Study of Ruxolitinib in Relapsed or Refractory T or NK Cell Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT02974647

Last Updated: 2026-01-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

83 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-30

Study Completion Date

2026-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test any good and bad effects of the study drug called ruxolitinib. Ruxolitinib works by blocking a protein called JAK. JAK works along with another protein called STAT and is important for survival of many T or NK-cell lymphomas. By blocking JAK, ruxolitinib may cause T or NK-cell lymphomas to shrink.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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rel/ref PTCLtumors are known to contain mutations associ

Patients will receive ruxolitinib 20mg BID orally on 28 day cycles. Ruxolitinib should be taken by mouth every 12 hours approximately the same time each day (+/- 2 hours). Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, recommended termination by the treating physician, or termination of the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

with rel/ref PTCL with functional evidence of JAK/STAT

Patients will receive ruxolitinib 20mg BID orally on 28 day cycles. Ruxolitinib should be taken by mouth every 12 hours approximately the same time each day (+/- 2 hours). Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, recommended termination by the treating physician, or termination of the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

with rel/ref PTCL who do not meet criteria for cohort 1 or 2.

Patients will receive ruxolitinib 20mg BID orally on 28 day cycles. Ruxolitinib should be taken by mouth every 12 hours approximately the same time each day (+/- 2 hours).Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, recommended termination by the treating physician, or termination of the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Rare sub-type expansion cohort: T-PLL and T-LGL & any T-Cell/NK Lymphoma with JAK fusion mutations.

Patients will receive ruxolitinib 20mg BID orally on 28 day cycles. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, recommended termination by the treating physician, or termination of the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Ruxolitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pathologically confirmed T or NK cell lymphoma at the enrolling institution. For CTCL, patients with stage IB disease or greater are eligible.
* Relapse or refractory disease after at least 1 systemic therapy except for T-PLL, LGL, or T-cell Lymphoproliferative diseases with JAK2 fusion.
* Untreated patients may be allowed after discussion with P.I.
* Age ≥ 18
* ECOG ≤ 2
* Measurable disease defined by:

* Lugano Classification for systemic lymphoma or
* Atypical and or malignant lymphocytes quantifiable by flow cytometry or morphology in blood or bone marrow or
* mSWAT \> 0 or Sezary count ≥ 1000 cells/μL for CTCL
* Previous systemic anti-cancer therapy for T-cell lymphoma must have been discontinued at least 2 weeks prior to treatment.

* Glucocorticoids aimed at controlling lymphoma-related symptoms are allowed as long as they are tapered down to 20mg or less by the time of ruxolitiib initiation
* Topical steroids for CTCL are permitted

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients must meet the following lab criteria:

* ANC ≥ 1.0/mm\^3 or ANC \>/= 0.5/mm\^3 (if patient has baseline neutropenia due to lymphoma), platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L or ≥ 50 x 10\^9/L (if related to lymphoma), Hgb ≥ 8g/dL
* Patients with LGL or T-PLL are not required to meet a minimum ANC or hemoglobin value for eligibility
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or; ≤ 3 x ULN if documented hepatic involvement with lymphoma, or ≤ 5 x ULN if history of Gilbert's ; AST and ALT ≤ 3 x ULN; ≤ 5 x ULN if due to lymphoma involvement
* Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min; creatinine clearance of 15-29 mL/min will be allowed as long as baseline platelets are ≥ 150 x 10\^9/L
* For patients with positive hepatitis B core antibody or surface antigen, hepatitis B PCR must be negative and prophylaxis with entecavir or equivalent is required.
* Patients with HIV are allowed provided that they are on anti-retroviral treatment with no active infections.


* Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form.
* Uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, uncontrolled diabetes, clinically significant pneumonitis, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
* ECOG performance status \>2
* Prior therapy with ruxolitinib
* Receiving systemic therapy for another primary malignancy (other than T-cell lymphoma)

* Patients with more than one type of lymphoma may be enrolled after discussion with the MSK Principal Investigator
* Adjuvant or maintenance therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence of other malignancy (other than T-cell lymphoma) is permissible after discussion with the MSK principal Investigator
* Women of reproductive potential† must have a negative Serum ß human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-HCG) pregnancy test.

* A female of reproductive potential is a sexually mature female who: has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e. has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cornell University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Thomas Jefferson University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Northwestern Medicine (Data collection and specimen analysis)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

Commack, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

Harrison, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

Uniondale, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: CONTACT

212-639-4839

Steven Horwitz, MD

Role: CONTACT

212-639-3045

Facility Contacts

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Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: primary

212-639-4839

Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: primary

212-639-4839

Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: primary

212-639-4839

Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: primary

212-639-4839

Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: primary

212-639-4839

Steven Horwitz, MD

Role: backup

212-639-3045

Alison Moskowitz, MD

Role: primary

212-639-4839

References

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Moskowitz AJ, Ghione P, Jacobsen E, Ruan J, Schatz JH, Noor S, Myskowski P, Vardhana S, Ganesan N, Hancock H, Davey T, Perez L, Ryu S, Santarosa A, Dowd J, Obadi O, Pomerantz L, Yi N, Sohail S, Galasso N, Neuman R, Liotta B, Blouin W, Baik J, Geyer MB, Noy A, Straus D, Kumar P, Dogan A, Hollmann T, Drill E, Rademaker J, Schoder H, Inghirami G, Weinstock DM, Horwitz SM. A phase 2 biomarker-driven study of ruxolitinib demonstrates effectiveness of JAK/STAT targeting in T-cell lymphomas. Blood. 2021 Dec 30;138(26):2828-2837. doi: 10.1182/blood.2021013379.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34653242 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://www.mskcc.org/

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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16-1542

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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