Sequential Regimen of Bendamustine Followed by Obinutuzumab (GA101), Zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) and Venetoclax (ABT-199) in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory CLL (CLL2-BZAG)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04515238 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : August 17, 2020
Last Update Posted : November 9, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia | Drug: Bendamustine Biological: Obinutuzumab Biological: Zanubrutinib Biological: Venetoclax | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 42 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Open-label, Multicenter Phase-II Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Sequential Regimen of Bendamustine Followed by Obinutuzumab (GA101), Zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) and Venetoclax (ABT-199) in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory CLL (CLL2-BZAG Protocol) |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 1, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 2027 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: BZAG
Debulking: 2 debulking cycles (q 28d) of bendamustine will be administered unless the patient has a contraindication or a debulking is not clinically indicated Induction: 6 cycles (q 28d) of Obinutuzumab + Zanubrutinib + Venetoclax Maintenance: max. 8 cycles (q 84d) of Obinutuzumab + Zanubrutinib + Venetoclax Maintenance treatment will be continued until (whichever occurs first):
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Drug: Bendamustine
Debulking: Cycles 1-2: d1+2 - 70mg/m² i.v.
Other Names:
Biological: Obinutuzumab Induction: Cycle 1: d1 - 100 mg, d1 (or d2) - 900 mg, d8 + d15 - 1000 mg i.v.; Cycle 2 - 6: 1000 mg, d1 i.v. Maintenance: Cycle 1 - 8: 1000 mg, d1 i.v. Other Names:
Biological: Zanubrutinib Induction: Cycle 1: --; Cycles 2 - 6: d1-28: 2 x 160mg p.o. Maintenance: Cycle 1 - 8: d1-84: 2 x 160mg p.o Other Name: BGB-3111 Biological: Venetoclax Induction: Cycles 1 + 2: --; Cycle 3: d1-7: 20mg, d8-14: 50mg, d15-21: 100mg, d22-28: 200mg p.o.; Cycle 4 - 6: d1-28: 400 mg p.o. Maintenance: Cycle 1 - 8: d1-84: 400 mg p.o. Other Names:
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- Negativity rate of minimal residual disease (MRD) in peripheral blood (PB) measured by multi-color flow cytometry [ Time Frame: At final restaging (RE): 12 weeks after the start of the last induction cycle ]MRD negativity is defined as less than one (1) CLL-cell among 10,000 leukocytes analyzed [0.01%]. The MRD negativity rate is defined as the proportion of patients having achieved MRD negativity based on the full analysis set (FAS).
- Overall response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: At final restaging (RE): 12 weeks after the start of the last induction cycle ]Proportion of patients having achieved a complete response (CR), a CR with incomplete recovery of the bone marrow (CRi), or a partial response (PR) as best response.
- CR / CRi rate [ Time Frame: At final restaging (RE): 12 weeks after the start of the last induction cycle ]Proportion of patients having achieved a CR or CRi as best response (= number of patients with best response CR or CRi divided by the number of the FAS)
- MRD in PB measured by 4-color flow cytometry at different times to guide the duration of maintenance therapy and for the assessment of the kinetics of response to the different treatment phases [ Time Frame: From date of screening until the end of follow-up, up to 55 month ]MRD negativity is defined as less than one (1) CLL-cell among 10,000 leukocytes analyzed [0.01%], i.e. < 10-4. MRD values will be categorized into negative (<10-4) and positive (≥10-4)
- Safety: Adverse events (AE), serious adverse events (SAE) and adverse events of particular/special interest (AEPI/AESI) [ Time Frame: Up to 55 months after first dose of study drug ]Type, frequency, severity and relationship to study treatment.of AEs, SAEs and AEPIs/AESIs

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
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Relapsed/refractory CLL in need of treatment according to International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) criteria
In case of a recent previous treatment, patients must have recovered from acute toxicities and treatment regimen must be stopped within the following time periods before start of the study treatment in the CLL2-BZAG trial:
- chemotherapy ≥ 28 days
- antibody treatment ≥ 14 days
- kinase inhibitors, BCL2-antagonists or immunomodulatory agents ≥ 3 days
- corticosteroids may be applied until the start of the BZAG-regimen, these have to be reduced to an equivalent of ≤ 20mg prednisolone per day during treatment Please note: Patients with a progression during previous treatment with venetoclax, ibrutinib or another BTK inhibitor, as well as patients with a known resistance mutation (e.g. BTK-/PLCg2) are excluded from study participation. However, patients who progressed after termination of treatment with venetoclax, ibrutinib, other BTK inhibitors and/or obinutuzumab or who stopped treatment due to intolerance to ibrutinib are eligible for participation.
