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Study of the Combination of AFM13 and Pembrolizumab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

A Phase 1b Dose Escalation Study to Assess the Safety of AFM13 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (KEYNOTE- 206)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02665650
Enrollment
30
Registered
2016-01-28
Start date
2016-05-31
Completion date
2019-03-31
Last updated
2019-05-16

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Conditions

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to establish a dosing regimen for the combination therapy of AFM13 and pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) and to assess the safety and tolerability of this combination therapy.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALAFM13
BIOLOGICALPembrolizumab

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
CollaboratorOTHER
Affimed GmbH
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

Main Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of CD30+ classical Hodgkin lymphoma reconfirmed by histopathology. Note: where reconfirmation is not possible, patients will still be eligible where they have confirmation clearly documented in their medical records. 2. Relapsed or refractory disease after standard therapy including brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris®). 3. Completion of, if applicable, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, antibodies and immunoconjugates including brentuximab vedotin and/or another investigational drug which could interact with this trial not less than 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever occurs later) prior to first dose of study drug. Cessation of small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors must be at least 7 days prior to first dose of study drug. 4. Completion of, if applicable, an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) at least 3 months prior to first dose of study drug. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score (PS) \<2. Main

Exclusion criteria

1. Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment. 2. Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or if the patient has previously participated in MK-3475 clinical trials. 3. Has received a live-virus vaccination within 30 days of planned treatment start. Note: Seasonal flu vaccines that do not contain live virus are permitted. 4. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) within the last 5 years. 5. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study drug.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of participants experiencing dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during combination treatmentUp to 9 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number and frequency of adverse eventsUp to 30 months
Objective response rate (ORR)Up to 30 months

Countries

Spain, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026