Clinical trial · Interventional
A Clinical Trial of MK-1045 and Rituximab in People With Follicular Lymphoma (MK-1045-007)
A Phase 2/3 Randomized, Open-label Study of MK-1045 in Combination With Rituximab in Participants With 1L Follicular Lymphoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 26, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260926-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat follicular lymphoma (FL). A standard (usual) treatment for FL includes a targeted therapy called rituximab and chemotherapy. In this study, researchers want to learn if giving a study medicine called MK-1045 and rituximab can treat FL. MK-1045 is a type of treatment called immunotherapy. The goals of this study are to learn: * About the safety of MK-1045 and rituximab, and if people tolerate them when given together * If people who receive MK-1045 and rituximab have the cancer go away * If people who receive MK-1045 and rituximab live longer without their cancer getting worse compared to those who receive standard treatment (rituximab and chemotherapy)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follicular Lymphoma | Follicular Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (9)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendamustine | Drug | Bendamustine | ALIAS |
| Cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| Doxorubicin Hydrochloride | Drug | Doxorubicin | ALIAS |
| MK-1045 | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Prednisolone | Drug | Prednisolone | ALIAS |
| Prednisone | Drug | Prednisone | ALIAS |
| Rituximab | Biological | Rituximab | ALIAS |
| Rituximab biosimilar | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Part 1: MK-1045 plus Rituximab (or biosimilar)
- description
- Participants will receive escalating doses of MK-1045 (from 2 mg to 90 mg) once weekly (QW) for up to approximately 12 months. Participants will also receive 375 mg/m\^2 rituximab (or biosimilar) once every 4 weeks (Q4W) for up to approximately 6 months.
- interventionNames
- Biological: MK-1045
- Biological: Rituximab
- Biological: Rituximab biosimilar
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Part 2: MK-1045 plus Rituximab (or biosimilar)
- description
- Participants will receive MK-1045 QW at the dose determined in Part 1 for up to approximately 12 months. Participants will also receive 375 mg/m\^2 rituximab (or biosimilar) Q4W for up to approximately 6 months.
- interventionNames
- Biological: MK-1045
- Biological: Rituximab
- Biological: Rituximab biosimilar
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Has biopsy-proven, previously untreated, histologically confirmed cluster of differentiation (CD)19-positive and CD20-positive classical follicular lymphoma (FL), with Ann Arbor Stage II-IV disease and a Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) score of 2-5. * Has radiographically measurable disease per the Lugano Response Criteria. * Has provided a newly obtained core or excisional biopsy or archival tissue of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated. * If human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive, has well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART). * If hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive, has undetectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load and has received HBV antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and will continue it. * If history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, has undetectable HCV viral load. Exclusion Criteria: * Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy or radiotherapy for FL. * Has follicular large B-cell lymphoma or any other subtype of FL other than classical FL. * Has FL that has transformed into a more aggressive type of lymphoma. * History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) diseases. * Has history of serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. * Is HIV-infected with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease. * Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy. * Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years. * Has known active CNS lymphoma or involvement. * Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. * Has active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Has chronic liver disease, including liver cirrhosis of Child-Pugh class B or C. * Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications.
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