E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Refractory/relapse Hodgkin Lymphoma |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Refractory/relapse Hodgkin Lymphoma |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10020328 |
E.1.2 | Term | Hodgkin's lymphoma |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004864 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate the efficacy of tislelizumab in patients with relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, as measured by the overall response rate per the Lugano Classification (Cheson et al 2014) and determined by the investigator. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Efficacy endpoints assessed by the investigator using the Lugano Classification:
Complete response rate, defined as the proportion of patients who achieve a best
response of complete response
Duration of response, defined as the time from the date that response criteria are
first met to the date that disease progression is objectively documented or death,
whichever occurs first
Time to response, defined as the time from the date of the first dose of
tislelizumab to the time the response criteria are first met
Safety and tolerability of tislelizumab, as defined by:
The incidence and severity of adverse events according to National Cancer
Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) v5.0
Changes in vital signs, physical findings, and clinical laboratory results |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Male or female ≥ 18 years
2. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of relapsed or refractory cHL
3. Relapsed cHL (disease progression after PR or CR to the most recent therapy) or refractory cHL (failure to achieve PR or CR to most recent therapy).
Patients will be allocated to one of two cohorts based on the following criteria:
- Cohort 1: Relapsed or refractory to prior autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and brentuximab vedotin
--Has failed to achieve a response or progressed after autologous HSCT and failed to achieve a response or progressed after brentuximab vedotin
-- Not a candidate for additional autologous or allogeneic HSCT
- Cohort 2: Relapsed or refractory to salvage chemotherapy, including brentuximab vedotin, and as not received prior autologous or allogeneic HSCT
--is not a candidate for autologous or allogeneic HSCT due to disease refractory to
salvage chemotherapy (did not achieve a PR or CR)
-- has received at least 2 prior systemic chemotherapy regimens for cHL and failed to achieve a response or progressed after brentuximab vedotin
4. Measurable disease defined as ≥ 1 FDG-avid nodal lesion that is > 1.5 cm in the longest diameter, or ≥ 1 FDG-avid extra-nodal lesion (eg, hepatic nodules) that is > 1 cm in the longest diameter
5. Able to provide fresh or archival tumor tissues (formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded [FFPE] blocks or approximately 15 freshly cut, unstained FFPE slides) from an evaluable core or excisional biopsy with an associated pathological report
6. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
7. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
8. Adequate organ function, as indicated by the following laboratory values:
a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 x 109/L, independent of growth factor support
within 7 days of first dose
b. Platelet ≥ 75 x 109/L, independent of growth factor support within 7 days of first dose
c. Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 8 g/dL or ≥ 5 mmol/L
d. Creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min
e. AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 x the ULN or ≤ 5 x ULN if liver lymphoma involvement is present
f. Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (total bilirubin level < 4 x ULN for patients with
Gilbert syndrome)
9. No evidence of dyspnea at rest and a pulse oximetry of > 92% while breathing room air
of dyspnea at rest and a pulse oximetry of > 92% while breathing room air
10. DLCO (adjusted for alveolar volume) > 60% of predicted value; FEV1 and FVC,
FEV1/ FVC all > 50% predicted value
11. Female patients of childbearing potential must be willing to use a highly effective method
of contraception for the duration of the study and for ≥ 120 days after the last dose of
tislelizumab, and have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days before the
first dose of study drug.
12. Males are eligible to enter and participate in the study if they have been vasectomized or
if they agree to use barrier contraception with other highly effective methods during the study treatment period and for ≥ 120 days after the last dose of
tislelizumab
13. Ability to provide written informed consent and can understand and comply with the
requirements of the study |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma or gray zone lymphoma
2. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
3. History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to monoclonal antibodies
4. New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure, unstable angina,
severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, electrocardiographic evidence of acute
ischemia, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of first day of screening
5. Prior malignancy within the past 3 years except for curatively treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, breast, or other site for which in situ carcinoma has metastatic potential
6. Prior therapy targeting PD-1 or PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or anti CTLA-4 agent
7. Has received:
- Systemic chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1
- Recent treatment with another monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1
- Investigational treatment or device within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 and may qualify for the study if all other criteria are met)
8. Active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease that may relapse
- Patients with the following are not excluded and may proceed to further screening:
Vitiligo, eczema, type I diabetes mellitus, and endocrine deficiencies including thyroiditis managed with replacement hormone and/or physiologic corticosteroids
- Patients with the following should be evaluated for the presence of target organ involvement and the potential need for systemic treatment, but should otherwise be eligible: Rheumatoid arthritis and/or other arthropathies, Sjögren’s syndrome, or
psoriasis controlled with topical medication, and patients with positive serology such
as positive antinuclear antibody or anti-thyroid antibody
9. Conditions requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of the first dose of tislelizumab
Adrenal replacement doses of ≤ 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent in the absence of
active autoimmune disease
Topical, ocular, intra-articular, intranasal, and inhalational corticosteroid (with
minimal systemic absorption)
A brief course of corticosteroid for prophylaxis (eg, contrast dye allergy) or for
treatment of non-autoimmune conditions (eg, delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction
caused by contact allergen)
10. History of interstitial lung disease or noninfectious pneumonitis or has evidence of
interstitial lung disease or noninfectious pneumonitis
11. Serious acute or chronic infection requiring systemic therapy
12. Known central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
13. Underlying medical conditions that, in the investigator’s opinion, will render the
administration of study drug hazardous or obscure the interpretation of toxicity or AEs
14. Known history of infection with HIV, human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1, or human
T-cell lymphotropic virus-2
15. Serologic status reflecting active hepatitis B or C infection as follows:
Presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb). Patients with presence of HBcAb, but absence of HBsAg, are eligible only if hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA is undetectable by an assay with sensitivity ≤ 20 IU/mL. If so, patients may either undergo regularly scheduled monitoring of
HBV DNA or less frequent monitoring of HBV DNA while on prophylactic antiviral medication as defined by regional standard of care.
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within 100 days of first dose of
tislelizumab
17. CAR-T therapy within 12 months prior to the first dose of study drug
18. Use of any live vaccine against infectious diseases (eg, influenza, varicella, etc) within 4 weeks (28 days) of the first dose of tislelizumab, and any intended use within 60 days after the last dose of tislelizumab
19. Major surgery within 4 weeks of the first dose of tislelizumab
20. Pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the
projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment
21. Has hypersensitivity to tislelizumab or any of its excipients
22. Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical trial |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The overall response rate, defined as the proportion of patients who achieve a best response of complete response or partial response by PET-CT per the Lugano Classification (Cheson et al 2014) and determined by the investigator. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Efficacy endpoints assessed by the investigator using the Lugano Classification:
Complete response rate, defined as the proportion of patients who achieve a best
response of complete response
Duration of response, defined as the time from the date that response criteria are
first met to the date that disease progression is objectively documented or death,
whichever occurs first
Time to response, defined as the time from the date of the first dose of
tislelizumab to the time the response criteria are first met
Safety and tolerability of tislelizumab, as defined by:
The incidence and severity of adverse events according to National Cancer
Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) v5.0
Changes in vital signs, physical findings, and clinical laboratory results |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 17 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 20 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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1 year after the last patient is enrolled |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |