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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Phase II Study of Combined Pirtobrutinib, Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab (PVO) Time-limited Treatment for Patients With Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL).

Phase II Study of Combined Pirtobrutinib, Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab (PVO) Time-limited Treatment for Patients With Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL). (NCT06967610) is a Phase 2 interventional studying Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

To learn if the drug combination pirtobrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab can help to control relapsed CLL/SLL.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and continue monitoring side effects. Phase 2 enrolls larger groups (typically 100–300 patients) and produces the first real efficacy signal. A successful Phase 2 readout is what unlocks the much larger Phase 3 confirmatory trials needed for FDA approval.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 40 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Eligibility Criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older. 2. Diagnosis of CLL/SLL per 2018 iwCLL criteria (See Appendix 1). 3. Participants with previously treated CLL requiring therapy based on 2018 iwCLL criteria. 4. The participant is able to take oral medications. 5. Willing and capable of giving signed willing to sign a consent form which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the willing to sign a consent form form (ICF) and in the protocol. 6. Prior or ongoing therapy with covalent BTKi is allowed, but not required. 7. Prior or ongoing therapy (at least for six months) with BCL2i is allowed, but not required. Prior therapy with combined BTKi and BCL2i or triplet BTKi, BCL2 and anti-CD20 mAb is allowed, but Participants need to be at least six months after completion of combination therapy. Participants with history of prior venetoclax therapy should have achieved at least a partial response or better while receiving venetoclax therapy. 8. Participants are required to have the following waiting period after previous treatments prior to planned Cycle 1 Day1 (C1D1). - Targeted agents, investigational agents, therapeutic monoclonal antibodies or cytotoxic chemotherapy: 5 half-lives or 2 weeks, whichever is shorter - immunoconjugated antibody treatment within 10 weeks - broad field radiation (≥ 30% of the bone marrow or whole brain radiotherapy) must be completed 14 days prior to enrollment - palliative limited field radiation must be completed 7 days prior to enrollment 9. Prior treatment-related AEs must have recovered to Grade ≤ 1 with the exception of alopecia and Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy. 10. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤2. 11. Participants must have adequate renal and hepatic function: - Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤3 x ULN for Participants with Gilbert's disease or disease involvement by CLL/SLL. - Serum creatinine clearance of ≥30ml/min (calculated or measured). ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older. 2. Diagnosis of CLL/SLL per 2018 iwCLL criteria (See Appendix 1). 3. Participants with previously treated CLL requiring therapy based on 2018 iwCLL criteria. 4. The participant is able to take oral medications. 5. Willing and capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in the protocol. 6. Prior or ongoing therapy with covalent BTKi is allowed, but not required. 7. Prior or ongoing therapy (at least for six months) with BCL2i is allowed, but not required. Prior therapy with combined BTKi and BCL2i or triplet BTKi, BCL2 and anti-CD20 mAb is allowed, but Participants need to be at least six months after completion of combination therapy. Participants with history of prior venetoclax therapy should have achieved at least a partial response or better while receiving venetoclax therapy. 8. Participants are required to have the following washout periods prior to planned Cycle 1 Day1 (C1D1). * Targeted agents, investigational agents, therapeutic monoclonal antibodies or cytotoxic chemotherapy: 5 half-lives or 2 weeks, whichever is shorter * immunoconjugated antibody treatment within 10 weeks * broad field radiation (≥ 30% of the bone marrow or whole brain radiotherapy) must be completed 14 days prior to enrollment * palliative limited field radiation must be completed 7 days prior to enrollment 9. Prior treatment-related AEs must have recovered to Grade ≤ 1 with the exception of alopecia and Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy. 10. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤2. 11. Participants must have adequate renal and hepatic function: * Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤3 x ULN for Participants with Gilbert's disease or disease involvement by CLL/SLL. * Serum creatinine clearance of ≥30ml/min (calculated or measured). * ALT and AST ≤3.0 x ULN, unless clearly due to documented disease involvement, in which case ALT and AST ≤5.0 x ULN 12. Adequate bone marrow function: * Platelet count of ≥50,000/μl, with no platelet transfusion in prior 2 weeks. * ANC ≥750/μl in the absence of growth factor support within 7 days of screening assessment. * Hemoglobin ≥8g/dL, independent of transfusions within 7 days of screening assessment. Please refer to Appendix 4 for details of adjustments of toxicities in participants with abnormal baseline values) 13. Adequate coagulation, defined as activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) or partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time (PT) or international normalized ratio (INR) not greater than 1.5 x ULN. 14. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) pregnancy test result at the time of screening and serum or urine β-hCG pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drugs and must agree to use both a highly effective method of birth control (eg, implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, some intrauterine devices \[IUDs\], complete abstinence, or sterilized partner) and a barrier method (eg., condoms, vaginal ring, sponge, etc) during the period of therapy and for 6 months after the last dose of study drug (pirtobrutinib and Obinutuzumab) and 12 months after the last dose of obinutuzumab. Women of nonchildbearing potential are those who are postmenopausal (defined as absence of menses for ≥1 year) or who have had a bilateral tubal ligation or hysterectomy. Men who have partners of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception, defined above, during the study and for 30 days following the last dose of study drug Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who experienced progression of disease according to 2018 iwCLL criteria while on venetoclax will be excluded. 2. Patient with prior history of Richter's syndrome or current Richter's Syndrome. 3. Participants with known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of pirtobrutinib, venetoclax,obinutuzumab or to any intended study medications. 4. Known or suspected history of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by CLL/SLL. 5. History of bleeding diathesis. 6. Participants who experienced a major bleeding event on a prior BTK inhibitor.