Modified VR-CAP and Acalabrutinib as First Line Therapy for the Treatment of Transplant-Eligible Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04626791 |
Recruitment Status :
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First Posted : November 13, 2020
Last Update Posted : December 15, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma | Drug: Acalabrutinib Drug: Bortezomib Drug: Cyclophosphamide Drug: Cytarabine Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Drug: Prednisone Biological: Rituximab Biological: Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human | Phase 2 |
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. Measure the proportion of complete metabolic responses according to Lugano criteria at the end of study therapy.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Evaluate the safety of this combination. II. Proportion proceeding to autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). III. Feasibility and results of stem cell mobilization and successful collection.
IV. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) (event monitoring phase), assessed up to 2 years after registration.
CORRELATIVE RESEARCH OBJECTIVE:
I. Assess minimal residual disease level after 3 and 6 cycles of therapy using the ClonoSEQ (Adaptive Biotechnologies, Seattle, Washington [WA]), and explore relationship with radiographic complete response (CR) rate and baseline features.
OUTLINE:
CYCLES 1, 3, AND 5: Patients receive acalabrutinib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-21. Patients also receive bortezomib subcutaneously (SC) on days 1, 8, and 15, rituximab (or rituximab and hyaluronidase human) intravenously (IV), cyclophosphamide IV, and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on day 1, and prednisone PO on days 1-5.
CYCLES 2, 4, AND 6: Patients receive acalabrutinib PO BID on days 1-21. Patients also receive rituximab (or rituximab and hyaluronidase human) IV on day 1 and cytarabine IV on days 1-2.
Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 6 months for up to 2 years after registration.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 45 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II Study of Modified VR-CAP and Acalabrutinib as First Line Therapy for Transplant-Eligible Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 3, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 3, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 3, 2028 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment (modified VR-CAP, acalabrutinib)
CYCLES 1, 3, AND 5: Patients receive acalabrutinib PO BID on days 1-21. Patients also receive bortezomib SC on days 1, 8, and 15, rituximab (or rituximab and hyaluronidase human) IV, cyclophosphamide IV, and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on day 1, and prednisone PO on days 1-5. CYCLES 2, 4, AND 6: Patients receive acalabrutinib PO BID on days 1-21. Patients also receive rituximab (or rituximab and hyaluronidase human) IV on day 1 and cytarabine IV on days 1-2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. |
Drug: Acalabrutinib
Given PO
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Drug: Bortezomib Given SC
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Drug: Cyclophosphamide Given IV
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Drug: Cytarabine Given IV
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Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Given IV
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Drug: Prednisone Given PO
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Biological: Rituximab Given IV
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Biological: Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human Given IV
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- Proportion of complete responses to therapy (complete metabolic response [CMR]) [ Time Frame: At completion of study treatment, up to 5 years from registration ]Measured according to Lugano criteria. A success is defined as a CMR as the objective status at the end of treatment. The proportion of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. 92% confidence intervals for the true success proportion will be calculated according to the approach of Clopper Pearson.
- Minimal residual disease (MRD) rate [ Time Frame: At completion of study treatment, up to 5 years from registration ]Measured by flow. MRD results will be reported descriptively, and explored for correlation with clinical factors and patient outcomes.
- MRD rate [ Time Frame: At completion of study treatment, up to 5 years from registration ]Measured by sequencing. MRD results will be reported descriptively, and explored for correlation with clinical factors and patient outcomes.
- Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days post-treatment ]The maximum grade for each type of adverse event will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine patterns. Additionally, the relationship of the adverse event(s) to the study treatment will be reported.
- Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: From the date of registration to the date of progression (or relapse),or death due to any cause, whichever comes first, assessed at 2 years post-registration ]The distribution of progression-free survival will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: From registration to death due to any cause, assessed at 2 years post-registration ]The distribution of survival time will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.
- Feasibility of stem cell collection [ Time Frame: At completion of study treatment, up to 5 years from registration ]The proportion of patients successfully collecting at least 2 x 10^6 CD34 cells/kg pt body weight will be calculated and reported.
