Clinical trial • Phase II • Haematology

VENETOCLAX for Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (higher‑risk CMML)

Phase II trial of VENETOCLAX for Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (higher‑risk CMML). open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive. 44 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Haematology
Trial Disease
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (higher‑risk CMML)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
09-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
25-09-2024

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive Phase II trial across 24 sites in France.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Adaptive
True: includes a safety run-in assessing dose-limiting toxicity within the first two cycles (dose-escalation/assessment element implied); specific escalation rules or interim/stopping rules are not detailed in the provided data.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
44
Trial Duration For Participant
730

Eligibility

Recruits 44 Vulnerable population selected. Inclusion requires 'Signed Informed Consent Form'. No paediatric participants (Age 18 and older); no assent procedures described. The protocol references exclusion of subjects covered by French Public Health Code Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8-1 and L1122-1-2..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Inclusion requires 'Signed Informed Consent Form'. No paediatric participants (Age 18 and older); no assent procedures described. The protocol references exclusion of subjects covered by French Public Health Code Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8-1 and L1122-1-2.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age 18 and older"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- CMML diagnosis according to ICC 2022 criteria"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Intermediate-2 or high risk according to the molecular CMML Prognostic Scoring System (CPSS-mol, Elena Blood 2016)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No prior treatment with HMAs. Prior treatment with Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA) is allowed with a > 15 days washout from ESAs. Prior treatment with hydroxurea (HY) is acceptable."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- ECOG Performance status 0-2"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate organ function: total bilirubin < 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN), ALT and AST < 3 times ULN, creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed Informed Consent Form"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Negative pregnancy and adequate contraception (including in male patients) if relevant"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Affiliation to a health insurance system"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Myeloproliferative / myelodysplastic syndrome other than CMML"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Malabsorption syndrome or other condition that precludes an enteral route of administration"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous therapy with a hypomethylating agent for CMML or any antecedent condition"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous therapy with a BH3 mimetic"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Antecedent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for CMML or an antecedent of hematological malignancy. Those never transplanted but eligible for HSCT are eligible for the trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Subjects referred to in Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8-1 and L1122-1-2 of the Public Health Code"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Bone marrow or peripheral blood blasts (including promonocytes) ≥ 20%"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- CMML with t(5;12) or PDGFRß rearrangement that may be treated with imatinib"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Unavailable CPSS-mol at inclusion (WBC prior to HY used to compute CPSS-mol at inclusion in HY-exposed patients) or with a CPSS-mol low or intermediate-1 at study entry"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or breastfeeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Serious concomitant systemic disorder, including auto-immune or auto-inflammatory disease requiring > 20 mg/d prednisone equivalent, active bacterial, fungal or viral infection that in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient and/or his/her ability to complete the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Medical condition requiring therapies with CYP3A strong or moderate inducing or inhibiting activity at screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior malignancy (except in situ cervix carcinoma, limited basal cell carcinoma, asymptomatic prostatic cancer not requiring treatment, or other tumors if not active during the last 2 years)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety run-in: dose-limiting toxicity occurring within the first two cycles of treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Dose-limiting toxicity events occurring within the first two treatment cycles (safety run-in assessment)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Overall response rate (ORR) after 3 and 6 cycles according to protocol-defined criteria modified from MDS/MPN IWG criteria (Savona Blood. 2015 Mar 19; 125(12): 1857–1865). Overall response includes complete remission (CR), partial remission (PR), marrow response (MR) and clinical benefit (CB).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR measured after 3 and 6 cycles using protocol-defined modified MDS/MPN IWG criteria (Savona 2015); overall response comprises CR, PR, MR and CB as defined by those modified criteria."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- CR rate after 3 and 6 cycles according to modified MDS/MPN IWG criteria","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Complete remission rate assessed after 3 and 6 cycles using modified MDS/MPN IWG criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- ORR at best response according to modified MDS/MPN IWG criteria","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response rate at best observed response using modified MDS/MPN IWG criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- ORR after 3 and 6 cycles, and at best response according to DACOTA response criteria (ie modified MDS IWG 2006 criteria, Braun Blood 2011)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR assessed at specified timepoints and best response using DACOTA response criteria (modified MDS IWG 2006 criteria)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of Response (according to modified MDS/MPN IWG criteria)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration of response measured per modified MDS/MPN IWG criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety profile (both hematological and non-hematological) of venetoclax in combination with azacitidine","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessments capturing hematological and non-hematological adverse events; specific measurement details not provided in dataset."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall Survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival as an outcome; specific censoring rules or calculation method not detailed in provided data."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- AML-free survival (AMLFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AML-free survival; definition details not provided beyond endpoint title."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-free survival; specific definition not provided in dataset."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Event-free survival (EFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-free survival; specific definitions not provided."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cumulative incidence of AML and cumulative risk of death without AML","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cumulative incidence analyses for AML transformation and competing risk of death without AML; detailed statistical approach not provided."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cumulative incidence of progressive disease (or AML transformation) and cumulative risk of death without progression or AML transformation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cumulative incidence analyses for progression/AML transformation and competing risk of death; detailed methods not included."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of HSCT and post-HSCT OS and AMLFS","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and post-HSCT overall survival and AML-free survival; measurement specifics not provided."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS, AMLFS and PFS censoring at HSCT","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Survival endpoints measured with censoring at HSCT as specified; full censoring rules not included in provided data."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate and description of subsequent therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Descriptive reporting of subsequent therapies; specifics not provided."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS, AMLFS and PFS censoring at subsequent therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Survival endpoints measured with censoring at initiation of subsequent therapy; detailed rules not provided."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
44
Recruitment Window Months
24
Consent Approach
Signed Informed Consent Form required from each participant. A Subject Information Sheet and ICF document is listed (L1_SIS and ICF). Participants must be age 18 or older so consent is by the adult participant; no paediatric assent or age‑specific consent forms are described. Language(s) not specified in the provided documents (French translations of titles exist).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
24
Total Number Of Participants
44

