Conditions: Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 787
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This open-label, randomized, 3-arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of (obinutuzumab) RO5072759 in combination with chlorambucil as compared to rituximab plus chlorambucil or chlorambucil alone in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Patients will be randomized 2:2:1 to receive a maximum of six 28-day cycles of either RO5072759 (1000 mg intravenous (iv) infusion, on days 1, 8 and 15 of cycle 1 and day 1 of cycles 2-6) plus chlorambucil (0.5 mg/kg orally, days 1 and 15 of cycles 1-6), or rituximab (iv infusion day 1, 375 mg/m\^2 cycle 1, 500 mg/m\^2 cycles 2-6) plus chlorambucil, or chlorambucil alone. Anticipated time on study treatment is \>6 months and follow-up for disease-progression and safety will be at least 5 years. In the US, this trial is sponsored/managed by Genentech.

Detailed description:
Protocol BO21004 is divided into 3 separate Unique Protocol IDs for reporting results on clinicaltrials.gov because there are 3 separate primary analyses conducted at different time-points.

* BO21004 (Stage 1a) \[NCT01010061\] includes the analysis of 2 of the 3 arms obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil (Glb) compared to chlorambucil (Clb) reported separately.
* BO21004 (Stage 1b) \[NCT01998880\] includes the analysis of 2 of the 3 arms rituximab plus chlorambucil (RClb) compared to chlorambucil (Clb) reported separately.
* BO21004 (Stage 2) includes the analysis of 2 of the 3 arms obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil (Glb) compared to rituximab plus chlorambucil (RClb) reported here.

Arms:
arm 1: Participants received 1000 mg obinutuzumab intravenous (IV) infusion, on Days 1 \[first infusion split 100 mg on Day 1 and 900 mg on Day 2 as per protocol amendment\], 8 and 15 in Cycle 1 and Day 1 in Cycles 2-6 (28-day cycles) plus chlorambucil 0.5 mg/kg orally on Day 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle (6 Cycles). arm 2: Participants received 375 mg/m\^2 rituximab IV infusion on Day 1 of Cycle 1 then 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusions on Day 1 of Cycles 2-6 (28-day cycles) plus chlorambucil 0.5 mg/kg orally on Day 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle (6 cycles). arm 3: Participants received chlorambucil 0.5 mg/kg orally on Day 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle (6 Cycles). Participants with Progressive Disease or within 6 months of follow-up were allowed to cross over to receive obinutuzumab + chlorambucil.

Interventions: intervention 1: obinutuzumab intervention 2: rituximab intervention 3: chlorambucil
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 1000 mg obinutuzumab intravenous (IV) infusion, on Days 1 \[first infusion split 100 mg on Day 1 and 900 mg on Day 2 as per protocol amendment\], 8 and 15 in Cycle 1 and Day 1 in Cycles 2-6 (28-day cycles). intervention 2: 375 mg/m\^2 rituximab intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of Cycle 1 (Cycle duration is 28 days) then 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusions on Day 1 of Cycles 2-6. intervention 3: Chlorambucil 0.5 mg/kg orally on Day 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle

Protocol document: