Table 2.

Selected ongoing clinical trials for CLL with MRD-guided primary endpoints

Clinicaltrials.gov IDStudy titlePrimary outcomes
NCT05478512 Front-line VenObi Combination Followed by Ven or VenZan Combination in Patients With Residual Disease: a MRD Tailored Treatment for Young Patients With High-risk CLL (VIS) • U-MRD at month 9
• U-MRD at month 21 
NCT04941716 Acalabrutinib in Combination With Venetoclax for the Treatment of Refractory or Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma • Rate of U-MRD 
NCT04501939 Cirmtuzumab Consolidation for Treatment of Patients With Detectable CLL on Venetoclax • Percentage of subjects with U-MRD after 6 months of cirmtuzumab and venetoclax treatment 
NCT04754035 Clinical Study With Ibrutinib and Venetoclax for Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (IMPROVE) • U-MRD rate evaluated by multi-color flow cytometry analysis (limit of detection 10−4) within the treatment period 
NCT05677919 Pirtobrutinib and Venetoclax Combined With Minimal Residual Disease Detection for Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, MIRACLE Study • Success of U-MRD (< 1/104) will be measured by ClonoSEQ in both PB and BM; the proportion of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients; exact binomial 95% confidence intervals for the true rate of U-MRD by ClonoSEQ in both PB and BM after cycle 15 will be calculated 
NCT05650723 Zanubrutinib and Venetoclax as Initial Therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) With Response-based Obinutuzumab • Percentage of total patients that have achieved U-MRD at cycle 16, as assessed via PB and BM aspirate
• Percentage of eligible patients that have achieved U-MRD at cycle 23, as assessed via PB and BM aspirate 
NCT05317936 Pirtobrutinib (LOXO-305) Consolidation for MRD Eradication in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL) Treated With Venetoclax • Rate of U-MRD in the PB 
NCT05168930 Zanubrutinib and Venetoclax in CLL (ZANU-VEN) • Rate of U-MRD 
NCT03580928 Acalabrutinib, Venetoclax, and Obinutuzumab for Initial Therapy of CLL (AVO) • Rate of BM U-MRD complete response 
NCT04908228 Fixed-duration Therapy With Ibrutinib and Obinutuzumab (GA-101) in Treatment-naïve Patients With CLL (FIGHT) • BM U-MRD (<10−4) at 30 days follow-up 
NCT02158091 A Phase 1b/2 Study of IPI-145 Plus FCR in Previously Untreated, Younger Patients With CLL • Number of patients who had a U-MRD complete response (CR) 2 months after chemotherapy
• Number of patients who experienced a dose limiting toxicity during phase 1 
NCT03708003 Ibrutinib lead-in Followed by Venetoclax Plus Ibrutinib in Patients With RR CLL • U-MRD CR/CRi at end of cycle 30 
NCT04285567 A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of a Combined Regimen of Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab Versus Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab (FCR)/Bendamustine And Rituximab (BR) in FIT Patients With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Without DEL (17P) or TP53 Mutation (CRISTALLO) • Minimal residual disease (MRD response rate using NGS in the first 140 participants recruited 
NCT05336812 Acalabrutinib in Combination With Venetoclax or Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of Treatment-naive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia • Rate of BM U-MRD, defined as tumor cell in 10,000 cells using standard flow-based assay, achieved after completion of therapy 
NCT04169737 Acalabrutinib and Venetoclax With or Without Early Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of High Risk, Recurrent, or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma • Disease assessment of BM U-MRD (<10−4, MRD4) (TN cohort)
• Disease assessment of BM undetectable-MRD4 (RR cohort) 
NCT04010968 Evaluation of Risk-Adapted and MRD-Driven Strategy for Untreated Fit Patients With Intermediate Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (ERADIC) • Minimal residual disease (MRD) in BM <0.01% at month 27 
NCT05791409 Venetoclax Treatment (26 Cycles) With 6 Cycles or 12 Cycles of Epcoritamab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CLL or SLL (AETHER) • Proportion of U-MRD in BM by NGS and no progression according to iwCLL criteria after 26 cycles (i.e., 12 weeks after cycle 26) for all intent to treat patients
• Recommended phase 2 dose for the combination of venetoclax and epcoritamab based on dose limiting toxicity 
NCT04523428 REtreatment With VEnetoclax and Acalabrutinib After Venetoclax Limited Duration (REVEAL) • U-MRD in BM by flow cytometry after 26 cycles (2 acalabrutinib and 24 acalabrutinib-venetoclax) 
Clinicaltrials.gov IDStudy titlePrimary outcomes
