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Testing Nemtabrutinib for hematologic malignancies

Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Participants With Hematologic Malignancies (MK-1026-003)

A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MK-1026 in Participants With Hematologic Malignancies

Condition: Hematologic MalignanciesSponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCTarget enrollment: 490
  • Phase 2
  • 1 group
  • Sites in Calgary, Ottawa and 2 more cities
  • Recruiting
Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre ( Site 0401), Calgary, AlbertaThe Ottawa Hospital ( Site 0404), Ottawa, OntarioPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre-Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology ( Site 0406), Toronto, OntarioCIUSSS de l Est de L Ile de Montreal - Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont ( Site 0403), Montreal, QuebecJewish General Hospital ( Site 0400), Montreal, Quebec

Interventions

  • Medication

    Nemtabrutinib

    Nemtabrutinib tablets administered orally QD.

Canadian Sites (5)

5 of 5 recruiting

  • Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre ( Site 0401)

    Calgary, Alberta

    Recruiting
  • The Ottawa Hospital ( Site 0404)

    Ottawa, Ontario

    Recruiting
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre-Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology ( Site 0406)

    Toronto, Ontario

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for38 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 within 7 days before C1D1 (the first dose of study treatment)
  • +Participants who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →
  • +Participants with history of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
  • +Participants with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are eligible if they meet all of the following: the CD4 count is \>350 cells/uL at screening, the HIV viral load is below the detectable level, are on a stable ART regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry, and are compliant with their ART
  • +Has a life expectancy of at least 3 months, based on the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more → assessment
  • +Has the ability to swallow and retain oral medication
  • +Has adequate organ function
  • +Part 1 and Part 2 (CohortsCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → A to C and J)
  • +Has a confirmed diagnosis of Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/ Small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) with
  • +At least 2 lines of prior therapy (Part 1 only)
  • +Part 2 Cohort A: CLL/SLL participants who are relapsed or refractory to prior therapy with a covalent, irreversible Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi), and a B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitor (BCL2i). CLL participants must have received and failed, been intolerant to, or determined by their treating physician to be a poor phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor (PI3Ki) candidate or ineligible for a PI3Ki per local guidelines
  • +Part 2 Cohort B: CLL/SLL participants who are relapsed or refractory following at least 1 line of prior therapy and are BTKi treatment naive
  • +Part 2 Cohort C: CLL/SLL participants with 17p deletion or tumor protein p53 (TP53) mutation who are relapsed or refractory following at least 1 line of prior therapy
  • +Part 2 Cohort J: CLL/SLL participants whose disease relapsed or was refractory to prior therapy with a covalent/irreversible BTKi and BCL2i. NOTE: As of ProtocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more → Amendment 09, at least 10 CLL/SLL participants whose disease relapsed or was refractory to prior therapy with a covalent/irreversible BTKi, BCL2i and noncovalent/reversible BTKi (all three classes of therapies are required) will be enrolledEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → into Cohort J
  • +Has active disease for CLL/SLL clearly documented to initiate therapy
  • +For SLL participants in Part 2: Has evaluable core or excisional lymph node biopsy for biomarkerBiomarkerSomething measurable in the body used as a signal of what is happening.Read more → analysis from an archival or newly obtained biopsy or bone marrow aspirate at Screening (optional for participants enrolling in Part 1)
  • +Part 2 (Cohorts D to G)
  • +\- Has a confirmed diagnosis of and meets the following prior therapy requirements:
  • +Participants with Richter's transformation who are relapsed or refractory following at least 1 line of prior therapy (Cohort D)
  • +Participants with Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) (including splenic, nodal, and extra nodal MZL) who are relapsed or refractory to at least one prior line of systemic therapy including an anti-CD20-based regimen
  • +Have measurable disease defined as at least 1 lesion that can be accurately measured in at least 2 dimensions with spiral Computed tomography (CT) scan
  • +Has a lymph node biopsy for biomarker analysis from an archival or newly obtained biopsy or bone marrow aspirate (Cohort D) at Screening
  • +Has active disease defined as 1 of the following: systemic symptoms, physical findings, laboratory abnormalities, coexisting disease
  • +Has measurable disease, satisfying any of the following: at least 1 lesion that can be accurately measured in at least 2 dimensions with spiral CT scan (minimum measurement must be \>15 mm in the longest diameter or \>10 mm in the short axis); IgM ≥450 mg/dL; or bone marrow infiltration of 10%
  • +Has fresh bone marrow aspirate or a lymph node biopsy for biomarker analysis at Screening or a lymph node biopsy from an archival
  • +Male participants agree to refrain from donating sperm and agree to either remain abstinent from penile-vaginal intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle OR agree to use contraception, during the intervention period and for at least the time required to eliminate the study intervention after last dose of study intervention
  • +Female participants assigned female sex at birth who are not pregnant or breastfeeding are eligible to participate if not a participant of childbearing potential (POCBP), or if a POCBP they either use a contraceptive method that is highly effective OR remain abstinent from penile-vaginal intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle during the intervention period and for at least to eliminate study intervention after the last dose of study intervention
  • +Participants with pathologically confirmed Mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL), documented by either overexpression of cyclin D1 or t (11;14), who are relapsed or are refractory to chemoimmunotherapy and a covalent irreversible BTKi (Cohort E)
  • +Participants with Follicular lymphoma (FL) who are relapsed or refractory to chemoimmunotherapy and immunomodulatory agents (such as lenalidomide based regimen) (Cohort G)
  • +Part 2 (Cohort H): confirmed diagnosis of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM); participants who are relapsed or refractory to standard therapies for WM including chemoimmunotherapy and a covalent irreversible BTKi

