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NCT05183035PHASE3Recruiting

Venetoclax in Children With Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

PedAL BCU, LLC

Start Date

10/1/2022

Completion Date

4/1/2031

Summary

A study to evaluate if the randomized addition of venetoclax to a chemotherapy backbone (fludarabine/cytarabine/gemtuzumab ozogamicin \[GO\]) improves survival of children/adolescents/young adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 1st relapse who are unable to receive additional anthracyclines, or in 2nd relapse.

Detailed Description

Relapse of AML is driven by chemotherapy resistant stem cells. One mechanism of chemotherapeutic resistance in AML is the overexpression of the protein B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2), an anti-apoptotic protein which sequesters intracellular activators of apoptosis. Venetoclax is a selective, potent, orally bioavailable, small molecule inhibitor of BCL-2 that restores programmed cell death in cancer cells. This is a trial for children, adolescents and young adults with 2nd relapsed AML or 1st relapsed AML unable to receive additional anthracycline. This is randomized trial of venetoclax in combination with intensive chemotherapy (fludarabine/cytarabine/gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for the first two cycles (42-day-cycles) that would inform and evaluate if this agent is an effective option for this population to improve its poor prognosis. Participants can receive up to two cycles of induction chemotherapy before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). If participants who have perceived clinical benefit cannot be transplanted after the 2 cycles, maintenance treatment may be given at the discretion of the investigator. In Arm B (experimental arm), participants can continue venetoclax if they have perceived clinical benefit, and maintenance therapy will combine venetoclax with azacitidine for a maximum of 24 cycles. In Arm A (control arm), participants will receive azacitidine in monotherapy. Maintenance is continued until clinical progression or unacceptable toxicity with a maximum of 24 cycles.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: No minimum to 21 years

