This prospective, open-label, Phase II clinical trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of pirtobrutinib combined with sotoclax across three distinct B-cell lymphoma cohorts: histologically transformed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), and relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). Dosing regimen :pirtobrutinib 200 mg orally once daily plus sotoclax with a 4-week dose escalation schedule (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160 mg/day, then 320 mg/day on days 1-28, starting Cycle 2) administered orally. Cohorts 1 and 2 additionally incorporate obinutuzumab 1000 mg intravenously on Cycle 1 days 1, 8, and 15, followed by days 1 of Cycles 2 through 6, with a maximum of six cycles. Each treatment cycle spans 28 days.
For Cohort 1 (RT DLBCL), the primary objective centers on early response assessment following three cycles of the PSO regimen (pirtobrutinib-sotoclax-obinutuzumab), with PET/CT evaluation serving as the critical decision point. Patients demonstrating progressive disease or stable disease discontinue study treatment, while those achieving complete or partial response may proceed to investigator-selected bridging therapies including bispecific antibodies, CAR-T cell therapy, or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or alternatively continue PSO combination therapy. Obinutuzumab is capped at six cycles, whereas pirtobrutinib and sotoclax may continue for up to 25 cycles. Comprehensive biomarker strategies include ctDNA analysis from peripheral blood at baseline and after Cycle 1 (following full-dose sotoclax exposure), with serial assessments at Cycles 3, 7, 14, and every six cycles during Year 2 for patients continuing PSO beyond Cycle 3. Patients with measurable baseline tumor cells in peripheral blood or bone marrow undergo flow cytometry-based MRD detection at 10-⁴ sensitivity at corresponding timepoints. T-cell subset and functional analyses are performed at baseline, Cycle 3, and every three cycles thereafter to characterize immune dynamics during treatment.
Cohort 2 (relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL) follows a continuous treatment paradigm without an early stopping rule, with efficacy assessment after fourteen cycles. Patients achieving complete remission with MRD negativity at 10-⁴ may elect treatment discontinuation. Sotoclax is administered for a maximum of twenty-four cycles, with pirtobrutinib maintenance for patients failing to achieve MRD-negative complete remission. The biomarker program incorporates both flow cytometry MRD at 10-⁴ and next-generation sequencing MRD at 10-⁶ sensitivity, providing unprecedented depth of residual disease characterization. Sampling occurs at baseline, Cycle 1, Cycle 3, Cycle 7, Cycle 14, and every six cycles in Year 2.
Cohort 3 (relapsed/refractory MZL) mirrors the CLL/SLL treatment structure but omits obinutuzumab, testing the doublet of pirtobrutinib plus sotoclax. The fourteen-cycle efficacy assessment and MRD-guided stopping rule apply identically, with sotoclax limited to twenty-four cycles and pirtobrutinib maintenance for non-responders. ctDNA surveillance occurs at baseline, Cycle 3, Cycle 7, Cycle 14, and every six cycles in Year 2, complemented by serial T-cell immunophenotyping.
Inclusion Criteria:
Cohort 1: Histologically transformed DLBCL
Cohort 2: Relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL
Cohort 3: Relapsed/refractory MZL
1.Histopathologically confirmed relapsed/refractory MZL. 2.Received systemic therapy containing an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody or a BTK inhibitor.
3.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0-2. 4.Age ≥ 18 years. 5.Adequate organ and bone marrow function defined as follows:
6.Estimated survival > 3 months. 7.Able to provide written informed consent and comply with protocol-specified study visits and procedures.
8.Female subjects of childbearing potential, or male subjects whose female partners are of childbearing potential, must utilize effective contraceptive measures throughout the treatment period and for 90 days after the last dose of study treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
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