Clinical trial • Phase II • Haematology
VENETOCLAX for Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Phase II trial of VENETOCLAX for Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. 30 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Haematology
- Trial Disease
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule|Peptide/protein/enzyme
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 14-11-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 07-03-2025
Trial design
Phase II trial in Germany, Italy, Spain.
- Target Sample Size
- 30
Eligibility
Recruits 30 No vulnerable populations selected; study enrols adults ≥18 only. Requirement: '1. Signed written informed consent'. Participants must provide written informed consent themselves; no assent process described..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Females who are pregnant or are currently breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 6 months after the end of dosing
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable populations selected; study enrols adults ≥18 only. Requirement: '1. Signed written informed consent'. Participants must provide written informed consent themselves; no assent process described.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. Signed written informed consent\n- 10. Women of childbearing potential and practicing a highly effective method of birth control according to the Clinical Trial Facilitation Coordination Group Recommendation (Version 1.1, 2020)3: •\tcombined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation: o\toral o\tintravaginal o\ttransdermal •\tprogestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation: o\toral o\tinjectable o\timplantable •\tintrauterine device (IUD) •\tintrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS) •\tbilateral tubal occlusion •\tvasectomised partner •\tsexual abstinence For females, these requirements apply during the treatment period and for 6 months after the end of dosing.\n- 11. A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (β-human chorionic gonadotropin [β-hCG]) pregnancy test within one week of treatment initiation and agree to be tested (serum or urine) on day 1 of every cycle and at EOT\n- 12. A man who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential and has not had a vasectomy must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception) and all men must also not donate sperm. Highly effective methods of contraception include double-barrier contraception, total abstinence, vasectomization with confirmed azoospermia, female partner with an intrauterine device, etc.). For males, these requirements apply during the study treatment period and for 3 months after the end of dosing.\n- 2. Male and female ≥ 18 years at date of signing informed consent\n- 3. Must be able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements\n- 4. CMML diagnosis according to WHO 2022 criteria\n- 5. CPSS risk intermediate-2 or high2 (HR) CMML at study entry (WBC prior to HY used to compute CPSS at inclusion in HY-exposed patients, see below)\n- 6. Patients who are eligible for and will receive azacitidine (AZA) as per standard of care.\n- 7. Performance status 0-2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Scale\n- 8. Adequate organ function including the following: •\tLiver: o\tTotal bilirubin < 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (except moderate unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to intra medullary hemolysis or due to Gilbert syndrome), AND o\tAlanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) < 2.5 times ULN •\tRenal: Creatinine clearance >/= 45 mL/minute •\tCardiac o\tLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% by multigated acquisition scan (MUGA) or 2-dimensional (2-D) echocardiogram (ECHO) within 28 days prior to the start of therapy o\tNo clinically significant abnormalities on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) •\tAlbumin: Serum albumin ≥ 3.2 g/dL (note: albumin infusions are not permitted in order to enable eligibility)\n- 9. Availability of blood counts and transfusion events for previous 8 weeks"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. CMML with t (5 ;12) or PDGFRB rearrangement that may be treated with imatinib\n- 10. Serious concomitant systemic disorder, including active bacterial, fungal, psychiatric illness, 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.\n- 11. Medical condition requiring therapies with CYP3A inducing activity. All CYP3A inducers should be discontinued 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug\n- 12. Patients with known CNS involvement\n- 13. Females who are pregnant or are currently breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 6 months after the end of dosing\n- 14. Patient is a man who plans to father a child while enrolled in this study or within 3 months after the end of dosing\n- 15. The patient is receiving immunosuppressive therapy for any reason, with the exception of low-dose prednisone (≤ 10 mg/day) or equivalent\n- 16. The patient has persistent clinically significant toxicities Grade ≥ 2 from previous therapies, including cytotoxic chemotherapy, targeted therapies, biological therapies, or immunotherapies, not readily controlled by supportive measures (excluding alopecia, nausea, and fatigue)\n- 17. The patient has clinically significant cardiovascular disease (e.g. uncontrolled or any New York Heart Association Class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure, uncontrolled angina, history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina or stroke within 6 months prior to study entry, uncontrolled hypertension or clinically significant arrhythmias not controlled by medication).\n- 18. The patient has uncontrolled, clinically significant pulmonary disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension) that in the opinion of the Investigator would put the patient at significant risk for pulmonary complications during the study.\n- 19. The patient has known positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active or chronic Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C.\n- 2. Myeloproliferative / myelodysplastic neoplasm other than CMML\n- 20. Patient is unable to attend site visits as patient is in custody by order of an authority or a court of law\n- 21. Participation in another interventional clinical study within the last 3 months prior to signing the ICF or simultaneous participation in other clinical studies\n- 22. Previous assignment to treatment during this study\n- 23. Close affiliation with the investigator (e.g. a close relative) or persons working at the study site\n- 24. Patient is an employee of the sponsor or involved CRO\n- 25. Criteria which in the opinion of the investigator preclude participation for scientific reasons, for reasons of compliance, or for reasons of the patient’s safety\n- 3. Bone marrow or peripheral blood blasts (including promonocytes) ≥ 20%\n- 4. Patients with unavailable CPSS at inclusion (WBC prior to HY used to compute CPSS at inclusion in HY-exposed patients) or with a CPSS low or intermediate-1 at study entry\n- 5. Patient has received an experimental or investigational drug or used an invasive investigational medical device within 14 days prior to day 1 of C1\n- 6. Prior treatment with TAG, VEN and/or HMA treatment, including AZA/CC-486, decitabine (DEC), SGI-110, AST7227. Prior treatment with Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA) or hydroxyurea (HY) is acceptable, with a > 15 days washout from ESAs and > 3 days washout from HY\n- 7. Patients who previously received an allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for CMML or an antecedent hematological malignancy. Those never transplanted but eligible for HSCT are eligible for the trial.\n- 8. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to day 1 of C1 (excluding the placement of vascular access and other minor surgical procedures)\n- 9. 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)"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- The primary outcome measure is the response rate defined as CR or mCR or PR after 3 cycles of treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Response rate defined as CR (complete response), mCR (marrow CR), or PR (partial response) assessed after 3 cycles of treatment."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Response will be assessed according to Savona et al., 20151.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Responses will be assessed using the criteria/methods described in Savona et al., 2015."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), clinical laboratory values, vital signs, ECG, and ECHO/MUGA parameters","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by recording AEs/SAEs, clinical labs, vital signs, ECG, and ECHO/MUGA parameters."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS), time to leukemia transformation (TLT), median duration of response until EOT","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Efficacy assessed by OS, TLT, and median duration of response up to end of treatment (EOT)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients achieving hematologic improvement after 3 cycles of treatment (IWG 2018/2023 criteria)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Hematologic improvement measured per IWG 2018/2023 criteria after 3 cycles."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients achieving transfusion independence after 3 cycles of treatment (IWG 2018/2023 criteria)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Transfusion independence assessed per IWG 2018/2023 criteria after 3 cycles."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change of quality of life after 3 cycles and 12 cycles of treatment compared to baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life change measured vs baseline after 3 and 12 cycles (instrument not specified here; protocol lists QLQ-C30 questionnaire in documents)."}
Recruitment
- Registry Or Advocacy Recruitment
- Yes
- Planned Sample Size
- 30
- Recruitment Window Months
- 57
- Consent Approach
- Adults (≥18) must provide 'Signed written informed consent'. Country-specific subject information and ICF documents are provided (documents available in Italian, Spanish and German as per published ICF files). Separate ICFs for data protection and biomaterials are provided in the documentation. No assent process described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 12
- Total Number Of Participants
- 30
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 30-01-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 19-01-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 354
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Muenchen AöR
- Department Name
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anna Hecht-So
- Principal Investigator Email
- anna.hecht@mri.tum.de
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Hecht-So
- Contact Person Email
- anna.hecht@mri.tum.de
- Site Name
- Marien Hospital Duesseldorf GmbH
- Department Name
- Klinik für Onkologie, Hämatologie und Palliativmedizin
- Principal Investigator Name
- Arisoteles Giagounidis
- Principal Investigator Email
- aristoteles.giagounidis@vkkd-kliniken.de
- Contact Person Name
- Arisoteles Giagounidis
- Contact Person Email
- aristoteles.giagounidis@vkkd-kliniken.de
- Site Name
- Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universitaet Dresden AöR
- Department Name
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik 1
- Principal Investigator Name
- Katja Sockel
