Clinical trial • Phase II • Haematology
Venetoclax for Acute myeloid leukemia
Phase II trial of Venetoclax for Acute myeloid leukemia. 147 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Haematology
- Trial Disease
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 19-07-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 28-08-2024
Trial design
Phase II trial across 16 sites in Finland, Norway, Denmark and others.
- Target Sample Size
- 147
Eligibility
Recruits 147 No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants must provide written informed consent; country-specific subject information and consent forms are provided..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Pregnant women and nursing mothers (a negative pregnancy test is required for all women of childbearing potential within 7 days before start of treatment).
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants must provide written informed consent; country-specific subject information and consent forms are provided.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Specific inclusion criteria for refractory AML patients: Patients who fail to achieve a complete or partial remission after previous monotherapy with HMA or induction chemotherapy (at least 1 cycle of chemotherapy containing cytarabine or clofarabine, in combination with a topoisomerase II inhibitor (e.g., anthracycline or mitoxantrone)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients who present with one of the following (except acute promyelocytic leukemia) a. De novo or secondary AML unfit for standard induction therapy (see inclusion criterion 8). b. Relapsed/refractory AML1 (2022 ELN response criteria) after 1-3 lines of prior therapy (see inclusion criterion 9)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent to participate in an exploratory research protocol including biobanking, comprehensive AML profiling (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.) and ex vivo drug sensitivity testing to assess venetoclax and other drug sensitivities. (Not applicable for patients enrolled in Sweden).a. All patients are treated with azacytidine + venetoclax irrespective of the ex vivo screening results."}
- {"criterion_text":"- ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2 for patients ≥ 75 years of age OR ≤ 3 for patients ≥ 18 to 74 years of age"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Leukocyte count < 25 x10E9/l. Hydroxyurea use is permitted to meet this criterion."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Adequate renal function as demonstrated by a calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min; determined by the Cockcroft Gault formula."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Adequate liver function as demonstrated by a. alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 4.0 × ULN. b. bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Specific inclusion criteria for elderly/unfit AML patients: a. ≥ 70 years of age OR b. ≥ 18 to 69 years of age and ineligible for intensive chemotherapy meeting at least one of the following criteria: Clinically significant comorbidities, as reflected by at least 1 of the following criteria: o Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50%. o Lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≤ 65% of expected. o Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≤ 65% of expected. o Chronic stable angina or congestive heart failure controlled with medication. o Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 3.0-4.0 × ULN. Other contraindication(s) to anthracycline therapy (must be documented). Adverse risk genetics (2022 ELN risk classification criteria) associated with poor outcome with standard chemotherapy. Patient declines intensive chemotherapy. Secondary AML after previous disease modifying treatment (i.e., HMA/induction chemotherapy and/or allogeneic stem cell transplantation) of clonal myeloid diseases such as MDS, MDS/MPN, or MPN."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Specific inclusion criteria for relapsed AML patients: a. ≥ 55 years of age with non-CBF AML relapse OR b. ≥ 18 of age and meeting at least one of the following criteria: Not candidate for intensive chemotherapy (see criterion 8). Relapse after chemotherapy, or monotherapy with HMA, or allogeneic stem cell transplantation (note: patients with 4th or higher relapse are excluded). Patient declines intensive chemotherapy."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Previous non-myeloid malignancies with the exception of previous malignancy treated successfully with curative intent or indolent/smoldering malignancies (defined at the investigator's discretion)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant women and nursing mothers (a negative pregnancy test is required for all women of childbearing potential within 7 days before start of treatment)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Fertile men or women of childbearing potential unless: a. Surgically sterile or ≥ 2 years after the onset of menopause. Willing to use two methods of reliable contraception including one highly effective contraceptive method (Pearl Index <1) and one additional effective (barrier) method during study treatment and for 3months after the end of study treatment."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to venetoclax or azacitidine or excipients of any of the drugs."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients with 4th or higher AML relapse."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Blast percentage in peripheral blood < 10% (only applicable for patients in whom DSRT during screening is performed on blood)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- ECOG Performance Status >3 (see also inclusion criteria 4)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior venetoclax treatment for myeloid malignancy."}
- {"criterion_text":"- AML patients with CNS involvement (note: cerebrospinal fluid or radiological investigations are not required without clinical suspicion)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- HIV infection or active hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection that is not controlled with antiviral medication with the definition hereof at the discretion of the investigator."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Cardiovascular disability status of New York Heart Association Class ≥ 2. Class 2 is defined as cardiac disease in which patients are comfortable at rest but ordinary physical activity results in palpitations, fatigue, dyspnea, or anginal pain."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Evidence of clinically significant condition(s), which at the investigator's discretion would adversely affect the patient’s participation in this study (including but not limited to): a. Chronic respiratory disease that requires continuous oxygen use. b. Systemic uncontrolled infection requiring therapy (viral, bacterial or fungal). c. Malabsorption syndrome or other condition that precludes enteral route of administration. d. Uncontrolled GVHD."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- ORR (including CR/CRh/CRi/MLFS rate, composite CR/CRh/CRi rate, PR rate).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response rate (ORR) defined as CR + CRh + CRi + MLFS rate; composite CR/CRh/CRi rate and PR rate as specified in protocol/objectives."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS), duration of response (DOR), progression free survival (PFS).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event endpoints measured as per standard definitions: OS, DOR, PFS (as stated in protocol)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Frequency and severity of adverse events (hematologic toxicities-AE grade 3+4, febrile neutropenia, days until neutrophil recovery ≥ 0.5 x 10E9/l and platelet recovery ≥ 50 x 10E9/l, severe AE grade 3+4).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by frequency and severity of AEs using CTCAE grading including hematologic toxicities (grade 3+4), febrile neutropenia, time to neutrophil and platelet recovery as specified."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 147
- Recruitment Window Months
- 138
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent required. Country-specific subject information and informed consent forms available (documents listed for FI, NO, DK, SE and some translated/TC versions). Written consent also required for participation in exploratory research/biobanking (not applicable for patients enrolled in Sweden).
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 16
- Total Number Of Participants
- 147
Finland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-08-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 31-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 595
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 25
Sites
- Site Name
- Tampere University Hospital
- Department Name
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Johanna Rimpiläinen
- Principal Investigator Email
- Johanna.Rimpilainen@pshp.fi
- Contact Person Name
- Johanna Rimpiläinen
- Contact Person Email
- Johanna.Rimpilainen@pshp.fi
- Site Name
- HUS-Yhtymae
- Department Name
- Hematology Research Unit Helsinki
- Principal Investigator Name
- Mika Kontro
- Principal Investigator Email
- mika.kontro@helsinki.fi
- Contact Person Name
- Mika Kontro
- Contact Person Email
- mika.kontro@helsinki.fi
- Site Name
- Kuopio University Hospital
- Department Name
- Department of Medicine
- Principal Investigator Name
- Annasofia Holopainen
- Principal Investigator Email
- Annasofia.Holopainen@pshyvinvointialue.fi
- Contact Person Name
- Annasofia Holopainen
- Contact Person Email
- Annasofia.Holopainen@pshyvinvointialue.fi
- Site Name
- Oulu University Hospital
- Department Name
- Cancer Center, Haematology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Kirsi Launonen
- Principal Investigator Email
- kirsi.launonen@pohde.fi
- Contact Person Name
- Kirsi Launonen
- Contact Person Email
- kirsi.launonen@pohde.fi
Norway
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-08-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 591
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 26
Sites
- Site Name
- Helse Stavanger HF
- Department Name
- Dept. of Blood and Cancer diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Majeed Waleed Mohammed
- Principal Investigator Email
- waleed.majeed.mohammed@sus.no
- Contact Person Name
- Majeed Waleed Mohammed
- Contact Person Email
- waleed.majeed.mohammed@sus.no
- Site Name
- St. Olavs Hospital HF
- Department Name
- Dept. of Hematology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anne Sophie Von Krogh
- Principal Investigator Email
- anne.sophie.von.krogh@stolav.no
- Contact Person Name
- Anne Sophie Von Krogh
- Contact Person Email
- anne.sophie.von.krogh@stolav.no
- Site Name
- Helse Bergen HF
- Department Name
- Medical Clinic, section of blood diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Bjørn Tore Gjertsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- bjorn.tore.gjertsen@helse-bergen.no
- Contact Person Name
- Bjørn Tore Gjertsen
- Contact Person Email
- bjorn.tore.gjertsen@helse-bergen.no
- Site Name
- Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF
- Department Name
- Dept. of Hematology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Mats Irgen Olsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- mats.irgen.olsen@unn.no
- Contact Person Name
- Mats Irgen Olsen
- Contact Person Email
- mats.irgen.olsen@unn.no
Denmark
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-08-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 591
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 70
Sites
- Site Name
- Rigshospitalet
- Department Name
- Hæmatologisk KFE, 2081
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anne Louise Tølbøll Sørensen
- Principal Investigator Email
- anne.louise.toelboell.soerensen@regionh.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Anne Louise Tølbøll Sørensen
- Contact Person Email
- anne.louise.toelboell.soerensen@regionh.dk
- Site Name
- Aarhus Universitet
- Department Name
- Afdeling for Blodsygdomme
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anne Stidsholt Roug
- Principal Investigator Email
- annrou@rm.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Anne Stidsholt Roug
- Contact Person Email
- annrou@rm.dk
- Site Name
- Aalborg University Hospital
- Department Name
- Afdeling for Blodsygdomme
- Principal Investigator Name
- Marianne Tang Severinsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- m.severinsen@rn.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Marianne Tang Severinsen
- Contact Person Email
- m.severinsen@rn.dk
- Site Name
- Odense University Hospital
- Department Name
- Hæmatologisk Afdeling
- Principal Investigator Name
- Claus Marcher
- Principal Investigator Email
- claus.marcher@rsyd.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Claus Marcher
- Contact Person Email
- claus.marcher@rsyd.dk
Sweden
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-08-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 591
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 26
Sites
- Site Name
- Region Oerebro Laen
- Department Name
- Dept of Medicine
- Principal Investigator Name
- Markus Liew-Littorin
- Principal Investigator Email
- markus.liew-littorin@regionorebrolan.se
- Contact Person Name
- Markus Liew-Littorin
- Contact Person Email
- markus.liew-littorin@regionorebrolan.se
- Site Name
- Lund University Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept. of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation physics
- Principal Investigator Name
- Vladimir Lazarevic
- Principal Investigator Email
- vladimir.lazarevic@skane.se
- Contact Person Name
- Vladimir Lazarevic
- Contact Person Email
- vladimir.lazarevic@skane.se
- Site Name
- Karolinska University Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept. of Hematology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Martin Jädersten
- Principal Investigator Email
- martin.jadersten@regionstockholm.se
- Contact Person Name
- Martin Jädersten
- Contact Person Email
- martin.jadersten@regionstockholm.se
- Site Name
- Uppsala University Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept. of Hematology, Oncology and Endocrine tumors
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anna Robelius
- Principal Investigator Email
- anna.robelius@uu.se
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Robelius
- Contact Person Email
- anna.robelius@uu.se
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Rigshospitalet
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Denmark
Third parties
- {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"GCP-enheden ved Københavns Universitetshospital","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 1","organisation_type":"Health care"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- VENETOCLAX
- Active Substance
- Venetoclax
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Maximum Dose
- 400 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- AZACITIDINE
- Active Substance
- Azacitidine
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Route
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Maximum Dose
- 75 mg/m2
- Investigational Product Name
- Inaqovi 35 mg/100 mg film-coated tablets
- Active Substance
- Decitabine, Cedazuridine
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation EU/1/23/1756/001
- Maximum Dose
- 35 mg
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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