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A Study of PCI-32765 (Ibrutinib) in Combination With Either Bendamustine and Rituximab or Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone in Participants With Previously Treated Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of the Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, PCI-32765 (Ibrutinib), in Combination With Either Bendamustine and Rituximab (BR) or Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone (R-CHOP) in Subjects With Previously Treated Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iNHL)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01974440
Acronym
SELENE
Enrollment
403
Registered
2013-11-01
Start date
2014-01-31
Completion date
2023-06-21
Last updated
2025-05-25

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Conditions

Lymphoma

Keywords

Lymphoma, Follicular lymphoma, Marginal zone lymphoma, Indolent Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, PCI-32765, Ibrutinib, Bendamustine, Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Prednisone, R-CHOP

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PCI-32765 (ibrutinib) administered in combination with either bendamustine and rituximab (BR) or rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) in adult participants with previously treated indolent Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Detailed description

This is a randomized (individuals assigned to study treatment by chance), double-blind (individuals and study personnel will not know the identity of study treatments), placebo (an inactive substance that is compared with a drug to test whether the drug has a real effect in a clinical trial)-controlled study in approximately 400 adult participants with follicular lymphoma or marginal zone lymphoma. The study will include the following phases: Screening, Treatment, and a Post-treatment Follow-up. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either treatment Arm A (background immune-chemotherapy + placebo) or treatment Arm B (background immune-chemotherapy + 560 milligram \[mg\] of ibrutinib). All participants will receive 6 cycles of background immune-chemotherapy with either BR or R-CHOP in combination with either placebo (Arm A) or ibrutinib (Arm B). Selection of background immune-chemotherapy will be based on prior treatment history and cardiac function. After completion of background immune-chemotherapy, study drug (ibrutinib or placebo) will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or study end, whichever comes first. Assessment of tumor response and progression will be conducted in accordance with the Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. Serial pharmacokinetic (study of what a drug does to the body) blood samples will be collected. Safety will be assessed throughout the study.

Interventions

DRUGBendamustine

90 milligram per meter square (mg/m\^2) administered intravenously on Days 1 to 2 of Cycles 1 to 6.

DRUGRituximab

375 mg/m\^2 administered intravenously on Day 1 of Cycles 1 to 6.

DRUGCyclophosphamide

750 mg/m\^2 administered intravenously on Day 1 of Cycles 1 to 6.

DRUGDoxorubicin

50 mg/m\^2 administered intravenously on Day 1 of Cycles 1 to 6.

DRUGVincristine

1.4 mg/m\^2 (maximum total 2 mg) administered intravenously on Day 1 of Cycles 1 to 6.

DRUGPrednisone

100 mg administered orally on Days 1 to 5 of Cycles 1 to 6.

560 mg (4\*140 mg) capsules administered orally once daily, continuously starting on Cycle 1, Day 1.

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo (4 capsules) matched to ibrutinib administered orally once daily, continuously starting on Cycle 1, Day 1.

Sponsors

Pharmacyclics LLC.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of B-cell indolent Non-Hodgkin lymphoma with histological subtype limited to follicular lymphoma or marginal zone lymphoma, at initial diagnosis and without evidence of pathological transformation or clinical signs suggesting transformation * At least 1 prior treatment with a CD20 antibody combination chemo-immunotherapy regimen * Disease that has relapsed or was refractory after prior chemo-immunotherapy * At least 1 measurable site of disease according to Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma 2007 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status grade 0 or 1 * Laboratory values within protocol-defined parameters * Agrees to protocol-defined use of effective contraception * Men must agree not to donate sperm during and after the study for 6 months after the last dose of bendamustine, 12 months after the last dose of rituximab, or 3 months after the last dose of study medication, whichever is later * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at Screening

