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Study of Efficacy and Safety of LDE225 in Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Leukemia

A Phase II Multi-center, Open Label, Randomized Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Two Different Schedules of Oral LDE225 in Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory or Untreated Elderly Patients With Acute Leukemia

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01826214
Enrollment
70
Registered
2013-04-08
Start date
2013-05-31
Completion date
2015-05-31
Last updated
2016-08-30

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Conditions

Acute Leukemias

Keywords

acute myeloid leukemia, AML, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ALL, leukemia, acute, LDE225, adult patients, relapsed/refractory

Brief summary

The study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of two dosing schedules of LDE225 in patients with relapsed/refractory acute leukemia or elderly patients with untreated acute leukemia.

Interventions

DRUGLDE225

LDE225 will be supplied as 200 mg capsules by Novartis. Patients will receive study treatment on an outpatient basis. LDE225 will be dispensed every two weeks for the first four weeks and at the start of every four weeks thereafter, as needed.

Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects must have relapsed or primary refractory non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia or relapsed or refractory non-T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or untreated acute myeloid leukemia in elderly patients. * Performance status of 0, 1 or 2 per WHO classification. * Adequate renal and liver function. * Adequate blood creatine kinase value (CK \< 1.5ULN)

Exclusion criteria

* Allogeneic stem cell transplantation within the last 4 months and/or active graft versus host disease requiring systemic immunosuppressant therapy, or autologous stem cell transplantation within the last 4 weeks. * Patient for which immediate allogeneic stem cell transplantation is the treatment of choice. * Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women. * Active CNS leukemic involvement

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of Complete Remission (CR)at screening, every week up to Week 9, every 2 weeks thereafter until CR, every 4 weeks after CR up to 24 monthsComplete Response (CR) was based on the International Working Group (IWG) criteria based on weekly peripheral blood count measurements and bone marrow biopsy/aspiration collection. Efficacy assessments were performed to determine CR. A treatment cycle was defined as 4 weeks. The outcome measure for the study is based on standardized response criteria as defined by the International Working Group (IWG) for AML. The IWG was established by a group of investigators interested in the design and conduct of clinical trials in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The criteria established by this group (a set of recommendations for response assessment) are well established, endorsed by major institutions and Health Authorities, and are widely used in clinical trials. No statistical analysis was planned for this primary outcome.
Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi)within 3 days after clearance of blasts from peripheral blood (PB), monthly thereafter until CR or reappearance of blasts in the PB, after CR every other month until discontination up to 24 monthsThe other primary efficacy endpoint was CRi based on the International Working Group (IWG) criteria based on weekly peripheral blood count measurements and bone marrow biopsy/aspiration collection. Efficacy assessments were performed to determine CRi. A treatment cycle was defined as 4 weeks. No statistical analysis was planned for this primary outcome.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: TmaxWeek 1 Day 1,Week 9 Day 1Tmax is the time to reach Cmax. The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the Pharmacokineticist. Tmax was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.
Overall Response Rate (ORR)Every 8 weeks for the first 6 months and every 12 weeks until 53 weeks after the last patient is enrolled or until relapse up to 24 monthsORR was the rate of complete remission (CR), complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) or partial response (PR) according to IWG criteria. CR, CRi or PR will be assessed through bone marrow biopsy/aspirate and peripheral blood blasts counts.
Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-24hWeek 1 Day 1,Week 9 Day 1AUC0-24 is the area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to 24 hours done only on 800 mg once a day schedule. The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the Pharmacokineticist. AUC0-24h was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.
Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-8hWeek 1 Day 1,Week 9 Day 1AUC0-8h is the area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to 8 hours. The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the Pharmacokineticist. AUC0-8h was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.
Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: CmaxWeek 1 Day 1, Week 9 Day 1Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration after drug administration.The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the pharmacokineticist. Cmax was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.

Countries

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

35 patients were randomized but only 34 patients received at least one dose of study drug in the LDE225-800 (schedule B ) arm.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
LDE225-400
Patients who were randomized to Schedule A, and received 400 mg LDE225 twice daily for the first two weeks only and after two weeks, received 800 mg LDE225 once daily until disease progression, toxicity, withdrawal of consent, death, discretion of the investigator or early termination of the study.
35
LDE225-800
Patients who were randomized to Schedule B, received 800 mg LDE225 once daily until disease progression, toxicity, withdrawal of consent, death, discretion of the investigator or early termination of the study.
35
Total70

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event76
Overall StudyDeath31
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up10
Overall StudyPhysician Decision02
Overall StudyProgressive disease2221
Overall StudyStudy terminated by Sponsor01
Overall StudySubject/guardian decision23

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLDE225-400LDE225-800Total
Age, Continuous65.3 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.31
67.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.65
66.5 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.96
Sex: Female, Male
Female
18 Participants13 Participants31 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
17 Participants22 Participants39 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
35 / 3534 / 34
serious
Total, serious adverse events
25 / 3525 / 34

Outcome results

Primary

Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi)

The other primary efficacy endpoint was CRi based on the International Working Group (IWG) criteria based on weekly peripheral blood count measurements and bone marrow biopsy/aspiration collection. Efficacy assessments were performed to determine CRi. A treatment cycle was defined as 4 weeks. No statistical analysis was planned for this primary outcome.

