Phase I/II Study of SyB L-0501RI in Combination With Rituximab to Treat Lymphoma

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2020-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

For SyB L-0501RI administered by an intravenous rapid infusion in combination with rituximab, the safety will be investigated in previously untreated patients with low-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Lg-B-NHL) or mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), and the safety and tolerability will be investigated in patients with recurrent/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: SymBio Pharmaceuticals
• Treatments: Bendamustine Hydrochloride; Rituximab

Criteria

For previously untreated patients with Lg-B-NHL or MCL

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who satisfy all of the conditions listed below:

▪ Patients who satisfy all of the following criteria A) to D): A) Patients who are histopathologically confirmed to have one of the following subtypes of CD20 (cluster of differentiation 20)-positive Lg-B-NHL or MCL (excluding transformed lymphoma) by lymph node biopsy or evaluable tissue biopsy (World Health Organization [WHO] histological classification [4th edition]).

• Small lymphocytic lymphoma

• Splenic marginal zone lymphoma

• Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma

• Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)

• Nodal marginal zone lymphoma

• Follicular lymphoma (Grade 1, 2, 3a)

• MCL B) Patients who have at least one measurable lesion (>1.5 cm in major axis on computed tomography [CT]).

C) Patients without a history of treatment for lymphoma. D) Patients with at least one of the following clinical signs or symptoms (with the exception of MCL patients).

1. Bulky disease >7 cm in major axis on CT (excluding lesions in the spleen)

2. B symptoms

• Unexplained fever exceeding 38.0ºC

• Night sweats

• Weight loss of more than 10% within 6 months before registration

3. Elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) or β2-microglobulin level

4. Involvement of at least 3 regional lymph nodes >3 cm in major axis on CT

5. Symptomatic splenomegaly

6. Compressive symptoms

7. Pleural effusion and/or ascites

• Patients aged between 20 and 79 years (at the time of registration).

• Patients who are expected to survive for at least 3 months.

• Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 to 2.

• Patients with adequate functional reserve of major organs (bone marrow, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc.).

• Neutrophil count: ≥1,500/mm^3

• Platelet count: ≥75,000/mm^3

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) [glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [GOT]):

≤3.0 times the institution's upper limit of normal (ULN)

• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) [glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT)]: ≤3.0 times the institution's ULN

• Total bilirubin: <2.0 mg/dL

• Serum creatinine: <2.0 mg/dL

• Percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2): ≥95% or Partial arterial oxygen pressure (PaO2): ≥65 mmHg

• No abnormal findings requiring treatment on electrocardiogram (ECG)

• Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) on echocardiography: ≥55%

• Patients who have provided written informed consent to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who meet any of the following conditions will be excluded:

• MCL patients aged ≤65 years (at the time of registration).

• Patients who have a history of treatment for Lg-B-NHL or MCL (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, antibody therapy or antitumor steroid therapy).

• Patients who have previously received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

• Patients with invasion to central nervous system (CNS) or clinical symptoms suspected of CNS invasion.

• Patients with serious active infection (requiring antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral IV injection).

• Patients with serious complications (such as hepatic failure and renal failure).

• Patients with concurrent or previous, serious cardiac disease (e.g., myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease); however, patients with arrhythmias are allowed to be enrolled if it does not require treatment at the time of registration.

• Patients with serious gastrointestinal symptoms (such as high-grade or severe nausea/vomiting or diarrhea).

• Patients with malignant pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites.

• Patients positive for hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen, hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody (patients with positive hepatitis B virus [HBV]-DNA quantitative test results if they are negative for HBs antigen and positive for HBs antibody or hepatitis B core [HBc] antibody).

• Patients with serious bleeding tendencies (such as disseminated intravascular coagulation [DIC]).

• Patients with a fever of 38.0ºC or higher (with the exception of fever developing as a B symptom).

• Patients with concurrent or previous interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

• Patients with active multiple primary cancers or patients with a history of other malignancy within the past 5 years, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or digestive organs.

• Patients with concurrent or previous autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

• Patients who have previously received bendamustine hydrochloride.

• Patients who have received a cytokine preparation, such as granulocyte colony- stimulating factor (G-CSF) or erythropoietin, or blood transfusions within 2 weeks before a screening test for this study.

• Patients who have received other investigational products or unapproved drugs within 3 months before registration for this study.

• Patients with a history of allergy to medications similar to SyB L-0501RI (e.g., alkylating agents and purine-nucleoside derivatives).

• Patients who cannot tolerate rituximab.

• Pregnant, possibly pregnant, or lactating women.

• Patients, whether male or female, who do not agree to use contraception.

Duration:

Male patients; during the treatment period and for 6 months after treatment Female patients with no menstruation; during the treatment period Female patients with menstruation; during the treatment period and for 3 months after treatment

• Patients with drug addiction, narcotic addiction, or alcohol dependence.

• Patients who are unable to take pre-treatment medication due to drug allergies or the like.

• Patients who are otherwise judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to be unsuitable as a subject.

For patients with recurrent or refractory DLBCL

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who satisfy all of the conditions listed below:

▪ Patients who satisfy both of the following criteria A and B: A) Patients who are histopathologically confirmed to have CD20-positive DLBCL (excluding transformed lymphoma) by lymph node biopsy or evaluable tissue biopsy (WHO histological classification [4th edition]).

B) Patients with recurrent or refractory DLBCL who have had disease progression after standard rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (R-CHOP) therapy or R-CHOP-like therapy as first-line treatment.

• Patients aged between 20 and 79 years (at the time of registration).

• Patients who are expected to survive for at least 3 months.

• Patients with an ECOG PS of 0 to 2.

• Patients with adequate functional reserve of major organs (bone marrow, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc.).

• Neutrophil count: ≥1,500/mm^3

• Platelet count: ≥75,000/mm^3

• AST (GOT): ≤3.0 times the institution's ULN

• ALT (GPT): ≤3.0 times the institution's ULN

• Total bilirubin: <2.0 mg/dL

• Serum creatinine: <2.0 mg/dL

• SpO2: ≥95% or PaO2: ≥65 mmHg

• No abnormal findings requiring treatment on ECG

• LVEF on echocardiography: ≥55%

• Patients who have provided written informed consent to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who meet any of the following conditions will be excluded:

• Patients with an off-treatment interval of less than 3 weeks between the last day of preceding treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, antibody therapy, or antitumor steroid therapy) for DLBCL and the day of registration for this study.

• Patients who are judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to be suitable for autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

• Patients who have previously received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

• Patients who have previously received radioimmunotherapy

• Patients with invasion to CNS or clinical symptoms suspected of CNS invasion.

• Patients with serious active infection (requiring antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral IV injection).

• Patients with serious complications (such as hepatic failure and renal failure).

• Patients with concurrent or previous, serious cardiac disease (e.g., myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease); however, patients with arrhythmias are allowed to be enrolled if it does not require treatment at the time of registration.

• Patients with serious gastrointestinal symptoms (such as high-grade or severe nausea/vomiting or diarrhea).

• Patients with malignant pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites.

• Patients positive for HBs antigen, HCV antibody, or HIV antibody (patients with positive HBV-DNA quantitative test results if they are negative for HBs antigen and positive for HBs antibody or HBc antibody).

• Patients with serious bleeding tendencies (such as DIC).

• Patients with a fever of 38.0ºC or higher (with the exception of fever developing as a B symptom).

• Patients with concurrent or previous interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

• Patients with active multiple primary cancers or patients with a history of other malignancy within the past 5 years, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or digestive organs.

• Patients with concurrent or previous autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

• Patients who have previously received bendamustine hydrochloride.

• Patients who have received a cytokine preparation, such as G-CSF or erythropoietin, or blood transfusions within 2 weeks before a screening test for this study.

• Patients who have received other investigational products or unapproved drugs within 3 months before registration for this study.

• Patients with a history of allergy to medications similar to SyB L-0501RI (e.g., alkylating agents and purine-nucleoside derivatives).

• Patients who cannot tolerate rituximab.

• Pregnant, possibly pregnant, or lactating women.

• Patients, whether male or female, who do not agree to use contraception.

Duration:

Male patients; during the treatment period and for 6 months after treatment Female patients with no menstruation; during the treatment period Female patients with menstruation; during the treatment period and for 3 months after treatment

• Patients with drug addiction, narcotic addiction, or alcohol dependence.

• Patients who are unable to take pre-treatment medication due to drug allergies or the like.

• Patients who are otherwise judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to be unsuitable as a subject.