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NCT Number: NCT03274492

A Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Polatuzumab Vedotin With Rituximab-Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone (R-CHP) Versus Rituximab-Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone (R-CHOP) in Participants With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

This Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will compare the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of polatuzumab vedotin plus R-CHP versus R-CHOP in participants with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

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Key information

Conditions

Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Previously untreated participants with cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20)-positive DLBCL, including one of the following diagnoses by 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of lymphoid neoplasms: DLBCL, not otherwise specified (NOS) including germinal center B-cell type, activated B-cell type; T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma; Epstein-Barr virus-positive DLBCL, NOS; anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive large B-cell lymphoma; human herpesvirus-8 (HHV8)-positive DLBCL, NOS; High-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) and/or B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) rearrangements (double-hit or triple-hit lymphoma); High-grade B-cell lymphoma, NOS
  • Availability of archival or freshly collected tumor tissue before study enrolment
  • International Prognostic Index (IPI) score of 2-5
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Life expectancy greater than or equal to (>/=)12 months
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >/= 50 percent (%) on cardiac multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or cardiac echocardiogram (ECHO)
  • Adequate hematologic function
  • Female participants: Agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods and refrain from donating eggs.
  • Male participants: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a condom and agreement to refrain from donating sperm.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies or known sensitivity or allergy to murine products
  • Contraindication to any of the individual components of CHOP, including prior receipt of anthracyclines
  • Prior organ transplantation
  • Current Grade greater than (>) 1 peripheral neuropathy by clinical examination
  • Demyelinating form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
  • History of indolent lymphoma
  • History of follicular lymphoma grade 3B
  • B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and classical Hodgkin lymphoma (grey-zone lymphoma)
  • Primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma
  • Burkitt lymphoma
  • Prior treatment with cytotoxic drugs within 5 years of screening for any condition (example [e.g.], cancer, rheumatoid arthritis) or prior use of any anti-CD20 antibody
  • Prior use of any monoclonal antibody within 3 months of the start of Cycle 1
  • Prior therapy for DLBCL, with the exception of nodal biopsy
  • Corticosteroid use >30 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent, for purposes other than lymphoma symptom control
  • Participants with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (primary or secondary involvement), primary effusion DLBCL, and primary cutaneous DLBCL
  • Vaccination with live vaccines within 28 days prior to the start of Cycle 1
  • Any investigational therapy within 28 days prior to the start of Cycle 1
  • History of other malignancy that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results
  • Evidence of significant, uncontrolled, concomitant diseases that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results, including significant cardiovascular disease or pulmonary disease
  • Recent major surgery (within 4 weeks prior to the start of Cycle 1), other than for diagnosis
  • History or presence of an abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) that is clinically significant in the investigator's opinion, including complete left bundle branch block, second- or third-degree heart block, or evidence of prior myocardial infarction
  • Known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection (excluding fungal infections of nail beds) at study enrollment or significant infections within 2 weeks before the start of Cycle 1
  • Clinically significant liver disease, including active viral or other hepatitis, current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis
  • Prior radiotherapy to the mediastinal/pericardial region
  • Participants with suspected active or latent tuberculosis
  • Positive test results for chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection
  • Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive status
  • Positive results for the human T-lymphotrophic 1 virus (HTLV-1)
  • Participants with a history of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Treatment and study plan

Polatuzumab Vedotin

Drug

Polatuzumab vedotin IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Other names: DCDS4501A; anti-CD79b-VC-MMAE

Rituximab

Drug

Rituximab IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Cyclophosphamide

Drug

Cyclophosphamide IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Doxorubicin

Drug

Doxorubicin IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Vincristine

Drug

Vincristine IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Vincristine Placebo

Drug

Placebo matching to vincristine will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Prednisone

Drug

Prednisone PO will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Polatuzumab vedotin Placebo

Drug

Placebo matching to polatuzumab vedotin will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    Time frame: From randomization to the first occurrence of disease progression or relapse, or death from any cause, whichever occurs earlier (up to 38 months)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) as Assessed by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

    Time frame: End of treatment visit (6-8 weeks after last dose on Day 1 of Cycle 8 [Cycle length=21 days] [up to Week 32])

  2. Event-Free Survival-Efficacy (EFSeff) as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    Time frame: From randomization to first occurrence of disease progression/relapse;or death from any cause;or other primary efficacy reason that leads to initiation of any non-protocol specified antilymphoma treatment(NALT);or residual disease(up to approx 65 months)

  3. Percentage of Participants Who are Progression Free as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    Time frame: 24 months after enrollment (up to approximately 65 months)

  4. Overall Survival

    Time frame: From randomization until death from any cause (up to approximately 65 months)

  5. Percentage of Participants With CR as Assessed by FDG-PET by Investigator

    Time frame: End of treatment visit (6-8 weeks after last dose on Day 1 of Cycle 8 [Cycle length=21 days] [up to Week 32])

  6. Disease-Free Survival (DFS) as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    Time frame: From the date of first occurrence of a documented CR to the date of relapse or death from any cause (up to approximately 65 months)

  7. Duration of Response as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    Time frame: From the date of first occurrence of a documented CR or partial response (PR) to the date of progression, relapse, or death from any cause (up to approximately 65 months)

  8. Event-Free Survival-All Causes (EFSall) as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    Time frame: From randomization to disease progression or relapse, or death from any cause, or initiation of any NALT (up to approximately 65 months)

  9. Time to Deterioration in European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life-Core 30 Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) Physical Functioning and Fatigue

    Time frame: Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3 and 5 (Cycle length=21 days); treatment completion visit (TCV)/early treatment termination visit (ETTV) (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment follow-up (FU) visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  10. Time to Deterioration in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lymphoma Lymphoma Subscale (FACT-Lym LymS)

    Time frame: Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3 and 5 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  11. Percentage of Participants Achieving Meaningful Improvement in EORTC QLQ-C30 Physical Functioning and Fatigue

    Time frame: Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3 and 5 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  12. Percentage of Participants Achieving Meaningful Improvement in FACT-Lym LymS

    Time frame: Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3 and 5 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  13. EORTC QLQ-C30 Treatment-Related Symptoms Score

    Time frame: Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3 and 5 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  14. Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment/Gynecologic Oncology Group-Neurotoxicity (FACT/GOG-NTX) Peripheral Neuropathy Score

    Time frame: Day 1 of Cycles 1-8 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  15. Percentage of Participants With adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: From randomization to the end of study (up to approximately 65 months)

  16. Serum Concentration of Total Polatuzumab Vedotin

    Time frame: Pre-infusion (0 hour [hr]), 0.5 hr post-infusion (infusion duration=90 minutes [min]) on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and 4 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  17. Plasma Concentration of Polatuzumab Vedotin Conjugate (Antibody-Conjugated Mono-Methyl Auristatin E [acMMAE])

    Time frame: 0.5 hr post-infusion (infusion duration=90 min) on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and 4 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  18. Plasma Concentration of Polatuzumab Vedotin Unconjugated MMAE

    Time frame: 0.5 hr post-infusion (infusion duration=90 min) on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and 4 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

  19. Percentage of Participants With Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) to Polatuzumab Vedotin

    Time frame: Pre-infusion (0 hr) on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and 4 (Cycle length=21 days); TCV/ETTV (up to approximately 32 weeks); post-treatment FU visit (up to approximately 65 months)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Polatuzumab Vedotin in Combination With Rituximab and CHP (R-CHP) Versus Rituximab and CHOP (R-CHOP) in Previously Untreated Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Acronym: POLARIX

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 7, 2017
Registry last updated
May 8, 2026

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