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Activity and Safety of Front-line Venetoclax and Rituximab in Young and Fit Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Activity and Safety of Front-linevenetoclax and Rituximab Association (VeRiTAs) in Young and Fit Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Umutated IGVH and/or Disrupted TP53. A Phase 2 Multicenter Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03455517
Acronym
VeRitAs
Enrollment
77
Registered
2018-03-06
Start date
2018-10-31
Completion date
2023-05-11
Last updated
2023-11-24

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

Conditions

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Keywords

Chronic myeloid leukemia, Umutated IGVH, Disrupted TP53

Brief summary

Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR) is the gold treatment for fit and young patients with Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia (CLL). However, patients with a mutation known as IGVH unmutated and patients with a particular characteristic known as 'disrupted TP53' show an inferior outcome after FCR in terms of survival. Venetoclax as a single agent or combined with rituximab is an effective treatment for relapsed/refractory patients with IGVH unmutated CLL and/or del(17p) and is associated with a high rate of clinical responses.

Detailed description

Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR) is the gold treatment for fit and young (age ≤65 years) patients with CLL. However, IGVH unmutated patients and patients with disrupted TP53 show an inferior outcome after FCR in terms of PFS and OS. Venetoclax as a single agent or combined with rituximab is an effective treatment for relapsed/refractory patients with IGVH unmutated CLL and/or del(17p) and is associated with a high rate of clinical responses and MRD-negative responses. The achievement of a MRD negative response in CLL is the best treatment endpoint since it is associated with an improved PFS. In treatment-naive patients with unmutated IGVH and/or disrupted TP53 the venetoclax and rituximab combination could be a more effective regimen than FCR with a 15% increase in the CR rate.

Interventions

DRUGVenetoclax

Venetoclax and rituximab association

DRUGRituximab

Venetoclax and rituximab association

Sponsors

Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Multicenter, prospective, interventional, single arm study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients older than18 years and 65 years or less. * Diagnosis of CLL meeting the IWCLL 2008 criteria. * Total CIRS \<6, creatinine clearance \>30 ml/min \[Cockcroft-Gault\]) and ECOG performance status of 0-1. * No prior treatment. * Umutated IGVH and/or disrupted TP53. * Active disease meeting at least 1 of the following the IWCLL 2008 criteria for treatment requirement. * Adequate bone marrow function without transfusion \<2 weeks of screening as follows: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.0 x 109/L (growth factors administration is allowed); platelets ≥30 x 109/L. If thrombocytopenia due to BM involvement, platelets should be ≥ 30 x 109/L; hemoglobin value ≥8.0 g/dl. * Adequate renal and hepatic function per local reference laboratory reference ranges * Female patients of childbearing potential and non-sterile male patients must practice at least one of method of birth control with partner(s) beginning with initial treatment administration and continuing to 12 months after the last dose of Rituximab. * Male patients must agree to refrain from sperm donation, from initial treatment administration until 12 months after the last dose of Rituximab. * A signed informed consent document indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study, including biomarkers, and are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Any significant concurrent, uncontrolled medical condition or organ system dysfunction and/or laboratory abnormality or psychiatric disease, which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety or put the study outcomes at undue risk or prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form. * Transformation of CLL to aggressive NHL (Richter's transformation or pro-lymphocytic leukemia). * History of other malignancies Pregnant or lactating females. * Inadequate renal function: CrCl \<30 mL/min. * Uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia. * Subject is known to be positive for HIV. * Evidence of other clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) * Prior or concomitant fruits and/or specific drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of patients achieving complete response (CR)At 15 months from treatment start, which is the end of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of patients achieving responseAt 15 months from treatment start, which is the end of treatmentOverall response rate (ORR)

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026