Safety of Itacitinib in Combination With Corticosteroids for Treatment of Steroid-Naive Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Japanese Subjects

An Open-Label Single-Arm Phase 1 Study Evaluating Safety of Itacitinib in Combination With Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Steroid-Naive Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Japanese Subjects

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of itacitinib in combination with corticosteroids in Japanese subjects with Grades II to IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Acute Graft-versus-host Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Itacitinib; Drug: Corticosteroid

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 14
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Japan
  • Aichi
    • Anjo-Shi, Aichi, Japan, 446-8602
      • Ja-Aichi Anjo Kosei Hospital
    • Nagoya-Shi, Aichi, Japan, 466-8560
      • Nagoya University Hospital
  • Hokkaido
    • Sapporo-Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, 003-0006
      • Hokuyukai Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital
    • Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, 060-8648
      • Hokkaido University Hospital
  • Hyogo
    • Nishinomiya-Shi, Hyogo, Japan, 663-8501
      • Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital
  • Ibaraki-Ken
    • Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-Ken, Japan, 305-8576
      • University of Tsukuba Hospital
  • Kagoshima
    • Kagoshima-Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, 890-0064
      • Jiaikai Imamura General Hospital
  • Kanagawa
    • Isehara-Shi, Kanagawa, Japan, 259-1193
      • Tokai University Hospital
  • Kanagawa-Ken
    • Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan, 241-8515
      • Kanagawa Cancer Center
  • Kumamoto-Ken
    • Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-Ken, Japan, 860-0008
      • Nho Kumamoto Medical Center
  • Miyagi-Ken
    • Sendai-shi, Miyagi-Ken, Japan, 980-8574
      • Tohoku University Hospital
  • Okayama-Ken
    • Okayama-shi, Okayama-Ken, Japan, 700-8558
      • Okayama University Hospital
  • Osaka
    • Osaka-Shi, Osaka, Japan, 545-8586
      • Osaka City University Hospital
  • Shizuoka-Ken
    • Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka-Ken, Japan, 411-8777
      • Shizuoka Cancer Center
  • Tochigi-Ken
    • Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-Ken, Japan, 329-0498
      • Jichi Medical University Hospital
  • Tokyo-To
    • Chuo Ku, Tokyo-To, Japan, 104-8560
      • St. Luke's International Hospital
    • Minato-ku, Tokyo-To, Japan, 105-8471
      • Jikei University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Japanese; subject was born in Japan and has not lived outside of Japan for a total of > 10 years, and subject can trace maternal and paternal Japanese ancestry.
• Has undergone 1 allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) from any donor and source (unrelated, sibling, haploidentical donors with any matching) using bone marrow, peripheral blood or cord blood for hematologic malignancies. Recipients of myeloablative and reduced-intensity conditioning regimens are eligible.
• Clinically suspected Grades II to IV aGVHD as per Mount Sinai Acute GVHD International Consortium (MAGIC) criteria, occurring after allo-HSCT and any anti-GVHD prophylactic medication.
• Evidence of myeloid engraftment (eg, absolute neutrophil count [ANC] ≥ 0.5 × 10^9/L for 3 consecutive assessments if ablative therapy was previously used). Use of growth factor supplementation is allowed.
• Female subjects should agree to use medically acceptable contraceptive measures, should not be breastfeeding, and must have a negative pregnancy test before the start of study drug administration if of childbearing potential or must have evidence of non-childbearing potential by fulfilling protocol-defined criteria at screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has received more than 1 allo-HSCT.
• Has received more than 2 days of systemic corticosteroids for aGVHD.
• Presence of GVHD overlap syndrome.
• Presence of an active uncontrolled infection (defined as hemodynamic instability attributable to sepsis or new symptoms, worsening physical signs, or radiographic findings attributable to infection; persisting fever without signs or symptoms will not be interpreted as an active uncontrolled infection).
• Known human immunodeficiency virus infection.
• Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection that requires treatment or at risk for HBV reactivation. For subjects with negative HBsAg and positive total hepatitis B core antibody and for subjects who are positive for HCV antibody, HBV DNA and HCV RNA must be undetectable upon testing.
• Evidence of relapsed primary disease or having been treated for relapse after the allo-HSCT was performed.
• Any corticosteroid therapy (for indication other than GVHD) at doses > 1 mg/kg per day methylprednisolone or equivalent within 7 days of enrollment.

• Severe organ dysfunction unrelated to underlying GVHD, including the following:

  • Cholestatic disorders or unresolved veno-occlusive disease of the liver.
  • Clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease.
  • Clinically significant respiratory disease that requires mechanical ventilation support or 50% oxygen.
• Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL or creatinine clearance < 40 mL/min measured or calculated by Cockroft-Gault equation
• Received Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor therapy after allo-HSCT for any indication. Treatment with a JAK inhibitor before allo-HSCT is permitted.
• Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any of the study medications, excipients, or similar compounds.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Itacitinib + corticosteroids; Itacitinib administered in combination with corticosteroids.	Drug: Itacitinib; Itacitinib administered orally once daily at the protocol-defined dose.; Other Names: INCB039110; Drug: Corticosteroid; Either oral prednisolone or intravenous methylprednisolone at the investigator's discretion.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of treatment-emergent adverse events	Defined as any adverse event reported for the first time or worsening of a pre-existing event after first dose of study drug.	Up to approximately 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Cmax of INCB039110	Maximum observed plasma concentration.	Up to approximately 1 month
Cl/F of INCB039110	Apparent oral dose clearance.	Up to approximately 1 month
Objective response rate	Defined as the proportion of participants demonstrating a complete response, very good partial response, or partial response.	Up to 100 days
Nonrelapse mortality	Defined as the proportion of participants who died due to causes other than malignancy.	Up to approximately 12 months
Duration of response	Defined as the interval from first response until GVHD progression or death.	Up to approximately 12 months
Time to response	Defined as the interval from treatment initiation to first response.	Up to approximately 12 months
Malignancy relapse rate	Defined as the proportion of participants whose underlying malignancy relapses.	Up to approximately 12 months
Failure-free survival	Defined as the proportion of participants who are still alive, have not relapsed, have not required additional therapy for aGVHD, and have not demonstrated signs or symptoms of chronic GVHD (cGVHD).	Up to 6 months
Overall survival	Defined as the interval from study enrollment to death due to any cause.	Up to approximately 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Incyte Corporation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 20, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 30, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): February 17, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 6, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): April 13, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 3, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 2, 2020
• Last Verified: March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: GVHD; Japan; corticosteroids; acute GVHD; JAK1 inhibitor
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Graft vs Host Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: INCB 39110-118

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes