Overview

A Study of the Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor Ibrutinib in Participants With Steroid Dependent/Refractory Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGVHD)

Status:
Active, not recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-06-30
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of ibrutinib in Japanese participants with steroid dependent/refractory chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) by measuring overall cGVHD response (complete response [CR] and partial response [PR] defined by National Institutes of Health [NIH] consensus development project criteria [2014]).
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K.
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Steroid dependent/refractory chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) defined as
modified National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria (2014) below at any time
post-hematopoietic cell transplant (post-HCT): a) Dependent disease, defined as, when
glucocorticoid (prednisolone doses greater than or equal to [>=] 0.25 milligram per
kilogram per day (mg/kg/day)or >=0.5 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) every other day)
are needed to prevent recurrence or progression of manifestations as demonstrated by
unsuccessful attempts to taper the dose to lower levels on at least 2 occasions,
separated by at least 8 weeks. In case of inability to taper the dose to less than or
equal to (<=)0.25 mg/kg/day or <=0.5 mg/kg every other day (prednisolone doses) due to
recurrence or progression of cGVHD manifestations, it is considered as
steroid-dependent disease if the lowest tapering dose of the second occasion is equal
or higher than the lowest tapering dose of the first occasion; b) Refractory disease,
defined as, when cGVHD manifestations progress despite the use of a regimen containing
glucocorticoid (prednisolone at >=1 mg/kg/day for at least 1 week) or persist without
improvement despite continued treatment with glucocorticoid (prednisolone at >=0.5
mg/kg/day or 1 mg/kg every other day) for at least 4 weeks

- Participants must be receiving baseline systemic glucocorticoid therapy for cGVHD at
study entry. The dose of steroids must be stable for 14 days prior to starting
ibrutinib

- At the time of trial enrollment, participants may be receiving other immunosuppressive
therapies in addition to glucocorticoids. Immunosuppressant doses must be stable for
14 days prior to starting ibrutinib

- Clinically stable or worsening cGVHD for a minimum of 14 days between screening and
Day 1 cGVHD response assessment

- Karnofsky or Lansky (participants less than [<]16 years) performance status >=60

Exclusion Criteria:

- Active acute graft versus host disease (GVHD)

- More than 3 previous systemic treatments for cGVHD. Treatment with glucocorticoids is
considered a treatment for cGVHD and should be included in determining the number of
previous treatments

- History of treatment with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (example [e.g.] imatinib),
purine analogs, or other cancer chemotherapy in the 4 weeks prior to starting
ibrutinib. Participants may have received ibrutinib pre-transplant for other reasons
besides cGVHD such as for the treatment of leukemia or lymphoma

- History of treatment with monoclonal T and B cell antibodies in the 8 weeks prior to
starting ibrutinib

- Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks of first dose of ibrutinib