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Efficacy of Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive Care as Maintenance Therapy in Subjects With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Complete Remission

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive Care Versus Best Supportive Care as Maintenance Therapy in Subjects With Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Complete Remission

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01757535
Acronym
QUAZAR AML-001
Enrollment
472
Registered
2012-12-31
Start date
2013-04-24
Completion date
2024-06-18
Last updated
2025-07-08

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Conditions

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

Keywords

Maintenance therapy, AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Oral Azacitidine, Best supportive care, Complete remission

Brief summary

This study enrolled 472 participants, aged 55 or older, with a diagnosis of de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or AML secondary to prior myelodysplastic disease or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), and who have achieved first complete remission (CR)/ complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) following induction with or without consolidation chemotherapy. The study is amended to include an extension phase (EP). The EP allows participants who are currently receiving oral azacitidine and who are demonstrating clinical benefit as assessed by the investigator, to continue receiving oral azacitidine after unblinding by sponsor until the participant meets the criteria for study discontinuation or until oral azacitidine becomes commercially available and reimbursed. In addition, all participants in the placebo arm and participants who had been discontinued from the treatment phase (irrespective of randomization arm) and continuing in the follow-up phase will be followed for survival in the EP.

Detailed description

This is an international, multicenter, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 study with a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group design in subjects with de novo AML or AML secondary to prior diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) aged ≥ 55 years, who are in first CR/CRi following induction therapy with or without consolidation chemotherapy. The study consists of 3 phases; the pre-randomization phase (screening phase), the treatment phase, and the follow-up phase. The study is amended to include an extension phase (EP). The EP allows participants who are currently receiving oral azacitidine and who are demonstrating clinical benefit as assessed by the Investigator, to continue receiving oral azacitidine after unblinding by sponsor until they meet the criteria for study discontinuation or until oral azacitidine becomes commercially available and reimbursed. In addition, all participants in the placebo arm and participants who had been discontinued from the treatment phase (irrespective of randomization arm) and continuing in the follow-up phase will be followed for survival in the EP.

Interventions

DRUGOral Azacitidine

300 mg oral azacitidine on days 1 to 14 of each 28-day treatment cycle.

DRUGPlacebo

Identically matching placebo tablets on days 1 to 14 of each 28-day treatment cycle.

Sponsors

Celgene
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female participants ≥ 55 years of age 2. Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or AML secondary to prior myelodysplastic disease or CMML (Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia) 3. First complete remission (CR)/ complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) with induction therapy with intensive chemotherapy with or without consolidation therapy within 4 months (+/- 7 days of achieving CR or CRi) 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status - 0, 1, 2, 3 Key Inclusion Criteria in the Extended Phase of the study: At the Investigator's discretion and with approval of the sponsor, participants meeting all of the following eligibility criteria are eligible to enter the extension phase: 1. All participants randomized into the oral azacitidine or placebo arm and are continuing in either the treatment phase or follow-up phase of the CC-486-AML-001 study; * Participants randomized to oral azacitidine treatment arm and continuing in the treatment phase demonstrating clinical benefit as assessed by the investigator are eligible to receive oral azacitidine in the extension phase (EP); * Participants randomized into placebo arm of the study will not receive oral azacitidine in the EP, but will be followed for survival in the EP; * Participants currently in the follow-up phase will continue to be followed for survival in the EP; 2. Participants who have signed the informed consent for the EP of the study; 3. Participants who do not meet any of the criteria for study discontinuation Key

Exclusion criteria

1. AML with inversion (inv)(16), translocation = t(8;21), t(16;16), t(15;17), or t(9;22) or molecular evidence of such translocations 2. Prior bone marrow or stem cell transplantation 3. Have achieved CR/CRi following therapy with hypomethylating agents 4. Diagnosis of malignant disease within the previous 12 months 5. Proven central nervous system (CNS) leukemia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Kaplan-Meier (K-M) Estimate for Overall Survival (OS)Day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 15 July 2019; median follow-up for OS estimated by the reverse K-M method was 41.2 months for all participants.Overall survival was defined as time from randomization to death from any cause; participants surviving at the end of the follow-up period, or who withdraw consent, or who were lost to follow up were censored at the date last known alive.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Time to RelapseFrom day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsTime to relapse was defined as the interval (in months) from the date of randomization to the date of documented relapse. Estimates of relapse rate were based on the cumulative incidence function from a competing risk analysis with death as a competing risk for relapse from complete remission (CR)/ complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi). Documented relapse was defined as, the earliest date of the following: • ≥ 5% bone marrow blasts (myeloblasts) from Central Pathology report, or • appearance of \> 0% blasts in the peripheral blood with a later bone marrow confirmation (bone marrow blast \[myeloblasts\] ≥ 5%) within 100 days, or • at least 2 peripheral blasts ≥ 5% within 30 days.
Kaplan-Meier Estimates of Time to Discontinuation From TreatmentFrom day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsTime to discontinuation from treatment was assessed and defined as the interval from the date of randomization to the date of discontinuation from study drug. Participants who were receiving treatment at the time of study closure were censored at the date of last visit. Estimates of relapse rate were based on the cumulative incidence function from a competing risk analysis with death as a competing risk for relapse from CR/ CRi.
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsTEAEs include AEs that started between first dose date and 28 days after the last dose of study drug. A serious adverse event (SAE) is: • Death • Life-threatening event • Inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization • Persistent or significant disability or incapacity • Congenital anomaly or birth defect • Other important medical event The severity of AEs were assessed by the investigator according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0: Grade 1 (Mild): asymptomatic/mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated. Grade 2 (Moderate): minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate activities of daily living. Grade 3: Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care Grade 4: Life-threatening; urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5: Death due to AE.
Mean Change in the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-Fatigue Scale V 4.0) Score From BaselineFrom day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsThe functional assessment of chronic illness therapy (FACIT-Fatigue Scale V 4.0) is a subscale of the FACIT-F and has been validated in the oncology setting. The FACIT-Fatigue Scale is a short, 13-item, self-administered tool that measures the level of fatigue in an individual during usually daily activities over the past week. The level of fatigue is measured on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = not at all; 4 = very much. The scores range from 0 to 52, with higher scores indicating less fatigue. If there were missing items, but the participant answered at least 50% of the items, then subscores were prorated.
Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Relapse Free Survival (RFS)From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsRFS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of documented relapse or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. Participants who were still alive without documented relapse, or who were lost to follow-up or withdrew consent without documented relapse, were censored at the date of their last bone marrow assessment, prior to receiving any other therapy for AML. Documented relapse was defined as the earliest date of the following: • ≥ 5% bone marrow blasts (myeloblasts) from Central Pathology report, or • appearance of \> 0% blasts in the peripheral blood with a later bone marrow confirmation (bone marrow blast \[myeloblasts\] ≥ 5%) within 100 days, or • at least 2 peripheral blasts ≥ 5% within 30 days.
Time to Definitive Clinically Meaningful Deterioration for ≥ 2 Consecutive Visits as Measured Using the EQ-5D HRQoL ScaleFrom day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 15 July 2019; approximately 74 monthsClinically meaningful deterioration was defined at least 0.10 point of deterioration from baseline for at least 2 consecutive visits for the EQ-5D Health Utility Index. The EQ-5D-3L is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 5 questions, pertaining to specific health dimensions (ie, mobility, self-care, pain, usual activities, and anxiety/depression) and a health status scale. Each question has 3 levels of severity, corresponding to no problems, moderate problems and severe problems. Canadian population sample weights were used to derive health utility scores. A higher utility score represents a better health state. A clinically meaningful improvement or worsening was defined as at least 0.08 points of improvement or 0.10 points of worsening from baseline, respectively, for the EQ-5D-3L Health Utility Index. The EQ-5D-3L is scored using the UK index ranges from -0.594 to 1, where 0 equates to death and 1 equates to full health; -0.594 is considered 'worse than death'.
Healthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Rate of Hospital Events Per Person YearFrom day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsHRU is defined as any consumption of healthcare resources directly or indirectly related to the treatment of the patient. HRU is a key component to understand treatment costs and budget impact of new treatments from a provider perspective.
Healthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Number of Days Hospitalized Per Person-YearFrom day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsHRU is defined as any consumption of healthcare resources directly or indirectly related to the treatment of the patient. HRU is a key component to understand treatment costs and budget impact of new treatments from a provider perspective.
Mean Change in the European Quality of Life-Five Dimensions-Three Levels (EQ-5D-3L) Score From BaselineFrom day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 monthsThe EQ-5D-3L is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 5 questions, pertaining to specific health dimensions (ie, mobility, self-care, pain, usual activities, and anxiety/depression) and a health status scale. Each question has 3 levels of severity, corresponding to no problems, moderate problems and severe problems. Canadian population sample weights were used to derive health utility scores. A higher utility score represents a better health state. A clinically meaningful improvement or worsening was defined as at least 0.08 points of improvement or 0.10 points of worsening from baseline, respectively, for the EQ-5D-3L Health Utility Index. The instrument is scored using the United Kingdom (UK) index ranges from -0.594 to 1, where 0 equates to death and 1 equates to full health; -0.594 is considered 'worse than death'.

