Study of Ibrutinib and Rituximab in Treatment Naïve Follicular Lymphoma

Purpose

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib in combination with rituximab versus placebo in combination with rituximab in treatment naïve participants with follicular lymphoma (FL).

Condition

  • Follicular Lymphoma

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 60 Years
Eligible Sex
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 to receive 560mg of ibrutinib once daily and rituximab 375mg/m^2 weekly x4 with maintenance.
  • Drug: Ibrutinib Oral Capsule
    Ibrutinib 560mg administered orally daily
    Other names:
    • Imbruvica
  • Drug: Rituximab
    Rituximab 375mg/m^2 intravenously (IV) weekly
Placebo Comparator
(Arm B) placebo + rituximab
Participants to receive placebo once daily and rituximab 375mg/m^2 weekly x4 with maintenance.
  • Drug: Placebo
    Placebo capsules to match ibrutinib administered orally daily
  • Drug: Rituximab
    Rituximab 375mg/m^2 intravenously (IV) weekly

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
Pharmacyclics LLC.

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