- Adequate renal function, as indicated by a creatinine clearance ≥30ml/min calculated according to the modified formula of Cockcroft and Gault or directly measured with 24 hr. urine collection
- Adequate hematologic function as indicated by a neutrophil count ≥ 1.0 x 109/L, a hemoglobin value ≥8.0 g/dL and a platelet count ≥ 25 x 109/L, unless directly attributable to the patient´s CLL (e.g. bone marrow infiltration), in this case, platelet count should be ≥ 10 × 109/L.
- Adequate liver function as indicated by a total bilirubin ≤2x, AST/ALT ≤2.5x the institutional ULN value, unless directly attributable to the patient's CLL or to Gilbert's Syndrome
- Negative serological testing for hepatitis B (HBsAg negative and anti-HBc negative, patients positive for anti-HBc may be included if PCR for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA is negative and HBV-DNA PCR is performed every 4 weeks until one year after last dosage of GA101 (obinutuzumab) or until the last dose of zanubrutinib, whichever occurs later), negative testing for hepatitis-C RNA and negative HIV test within 6 weeks prior to registration
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG) 0 - 2, ECOG 3 is only permitted if related to CLL (e.g. due to anemia or severe constitutional symptoms)
- Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
- Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent and to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
Exclusion Criteria:
- (Suspicion of) transformation of CLL (i.e. Richter's transformation, pro-lymphocytic leukemia) or central nervous system (CNS) involvement
- Progression during previous treatment with venetoclax, ibrutinib or another BTK inhibitor, and/or presence of known mutations associated with resistance to therapy, e.g. Bruton´s Tyrosine Kinase and Phospholipase C Gamma 2 (PLCg2)
- Confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
- Malignancies other than CLL currently requiring systemic therapies
- Uncontrolled infection requiring systemic treatment
- Any comorbidity or organ system impairment rated with a Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) score of 4, excluding the eyes/ears/nose/throat/larynx organ system or any other life-threatening illness, medical condition or organ system dysfunction that - in the investigator´s opinion - could compromise the patients safety or interfere with the absorption or metabolism of the study drugs (e.g, inability to swallow tablets or impaired resorption in the gastrointestinal tract)
- Significantly increased risk of bleeding according to the investigator´s evaluation, e.g. due known bleeding diathesis (e.g. von-Willebrandt´s disease or hemophilia), major surgical procedure ≤ 4 weeks or stroke/intracranial hemorrhage ≤ 6 months.
- Requirement of therapy with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors/inducers or anticoagulant with phenprocoumon (marcumar) or other vitamin K-antagonists
- Use of investigational agents ≤ 28 days prior to start of study treatment, however, kinase inhibitors, BCL2-antagonists and antibody treatment are allowed in accordance with inclusion criterion number 1 (see above).
- Known hypersensitivity to obinutuzumab (GA101), venetoclax (ABT-199), zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) or any of the excipients Please note: Patients with a known hypersensitivity to bendamustine are allowed to participate but will not receive a debulking with bendamustine
- Pregnant women and nursing mothers (a negative pregnancy test is required for all women of childbearing potential within 7 days before start of treatment)
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Fertile men or women of childbearing potential unless:
- surgically sterile or ≥ 2 years after the onset of menopause, or
- willing to use two methods of reliable contraception including one highly effective (Pearl Index <1) and one additional effective (barrier) method during study treatment and for 18 months after end of study treatment.
- Vaccination with a live vaccine ≤ 28 days prior to registration
- Legal incapacity
- Prisoners or subjects who are institutionalized by regulatory or court order
- Persons who are in dependence to the sponsor or an investigator

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04515238
Germany | |
Hamatologische/Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis | |
Augsburg, Germany, 86150 | |
Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis | |
Esslingen, Germany, 73728 | |
Evangelische Krankenhaus Hamm | |
Hamm, Germany, 59063 | |
Universitaetskliniken des Saarlandes | |
Homburg, Germany, 66424 | |
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel | |
Kiel, Germany, 24105 | |
Universitätsklinik Köln | |
Köln, Germany, 50937 | |
Klinikum Rechts der Isar - Technische Universitaet Muenchen | |
Munich, Germany, 81675 | |
Stauferklinikum Schwaebisch-Gmuend | |
Mutlangen, Germany, 73557 | |
KH Kliniken Maria Hilf | |
Mönchengladbach, Germany, 41063 | |
Universitätsklinik Ulm | |
Ulm, Germany, 89081 | |
Hämatologisch Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis | |
Würzburg, Germany, 97080 |
Principal Investigator: | Paula Cramer, Dr. med. | German CLL Study Group |
Responsible Party: | German CLL Study Group |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04515238 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CLL2-BZAG 2018-003270-27 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | August 17, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 9, 2022 |
Last Verified: | November 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
CLL |
Leukemia, Lymphoid Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell Leukemia Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Leukemia, B-Cell Venetoclax |
Bendamustine Hydrochloride Obinutuzumab Zanubrutinib Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Protein Kinase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |