Clinical trial • Phase II • Immunology | Haematology | Rare Disease

MOMELOTINIB DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE for VEXAS syndrome | Myelodysplastic syndrome

Phase II trial of MOMELOTINIB DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE for VEXAS syndrome | Myelodysplastic syndrome. open-label, adaptive. 57 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology | Haematology | Rare Disease
Trial Disease
VEXAS syndrome | Myelodysplastic syndrome
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
26-06-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
08-10-2025

Trial design

open-label, adaptive Phase II trial across 12 sites in France.

Open Label
Yes
Adaptive
Yes
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
57
Trial Duration For Participant
336

Eligibility

Recruits 57 No vulnerable populations selected. Trial enrols adults only (Age ≥ 18 years). Written informed consent from the participant is required; subjects with medical or psychiatric conditions preventing informed consent are excluded. No assent procedures described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must: 1- Have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 24-hours prior to beginning treatment on this study. Lactating patients are excluded. 2- Agree to use, and to be able to comply with, effective contraception without interruption, 4 weeks before starting study drug throughout the entire duration study drug therapy (including doses interruptions) and for 12 weeks after the end of the study drug therapy. 3- Agree to learn about the procedures for preservation of egg before starting treatment.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Trial enrols adults only (Age ≥ 18 years). Written informed consent from the participant is required; subjects with medical or psychiatric conditions preventing informed consent are excluded. No assent procedures described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- ECOG performance status 0-2 at the time of screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate liver function (serum transaminases ≤ 3N, Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (isolated bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin < 35%))"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate renal function (creatinine clearance with MDRD formula > 30 ml/min)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must: 1- Have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 24-hours prior to beginning treatment on this study. Lactating patients are excluded. 2- Agree to use, and to be able to comply with, effective contraception without interruption, 4 weeks before starting study drug throughout the entire duration study drug therapy (including doses interruptions) and for 12 weeks after the end of the study drug therapy. 3- Agree to learn about the procedures for preservation of egg before starting treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Male patients must: 1- Agree the need for the use of a condom if engaged in sexual activity with a woman of childbearing potential during the entire period of treatment, even if disruption of treatment and during 12 weeks after end of treatment. 2- Agree to learn about the procedures for preservation of sperm before starting treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Age ≥ 18 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of VEXAS syndrome with UBA1 mutation and clinically symptomatic disease requiring immunosuppressive treatment and at least 10 mg/d of glucocorticoids"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- With uncontrolled symptoms related to VEXAS with prior treatment line(s) (including steroids)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients refractory/dependent to steroids"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Single concomitant steroids therapy (e.g. prednisone or equivalent) at the time of inclusion is allowed"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- For patients treated with other immunosuppressive/immuno-modulatory therapy than glucocorticoids, a wash out period of 28 days is required prior MMB onset"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Erythropoietin/luspatercept used as a growth factor is not allowed 28 days prior enrollment"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with MDS currently scheduled for allogeneic stem cell transplant or high risk MDS according to IWG 2023."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active gastrointestinal conditions that may affect absorption"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No affiliation to a health insurance system."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to the study investigational medicinal product, the metabolites, or formulation excipients."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who are or have been already treated with JAK inhibitors for VEXAS syndrome or another indication."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who are unable to receive a starting daily dose of MMB of at least 100 mg."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Subjects with any other active malignancies are not eligible, except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or other cancer from which subject has been disease-free for at least 3 years."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Classification 3 or 4), angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft surgery, transient ischemic attack, or pulmonary embolism within 12 weeks prior to initiation of MMB."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known infection with acute and chronic active HIV, HBV, HCV infections."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any medical or psychiatric condition not allowing the informed consent of the subject"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Presence of clinically meaningful active bacterial, fungal, parasitic or viral infection which requires therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous history of Progressive Multifocal Leuko-encephalopathy (PML)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- For Safety run-in : Documentation of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and identification of a maximal tolerated dose (MTD). DLTs will be defined during a safety observation period corresponding to the first 4-week cycle of MMB. Because of the addition of a 4-week period to observe recovery of adverse events of interest, the observation window for DLT will be up to 8 weeks.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DLTs defined during safety observation period corresponding to the first 4-week cycle of MMB; observation window up to 8 weeks. Outcome: documentation of DLTs and identification of MTD."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- For phase II : Overall clinical response rate at 24 weeks after MMB initiation on VEXAS related symptoms (including complete (CR) or partial response (PR))","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall clinical response rate assessed at 24 weeks after MMB initiation on VEXAS-related symptoms; responses include complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- For safety run-in: Adverse events (AE), serious AE (SAE) and toxicity as measured by NCI CTCAE v5.0","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by recording AEs and SAEs and grading per NCI CTCAE v5.0 during safety run-in."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- For safety run-in phase : Plasma MMB/M21 pharmacokinetic parameters (i.e. AUC, Cmax) as data permits","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PK parameters of MMB/M21 in plasma (AUC, Cmax) measured during safety run-in."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall clinical response rates (including CR or PR) and biological response rates (complete or partial) at 4, 12, 24 and 48 weeks after MMB initiation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical and biological response rates assessed at weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 post-initiation; includes CR/PR."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Erythroid hematological improvement (HI-E) evaluated at 16 weeks according to IWG 2018","definition_or_measurement_approach":"HI-E evaluated at 16 weeks according to IWG 2018 criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Steroids dose reduction compared to baseline and/or steroids withdrawal rates at 24 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of steroid dose to baseline and measurement of steroid withdrawal rates at 24 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival at 12 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival assessed at 12 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in the underlying MDS from baseline, at 12 and 24 weeks, including MDS progression based on hematological, cytogenetic and molecular analysis","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of MDS changes/progression at 12 and 24 weeks using hematological, cytogenetic and molecular analyses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Responses: 1-Duration of Response (DoR) on VEXAS symptoms defined as the time from the date of initial documentation of a clinical response (CR or PR) to the date of first documented evidence of relapse or death ; 2-Time to first and best clinical response ; 3-Duration of RBC independency in patients with RBC dependency at time of inclusion, according to IWG 2018 criteria","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DoR measured from initial documented CR/PR to relapse or death; time to first/best response measured; duration of RBC independence per IWG 2018 in RBC-dependent patients."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Evolution of UBA1 VAF on MMB","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of UBA1 variant allele fraction (VAF) changes during treatment with MMB."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Adverse events (AE), serious AE (SAE) and toxicity as measured by NCI CTCAE v5.0","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by AE/SAE reporting and NCI CTCAE v5.0 grading (secondary endpoint duplicate of safety)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- For ancillary study (biological end point): Evolution of UBA1 VAF from baseline to W4, W12 and W24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Ancillary biological endpoint: UBA1 VAF measured at baseline, week 4, week 12 and week 24."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- For ancillary study (Clinical end point): Evolution of VPSS from baseline to W4, W12 and W24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Ancillary clinical endpoint: VPSS (VEXAS personal scoring system) measured at baseline, week 4, week 12 and week 24."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
57
Recruitment Window Months
48
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from participants (adults ≥18 years). Subject information and informed consent form (L1_SIS and ICF adults) are provided; adult ICFs available (French translations present). No assent procedures described.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
12
Total Number Of Participants
57

