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Phase II Hedgehog Inhibitor for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

A Phase II Study Evaluating the Oral Smoothened Inhibitor PF-04449913 in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01842646
Enrollment
35
Registered
2013-04-29
Start date
2013-08-29
Completion date
2021-06-10
Last updated
2021-06-14

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

Conditions

Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

Keywords

Leukemia, Myeloid Malignancies

Brief summary

This study is being done to see how safe an investigational drug is and test how well it will work to help people with refractory/relapsed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).

Detailed description

The main purpose of this study is to see whether the participant's disease responds favorably to the investigational drug, PF-04449913. Post treatment Phase: After coming off of active treatment study drug (PF-04449913), participants will be followed monthly for survival only. No other data will be captured during this time.

Interventions

Patients will be enrolled according to a two-step study design. Twenty patients will be enrolled in the first stage. All patients will be given a daily oral dose of PF-0444913 100 mg for up to 4 cycles, with an optional continuation phase. Dose escalation to 200 mg will be provided for patients who do not have at least hematologic improvement following 2 cycles, and dose reduction to 50 mg will be permitted for patients with significant toxicity. If at least 2 patients respond in the initial stage, and additional 15 patients will be enrolled in the second stage.

Sponsors

Pfizer
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Must have a pathologically confirmed diagnosis by World Health Organization (WHO) Criteria of MDS, CMML, or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (except acute promyelocytic leukemia) with \< 30% bone marrow blasts (RAEB-t by French American British criteria) * Hypomethylating agent (azacitidine and/or decitabine) failure, defined as lack of response, disease progression, loss of response, or intolerance as deemed by the study investigator * Adequate renal function, as evidenced by a serum creatinine ≤ 2 times the institutional upper limit of normal * Adequate hepatic function, as evidenced by a serum bilirubin \< 2 times the institutional upper limit of normal and an aspartic transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) \< 2 times the institutional upper limit of normal. Indirect hyperbilirubinemia due to Gilbert's disease or hemolysis is permitted. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 * Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with a history of prior therapy with another investigational agent within 4 weeks of the first planned dose of PF-0444913 * Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to PF-04449913 * Prior therapy with another hedgehog inhibitor * Concurrent use of any other agent for MDS, CMML, or AML. Growth factor use with epoetin, darbepoetin, or granulocyte colony-stimulating factor must be terminated at least 2 weeks before initiation of study treatment. * Any uncontrolled concurrent illness that would, in the opinion of the investigator, limit compliance with study requirements * Second malignancy requiring active therapy * A prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc) of ≥480 ms interval on electrocardiogram * History of metastatic cancer diagnosed less than 2 years prior to the first planned dose of PF-0444913 * Uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Pregnant women are excluded from this study because PF-04449913 is smoothened inhibitor with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with PF-04449913. Breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with PF-04449913. * Patients with immune deficiency are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Therefore, HIV-positive patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy are excluded from the study because of possible pharmacokinetic interactions with PF-04449913.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Response RateUp to 2 years, 4 monthsResponse recorded from the start of the treatment until disease progression/recurrence. All responses must last for at least 8 weeks. Complete Remission (CR): Bone marrow: ≤ 5% myeloblasts with normal maturation of all cell lines, Persistent dysplasia will be noted, Peripheral blood: Hemoglobin ≥ 11 g/dL, Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L, Neutrophils ≥ 1.0 x 10\^9/L, Blasts 0% ; Partial Remission (PR): All CR criteria if abnormal before treatment, except: Bone marrow blasts decreased by ≥ 50% over pretreatment but still \> 5%, Cellularity and morphology not relevant; Marrow CR or Hematological Improvement (HI): Bone marrow: ≤ 5% myeloblasts and decrease by ≥ 50% over pretreatment Peripheral blood: if HI responses, they will be noted in addition to marrow CR. Further investigation of PF-04449913 would not be warranted if it produced an overall response rate (CR + PR + marrow CR+HI) of 10% or less (p0), and would be warranted if it produced an overall response rate of 30% or more (p1).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Median Overall Survival (OS)Up to 2 years, 4 monthsTo estimate the overall survival of patients with refractory/relapsed myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and chronic myelo-monocytic leukemia (CMML) treated with PF-0444913. Overall survival will be defined as the time period between the date of the first dose of drug until the time of death.
Median Event Free SurvivalUp to 2 years, 4 monthsTo estimate the event-free survival of patients of this population. Event-free survival will be defined as the date of the first dose of study drug until failure (disease progression) or death from any cause.
Median Time to Transformation to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Up to 2 years, 4 monthsTo estimate the time to transformation to AML in patients with \<20% blasts. In patients with less than 20% blasts, the time to transformation to AML will be defined as the date of the first dose of drug until either the percentage of bone marrow blasts or the percentage of peripheral blasts exceeds 20%, whichever is first.
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events2 years, 4 monthsTreatment emergent adverse events occurring in equal to or more than 10% of participants.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Recruitment began in August 2013 and participants were enrolled at Moffitt Cancer Center between September 2013 and September 2015.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Experimental: PF-04449913 Treatment
Treatment to be administered on an outpatient basis. All participants to be treated with an oral dose PF-04449913 at 100 mg daily in 4-week cycles for a total of 4 cycles.
35
Total35

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicExperimental: PF-04449913 Treatment
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
29 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
6 Participants
Age, Continuous75 years
Region of Enrollment
United States
35 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
24 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
35 / 35
serious
Total, serious adverse events
11 / 35

Outcome results

Primary

Overall International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Response Rate

Response recorded from the start of the treatment until disease progression/recurrence. All responses must last for at least 8 weeks. Complete Remission (CR): Bone marrow: ≤ 5% myeloblasts with normal maturation of all cell lines, Persistent dysplasia will be noted, Peripheral blood: Hemoglobin ≥ 11 g/dL, Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L, Neutrophils ≥ 1.0 x 10\^9/L, Blasts 0% ; Partial Remission (PR): All CR criteria if abnormal before treatment, except: Bone marrow blasts decreased by ≥ 50% over pretreatment but still \> 5%, Cellularity and morphology not relevant; Marrow CR or Hematological Improvement (HI): Bone marrow: ≤ 5% myeloblasts and decrease by ≥ 50% over pretreatment Peripheral blood: if HI responses, they will be noted in addition to marrow CR. Further investigation of PF-04449913 would not be warranted if it produced an overall response rate (CR + PR + marrow CR+HI) of 10% or less (p0), and would be warranted if it produced an overall response rate of 30% or more (p1).

Time frame: Up to 2 years, 4 months

Population: All participants

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentOverall International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Response RateComplete Remission (CR)0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentOverall International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Response RateHematological Improvement (HI)2 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentOverall International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Response RateStable Disease (SD)19 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentOverall International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Response RateProgressive Disease (PD)14 Participants
Secondary

Median Event Free Survival

To estimate the event-free survival of patients of this population. Event-free survival will be defined as the date of the first dose of study drug until failure (disease progression) or death from any cause.

Time frame: Up to 2 years, 4 months

Population: All participants

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentMedian Event Free Survival6.4 months
Secondary

Median Overall Survival (OS)

To estimate the overall survival of patients with refractory/relapsed myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and chronic myelo-monocytic leukemia (CMML) treated with PF-0444913. Overall survival will be defined as the time period between the date of the first dose of drug until the time of death.

Time frame: Up to 2 years, 4 months

Population: All participants

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentMedian Overall Survival (OS)10.2 months
Secondary

Median Time to Transformation to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

To estimate the time to transformation to AML in patients with \<20% blasts. In patients with less than 20% blasts, the time to transformation to AML will be defined as the date of the first dose of drug until either the percentage of bone marrow blasts or the percentage of peripheral blasts exceeds 20%, whichever is first.

Time frame: Up to 2 years, 4 months

Population: NA- The median time to AML was not reached due to insufficient number of participants with events.

Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events

Treatment emergent adverse events occurring in equal to or more than 10% of participants.

Time frame: 2 years, 4 months

Population: All participants

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Headache0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Pain22 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Dysgeusia21 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Nausea11 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Anorexia11 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Skin/rash8 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Oral mucositis9 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : AST elevated8 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Alopecia8 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : ALT elevated6 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Dizziness6 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Dyspnea5 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Infections2 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Fatigue6 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Diarrhea6 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Constipation5 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Fever5 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Hyperkalemia5 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Hyperglycemia4 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Thrombocytopenia2 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Headache4 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 1-2 : Vomiting4 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Pain1 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Dysgeusia0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Nausea0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Anorexia0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Skin/rash1 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Oral mucositis0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : AST elevated0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Alopecia0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : ALT elevated0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Dizziness0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Dyspnea1 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Infections4 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Fatigue0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Diarrhea0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Constipation0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Fever0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Hyperkalemia0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Hyperglycemia0 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Thrombocytopenia2 Participants
Experimental: PF-04449913 TreatmentNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsGrade 3-4 : Vomiting0 Participants

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