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Investigation of Tipifarnib in Treatment of Subjects With Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL) That Have Not Responded to Standard Therapy

An Open Label Phase II Study of Tipifarnib in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02464228
Acronym
PTCL
Enrollment
65
Registered
2015-06-08
Start date
2016-02-25
Completion date
2021-03-31
Last updated
2024-06-26

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Conditions

Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

Keywords

PTCL-NOS, Lymphoma, AITL, Nodal T-follicular helper phenotype, ALCL, Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma, EATL, Extranodal (NK) T-cell lymphoma, Wild Type CXCL12 3' UTR

Brief summary

Phase II study designed to investigate antitumor activity in terms of objective response rate (ORR) of tipifarnib subjects with advanced Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL). Tipifarnib will be administered orally until disease progression.

Detailed description

This Phase II study will investigate the antitumor activity in terms of ORR of tipifarnib in subjects with relapsed or refractory PTCL. The first 18 subjects may be of the following PTCL sub-types: PTCL not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), ALK-positive and negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma, enteropathy-associate T-cell lymphoma (EATL), extranodal natural killer (NK) T-cell lymphoma, nasal type and subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma. The AITL expansion cohort (N=32) will enroll only subjects with AITL. An additional cohort of patients (N=12) expressing the wild type CXCL12 3' UTR will be enrolled in order to explore the benefits of tipifarnib treatment observed in patients having an absence of this gene variation or single nucleotide variation (SNV). Tumor response assessments will be conducted according to Lugano Classification and/or mSWAT criteria. Tumor assessments will be performed approximately every 8 weeks (cycles 2-6) and at least once approximately every 12 weeks thereafter (Cycles 9, 12, 15, etc.), and will continue until disease progression. Subjects experiencing a complete response may be considered for bone marrow transplantation. Upon disease progression, all subjects will be followed for survival and the use of subsequent therapy. All subjects will be followed for safety during treatment and up to approximately 30 days after treatment discontinuation or until before the initiation of another anti-cancer therapy. Additional follow up may be implemented until the subject recovers from any emergent treatment related toxicity or the adverse event is considered irreversible by the investigator.

Interventions

DRUGTipifarnib

oral

Sponsors

Kura Oncology, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of PTCL according to the most recent edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of Hematopoietic or Lymphoid Tissues, as follows: 1. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), ALK positive 2. ALCL, ALK negative 3. Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) 4. Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma 5. Extranodal natural killer (NK) T-cell lymphoma, nasal type 6. Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma 7. Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (NOS) 8. Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma 2. For enrollment into the AITL expansion cohort, subjects must have the diagnosis of AITL, nodal PTCL with T-follicular helper phenotype or follicular PTC. 3. For enrollment into the CXCL12+ PTCL expansion cohort, subjects must have the diagnosis of PTCL (a - h subtypes listed above, except AITL), consent to provide buccal swabs for CXCL12 SNP testing, and be found to be CXCL12+ based on testing by a Sponsor approved methodology. 4. Relapsed or are refractory to at least 1 prior systemic cytotoxic therapy. -Subjects must have received conventional therapy as a prior therapy. 5. Subject has consented to provide at least 6 unstained tumor slides (10 preferred) or an FFPE block for biomarker testing. 6. Subject has measurable disease as determined by the Lugano Classification and/or mSWAT. 7. At least 2 weeks since the last systemic therapy regimen prior to enrollment. 8. At least 2 weeks since last radiotherapy if radiation was localized to the only site of measurable disease, unless there is documentation of disease progression of the irradiated site. Subjects must have recovered from all acute toxicities from radiotherapy. 9. ECOG performance status of 0-2 10. Acceptable liver and renal function 11. Acceptable hematologic status 12. Female subjects must be either: 1. Of non-child-bearing potential (surgically sterilized or at least 2 years post- menopausal); or 2. If of child-bearing potential, subject must use an adequate method of contraception consisting of two-barrier method or one barrier method with a spermicide or intrauterine device. Both females and male subjects with female partners of child- bearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception for 2 weeks prior to screening, during, and at least 4 weeks after last dose of trial medication. Female subjects must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to start of trial medication. 3. Not breast feeding at any time during the study. 13. Written and voluntary informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of any of the following: 1. Precursor T-cell lymphoma or leukemia 2. Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (ATLL) 3. T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia 4. T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia 5. Primary cutaneous type anaplastic large cell lymphoma 6. Mycosis fungoide/Sezary syndrome 2. Ongoing treatment with an anticancer agent not contemplated in this protocol. 3. Prior treatment (at least 1 full treatment cycle) with an FTase inhibitor. 4. Any history of clinically relevant coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction within the last 3 years. 5. Known central nervous system lymphoma. 6. Stem cell transplant less than 3 months prior to enrolment. 7. Non-tolerable \> Grade 2 neuropathy or evidence of unstable neurological symptoms within 4 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1. 8. Major surgery, other than diagnostic surgery, within 2 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1, without complete recovery. 9. Other active malignancy requiring therapy such as radiation, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy. 10. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy. Known infection with HIV, or an active infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C. 11. Subjects who have exhibited allergic reactions to tipifarnib, or structural compounds similar to tipifarnib or to its excipients. This includes hypersensitivity to imidazoles, such as clotrimazole, ketoconazole, miconazole and others in this drug class. 12. Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study. 13. The subject has legal incapacity or limited legal capacity. 14. Dementia or significantly altered mental status that would limit the understanding or rendering of informed consent and compliance with the requirements of this protocol. 15. Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any reason.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Objective Response Rate (ORR)Up to approximately 3 yearsThe ORR (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PRs\]) of tipifarnib was based on response assessments according to the Lugano Classification. Two-sided 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were based on either Wilson approximation (N \> 4) or Clopper-Pearson method (N ≤ 4). CR: PET-CT-based response, score of 1-3 on five-point scale (5PS) for lymph nodes and extralymphatic sites, no evidence of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid disease in marrow. CT-based response, target nodes and masses regress to 1.5 cm in longest transverse diameter, no extralymphatic sites of disease, normal bone marrow morphology. PR: PET-CT-based response, score of 4-5 on 5PS with reduced uptake compared to baseline for lymph nodes and extralymphatic sites, residual uptake reduced compared to baseline in the bone marrow. CT-based response, ≥ 50% decrease in sum of the product of perpendicular diameters of up to 6 target measurable nodes and extranodal sites, spleen regressed by \> 50% in length beyond normal.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-free Survival (PFS)Up to approximately 3 yearsPFS was defined as the time (in months) from first dose (Cycle 1 Day 1) to either first observation of progressive disease (PD) or occurrence of death due to any cause within 126 days (approximately 2 time-intervals for tumor assessments) of either first administration of tipifarnib or the last tumor assessment. Observation of PD could have been by either documented radiographic progression (i.e., scan results) or documentation of symptomatic or clinical progression agreed upon and documented by investigators. In subjects without a progression date or with a death date more than 126 days after the first administration of study drugs or the last tumor assessment, the PFS time was censored on the date of last tumor assessment or date of first administration of study tipifarnib. The duration of the PFS was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier (KM) method. 95% CIs were calculated using Hall-Wellner Method.
Duration of Response (DOR)Up to approximately 3 yearsDOR was defined as the time (in months) from the start date of the objective response to the first date of either documented PD or death. No data imputations were conducted for missing data. In the event of a maintained response, the DOR was censored at the last evaluable non-PD assessment. The DOR was analyzed using the KM method. 95% CIs were calculated using Hall-Wellner Method.
Number of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Up to approximately 3 yearsAn adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a subject or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product, which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. TEAEs were defined as AEs that started on or after the first dose of study drug and within 30 days of the last administration of study drug or immediately before the initiation of any other anticancer therapy. The Investigator was required to grade the severity/intensity of each AE according to NCI-CTCAE version 4.03. If a severity/intensity of Grade 4 (life-threatening) or 5 (death) was applied to an AE, then the Investigator also reported the event as a serious AE.

Countries

South Korea, Spain, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The first subject was enrolled on 25 Feb 2016 (13 in Europe; 52 outside Europe) and the date of the last visit was 31 Mar 2021. Overall, 65 subjects were enrolled into cohorts with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), peripheral T-cell lymphoma-not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), PTCL-NOS whose tumors expressed high levels of C-X-C motif chemokine 12 (CXCL12+), and Other (anaplastic large cell lymphoma-anaplastic lymphoma kinase \[ALCL-ALK negative\] and PTCL-subtype not specified).

