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    Clinical Trial Results:
    A therapy and pharmacokinetics study of temsirolimus in patients with refractory and recidivated primary CNS lymphoma.

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2009-011277-33
    Trial protocol
    DE  
    Global end of trial date
    15 Dec 2014

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    17 Dec 2022
    First version publication date
    17 Dec 2022
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    PZNSL
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT00942747
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Charité - University Hospital of Berlin
    Sponsor organisation address
    Hindenburgdamm 30, Berlin, Germany, 12200
    Public contact
    Agnieszka Korfel, MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, +49 30 450 613 260, agnieszka.korfel@charite.de
    Scientific contact
    Agnieszka Korfel, MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, +49 30 450 613 260, agnieszka.korfel@charite.de
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    16 Dec 2014
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    15 Dec 2014
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    15 Dec 2014
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    The objective of this study is to assess efficacy of Temsirolimus in patients with refractory and recidivated primary CNS lymphoma
    Protection of trial subjects
    Study conduct followed International Conference on Harmonization Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice, including written informed consent and data monitoring. Baseline assessments included physical and neurologic examination, cranial magnetic resonance imaging (spinal on clinical suspicion only), and ophthalmologic and CSF examination. Safety assessments included physical examinations, adverse event monitoring, and laboratory parameter changes before each infusion. Adverse events were graded using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 3.0). Response assessment was performed after 4 weeks and every 8 weeks thereafter. Additionally, response assessment was recommended at each time point when progression was suspected. After discontinuing therapy, patients completed an end-of-treatment visit 30 days after their last temsirolimus dose. In patients with PR or CR, remission status was evaluated every 3 months.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    01 Sep 2009
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Germany: 37
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    37
    EEA total number of subjects
    37
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    0
    From 65 to 84 years
    37
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    Between September 2009 and November 2014, 37 patients were enrolled at four German centers .

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    The vast majority of patients had intermediate- or high-risk disease according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center score. Patients had received a median of one prior therapy comprising HDMTX in all patients and high-dose cytarabine in 11. Two patients were pretreated with WBRT, three patients with HD-ASCT, and four patients with both.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Treatment stage (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded

    Arms
    Arm title
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Arm description
    Among the first three patients who were given 25 mg temsirolimus, two had grade 3 toxicity (one patient had diarrhea, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia with pneumonia; one patient had pneumonia). Thus, an additional three patients were treated with the same dose. In these patients, no grade 3 to 4 toxicity was observed, and there was a PR in one patient. Thus, per protocol, the study was continued with 75 mg temsirolimus once per week.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Temsirolimus
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Concentrate and solvent for solution for injection
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    In the first stage, patients were treated with temsirolimus 25 mg intravenously once per week with clemastine premedication. In case of Common Toxicity Criteria grades 3 to 4 toxicity, three additional patients were to be treated with the same dose. If no Common Toxicity Criteria grades 3 to 4 toxicity were observed, all following patients were treated with 75 mg once per week.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Started
    37
    Completed
    37

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Reporting group description
    Among the first three patients who were given 25 mg temsirolimus, two had grade 3 toxicity (one patient had diarrhea, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia with pneumonia; one patient had pneumonia). Thus, an additional three patients were treated with the same dose. In these patients, no grade 3 to 4 toxicity was observed, and there was a PR in one patient. Thus, per protocol, the study was continued with 75 mg temsirolimus once per week.

    Reporting group values
    Temsirolimus Arm Total
    Number of subjects
    37 37
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        median (full range (min-max))
    70 (22 to 83) -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    19 19
        Male
    18 18
    MSKCC score
    MSKCC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Units: Subjects
        score 1
    2 2
        score 2
    29 29
        score 3
    6 6
    No. of previous treatment regimens
    Units: Subjects
        1-2
    29 29
        3-5
    8 8
    Lymphoma localization
    Units: Subjects
        Parenchymal only
    30 30
        Meningeal only
    4 4
        Combined
    3 3
    ECOG performance status
    ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
    Units: Score
        median (full range (min-max))
    2 (0 to 2) -
    Median time since last pretreatment
    Units: months
        median (standard deviation)
    3.9 ± 0 -

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Reporting group description
    Among the first three patients who were given 25 mg temsirolimus, two had grade 3 toxicity (one patient had diarrhea, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia with pneumonia; one patient had pneumonia). Thus, an additional three patients were treated with the same dose. In these patients, no grade 3 to 4 toxicity was observed, and there was a PR in one patient. Thus, per protocol, the study was continued with 75 mg temsirolimus once per week.

