Neoplasms

Blood and Lymph Conditions

All Conditions

Immune System Diseases

Symptoms and General Pathology

Rare Diseases

Leukemia

Leukemia, Lymphoid

Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell

Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Hematologic Diseases

Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Lymphatic Diseases

Immunoproliferative Disorders

Leukemia, B-Cell

Chronic Disease

Disease Attributes

Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

All Drugs and Chemicals

Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Antineoplastic Agents

Antiemetics

Gastrointestinal Agents

Antibodies

Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone acetate

Immunoglobulins

Ofatumumab

First dose of 300 mg Ofatumumab followed by seven weekly infusions of 2000 mg. Dexamethasone will be given orally at doses of 40 mg on days 1-4 in weeks 1, 3, 5, and 7. Maintenance therapy consists of 6 monthly infusions of 1000 mg ofatumumab.

Study treatment comprises eight weeks of induction therapy with ofatumumab in combination with high-dose dexamethasone. The first dose of ofatumumab is 300 mg followed by seven infusions of 2000 mg ofatumumab. Dexamethasone will be given orally at doses of 40 mg on days 1-4 in weeks 1, 3, 5, and 7. Patients who achieved a CR, PR shall proceed to maintenance therapy. Maintenance therapy consists of 6 monthly infusions of 1000 mg ofatumumab.

An HLA-matched sibling donor or HLA-matched unrelated donor can be identified for approximately 70% of patients. Donor search will be completed within six weeks for 95% of the patients. Patients with a donor will proceed to allogeneic HCT as soon as possible prior to, or during maintenance therapy.

Johannes Schetelig, PD Dr. med.

To study the safety and efficacy of anti-CD20 blockade with ofatumumab in the context of allogeneic HCT in CLL

The goal of the study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of a consequent anti-CD20 therapy with the antibody ofatumumab in the context of allogeneic HCT. Allogeneic HCT itself is not a study intervention and is triggered by the availability of an HLA-compatible stem cell donor. The study is divided into an induction part and a maintenance part. During induction where the antibody is combined with high dose dexamethasone, the main goal is to reduce the tumor load prior to allogeneic HCT. Patients who achieved disease control (CR, PR and SD) by the antibody proceed to maintenance therapy with the antibody. Patients with progressive disease go off study. The idea behind maintenance therapy is that ofatumumab may contribute to tumor control early after allogeneic stem cell transplantation while T-cell based graft-versus leukemia effects are still not fully established. External tumor control could lower the pressure to taper immunosuppressive drugs early after transplantation and could thereby indirectly contribute to better GVHD-prophylaxis. Furthermore, anti-CD20 antibodies have proven activity in the treatment of chronic GVHD. In summary, the concept of a consequent CD20 blockade in the context of allogeneic transplantation could result in better leukemic control and better GVHD prophylaxis, which is a highly attractive goal.

Ofatumumab Induction and Maintenance in Elderly Patients With Poor Risk CLL in the Context of Allogeneic Transplantation

Ofatumumab Induction and Maintenance in Elderly Patients With Poor Risk CLL in the Context of Allogeneic Transplantation(CLL-X4 Trial)

efficacy analysis of anti-CD20 blockade with ofatumumab

rate of MRD-negative patients who did not experience relapse, progression or death within the first 14 months after study enrollment

Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for histocompatibility