Sintilimab in Combination With Chidamide in Refractory and Relapsed AITL (NCT04831710) | Clinical Trial Compass
UnknownPhase 2
Sintilimab in Combination With Chidamide in Refractory and Relapsed AITL
China83 participantsStarted 2021-04-15
Plain-language summary
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) belongs to a subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) and is also a distinct type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The clinical outcomes of AITL is poor and optimal treatment strategies for AITL have not been fully defined. Patients with disseminated or relapsed disease have a very poor outcome, and there is no standard management for relapsed or refractory disease. Epigenetic drugs have been widely used to treat patients with refractory/relapse AITL. Several phase II clinical trails demonstrated the ORR of 33-50% in patients with r/r AITL treated with HDAC inhibitors (including Belimastat, Romidepsin, Chidamide). HDAC inhibitors are important drugs for the current treatment of AITL, but still more than half of the patients can not benefit from it. PD1/PD-L1 blockade was a potent strategy for r/r PTCL in two small sample studies. Current studies have found that HDACi can upregulate the expression of PDL1, In vivo testing of C57BL/6 mice revealed a synergistic tumor suppression after combining HDACi and PD-1 blockade. We carried out a single, open-label, multicenter clinical trial enrolled patients with relapsed/refractory AITL to investigate the safety and efficacy of sintilimab in combination with chidamide.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 75 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Volunteer to participate in clinical research; fully understand and know the research and sign the Informed Consent Form (ICF); willing to follow and have the ability to complete all trial procedures;
. Aged 18-75 years old male or female;
. Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma confirmed by histopathology examination;
. Paraffin tissue specimens or fresh puncture tissue specimens are available;
. Patients with refractory or relapsed angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma after anthracycline-contained regimen treatment. Refractory is defined as: patients did not get partial remission (PR) or better responses after first line treatment or disease progression within 6 months of the last protocol;
. Eastern cooperative oncology group score: 0-1;
Questions worth asking your doctor
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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Questions for the trial coordinator
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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
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. There must be at least one evaluate able or measurable lesion that meets the RECIL 2017 Lymphoma criteria \[evaluable lesion: 18Ffluorodeoxyglucose/ Positron Emission Tomography (18FDG/PET) examination showing increased lymph node or extranodal uptake (higher than liver) and PET and/or computed tomography (Computed Tomography) CT) features are consistent with lymphoma findings; lesions can be measured: nodular lesions \> 15mm or extranodal lesions \> 10mm (if the only measurable lesion has received radiotherapy in the past, there must be evidence of radiological progress after radiotherapy), and accompanied by increased 18FDG uptake). Except for this, there is no measurable increase in diffuse 18FDG uptake in the liver;
Exclusion criteria
. Hemophagocytic syndrome;
. Primary central nervous system lymphoma or secondary central nervous system involvement;
. Received organ transplantation in the past;
. Patients who received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within three years before the drug was given (patients who received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation more than three years before the drug was given and who currently have no graft-versus-host response can be enrolled);
. Participating in other clinical studies or planning to start this study is less than 4 weeks from the end of the previous clinical study;
. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was performed within 90 days before the start of the study;
. Treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors or histone deacetylase inhibitors within one year before administration;
. Patients with active autoimmune diseases requiring systematic treatment in the past two years (hormone replacement therapy is not considered systematic treatment, such as type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism requiring only thyroxine replacement therapy, adrenocortical dysfunction or pituitary dysfunction requiring only physiological doses of glucocorticoid replacement therapy); Patients with autoimmune diseases who do not require systematic treatment within two years can be enrolled;