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Featured Clinical Study

Study of Tirabrutinib (ONO-4059) in Patients With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PROSPECT Study)

Study Sponsor:  ONO Pharma USA, Inc.

Study Number:  ONO-4059-09

Tumor Type: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Age Group:  Adults

Gender:  Female & Male

Study Phase:  Phase 2

ABTA Published Date:  01/20/2023  

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Study Overview

This study will evaluate tirabrutinib treatment in patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL). 

Tirabrutinib will be taken orally, either as a single therapy (relapsed/refractory) or in combination (newly diagnosed) with a standard chemotherapy regimen, until disease progression, unacceptable adverse reactions are observed, or you or your doctor decide to stop treatment.

Study Objective

This study will evaluate tirabrutinib treatment in patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL). 

If you have PCNSL that has not responded to or returned after prior treatment, you will be in Part A of the study. This part of the study will look at the safety and effectiveness of tirabrutinib when given without any additional chemotherapy. 

If you have been newly diagnosed with PCNSL and have not yet received any treatment, you will be in Part B of the study. This part of the study will look at the safety and effectiveness of tirabrutinib when given together with standard of care chemotherapy regimens used to treat newly diagnosed patients.

Possible Risks & Side Effects

Parts A and B:

Tirabrutinib potential side effects:

  • Low blood cell counts including: Neutropenia (low number of white blood cells, which can make it easier to become sick); anemia (low number of red blood cells, which can make you feel tired); and thrombocytopenia (low number of platelets, which can make it harder for your blood to clot\easier to bleed)
  • Allergic reaction (hypersensitivity) which may include skin rash
  • Infections including: pneumonia (caused by bacterial or fungal infection, in the lungs); urinary tract infections; viral infection (shingles); and Sepsis (body’s extreme response to blood infection). Some people died as a result infections.
  • Disorders of the skin: Rash, Petechiae (tiny red spots on skin), purpura (skin eruptions with larger red spots), erythema multiforme (a severe skin rash)
  • Blood in the urine (hematuria)
  • Bleeding events including minor hemorrhagic events (bruising) and major hemorrhagic events (bleeding within the gut and brain)
  • Liver function abnormalities (which can indicate damage to the liver)
  • Interstitial lung disease: an inflammatory disease of the lung which can make it difficult to breathe effectively. Deaths have been reported with interstitial lung disease.
  • Heart failure
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/toxic epidermal necrosis (a severe skin reaction most commonly caused by some medications or infections). Some people die as a result of this condition, but it is treatable if caught early.

Study procedures and assessments potential risks:

  • The potential risks of the study procedures and assessments will be provided by your doctor
 

Part B Only:

  • The potential side-effects of the standard of care treatment regimens will be provided by your doctor

ELIGIBILITY

Inclusion Criteria (Part A) – Closed to enrollment

  • Written informed consent
  • Aged ≥ 18 years
  • Pathologic diagnosis of PCNSL
  • Relapse or refractory PCNSL with at least one prior high dose methotrextrate based therapy for PCNSL
  • Measurable brain lesion with a minimum diameter > 1.0 cm in gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed within 14 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • At least able to walk and capable of all selfcare, up and about more than 50% of waking hours
  • Life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • Adequate bone marrow, kidney, and liver function

Inclusion Criteria (Part B)

  • Written informed consent
  • Aged ≥ 18 years
  • Pathologic diagnosis of PCNSL within the past 3 months
  • No prior anti-tumor treatments for PCNSL
  • Patients who, in the opinion of the Investigator, are suitable to receive treatment with a high dose methotrexate containing regimen
  • Measurable brain lesion with a minimum diameter > 1.0 cm in gadolinium enhanced MRI performed within 14 days before starting study treatment
  • At least able to walk and capable of all selfcare, up and about more than 50% of waking hours
  • Life expectancy of at least 6 months
  • Adequate bone marrow, kidney, and liver function