Pre-assignment details

Only consented subjects who met all the eligibility criteria were enrolled in the study. All screening evaluations were to be completed within 4 weeks (28 days) of Cycle 1 Day 1. Screen failure reasons were not included in the database.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort AITL
Subjects with AITL received tipifarnib as monotherapy. Tipifarnib was administered with food at a starting dose of 300 mg orally BID on Days 1 - 21 of 28-day treatment cycles. In the absence of unmanageable toxicity, treatment may have been continued as long as the investigator considered that the treatment was providing clinical benefit for up to 12 months since the subject's enrollment. Treatment may have continued beyond 12 months upon agreement by the investigator and sponsor if there was documented evidence of sustained clinical benefit.
38
Cohort PTCL-NOS
Subjects with PTCL-NOS (not including subjects with PTCL-NOS CXCL12+) received tipifarnib as monotherapy. Tipifarnib was administered with food at a starting dose of 300 mg orally BID on Days 1 - 21 of 28-day treatment cycles. In the absence of unmanageable toxicity, treatment may have been continued as long as the investigator considered that the treatment was providing clinical benefit for up to 12 months since the subject's enrollment. Treatment may have continued beyond 12 months upon agreement by the investigator and sponsor if there was documented evidence of sustained clinical benefit.
14
Cohort PTCL-NOS, CXCL12+
Subjects with PTCL-NOS CXCL12+ (not including subjects with PTCL-NOS) received tipifarnib as monotherapy. Tipifarnib was administered with food at a starting dose of 300 mg orally BID on Days 1 - 21 of 28-day treatment cycles. In the absence of unmanageable toxicity, treatment may have been continued as long as the investigator considered that the treatment was providing clinical benefit for up to 12 months since the subject's enrollment. Treatment may have continued beyond 12 months upon agreement by the investigator and sponsor if there was documented evidence of sustained clinical benefit.
11
Cohort Other
Subjects with other indications (including ALCL-ALK negative and PTCL-subtype not specified per protocol) received tipifarnib as monotherapy. Tipifarnib was administered with food at a starting dose of 300 mg orally BID on Days 1 - 21 of 28-day treatment cycles. In the absence of unmanageable toxicity, treatment may have been continued as long as the investigator considered that the treatment was providing clinical benefit for up to 12 months since the subject's enrollment. Treatment may have continued beyond 12 months upon agreement by the investigator and sponsor if there was documented evidence of sustained clinical benefit.
2
Total65

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Overall StudyAdverse Event9030
Overall StudyDisease Progression221252
Overall StudyMiscellaneous1010
Overall StudyPhysician Decision2010
Overall StudyTermination for Symptomatic Deterioration1100
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject1110

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalCohort OtherCohort PTCL-NOS, CXCL12+Cohort AITLCohort PTCL-NOS
Age, Continuous65.32 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.6
56.68 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12
65.74 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.6
65.50 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.7
65.73 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.7
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score
Performance Score 0
26 Participants0 Participants5 Participants18 Participants3 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score
Performance Score 1
31 Participants2 Participants6 Participants13 Participants10 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score
Performance Score 2
8 Participants0 Participants0 Participants7 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
61 Participants2 Participants9 Participants36 Participants14 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
12 Participants0 Participants0 Participants12 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
3 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
4 Participants0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
46 Participants1 Participants9 Participants23 Participants13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
24 Participants1 Participants5 Participants16 Participants2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
41 Participants1 Participants6 Participants22 Participants12 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
13 / 388 / 144 / 111 / 2
other
Total, other adverse events
38 / 3814 / 1411 / 112 / 2
serious
Total, serious adverse events
21 / 388 / 148 / 111 / 2

Outcome results

Primary

Objective Response Rate (ORR)

The ORR (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PRs\]) of tipifarnib was based on response assessments according to the Lugano Classification. Two-sided 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were based on either Wilson approximation (N \> 4) or Clopper-Pearson method (N ≤ 4). CR: PET-CT-based response, score of 1-3 on five-point scale (5PS) for lymph nodes and extralymphatic sites, no evidence of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid disease in marrow. CT-based response, target nodes and masses regress to 1.5 cm in longest transverse diameter, no extralymphatic sites of disease, normal bone marrow morphology. PR: PET-CT-based response, score of 4-5 on 5PS with reduced uptake compared to baseline for lymph nodes and extralymphatic sites, residual uptake reduced compared to baseline in the bone marrow. CT-based response, ≥ 50% decrease in sum of the product of perpendicular diameters of up to 6 target measurable nodes and extranodal sites, spleen regressed by \> 50% in length beyond normal.

Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

Population: The Full Analysis Set (FAS) Population excluding subjects for the following reasons: no baseline data; failure to receive at least 1 dose of tipifarnib; no post-baseline endpoint data subsequent to at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Cohort AITLObjective Response Rate (ORR)56.3 percentage of participants
Cohort PTCL-NOSObjective Response Rate (ORR)7.1 percentage of participants
Cohort PTCL-NOS, CXCL12+Objective Response Rate (ORR)40.0 percentage of participants
Cohort OtherObjective Response Rate (ORR)0.0 percentage of participants
Comparison: Null hypothesis H0: PORR = 10% versus HA: PORR \> 10% will be tested at a = 0.05 significance level using a two-sided binomial test. The choice of test statistics was driven by the method used for interval estimation.p-value: 0Wilson approximation
Comparison: Null hypothesis H0: PORR = 10% versus HA: PORR \> 10% will be tested at a = 0.05 significance level using a two-sided binomial test. The choice of test statistics was driven by the method used for interval estimation.p-value: 1Wilson approximation
Comparison: Null hypothesis H0: PORR = 10% versus HA: PORR \> 10% will be tested at a = 0.05 significance level using a two-sided binomial test. The choice of test statistics was driven by the method used for interval estimation.p-value: 0.026Wilson approximation
Comparison: Null hypothesis H0: PORR = 10% versus HA: PORR \> 10% will be tested at a = 0.05 significance level using a two-sided binomial test. The choice of test statistics was driven by the method used for interval estimation.p-value: 1Clopper-Pearson method
Secondary

Duration of Response (DOR)

DOR was defined as the time (in months) from the start date of the objective response to the first date of either documented PD or death. No data imputations were conducted for missing data. In the event of a maintained response, the DOR was censored at the last evaluable non-PD assessment. The DOR was analyzed using the KM method. 95% CIs were calculated using Hall-Wellner Method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

Population: The FAS Population excluding subjects for the following reasons: no baseline data; failure to receive at least 1 dose of tipifarnib; no post-baseline endpoint data subsequent to at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort AITLDuration of Response (DOR)7.8 months
Cohort PTCL-NOSDuration of Response (DOR)1.0 months
Cohort PTCL-NOS, CXCL12+Duration of Response (DOR)2.8 months
Secondary

Number of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

An adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a subject or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product, which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. TEAEs were defined as AEs that started on or after the first dose of study drug and within 30 days of the last administration of study drug or immediately before the initiation of any other anticancer therapy. The Investigator was required to grade the severity/intensity of each AE according to NCI-CTCAE version 4.03. If a severity/intensity of Grade 4 (life-threatening) or 5 (death) was applied to an AE, then the Investigator also reported the event as a serious AE.

Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

Population: The ASaT population consists of all enrolled subjects who received at least 1 dose of tipifarnib.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort AITLNumber of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)TEAEs38 Participants
Cohort AITLNumber of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Serious TEAEs21 Participants
Cohort PTCL-NOSNumber of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Serious TEAEs8 Participants
Cohort PTCL-NOSNumber of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)TEAEs14 Participants
Cohort PTCL-NOS, CXCL12+Number of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)TEAEs11 Participants
Cohort PTCL-NOS, CXCL12+Number of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Serious TEAEs8 Participants
Cohort OtherNumber of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)TEAEs2 Participants
Cohort OtherNumber of Subjects That Experienced One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Serious TEAEs1 Participants
Secondary

Progression-free Survival (PFS)

PFS was defined as the time (in months) from first dose (Cycle 1 Day 1) to either first observation of progressive disease (PD) or occurrence of death due to any cause within 126 days (approximately 2 time-intervals for tumor assessments) of either first administration of tipifarnib or the last tumor assessment. Observation of PD could have been by either documented radiographic progression (i.e., scan results) or documentation of symptomatic or clinical progression agreed upon and documented by investigators. In subjects without a progression date or with a death date more than 126 days after the first administration of study drugs or the last tumor assessment, the PFS time was censored on the date of last tumor assessment or date of first administration of study tipifarnib. The duration of the PFS was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier (KM) method. 95% CIs were calculated using Hall-Wellner Method.

Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

Population: The FAS Population excluding subjects for the following reasons: no Baseline data; failure to receive at least 1 dose of tipifarnib; no post-baseline endpoint data subsequent to at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort AITLProgression-free Survival (PFS)3.6 months
Cohort PTCL-NOSProgression-free Survival (PFS)2.1 months
Cohort PTCL-NOS, CXCL12+Progression-free Survival (PFS)5.3 months
Cohort OtherProgression-free Survival (PFS)1.4 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026