About this trial
This is a prospective, open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled study in treatment-naive patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL, DLBCL type). Eligible participants are randomized 1:1 to the experimental arm (R-MA-PD-1: rituximab, methotrexate, cytarabine plus penpulimab) or the control arm (R-MA: rituximab, methotrexate, cytarabine). Induction is administered every 21 days for 6 cycles, followed by risk- and response-adapted consolidation (ASCT or whole-brain radiotherapy) and penpulimab maintenance. The primary objective is to compare the 2-year progression-free survival rate between the two arms.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Fully understands the study and voluntarily signs informed consent.
Age 18 to 80 years.
Treatment-naive, pathologically (immunophenotypically) confirmed PCNSL (per 2016 WHO classification).
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma originating in the CNS without other organ involvement, confirmed by PET-CT or contrast-enhanced CT.
Disqualifiers
Contraindication to any study drug.
Clinically significant liver disease, including viral or other hepatitis or cirrhosis (active HBV or active hepatitis C as defined).
HIV infection.
History of allergic disease, severe drug allergy, or known hypersensitivity to macromolecular protein preparations or any component of penpulimab.
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Penpulimab
Biological/VaccineAnti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, 200 mg intravenously on Day 5 of each induction cycle; continued as maintenance in responders.
Rituximab
Drug375 mg/m2 intravenously on Day 0 of each induction cycle.
Methotrexate
Drug3.5 g/m2 intravenously on Day 1 of each induction cycle.
Cytarabine
DrugAge \<60 or ECOG ≤2: 2 g/m2 q12h on Days 2-3; age ≥60 or ECOG \>2: 1 g/m2 q12h on Day 2 (from cycle 2).
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
2-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate
PFS is defined as the time from randomization to first documented disease progression or relapse (per 2014 Lugano response criteria) or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, as determined by the investigator.
Secondary outcomes
Complete response (CR) rate
Proportion of patients with best overall response of CR by PET-CT during induction, per 2014 Lugano criteria.
Objective response rate (ORR)
Proportion of patients with best overall response of PR or CR during induction, per 2014 Lugano criteria.
Overall survival (OS)
Time from randomization to death from any cause.
Duration of response (DOR)
Time from first documented response to disease progression or death from any cause.
Sponsors and contacts
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WEI XU
Lead sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Sponsor institution
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