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
01-04-2025
Processing Time Days
199
Number Of Sites
24
Number Of Participants
44

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Service des maladies du sang
Contact Person Name
Laure GOURSAUD
Contact Person Email
laure.goursaud@chu-lille.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Hôpital Bretonneau - Service d'hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Emmanuel GYAN
Contact Person Email
emmanuel.gyan@univ-tours.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Bobigny)
Department Name
Hôpital Avicenne - Service d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Thorsten BRAUN
Contact Person Email
thorsten.braun@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hopital NOVO
Department Name
Département d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Riad BENRAMDANE
Contact Person Email
riad.benramdane@ght-novo.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Paris)
Department Name
Hôpital Saint Louis - Service d'hématologie adultes
Contact Person Name
Raphaël ITZYKSON
Contact Person Email
raphael.itzykson@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Department Name
Service onco-hématologie et thérapie cellulaire
Contact Person Name
Jose Miguel TORREGROSA DIAZ
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Et Universitaire De Limoges
Department Name
Service d'hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Marie-Pierre GOURIN
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Department Name
Clinique universitaire d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Sophie PARK
Contact Person Email
spark@chu-grenoble.fr
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Département d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Christophe WILLEKENS
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
IUCT Oncopole - Département d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Thibault COMONT
Site Name
Centre Henri Becquerel
Department Name
Département d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Aspasia STAMATOULLAS
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Department Name
Hôpital Archet 1 - Service d'hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Thomas CLUZEAU
Contact Person Email
cluzeau.t@chu-nice.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
Department Name
Service d'hématologie clinique et thérapie cellulaire
Contact Person Name
Delphine LEBON
Contact Person Email
lebon.delphine@chu-amiens.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers
Department Name
Service Maladies du sang
Contact Person Name
Sylvain THEPOT
Contact Person Email
sylvain.thepot@chu-angers.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Hôpital Haut-Lévêque - Service des maladies du sang
Contact Person Name
Sophie DIMICOLI-SALAZAR
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal De Mont De Marsan Et Du Pays Des Sources
Department Name
Service d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Reza TABRIZI
Contact Person Email
reza.tabrizi@ch-mdm.fr
Site Name
Hopital Prive Sevigne
Department Name
Service d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Anne-Violaine DONCKER
Contact Person Email
violainedoncker@gmail.com
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
CHU Hôtel Dieu - 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
Hôpital Pontchaillou - Service d'hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Stanislas NIMUBONA
Site Name
L'Hopital Prive Du Confluent
Department Name
Service d'hématologie
Contact Person Name
Jacques DELAUNAY
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
CH Lyon sud - Service d'hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Maël HEIBLIG
Contact Person Email
mael.heiblig@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Department Name
Service d'hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Adrien CONTEJEAN
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Hôpital Saint Eloi - Département de médecine interne
Contact Person Name
Franciane PAUL
Contact Person Email
f-paul@chu-montpellier.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Faubourg St Jacques)
Department Name
Hôpital Cochin - Service d'hématologie clinique
Contact Person Name
Rudy BIRSEN
Contact Person Email
rudy.bursen@aphp.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

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

Third parties

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Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Venetoclax
Active Substance
VENETOCLAX
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
euMpNumber PRD2186234; MIA number DE_RP_01_MIA_2023_0049 (as listed)
Maximum Dose
400 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount 400 mg)
Investigational Product Name
Vidaza 25 mg/ml powder for suspension for injection
Active Substance
AZACITIDINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/08/488/001 (listed)
Maximum Dose
75 mg/m2 (maxDailyDoseAmount 75 mg/m2)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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