Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Oncology

ASCIMINIB HYDROCHLORIDE for Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCR-ABL1-positive, Ph+) | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCR-ABL1-like, ABL-class)

Phase I/II trial of ASCIMINIB HYDROCHLORIDE for Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCR-ABL1-positive, Ph+) | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCR-ABL1-like, ABL-c…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCR-ABL1-positive, Ph+) | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCR-ABL1-like, ABL-class)
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Bispecific antibody
Paediatric Trial
Yes
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
18-12-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
27-04-2026

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive Phase I/II trial in Czechia, Denmark, France and others.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Adaptive
Yes
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
27

Eligibility

Recruits 27 paediatric patients.

Vulnerable Population
The trial explicitly includes paediatric, adolescent and young adult participants (≥1 year to ≤30 years) and is marked as involving a vulnerable population. Informed consent/assent approach uses age‑appropriate documentation: Parent/legal guardian consent forms for minors, child and pre-adolescent assent forms, adolescent assent and 'adolescent becoming adult' forms, and main ICF for adults. Separate data protection consent and pregnancy follow-up forms are provided. Country-specific ICFs/assent forms are provided in multiple languages as submitted (e.g. Czech, Danish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, English).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Male or female participants ≥1 year to ≤30 years of age at screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants with documented history of either Ph+ ALL or ABL-class Ph-like ALL with ABL1 or ABL2 rearrangements. Genetic testing will be performed locally and eligible alterations confirmed by treating investigators; central confirmation will not be performed as part of the study. (Of note, participants with T315I mutations are eligible for inclusion in Part 1 and Part 2)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Active B-Cell ALL at screening defined by MFC or IG/TCR PCR of ALL blasts >0.01% in participants with either: a. Primary refractory disease (>0.01% ALL blasts present at the end of consolidation) OR b. Relapsed ALL with evidence of involvement of BM with ALL (MFC or IG/TCR PCR>0.01%) after at least one line of therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants with CNS1, CNS2, CNS3a or CNS3b at screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Documented history of CD19 expressing B-cell ALL (in peripheral blood or bone marrow by flow cytometry) a.\tFor participants who received anti-CD19 targeted therapy (e.g CD19 CAR T cells or blinatumomab), CD19 expressing B-cell ALL must be documented after anti-CD19 therapy completion prior to cycle 1 day 1."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants with >3 relapses of ALL at screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Extramedullary disease (non-CNS and/ or isolated CNS disease) at screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants with CNS3c at screening (Clinical signs of CNS leukemia (such as facial nerve palsy, brain/eye involvement or hypothalamic syndrome)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of hematopoietic stem cell transplant within the prior 12 weeks"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Presence of active acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients receiving any agent to treat or prevent GVHD within 4 weeks are not eligible for this trial."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Part 1 Dose Escalation: Incidence of DLTs occurring during cycle 1 (debulking induction)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence (proportion) of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) observed during cycle 1 (debulking induction) in Part 1 dose escalation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Part 1 Dose Escalation: incidence of severity of AEs and laboratory safety findings","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence and severity grading of adverse events (AEs) and laboratory safety abnormalities during Part 1 assessed using standard safety reporting and laboratory evaluations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Part 2 Dose Expansion: Proportion of CR evaluable participants who achieve CR treated at the RP2D at the end of cycle 1 (debulking induction)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants evaluable for complete remission (CR) who achieve CR at the end of cycle 1 when treated at the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-• Proportion of participants who had a CR at the end of cycle 2 and cycle 3","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants achieving CR assessed at end of cycle 2 and end of cycle 3."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-• Proportion of participants who had CR and/or CRi at and by the end of: cycle 1, cycle 2, and cycle 3","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants with CR and/or CRi assessed at and by the end of cycles 1, 2 and 3."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-• Next generation sequencing MRD negative rate at and by the end of: end of cycle 1, cycle 2, and cycle 3.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negativity rate measured by next generation sequencing (NGS) at and by the end of cycles 1, 2 and 3."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-• MFC MRD negative CR/CRi rate at and by the end of: cycle 1, cycle 2, and cycle 3.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negativity rate measured by multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) in participants achieving CR/CRi at and by the end of cycles 1, 2 and 3."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-• Disease Free Survival","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Disease-free survival measured from a defined starting point (per protocol) to relapse or death; specific censoring and calculation method per protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-• Overall survival","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured from a defined starting point (per protocol) to death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Type, frequency, severity of treatment emergent adverse events, changes in laboratory parameters, ECG, and other safety data.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety endpoints include incidence, frequency and severity (grading) of treatment-emergent AEs, laboratory parameter changes, ECG findings and other safety assessments as recorded during the study."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-PK parameters of asciminib at steady state: AUClast, Cmax, Tmax, Ctrough over time (sparse PK sampling)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic parameters of asciminib at steady state (AUClast, Cmax, Tmax, Ctrough) assessed via sparse PK sampling per protocol schedule."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
27
Recruitment Window Months
117
Consent Approach
Informed consent uses age-appropriate forms: Main ICF for adults; Parent/legal guardian consent for minors; child assent and pre-adolescent assent forms; adolescent assent and 'adolescent becoming adult' materials. Separate data protection consent forms and pregnancy follow-up forms are provided. Country-specific ICFs and assent forms are supplied in multiple languages (examples in the submission include Czech, Danish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, English).

Methods

  • Recruitment arrangements submitted as K1 documents for multiple countries (country-specific K1 recruitment arrangements).
  • Advertisements submitted as K2 documents (country-specific advertisements) — K2 advertisement documents are present for Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands and other submitted countries. Target audience in documentation: participants/patients with relapsed or refractory Ph+ or ABL-class Ph-like ALL.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
25
Total Number Of Participants
21

Czechia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
28-04-2026
Processing Time Days
40
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
Institute Of Hematology And Blood Transfusion
Department Name
6001
Contact Person Name
Cyril Salek
Contact Person Email
cyril.salek@uhkt.cz
Site Name
Fakultni Nemocnice V Motole
Department Name
6000, Klinika detske hematologie a onkologie
Contact Person Name
Petr Smisek
Contact Person Email
Petr.Smisek@fnmotol.cz

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
31-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-04-2026
Processing Time Days
27
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
Rigshospitalet
Department Name
7000: Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicin
Contact Person Name
Ruta Tuckuviene
Contact Person Email
ruta.tuckuviene@regionh.dk

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
31-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
28-04-2026
Processing Time Days
28
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
8004: Hématologie oncologie
Contact Person Name
Stéphane Ducassou
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
8006: Hématologie oncologie
Contact Person Name
Paul Saultier
Contact Person Email
paul.saultier@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
8003: Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Carine Halfon-Domenech
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
8000: Hématologie oncologie
Contact Person Name
Virginie Gandemer
Site Name
Robert Debre University Hospital
Department Name
8002: Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Marion Strullu
Contact Person Email
marion.strullu@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hospital Hotel Dieu
Department Name
8005: Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Patrice Chevallier
Site Name
Hopital Saint Louis
Department Name
8001: Hématologie
Contact Person Name
Nicolas Boissel
Contact Person Email
nicolas.boissel@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux (Pessac)
Department Name
8004: Hématologie oncologie
Contact Person Name
Stéphane Ducassou

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
30-04-2026
Processing Time Days
31
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Department Name
9003,Klinik fuer Paediatrische Haematologie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Gabriele Escherich
Contact Person Email
escherich@uke.de
Site Name
Goethe University Frankfurt
Department Name
9002,Klinik fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Contact Person Name
Leila Koscher
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
9001, Klinik für Kinderheilkunde III
Contact Person Name
Uta Dirksen
Contact Person Email
Uta.dirksen@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Koeln AöR
Department Name
9005, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder und Jugendmedizin
Contact Person Name
Boris Decarolis
Contact Person Email
Boris.decarolis@uk-koeln.de
Site Name
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Department Name
9004, Charite – Campus Virchow Klinikum Paediatrische Haematologie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Andrej Lissat
Contact Person Email
Andrej.Lissat@charite.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR
Department Name
9000,Kinder- und Jugendklinik Paediatrische Onkologie und Haematologie
Contact Person Name
Markus Metzler
Contact Person Email
Markus.Metzler@uk-erlangen.de

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
24-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-04-2026
Processing Time Days
36
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
Department Name
1100,Dipartimento di Onco-Ematologia, Terapia Cellulare, Terapie Geniche e Trapianto Emopoietico
Contact Person Name
Franco Locatelli
Contact Person Email
franco.locatelli@opbg.net
Site Name
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Department Name
1102, U.O.C. Ematologia
Contact Person Name
Elena Palmisani
Contact Person Email
elenapalmisani@gaslini.org
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori
Department Name
1101, U.O.S. Ematologia Pediatrica Clinica Pediatrica
Contact Person Name
Veronica Leoni

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
04-05-2026
Processing Time Days
39
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
4

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Sant Joan De Deu Barcelona
Department Name
3102:Oncología
Contact Person Name
Anna Faura Morros
Contact Person Email
anna.faura@sjd.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
3101:Oncología
Contact Person Name
Isabel Martínez Romera
Contact Person Email
imromera@salud.madrid.org
Site Name
Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus
Department Name
3103:Oncología
Contact Person Name
Beatriz Vergara Muñoz
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
3100:Oncología
Contact Person Name
Pablo Velasco Pueyo

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-04-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-04-2026
Processing Time Days
15
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
Prinses Maxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie B.V.
Department Name
2100:Trial and data center
Contact Person Name
Erica Brivio

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Novartis Pharma AG
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Switzerland

Contract research organisations

Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
Central ECG Reading; general clinical trial services (sponsor contact: eu_clinical_trials_information@iqvia.com); sponsor duties include code:1 for some entries
Name
Parexel International (IRL) Limited
Responsibilities
Clinical trial services (sponsor duties code:12)
Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
Clinical trial services (sponsor duties code:1 and code:4 across entries)
Name
Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL
Responsibilities
Lab kits supply and sample management
Name
Scout Clinical
Responsibilities
Patient travel and accommodation reimbursement and/or arrangement

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scout Clinical","duties_or_roles":"Patient travel and accommodation reimbursement and/or arrangement","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Parexel International (IRL) Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:12","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"Central ECG Reading; code:3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL","duties_or_roles":"Lab kits supply and sample management","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code:6","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"India","full_name":"Veeda Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Mipharm S.p.A.","duties_or_roles":"code:14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Jumo Health USA Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Patient Guides and Tools","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Australia","full_name":"Sa Pathology","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Asciminib
Active Substance
ASCIMINIB HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Orphan Designation
Yes
Investigational Product Name
ASCIMINIB HYDROCHLORIDE
Active Substance
ASCIMINIB HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Orphan Designation
Yes
Investigational Product Name
BLINATUMOMAB
Active Substance
BLINATUMOMAB
Modality
Bispecific antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Orphan Designation
Yes
Investigational Product Name
VINCRISTINE SULFATE
Active Substance
VINCRISTINE SULFATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Investigational Product Name
DEXAMETHASONE
Active Substance
DEXAMETHASONE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Investigational Product Name
DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE
Active Substance
DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Investigational Product Name
METHOTREXATE
Active Substance
METHOTREXATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
INTRATHECAL USE
Investigational Product Name
DBL methotrexate injection
Active Substance
METHOTREXATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
INTRATHECAL USE
Investigational Product Name
PREDNISOLONE ACETATE PH. EUR.
Active Substance
PREDNISOLONE ACETATE PH. EUR.
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
INTRATHECAL USE
Investigational Product Name
HYDROCORTISONE
Active Substance
HYDROCORTISONE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
INTRATHECAL USE
Investigational Product Name
CYTARABINE
Active Substance
CYTARABINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
INTRATHECAL USE
Combination Treatment
Yes

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