Countries

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey (Türkiye), United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

472 Participants Randomized, 469 participants treated

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive Care
Participants received 300 mg azacitidine tablets once a day (QD) for the first 14 days of each 28-day treatment cycle until discontinuation, which includes the following reasons: disease relapse, withdrawal of consent, adverse events, participant became eligible for allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplantation during the treatment period, death, lost to follow-up, or protocol violation or until the end of the study.
238
Placebo Plus Best Supportive Care
Participants received identically matching placebo tablets QD for the first 14 days of each 28-day treatment cycle until no longer receiving benefit, withdrawal of consent, disease relapse, adverse events, participant became eligible for allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplantation during the treatment period, lost to follow-up, or protocol violation or until the end of the study.
234
Total472

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event3111
Overall StudyDeath22
Overall StudyDisease Relapse151181
Overall StudyOther Reasons2827
Overall StudyPhysician Decision70
Overall StudyWithdrew Consent1913

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CarePlacebo Plus Best Supportive CareTotal
Age, Continuous67.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.72
68.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.62
67.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.66
Age, Customized
18 to 64 Years
66 Participants68 Participants134 Participants
Age, Customized
65 to 84 Years
171 Participants166 Participants337 Participants
Age, Customized
≥ 85 years
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Cytogenetic Risk Category at Diagnosis
Intermediate
203 Participants203 Participants406 Participants
Cytogenetic Risk Category at Diagnosis
Poor
35 Participants31 Participants66 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Grade 0
116 Participants111 Participants227 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Grade 1
101 Participants106 Participants207 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Grade 2
21 Participants15 Participants36 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Grade 3
0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
20 Participants14 Participants34 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
196 Participants202 Participants398 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
22 Participants18 Participants40 Participants
Initial Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Classification
AML not Otherwise Specified
148 Participants145 Participants293 Participants
Initial Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Classification
AML with Myelodysplasia - Related Changes
49 Participants42 Participants91 Participants
Initial Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Classification
AML with Recurrent Genetic Abnormalities
39 Participants46 Participants85 Participants
Initial Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Classification
Missing
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Initial Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Classification
Therapy-related Myeloid Neoplasms
2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
6 Participants20 Participants26 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African-American
2 Participants6 Participants8 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Missing
2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
12 Participants11 Participants23 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
216 Participants197 Participants413 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
120 Participants107 Participants227 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
118 Participants127 Participants245 Participants
Type of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Primary (de novo)
213 Participants216 Participants429 Participants
Type of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Secondary
25 Participants18 Participants43 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
172 / 238176 / 234
other
Total, other adverse events
235 / 236224 / 233
serious
Total, serious adverse events
110 / 236109 / 233

Outcome results

Primary

Kaplan-Meier (K-M) Estimate for Overall Survival (OS)

Overall survival was defined as time from randomization to death from any cause; participants surviving at the end of the follow-up period, or who withdraw consent, or who were lost to follow up were censored at the date last known alive.

Time frame: Day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 15 July 2019; median follow-up for OS estimated by the reverse K-M method was 41.2 months for all participants.

