Phase Ib Study to Assess Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Tafasitamab or Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide in Addition to R-CHOP in Patients With Newly Diagnosed DLBCL
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04134936 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 22, 2019
Last Update Posted : March 15, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma | Drug: Tafasitamab Drug: Tafasitamab plus lenalidomide | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 66 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase Ib, Open-label, Randomized Study to Assess Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Tafasitamab in Addition to R-CHOP or Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide in Addition to R-CHOP in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) - First-MIND |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 11, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 11, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 10, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm A
Tafasitamab in addition to R-CHOP
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Drug: Tafasitamab
Six 21-day cycles of tafasitamab (12 mg/kg intravenously, on Day 1, 8 and 15) in addition to R-CHOP |
Experimental: Arm B
Tafasitamab plus lenalidomide in addition to R-CHOP
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Drug: Tafasitamab plus lenalidomide
Six 21-day cycles of tafasitamab (12 mg/kg intravenously, on Day 1, 8 and 15) plus lenalidomide (starting dose 25 mg orally, on Day 1-10) in addition to R-CHOP |
- Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: 6 months approximately ]
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) at the end of treatment [ Time Frame: 6 months approximately ]
- Metabolic, PET-negative complete response (CR) rate at the end of treatment [ Time Frame: 6 months approximately ]
- Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) in the follow-up period [ Time Frame: 18 months approximately ]
- Best Objective Response Rate (ORR) until the end of study [ Time Frame: 24 months approximately ]
- Metabolic, PET-negative complete response (CR) rate until the end of study [ Time Frame: 24 months approximately ]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) at 12 and 24 months [ Time Frame: 24 months approximately ]
- Event-free survival (EFS) at 12 and 24 months [ Time Frame: 24 months approximately ]
- Time to next anti-lymphoma treatment (TTNT) [ Time Frame: 24 months approximately ]
- Overall survival at 12 and 24 months [ Time Frame: 24 months approximately ]
- Anti-tafasitamab antibodies formation [ Time Frame: 12 months approximately ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Major Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >18 years
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of DLBCL, not otherwise specified (NOS)
- Tumor tissue for retrospective central pathology review and correlative studies must be provided.
- At least one bidimensionally measurable, PET positive disease site (greatest transverse diameter of ≥1.5 cm, greatest perpendicular diameter of ≥1.0 cm)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2
- International Prognostic Index (IPI) status of 2 to 5
- Appropriate candidate for R-CHOP
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≥50% assessed by echocardiography or cardiac multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan
- Adequate hematologic, liver and renal function
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Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must:
- not be pregnant
- refrain from breast feeding and donating oocyte
- agree to ongoing pregnancy testing
- commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse, or agree to use and be able to comply with the use of double-barrier contraception
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Males must:
- use an effective barrier method of contraception if sexually active with FCBP
- refrain from donating sperm
- In the opinion of investigator, the patient must be able and willing to receive adequate prophylaxis and/or therapy for thromboembolic events
Major Exclusion Criteria:
- Any other histological type of lymphoma according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 classification of lymphoid neoplasms, known double- or triple-hit lymphoma
- Transformed non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and/or evidence of composite lymphoma
- History of radiation therapy to ≥25% of the bone marrow or history of anthracycline therapy
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History of prior non-hematologic malignancy except for the following:
- Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no evidence of active disease present for more than 2 years before screening
- Adequately treated lentigo maligna melanoma without current evidence of disease or adequately controlled non-melanomatous skin cancer
- Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without current evidence of disease
- History of myocardial infarction ≤6 months, or congestive heart failure requiring use of ongoing maintenance therapy for life-threatening arrhythmias
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Patients with:
- positive test results for active hepatitis B and C
- known seropositive for or history of active viral infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, or other infection at screening
- known central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma involvement
- history or evidence of clinically significant cardiovascular, CNS and/or other systemic disease that would in the investigator opinion preclude participation in the study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04134936

Study Director: | Pia Kloepfer, MD | MorphoSys AG |
Responsible Party: | MorphoSys AG |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04134936 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MOR208C107 |
First Posted: | October 22, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 15, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
DLBCL CD19 monoclonal antibody tafasitamab |
lenalidomide MOR208 MOR00208 |
Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lenalidomide Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Growth Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents |