Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

asciminib hydrochloride for Chronic myeloid leukemia (chronic phase) | Chronic myeloid leukemia (accelerated phase)

Phase II trial of asciminib hydrochloride for Chronic myeloid leukemia (chronic phase) | Chronic myeloid leukemia (accelerated phase).

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Chronic myeloid leukemia (chronic phase) | Chronic myeloid leukemia (accelerated phase)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
07-08-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
05-11-2024

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial across 7 sites in France.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
20
Trial Duration For Participant
730

Eligibility

Recruits 20 Population marked as vulnerable in trial metadata. Consent requirement: "Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study." No explicit additional assent or parental consent procedures for vulnerable participants are described in the available text..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
Vulnerable Population
Population marked as vulnerable in trial metadata. Consent requirement: "Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study." No explicit additional assent or parental consent procedures for vulnerable participants are described in the available text.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study.\n- Male or female patients with a diagnosis of CML-CP or CML-AP ≥ 18 years of age.\n- Patients with CML-CP or CML-AP with history of documented T315I mutation after at least one TKI treatment, who are resistant, intolerant, or ineligible to ponatinib (according to Investigator judgment) Documented CML-CP will meet all the below European Leukemia Network (ELN) 2020 criteria (Hochhaus et al 2020): • < 15% blasts in peripheral blood and bone marrow, • < 30% blasts plus promyelocytes in peripheral blood and bone marrow, • < 20% basophils in the peripheral blood, • Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L (≥ 100,000/mm3), • No evidence of extramedullary leukemic involvement, with the exception of hepatosplenomegaly. Documented CML-AP will meet all the below ELN 2013 criteria (Baccarani et al 2013): • 15-29% blasts in peripheral blood or bone marrow • ≥ 30% blasts plus promyelocytes (with blasts <30%) in peripheral blood or bone marrow , • ≥ 20% basophils in peripheral blood • <100 x10(9)/L platelets unrelated to therapy, • Clonal chromosome abnormalities in Ph1 cells (CCA/Ph1), major route, on treatment\n- Not already treated with asciminib or another any allosteric inhibitor\n- Failure (adapted from the ELN guidelines 2020 and ELN Guidelines 2013) or intolerance to Ponatinib at the time of Screening.Treatment failure is defined for CML-CP and CML-AP patients as follows (Hochhaus et al 2020). Patients must meet at least 1 of the following criteria: o 3 months after the initiation of therapy: BCR::ABL1 IS ratio > 10% if confirmed within 1-3 months o 6 months after the initiation of therapy: BCR::ABL1 IS ratio > 10% o 12 months after initiation of therapy: BCR::ABL1 IS ratio > 1% o At any time after the initiation of therapy: BCR::ABL1 IS ratio > 1% o At any time after the initiation of therapy: development of new BCR::ABL1 mutations (only T315I in this study) which potentially cause resistance o At any time after the initiation of therapy: new high-risk additional cytogenetic abnormalities o Intolerance: o Non-hematologic intolerance: Patients with any Grade 3 or 4 toxicity while on therapy, or with persistent (i.e. ≥ 3 months) chronic Grade 2 toxicity, unresponsive to optimal management, including dose adjustments (unless dose reduction is not considered in the best interest of the patient if response is already suboptimal) o Hematologic intolerance: Patients with Grade 3 or 4 toxicity (absolute neutrophil count [ANC] or platelets) while on therapy that is recurrent after dose reduction to the lowest doses recommended by the Marketing Authorization Holder\n- Ineligible to ponatinib according to Investigator (based on Ponatinib SmPC)\n- Evidence of typical BCR::ABL1 transcript [e14a2 and/or e13a2] or atypical transcripts at the time of Screening which are amenable to standardized or non-standardized real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) quantification."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous hematopoietic allogeneic stem-cell transplantation\n- Treatment with medications that meet one of the following criteria and that cannot be discontinued at least one week prior to the start of treatment with study treatment: • Moderate or strong inducers of CYP3A • Moderate or strong inhibitors of CYP3A\n- Previous known/ suspected hypersensitivity to asciminib or any of its excipients.\n- Participation in a prior investigational study within 30 days prior to ICF’s signature or within 5 half-lives of the investigational product, whichever is longer\n- Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women\n- Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for 3 days after last dose of asciminib. Highly effective contraception methods include: • Total abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient). Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception • Female sterilization (have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy), total hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation at least six weeks before taking study treatment). In case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment • Male sterilization (at least 6 months prior to Screening). The vasectomized male partner should be the sole partner for that patient. • Use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception or placement of an intrauterine device or intrauterine system or other forms of hormonal contraception that have comparable efficacy (failure rate < 1%), for example hormone vaginal ring or transdermal hormone contraception. • In case of use of oral contraception women should have been stable on the same pill for a minimum of 3 months before taking study treatment. • Women are considered post-menopausal and not of childbearing potential if they have had 12 months of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea with an appropriate clinical profile (e.g. age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms) or have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy), total hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation at least six weeks before taking study treatment. In the case of oophorectomy alone, women are considered post-menopausal and not of childbearing potential only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment.\n- Compound mutant T315I resistant to asciminib monotherapy (Eide et al 2019, Sponseiler et al 2024), (polyclonal ABL1 mutations including T315I can be enrolled)\n- Cardiac or cardiac repolarization abnormality, including any of the following: • History within 6 months prior to starting study treatment of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., ventricular tachycardia), complete left bundle branch block, high-grade Atrioventricular (AV) block (e.g., bifascicular block, Mobitz Type II and III degree AV block) • QT interval corrected by Fridericia’s formula (QTcF) at Screening ≥ 470 msec (male patients), ≥450 msec (female patients) • Long QT syndrome, family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome, or any of the following: o Risk factors for Torsades de Pointes (TdP) including uncorrected hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, history of cardiac failure, or history of clinically significant/symptomatic bradycardia Concomitant medications with a “Known risk of TdP” per wwwcrediblemeds.org/ that cannot be discontinued or replaced 7 days prior to starting study drug by safe alternative medication. o Inability to determine the QTcF interval\n- Severe and/or uncontrolled concurrent medical disease that in the opinion of the Investigator could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol (e.g. uncontrolled diabetes, active or uncontrolled infection, pulmonary hypertension)\n- History of clinical acute pancreatitis within 1 year of study entry or past medical history of chronic pancreatitis (except if ponatinib-induced and completely resolved at time of Screening)\n- History of acute or chronic liver disease (i.e. cirrhosis; liver impairment)\n- Known presence of significant congenital or acquired bleeding disorder unrelated to cancer\n- History of other active malignancy within 3 years prior to study entry with the exception of previous or concomitant basal cell skin cancer and previous carcinoma in situ treated curatively\n- Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), or chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection. Testing for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) and Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb / anti HBc) will be performed at Screening\n- Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of study drug (e.g. ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, small bowel resection, or gastric bypass surgery)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of BCR::ABL1 IS ≤ 1% (MR2) at 12 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"BCR::ABL1 International Scale (IS) ≤ 1% (MR2) measured at 12 months (molecular response by standardized or non-standardized real-time quantitative PCR as applicable)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Kinetics of response: BCR::ABL1 IS (MR2, major molecular response (MMR), MR4.0, MR4.5, undetectable MR4.5) at and by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months for all patients,","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Serial BCR::ABL1 IS measurements at listed timepoints to assess molecular depth of response (MR2, MMR, MR4.0, MR4.5, undetectable MR4.5)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Estimate response to treatment MR2 at 12 months in patients with BCR::ABL1 IS > 1% at treatment initiation or maintenance of MR2 at 12 months in patients with MR2 at treatment initiation,","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of MR2 status at 12 months stratified by baseline MR2 status or baseline BCR::ABL1 IS >1%."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to MMR (for patients not in MMR at treatment initiation),","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from treatment initiation to achievement of major molecular response (MMR)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of MMR patient","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration (time) patients remain in MMR."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to MR2 (for patients not in MR2 at treatment initiation),","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from treatment initiation to achievement of MR2."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of MR2,","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration (time) patients remain in MR2."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS),","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from treatment initiation to death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression Free Survival (PFS),","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from treatment initiation to disease progression or death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Event Free Survival (EFS),","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from treatment initiation to predefined events (per protocol) or death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Failure Free Survival (FFS).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from treatment initiation to treatment failure (per protocol definition) or death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients with an AE (frequency),","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Frequency counts of adverse events (AEs) observed in study participants."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Description/severity (grade of severity) of AE (all AE, serious or not serious AE, related and not related AE), and number of patients who discontinued the treatment due to AE,","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AE characterization by severity grade, seriousness, causality and discontinuations due to AEs."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Deaths and reasons for death.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Reporting of deaths and documented cause/reason for death."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
20
Recruitment Window Months
48
Consent Approach
Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study. Subject information and informed consent form documents (SIS and ICF) are listed in trial documents; materials include French translations.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
7
Total Number Of Participants
20

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
30-04-2026
Processing Time Days
570
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
20

Sites

Site Name
Institut Bergonie
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Gabriel Etienne
Site Name
Hopital Saint Louis
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Rea Delphine
Contact Person Email
delphine.rea@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Valérie COITEUX
Contact Person Email
Valerie.coiteux@chu-lille.fr
Site Name
Centre Leon Berard
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Franck Nicolini
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Clinical Hematology
Contact Person Name
Viviane Dubruille
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Gabrielle Roth-Guépin
Contact Person Email
g.roth-guepin@chru-nancy.fr
Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Aude CHARBONNIER
Contact Person Email
charbonniera@ipc.unicancer.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Novartis Pharma S.A.S.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
France

Contract research organisations

Name
RCTS Randomized Clinical Trials
Responsibilities
sponsor duties codes: 1; 2; contact asc4target@rcts.fr (listed responsibilities as codes in source data)

Third parties

  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Hopital Saint Louis","duties_or_roles":"code 4","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Creapharm Clinical Supplies","duties_or_roles":"Provide products (code 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"RCTS Randomized Clinical Trials","duties_or_roles":"code 1; code 2","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Scemblix 40 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
asciminib hydrochloride
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
oral
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation present (EU/1/22/1670/004)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
200 mg twice a day
Dose Levels
Minimum 200 mg; maximum 400 mg (total daily)
Frequency
twice a day
Maximum Dose
400 mg (total daily)
Dose Escalation Increase
Initial 200 mg twice daily; maximum 400 mg total daily

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