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-10-2025
Processing Time Days
37
Number Of Sites
12
Number Of Participants
57

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Service des Maladies du sang
Contact Person Name
Sophie DIMICOLI-SALAZAR
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Service d'Hématologie Clinique
Contact Person Name
Alice GARNIER
Contact Person Email
alice.garnier@chu-nantes.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Service d’hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Stanislas NIMUBONA
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
service de médecine interne
Contact Person Name
Samuel ARDOIS
Contact Person Email
samuel.ardois@chu-rennes.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne
Contact Person Name
Alexandra AUDEMARD
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers
Department Name
Service des Maladies du sang
Contact Person Name
Sylvain THEPOT
Contact Person Email
Sylvain.Thepot@chu-angers.fr
Site Name
Hopital Saint Louis
Department Name
Service d’Hématologie Séniors
Contact Person Name
Lin-Pierre ZHAO
Contact Person Email
linpierre.zhao@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Service d’Hématologie Clinique
Contact Person Name
Maël HEIBLIG
Contact Person Email
mael.heiblig@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Oncopole Claudius Regaud
Department Name
Département d’hématologie / Unité de médecine interne
Contact Person Name
Thibault COMONT
Site Name
CHU Gabriel-Montpied
Department Name
Service d’Hématologie Clinique - CHU Estaing
Contact Person Name
Benoît DE RENZIS
Site Name
Hopital Saint Antoine
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne
Contact Person Name
Arsène MEKINIAN
Contact Person Email
arsene.mekinian@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne
Contact Person Name
Emmanuel LEDOULT

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Groupe Francophone Des Myelodysplasies
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
MOMELOTINIB DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
Active Substance
MOMELOTINIB DIHYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
300 mg

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