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NCT Number: NCT07647432

HEME-25: Open-Label Feasibility Study of Elranatamab Utilized in Newly Diagnosed Plasmablastic Lymphoma With or Without HIV

This is a single-arm feasibility trial in which patients with histologically confirmed plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) with or without HIV, who have achieved a Complete Response or Partial Response after definitive frontline chemotherapy, will receive Elranatamab (Elra) consolidation.

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About this study

Patients will receive Elra subcutaneously for up to six 28-day cycles, beginning with a step-up dosing schedule (12 mg on day 1, 32 mg on day 4, followed by 76 mg weekly on days 8, 15, and 22 of Cycle 1). Patients will transition to 76 mg every 2 weeks (days 1 and 15) during Cycles 2 and 3, followed by an interim PET/CT assessment at the end of Cycle 3. During cycles 4 through 6, all patients will receive 76 mg every 4 weeks (on day 1 of each cycle).

Participants will undergo disease assessment with PET/CT at the end of Cycle 3, post-end of treatment (EOT) visit, and every 6 months thereafter (±2 weeks) for up to 2 years to assess recurrence and survival. Routine clinical follow-up will continue every 3 months, as per the standard of care (SOC).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years at time of consent
  • ECOG performance status (PS) 0 or 1
  • Histologically and immunophenotypically confirmed PBL
  • Ann Arbor stage at initial diagnosis: stage I with lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or bulky disease >7.5 cm or stage II-IV
  • Received definitive front-line therapy for PBL with end-of-treatment PR or CR
  • Adequate bone marrow function with recovery from prior therapy, defined as:
  • ANC ≥ 500 cells/mcL
  • Platelet count ≥ 50,000 cells/mcL
  • Availability of archival tumor tissue (block or unstained slides) for mandatory central pathology review and correlative BCMA testing. Central pathology review and BCMA testing may be completed after enrollment.
  • Able to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information, via an approved UIC Institutional Review Board (IRB) informed consent form and HIPAA authorization. If a subject is unable to consent, a LAR may provide consent on their behalf.
  • As determined at the discretion of the enrolling physician or protocol designee, the ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study
  • If capable of becoming pregnant: Negative serum or urine pregnancy test
  • If HIV-positive:
  • Receiving effective combined antiretroviral therapy
  • CD4+ T-cell count ≥ 50 cells/mcL within 4 weeks before enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Key inclusion criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years at time of consent
  • ECOG performance status (PS) 0 or 1
  • Histologically and immunophenotypically confirmed PBL
  • Ann Arbor stage at initial diagnosis: stage I with lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or bulky disease >7.5 cm or stage II-IV
  • Received definitive front-line therapy for PBL with end-of-treatment PR or CR
  • Adequate bone marrow function with recovery from prior therapy, defined as:
  • ANC ≥ 500 cells/mcL
  • Platelet count ≥ 50,000 cells/mcL
  • Availability of archival tumor tissue (block or unstained slides) for mandatory central pathology review and correlative BCMA testing. Central pathology review and BCMA testing may be completed after enrollment.
  • Able to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information, via an approved UIC Institutional Review Board (IRB) informed consent form and HIPAA authorization. If a subject is unable to consent, a LAR may provide consent on their behalf.
  • As determined at the discretion of the enrolling physician or protocol designee, the ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study
  • If capable of becoming pregnant: Negative serum or urine pregnancy test
  • If HIV-positive:
  • Receiving effective combined antiretroviral therapy
  • CD4+ T-cell count ≥ 50 cells/mcL within 4 weeks before enrollment

Key exclusion criteria:

  • Prior BCMA bispecific therapy
  • Stable or progressive disease following front-line therapy as determined by the investigator
  • Receiving any other investigational agents
  • Expected survival < 2 months
  • Known or suspected PBL involvement of the parenchymal brain or spinal cord at diagnosis. Asymptomatic leptomeningeal disease only will be allowed.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Concurrent malignancy requiring active therapy within the last 3 years, except for the following:
  • Basal cell carcinoma limited to the skin
  • Squamous cell carcinoma limited to the skin
  • Carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast
  • Adequately treated lentigo malignant melanoma
  • Localized prostate cancer
  • Active therapy consists of adjuvant or maintenance therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence of a malignancy that was previously treated with curative intent and with no evidence of active disease within 2 years prior to screening
  • Pregnant or nursing
  • PWH with a history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infection within the past year
  • Receipt of a live vaccine within 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment

Treatment and study plan

Elranatamab (Elra)

Drug

Elra will be administered subcutaneously on day 1, day 4, then weekly on day 8, 15 and day 22 completing 1 cycle. Up to 6 cycles may be given.

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of Elra consolidation therapy

    Time frame: 12 weeks ( 3 cycles)

    Evaluation of completion of (Elra) consolidation following definitive therapy in patients with PBL, defined as the proportion of patients completing at least 3 cycles

  2. Estimate the complete response in HIV+/ HIV- patients

    Time frame: 6 months

    Estimate the complete response (CR) rate (per 2014 LUGANO criteria)Ref . in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients after 6 months of consolidation.

  3. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of Elra consolidation

    Time frame: 6 months

    To evaluate the safety and tolerability of Elra consolidation, including the incidence, severity, and management of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), assessed by ASTCT consensus criteria.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assess event-free survival, progression-free and overall survival of Elra

    Time frame: 1 year and 2 year

    Assess event-free survival (EFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) at 1- and 2-year post-completion of Elra consolidation

  2. Estimate the conversion rate

    Time frame: Cycle 3 and cycle 6 (12 weeks and 24 weeks)

    Estimate the conversion rate from pre-consolidation partial response (PR) to CR at the end of Cycle 3 and Cycle 6.

  3. Evaluate quality of life (QoL) outcomes as measured by changes from baseline

    Time frame: 6 months

    Evaluate quality of life (QoL) outcomes as measured by changes from baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 29 items (EORTC QLQ-NHL-HG29) scores.

  4. Assess the effects of Elra on CD4 T-cell counts

    Time frame: 6 months

    Assess the effects of Elra on CD4 T-cell counts and HIV-1 viral load in people with HIV (PWH).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Paul Rubinstein, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

312 413 1300

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Illinois at Chicago

Other

Collaborators

  • Pfizer

Registry information

Official study title

HEME-25: Open-Label Feasibility Study of Elranatamab Utilized in Newly Diagnosed Plasmablastic Lymphoma With or Without HIV in Consolidation After Definitive Therapy

Acronym: HEME-25

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2030
First posted
Jun 15, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 15, 2026

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