Population: The intent to treat (ITT) population includes participants who were randomized, regardless of whether they received treatment or not.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier (K-M) Estimate for Overall Survival (OS)24.7 Months
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier (K-M) Estimate for Overall Survival (OS)14.8 Months
p-value: 0.000995% CI: [0.55, 0.86]Log Rank
Secondary

Healthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Number of Days Hospitalized Per Person-Year

HRU is defined as any consumption of healthcare resources directly or indirectly related to the treatment of the patient. HRU is a key component to understand treatment costs and budget impact of new treatments from a provider perspective.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: Safety population includes all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareHealthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Number of Days Hospitalized Per Person-Year6.00 Days per person-years
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareHealthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Number of Days Hospitalized Per Person-Year13.13 Days per person-years
Secondary

Healthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Rate of Hospital Events Per Person Year

HRU is defined as any consumption of healthcare resources directly or indirectly related to the treatment of the patient. HRU is a key component to understand treatment costs and budget impact of new treatments from a provider perspective.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: Safety population includes all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareHealthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Rate of Hospital Events Per Person Year0.36 Hospitalizations per person-years
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareHealthcare Resource Utilization (HRU): Rate of Hospital Events Per Person Year0.63 Hospitalizations per person-years
Secondary

Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Relapse Free Survival (RFS)

RFS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of documented relapse or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. Participants who were still alive without documented relapse, or who were lost to follow-up or withdrew consent without documented relapse, were censored at the date of their last bone marrow assessment, prior to receiving any other therapy for AML. Documented relapse was defined as the earliest date of the following: • ≥ 5% bone marrow blasts (myeloblasts) from Central Pathology report, or • appearance of \> 0% blasts in the peripheral blood with a later bone marrow confirmation (bone marrow blast \[myeloblasts\] ≥ 5%) within 100 days, or • at least 2 peripheral blasts ≥ 5% within 30 days.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: The intent to treat population includes participants who were randomized, regardless of whether they received treatment or not.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier Estimate of Relapse Free Survival (RFS)10.2 Months
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier Estimate of Relapse Free Survival (RFS)4.8 Months
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [0.52, 0.8]Log Rank
Secondary

Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Time to Relapse

Time to relapse was defined as the interval (in months) from the date of randomization to the date of documented relapse. Estimates of relapse rate were based on the cumulative incidence function from a competing risk analysis with death as a competing risk for relapse from complete remission (CR)/ complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi). Documented relapse was defined as, the earliest date of the following: • ≥ 5% bone marrow blasts (myeloblasts) from Central Pathology report, or • appearance of \> 0% blasts in the peripheral blood with a later bone marrow confirmation (bone marrow blast \[myeloblasts\] ≥ 5%) within 100 days, or • at least 2 peripheral blasts ≥ 5% within 30 days.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: The intent to treat population includes participants who were randomized, regardless of whether they received treatment or not.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier Estimate of Time to Relapse10.2 months
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier Estimate of Time to Relapse4.9 months
Secondary

Kaplan-Meier Estimates of Time to Discontinuation From Treatment

Time to discontinuation from treatment was assessed and defined as the interval from the date of randomization to the date of discontinuation from study drug. Participants who were receiving treatment at the time of study closure were censored at the date of last visit. Estimates of relapse rate were based on the cumulative incidence function from a competing risk analysis with death as a competing risk for relapse from CR/ CRi.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: The intent to treat population includes participants who were randomized, regardless of whether they received treatment or not.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier Estimates of Time to Discontinuation From Treatment14.6 months
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareKaplan-Meier Estimates of Time to Discontinuation From Treatment6.9 months
Secondary

Mean Change in the European Quality of Life-Five Dimensions-Three Levels (EQ-5D-3L) Score From Baseline

The EQ-5D-3L is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 5 questions, pertaining to specific health dimensions (ie, mobility, self-care, pain, usual activities, and anxiety/depression) and a health status scale. Each question has 3 levels of severity, corresponding to no problems, moderate problems and severe problems. Canadian population sample weights were used to derive health utility scores. A higher utility score represents a better health state. A clinically meaningful improvement or worsening was defined as at least 0.08 points of improvement or 0.10 points of worsening from baseline, respectively, for the EQ-5D-3L Health Utility Index. The instrument is scored using the United Kingdom (UK) index ranges from -0.594 to 1, where 0 equates to death and 1 equates to full health; -0.594 is considered 'worse than death'.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: All treated participants with a EQ-5D-3L measurement at the end of treatment