Exclusion criteria

* Prior treatment according to protocol-defined criteria * Unable to receive background chemotherapy based on prior treatment history and cardiac function * Known central nervous system lymphoma * Diagnosed or treated for malignancy other than indolent Non-Hodgkin lymphoma * History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to randomization * Requires anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent Vitamin K antagonists * Requires treatment with strong CYP3A inhibitors * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease * Known history of human immunodeficiency virus or active hepatitis C virus (HCV; ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] polymerase chain reaction \[PCR\]-positive) or active hepatitis B virus (HBV; DNA PCR-positive) infection or any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring intravenous antibiotics * Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the Investigator's opinion, could compromise the participant's safety, interfere with the absorption or metabolism of ibrutinib capsules, or put the study outcomes at undue risk * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary Analysis: Progression Free Survival (PFS): Stratified AnalysisUp to 8 yearsPFS was defined as duration (in months) from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or relapse from complete response (CR) or death, whichever was first reported. PFS was assessed by the investigator based on the 2007 Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. Disease progression was defined as any new lesion or increase by greater than or equal to (\>=) 50 percent (%) of previously involved sites from nadir disease progression criteria: Appearance of new nodal lesion 1.5 centimeters (cm) in any axis, 50% increase in sum of product of diameters (SPD) of greater than (\>) 1 node or 50% increase in longest diameter of previously identified node 1 cm in short axis. Participants who were progression-free and alive or had unknown status were censored at the last tumor assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.
Supplementary Analysis: Progression Free Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)Up to 8 yearsPFS in MZL participants was defined as duration (in months) from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or relapse from CR or death, whichever was first reported. PFS was assessed by the investigator based on the 2007 Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. Disease progression was defined as any new lesion or increase by \>=50% of previously involved sites from nadir disease progression criteria: Appearance of new nodal lesion 1.5 cm in any axis, 50% increase in SPD of \>1 node or 50% increase in longest diameter of previously identified node 1 cm in short axis. Participants who were progression-free and alive or had unknown status were censored at the last tumor assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary Analysis: Complete Response Rate (CRR): Stratified AnalysisUp to 8 yearsCRR was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a complete response (CR); (based on investigator assessment) on or prior to the initiation of subsequent antilymphoma therapy. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if positron emission tomography (PET) negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.
Supplementary Analysis: Complete Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZLUp to 8 yearsCRR in MZL participants was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a CR (based on investigator assessment) on or prior to the initiation of subsequent antilymphoma therapy. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.
Primary Analysis: Overall Response Rate (ORR): Stratified AnalysisUp to 8 yearsORR was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a CR or partial response (PR). Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.
Supplementary Analysis: Overall Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZLUp to 8 yearsORR in MZL participants was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a CR or PR. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.
Primary Analysis: Duration of Response (DOR): Stratified AnalysisUp to 8 yearsDOR was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of initial documentation of response (CR or PR) and the date of first documented evidence of progressive disease (or relapse for participants who experienced CR during the study) or death, whichever occurred first. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.
Primary Analysis: Overall Survival (OS): Stratified AnalysisUp to 8 yearsOS was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of randomization and the date of the participant's death due to any cause. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.
Primary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) QuestionnaireUp to 8 yearsTime-to-worsening in the Lymphoma subscale of the FACT-Lym was defined as the time (in months) from the date of randomization to the start date of the worsening of participant symptoms. Worsening was defined by a 5-point decrease from baseline in participant symptoms. FACT-Lym Lymphoma subscale contains 15 questions, scores from 0 to 4 for each question (0 = not at all, 1 = a little bit, 2 = some what, 3 = quite a bit and 4 = very much, where the higher score indicated worse condition). Lymphoma subscale score is the total of reverse scores, range 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate a better quality of life.
Supplementary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) Questionnaire: Participants With MZLUp to 8 yearsTTW in MZL participants in the Lymphoma subscale of the FACT-Lym was defined as the time (in months) from the date of randomization to the start date of the worsening of participant symptoms. Worsening was defined by a 5-point decrease from baseline in participant symptoms. FACT-Lym Lymphoma subscale contains 15 questions, scores from 0 to 4 for each question (0 = not at all, 1 = a little bit, 2 = some what, 3 = quite a bit and 4 = very much, where the higher score indicated worse condition). Lymphoma subscale score is the total of reverse scores, range 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate a better quality of life.
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years); Ibrutinib + CIT arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years 8 months)Number of participants with TEAEs were reported. Adverse event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non investigational) product. An AE did not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. TEAEs were defined as adverse events with onset or worsening on or after date of first dose of study treatment up to and including 30 days after date of last dose of study medication.
Number of Participants With TEAEs: Participants With MZLPlacebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years); Ibrutinib + CIT arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years 8 months)Number of MZL participants with TEAEs were reported. AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non investigational) product. An AE did not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. TEAEs were defined as adverse events with onset or worsening on or after date of first dose of study treatment up to and including 30 days after date of last dose of study medication.
Supplementary Analysis: Duration of Response: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZLUp to 8 yearsDOR in MZL participants was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of initial documentation of response (CR or PR) and the date of first documented evidence of progressive disease (or relapse for participants who experienced CR during the study) or death, whichever occurred first. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.
Supplementary Analysis: Overall Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZLUp to 8 yearsOS in MZL participants was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of randomization and the date of the participant's death due to any cause. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey (Türkiye), Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants were stratified by background chemotherapy treatment (bendamustine and rituximab \[BR\] or combination or rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone \[R-CHOP\]), refractory versus relapsed disease, Indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma histology, and number of prior lines of therapy.

