX concentration to ≤ 1 µmol/L (yes/no) after 15 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of 2,000 units of Glucarpidase.

    Measured: 15min, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Aug 2021
  2. Study start19 Jul 2021
  3. Primary completion22 Nov 2022
  4. Study completion22 Nov 2022

Why it stopped: closed because of low recruitment

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05022797
Sponsor's protocol ID
MDA-BTG-2020-01
Other IDs
2020-004450-30
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
20 Aug 2021
Last updated
13 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Glucarpidase 1000 UNT [Voraxaze] in people with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Drug Toxicity, run by Fundacion CRIS de Investigación para Vencer el Cáncer at 2 sites in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: closed because of low recruitment). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of patients who achieve significant change blood MTX levels (more than 95% reduction of blood MTX levels) at 6 hours after administration of Glucarpidase (time frame: 6 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 May 2024.

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