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Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma With Ociperlimab (BGB-A1217) in Combination With Tislelizumab (BGB-A317) or Rituximab

A Phase 1b/2 Study Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Antitumor Activity of Ociperlimab (BGB-A1217) in Combination With Tislelizumab (BGB-A317) or Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05267054
Enrollment
53
Registered
2022-03-04
Start date
2022-04-25
Completion date
2024-08-30
Last updated
2025-09-15

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

Conditions

Relapsed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Keywords

Lymphoma, Tumor, Large B-cell Lymphoma

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of ociperlimab (BGB-A1217) in combination with tislelizumab (BGB-A317) or rituximab in participants with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

Interventions

administered intravenously

DRUGTislelizumab

Administered intravenously once every 3 weeks

DRUGRituximab

Administered intravenously once every 3 weeks

Sponsors

BeiGene
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

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

1. Histologically confirmed DLBCL NOS (Not Otherwise Specified), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) + DLBCL NOS, or high-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements with DLBCL histology (double/triple-hit lymphoma \[DHL/THL\]), based on the World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue 1. Cohort 1: participants must have positive tumor programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing results as determined by local pathologist 2. Cohort 2: Participants must have negative tumor PD-L1 IHC results as determined by a local pathologist in the dose confirmation stage. The dose expansion stage can enroll participants regardless of PD-L1 expression. 2. Previously received ≥ 1 line of adequate systemic anti DLBCL therapy, defined as an anti CD20 antibody based chemoimmunotherapy for ≥ 2 consecutive cycles, unless participants had PD before Cycle 2. 3. Relapsed or refractory disease before study entry, defined as either: 1. Recurrent disease after having achieved disease remission (complete response or partial response) during or at the completion of the latest treatment regimen. 2. Stable disease or progressive disease (PD) at the completion of the latest treatment regimen. 4. Ineligible for high dose therapy/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 5. Measurable disease as assessed by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and defined as at least 1 lymph node \> 1.5 cm in the longest diameter and/or at least 1 extranodal lesion \> 1.0 cm in the longest diameter, and measurable lesion (s) in 2 perpendicular diameters

Exclusion criteria

1. Current or history of central nervous system lymphoma 2. Histologically transformed lymphoma 3. Receipt of the following treatment: 1. Systemic chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy or radiation therapy within 4 weeks (or 5 half lives, whichever is shorter) before first dose of study drug 2. Recent treatment with another monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks before first dose of study drug 3. Investigational treatment within 4 weeks (or 5 half lives, whichever is shorter) before first dose of study drug 4. Treatment with autologous stem cell transplantation within 6 months before first dose of study drug 5. Treatment with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation 6. Treatment with anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1), anti PD-L1, anti PD-L2, anti T-cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM) domain (TIGIT), anti CTLA4 or other antibody or drug specifically targeting T cell costimulation or checkpoint pathways. 4. Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse, with the following exceptions: 1. Controlled Type 1 diabetes 2. Hypothyroidism (provided that it is managed with hormone replacement therapy only) 3. Controlled celiac disease 4. Skin diseases not requiring systemic treatment (eg, vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) 5. Any other disease that is not expected to recur in the absence of external triggering factors Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)From first dose of study drug up to 30 days after last dose, maximum time on treatment was 98 weeks.An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of study drug(s), whether considered related to study drug(s) or not. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: * Resulted in death * Was life-threatening * Required hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization * Resulted in disability/incapacity * Was a congenital anomaly/birth defect * Was considered a significant medical AE by the investigator based on medical judgement (eg, may jeopardize the patient or may require medical/surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above).
Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of Ociperlimab When Administered in Combination With Tislelizumab or Rituximab21 daysThe highest dose evaluated for which the estimated toxicity rate is closest to the target toxicity rate of 33.3%

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Duration of Response (DOR)Up to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.DOR is defined as the time from the date that response criteria were first met to the date that progressive disease is objectively documented per Lugano Classification (2014), as assessed by the investigator, or death, whichever occurred first. Median DOR was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Time to Response (TTR)From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.TTR is defined as the time from study treatment start to date of the earliest qualifying response (partial response or better) per Lugano Classification (2014) as assessed by the investigator
Progression-free Survival (PFS)From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.PFS is defined as the time from first dose until first documentation of progression per Lugano Classification (2014), as assessed by the investigator, or death, whichever comes first. Median PFS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Overall Response Rate (ORR)From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a best overall response of partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) based on the Lugano classification as assessed by the investigator. Response was evaluated using computed tomography (CT) and metabolic imaging (fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDGPET). CR: complete metabolic (no/minimal FDG uptake and no evidence of FDG-avid disease in bone marrow) and radiologic response (target lesions regressed to ≤ 1.5 cm in longest diameter with no extra-lymphatic sites of disease, no organ enlargement and normal bone marrow morphology), no new lesions, and no bone marrow involvement confirmed by bone marrow biopsies (if bone marrow was involved at baseline). PR is partial metabolic (reduced FDG uptake from Baseline) and radiologic response (≥ 50% decrease in size of measurable nodes and extranodal sites, no increase in lesions, and spleen regressed by \> 50% in length beyond normal) and no new lesions.
Serum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose and end of infusion (EOI) on Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1), Cycle 2 Day 1, Cycle 5 Day 1, Cycle 9 Day 1, and Cycle 17 Day 1
Host Immunogenicity: Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADA) to OciperlimabFrom first dose of study treatment to 30 days after last dose; maximum time on treatment was 98 weeksThe number of participants with anti-drug antibodies to ociperlimab includes participants that were ADA-negative at Baseline and ADA-positive after drug administration during the treatment or follow-up observation period and participants who were positive at Baseline for ADA and with significant increases (4-fold or higher) in ADA titer after drug administration during the treatment or follow-up observation period.
Overall Survival (OS)From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.OS is defined as the time from first study drug administration to the date of death due to any cause. Median OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Complete Response Rate (CRR)From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.CRR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a complete response per the Lugano Classification (2014) as assessed by the investigator.

Countries

China

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The study began in April 2022 and completed in August 2024. Fifty-three participants were enrolled in this study, and all received treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ociperlimab + Tislelizumab
Participants received ociperlimab 900 mg and tislelizumab 200 mg every three weeks (Q3W) by intravenous injection (IV) until confirmed progressive disease, death, withdrawal of consent, loss of follow-up, or the end of study.
24
Ociperlimab + Rituximab
Participants received ociperlimab 900 mg and rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 Q3W by intravenous injection until confirmed progressive disease, death, withdrawal of consent, loss of follow-up, or the end of study.
29
Total53

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyDeath1314
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up11
Overall StudyStudy Ended by Sponsor913
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject11

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalOciperlimab + TislelizumabOciperlimab + Rituximab
Age, Continuous65.0 Years64.0 Years66.0 Years
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Grade 0
16 Participants8 Participants8 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Grade 1
37 Participants16 Participants21 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Grade 2
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
53 Participants24 Participants29 Participants
Region of Enrollment
China
53 participants24 participants29 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
27 Participants14 Participants13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
26 Participants10 Participants16 Participants
Weight62.00 kg59.00 kg63.80 kg

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
13 / 2414 / 29
other
Total, other adverse events
23 / 2428 / 29
serious
Total, serious adverse events
9 / 248 / 29

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of study drug(s), whether considered related to study drug(s) or not. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: * Resulted in death * Was life-threatening * Required hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization * Resulted in disability/incapacity * Was a congenital anomaly/birth defect * Was considered a significant medical AE by the investigator based on medical judgement (eg, may jeopardize the patient or may require medical/surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above).

Time frame: From first dose of study drug up to 30 days after last dose, maximum time on treatment was 98 weeks.

Population: The Safety Analysis Set is defined as all participants who received any dose of any study drug(s).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Serious Adverse Events9 Participants
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Treatment Emergent Adverse Events24 Participants
Ociperlimab + RituximabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Treatment Emergent Adverse Events28 Participants
Ociperlimab + RituximabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Serious Adverse Events8 Participants
Primary

Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of Ociperlimab When Administered in Combination With Tislelizumab or Rituximab

The highest dose evaluated for which the estimated toxicity rate is closest to the target toxicity rate of 33.3%

Time frame: 21 days

Population: Safety analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabRecommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of Ociperlimab When Administered in Combination With Tislelizumab or Rituximab900 mg Q3W
Ociperlimab + RituximabRecommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of Ociperlimab When Administered in Combination With Tislelizumab or Rituximab900 mg Q3W
Secondary

Complete Response Rate (CRR)

CRR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a complete response per the Lugano Classification (2014) as assessed by the investigator.

Time frame: From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.

Population: Efficacy analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabComplete Response Rate (CRR)13.0 percentage of participants
Ociperlimab + RituximabComplete Response Rate (CRR)7.4 percentage of participants
Secondary

Duration of Response (DOR)

DOR is defined as the time from the date that response criteria were first met to the date that progressive disease is objectively documented per Lugano Classification (2014), as assessed by the investigator, or death, whichever occurred first. Median DOR was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: Up to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.

Population: Efficacy analysis set; participants with a best overall response of CR or PR.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabDuration of Response (DOR)13.34 Months
Ociperlimab + RituximabDuration of Response (DOR)7.82 Months
Secondary

Host Immunogenicity: Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADA) to Ociperlimab

The number of participants with anti-drug antibodies to ociperlimab includes participants that were ADA-negative at Baseline and ADA-positive after drug administration during the treatment or follow-up observation period and participants who were positive at Baseline for ADA and with significant increases (4-fold or higher) in ADA titer after drug administration during the treatment or follow-up observation period.

Time frame: From first dose of study treatment to 30 days after last dose; maximum time on treatment was 98 weeks

Population: The Immunogenicity Analysis Set is defined as all participants who received any dose of any study drug(s), for whom both Baseline ADA and ≥ 1 postbaseline ADA results were available.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabHost Immunogenicity: Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADA) to Ociperlimab0 Participants
Ociperlimab + RituximabHost Immunogenicity: Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADA) to Ociperlimab1 Participants
Secondary

Overall Response Rate (ORR)

ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a best overall response of partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) based on the Lugano classification as assessed by the investigator. Response was evaluated using computed tomography (CT) and metabolic imaging (fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDGPET). CR: complete metabolic (no/minimal FDG uptake and no evidence of FDG-avid disease in bone marrow) and radiologic response (target lesions regressed to ≤ 1.5 cm in longest diameter with no extra-lymphatic sites of disease, no organ enlargement and normal bone marrow morphology), no new lesions, and no bone marrow involvement confirmed by bone marrow biopsies (if bone marrow was involved at baseline). PR is partial metabolic (reduced FDG uptake from Baseline) and radiologic response (≥ 50% decrease in size of measurable nodes and extranodal sites, no increase in lesions, and spleen regressed by \> 50% in length beyond normal) and no new lesions.

Time frame: From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.

Population: Efficacy Analysis Set is defined as all the participants who received any dose of any study drug(s), had evaluable disease at baseline, and had at least one evaluable post-baseline tumor assessment unless clinical progression or death occurred prior to first tumor assessment.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabOverall Response Rate (ORR)17.4 percentage of participants
Ociperlimab + RituximabOverall Response Rate (ORR)18.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS)

OS is defined as the time from first study drug administration to the date of death due to any cause. Median OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.

Population: Efficacy analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabOverall Survival (OS)13.2 Months
Ociperlimab + RituximabOverall Survival (OS)13.3 Months
Secondary

Progression-free Survival (PFS)

PFS is defined as the time from first dose until first documentation of progression per Lugano Classification (2014), as assessed by the investigator, or death, whichever comes first. Median PFS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.

Population: Efficacy analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabProgression-free Survival (PFS)1.2 Months
Ociperlimab + RituximabProgression-free Survival (PFS)1.8 Months
Secondary

Serum Concentration of Ociperlimab

Time frame: Predose and end of infusion (EOI) on Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1), Cycle 2 Day 1, Cycle 5 Day 1, Cycle 9 Day 1, and Cycle 17 Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis set includes all participants who received any dose of study drug(s), for whom any quantifiable postdose PK concentrations were available. Results are reported for participants with available data at each time point.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C1D1NA μg/mL
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabEOI C1D1323.96 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 21.81
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C2D161.84 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 36.832
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabEOI C2D1371.62 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 24.589
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C5D1127.20 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 45.138
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabEOI C5D1450.52 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 10.707
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C9D1181.58 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 46.927
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C17D1320.00 μg/mL
Ociperlimab + RituximabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C1D1NA μg/mL
Ociperlimab + RituximabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabEOI C5D1507.48 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 15.295
Ociperlimab + RituximabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabEOI C1D1296.48 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 18.832
Ociperlimab + RituximabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C5D1184.09 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 27.675
Ociperlimab + RituximabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C2D163.68 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 38.413
Ociperlimab + RituximabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabPredose C9D1184.83 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 23.101
Ociperlimab + RituximabSerum Concentration of OciperlimabEOI C2D1389.27 μg/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 18.555
Secondary

Time to Response (TTR)

TTR is defined as the time from study treatment start to date of the earliest qualifying response (partial response or better) per Lugano Classification (2014) as assessed by the investigator

Time frame: From first dose of study drug to the data cutoff date of 30 August 2024; maximum time on study was 28 months.

Population: Efficacy analysis set; participants with a best overall response of CR or PR.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Ociperlimab + TislelizumabTime to Response (TTR)2.09 months
Ociperlimab + RituximabTime to Response (TTR)2.04 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026