Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma Randomised Trial Against Standard ChemoTherapy
REFRACT
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interventional
284
1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of the REFRACT clinical trial is to find new therapies with improved outcomes compared to the current standard treatment available, in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma. This will be done by comparing patients who have received a new treatment against patients who receive standard treatment based on their response to the treatment received.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Sep 2023
Longer than P75 for phase_2
25 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 18, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 8, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 4, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 31, 2029
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 30, 2031
May 5, 2026
April 1, 2026
5.7 years
April 18, 2023
April 29, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Complete metabolic response (CMR)
CMR will be assessed by PET-CT using the Deauville 5-point scale and Lugano 2014 criteria. Patients who die from any cause or relapse/progress prior to this time-point will be considered non-responders. Patients who don't have a PET-CT scan within the protocol defined window or withdraw from the trial prior to this time-point will be considered non outcome evaluable. Patients who undergo stem-cell transplant (SCT) within 24 weeks of randomisation, patients who fail to start treatment and patients whose ineligibility is deemed to impact upon response to treatment will be replaced and hence not included in the analysis of this outcome
24 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (9)
Overall metabolic response
24 weeks
Progression free survival (PFS)
10 years
Overall survival (OS)
10 years
Duration of response (DoR)
10 years
Duration of complete response (DoCR)
10 years
- +4 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (4)
Round 1: Epcoritamab and lenalidomide
EXPERIMENTALEpcoritamab (weekly for cycles 1 and 2 and on day 1 of cycles 3-12 for up to 12 cycles) and lenalidomide (daily for days 1-21 of each cycle for up for 12 cycles), cycles will be 28 day cycles.
Round 2
EXPERIMENTALInvestigation agent 2
Round 3
EXPERIMENTALInvestigation agent 3
All rounds: Investigator Choice Therapy
ACTIVE COMPARATORChoice of therapy to be selected by the Investigator for each patient prior to randomisation. The Investigator will choose between; RCHOP, RCVP, rituximab and bendamustine, rituximab and lenalidomide or bendamustine and obinutuzumab.
Interventions
Immunomodulatory agent
The drug used in round 2 is yet to be confirmed, round 2 is estimated to open in Q4 2025 and the record will be updated when the drug has been confirmed
The drug used in round 3 is yet to be confirmed, round 3 is estimated to open in Q3 2027 and the record will be updated when the drug has been confirmed
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Biopsy proven relapsed or refractory CD20 positive, grade 1-3a follicular lymphoma (biopsy within 3 months of trial entry)
- Aged 18 years or over
- Advanced disease that in the opinion of the treating physician requires treatment
- Patient suitable for standard available therapy at the Investigator's discretion
- Prior therapy with at least one line of immunochemotherapy. Previous radiotherapy at any time is permitted and will not count as a line of therapy. Previous rituximab monotherapy is also permitted as long as patients have at any time also received at least one line of immunochemotherapy
- Assessable disease by PET-CT (at least one involved node with long diameter \>1.5cm, or extranodal lesion \>1cm )
- ECOG performance status of 0, 1 or 2 at trial entry
- Adequate organ function defined as; i. ANC ≥ 1.0 x 109/L (growth factor use is permitted) ii. Platelet count ≥ 75 x 109/L, or ≥ 50 x 109/L if bone marrow infiltration or splenomegaly iii. ALT and AST level ≤3 x ULN iv. Direct bilirubin level ≤ 2 x ULN, unless due to Gilbert's syndrome v. CrCl ≥ 50mL/min (by Cockcroft-Gault formula) vi. PT, INR and aPTT ≤ 1.5 x ULN, unless receiving anticoagulation vii. LVEF within normal limits by MUGA or echocardiography
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Women of childbearing potential (or their partners) must use an effective form of contraception
You may not qualify if:
- Current (or within 1 year) transformation to high grade lymphoma, including grade 3b follicular lymphoma (patients with historical high-grade transformation over 1 year ago are eligible)
- Non-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avid disease
- Prior allogenic stem cell transplantation (SCT) or solid organ transplant
- Prior treatment with lenalidomide
- Treatment with CAR-T therapy within 100 days of starting trial treatment
- SCT or maintenance therapy planned within 24 weeks of starting treatment (patients planning SCT/maintenance after at least 24 weeks of treatment are eligible)
- Immunochemotherapy with a platinum-containing regimen planned
- Known serological positivity for HIV or uncontrolled HCV
- Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and/or detectable viral DNA. Patients positive for Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) but viral DNA negative are eligible
- Other malignancy within 2 years of enrolment, excepting cervical carcinoma stage 1B or less, non-invasive basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma, non-invasive, superficial bladder cancer, prostate cancer with a current PSA level \<0.1ng/mL, any curable cancer with a CR of \> 2 years duration
- Active systemic infection requiring treatment
- Current or prior CNS involvement with lymphoma
- History of allergy or anaphylaxis to anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the experimental arm IMPs. Patients with a known hypersensitivity to a control arm regimen may still be eligible if they have no hypersensitivity to other potential control arm IMPs.
- Serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study
- +6 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Birminghamlead
- Cancer Research UKcollaborator
- Genmabcollaborator
Study Sites (25)
NHS Grampian
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Belfast, United Kingdom
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackpool, United Kingdom
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cardiff and vale University LHB
Cardiff, United Kingdom
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Coventry, United Kingdom
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Croydon, United Kingdom
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, United Kingdom
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Norwich, United Kingdom
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, United Kingdom
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield, United Kingdom
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, United Kingdom
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Swansea Bay University Local Health Board
Swansea, United Kingdom
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Torquay, United Kingdom
Related Publications (2)
Gaskell C, Linton K, Bishton M, McIlroy G, Lax S, Fox S, Hopkins L, Collings R, Rhodes M, Seale T, Jackson A. The REFRACT trial: implementation of Bayesian power priors in a randomised, sequential phase II adaptive platform trial. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2025 May 3;25(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s12874-025-02575-5.
PMID: 40319227DERIVEDMcIlroy G, Lax S, Gaskell C, Jackson A, Rhodes M, Seale T, Fox S, Hopkins L, Okosun J, Barrington SF, Ringshausen I, Ramsay AG, Calaminici M, Linton K, Bishton M. Investigator choice of standard therapy versus sequential novel therapy arms in the treatment of relapsed follicular lymphoma (REFRACT): study protocol for a multi-centre, open-label, randomised, phase II platform trial. BMC Cancer. 2024 Mar 25;24(1):370. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12112-0.
PMID: 38528445DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SEQUENTIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 18, 2023
First Posted
May 8, 2023
Study Start
September 4, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
May 31, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
November 30, 2031
Last Updated
May 5, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share