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NCT04623541Active, not recruitingPhase 1/2

Safety and Efficacy Study of Epcoritamab in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Richter's Syndrome

A Phase 1b/2, Open-Label, Safety and Efficacy Study of Epcoritamab (GEN3013; DuoBody®-CD3xCD20) in Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Richter's Syndrome

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The study is a global, multi-center safety and efficacy trial of epcoritamab, an antibody also known as EPKINLY™ and GEN3013 (DuoBody®-CD3xCD20). Epcoritamab will be tested either in Relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) as: * Monotherapy, or * Combination therapy: * epcoritamab + venetoclax * epcoritamab + pirtobrutinib In Non-United States (US) Participants Only: Treatment-naïve (TN) high risk (HR) (CLL): • epcoritamab + pirtobrutinib Combination therapy for Richter's Syndrome (RS): * epcoritamab + lenalidomide * epcoritamab + R-CHOP (i.e., rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine \[Oncovin®\] and prednisone). The study includes participants with R/R or TN HR CLL (non-US participants only)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and participants with RS. The trial consists of two parts, a dose-escalation phase (phase Ib) and an expansion phase (phase II). Participants with RS are only included in the expansion phase. Epcoritamab will be injected subcutaneously (under the skin). Standard-of-care and combination treatments (venetoclax, pirtobrutinib, lenalidomide, and R-CHOP) will be given either orally (by mouth) or intravenously (in a vein). Study details include: * Study duration will be up to 5 years after the last participant's first treatment in the trial. * The treatment duration for each participant will be between 12 months (1 year) and 24 months (2 years), depending upon the treatment arm assigned. * The visit frequency will be either weekly, every other week, or monthly, depending upon the part of the study. All participants will receive active drug; no one will be given placebo.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
194 (actual)
First submitted
27 Oct 2020
Start date
25 Nov 2020
Primary completion date
Dec 2027
Lead sponsor
Genmab
NCT number
NCT04623541
EU CT number
2023-504828-25-00
EudraCT number
2020-000848-57

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Participants enrolled: 194
  • From 25 Nov 2020 to the primary completion date, Dec 2027
  • 83 sites in 12 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Received prior treatment with a CD3×CD20 bispecific antibody.
  • Received any prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or solid organ transplantation.
  • Received chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy within 100 days or an investigational drug within 4 weeks, prior to first dose of trial drug.
  • Received vaccination with live vaccines within 28 days.
  • Has had major surgery within 4 weeks.
  • For R/R CLL - Venetoclax Combination Therapy arm: received venetoclax within 24 months prior to beginning venetoclax ramp-up for this trial or has progressed on venetoclax treatment.
  • RS - Lenalidomide Combination Therapy and RS Monotherapy Arms - received more than 2 prior lines of therapy for RS.
  • R/R CLL - Pirtobrutinib Combination Therapy Arm - Prior exposure to a non-covalent (reversible) BTK inhibitor or a BTK degrader.
  • Pirtobrutinib Combination Therapy Expansion Arms:
    • History of bleeding disorders or participants requiring therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin or another vitamin K antagonist
    • Require continuous treatment with or have received strong cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A inhibitors or strong/moderate CYP3A inducers within 4 to 5 half-lives or 14 days prior to the first dose of pirtobrutinib.
    • NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Other illness

  • Autoimmune disease or other diseases that require permanent or high-dose immunosuppressive therapy.
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease.
  • Known current malignancy other than inclusion diagnosis.
  • Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • For R/R CLL arms - Any history of RS or evidence indicating a potential Richter's transformation.
  • For all RS arms - Diagnosis of Richter's syndrome not of the DLBCL subtype such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, prolymphocytic leukemia.

