Study of Ibrutinib and Rituximab in Treatment Naïve Follicular Lymphoma

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the addition of ibrutinib will result in prolongation of progression-free survival (PFS) when compared with rituximab alone in treatment naïve participants with follicular lymphoma.

Condition

  • Follicular Lymphoma

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 60 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of follicular lymphoma CD20+ (Grade 1, 2 or 3a) Ann Arbor Stage II, III or IV disease. - Measurable disease - Subjects 70 years of age or older; OR subjects 60-69 years of age who have one or more comorbidities. - Meets one or more Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes Folliculaire (GELF) criteria. - Adequate hematologic function within protocol-defined parameters. - Adequate hepatic and renal function within protocol-defined parameters. - ECOG performance status score of 0-2.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Transformed lymphoma - Prior treatment for follicular lymphoma. - Central nervous system lymphoma or leptomeningeal disease. - Currently active, clinically significant cardiovascular disease.

Study Design

Phase
Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
(Arm A) ibrutinib + rituximab
Participants will receive 560mg of ibrutinib and rituximab 375mg/m^2 weekly x4 with maintenance.
  • Drug: ibrutinib
    ibrutinib 560mg administered orally
    Other names:
    • Imbruvica
  • Drug: rituximab
    rituximab 375mg/m^2 IV
Placebo Comparator
(Arm B) placebo + rituximab
Participants will receive placebo and rituximab 375mg/m^2 weekly x4 with maintenance.
  • Drug: placebo to match ibrutinib
    placebo capsules to match ibrutinib administered orally
  • Drug: rituximab
    rituximab 375mg/m^2 IV

More Details

Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Pharmacyclics LLC.

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