Testing the Addition of Daratumumab to Chemotherapy for Treating Patients With Newly-Diagnosed T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) and T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-LL)
A Phase 2/3 Randomized Trial Investigating Daratumumab on a Modified Augmented BFM (aBFM) Backbone in Newly Diagnosed T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) and T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-LL)
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Brief Summary
This phase II/III trial tests the addition of daratumumab to chemotherapy for treating patients with newly-diagnosed T-ALL and T-LL. Daratumumab is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It binds to a protein called CD38, which is found on some types of immune cells and cancer cells. Daratumumab may block CD38 and help the immune system kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy with daratumumab may kill more cancer cells.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Jun 2026
Longer than P75 for phase_2
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 7, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 18, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 28, 2026
ExpectedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2035
Study Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2035
December 31, 2025
December 1, 2025
9.2 years
May 7, 2025
December 29, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Event-free survival (EFS) in patients with newly diagnosed T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)
Will compare EFS in patients with newly diagnosed T-ALL who are randomized to either receive a modified augmented Berlin-Frankfurt-Munich (aBFM) chemotherapy backbone or a modified aBFM backbone with the addition of daratumumab. Patients without an EFS event will be censored at the date of last follow-up. The survival time analyses assume a Weibull distribution with a shape parameter of 0.45 (based on historical controls). A phase 2/3 design will be used.
From date of randomization (randomization conducted at the end of induction [EOI]) to date of first event (consolidation failure, interim maintenance failure, relapse, secondary malignant neoplasm [SMN], death from any cause), assessed up to 4 years
EFS in patients with newly diagnosed T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL)
Will compare EFS in patients with newly diagnosed T-LL who are randomized to a modified aBFM chemotherapy backbone with bortezomib or to a modified aBFM backbone with bortezomib and the addition of daratumumab. Patients without an EFS event will be censored at the date of last follow-up. The survival time analyses assume a Weibull distribution with a shape parameter of 0.45 (based on historical controls).
From date of randomization (randomization conducted at the EOI) to date of first event (consolidation failure, relapse, progressive disease, SMN, death from any cause), assessed up to 4 years
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
Baseline (at time of randomization) to day 64 of consolidation
Incidence of therapy-related toxicity and tolerability
Assessed up to 3 cycles post randomization (each cycle is approximately 2-3 months)
Overall survival (OS) in patients with newly diagnosed T-ALL
From date of randomization (randomization conducted at the EOI) to date of death (death due to any cause), assessed up to 4 years
Overall survival (OS) in patients with newly diagnosed T-LL
From date of randomization (randomization conducted at the EOI) to date of death (death due to any cause), assessed up to 4 years
Other Outcomes (11)
EFS from end of induction patients with newly diagnosed T-LL
Assessed up to 4 years
OS from end of Induction in patients with newly diagnosed T-LL
Assessed up to 4 years
Immunophenotype in T-ALL patients
Assessed at baseline, end of Induction (Induction is 29 days), and relapse (up to 10 years)
- +8 more other outcomes
Study Arms (4)
Group I, Arm A (T-ALL, no daratumumab)
ACTIVE COMPARATORSee Detailed Description
Group I, Arm B (T-ALL, daratumumab)
EXPERIMENTALSee Detailed Description
Group II, Arm C (T-LL, no daratumumab)
ACTIVE COMPARATORSee Detailed Description
Group II, Arm D (T-LL, daratumumab)
EXPERIMENTALSee Detailed Description
Interventions
Undergo biopsy
Undergo blood sample collection
Undergo bone marrow aspiration
Undergo bone marrow biopsy
Undergo bone scan
Given IV or SC
Given IV
Undergo CT
Given IV
Given IT or IV or SC
Given IV
Given IV
Given PO or IV
Given IV
Undergo ECHO
Under lumbar puncture
Undergo MRI
Given PO
Given IT or IV or PO
Given IV
Given IV
Given IV or IM
Undergo PET or PET-CT
Given PO or IV
Given PO or IV
Ancillary studies
Undergo radiation therapy
Given IT
Given PO
Undergo ultrasound
Given IV
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- All patients must be enrolled on APEC14B1 and consented to eligibility screening (part A) prior to treatment and enrolled on AALL2331.
- Patients must be \> 365 days and \< 21 years of age at the time of diagnosis.
- \* Newly diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) or T-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL) stages II-IV.
- Note: A diagnosis of T-ALL is established when leukemic blasts lack myeloperoxidase or evidence of B-lineage derivation (CD19/CD22/CD20), and express either surface or cytoplasmic CD3 or two or more of the antigens CD8, CD7, CD5, CD4, CD2 or CD1a, and are present either in peripheral blood or \> 25% in the bone marrow. If surface CD3 is expressed on all leukemic cells, additional markers of immaturity, including TdT, CD34 or CD99 will be assessed for expression. Cases with uncertain expression will receive additional review within the appropriate Children's Oncology Group (COG) reference laboratory.
- For T-LL patients with tissue available for flow cytometry, the criterion for diagnosis should be analogous to T-ALL. For tissue processed by other means (i.e. paraffin blocks), the methodology and criteria for immunophenotypic analysis to establish the diagnosis of T-LL defined by the submitting institution will be accepted.
You may not qualify if:
- Diagnosis of Down syndrome (trisomy 21).
- Patients with known Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
- \* Patients must not have received any cytotoxic chemotherapy for either the current diagnosis of T-ALL, T-LL or for any cancer diagnosis prior to the initiation of protocol therapy on AALL2331 with the exception of:
- Steroid pretreatment: Prednisone or methylprednisolone for ≤ 120 hours (5 days) in the 7 days prior to initiating induction chemotherapy or for ≤ 336 hours (14 days) in the 28 days prior to initiation of protocol therapy does not affect eligibility.
- Intrathecal cytarabine; or
- Pretreatment with hydroxyurea; or
- cGy of chest irradiation, if medically necessary.
- Pre-treatment with dexamethasone in the 28 days prior to initiation of protocol therapy is not allowed with the exception of a single dose of dexamethasone used during sedation to prevent or treat airway edema. Patients who receive a single dose of dexamethasone to prevent or treat airway edema in the 28 days preceding diagnosis are eligible for this study.
- \* Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential.
- Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants.
- Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation.
- Known severe persistent asthma anytime in the previous two years or uncontrolled asthma of any classification.
- Peripheral neurotoxicity: Pre-existing ≥ grade 2 sensory or motor peripheral neurotoxicity.
- Seizure disorder: Patients must not have an uncontrolled seizure disorder. Patients with a seizure history or a controlled seizure disorder are eligible. A controlled seizure disorder is defined as having stable or decreasing symptoms over the past 3 months without anti-epileptic medications or is on a stable or decreasing dose of anti-epileptic medication.
- \* Patients who are previously known to be seropositive for HIV except for HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of enrollment on this trial.
- +5 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Keith J August
Children's Oncology Group
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 7, 2025
First Posted
July 18, 2025
Study Start (Estimated)
June 28, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
September 1, 2035
Study Completion (Estimated)
September 1, 2035
Last Updated
December 31, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-12