Inclusion Criteria * Participants must have enrolled on APAL2020SC, NCT Number: NCT04726241 prior to enrollment on ITCC-101/APAL2020D. (This is only applicable for participants in USA/Canada/Australia/New Zealand sites/Blood Cancer United territory). * Participants must be ≥ 29 days of age and ≤ 21 years of age at enrollment. * Participants must have one of the following: 1. Children, adolescents, and young adults with AML without demonstrated FLT3/internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutation. Ideally, the status of the mutation needs to be proven in the current relapse. Nevertheless, patients with previous FLT3/ITD negative test from prior lines can be included based on local results in order to not delay the start of treatment. 2. And participants must have AML which is either: * Untreated second relapse, in participants who are sufficiently fit to undergo another round of intensive chemotherapy, or * Untreated first relapse, in participants who cannot tolerate additional anthracycline containing chemotherapy per investigator discretion. * Participants must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2 (≥ 50% Lansky or Karnofsky score). * Participants must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to start of protocol treatment: 1. Cytotoxic chemotherapy: Must not have received cytotoxic chemotherapy within 14 days prior to start of protocol treatment, except for corticosteroids, low dose cytarabine or hydroxyurea that can be given up to 24 hours prior to start of protocol treatment. 2. Intrathecal cytotoxic therapy: No wash-out time is required for participants having received any combination of intrathecal cytarabine, methotrexate, and/or hydrocortisone. 3. Antibodies: ≥ 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of an antibody-drug conjugate before start of protocol treatment. For unmodified antibodies or T cell engaging antibodies, 2 half-lives must have elapsed before start of protocol treatment. Any toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to Grade ≤ 1. 4. Interleukins, Interferons and Cytokines (other than Hematopoietic Growth Factors): ≥ 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than Hematopoietic Growth Factors) before start of protocol treatment. 5. Hematopoietic growth factors: ≥ 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or ≥7 days for short-acting growth factor before start of protocol treatment. 6. Radiation therapy (RT) (before start of protocol treatment): * ≥ 14 days have elapsed for local palliative RT (small port); * ≥ 84 days must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if ≥ 50% radiation of pelvis; * ≥ 42 days must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation. 7. Stem Cell Infusions (before start of protocol treatment): * ≥ 84 days since allogeneic (non-autologous) bone marrow or stem cell transplant (with or without total body irradiation \[TBI\]) or boost infusion (any stem cell product; not including donor lymphocyte infusion \[DLI\]); * No evidence of active graft versus host disease (GVHD). 8. Participants who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to treat or prevent either graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant or organ rejection post-transplant are not eligible for this trial. Participants must be off medications to treat or prevent either graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant or organ rejection post-transplant for at least 14 days prior to enrollment. 9. Cellular Therapy: ≥ 42 days after the completion of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) or any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, natural killer \[NK\] cells, dendritic cells, etc.) before start of protocol treatment. 10. Participants with prior exposure to venetoclax are eligible in this trial. * Adequate organ function: 1. Adequate Renal Function defined as: * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 60ml/min/1.73 m\^2, or * Normal serum creatinine based on age/sex 2. Adequate Liver Function defined as: * Direct bilirubin \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), and * Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN, and * Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN. If higher transaminases outside these ranges (up to 5x ULN) are due to a radiographically identifiable leukemia infiltrate, the participant will remain eligible. Transaminase elevation up to 5x ULN is also allowed in case of steatosis on echography. 3. Cardiac performance: Minimum cardiac function defined as: * No history of congestive heart failure in need of medical treatment * No pre-treatment diminished left ventricular function on echocardiography (shortening fraction \[SF\] \< 25% or ejection fraction \[EF\] \< 40%) * No signs of congestive heart failure at presentation of relapse. * Participant, parent or guardian must sign and date informed consent and pediatric assent (when required), prior to the initiation of screening or study specific procedures, according to local law and legislation. Exclusion Criteria * Participants who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the study requirements of the study, are not eligible. * Participants with Down syndrome. * Participants with Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) or Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). * Participants with isolated CNS3 disease or symptomatic CNS3 disease. * Participants with malabsorption syndrome or any other condition that precludes enteral administration of venetoclax. * Participants who are currently receiving an investigational drug other than those specified for this study. * Participants with Fanconi anemia, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman syndrome or any other known congenital bone marrow failure syndrome. * Participants with known prior allergy to any of the medications used in protocol therapy. * Participants with documented active, uncontrolled infection at the time of study entry. * Known hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) (known positive hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) results), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. * Concomitant Medications * Participants who have received strong and moderate CYP3A inducers such as rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, and St. John's wort within 7 days of the start of study treatment. * Participants who have consumed grapefruit, grapefruit products, Seville oranges (including marmalade containing Seville oranges) or starfruit within 3 days of the start of study treatment. * Participants who have hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in summary of product characteristics (SPC). * Pregnancy or Breast-Feeding: * Participants who are pregnant or breast-feeding. * Participants of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use a highly effective contraceptive method per Clinical Trial Facilitation Group (CTFG) guidelines for the duration of study therapy and at least 30 days after last dose of venetoclax, or 7 months after gemtuzumab ozogamicin treatment, or for 6 months after the completion of all study therapy, whichever is longer. * Male participants must use a condom during intercourse and agree not to father a child or donate sperm during therapy and for the duration of study therapy and at least 30 days after last dose of venetoclax or 4 months after last dose of gemtuzumab ozogamicin, 6 months from the last dose of cytarabine, or 90-days after last exposure to any other chemotherapy, whichever is longer. Additional criteria to receive a gemtuzumab ozogamicin infusion: Gemtuzumab ozogamicin should not be given: * to participants with history of veno-occlusive disease (VOD)/Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) grade 3 or 4 * to participants with CD33 negative leukemic blasts (determined at local lab) Note that these participants are eligible for the study but will not be treated with gemtuzumab ozogamicin.

