Clinical trial • Phase II • Immunology|Rare Disease
AXATILIMAB for Chronic graft versus host disease
Phase II trial of AXATILIMAB for Chronic graft versus host disease. Randomised, open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 173 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Immunology|Rare Disease
- Trial Disease
- Chronic graft versus host disease
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 25-06-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 17-07-2024
Trial design
Randomised, open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial across 23 sites in Germany, Greece, Belgium and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- None/Not specified
- Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 173
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 730
Eligibility
Recruits 173 Pediatric participants are identified as vulnerable. The protocol requires participants to be capable of giving signed informed consent; for pediatric participants unable to provide consent a parent/guardian should provide consent, and where applicable pediatric participants should sign their own assent form. Age-specific performance scales (Karnofsky ≥60 if ≥16 years; Lansky ≥60 if <16 years) and pediatric-specific formulas (Schwartz for CrCl) are specified..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- 10. Female patient who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Vulnerable Population
- Pediatric participants are identified as vulnerable. The protocol requires participants to be capable of giving signed informed consent; for pediatric participants unable to provide consent a parent/guardian should provide consent, and where applicable pediatric participants should sign their own assent form. Age-specific performance scales (Karnofsky ≥60 if ≥16 years; Lansky ≥60 if <16 years) and pediatric-specific formulas (Schwartz for CrCl) are specified.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. Patient must be 18 years of age or older, at the time of signing the informed consent."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 10. Concomitant use of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) or mammalian target of repamycin (mTOR) inhibitors (sirolimus or everolimus) is allowed but not required."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 11. Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and protocol. A parent/guardian should provide consent for pediatric participants unable to provide consent themselves; in addition, where applicable pediatric participants should sign their own assent form."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 2. Patients who are allogeneic HSCT recipients with active cGVHD requiring systemic immune suppression. Active cGVHD is defined as the presence of signs and symptoms of cGVHD per 2014 NIH Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical trials in cGVHD"}
- {"criterion_text":"- 3. Patients with refractory or recurrent active cGVHD despite at least 2 lines of systemic therapy. - Refractory disease is defined as meeting any of the following criteria: -- The development of 1 or more new sites of disease while being treated for cGVHD. -- Progression of existing sites of disease despite at least 1 month of standard or investigation therapy for cGVHD. -- Patients who have not achieved a response within 3 months on their prior therapy for cGVHD and for whom the treating physician believes a new systemic therapy is required. - Recurrent cGVHD is active, symptomatic disease (after an initial response to prior therapy) as defined, based on the NIH 2014 consensus criteria, by organ-specific or global assessment or for which the physician believes that a new line of systemic therapy is required."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 4. Patients may have persistent, active acute and cGVHD manifestations (overlap syndrome), as defined by 2014 NIH Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical trials in cGVHD."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 5. Karnofsky Performance Scale of ≥60 (if aged 16 years or older); Lansky Performance Score of ≥60 (if aged <16 years)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- 6. Adequate organ and bone marrow functions evaluated during the 14 days prior to randomization."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 7. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥30 milliliter/minute based on the Cockcroft-Gault formula in adult patients and Schwartz formula in pediatric participants."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 8. Male and/or female participants. Contraceptive use by men or women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 9. Concomitant use a of systemic corticosteroid is allowed but not required. Topical and inhaled corticosteroid agents are allowed. If a patient is taking corticosteroids at study randomization, they must be on a stable dose of corticosteroids for at least 2 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. Has acute GVHD without manifestations of cGVHD."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 10. Female patient who is pregnant or breastfeeding."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 11. Previous exposure to CSF-1R–targeted therapies."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 12. Taking agents for treatment of cGVHD other than corticosteroids or either a CNI or mTOR inhibitor is prohibited."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 13. For approved or commonly used agents, other than corticosteroids, CNI and mTOR inhibitor, a washout of 2 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, is required at study enrollment."