Exclusion Criteria (Part A) – Closed to enrollment

  • Intraocular (within the eye) PCNSL with no brain lesion
  • Patient who is intolerant of contrast enhanced MRI due to allergic reactions to contrast agents
  • Patient with non-B cell PCNSL
  • Patient with systemic presence of lymphoma
  • Prior chemotherapy within 21 days, nitrosourea within 42 days, an antibody drug with anticancer activity (e.g., rituximab) within 28 days, prior radiotherapy within 14 days, prior major invasive surgery within 28 days, or allogeneic stem cell transplant within 6 months before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Prior BTK inhibitor treatment
  • Prior investigational drugs (including treatment in clinical research, unapproved combination products, and new dosage forms) within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Taking a systemic corticosteroid on an ongoing basis within 14 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment, with the exception of the following:
    • Equivalent of up to 10 mg/day of prednisone for a disease other than PCNSL
    • Equivalent of up to 50 mg/day of prednisone (equal to 8 mg/day of dexamethasone) for patients with lesions of the brain or spinal cord or both
  • Patient who has received a CYP3A4 inducer or P-gp inducer within 14 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Taking warfarin, any other warfarin derivative anticoagulant, vitamin K antagonists, novel oral anticoagulants, or antiplatelet therapy on an ongoing basis within 7 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Active malignancy, other than PCNSL requiring systemic therapy
  • Poorly controlled comorbidity, severe heart, severe lung disease, clinically significant liver diseases that could affect protocol compliance or safety or efficacy assessments
  • Patient with bleeding disorder
  • Patients with a history of moderate or severe liver impairment
  • QTcF (heart rate measurement) > 480 milliseconds or requirement for ongoing treatment with medications that prolong the QT interval
  • Active infection, including a HIV, cytomegalovirus infection or SARS-CoV-2, or has had, within 28 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment, an infection (other than nail trichophytosis) that requires hospitalization or an intravenous antibiotic
  • Prior history of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis to tirabrutinib
  • Prior history of Stevens Johnson Syndrome or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
  • Medical history of organ tissue graft
  • Tests positive for HIV-1 antibody and HIV-2 antibody, human T-lymphotropic virus 1 antibody, HBs antigen, or HCV antibody. Tests positive for HBs antibody or hepatitis B virus core protein antibody and has a result of at least detectable in a hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid assay despite testing negative for HBs antigen.
  • Patient is unable to swallow tablets; has malabsorption, malabsorption syndrome, or a comorbidity that affects gastric function; has undergone complete resection of the stomach or small intestine; has ulcerative colitis or symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease; or has partial or complete intestinal obstruction.
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating
  • Patient is found incapable of giving consent due to dementia or another such condition
  • Patient is found to be otherwise ineligible for the study by the Investigator or sub-Investigator.

Exclusion Criteria (Part B)

  • Intraocular (within the eye) PCNSL with no brain lesion
  • Patients for whom the selected backbone regimen medications (i.e, methotrexate/temozolomide/rituximab for MTR and rituximab/methotrexate/procarbazine/vincristine for R-MPV) are contraindicated
  • Patients with a history of intolerable toxicity, hypersensitivity, or anaphylaxis to the selected backbone regimen medications
  • Patient who is intolerant of contrast enhanced MRI due to allergic reactions to contrast agents
  • Patient with non-B cell PCNSL
  • Patient with systemic presence of lymphoma
  • Prior chemotherapy within 21 days, nitrosourea within 42 days, an antibody drug with anticancer activity (e.g., rituximab) within 28 days, prior radiotherapy within 14 days, prior major invasive surgery within 28 days, or allogeneic stem cell transplant within 6 months before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Prior BTK inhibitor treatment
  • Prior investigational drugs (including treatment in clinical research, unapproved combination products, and new dosage forms) within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Taking systemic corticosteroid on an ongoing basis within 14 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment, with the exception of the following:
    • Equivalent of up to 10 mg/day of prednisone for a disease other than PCNSL
    • Equivalent of up to 50 mg/day of prednisone (equal to 8 mg/day of dexamethasone) for patients with lesions of the brain or spinal cord or both
  • Patient who has received a CYP3A4 inducer or P-gp inducer within 14 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Taking warfarin, any other warfarin derivative anticoagulant, vitamin K antagonists, novel oral anticoagulants, or antiplatelet therapy on an ongoing basis within 7 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment
  • Active malignancy, other than PCNSL requiring systemic therapy
  • Poorly controlled comorbidity, severe heart, severe lung disease, clinically significant liver diseases that could affect protocol compliance or safety or efficacy assessments
  • Patient with bleeding disorder
  • Patients with a history of moderate or severe liver impairment
  • QTcF (heart rate measurement) > 480 milliseconds or requirement for ongoing treatment with concomitant medications that prolong the QT interval
  • Active infection, including a HIV, cytomegalovirus infection or SARS-CoV-2, or has had, within 28 days before starting tirabrutinib treatment, an infection (other than nail trichophytosis) that requires hospitalization or an intravenous antibiotic
  • Prior history of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis to tirabrutinib
  • Prior history of Stevens Johnson Syndrome or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
  • Medical history of organ tissue grafts
  • Tests positive for HIV-1 antibody and HIV-2 antibody, human T-lymphotropic virus 1 antibody, HBs antigen, or HCV antibody. Tests positive for HBs antibody or hepatitis B virus core protein antibody and has a result of at least detectable in a hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid assay despite testing negative for HBs antigen.
  • Patient is unable to swallow tablets; has malabsorption, malabsorption syndrome, or a comorbidity that affects stomach function; has undergone complete resection of the stomach or small intestine; has ulcerative colitis or symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease; or has partial or complete intestinal obstruction.
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating
  • Patient is found incapable of giving consent due to dementia or another such condition
  • Patient is found to be otherwise ineligible for the study by the Investigator or sub-Investigator