Pre-assignment details

Placebo+CIT arm participants discontinued the study treatment post the primary analysis but were assessed for the safety till the end of the study. No further efficacy analyses were done after the primary analysis.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)
Participants received 4 capsules of placebo matching to ibrutinib orally once daily continuously starting on Cycle 1, Day 1 until disease progression, or unacceptable toxicity, or study end, whichever occurred first. All participants also received a background therapy for maximum of 6 cycles (each cycle = 21 days) either with BR: bendamustine hydrochloride 90 milligrams per meter square (mg/m\^2) intravenously (IV) on Days 1 and 2 of each cycle and rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1 of each cycle; or background therapy with R-CHOP: rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1, cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1, doxorubicin 50 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1, vincristine 1.4 mg/m\^2 IV (maximum total 2 mg) on Day 1, and prednisone 100 mg orally on Days 1 to 5 until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After treatment unblinding at the time of the primary analysis, participants randomized to arm Placebo + CIT discontinued placebo treatment.
201
Ibrutinib + CIT
Participants received ibrutinib 560 mg capsules (4 capsules of 140 mg) orally once daily continuously starting on Cycle 1, Day 1 until disease progression, or unacceptable toxicity, or study end, whichever occurred first. All participants also received a background therapy for maximum of 6 cycles (each cycle = 21 days) either with BR: bendamustine hydrochloride 90 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 2 of each cycle and rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1 of each cycle; or background therapy with R-CHOP: rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1, cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1, doxorubicin 50 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1, vincristine 1.4 mg/m\^2 IV (maximum total 2 mg) on Day 1, and prednisone 100 mg orally on Days 1 to 5 until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After treatment unblinding at the time of the primary analysis, participants randomized to arm Ibrutinib + CIT continued/stopped treatment with ibrutinib at the discretion of the treating physician.
202
Total403

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up77
Overall StudySponsor decision109110
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject2420

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPlacebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)TotalIbrutinib + CIT
Age, Continuous58.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.7
58.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.27
58.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.86
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
14 Participants30 Participants16 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
173 Participants351 Participants178 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
14 Participants22 Participants8 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
59 Participants127 Participants68 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants4 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
6 Participants10 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
135 Participants261 Participants126 Participants
Region of Enrollment
ARGENTINA
2 Participants10 Participants8 Participants
Region of Enrollment
AUSTRALIA
21 Participants37 Participants16 Participants
Region of Enrollment
BELGIUM
4 Participants13 Participants9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
BRAZIL
1 Participants3 Participants2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
CHINA
31 Participants57 Participants26 Participants
Region of Enrollment
FRANCE
13 Participants21 Participants8 Participants
Region of Enrollment
GERMANY
5 Participants13 Participants8 Participants
Region of Enrollment
ISRAEL
16 Participants33 Participants17 Participants
Region of Enrollment
ITALY
6 Participants11 Participants5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
JAPAN
15 Participants42 Participants27 Participants
Region of Enrollment
POLAND
4 Participants8 Participants4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
11 Participants20 Participants9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
SOUTH KOREA
12 Participants26 Participants14 Participants
Region of Enrollment
SPAIN
13 Participants20 Participants7 Participants
Region of Enrollment
SWEDEN
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
TURKEY
11 Participants20 Participants9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
UKRAINE
6 Participants8 Participants2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
UNITED KINGDOM
10 Participants20 Participants10 Participants
Region of Enrollment
UNITED STATES
19 Participants40 Participants21 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
102 Participants191 Participants89 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
99 Participants212 Participants113 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
61 / 20165 / 202
other
Total, other adverse events
196 / 199198 / 201
serious
Total, serious adverse events
76 / 199113 / 201

Outcome results

Primary

Primary Analysis: Progression Free Survival (PFS): Stratified Analysis

PFS was defined as duration (in months) from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or relapse from complete response (CR) or death, whichever was first reported. PFS was assessed by the investigator based on the 2007 Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. Disease progression was defined as any new lesion or increase by greater than or equal to (\>=) 50 percent (%) of previously involved sites from nadir disease progression criteria: Appearance of new nodal lesion 1.5 centimeters (cm) in any axis, 50% increase in sum of product of diameters (SPD) of greater than (\>) 1 node or 50% increase in longest diameter of previously identified node 1 cm in short axis. Participants who were progression-free and alive or had unknown status were censored at the last tumor assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants who were enrolled with follicular lymphoma (FL) or marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Primary Analysis: Progression Free Survival (PFS): Stratified Analysis23.75 months
Ibrutinib + CITPrimary Analysis: Progression Free Survival (PFS): Stratified Analysis40.51 months
p-value: 0.092295% CI: [0.626, 1.037]Log Rank
Primary

Supplementary Analysis: Progression Free Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)

PFS in MZL participants was defined as duration (in months) from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or relapse from CR or death, whichever was first reported. PFS was assessed by the investigator based on the 2007 Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. Disease progression was defined as any new lesion or increase by \>=50% of previously involved sites from nadir disease progression criteria: Appearance of new nodal lesion 1.5 cm in any axis, 50% increase in SPD of \>1 node or 50% increase in longest diameter of previously identified node 1 cm in short axis. Participants who were progression-free and alive or had unknown status were censored at the last tumor assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: All randomized participants who were enrolled with MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Supplementary Analysis: Progression Free Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)91.63 months
Ibrutinib + CITSupplementary Analysis: Progression Free Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)NA months
p-value: 0.450595% CI: [0.312, 1.682]Log Rank
Secondary

Number of Participants With TEAEs: Participants With MZL

Number of MZL participants with TEAEs were reported. AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non investigational) product. An AE did not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. TEAEs were defined as adverse events with onset or worsening on or after date of first dose of study treatment up to and including 30 days after date of last dose of study medication.

Time frame: Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years); Ibrutinib + CIT arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years 8 months)

Population: Safety analysis population included all randomized participants with MZL who received at least 1 dose of study drug, and were analyzed according to the actual treatment received.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Number of Participants With TEAEs: Participants With MZL28 Participants
Ibrutinib + CITNumber of Participants With TEAEs: Participants With MZL28 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

Number of participants with TEAEs were reported. Adverse event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non investigational) product. An AE did not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. TEAEs were defined as adverse events with onset or worsening on or after date of first dose of study treatment up to and including 30 days after date of last dose of study medication.

Time frame: Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years); Ibrutinib + CIT arm: From Day 1 up to 30 days after date of last dose of study medication (up to 8 years 8 months)

Population: Safety analysis population included all randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug, and were analyzed according to the actual treatment received.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)197 Participants
Ibrutinib + CITNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)199 Participants
Secondary

Primary Analysis: Complete Response Rate (CRR): Stratified Analysis

CRR was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a complete response (CR); (based on investigator assessment) on or prior to the initiation of subsequent antilymphoma therapy. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if positron emission tomography (PET) negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: ITT population included all randomized participants who were enrolled with FL or MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Primary Analysis: Complete Response Rate (CRR): Stratified Analysis50.2 percentage of participants
Ibrutinib + CITPrimary Analysis: Complete Response Rate (CRR): Stratified Analysis55 percentage of participants
Secondary

Primary Analysis: Duration of Response (DOR): Stratified Analysis

DOR was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of initial documentation of response (CR or PR) and the date of first documented evidence of progressive disease (or relapse for participants who experienced CR during the study) or death, whichever occurred first. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: ITT population included all randomized participants who were enrolled with FL or MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized. Participants who achieved a PR or better were included in the analysis of duration of response.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Primary Analysis: Duration of Response (DOR): Stratified Analysis21.68 months
Ibrutinib + CITPrimary Analysis: Duration of Response (DOR): Stratified Analysis44.32 months
Secondary