Exclusion

  • Has active HBV/HCV infection (Part 1 and Part 2)
  • Has a history of malignancy ≤3 years before providing documented informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →. Participants with basal cell carcinoma of skin, squamous cell carcinoma of skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g., breast carcinoma, cervical cancer in situ) that have undergone potential curative therapy are not excluded. Participants with low-risk, early-stage prostate cancer (T1-T2a, Gleason score ≤6, and prostate-specific antigen \<10 ng/mL) either treated with definitive intent or untreated in active surveillance with SD are not excluded
  • Has active central nervous system (CNS) disease
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy within 5 half-lives or 4 weeks (if prior therapy was a monoclonal antibody) before C1D1
  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention
  • Has any clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that might alter absorption
  • History of severe bleeding disorders
5 concepts to explore on this page · up to 1,300 pointsTap any term to learn what it means.

In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 2Phase 2A middle-stage study looking at what a treatment does and watching for side effects.Read more → — a middle-stage study in a few hundred people at most, looking at what the treatment does and watching for side effectsSide effectAn unwanted effect thought to be caused by the treatment itself.Read more →.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.phases
Who receives what

Everyone in this study is in one group and receives Nemtabrutinib.

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

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  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 490 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around January 2029.

The main measurement is taken over: Up to ~56 days (Cycles 1-2, cycle = 28 days).

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Part 1: Number of participants experiencing dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) — measured over Up to ~56 days (Cycles 1-2, cycle = 28 days).

Part 1: Number of participants experiencing adverse eventsAdverse eventAny medical problem that happens during a study, whether or not the treatment caused it.Read more → (AEs) — measured over Up to ~71 months.

Part 1: Number of participants discontinuing study treatment due to AEs — measured over Up to ~42 months.

Part 2: Objective Response Rate (ORR) per International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) criteria 2018 as assessed by independent central review (ICR) — measured over Up to ~61 months.

The study lists 2 further main measurements.

From the trial registry

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  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT04728893 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About NemtabrutinibDrug

Nemtabrutinib tablets administered orally QD.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: Up to ~56 days (Cycles 1-2, cycle = 28 days).

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2029-01-04.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 490 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 6 locations, including: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Rochester, Minnesota, United States; Spokane, Washington, United States.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of nemtabrutinib (formerly ARQ 531) in participants with hematologic malignancies of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/ small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), Richter's transformation, marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), follicular lymphoma (FL), and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM).

Other Sites (2)

Mayo Clinic - Rochester ( Site 2706)

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Medical Oncology Associates (Summit Cancer Centers) ( Site 2710)

Spokane, Washington, United States

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