Interventions

DRUG

Fludarabine

DRUG

Cytarabine

DRUG

Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin

DRUG

Azacitidine

DRUG

Venetoclax

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Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Locations

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

United States

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas 72202

United States

MemorialCare Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach

Long Beach, California 90806

United States

Children's Hospital of Orange County Main Campus - Orange

Orange, California 92868

United States

Benioff Children's Hospital - Mission Bay

San Francisco, California 94158

United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado 80045

United States

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut 06511

United States

Nemours Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware 19803

United States

Children's National - Main Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010

United States

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida 33908

United States

University of Florida Health Shands Children's Hospital

Gainesville, Florida 32610

United States

Nemours Children's Specialty Care Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida 32207

United States

Nemours Children's Hospital - Orlando

Orlando, Florida 32827

United States

Saint Joseph's Hospital - Tampa

Tampa, Florida 33607

United States

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia 30322

United States

Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children

Honolulu, Hawaii 96826

United States

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois 60611

United States

Comer Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois 60637

United States

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

United States

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

Iowa City, Iowa 52242

United States

Norton Children's Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky 40202

United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts 02215

United States

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-4259

United States

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan 48201

United States

Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi 39216

United States

The Children's Mercy Hospital - Adele Hall Campus

Kansas City, Missouri 64108

United States

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri 63110

United States

Alliance for Childhood Diseases dba Cure 4 The Kids Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

United States

Hackensack University Medical Center, HMH

Hackensack, New Jersey 07601

United States

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey 07960

United States

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York 10032

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - New York

New York, New York 10065

United States

Cohen Children's Medical Center

Queens, New York 11040

United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio 43205

United States

Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Portland, Oregon 97239

United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

United States

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, South Carolina 29203

United States

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee 38105-3678

United States

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Nashville, Tennessee 37232

United States

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dallas, Texas 75235

United States

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas 77030

United States

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah 84113

United States

Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia 23219

United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington 98105

United States

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service

South Brisbane, Queensland 4101

Australia

The Royal Children's Hospital - Children's Cancer Centre

Parkville, Victoria 3052

Australia

Perth Children's Hospital

Nedlands, Western Australia 6009

Australia

Sankt Anna-Kinderspital

Vienna, 1090

Austria

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen 9000

Belgium

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta T3B 6A8

Canada

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3N1

Canada

CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0V9

Canada

Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Health Center

Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 6R8

Canada

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1

Canada

SickKids - The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8

Canada

Fakultni nemocnice v Motole

Prague, Prague 150 06

Czechia

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Capital Region 2100

Denmark

Uusi Lastensairaala

Helsinki, Etelä-Suomen Lääni FI-00290

Finland

CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital des Enfants

Toulouse, Haute-Garonne 31059

France

Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre

Loos, Hauts-de-France 59120

France

CHU de Nantes - Hôpital Femme-Enfant-Adolescent

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique 44093

France

Institut d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique

Lyon, Rhône 69008

France

Hôpital Armand-Trousseau

Paris, Île-de-France Region 75012

France

Hôpital Universitaire Robert-Debré

Paris, Île-de-France Region 75019

France

Universitätsklinikum Augsburg

Augsburg, 86156

Germany

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, 13353

Germany

Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt

Frankfurt, 60590

Germany

Padiatrische Hamatologie und Onkologie

Münster, 48149

Germany

Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, 49149

Germany

Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

Petach Tikvah, Central District 4920235

Israel

Istituto Giannina Gaslini

Genova, Genoa 16147

Italy

Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori

Monza, Monza and Brianza 20900

Italy

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù

Roma, Rome 00165

Italy

Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita

Torino, Turin 10126

Italy

Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital

Nagoya, Aiti 453-8511

Japan

Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital

Kobe, Hyōgo 650-0047

Japan

Saitama Prefectural Children's Medical Center

Saitama-Shi, Saitama 330-8777

Japan

National Center for Child Health and Development

Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo 157-8535

Japan

Osaka City General Hospital

Osaka, 534-0021

Japan

Prinses Maxima Centrum Kinderoncologie

Utrecht, 3584 CS

Netherlands

Starship Children's Hospital

Grafton, Auckland 1023

New Zealand

Oslo Universitetssykehus

Oslo, 0372

Norway

Instituto Portugues De Oncologia De Lisboa Francisco Gentil

Lisbon, Lisbon District 1099-023

Portugal

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón

Barcelona, 08035

Spain

Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona

Barcelona, 08950

Spain

Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús

Madrid, 28009

Spain

Hospital Universitario La Fe

Valencia, 46026

Spain

Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna

Stockholm, Stockholm County 171 76

Sweden

Universitaets - Kinderspital Zürich

Zurich, 8032

Switzerland