STUDY DETAILS

Patient Participation Requirements

Part A (R/R PCNSL) – Closed to enrollment

Signed informed consent; in-clinic visits (more frequently at the beginning of the study/treatment, followed by visits every 28 days beginning at cycle 2); confirmed eligibility based on; confirmed diagnosis, medical history, height/weight/disposition, eye exam, vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), laboratory tests (blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), bone marrow exam, and saliva/nail clippings), neuro-psychological assessments, and medical imaging (fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET), computerized tomography (CT), x-ray, MRI, 2D-echocardiography).

Part B (newly diagnosed PCNSL):

Similar to Part A, except in-clinic visits are more frequent for the first 4 cycles (induction), followed by visits every 28 days beginning at cycle 5.

Study Compensation

Reasonable and customary expenses (e.g. transportation, meals, parking) may be reimbursed or a patient stipend may be provided according to each hospital’s policy. Overnight stays may be reimbursed on a case-by-case basis.

Study Data

Tirabrutinib is an oral drug that is expected to effectively treat PCNSL in some patients.

In March 2020, tirabrutinib (80 mg tablets) was approved in Japan for the treatment of relapsed or refractory (R/R) PCNSL. I

In a study (ONO-4059-02) similar to this one, 63.6% of study patients with R/R PCNSL who were treated with tirabrutinib experienced a beneficial response. Relapsed or refractory means a lack of response or disease progression on last prior therapy.

Mechanism of Action

The study will be conducted in 2 parts. Part A will investigate tirabrutinib as a single treatment for relapsed or refractory (R/R) PCNSL and Part B is an exploratory part to investigate tirabrutinib in combination with one of two commonly used high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) regimens as the first treatment in newly diagnosed PCNSL patients.

Tirabrutinib is an oral drug that is expected to effectively treat PCNSL in some patients. Tirabrutinib acts by blocking an enzyme called Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK). Some cancer cells use BTK to grow and thrive in your body. Tirabrutinib blocks BTK and interferes with the growth of cancer cells. Tirabrutinib is a highly potent, second-generation, selective BTK inhibitor.

Part A (R/R PCNSL) –Closed to enrollment– In March 2020, tirabrutinib monotherapy (used alone) was granted marketing authorization in Japan for the treatment of relapsed or refractory (R/R) PCNSL because, in a study (ONO-4059-02) similar to this US study, 63.6% of study patients with R/R PCNSL who were treated with tirabrutinib monotherapy experienced a beneficial response.

Tirabrutinib, at an assigned dose, will be taken orally, once a day on an empty stomach. Tirabrutinib treatment may be continued until disease progression or clinically unacceptable toxicity is observed by your study doctor.

Part B (newly diagnosed PCNSL) – In the US, high-dose methotrexate based regimens are the mainstay of treatment in patients with newly diagnosed PCNSL. These regimens include methotrexate/temozolomide/rituximab and rituximab/methotrexate/procarbazine/vincristine. Recently, another BTK inhibitor in combination with high-dose methotrexate based regimens has shown clinical efficacy in newly diagnosed PCNSL patients.

