NCT03274492 · CITED IN SOURCE DOCUMENTS
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
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- Phase
- PHASE3
- Status at capture
- COMPLETED
- Registry last update
- 2026-05-08
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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What did the study report?
Outcomes, safety and baseline populations are separate source sections. Quality-of-life measures appear under their original outcome titles.
No posted result sections were captured. Registered plans do not establish that a treatment works.
Who could take part
- eligibility Criteria
- 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
- healthy Volunteers
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- maximum Age
- 80 Years
- minimum Age
- 18 Years
- sex
- ALL
- std Ages
- ADULT
- OLDER_ADULT
Treatment arms and interventions
- arm Groups
- description
- Participants will receive polatuzumab vedotin 1.8 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenously (IV), placebo for vincristine IV, rituximab 375 milligrams per square meter (mg/m\^2) IV, cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m\^2 IV, and doxorubicin 50 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1 and prednisone 100 milligrams per day (mg/day) orally (PO) on Days 1-5 of every 21-day cycle for 6 cycles. Rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV will be administered as monotherapy in Cycles 7 and 8.
- intervention Names
- Drug: Polatuzumab Vedotin
- Drug: Rituximab
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: Doxorubicin
- Drug: Vincristine Placebo
- Drug: Prednisone
- label
- R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- description
- Participants will receive placebo for polatuzumab vedotin, rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV, cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m\^2 IV, doxorubicin 50 mg/m\^2 IV, and vincristine 1.4 mg/m\^2 IV (maximum 2 milligrams per dose \[mg/dose\]) on Day 1 and prednisone 100 mg/day PO on Days 1-5 of every 21-day cycle for 6 cycles. Rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV will be administered as monotherapy in Cycles 7 and 8.
- intervention Names
- Drug: Rituximab
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: Doxorubicin
- Drug: Vincristine
- Drug: Prednisone
- Drug: Polatuzumab vedotin Placebo
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- R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- interventions
- arm Group Labels
- R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin
- description
- Polatuzumab vedotin IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
- name
- Polatuzumab Vedotin
- other Names
- DCDS4501A; anti-CD79b-VC-MMAE
- type
- DRUG
- arm Group Labels
- R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo
- R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin
- description
- Rituximab IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
- name
- Rituximab
- type
- DRUG
- arm Group Labels
- R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo
- R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin
- description
- Cyclophosphamide IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
- name
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- type
- DRUG
- arm Group Labels
- R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo
- R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin
- description
- Doxorubicin IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
- name
- Doxorubicin
- type
- DRUG
- arm Group Labels
- R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo
- description
- Vincristine IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
- name
- Vincristine
- type
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- arm Group Labels
- R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin
- description
- Placebo matching to vincristine will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
- name
- Vincristine Placebo
- type
- DRUG
- arm Group Labels
- R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo
- R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin
- description
- Prednisone PO will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
- name
- Prednisone
- type
- DRUG
- arm Group Labels
- R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo
- description
- Placebo matching to polatuzumab vedotin will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.
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- Polatuzumab vedotin Placebo
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Study design
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- RANDOMIZED
- intervention Model
- PARALLEL
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- primary Purpose
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Enrollment
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Registered outcome plans (not posted results)
- primary Outcomes
- measure
- 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
- measure
- 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])
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- Overall Survival
- time Frame
- From randomization until death from any cause (up to approximately 65 months)
- measure
- 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])
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- 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)
- measure
- 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)
Full study description
- brief Summary
- 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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