AZA + Venetoclax as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With AML in Remission

Phase II Study of 5-Azacytidine (AZA) + Venetoclax as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With AML in Remission

This phase II trial studies how well azacitidine and venetoclax work in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia that is in remission. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine and venetoclax, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Hematologic and Lymphocytic Disorder; Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission; FLT3 Gene Mutation; Minimal Residual Disease Persistence
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Azacitidine; Drug: Venetoclax

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess relapse-free survival (RFS) of patients (pts) with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated with 5-azacytidine (azacitidine; AZA) combined with venetoclax (VEN) as maintenance therapy after achieving remission.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess modified RFS of pts with AML treated with 5-azacytidine combined with venetoclax as maintenance therapy.

II. To assess overall survival (OS) of pts with AML treated with 5-azacytidine combined with venetoclax as maintenance therapy.

III. To assess event-free survival (EFS) of pts with AML treated with 5-azacytidine combined with venetoclax as maintenance therapy.

IV. To assess the duration of remission (CRd) of pts with AML treated 5-azacytidine combined with venetoclax as maintenance therapy.

V. To assess toxicity and safety of 5-azacytidine combined with venetoclax as maintenance therapy in pts with AML.

VI. To assess the effects of 5-azacytidine combined with venetoclax on dynamics of minimal residual disease (MRD) and their relationship to outcomes.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive azacitidine subcutaneously (SC) or intravenously (IV) over 1 hour daily on days 1-5, and venetoclax orally (PO) daily on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 24 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 6-12 months thereafter.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 50
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Tapan M. Kadia; Phone Number: 713-563-3534; Email: tkadia@mdanderson.org

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • Recruiting
      • M D Anderson Cancer Center
      • Principal Investigator: Tapan M. Kadia
      • Contact: Tapan M. Kadia; Phone Number: 713-563-3534

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged >/= 18 years AML who have achieved their FIRST CR or CRi and are not immediately candidates for allogeneic stem cell transplant.
2. Patients who have received intensive therapy (defined as receiving standard or higher dose cytarabine-based therapy) to achieve remission (CR/CRi) should have received remission induction therapy and at least 1 consolidation cycle. These patients are eligible as long as they are not greater than 2 months from their last consolidation therapy and will be enrolled in COHORT 1.
3. Patients who have received lower intensity therapy (defined as receiving low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) or hypomethylating agent (HMA)-based therapy) to achieve remission should have received at least 2 cycles of lower intensity therapy between the time they have achieved CR/CRi and enrollment on this protocol. They will be treated on COHORT 2.
4. For either subgroup (lower or higher intensity), patients who have measurable residual disease may be enrolled on their respective cohort at any time without maximum 'time from consolidation' requirement.
5. ECOG performance status of < or = 3

6. Adequate organ function as follows:

   1. Serum total bilirubin < or = to 1.5 X the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
   2. Serum creatinine < or = to 2.5 x ULN

7. Adequate BM reserve:

   1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 0.5 x k/uL
   2. Platelet count > or = 30 x k/uL

8. For females of childbearing age, they may participate if they:

   1. Have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 10 to 14 days of enrolling
   2. Agree to either abstinence or 2 effective contraceptive methods (such as barrier methods or hormonal contraception) throughout the treatment period and up to 30 days after discontinuing treatment.
9. For male patients with a female partner of childbearing age, they may participate if they agree to either abstinence or 2 effective contraceptive methods throughout the treatment period and up to 30 days after discontinuing treatment.
10. Ability to understand and sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), AML - M3 by FAB classification based on morphology, immunophenotype, molecular, or cytogenetic s studies.
2. Diagnosis of AML associated t(15;17) or APL variant. Patients with t(9;22) are also ineligible unless they are unable or unwilling to receive therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
3. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to active uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
4. Patients with active CNS (central nervous system) disease.
5. Patients with documented hypersensitivity to any components of the study program.
6. Females who are pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant during the study.
7. Patients with history of extramedullary AML, except for CNS involvement that is currently controlled, will not be eligible for enrollment.
8. Patient should be removed from current trial if they wish to participate and get treatment on another trial.

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: Treatment (azacytidine, venetoclax); Patients receive azacitidine SC or IV over 1 hour daily on days 1-5, and venetoclax PO daily on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 24 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Drug: Azacitidine; Given SC or IV; Other Names: 5 AZC; 5-AC; 5-Azacytidine; 5-AZC; Azacytidine; Azacytidine, 5-; Ladakamycin; Mylosar; U-18496; Vidaza; Drug: Venetoclax; Given PO; Other Names: Venclexta; ABT-0199; ABT-199; ABT199; GDC-0199; RG7601; Venclyxto

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Relapse-free survival (RFS)	The study will be continuously monitored for the primary endpoint, RFS, using the method of Thall, Wooten, and Tannir (2005). Will also summarize the posterior distribution of lambda-E (i.e., median RFS) assuming posterior mean and 95% credible interval.	From date of complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete count recovery (CRi), assessed for up to 10 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of toxicity	Toxicities are defined as any treatment -related clinically significant grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic adverse events occurred during cycles 1-2 of the trial. Will continuously monitor treatment-related toxicities using the Bayesian approach of Thall, Simon, Estey (1995).	Up to 10 years
Modified RFS	Distribution assessed using Kaplan-Meier method.	Time from enrollment on study until date of first objective documentation of relapse or death, assessed for up to 10 years
Overall survival (OS)	Distribution assessed using Kaplan-Meier method.	From the start of study treatment until date of death due to any cause, assessed for up to 10 years
Event free survival (EFS)	Distribution assessed using Kaplan-Meier method.	From the start of study treatment until date of first confirmed relapse, withdrawal from study due to adverse event, or death due to any cause, assessed for up to 10 years
Complete remission duration (CRd)	Distribution assessed using Kaplan-Meier method.	Time from CR or CRi until date of first objective documentation of confirmed relapse, assessed for up to 10 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI); Genentech, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tapan M Kadia, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 13, 2019
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 31, 2030
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 31, 2030

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 16, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 16, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): August 20, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 16, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 13, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplastic Processes; Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Hematologic Diseases; Neoplasm, Residual; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Venetoclax; Azacitidine
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2019-0226 (Other Identifier: M D Anderson Cancer Center); NCI-2019-04987 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No