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Assessing the safety and tolerability of oral ruxolitinib in combination with 5-azacitidine in patients with advanced phase myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) arising from MPN.

A phase Ib study to assess the safety and tolerability of oral ruxolitinib in combination with 5-azacitidine in patients with advanced phase myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) arising from MPN

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16783472
Enrollment
64
Registered
2015-03-19
Start date
2016-01-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) arising from MPN Cancer Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue

Interventions

All patients registered to the interventional component will receive treatment with a minimum of 6 cycles (each cycle 28 days) of 5-azacitidine in combination with one of 5 doses of ruxolitinib (5mg b

Sponsors

The University of Birmingham (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current participant inclusion criteria as of 01/08/2018: For the Interventional component: 1. Age = 16 years old 2. A prior diagnosis of Essential Thrombocythaemia (ET), Polycythaemia Vera (PV) or Myelofibrosis (MF) with one of the following: 2.1. = 10% blasts in blood or bone marrow with or without dysplastic changes (MPN-AP) at baseline 2.2. = 20% blasts in blood or bone marrow (MPN-BP) at baseline 3. In need of treatment in the opinion of the investigator 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-3 5. Adequate liver and renal function, defined as: 5.1. Liver transaminases = 3 × ULN (AST/SGOT and ALT/SGPT) 5.2. Bilirubin <4 x ULN (Patients with elevated bilirubin due to Gilbert’s syndrome are eligible) 5.3. GFR = 40 ml/min 6. Willingness to undergo and ability to tolerate assessments during the study including bone marrow assessments and symptom assessments using patient reported outcome instruments 7. Able to give valid informed consent For the Observational Component 1. Age = 16 years old 2. A prior diagnosis of ET, PV or MF with one of the following: 2.1. Blasts in blood or marrow 10-19% with or without dysplastic changes (MPN-AP) 2.2 = 20% Blasts (MPN-BP) 2.3. Patients who are unwilling/unable to enter the interventional component and/or fail the interventional component entry criteria. This can include patients entered into studies with more aggressive therapy such as AML 17/19 as well as those receiving palliation only Previous participant inclusion criteria: For the Interventional component: 1. Age = 16 years old 2. A prior diagnosis of Essential Thrombocythaemia (ET), Polycythaemia Vera (PV) or Myelofibrosis (MF) with one of the following: 2.1. Blasts in blood or marrow 10-19% with or without dysplastic changes (MPN-AP) 2.2. = 20% Blasts (MPN-BP) 3. In need of treatment in the opinion of the investigator 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-3 5. Platelet or red blood cell transfusion-dependent 6. Adequate liver and renal function, defined as: 6.1. Liver transaminases = 3 × ULN (AST/SGOT and ALT/SGPT) 6.2. Bilirubin <4 x ULN (Patients with elevated bilirubin due to Gilbert’s syndrome are eligible) 6.3. GFR = 40 ml/min 7. Willingness to undergo and ability to tolerate assessments during the study including bone marrow assessments and symptom assessments using patient reported outcome instruments 8. Able to give valid informed consent For the Observational Component 1. Age = 16 years old 2. A prior diagnosis of ET, PV or MF with one of the following: 2.1. Blasts in blood or marrow 10-19% with or without dysplastic changes (MPN-AP) 2.2 = 20% Blasts (MPN-BP) 2.3. Patients who are unwilling/unable to enter the interventional component and/or fail the interventional component entry criteria. This can include patients entered into studies with more aggressive therapy such as AML 17/19 as well as those receiving palliation only

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Current participant exclusion criteria as of 01/08/2018: For the Interventional Component: 1. Any co-morbidity that could limit compliance with the trial or any other condition (including laboratory abnormalities) that in the Investigators opinion will affect the patient’s participation in this trial 2.New York Heart Association Class II, III, or IV congestive heart failure 3. On-going cardiac dysrhythmias of grade 3, QTc prolongation >480 ms, or other factors that increase the risk of QT interval prolongation (e.g. heart failure, hypokalemia defined as serum potassium 480 ms, or other factors that increase the risk of QT interval prolongation (e.g. heart failure, hypokalemia defined as serum potassium <3.0 mEq/L, family history of long QT interval syndrome) 4. Erythropoietic agent within 28 days prior to registration 5. Thrombopoietic agent within 14 days prior to registration 6. CYP3A4 inhibitor within 7 days prior to registration 7. Experimental treatment for AML or MPN within 14 days prior to registration (except Ruxolitinib and Hydroxycarbamide which can be taken up until study entry at the prestudy dose. Hydroxycarbamide must be stopped before the first scheduled day of treatment) 8. Previously received 5-azacitidine 9. Known contraindications to receiving azacitidine or ruxolitinib 10. Known HIV seropositivity 11. Known to have active hepatitis A, B, or C 12. Women who are pregnant or lactating. Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to study entry 13. Patients and partners of childbearing potential not willing to use effective contraception for the duration of the study treatment and for three months after the last dose. For the Observational Component: No Exclusions planned.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the MTD of ruxolitinib in combination with 5-azacitidine; Timepoint(s): Within 1 cycle of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Best response following 3 and 6 cycles of treatment Assessment will be made according to the following criteria: Proposed criteria for response assessment in patients treated in clinical trials for MPNs in blast phase (MPN-BP): Formal recommendations from the post-MPN acute myeloid leukaemia consortium (for patients with >20% blasts at baseline) 2. International Working Group (IWG) response criteria in myelodysplasia (for patients with <20% blasts at baseline) 3. Change in the proportion of patients who require transfusion of red cells or platelets 4. Achievement of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion independence 5. Achievement of platelet transfusion independence 6. Change in palpable splenomegaly or hepatomegaly 7. Duration of Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) 8. 12 months Progression-free survival (PFS) 9. 12 months Leukaemia-free survival (LFS) 10. 12 months Overall survival (OS) 11. Duration of treatment 12. Clinical improvement in haemoglobin level 13. Clinical improvement in platelet count 14. Quality of life as measured by the MPN SAF; EQ-5D-5L and EORTC QLQ-C30 (Cycles 1, 2, 4 and 6 for interventional patients; at registration, 3 months and 6 months for observational patients) 15. To determine treatment and outcome of Advanced Phase MPN (MPN-AP) and Blast Phase MPN (MPN-BP) patients who enter the observation component. 16. Change in clonal marker (e.g. JAK2 or CALR allele burden) (to be centrally assessed)

Countries

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026