Study of Acalabrutinib (ACP-196) Versus Ibrutinib in Previously Treated Subjects With High Risk CLL
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02477696 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 23, 2015
Results First Posted : January 28, 2022
Last Update Posted : March 15, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | Drug: ACP-196 Drug: ibrutinib | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 533 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Non-Inferiority, Phase III Study of Acalabrutinib (ACP-196) Versus Ibrutinib in Previously Treated Subjects With High Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 28, 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 15, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 16, 2026 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ACP-196
acalabrutinib 100 mg BID (Arm A; N=250)
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Drug: ACP-196
acalabrutinib 100 mg BID (Arm A; N=250) |
Active Comparator: ibrutinib
ibrutinib 420 mg QD (Arm B; N=250)
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Drug: ibrutinib
ibrutinib 420 mg QD (Arm B; N=250) |
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessment [ Time Frame: Randomization to Disease Progression, Death, or Censoring. Assessed for up to 5 years at the time of analysis. ]The time from date of randomization to the date of first IRC-assessed disease progression or death due to any cause. Progression by IRC is defined per International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (IWCLL) 2008 criteria as lymphocyte count >/= 50% from baseline; >/= 50% increase in lymph nodes, liver or spleen; >/= 50% decrease in platelets from baseline or decrease in hemoglobin > 2 g/dL from baseline and related to CLL.
- Number of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation [ Time Frame: Date of first dose until 30 days after the last dose of study drug or the start of new anticancer therapy (whichever comes first). Median follow-up was 41 months. ]Includes MedDRA preferred terms 'atrial fibrillation' and 'atrial flutter'.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women ≥ 18 years of age.
- ECOG performance status of 0 to 2.
- Diagnosis of CLL.
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Must have ≥ 1 of the following high-risk prognostic factors:
- Presence of 17p del by central laboratory.
- Presence of 11q del by central laboratory.
- Active disease meeting ≥ 1 of the following IWCLL 2008 criteria for requiring treatment
- Must have received ≥ 1 prior therapies for CLL.
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Meet the following laboratory parameters:
- ANC ≥ 750 cells/μL or ≥ 500 cells/μL in subjects with documented bone marrow involvement, and independent of growth factor support 7 days before assessment.
- Platelet count ≥ 30,000 cells/μL without transfusion support 7 days before assessment. Subjects with transfusion-dependent thrombocytopenia are excluded.
- Serum AST/SGOT and ALT/SGPT ≤ 3.0 x ULN.
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN.
- Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known CNS lymphoma or leukemia.
- Known prolymphocytic leukemia or history of, or currently suspected, Richter's syndrome.
- Uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia or idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura.
- Prior exposure to ibrutinib or to a BCR inhibitor or a BCL-2 inhibitor.
- Received any chemotherapy, external beam radiation therapy, anticancer antibodies, or investigational drug within 30 days before first dose of study drug.
- Prior radio- or toxin-conjugated antibody therapy.
- Prior allogeneic stem cell or autologous transplant.
- Major surgery within 4 weeks before first dose of study drug.
- Prior malignancy, except for adequately treated lentigo maligna melanoma, non-melanomatous skin cancer, in situ cervical carcinoma or other malignancy treated with no evidence of active disease > 3 years before Screening and at low risk for recurrence.
- Significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months of screening.
- Known history of infection with HIV.
- History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months before randomization.
- History of bleeding diathesis.
- Requires or receiving anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent vitamin K antagonists within 7 days of first dose of study drug.
- Requires treatment with a strong CYP3A inhibitor/inducer.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02477696

Study Director: | Acerta Clinical Trials | 1-888-292-9613 |
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Responsible Party: | Acerta Pharma BV |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02477696 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ACE-CL-006 |
First Posted: | June 23, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | January 28, 2022 |
Last Update Posted: | March 15, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal. All request will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure. Yes, indicates that AZ are accepting requests for IPD, but this does not mean all requests will be shared. |
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Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) |
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