Who the study is looking for

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0, 1 or 2.
  • Evidence of CD20 positivity in a sample representative of the disease at Screening.
  • Acceptable hematology parameters and organ function based on baseline bloodwork.
  • Life expectancy \>3 months on standard of care (SOC) for CLL, \>3 months for RS.
  • For R/R CLL arms - Must have active CLL/SLL disease requiring treatment per iwCLL 2018 criteria.
  • For R/R CLL monotherapy arms - Received at least 2 prior lines of systemic anti-neoplastic therapy including a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor or at least 1 prior line of systemic antineoplastic therapy, including treatment with (or intolerance of) a covalent BTK inhibitor (cBTKi) and a B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor.
  • For all RS arms - Have tumor biopsy-proven CD20+ Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and a clinical history of CLL/SLL.
  • For all RS arms - Must have measurable disease by fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
  • For all RS arms - Must provide mandatory formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor biopsy sample.
  • For RS - monotherapy arm: Deemed as ineligible for chemoimmunotherapy at investigator's discretion or participant who refuses to receive intensive chemotherapy
  • For RS - lenalidomide combination therapy arm
    • Deemed as ineligible for chemoimmunotherapy at the investigator's discretion, or participant who refuses to receive intensive chemotherapy.
    • Eligible for treatment with lenalidomide.
    • Must be willing to use contraception and adhere to the Lenalidomide Pregnancy Risk Minimization Plan
    • A woman must agree not to breastfeed a child during treatment and for at least 28 days after discontinuation from study.
  • For RS - R-CHOP combination Therapy Arm -
    • Eligible for treatment with R-CHOP.
    • Females of childbearing potential must use highly effective contraceptive measures while taking R-CHOP and for 12 months after stopping treatment.
    • A woman must agree not to breastfeed a child during treatment or until 12 months after last treatment.
  • For R/R CLL - venetoclax combination Therapy arm - after receiving at least 1 prior line of systemic antineoplastic therapy.
    • Presence of measurable disease.
    • Must take prophylaxis for tumor lysis syndrome (TLS).
  • For R/R CLL pirtobrutinib combination Therapy arm:
    • Must have active CLL/SLL disease requiring treatment per iwCLL 2018 criteria.
    • Presence of measurable disease.
    • Previous treatment with at least one and a maximum 3 prior lines of therapy including a cBTKi.
    • Diagnosis of CLL/SLL that met published iwCLL criteria.
  • Non-US Participants Only - Participants with TN HR CLL - Pirtobrutinib Combination Therapy Expansion:
    • Diagnosis of CLL/SLL that met published iwCLL criteria 2018.
    • Must have active CLL/SLL disease that needs treatment per iwCLL
    • Must take prophylaxis for TLS based on their TLS risk evaluation upon initiation of trial drug.
    • Must have one or more high-risk features.
    • Presence of measurable disease.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (83)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Flinders Medical Centre
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Bedford ParkAustraliaUnknown status
Barwon Health
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GeelongAustraliaUnknown status
St George Hospital
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KogarahAustraliaUnknown status
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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MelbourneAustraliaUnknown status
Alfred Health
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MelbourneAustraliaUnknown status
Az St-Jan Brugge-Oostende A.V.
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BruggeBelgiumActive, not recruiting
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
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GentBelgiumActive, not recruiting
UZ Leuven
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LeuvenBelgiumActive, not recruiting
Fakultni nemocnice Brno
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BrnoCzechiaActive, not recruiting
Fakultni Nemocnice Hradec Kralove
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Novy Hradec KraloveCzechiaActive, not recruiting
University Hospital Olomouc
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OlomoucCzechiaActive, not recruiting
Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava
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OstravaCzechiaActive, not recruiting
Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
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PragueCzechiaActive, not recruiting
University Hospital Cologne AöR
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CologneGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR
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KielGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Ulm AoR
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UlmGermanyCompleted
Aalborg University Hospital
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AalborgDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Aarhus Universitet
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Aarhus NDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Rigshospitalet
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Copenhagen OeDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Zealand University Hospital
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KøgeDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Odense University Hospital
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Odense CDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Sygehus Lillebaelt - Vejle Sygehus
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VejleDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Institut Catala d'Oncologia
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BadalonaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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BarcelonaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
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BarcelonaSpainActive, not recruiting
Institut Catala D'oncologia
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L'Hospitalet de LlobregatSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
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MadridSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
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MadridSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Macarena
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SevillaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
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ValenciaSpainActive, not recruiting
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
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Clermont-FerrandFranceActive, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
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Montpellier Cedex 5FranceActive, not recruiting
L'Hopital Prive Du Confluent
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Nantes Cedex 2FranceActive, not recruiting
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
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Paris Cedex 10FranceActive, not recruiting
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
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Paris Cedex 13FranceActive, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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PessacFranceActive, not recruiting
CHRU De Nancy
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Vandoeuvre Les NancyFranceActive, not recruiting
Bnai Zion Medical Center
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HaifaIsraelUnknown status
Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem
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JerusalemIsraelUnknown status
Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus
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Petah TikvaIsraelUnknown status
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
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Ramat GanIsraelUnknown status
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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Tel AvivIsraelUnknown status
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
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BolognaItalyCompleted
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
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BresciaItalyCompleted
Istituto Di Candiolo Fondazione Del Piemonte Per Loncologia IRCCS
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CandioloItalyCompleted
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
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FerraraItalyCompleted
Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST S.r.l
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MeldolaItalyCompleted
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
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MilanItalyCompleted
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità
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NovaraItalyCompleted
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I
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RomeItalyCompleted
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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RomeItalyCompleted
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
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TurinItalyCompleted
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
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AmsterdamNetherlandsActive, not recruiting
Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
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DordrechtNetherlandsActive, not recruiting
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
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GroningenNetherlandsActive, not recruiting
University Hospital Maastricht
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MaastrichtNetherlandsActive, not recruiting
Universiteit Utrecht
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UtrechtNetherlandsActive, not recruiting
Pratia S.A.
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CracowPolandActive, not recruiting
Pratia Hematologia Sp. Z o. o
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KatowicePolandActive, not recruiting
Aidport sp z o.o.
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SkorzewoPolandActive, not recruiting
University Of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Ann ArborUnited StatesUnknown status
National Institutes of Health
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BethesdaUnited StatesUnknown status
O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
Massachusetts General Hospital
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento
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California CityUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Cincinnati
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
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ColumbusUnited StatesUnknown status
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
Henry Ford Medical Group
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
City of Hope National Medical Center
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DuarteUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke University Medical Center
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
Hackensack Meridian Hospital
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HackensackUnited StatesUnknown status
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Northwell Health Cancer Institute
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Lake SuccessUnited StatesUnknown status
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
David Geffen School of Medicine
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Miami BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Columbia University / Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Stanford Cancer Center
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Palo AltoUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Healthcare System
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Pembroke PinesUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status

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