Tirabrutinib, at an assigned dose, will be taken orally, once a day on an empty stomach in combination with a standard chemotherapy induction regimen containing methotrexate, which may contain rituximab, temozolomide, vincristine, and procarbazine as chosen by your study doctor. Tirabrutinib with chemotherapy treatment will be continued for 4 induction cycles (28-days/cycle), or until disease progression or clinically unacceptable toxicity is observed. Following induction, if your study doctor decides not to continue with treatment, you may continue to receive tirabrutinib, at an assigned dose, until disease progression, unacceptable adverse reactions are observed, or your doctor decides to stop treatment.

Grommes C, Tang SS, Wolfe J, et al. Phase 1b trial of an ibrutinib-based combination therapy in recurrent/refractory CNS lymphoma. Blood. 2019;133(5):436-45.

STUDY LOCATIONS & CONTACTS

Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of

Medicine

WTI 110UI, 1824 6th Ave. S

Birmingham, AL 35233

Kelly Shantyle

205-659-2797

sdkelly@uabmc.edu

Arizona

Mayo Phoenix

5881 E Mayo Blvd

Phoenix, AZ 85054

California

City of Hope Comprehensive Breast 

Cancer Center

1500 East Duarte Road

Duarte, CA 91010

 

Grace Aranki

626-218-4522

garanki@coh.org

Cedar Sinai Medical Cancer

8700 Beverly Blvd AC1076

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Yehuda “Julian” Spector

424-315-4498

Yehuda.spector@cshs.org

University of California, Irvine

101 The City Drive

South Irvine, CA 92868

Sherin Matthew

562-376-0712

sherinsm@hs.uci.edu

Stanford University

801 Welch Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Sophie Bertrand

650-723-4467

sophieb@stanford.edu

Colorado

University of Colorado Denver

12631 East 17Th Avenue Mail Stop 8205

Aurora, CO 80045

Julie Compton

720-848-8312

Julie.Compton@cuanschutz.edu

Connecticut

Yale Cancer Center

333 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06510

Lilia Falcon

475-261-2299

lilia.falcon@yale.edu

District of Columbia

Georgetown University

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

3800 Reservoir Rd NW

Washington, DC 20037

Jenny Crawford

202-687-0893

crawfojg@georgetown.edu

Florida

Mayo Jacksonville

4500 San Pablo Rd S

Jacksonville, FL 32224

Moffitt Miami

801 N Flamingo Rd, Ste 11

Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

Melinda Garnello

954-265-1846

mgarnello@mhs.net

Orlando Health

11 West Columbia Street MP 780

Orlando, FL 32806

Caitlin Mynard

321-841-7413

Caitlin.Mynard@orlandohealth.com

University of Miami

1120 NW 14th St., Suite 610H

Miami, FL 33136

Nathalie Padron

305-243-9610

npadron@med.miami.edu

Georgia

Piedmont Healthcare

95 Collier Road, Suite 3025

Atlanta, GA 30318

Sharon Joseph

404-425-7937

sharon.joseph@piedmont.org

Emory University

1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg B, Fl 2

Atlanta, GA 30322

Agnes Harutyunyan

404-778-7215

agnieszka.anna.harutyunyan@emory.edu

Kentucky

University of Kentucky

800 Rose St., First Floor Room CC180

Lexington, KY 40536

Judy Guinn

859-562-3678

judy.guinn@uky.edu

Maine

Maine Medical Partners Neurology

(Maine Neurology)

100 Campus Drive, Suite 103

Scarborough, ME 04074

Kimberly Caron

207-396-7559

kacaron@mmc.org

Massachusetts

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

330 Brookline Ave.

Boston, MA 02215

Saravanan Chandran

617-975-7417

schandr4@bidmc.harvard.edu

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Brigham & Women’s Hospital

450 Brookline Ave.

Boston, MA 02215

Alyssa Russ

617-732-7432

Alyssa_Russ@dfci.harvard.edu

Massachusetts General Hospital

10 Emerson Pl Ste 112

Boston, MA 02114

Rebecca Lyons

617-643-6081

rtlyons@mgh.harvard.edu

Michigan

University of Michigan

Rogel Cancer Center Building

1500 E Medical Center Dr

Ann Arbor, MI 41809

Rachel Jones

734-232-9859

rachejon@med.umich.edu

Henry Ford Hospital

2799 W Grand Blvd

Detroit, MI 48202

Prathima Koppolu

313-556-8747

pkoppol1@hfhs.org

Minnesota

Mayo Rochester

 200 First Street SW

Rochester, MN 55905

Tanya Keller

507-266-9681

keller.tanya@mayo.edu

Missouri

The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC)

8700 North Green Hills Rd

Kansas City, MO 64154

Jessie Lamphier

913-945-6809

jlamphier@kumc.edu

Nebraska

University of Nebraska Medical Center

986811 Nebraska Medical Center ECI 3010

Omaha, NE 68198

Susan Blumel

402-559-9183

sblumel@unmc.edu

New Jersey

Hackensack University Medical Center 

John Theurer Cancer Center

92 2nd St

Hackensack, NJ 07601

Elizabeth McCarthy

412-860-6447

elizabethl.mccarthy@hmhn.org

New York

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

161 Fort Washington Avenue

New York, NY 10032

Alicia Bargo

212-342-4435

ab5172@cumc.columbia.edu

Memorial Sloan Kettering

Department of Neurology

160 East 53rd Street, Office 232

New York, NY 10022

Amanda Bender

917-453-2968

bendera@mskcc.org

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer

Center (RPCCC)

Elm And Carlton Streets

Buffalo, NY 14263

Cassandra Walinski

716-845-1665

cassandra.walinski@RoswellPark.org

North Carolina

Duke University School of Medicine

2200 West Main St Suite 1000

Durham, NC 27705

Sarah Woodring

919-684-2527

sarah.woodring@duke.edu

Levine Cancer Center

1021 Morehead Medical Drive Suite 2200

Charlotte, NC 28204

Elizabeth Youngblade

980-442-2000

elizabeth.youngblade@atriumhealth.org

Ohio

Cleveland Clinic

10201 Carnegie Avenue

CA-LL-016

Cleveland, OH 44106

Marci Ciolfi

216-445-3407

ciolfim@ccf.org

Oregon

Providence Health Cancer Center

9205 SW Barnes Rd

Portland, OR 97239

Mariia Kirusenko

503-216-1157

mariia.kirusenko@providence.org

Pennsylvania

Abramson Cancer Center UPENN

3400 Civic Center Blvd

Philadelphia, PA 19104-5127

Melissa Borres

215-220-9687

melissa.borres@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute

30 Hope Dr., Suite B

Hershey, PA 17033

Micaiah Grien

717-531-0003, x283063

mgrien@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

5115 Centre Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Carolyn Stone

412-623-3680

stonecj@upmc.edu

Rhode Island

Lifespan Rhode Island Hospital

593 Eddy Street

Providence, RI 02903

Stephen Donnelly

401-444-3234

SDonnelly1@lifespan.org

Tennessee

University of Tennessee Cancer Institute

1924 Alcoa Hwy, Suite F344

Knoxville, TN 27920

David Bradfield

865-305-4636

dabradfield@utmck.edu

Henry Joyce Cancer Center – Vanderbilt Clinic

2220 Pierce Avenue

Nashville, TN 37232

Kathy Taylor

847-570-1808

kathy.l.taylor@vumc.org

Texas

Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI)

 6670 Bertner R12-107

Houston, TX 77030

Helga Jones

713-363-9388

HMJones@houstonmethodist.org

MD Anderson Cancer Center

1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Main Building, Floor 6

Houston, TX 77030

Amanda Nunmaker

346-725-2997

amnunmaker@mdanderson.org

Utah

The University of Utah

Huntsman Cancer Institute

2000 Circle Of Hope Drive

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Yuri Kida

801-646-4397

yuri.kida@hci.utah.edu

Vermont

The University of Vermont

Fletcher Allen Health Care

89 Beaumont Avenue

Burlington, VT 05401

Isza Parchini

802-656-9447

isza.parchini@uvmhealth.org

Washington

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

825 Eastlake Avenue East G3-200

Seattle, WA 98109

Jennifer Steele

206-744-2336

steelejl@uw.edu

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