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 14. Receiving an investigational treatment within 28 days of randomization."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 15. Patients should not be participating in any other interventional study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 2. Any evidence (histologic, cytogenetic, molecular, hematologic, or mixed) of relapse of the underlying cancer or post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease at the time of screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 3. History of acute or chronic pancreatitis."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 4. History of myositis."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 5. History or other evidence of severe illness, uncontrolled infection or any other conditions that would make the patient, in the opinion of the Investigator, unsuitable for the study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 6. Participants with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 7. Patients with a of history of latent or active tuberculosis (TB) before screening; signs or symptoms suggestive of active TB upon medical history and/or physical examination; recent close contact with a person with active TB; positive QuantiFeron TB test at screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 8. Hepatitis B (defined as hepatitis B virus [HBV] surface antigen positive and HBV core antibody positive, with positive HBV deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA], or HBV positive core antibody alone with positive HBV DNA. Hepatitis C (defined as positive hepatitis C [HCV] antibody with positive HCV ribonucleic acid [RNA])."}
- {"criterion_text":"- 9. Diagnosed with another malignancy (other than malignancy for which transplant was performed) within 3 years of randomization, unless previously treated with curative intent and approved by Sponsor's Medical Monitor (for example, completely resected basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, resected in situ cervical malignancy, resected breast ductal carcinoma in situ, or low-risk prostate cancer after curative resection)."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- 1. ORR in the first 6 cycles as defined by the 2014 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in cGVHD","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response rate (ORR) measured in the first 6 cycles, defined by the 2014 NIH Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in cGVHD."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- 1. mLSS","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- 2. - ORR, - DOR, - SRR, - Organ-specific and joints and fascia response rate, - Average daily corticosteroid dose, - Discontinue corticosteroid, - Average daily CNI dose, - Discontinue CNI.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- 3. - AEs and SAEs, - Vital signs, safety laboratory parameters, physical/neurological examination, ECG, and Karnofsky/Lansky performance scale.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- 4. PK parameters and patient factors.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Population plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of axatilimab."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- 5. CSF-1, IL-34 levels.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of plasma CSF-1 and IL-34 concentrations."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- 6. Circulating monocyte number and phenotype.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of circulating monocyte counts and phenotype (flow cytometry/hematology assays as per protocol)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- 7. Baseline circulating monocyte number and phenotype.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Baseline measurement of circulating monocyte counts and phenotype."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 173
- Recruitment Window Months
- 77
- Consent Approach
- Adults must be capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the ICF and protocol. For pediatric participants, a parent/guardian should provide consent for those unable to provide consent themselves; where applicable pediatric participants should sign an assent form. Subject information and ICF documents are provided in multiple languages (protocol/I C F documents available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Dutch as per submitted documents).
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 23
- Total Number Of Participants
- 67
Germany
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 25-06-2025
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 8
Sites
- Site Name
- Universitaet Muenster
- Department Name
- Department of Medicine A, Haematology and Oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Matthias Stelljes
- Contact Person Email
- matthias.stelljes@ukmuenster.de
- Site Name
- Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg AöR
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Daniel Wolff
- Contact Person Email
- daniel.wolff@ukr.de
Greece
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 03-10-2025
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- University General Hospital Attikon General Hospital Of West Attica H Agia Varvara
- Department Name
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Devision of Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Panagiotis Tsirigotis
- Contact Person Email
- panagtsirigotis@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Geniko Nosokomeio Thessalonikis George Papanikolaou
- Department Name
- Hematology-Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Center
