Clinical Trials / Research Studies
Clinical Trials / Research Studies

M20-429: Study of the Adverse Events and Change in Disease State of Pediatric Participants (and Young Adults Between the Ages of 18-25) With Relapsed/Refractory Aggressive Mature B-cell Neoplasms Receiving Subcutaneous (SC) Injections of Epcoritamab

Why are we doing this research?

The most common types of mature B-cell lymphomas (MBLs) in children are Burkitt lymphoma (BL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Initial treatment cures 90% - 95% of children with these malignancies, leaving a very small population of relapsed/refractory disease with a poor prognosis. The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of epcoritamab in pediatric participants with relapsed/refractory aggressive mature B-cell neoplasms and young adult participants with Burkitt's or Burkitt-like lymphoma/leukemia. Adverse events and change in disease activity will be assessed.

Epcoritamab is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of relapsed/refractory aggressive mature B-cell neoplasms. Participants will receive subcutaneous (SC) of epcoritamab. Approximately 15 pediatric participants with a diagnosis of relapsed/refractory aggressive mature B-cell neoplasms and and young adult participants, ages of 18-25, with a diagnosis of Burkitt's or Burkitt-like lymphoma/leukemia will be enrolled at 50 sites globally.

Participants will receive subcutaneous epcoritamab in 28-day cycles. Participants will be followed for a minimum of 3 years after enrollment.

M20-429: A Single Arm, Open-Label, Phase 1b Trial of Epcoritamab in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Aggressive Mature B-cell Neoplasms.

Who can participate?

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants >= 1 and < 18 years old at time of primary diagnosis with Burkitt's or Burkitt-like lymphoma/leukemia, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), or other aggressive mature (CD20+) B-cell lymphomas. Participants up to 25 years of age with Burkitt's or Burkitt-like lymphoma/leukemia are also eligible.
  • Disease pathologically confirmed (tumor tissue) by local testing.
  • Relapsed or primary refractory disease meeting any of the following criteria:
    • Progressive disease at any time during second-line chemoimmunotherapy (CIT).
    • Best response of stable disease (SD) after a minimum of 2 cycles of second-line CIT.
    • Best response of partial response (PR) after a minimum of 3 cycles of second-line CIT.
    • Complete Response (CR) after a minimum of 3 cycles of second-line CIT therapy but unfit or ineligible for consolidation with cell therapy.
    • Not in CR and unable to initiate or tolerate (i.e., must discontinue) second-line CIT.
    • Have received cell therapy (allogeneic or autologous transplant or chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy) as consolidation but have not obtained or maintained a CR.
  • Recovery from toxic effects of prior chemoimmunotherapy.
  • Performance status by Lansky (< 16 years old at evaluation) or Karnofsky (>= 16 years old at evaluation) score >= 50 or Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score <= 2 .
  • Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known central nervous system (CNS) involvement by lymphoma at screening as confirmed by screening magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/computed tomography (CT)/positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans (participants with evidence of CNS disease only in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) will be eligible).
  • Other malignancy requiring therapy.
  • Currently receiving anti-cancer therapy, including chemotherapy (excluding intrathecal therapy), radiotherapy, small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, cell therapy, or other investigational agents.

Ages

1 Year to 25 Years

Conditions

  • Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Relapse - Refractory
  • Adult - Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Relapse - Refractory

Contact

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Division of Hematology/Oncology
3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: 513-636-2799
cancer@cchmc.org