Primary Analysis: Overall Response Rate (ORR): Stratified Analysis

ORR was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a CR or partial response (PR). Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: ITT population included all randomized participants who were enrolled with FL or MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Primary Analysis: Overall Response Rate (ORR): Stratified Analysis90.5 percentage of participants
Ibrutinib + CITPrimary Analysis: Overall Response Rate (ORR): Stratified Analysis91.6 percentage of participants
Secondary

Primary Analysis: Overall Survival (OS): Stratified Analysis

OS was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of randomization and the date of the participant's death due to any cause. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. Stratification factors were used for the analysis.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: ITT population included all randomized participants who were enrolled with FL or MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Primary Analysis: Overall Survival (OS): Stratified AnalysisNA months
Ibrutinib + CITPrimary Analysis: Overall Survival (OS): Stratified AnalysisNA months
Secondary

Primary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) Questionnaire

Time-to-worsening in the Lymphoma subscale of the FACT-Lym was defined as the time (in months) from the date of randomization to the start date of the worsening of participant symptoms. Worsening was defined by a 5-point decrease from baseline in participant symptoms. FACT-Lym Lymphoma subscale contains 15 questions, scores from 0 to 4 for each question (0 = not at all, 1 = a little bit, 2 = some what, 3 = quite a bit and 4 = very much, where the higher score indicated worse condition). Lymphoma subscale score is the total of reverse scores, range 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate a better quality of life.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: ITT population included all randomized participants who were enrolled with FL or MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Primary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) Questionnaire37.03 months
Ibrutinib + CITPrimary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) Questionnaire24.84 months
Secondary

Supplementary Analysis: Complete Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL

CRR in MZL participants was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a CR (based on investigator assessment) on or prior to the initiation of subsequent antilymphoma therapy. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: All randomized participants who were enrolled with MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Supplementary Analysis: Complete Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL60.7 percentage of participants
Ibrutinib + CITSupplementary Analysis: Complete Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL64.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Supplementary Analysis: Duration of Response: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL

DOR in MZL participants was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of initial documentation of response (CR or PR) and the date of first documented evidence of progressive disease (or relapse for participants who experienced CR during the study) or death, whichever occurred first. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: All randomized participants who were enrolled with MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized. Participants who achieved a PR or better were included in the analysis of duration of response.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Supplementary Analysis: Duration of Response: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL89.17 months
Ibrutinib + CITSupplementary Analysis: Duration of Response: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZLNA months
Secondary

Supplementary Analysis: Overall Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL

ORR in MZL participants was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a CR or PR. Criteria for CR: disappearance of all evidence of disease; mass of any size permitted if PET negative; regression to normal size on CT; spleen and liver: not palpable, nodules disappeared; bone marrow: infiltrate cleared on repeat biopsy and no new sites of disease detected during assessment. Criteria for PR: \>=50% decrease in sum of the diameter of all target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: All randomized participants who were enrolled with MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Supplementary Analysis: Overall Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL82.1 percentage of participants
Ibrutinib + CITSupplementary Analysis: Overall Response Rate: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL89.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Supplementary Analysis: Overall Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZL

OS in MZL participants was defined as the interval (in months) between the date of randomization and the date of the participant's death due to any cause. Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis. For this outcome measure, unstratified analysis was performed on participants with MZL.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: All randomized participants who were enrolled with MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Supplementary Analysis: Overall Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZLNA months
Ibrutinib + CITSupplementary Analysis: Overall Survival: Unstratified Analysis - Participants With MZLNA months
Secondary

Supplementary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) Questionnaire: Participants With MZL

TTW in MZL participants in the Lymphoma subscale of the FACT-Lym was defined as the time (in months) from the date of randomization to the start date of the worsening of participant symptoms. Worsening was defined by a 5-point decrease from baseline in participant symptoms. FACT-Lym Lymphoma subscale contains 15 questions, scores from 0 to 4 for each question (0 = not at all, 1 = a little bit, 2 = some what, 3 = quite a bit and 4 = very much, where the higher score indicated worse condition). Lymphoma subscale score is the total of reverse scores, range 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate a better quality of life.

Time frame: Up to 8 years

Population: All randomized participants who were enrolled with MZL and were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Placebo + Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT)Supplementary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) Questionnaire: Participants With MZL36.83 months
Ibrutinib + CITSupplementary Analysis: Time to Worsening (TTW) in the Lymphoma (Lym) Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-LymS) Questionnaire: Participants With MZL58.91 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026