    Primary: Patients responding rate to treatment

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    End point title
    Patients responding rate to treatment [1]
    End point description
    Response assessment was performed after 4 weeks and every 8 weeks thereafter. Additionally, response assessment was recommended at each time point when progression was suspected. After discontinuing therapy, patients completed an end-of-treatment visit 30 days after their last temsirolimus dose. In patients with PR or CR, remission status was evaluated every 3 months. Survival data were collected every 3 months for up to 2 years from start of study treatment or until study closure. CR, complete response; uCR, unconfirmed CR; PD, progressive disease; PR, partial remission; Overall response rate (ORR) of 54% (95% CI, 37% to 71%) SD; stable disease
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    48 months
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: This was a phase II a two stage design using single-agent temsirolimus in patients. The second stage of the trial was planned to enroll 25 additional patients. After termination of this study stage, the therapy was considered ineffective if fewer than four patients responded. Since there was only one arm and one stage, comparison between groups was not possible.
    End point values
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    37
    Units: Subjects
        CR
    5
        uCR
    3
        PD
    5
        SD
    7
        no response evaluation
    5
        PR
    12
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: CSF Penetration of Temsirolimus

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    End point title
    CSF Penetration of Temsirolimus
    End point description
    Fourteen blood/CSF pairs were collected in nine patients: 10 pairs in five patients in the 25-mg cohort and four pairs in four patients in the 75-mg cohort.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    48months
    End point values
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    9
    Units: ng/ml
    number (not applicable)
        25mg cohort
    292
        75mg cohort
    484
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Progression Free survival

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    End point title
    Progression Free survival
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    48 months
    End point values
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    37
    Units: months
    arithmetic mean (full range (min-max))
        PFS
    2.1 (1.1 to 30)
    Attachments
    PFS Fig 2(A)
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Overall survival

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    End point title
    Overall survival
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    60months
    End point values
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    37
    Units: months
        arithmetic mean (full range (min-max))
    3.7 (1.5 to 5.8)
    Attachments
    OS Fig.2 (B)
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Toxicity All Grades

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    End point title
    Toxicity All Grades
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    24 months
    End point values
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    37
    Units: Subjects
        Thrombocytopenia
    23
        Anemia
    22
        Leukopenia
    22
        Hyperglycemia
    31
        Transaminases elevation
    16
        Fatigue
    16
        Skin toxicity
    13
        Infection
    12
        Creatinine elevation
    11
        Stomatitis
    10
        Nausea
    5
        Vomiting
    2
        Diarrhea
    2
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    2 years
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    CTCAE
    Dictionary version
    3.0
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Reporting group description
    Temsirolimus Arm

    Serious adverse events
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    21 / 37 (56.76%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    10
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    Investigations
    Hyperglycemia
         subjects affected / exposed
    11 / 37 (29.73%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 11
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Transaminases elevation
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 37 (2.70%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Creatinine elevation
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 37 (2.70%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Vascular disorders
    cerebral bleeding
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 37 (2.70%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Thrombocytopenia
         subjects affected / exposed
    8 / 37 (21.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 8
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Anemia
         subjects affected / exposed
    4 / 37 (10.81%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 4
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Leukopenia
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 37 (5.41%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    tumor progression
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 37 (13.51%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 5
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 5
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Fatigue
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 37 (5.41%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Nausea
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 37 (5.41%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Diarrhea
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 37 (2.70%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Skin toxicity
         subjects affected / exposed
    3 / 37 (8.11%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 3
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Infections and infestations
    Infection
    Additional description: pneumonia in two patients and GI infection with sepsis, sepsis without focus,
         subjects affected / exposed
    7 / 37 (18.92%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 7
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 4
    Stomatitis
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 37 (2.70%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Vomiting
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 37 (2.70%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Temsirolimus Arm
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    20 / 37 (54.05%)
    Investigations
    Hyperglycemia
         subjects affected / exposed
    20 / 37 (54.05%)
         occurrences all number
    20
    Transaminases elevation
         subjects affected / exposed
    15 / 37 (40.54%)
         occurrences all number
    15
    Creatinine elevation
         subjects affected / exposed
    10 / 37 (27.03%)
         occurrences all number
    10
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Thrombocytopenia
         subjects affected / exposed
    15 / 37 (40.54%)
         occurrences all number
    15
    Anemia
         subjects affected / exposed
    18 / 37 (48.65%)
         occurrences all number
    18
    Leukopenia
         subjects affected / exposed
    20 / 37 (54.05%)
         occurrences all number
    20
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Fatigue
         subjects affected / exposed
    14 / 37 (37.84%)
         occurrences all number
    14
    Nausea
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 37 (13.51%)
         occurrences all number
    5
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Diarrhea
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 37 (2.70%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Skin toxicity
         subjects affected / exposed
    10 / 37 (27.03%)
         occurrences all number
    10
    Infections and infestations
    Infection
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 37 (13.51%)
         occurrences all number
    5
    Stomatitis
         subjects affected / exposed
    10 / 37 (27.03%)
         occurrences all number
    10
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Vomiting
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 37 (5.41%)
         occurrences all number
    2

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes
    Date
    Amendment
    09 Nov 2011
    new protocol version 2.1 : adjustment of schedule and dosage, the process organization to the termination criteria

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    limitation was the preferential inclusion of elderly patients whose initial treatment is frequently not according to the current standards used in younger patients. Generalization of our results should thus be viewed.

    Online references

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26976424
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