OncoMatch/Clinical Trials/NCT04421560
Pembrolizumab, Ibrutinib and Rituximab in PCNSL
Is NCT04421560 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 1/2 trial studies multiple treatments including Ibrutinib and Pembrolizumab for primary central nervous system lymphoma.
Treatment: Ibrutinib · Pembrolizumab · Rituximab — This research study is evaluating a combination therapy of 3 drugs as possible treatments for recurrent primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). The three drugs being used in the study are: * Pembrolizumab (MK3475) * Ibrutinib * Rituximab (or biosimilar)
Check if I qualifyExtracted eligibility criteria
Cancer type
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Tumor Agnostic
Performance status
ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)
Prior therapy
Must have received: CNS-directed therapy
Subjects with pathologically confirmed PCNSL who progressed after CNS-directed therapy, primary refractory disease and relapsed disease are allowed.
Cannot have received: anti-PD-1/PD-L1/PD-L2 or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor therapy
Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (eg, CTLA-4, OX-40,CD137)
Cannot have received: BTK inhibitor (ibrutinib)
Exception: patient who have previously received BTK inhibitor but not progressed while on it are allowed
Previously progressed on ibrutinib or other BTK inhibitor use (patient who have previously received BTK inhibitor but not progressed while on it are allowed)
Cannot have received: systemic anti-cancer therapy
Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks [could consider shorter interval for kinase inhibitors or other short half-life drugs] prior to dosing. OR 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter
Cannot have received: radiotherapy to CNS disease
Exception: A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-CNS disease
Has received prior radiotherapy to CNS disease within 2 weeks of start of study treatment
Cannot have received: allogeneic stem cell transplant
Patients who have undergone prior allogeneic stem cell transplant
Lab requirements
Blood counts
WBC ≥ 2 K/μL; Platelet count ≥ 100 K/μL; Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥ 1.5 K/μL; Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL or ≥ 5.6 mmol/L (Criteria must be met without erythropoietin dependency and without packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion within last 2 weeks)
Kidney function
Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x institutional ULN OR Measured or calculated creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels >1.5 × institutional ULN
Liver function
AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤5 × ULN for participants with liver metastases); Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin level of < 3.0 x institutional ULN) OR Direct bilirubin ≤ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels >1.5 × ULN
Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined below, all screening labs should be performed within 28 days of treatment initiation.
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US trial sites
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, Massachusetts
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, Massachusetts
- Columbia University Medical Center · New York, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, New York
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