First Line Therapy for High Risk Acute GVHD

Ruxolitinib in Combination With Corticosteroid as First Line Therapy for the Treatment of High Risk Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of combined Ruxolitinib With Corticosteroids as First Line Therapy for the Treatment of High risk aGVHD(acute graft-versus-host disease )

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stem Cell Transplant Complications; aGVHD
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Ruxolitinib; Drug: Corticosteroid

Detailed Description

Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is treated with systemic corticosteroid immunosuppression as first line therapy. Many patients with high risk aGVHD do not respond to primary therapy, high-dose systemic corticosteroids; therefore, survival for those patients remains particularly poor. Here we determine the efficacy and safety of combined Ruxolitinib With Corticosteroids as First Line Therapy for the Treatment of High risk aGVHD.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 198
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100853
      • Chinese PLA General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 65 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. diagnosed with hematological diseases.
2. Have undergone first allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) from any donor source using bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, or cord blood for hematologic malignancies.
3. new onset of grade II~IV aGVHD or intermediate or high risk aGVHD (based on ST2, REG3a, other experimental objects) within 100 days post-transplantation.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. recipients of second allogeneic stem cell transplant.
2. acute GVHD induced by donor lymphocyte infusion, interferon.
3. received first line aGVHD treatment before enrollment.
4. overlap GVHD syndrome.
5. pregnant or breast-feeding women.
6. absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <0.5×10e9/L or platelet count (PLT) < 20×10e9/L
7. Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL or creatinine clearance < 40 mL/min measured or calculated by Cockroft-Gault equation.
8. uncontrolled infection
9. human immunodeficiency virus infection
10. active hepatitis b virus, hepatitis C virus infection and need antivirus treatment.
11. Subjects with evidence of relapsed primary disease, or subjects who have been treated for relapse after the allo-HSCT was performed, or graft rejection.
12. allergic history to Janus kinase inhibitors.

13. Severe organ dysfunction unrelated to underlying GVHD, including:

    Cholestatic disorders or unresolved veno-occlusive disease of the liver (defined as persistent bilirubin abnormalities not attributable to GVHD and ongoing organ dysfunction).

    Clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within 6 months from Day 1 of study drug administration, New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, circulatory collapse requiring vasopressor or inotropic support, or arrhythmia that requires therapy.

    Clinically significant respiratory disease that requires mechanical ventilation support or 50% oxygen.

14. Received Janus kinase inhibitor therapy after allo-HSCT for any indication.
15. Any condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, interfere with full participation in the study, including administration of study drug and attending required study visits; pose a significant risk to the subject; or interfere with interpretation of study data.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Ruxolitinib combined with Corticosteroids; Participants began oral administration of ruxolitinib at 5 mg QD; Methylprednisolone: 1mg/kg/d , iv or iv gtt for at leas 5 days, then taper according to the clinical response.	Drug: Ruxolitinib; Participants began oral administration of ruxolitinib at 5 mg QD;Methylprednisolone: 1mg/kg/d , iv or iv gtt for at least 5 days, then taper according to the clinical response.; Other Names: New; Drug: Corticosteroid; Methylprednisolone: 2mg/kg/d , iv or iv gtt for at least 3 days, then taper according to the clinical response. 1mg/kg/d , iv or iv gtt for at least 5 days, then taper according to the clinical response.; Other Names: Traditional
Active Comparator: Corticosteroids; Methylprednisolone: 2mg/kg/d , iv or iv gtt for at least 1 week, then taper according to the clinical response.	Drug: Corticosteroid; Methylprednisolone: 2mg/kg/d , iv or iv gtt for at least 3 days, then taper according to the clinical response. 1mg/kg/d , iv or iv gtt for at least 5 days, then taper according to the clinical response.; Other Names: Traditional

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall response rate (ORR) at Day 28	Defined as the proportion of participants demonstrating a complete response (CR), or partial response (PR).	Day 28 after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Duration of response	Defined as the time from first response until GVHD progression or death, when all participants who are still on study complete the Day 90 visit.	Day 90 after treatment
Six-month duration of response	Defined as the time from first response until graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) progression or death. Six-month duration of response will be assessed when all participants who are still on study complete the Day 180 visit.	Six-month after treatment
Nonrelapse mortality (NRM)	NRM was defined as death from any cause without relapse. Cumulative incidence of NRM was analyzed in a competing risk framework using Gray's method.	2 years after treatment
Relapse rate	Defined as the proportion of participants whose underlying malignancy relapsed.Relapse was defined as hematologic recurrence of malignancies after transplantation. Cumulative incidence of relapse was analyzed in a competing risk framework using Gray's method.	2 years after treatment
Disease-free survival (DFS)	Defined as the time from first dose of ruxolitinib to the earliest date that a participant died, had a relapse/progression of the underlying malignancy, required additional therapy for aGVHD, or demonstrated signs or symptoms of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD).DFS will be evaluated in an intent-to-treat analysis by Kaplan Meier estimate and Log Rank test. Survival will be calculated from the date of randomization.	2 years after treatment
Overall survival (OS)	Defined as the time from study enrollment (first day of ruxolitinib treatment) to death due to any cause. OS will be evaluated in an intent-to-treat analysis by Kaplan Meier estimate and Log Rank test. Survival will be calculated from the date of randomization.	2 years after treatment
GVHD-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS)	GRFS was defined as the time onset of grade 3 to 4 aGVHD, moderate to severe cGVHD, or relapse/disease progression/death. GRFS will be evaluated in an intent-to-treat analysis by Kaplan Meier estimate and Log Rank test. Survival will be calculated from the date of randomization.	2 years after treatment
recurrence of aGVHD	Defined as the proportion of participants whose aGVHD relapsed.Relapse was defined as recurrence of new GVHD related symptoms after complete remission of aGVHD. Cumulative incidence of recurrence of aGVHD was analyzed in a competing risk framework using Gray's method.	1 years after treatment
Failure-free survival	Failure-free survival (FFS) refers to the time from randomization to disease relapse or progression, non-relapse mortality, or the addition of new therapy for aGVHD.	2 years after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Chinese PLA General Hospital
• Collaborators: The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University; Air Force Military Medical University, China; The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; LU DAOPEI MEDICAL; 960th Hospital of PLA
• Investigators: Study Director: Daihong Liu, Chines PLA General Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Kuzmina Z, Eder S, Bohm A, Pernicka E, Vormittag L, Kalhs P, Petkov V, Stary G, Nepp J, Knobler R, Just U, Krenn K, Worel N, Greinix HT. Significantly worse survival of patients with NIH-defined chronic graft-versus-host disease and thrombocytopenia or progressive onset type: results of a prospective study. Leukemia. 2012 Apr;26(4):746-56. doi: 10.1038/leu.2011.257. Epub 2011 Sep 16.
• Thepot S, Zhou J, Perrot A, Robin M, Xhaard A, de Latour RP, Ades L, Ribaud P, Petropoulou AD, Porcher R, Socie G. The graft-versus-leukemia effect is mainly restricted to NIH-defined chronic graft-versus-host disease after reduced intensity conditioning before allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Leukemia. 2010 Nov;24(11):1852-8. doi: 10.1038/leu.2010.187. Epub 2010 Sep 9.
• Levine JE, Braun TM, Harris AC, Holler E, Taylor A, Miller H, Magenau J, Weisdorf DJ, Ho VT, Bolanos-Meade J, Alousi AM, Ferrara JL; Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network. A prognostic score for acute graft-versus-host disease based on biomarkers: a multicentre study. Lancet Haematol. 2015 Jan;2(1):e21-9. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(14)00035-0. Epub 2014 Dec 23.
• Major-Monfried H, Renteria AS, Pawarode A, Reddy P, Ayuk F, Holler E, Efebera YA, Hogan WJ, Wolfl M, Qayed M, Hexner EO, Wudhikarn K, Ordemann R, Young R, Shah J, Hartwell MJ, Chaudhry MS, Aziz M, Etra A, Yanik GA, Kroger N, Weber D, Chen YB, Nakamura R, Rosler W, Kitko CL, Harris AC, Pulsipher M, Reshef R, Kowalyk S, Morales G, Torres I, Ozbek U, Ferrara JLM, Levine JE. MAGIC biomarkers predict long-term outcomes for steroid-resistant acute GVHD. Blood. 2018 Jun 21;131(25):2846-2855. doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-01-822957. Epub 2018 Mar 15.
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• Dou L, Peng B, Li X, Wang L, Jia M, Xu L, Li F, Liu D. Ruxolitinib-corticosteroid as first-line therapy for newly diagnosed high-risk acute graft versus host disease: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, phase II controlled trial. Trials. 2022 Jun 6;23(1):470. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06426-2.
• Yang JJ, Peng B, Fang S, Wei Y, Wang H, Zhao YX, Qian K, Wen YN, Liu DH, Dou LP. [Kinetics of MDSC in Patients Treated Steroids-Ruxolitinib as the First Line Therapy for aGVHD]. Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2022 Feb;30(1):276-285. doi: 10.19746/j.cnki.issn.1009-2137.2022.01.046. Chinese.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 25, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): August 20, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 29, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 25, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: aGVHD
• Other Study ID Numbers: S2019-177-01

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