Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of BR Alone Versus in Combination With Acalabrutinib in Subjects With Previously Untreated MCL
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study of Bendamustine and Rituximab (BR) Alone Versus in Combination With Acalabrutinib (ACP-196) in Subjects With Previously Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study is evaluating the efficacy of acalabrutinib in combination with bendamustine and rituximab (BR) compared with placebo plus BR in subjects with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphoma, Mantle Cell | Mantle Cell Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acalabrutinib | Drug | Acalabrutinib | ALIAS |
| Bendamustine | Drug | Bendamustine | ALIAS |
| Placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Rituximab | Drug | Rituximab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Acalabrutinib in combination with bendamustine and rituximab
- description
- Acalabrutinib administered twice per day (BID) orally (PO) plus bendamustine on Days 1 and 2 and rituximab on Day 1; cycles are repeated every 28 days.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Acalabrutinib
- Drug: Bendamustine
- Drug: Rituximab
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo in combination with bendamustine and rituximab
- description
- Matching placebo administered BID PO plus bendamustine on Days 1 and 2 and rituximab on Day 1; cycles are repeated every 28 days.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Bendamustine
- Drug: Rituximab
- Drug: Placebo
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women, ≥ 65 years of age. * Pathologically confirmed MCL, with documentation of a chromosome translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32) and/or overexpression of cyclin D1 in association with other relevant markers (eg, CD5, CD19, CD20, PAX5) . * MCL requiring treatment and for which no prior systemic anticancer therapies have been received. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 2. * Agreement to use highly effective forms of contraception during the study and 6 months after the last dose of bendamustine, or 12 months after the last dose of rituximab, whichever is longest . Exclusion Criteria: * Significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of first dose of study drug, or any Class 3 or 4 cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification, or corrected QT interval (QTc) \> 480 msec (calculated using Friderica's formula: QT/RR0.33) at screening. Exception: Subjects with controlled, asymptomatic atrial fibrillation during screening are allowed to enroll on study. * Malabsorption syndrome, disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function, resection of the stomach, extensive small bowel resection that is likely to affect absorption, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, partial or complete bowel obstruction, or gastric restrictions and bariatric surgery, such as gastric bypass. * Uncontrolled active systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection (defined as exhibiting ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection and without improvement, despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment), or intravenous anti infective treatment within 2 weeks before first dose of study drug. * Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical trial.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWang M, Salek D, Belada D, Song Y, Jurczak W, Kahl BS, Paludo J, Chu MP, Kryachok I, Fogliatto L, Cheah CY, Morawska M, Sancho JM, Li Y, Patti C, Forsyth C, Zhang J, Lesley R, Ramadan S, Rule S, Dreyling M; ECHO investigators; ECHO Investigators. Acalabrutinib Plus Bendamustine-Rituximab in Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Jul 10;43(20):2276-2284. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-00690. Epub 2025 May 1. PMID 40311141