- Contact Person Name
- Ioanna Sakellari
- Contact Person Email
- ioannamarilena@gmail.com
Belgium
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 02-09-2025
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- UZ Leuven
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Hélène Schoemans
- Contact Person Email
- helene.schoemans@uzleuven.be
- Site Name
- Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Dries Deeren
- Contact Person Email
- dries.deeren@azdelta.be
Italy
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 09-09-2025
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 7
Sites
- Site Name
- Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Oncoematologia
- Contact Person Name
- Fabio Ciceri
- Contact Person Email
- ciceri.fabio@hsr.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia, Oncologia ed Ematologia
- Contact Person Name
- Simona Sica
- Contact Person Email
- simona.sica@unicatt.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia
- Department Name
- U.O. Oncoematologia Pediatrica
- Contact Person Name
- Fulvio Porta
- Contact Person Email
- fulvio.porta@asst-spedalicivili.it
Spain
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 19-09-2025
- Number Of Sites
- 9
- Number Of Participants
- 33
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Guillermo Ortí Pascual
- Contact Person Email
- gorti@vhebron.net
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De Salamanca
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Lucía López Corral
- Contact Person Email
- lucialopezcorral@usal.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Marques De Valdecilla
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- María Aranzazu Bermúdez Rodríguez
- Contact Person Email
- maranzazu.bermudez@scsalud.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Virgen De Las Nieves
- Department Name
- Hematology and Hemotherapy
- Contact Person Name
- Manuel Jurado Chacón
- Contact Person Email
- manuel.jurado.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Puerta De Hierro De Majadahonda
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Rafael Duarte
- Contact Person Email
- rduarte.work@gmail.com
- Site Name
- University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- José Antonio Pérez Simón
- Contact Person Email
- josea.perez.simon.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Carmen Martínez Muñoz
- Contact Person Email
- cmarti@clinic.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
- Department Name
- Hematology and Hemotherapy
- Contact Person Name
- Mi Kwon
- Contact Person Email
- mi.kwon@salud.madrid.org
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Jaime Sanz Caballer
- Contact Person Email
- sanz_jai@gva.es
France
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 11-12-2025
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 11
Sites
- Site Name
- Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
- Department Name
- Onco-Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Bruno Lioure
- Contact Person Email
- b.lioure@icans.eu
- Site Name
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
- Department Name
- Clinical Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Laetitia Souchet
- Contact Person Email
- laetitia.souchet@aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Anne Huynh
- Contact Person Email
- huynh.anne@iuct-oncopole.fr
- Site Name
- Hospices Civils De Lyon
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Sandrine Loron
- Contact Person Email
- sandrine.loron@chu-lyon.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
- Department Name
- Clinical Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Edouard Forcade
- Contact Person Email
- edouard.forcade@chu-bordeaux.fr
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- PPD Development LP
- Responsibilities
- codes: 8
- Name
- Icon Clinical Research Limited
- Responsibilities
- codes: 4
- Name
- Icon Laboratory Services Inc.
- Responsibilities
- codes: 4
- Name
- Medidata Solutions Inc.
- Responsibilities
- codes: 7
- Name
- Medpace Ellas Monoprosopi I.K.E.
- Responsibilities
- codes: 1; 12
- Name
- Pharmaceutical Research Associates Group B.V.
- Responsibilities
- codes: 4
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Incyte Corp.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 10; 15 (Incyte managed by Syndax for biostats)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"PPD Development LP","duties_or_roles":"codes: 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Celerion Inc.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Icon Laboratory Services Inc.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Biologics Development Services LLC","duties_or_roles":"codes: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Greece","full_name":"Medpace Ellas Monoprosopi I.K.E.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 1; 12","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Pharmaceutical Research Associates Group B.V.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Sherpa Clinical Packaging LLC","duties_or_roles":"codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"codes: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Biotec Services International Limited","duties_or_roles":"codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- AXATILIMAB
- Active Substance
- AXATILIMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- Intravenous
- Route
- Intravenous
- Starting Dose
- 0.3 mg/kg
- Dose Levels
- 0.3 mg/kg; 1 mg/kg; 3 mg/kg
- Frequency
- 0.3 mg/kg IV Q2W; 1 mg/kg IV Q2W; 3 mg/kg IV Q4W
- Maximum Dose
- 3 mg/kg
- Dose Escalation Increase
- 0.3 mg/kg -> 1 mg/kg -> 3 mg/kg
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