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Brentuximab Vedotin With or Without Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD30+ Lymphoma

A Pilot Study of Weekly Brentuximab Vedotin or Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Nivolumab Every 3 Weeks in Patients With CD30+ Malignancies Refractory to Every ≥ 3 Week Brentuximab Vedotin

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01703949
Enrollment
28
Registered
2012-10-11
Start date
2013-03-20
Completion date
2030-06-03
Last updated
2026-05-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Recurrent Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Brief summary

This phase II pilot trial studies how well brentuximab vedotin with or without nivolumab works in treating patients with CD30+ lymphoma that has come back after a period of improvement or does not respond to treatment. Biological therapies, such as brentuximab vedotin, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving brentuximab vedotin with or without nivolumab may work better in treating patients with CD30+ lymphoma.

Detailed description

OUTLINE: ARM A (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL): Patients receive brentuximab vedotin intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM B: Patients receive brentuximab vedotin IV over 30 minutes and nivolumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3-5 weeks, every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 4 years.

Interventions

DRUGBrentuximab Vedotin

Given IV

OTHERLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

BIOLOGICALNivolumab

Given IV

Sponsors

University of Washington
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Relapsed or refractory CD30+ lymphoma that has either achieved \< PR to brentuximab vedotin (minimum of 2 cycles), progressed while receiving brentuximab vedotin, or progressed within 6 months of the last dose of brentuximab vedotin * Documented expression of CD30 on tumor cells * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/uL * Platelets \> 50,000/uL * Serum creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance \> 60 mL/min * Bilirubin \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 2.5 x ULN * Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or similar (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\]) criteria (\> 1.5 cm). (Patients with cutaneous lymphoma only require measurable disease by Olsen Criteria) * Age \>= 18 yrs at the time of the first dose of study drug * Resolution of all non-hematologic brentuximab vedotin-related and nivolumab-related adverse events (AEs) to \< Grade 2 * All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and have given written consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines * Patients must be anticipated to complete at least 2 cycles of chemotherapy on study * Expected survival if untreated of \> 90 days

Exclusion criteria

* Prior transplant within 100 days * Radioimmunotherapy within 12 weeks * Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B positivity or prior progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) * Active infection or other medical condition which would preclude treatment in the opinion of the principal investigator; this would include a corrected diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) of \< 60% predicted or symptomatic interstitial lung disease * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \> 2 * Known active central nervous system (CNS) involvement * Peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1 if due to brentuximab vedotin or any peripheral neuropathy \> grade 2 * Intolerance to brentuximab vedotin * Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or experimental treatments * No current or prior autoimmune disease with the exception of vitiligo and autoimmune alopecia (Arm B only) * Pregnancy or breastfeeding; (females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine beta human chorionic gonadotropin \[beta-hCG\] pregnancy test result within 7 days prior to the first dose of brentuximab vedotin; females with false positive results and documented verification that the patient is not pregnant are eligible for participation; females of non-childbearing potential are those who are postmenopausal greater than 1 year or who have had a bilateral tubal ligation or hysterectomy; females of childbearing potential and males who have partners of childbearing potential must agree to use 2 effective contraceptive methods during the study and for 6 months following the last dose of brentuximab vedotin or 6 months following the last dose of nivolumab, whichever is later)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Response Rate as Measured by the Cheson 2007 CriteriaFor Arm A: Up to 5 weeks after completion of study treatment (an average of 1 month). For Arm B: within 6 months following treatment (an average of 1 month).No formal statistical measures will be pre-specified. This protocol will be deemed a "success" if the absolute response rate in this group of patients is ≥20% in Arm A or ≥40% in Arm B.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAjay K. Gopal

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
4 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
24 Participants
Age, Continuous43 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
18 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
25 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
20 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 82 / 20
other
Total, other adverse events
7 / 819 / 20
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 84 / 20

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 13, 2026