- Principal Investigator Email
- katja.sockel@ukdd.de
- Contact Person Name
- Katja Sockel
- Contact Person Email
- katja.sockel@ukdd.de
- Site Name
- Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
- Department Name
- III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Haematologie und Medizinische Onkologie
- Principal Investigator Name
- Daniel Sasca
- Principal Investigator Email
- daniel.sasca@unimedizin-mainz.de
- Contact Person Name
- Daniel Sasca
- Contact Person Email
- daniel.sasca@unimedizin-mainz.de
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-03-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 13-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 63
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- Istituto Di Candiolo Fondazione Del Piemonte Per L'Oncologia IRCCS
- Department Name
- Oncologia Medica
- Principal Investigator Name
- Elena Crisà
- Principal Investigator Email
- elena.crisa@ircc.it
- Contact Person Name
- Elena Crisà
- Contact Person Email
- elena.crisa@ircc.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
- Department Name
- MDS Unit SOD Ematologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Valeria Santini
- Principal Investigator Email
- valeria.santini@unifi.it
- Contact Person Name
- Valeria Santini
- Contact Person Email
- valeria.santini@unifi.it
- Site Name
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
- Department Name
- Hematology Unit
- Principal Investigator Name
- Francesco Onida
- Principal Investigator Email
- francesco.onida@unimi.it
- Contact Person Name
- Francesco Onida
- Contact Person Email
- francesco.onida@unimi.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
- Department Name
- UOC Ematologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Stefania Paolini
- Principal Investigator Email
- stefania.paolini@unibo.it
- Contact Person Name
- Stefania Paolini
- Contact Person Email
- stefania.paolini@unibo.it
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-02-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 21-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 99
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- Institut Catala D'oncologia
- Department Name
- Institut Català d' Oncologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Blanca Xicoy Cirici
- Principal Investigator Email
- bxicoy@iconcologia.net
- Contact Person Name
- Blanca Xicoy Cirici
- Contact Person Email
- bxicoy@iconcologia.net
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
- Department Name
- Hematology Service
- Principal Investigator Name
- Elvira Mora Castera
- Principal Investigator Email
- mora_elv@gva.es
- Contact Person Name
- Elvira Mora Castera
- Contact Person Email
- mora_elv@gva.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
- Department Name
- Servicio de Hematologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Raquel de Paz Arias
- Principal Investigator Email
- depazraquel@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Raquel de Paz Arias
- Contact Person Email
- depazraquel@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De Salamanca
- Department Name
- Hematology Services
- Principal Investigator Name
- Alejandro Avendaño Pita
- Principal Investigator Email
- aavendano@saludcatillayleon.es
- Contact Person Name
- Alejandro Avendaño Pita
- Contact Person Email
- aavendano@saludcatillayleon.es
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- GCP-Service International West GmbH
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Germany
Contract research organisations
- Name
- GCP-Service International Limited & Co. KG
- Responsibilities
- Sponsor/cro responsibilities as provided: codes 1,10,11,12,13,2,5,6,8,9
Third parties
- {"country":"Sweden","full_name":"Viedoc Technologies AB","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Red De Apoyo A La Investigacion Clinica En Hematologia Y Hemoterapia S.L.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 1; code 15 (contracts with sites)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Bremen Briteline GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 15 (archiving)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Universitaet Leipzig","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 13","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Universitaet Leipzig","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 4","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}
- {"country":"Italy","full_name":"FISiM Fondazione Italiana Sindromi Mielodisplastiche Ets","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 1; code 15 (contracts with sites)","organisation_type":"Patient organisation/association"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"GCP-Service International Limited & Co. KG","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1,10,11,12,13,2,5,6,8,9","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Activoris Medizintechnik GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Co-sponsors
- Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
- AbbVie Inc.
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Venetoclax
- Active Substance
- VENETOCLAX
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus: 1
- Dose Levels
- 40 mg; 400 mg; 50 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 400 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- ELZONRIS 1 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion
- Active Substance
- TAGRAXOFUSP
- Modality
- Peptide/protein/enzyme
- Routes Of Administration
- IV INFUSION
- Route
- IV INFUSION
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation: EU/1/20/1504/001
- Dose Levels
- 12 µg/Kg (max daily dose amount listed)
- Maximum Dose
- 12 µg/Kg (max daily)
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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