NCT05478512 Front-line VenObi Combination Followed by Ven or VenZan Combination in Patients With Residual Disease: a MRD Tailored Treatment for Young Patients With High-risk CLL (VIS) • U-MRD at month 9
• U-MRD at month 21 
NCT04941716 Acalabrutinib in Combination With Venetoclax for the Treatment of Refractory or Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma • Rate of U-MRD 
NCT04501939 Cirmtuzumab Consolidation for Treatment of Patients With Detectable CLL on Venetoclax • Percentage of subjects with U-MRD after 6 months of cirmtuzumab and venetoclax treatment 
NCT04754035 Clinical Study With Ibrutinib and Venetoclax for Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (IMPROVE) • U-MRD rate evaluated by multi-color flow cytometry analysis (limit of detection 10−4) within the treatment period 
NCT05677919 Pirtobrutinib and Venetoclax Combined With Minimal Residual Disease Detection for Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, MIRACLE Study • Success of U-MRD (< 1/104) will be measured by ClonoSEQ in both PB and BM; the proportion of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients; exact binomial 95% confidence intervals for the true rate of U-MRD by ClonoSEQ in both PB and BM after cycle 15 will be calculated 
NCT05650723 Zanubrutinib and Venetoclax as Initial Therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) With Response-based Obinutuzumab • Percentage of total patients that have achieved U-MRD at cycle 16, as assessed via PB and BM aspirate
• Percentage of eligible patients that have achieved U-MRD at cycle 23, as assessed via PB and BM aspirate 
NCT05317936 Pirtobrutinib (LOXO-305) Consolidation for MRD Eradication in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL) Treated With Venetoclax • Rate of U-MRD in the PB 
NCT05168930 Zanubrutinib and Venetoclax in CLL (ZANU-VEN) • Rate of U-MRD 
NCT03580928 Acalabrutinib, Venetoclax, and Obinutuzumab for Initial Therapy of CLL (AVO) • Rate of BM U-MRD complete response 
NCT04908228 Fixed-duration Therapy With Ibrutinib and Obinutuzumab (GA-101) in Treatment-naïve Patients With CLL (FIGHT) • BM U-MRD (<10−4) at 30 days follow-up 
NCT02158091 A Phase 1b/2 Study of IPI-145 Plus FCR in Previously Untreated, Younger Patients With CLL • Number of patients who had a U-MRD complete response (CR) 2 months after chemotherapy
• Number of patients who experienced a dose limiting toxicity during phase 1 
NCT03708003 Ibrutinib lead-in Followed by Venetoclax Plus Ibrutinib in Patients With RR CLL • U-MRD CR/CRi at end of cycle 30 
NCT04285567 A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of a Combined Regimen of Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab Versus Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab (FCR)/Bendamustine And Rituximab (BR) in FIT Patients With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Without DEL (17P) or TP53 Mutation (CRISTALLO) • Minimal residual disease (MRD response rate using NGS in the first 140 participants recruited 
NCT05336812 Acalabrutinib in Combination With Venetoclax or Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of Treatment-naive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia • Rate of BM U-MRD, defined as tumor cell in 10,000 cells using standard flow-based assay, achieved after completion of therapy 
NCT04169737 Acalabrutinib and Venetoclax With or Without Early Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of High Risk, Recurrent, or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma • Disease assessment of BM U-MRD (<10−4, MRD4) (TN cohort)
• Disease assessment of BM undetectable-MRD4 (RR cohort) 
NCT04010968 Evaluation of Risk-Adapted and MRD-Driven Strategy for Untreated Fit Patients With Intermediate Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (ERADIC) • Minimal residual disease (MRD) in BM <0.01% at month 27 
NCT05791409 Venetoclax Treatment (26 Cycles) With 6 Cycles or 12 Cycles of Epcoritamab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CLL or SLL (AETHER) • Proportion of U-MRD in BM by NGS and no progression according to iwCLL criteria after 26 cycles (i.e., 12 weeks after cycle 26) for all intent to treat patients
• Recommended phase 2 dose for the combination of venetoclax and epcoritamab based on dose limiting toxicity 
NCT04523428 REtreatment With VEnetoclax and Acalabrutinib After Venetoclax Limited Duration (REVEAL) • U-MRD in BM by flow cytometry after 26 cycles (2 acalabrutinib and 24 acalabrutinib-venetoclax) 

BM, bone marrow; CRi, incomplete bone marrow recovery; iwCLL, International Workshop on CLL; MRD, measurable residual disease; NGS, next- generation sequencing; Obi, obinutuzumab; PB, peripheral blood; RR, relapsed/refractory; TN, treatment-naive; U-MRD, undetectable MRD; Ven, venetoclax; Zan, zanubrutinib.

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