Time frame: within 3 days after clearance of blasts from peripheral blood (PB), monthly thereafter until CR or reappearance of blasts in the PB, after CR every other month until discontination up to 24 months

Population: Full analysis set (FAS): comprised of all patients who were randomized to a study treatment.~According to the intent-to-treat principle, patient data were analyzed according to the treatment to which they had been randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LDE225-400Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi)1 Participants
LDE225-800Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi)0 Participants
Primary

Rate of Complete Remission (CR)

Complete Response (CR) was based on the International Working Group (IWG) criteria based on weekly peripheral blood count measurements and bone marrow biopsy/aspiration collection. Efficacy assessments were performed to determine CR. A treatment cycle was defined as 4 weeks. The outcome measure for the study is based on standardized response criteria as defined by the International Working Group (IWG) for AML. The IWG was established by a group of investigators interested in the design and conduct of clinical trials in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The criteria established by this group (a set of recommendations for response assessment) are well established, endorsed by major institutions and Health Authorities, and are widely used in clinical trials. No statistical analysis was planned for this primary outcome.

Time frame: at screening, every week up to Week 9, every 2 weeks thereafter until CR, every 4 weeks after CR up to 24 months

Population: Full analysis set (FAS): comprised of all patients who were randomized to a study treatment.~According to the intent-to-treat principle, patient data were analyzed according to the treatment to which they had been randomized. No statistical analysis were reported in this study.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LDE225-400Rate of Complete Remission (CR)0 Participants
LDE225-800Rate of Complete Remission (CR)0 Participants
Secondary

Overall Response Rate (ORR)

ORR was the rate of complete remission (CR), complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) or partial response (PR) according to IWG criteria. CR, CRi or PR will be assessed through bone marrow biopsy/aspirate and peripheral blood blasts counts.

Time frame: Every 8 weeks for the first 6 months and every 12 weeks until 53 weeks after the last patient is enrolled or until relapse up to 24 months

Population: Full analysis set (FAS): comprised of all patients who were randomized to a study treatment.~According to the intent-to-treat principle, patient data were analyzed according to the treatment to which they had been randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LDE225-400Overall Response Rate (ORR)1 Participants
LDE225-800Overall Response Rate (ORR)0 Participants
Secondary

Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-24h

AUC0-24 is the area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to 24 hours done only on 800 mg once a day schedule. The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the Pharmacokineticist. AUC0-24h was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.

Time frame: Week 1 Day 1,Week 9 Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic analysis set (PAS): consisted of all patients who received at least one dose of sonidegib and provided at least one evaluable PK blood sample.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-24hWeek 1 Day 10 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 0
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-24hWeek 9 Day 1 (n: 7, 6)26500 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 6650
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-24hWeek 1 Day 13110 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 2620
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-24hWeek 9 Day 1 (n: 7, 6)24000 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 11500
Secondary

Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-8h

AUC0-8h is the area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to 8 hours. The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the Pharmacokineticist. AUC0-8h was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.

Time frame: Week 1 Day 1,Week 9 Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic analysis set (PAS): consisted of all patients who received at least one dose of sonidegib and provided at least one evaluable PK blood sample.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-8hWeek 1 Day1988 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 542
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-8hWeek 9 Day1 (n: 7, 7)9750 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 2830
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-8hWeek 1 Day11560 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 1230
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-8hWeek 9 Day1 (n: 7, 7)7910 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 5090
Secondary

Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: Cmax

Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration after drug administration.The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the pharmacokineticist. Cmax was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.

Time frame: Week 1 Day 1, Week 9 Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic analysis set (PAS): consisted of all patients who received at least one dose of sonidegib and provided at least one evaluable PK blood sample.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: CmaxWeek 1 Day 1237 ng/mLStandard Deviation 158
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: CmaxWeek 9 Day 1(n: 7, 7)1640 ng/mLStandard Deviation 612
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: CmaxWeek 1 Day 1343 ng/mLStandard Deviation 275
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: CmaxWeek 9 Day 1(n: 7, 7)1500 ng/mLStandard Deviation 874
Secondary

Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: Tmax

Tmax is the time to reach Cmax. The PK parameters were determined in plasma using non-compartmental methods. A PK sample was excluded from analyses if the patient vomited within the first 4 hours following the last oral dose of study drug. Other PK samples were excluded as deemed appropriate by the Pharmacokineticist. Tmax was derived from the PK concentrations collected at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose on W1D1 and W9D1. The PK concentration at each time point is not an endpoint in the protocol, but these concentrations are used to derive the PK parameters.

Time frame: Week 1 Day 1,Week 9 Day 1

Population: Pharmacokinetic analysis set (PAS): consisted of all patients who received at least one dose of sonidegib and provided at least one evaluable PK blood sample.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEDIAN)
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: TmaxWeek 1 Day 12.13 hr
LDE225-400Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: TmaxWeek 9 Day 1 (n: 7, 7)1.88 hr
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: TmaxWeek 1 Day 12.12 hr
LDE225-800Parmacokintics (PK) Parameter: TmaxWeek 9 Day 1 (n: 7, 7)2.02 hr

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026