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Low Dose Vemurafenib and Rituximab in Hairy Cell Leukemia
Sponsor: Scripps Health
Summary
The current standard-of-care for Hairy Cell Leukemia involves chemotherapy, with agents such as cladribine or pentostatin. Chemotherapy is associated with infection, low blood counts and predisposition to future cancers. This study tests a new yet previously validated drug combination for the treatment of hairy cell leukemia. The treatment involves 8 weeks of treatment with an oral drug called vemurafenib and 8 doses of an intravenous medication called rituximab. The goal of this study is to see whether this treatment is better tolerated and more effective than the currently used treatment in this disease. In addition, this study uses a lower dose of vemurafenib than previous studies have used, with the goal of minimizing side effects from this medication.
Official title: A Single Arm Phase II Pilot Study of Low Dose Vemurafenib Plus Rituximab in the Front-line and Relapsed/Refractory Treatment of Hairy Cell Leukemia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2022-03-02
Completion Date
2026-12-01
Last Updated
2025-05-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Low dose vemurafenib plus rituximab
Vemurafenib 240 mg twice daily for 8 weeks with concurrent rituximab 375 mg/m2 every 2 weeks followed by maintenance consolidative rituximab 4 times every 2 weeks post-vemurafenib
Locations (1)
Scripps Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States