Mosunetuzumab to clear minimal residual disease in CLL and SLL.
Official title: A Pilot Study Evaluating Mosunetuzumab for Clearance of Detectable Minimal Residual Disease in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Run by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · NCT07052695 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial will try mosunetuzumab, alone or with a BTK inhibitor, to clear minimal residual disease in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase1; Phase2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 40 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | obinutuzumab, rituximab, tocilizumab, mosunetuzumab, ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, zanubrutinib, pirtobrutinib, chimeric antigen receptor, methotrexate, prednisone, mosutuzumab |
| Locations | 2 sites (Boston, Massachusetts and 1 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | November 24, 2025 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2032 |
| Registry record updated | December 15, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07052695 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults meeting 2018 iwCLL criteria for CLL or SLL who are either on continuous BTKi therapy for >12 months (including ≥2 months at a stable dose) or who completed BCL2i-based therapy within the past 12 months and meet protocol requirements.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who are not on one of the specified BTK inhibitors, who completed BCL2i therapy more than 12 months ago, who have incompatible prior treatments, or who have significant comorbidities or active infections may not benefit or may be ineligible.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This open-label, multicenter pilot gives mosunetuzumab either alone or combined with a continuous BTK inhibitor (ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, zanubrutinib, or pirtobrutinib) to people with CLL or SLL. Participants already taking a BTKi will continue that drug while receiving mosunetuzumab, and participants previously treated with a BCL2 inhibitor will receive mosunetuzumab alone. Treatment is delivered in cycles for up to 17 cycles (about one year), with patients who achieve early MRD clearance stopping after 8 cycles (about six months). The trial is being carried out at major academic centers in Boston.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the regimen could produce deeper MRD clearance and allow some patients to stop therapy earlier.
How similar studies have gone: Bispecific CD20xCD3 antibodies including mosunetuzumab have shown activity in other B-cell lymphomas, but using mosunetuzumab to clear MRD in CLL/SLL is a relatively novel approach.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria:
* Meet 2018 iwCLL guidelines for the diagnosis of CLL or SLL
* Recent completion of treatment or ongoing treatment for CLL/SLL as follows:
* BTKi arm: On continuous BTKi therapy for \> 12 months, including \> 2 months at a stable dose.
* BTKis include ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, zanubrutinib and pirtobrutinib.
* The BTKi is the first- or second-line therapy for CLL.
* BCL2i arm: Completed BCL2i-based therapy \< 12 months of enrollment.
* BCL2i-based therapy must be the most recent CLL therapy prior to enrollment.
* BCL2i must have been given for at least 6 months for patients who were intolerant to a BCL2i and stopped the treatment without disease progression. For all others, at least 12 cycles of BCL2i therapy are required.
* BCL2i-based therapy should have been given as first- or second-line therapy for CLL.
* BCL2i-based regimens include venetoclax plus obinutuzumab (VO) or rituximab (VR), and the combination of a BTKi + a BCL2i +/- anti- CD20mAb.
* If BCL2i was continued after the combination, the subject is not eligible.
* Detectable minimal residual disease (MRD) of ≥10e-4 in peripheral blood (PB) or bone marrow (BM) based on an NGS-based assay.
* Age ≥ 18 years
* ECOG performance status ≤ 2
* Adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined by the study protocol.
* Women of child-bearing potential must agree to remain abstinent or use highly effective contraception during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the last dose of study therapy and tocilizumab.
* Men with female sexual partners of childbearing potential should agree to remain abstinent or use contraceptive measures which include a condom plus an additional contraceptive method that together result in a failure rate of \< 1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 1 month after the last dose of study therapy and 2 months after the last dose of tocilizumab. Men should refrain from donating sperm during the same period. Women should not donate oocytes. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
* Ability to take oral medications.
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
* Bulky disease with any lymph node \> 5cm or absolute lymphocyte count \> 100,000/microliter.
* Clinical progression of CLL at the time of enrollment.
* Prior treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy within 30 days of starting study therapy, or radioimmunotherapy within 12 weeks of starting study therapy.
* History of solid organ or allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
* Ongoing significant toxicity (Grade 3 or higher adverse events) from prior BCL2i- or BTKi- -based therapy at the time of enrollment.
* Known or suspected Richter's transformation or known CNS involvement of CLL.
* History of bleeding disorders (e.g. von Willebrand's disease, hemophilia).
* Current or past history of CNS disease, such as stroke, epilepsy, CNS vasculitis, or neurodegenerative disease.
* Significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled arrhythmi, class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification, ejection fraction \< 40% by any methods in the 12 months of enrollment, unstable angina or acute coronary syndrome including myocardial infarction within 6 months of enrollment.
* Patients with significant pulmonary disease such as uncontrolled obstructive pulmonary disease, history of bronchospasm, uncontrolled idiopathic, autoimmune, or drug-induced interstitial lung disease, or uncontrolled drug induced or auto-immune pneumonitis
* Clinically significant history of liver disease, including viral or other hepatitis, or cirrhosis
* For patients with history of other malignancies with life expectancy of \< 2 years.
* Receiving any other investigational agents.
* Concurrent systemic immunosuppression (e.g. azathioprine, methotrexate, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, anti-TNF agents, anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) within 30 days of starting study therapy or administration of \> 20 mg of prednisone or equivalent daily within 14 days of study therapy.
* Vaccinated with live vaccine within 4 weeks of starting study therapy.
* Major surgery within 4 weeks of starting study therapy. If a subject had major surgery greater than 4 weeks prior to the first dose, they must have recovered adequately from any toxicity and/or complications from the intervention before the first dose of study therapy.
* Ongoing or recent infection (e.g. bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, or other infection) requiring intravenous antimicrobials within 4 weeks of starting study therapy. Prophylactic antibiotics are allowed if there is no evidence of active infection and the antibiotics is not included on the list of the prohibited medications.
* Known or suspected history of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
* Known hypersensitivity to biopharmaceuticals produced in CHO cells or any component of the mosunetuzumab.
* Concurrent treatment with warfarin or other vitamin K antagonists for anticoagulation.
* Patients who have tested positive for HIV are excluded due to potential drug-drug interactions between anti-retroviral medications and pirtobrutinib and risk of opportunistic infections with both HIV and irreversible BTK inhibitors. For patients with unknown HIV status, HIV testing will be performed at Screening and result should be negative for enrollment.
* Active hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection
* History of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
* Positive SARS-CoV-2 test within 7 days prior to enrollment.
* Pregnancy, lactation or plan to breastfeed during the study or within 6 months of the last dose of study treatment.
* Active uncontrolled autoimmune disease.
* Significant co-morbid condition or disease which in the judgement of the Principal Investigator would place the patient at undue risk or interfere with the study.
Where it's running
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Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting -
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Inhye Ahn, MD — Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Study coordinator: DFCI Clinical Trials Hotline
- Email: DFCILymphomaResearchNurses@partners.org
- Phone: 877-DF-TRIAL
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.