• NOTE: Major bleeding is defined as bleeding having one or more of the following features: life-threatening bleeding with signs or symptoms of hemodynamic compromise; bleeding associated with a decrease in the hemoglobin level of at least 2 g/dL; or bleeding in a critical area or organ (e.g., retroperitoneal, intraarticular, pericardial, epidural, or intracranial bleeding or intramuscular bleeding with compartment syndrome). 7. History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months of enrollment. 8. Participants requiring therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin or another vitamin K antagonists. 9. Major surgery within 4 weeks of planned start of study therapy. 10. A significant history of renal, neurologic, psychiatric, endocrine, metabolic or immunologic disorder, that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would adversely affect the participant's participation in this study or interpretation of study outcomes. 11. History of allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplant (SCT) or chimeric antigen receptor-modified Tcell (CAR-T) therapy within 60 days of enrollment or presence of any of the following, regardless of prior SCT and/or CAR-T therapy timing: * active graft versus host disease (GVHD); * cytopenia from incomplete blood cell count recovery post-transplant; * need for anti-cytokine therapy for toxicity from CAR-T therapy; residual symptoms of neurotoxicity \> Grade 1 from CAR-T therapy; * ongoing immunosuppressive therapy (\> 20 mg prednisone or equivalent daily). 12. Active uncontrolled auto-immune cytopenia (e.g., autoimmune hemolytic anemia \[AIHA\], idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura \[ITP\]) for which new therapy was introduced or existing therapy was escalated within the 4 weeks prior to study enrollment to maintain adequate blood counts. 13. Participants who experienced grade \>3 arrhythmia on prior treatment with BTK inhibitor. 14. Significant cardiovascular disease, defined as any of the following: 1. Unstable angina or acute coronary syndrome within the past 2 months. 2. History of myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to planned start of study treatment. 3. Documented left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by any method of ≤ 45% in the 12 months prior to planned start of study treatment. 4. ≥ Grade 3 New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system of heart failure. 5. uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias 15. Prolongation of the QT interval corrected (QTc - see Appendix 3) for heart rate using Fredericia's Formula (QTcF) \> 470 msec on an EKG during screening. 1. QTcF is calculated using Fredericia's Formula (QTcF = QT/(RR\^0.33) 2. Correction of suspected drug-induced QTcF prolongation or prolongation due to electrolyte abnormalities can be attempted at the Investigator's discretion, and only if clinically safe to do so with either discontinuation of the offending drug or switch to another drug not known to be associated with QTcF prolongation or electrolyte supplementation. 3. Correction of QTc for underlying bundle branch block (BBB) permissible. Participants with pacemakers are eligible if they have no history of fainting or clinically relevant arrhythmias while using the pacemaker 16. Hepatitis B or hepatitis C testing indicating active/ongoing infection based on screening laboratory tests as defined as: 1. Hepatitis B virus (HBV): Participants with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are excluded. Participants with positive hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) and negative HBsAg require hepatitis B polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluation. Participants who are hepatitis B PCR positive will be excluded. 2. Hepatitis C virus (HCV): positive hepatitis C antibody. If positive hepatitis C antibody result, participant will need to have a negative result for hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) . Participants who are hepatitis C RNA positive will be excluded. 17. Evidence of other clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) including, but not limited to, uncontrolled systemic infection (viral, bacterial, parasitic or fungal) or other clinically significant active disease process which in the opinion of the Principal Investigator may pose a risk for patient participation. Screening for chronic conditions is not required. 18. Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, regardless of CD4 count. For participants with unknown HIV status, HIV testing will be performed at screening and result must be negative for enrollment. 19. Known active CMV infection. Participants with unknown or negative status are eligible. 20. Vaccination with live vaccine within 28 days prior to enrollment 21. Clinically significant active malabsorption syndrome or other condition likely to affect gastrointestinal (GI) absorption of the oral administered study treatments. 22. Active other malignancy unless in remission and with life expectancy \> 2 years. with exception of participants diagnosed with basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma "in situ" of the cervix or breast who are eligible even if diagnosed within 2 years. If Participants have another malignancy that was treated within the last 2 years, such participants may be enrolled, if the likelihood of requiring systemic therapy for this other malignancy within 2 years is less than 10%, as determined by an expert in that particular malignancy at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and after consultation with the Principal Investigator. 23. Current treatment with strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors or inducers. A washout period of at least 5 half-lives of these agents following discontinuation before study entry is required (treatment with moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers is not excluded). Because of their effect on CYP3A4, use of any of the following within 7 days of study therapy start or planned use during study participation is prohibited i. Grapefruit or grapefruit products ii. Seville oranges or products from Seville oranges iii. Star fruit. 24. Current treatment with the following P-gp inhibitors: amiodarone, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, erythromycin, ketoconazole, and verapamil. A washout period of at least 5 half-lives of the inhibitor before study entry is required. 25. Participants that are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study or within 1 month of the last dose of study treatment. 25\) Participants that are lactating or plan to breastfeed during the study or within 1 week of the last dose of study treatment.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Pirtobrutinib

Given PO 200mg daily

DRUG

Venetoclax

Given PO daily

DRUG

Obinutuzumab

Given IV 100mg day 1, 900 mg day 2, 100mg days 8, 15

Locations (1)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06967610), the sponsor (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06967610 clinical trial studying?

To learn if the drug combination pirtobrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab can help to control relapsed CLL/SLL. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06967610?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06967610?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06967610. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06967610. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.