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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

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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