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareMean Change in the European Quality of Life-Five Dimensions-Three Levels (EQ-5D-3L) Score From Baseline-0.0416 Units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.15467
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareMean Change in the European Quality of Life-Five Dimensions-Three Levels (EQ-5D-3L) Score From Baseline-0.0152 Units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.14799
Secondary

Mean Change in the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-Fatigue Scale V 4.0) Score From Baseline

The functional assessment of chronic illness therapy (FACIT-Fatigue Scale V 4.0) is a subscale of the FACIT-F and has been validated in the oncology setting. The FACIT-Fatigue Scale is a short, 13-item, self-administered tool that measures the level of fatigue in an individual during usually daily activities over the past week. The level of fatigue is measured on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = not at all; 4 = very much. The scores range from 0 to 52, with higher scores indicating less fatigue. If there were missing items, but the participant answered at least 50% of the items, then subscores were prorated.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: All treated participants with FACIT-Fatigue measurement by EOT

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareMean Change in the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-Fatigue Scale V 4.0) Score From Baseline-3.7 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 10.92
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareMean Change in the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-Fatigue Scale V 4.0) Score From Baseline-2.5 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.93
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

TEAEs include AEs that started between first dose date and 28 days after the last dose of study drug. A serious adverse event (SAE) is: • Death • Life-threatening event • Inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization • Persistent or significant disability or incapacity • Congenital anomaly or birth defect • Other important medical event The severity of AEs were assessed by the investigator according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0: Grade 1 (Mild): asymptomatic/mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated. Grade 2 (Moderate): minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate activities of daily living. Grade 3: Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care Grade 4: Life-threatening; urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5: Death due to AE.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 06 August 2024; approximately 135.5 months

Population: The safety population included all randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Treatment Related Serious TEAE22 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Death15 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Serious TEAE110 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Dose Reduction (Red)37 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Grade 3/4 TEAE207 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Dose Interruption107 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Related to Study Treatment213 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Dose Red and Interruption25 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Treatment Related Grade 3/4 TEAE113 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation155 Participants
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE235 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation170 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE233 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Related to Study Treatment121 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Serious TEAE109 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Treatment Related Serious TEAE5 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Grade 3/4 TEAE201 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 Treatment Related Grade 3/4 TEAE55 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Death11 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Dose Reduction (Red)6 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Dose Interruption43 Participants
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)≥ 1 TEAE Leading to Dose Red and Interruption3 Participants
Secondary

Time to Definitive Clinically Meaningful Deterioration for ≥ 2 Consecutive Visits as Measured Using the EQ-5D HRQoL Scale

Clinically meaningful deterioration was defined at least 0.10 point of deterioration from baseline for at least 2 consecutive visits for the EQ-5D Health Utility Index. The EQ-5D-3L is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 5 questions, pertaining to specific health dimensions (ie, mobility, self-care, pain, usual activities, and anxiety/depression) and a health status scale. Each question has 3 levels of severity, corresponding to no problems, moderate problems and severe problems. Canadian population sample weights were used to derive health utility scores. A higher utility score represents a better health state. A clinically meaningful improvement or worsening was defined as at least 0.08 points of improvement or 0.10 points of worsening from baseline, respectively, for the EQ-5D-3L Health Utility Index. The EQ-5D-3L is scored using the UK index ranges from -0.594 to 1, where 0 equates to death and 1 equates to full health; -0.594 is considered 'worse than death'.

Time frame: From day 1 (randomization) up to data cut off date of 15 July 2019; approximately 74 months

Population: The Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) evaluable population was defined as the ITT participants with a non-missing EQ-5D-3L score at baseline (C1D1) and at least one post-baseline visit. Results are presented for each post-baseline visit with sample size ≥ 25 in both arms. Death was censored at the date of the last HRQoL assessment visit.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Oral Azacitidine Plus Best Supportive CareTime to Definitive Clinically Meaningful Deterioration for ≥ 2 Consecutive Visits as Measured Using the EQ-5D HRQoL ScaleNA Weeks
Placebo Plus Best Supportive CareTime to Definitive Clinically Meaningful Deterioration for ≥ 2 Consecutive Visits as Measured Using the EQ-5D HRQoL ScaleNA Weeks
p-value: 0.752295% CI: [0.6136, 1.4231]Regression, Cox

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 15, 2026