- Successful proceeding to autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) [ Time Frame: At completion of study treatment, up to 5 years from registration ]The proportion of patients successfully proceeding to ASCT will be calculated and reported.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- No prior therapy for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)
- MCL in need of systemic therapy, and potentially eligible for ASCT as assessed by the treating physician
- Documented histological confirmation of MCL by local institutional review
- Documented, fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG)-avid measurable disease (at least 1 lesion >= 1.5 cm in diameter) as detected by positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and as defined and includes measurable nodal and extranodal disease sites, or splenomegaly measuring more than 13 cm in vertical length
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1, 2
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/mm^3 or >= 500/mm^3 if due to lymphomatous marrow or spleen involvement (obtained =< 30 days prior to registration)
- Platelet count >= 100,000/mm^3 or >= 75,000/mm^3 if due to lymphomatous marrow or spleen involvement (obtained =< 30 days prior to registration)
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless documented Gilbert's syndrome, for which total bilirubin =< 3 x upper limit of normal [ULN] is permitted) (obtained =< 30 days prior to registration)
- Aspartate transaminase (AST) =< 3 x ULN (obtained =< 30 days prior to registration)
- Prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR) or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) =< 2 x ULN, unless elevated due to a lupus anticoagulant (obtained =< 30 days prior to registration)
- Calculated creatinine clearance must be >= 30 ml/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula (obtained =< 30 days prior to registration)
- Negative pregnancy test done within =< 14 days prior to registration for women of childbearing potential only
- For women childbearing potential (WOCBP, defined as premenopausal women capable of becoming pregnant): Must agree to use of highly effective method of birth control during study therapy and until 12 months after last dose of study therapy. ('Acceptable' methods are not adequate. Highly effective methods are defined by Clinical Trials Facilitation and Coordination Group [CTFG] as having a failure rate of < 1% per year)
- Men must agree to use barrier contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy and through 180 days after completion of study therapy
- Provide informed written consent
- Willing to return to enrolling institution for follow-up (during the Active Monitoring Phase of the study)
- Hematologic labs must be obtained within =< 14 days of registration
- Willing and able to participate in all required evaluations and procedures in this study protocol
- Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior systemic treatment for mantle cell lymphoma. Short course of steroids (=< 7 days) for symptom management or localized radiation is permissible, as long as measurable disease outside of the radiation field exists
- Peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain of grade 2 or worse as assessed by the investigator
- Prior exposure to bortezomib or a BTK inhibitor
- Prior anthracycline exposure unless cumulative prior exposure is under 150 mg per square meter
- Requiring anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent vitamin k antagonist
- Uncontrolled AIHA (autoimmune hemolytic anemia) or ITP (idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura)
- Active bleeding or history of bleeding diathesis (e.g. hemophilia or von Willebrand disease)
- History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to enrollment
- Requires treatment with a strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor/inducer
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Requiring treatment with a proton pump inhibitor. Examples include: dexlansoprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole, or therapeutic class equivalents
- Note: H2-receptor agonists are not exclusionary
- History of allergic reactions attributed to acalabrutinib, cytarabine, bortezomib, boron, or any of the other agents administered as part of the therapeutic regimen in this study
- Active systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection that is worsening (defined as increasing signs/symptoms of infection during screening) or, requires intravenous antibiotic therapy
- Active or chronic uncontrolled hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. Patients with positive hepatitis B core antibody positive require negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) prior to enrollment. Hepatitis B surface antigen positive or PCR positive patients will be excluded. Patients with hepatitis C must have negative hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) for inclusion
- Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease (including major surgery within 2 weeks) which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens
- Known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive since antiretroviral therapy has a potential for drug interactions with acalabrutinib
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure or low cardiac ejection fraction (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class 3-4 or ejection fraction [EF] < 45%), unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Receiving any other investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm
- Other active malignancy =< 2 years prior to registration. EXCEPTIONS: Non-melanotic skin cancer localized prostate cancer, or carcinoma-in-situ of the breast or cervix. NOTE: If there is a history or prior malignancy, patients must not be receiving other specific treatment for their cancer
- Pregnant and/or breastfeeding
- Has difficulty with or is unable to swallow oral medication, or has significant gastrointestinal disease that would limit absorption of oral medication
- Presence of a gastrointestinal ulcer diagnosed by endoscopy within 3 months before screening. unless directly due to MCL Involvement by endoscopic or histologic evaluation
- Major surgical procedure within 28 days of first dose of study drug. Note: If a subject had major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from any toxicity and/or complications from the intervention before the first dose of study drug
- Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical trial

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04626791
United States, Louisiana | |
Ochsner NCI Community Oncology Research Program | Withdrawn |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121 | |
United States, New York | |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Not yet recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
Contact: Martine Van Voorthuysen 212-824-7377 martine.vanvoorthuysen@mssm.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Suchitra Sundaram | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute | Recruiting |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203 | |
Contact: Tiffany Drennan 704-681-1258 tiffany.drennan@atriumhealth.org | |
Principal Investigator: Steven Park | |
United States, Washington | |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Withdrawn |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109 | |
University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake | Recruiting |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195 | |
Contact: Stephen D. Smith ssmith50@seattlecca.org | |
Principal Investigator: Stephen D. Smith | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
Aurora Cancer Care-Milwaukee West | Withdrawn |
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States, 53226 |
Principal Investigator: | Stephen D Smith | Academic and Community Cancer Research United |
Responsible Party: | Academic and Community Cancer Research United |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04626791 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ACCRU-LY-1804 NCI-2020-04428 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) ACCRU-LY-1804 ( Other Identifier: Academic and Community Cancer Research United ) P30CA015083 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | November 13, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 15, 2022 |
Last Verified: | August 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Lymphoma Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Cytarabine Prednisone Cortisone Cyclophosphamide Rituximab Doxorubicin |
Liposomal doxorubicin Bortezomib Acalabrutinib Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antibodies Immunoglobulins Antibodies, Monoclonal Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents |