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Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (GO) and Venetoclax in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD33+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia:Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium BTCRC-AML17-113

Phase Ib Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (GO) and Venetoclax in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD33+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia:Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium BTCRC-AML17-113

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04070768
Enrollment
18
Registered
2019-08-28
Start date
2019-09-06
Completion date
2024-02-20
Last updated
2025-05-04

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Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Keywords

relapsed, refractory, CD33+

Brief summary

This is a Phase Ib Study to determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Venetoclax in combination with Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin(GO) in subjects with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Using a standard 3+3 design, subjects will receive once cycle of combination therapy. After one cycle of combination therapy, subjects showing response will continue on to one cycle of consolidation therapy with GO\\Veneoclax. Subjects who respond to combination therapy will continue on maintenance Venetoclax until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Dose-limiting toxicity, defined as an adverse event related (possible, probably, or definite) to Venetoclax and/or Gemtuzumab fulfilling one of the following criteria: criteria: * Hematologic toxicity: treatment-related grade 3 or worse neutropenia and/or thrombocytopenia due to bone marrow hypocellularity present at the end of cycle one (day 28) with an additional 28 days allowed for count recovery (i.e. present at day 56); specifically grade 3 or worse neutropenia or thrombocytopenia with the bone marrow documented to be free of leukemic infiltration. Note: patients who enter the study with grade 3 or worse cytopenias will not be evaluable for hematologic dose-limiting toxicities. * Non-hematologic toxicity: any grade 3 or worse treatment-related toxicity occurring within the first cycle (excluding grade 3-4 infections during cycle one). The study will also evaluate the Overall Response Rate, Anti-leukemic activity, Relapse-free Survival (RFS), event-free survival (EFS) , and overall survival (OS). The study will evaluate quality of life using the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer 30 item questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30).

Interventions

DRUGGemtuzumab Ozogamicin

Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3mg/m\^2, Days 1,4,7

DRUGVenetoclax

Venetoclax, 100,200,400, or 600mg Daily Dose

Sponsors

Pfizer
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
AbbVie
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
John Quigley
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

Subjects must meet all of the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study: * Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately. * Ages 18 to 75 years at the time of consent. * ECOG Performance Status of 0-2 within 7 days prior to registration; see Appendix I. * Patients must have AML, as defined, that is relapsed or refractory. Prior therapy including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biological or targeted therapy (e.g. FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) inhibitors, other kinase inhibitors, azacitidine, ATRA) is allowed. * CD33 expression (by flow or IHC) in at least 20% of the leukemia blasts per local pathologist. * Prior cancer treatment must be completed at least 21 days prior to registration and the subject must have recovered from all reversible acute toxic effects of the regimen (other than alopecia) to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. * Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined in the table in the protocol; all screening labs to be obtained within 28 days prior to registration. * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to registration. NOTE: Females are considered of child bearing potential unless they are surgically sterile (have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or they are naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months * Females of childbearing potential and males must be willing to use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 30 days after the last dose of Venetoclax. Females will be advised to use effective contraception for at least 6 months after the last dose of Gemtuzumab and males for at least 3 months after the last dose of Gemtuzumab. * As determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee, ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study

Exclusion criteria

Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study: * Patients with history of prior use of GO or Venetoclax NOTE: Starting with dose cohort 3, prior therapy with venetoclax is allowed, provided patients do not have evidence of p53 deletion or mutations. If the dose cohort is de-escalated to dose cohort 2 due to toxicity in cohort 3, prior exposure to venetoclax will continue to be allowed, provided patients do not have evidence of p53 deletion/mutations. * History of myeloproliferative neoplasm \[MPN\] including myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, CML with or without BCR-ABL1 translocation, and AML with BCR-ABL1 translocation. * More than three lines of prior therapy. A line of therapy consists of ≥1 complete cycle of a single agent, a regimen consisting of a combination of several drugs, or a planned sequential therapy of various regimens (e.g., 3-6 cycles of initial therapy with bortezomib-dexamethasone \[VD\] followed by stem cell transplantation \[SCT\], consolidation, and lenalidomide maintenance is considered 1 line). * WBC \>25 × 109/L. Cytoreduction is required (hydroxyurea as per local standard of care). * Acute promyelocytic leukemia. * Unresolved ≥grade 2 clinically significant nonhematologic toxicities from prior anticancer therapy or unresolved disseminated intravascular coagulation ≥ grade 2 per CTCAE v5 criteria. * History of other malignancies within 1 year prior to study entry, with the exception of: adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri or carcinoma in situ of breast; basal cell carcinoma of the skin or localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin; previous malignancy confined and surgically resected (or treated with other modalities), with curative intent. * Investigational drug within 4 weeks of study entry. * History of CHF requiring treatment, left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 50%, cardiac insufficiency grade III or IV per New York Heart Association classification (NYHA; see Appendix II), or chronic stable angina * Patients who are HIV positive. * Known CNS involvement with AML. * Previous hematopoietic stem cell transplant within 2 months. * Previous history of veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. * Patients who are positive for hepatitis B or C infection with the exception of those with an undetectable viral load within 3 months. Subjects with serologic evidence of prior vaccination to HBV \[i.e., HBs Ag-, and anti-HBs+\] may participate. * Active uncontrolled infection or severe systemic infection. Enrollment is possible after control of infection, at discretion of the treating physician. * Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study). * Patients who have received strong and/or moderate CYP3A inducers or inhibitors within 7 days prior to the initiation of study treatment unless deemed necessary by the treating physician. (See protocol) * Patients who have consumed grapefruit, grapefruit products, Seville oranges (including marmalade containing Seville oranges) or Starfruit within 3 days prior to the initiation of study treatment. * Malabsorption syndrome or other condition that precludes enteral route of administration. * Psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study compliance and follow-up. * Unable or unwilling to undergo a screening bone marrow study. * Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for enrollment in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Venetoclax When Administered With Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (GO)42 daysMTD was determined by testing increasing doses up to 600mg orally daily on dose escalation cohorts 1 to 3 with 3 to 6 participants each. MTD reflects the highest dose of drug where fewer than 33% of subjects experience a dose limiting toxicity (DLT). DLT is defined as an adverse event related (possible, probably, or definite) to Venetoclax and/or Gemtuzumab fulfilling one of the following criteria: Hematologic toxicity: treatment-related grade 3 or worse neutropenia and/or thrombocytopenia due to bone marrow hypocellularity present at the end of cycle one (day 28) with an additional 28 days allowed for count recovery (i.e. present at day 56); Note: patients who enter the study with grade 3 or worse cytopenias will not be evaluable for hematologic DLT. Non-hematologic toxicity: any grade 3 or worse treatment-related toxicity occurring within the first 56 days.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Response RateUp to 7 monthsPer International Working Group Criteria (IWGC), Complete remission (CR): Bone marrow blasts \< 5%; absence of blasts with Auer rods and extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \> 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL); platelet count \> 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL); independent of red cell transfusions. CR with incomplete recovery (CRi): All CR criteria except for residual neutropenia \< 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL) or thrombocytopenia \< 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL). Overall response rate = CR + CRi
Anti-leukemic Activity RateUp to 7 monthsPer International Working Group Criteria (IWGC), Complete remission (CR): Bone marrow blasts \< 5%; absence of blasts with Auer rods and extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \> 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL); platelet count \> 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL); independent of red cell transfusions. CR with incomplete recovery (CRi): All CR criteria except for residual neutropenia \< 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL) or thrombocytopenia \< 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL). Partial remission (PR): All hematologic criteria of CR; decrease of bone marrow blast percentage to 5% to 25%; and decrease of pretreatment bone marrow blast percentage by at least 50%. Anti-leukemic activity Rate =CR+Cri+PR
Relapse-free SurvivalUp to 7 monthsPer International Working Group Criteria (IWGC), Complete remission (CR): Bone marrow blasts \< 5%; absence of blasts with Auer rods and extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \> 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL); platelet count \> 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL); independent of red cell transfusions. CR with incomplete recovery (CRi): All CR criteria except for residual neutropenia \< 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL) or thrombocytopenia \< 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL). Relapse: Bone marrow blasts ≥ 5%; or reappearance of blasts in the blood; or development of extramedullary disease. Relapse-free survival is defined as the time from achievement of a remission until the relapse or death from any cause in patients achieving CR or CRi. Patients not known to have relapsed or died at last follow-up are censored on the date they were last examined
Event-free Survival7 monthsEvent-free Survival is defined as the time from on study to treatment failure, disease relapse, or death from any cause. Patients not known to have any of these events are censored on the date of last examined.
Overall Survival (OS)Up to 8 monthsOverall survival is defined as the time from study entry to death from any cause; patients not known to have died at last follow-up are censored on the date they were last known to be alive.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort 1: Venetoclax 200 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin: Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3mg/m\^2 IV infusion will be given on days 1,4,7 on cycle 1 and days 1, 4 on cycle 2. Venetoclax: Venetoclax 200mg Daily Dose
3
Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin: Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3mg/m\^2 IV infusion will be given on days 1,4,7 on cycle 1 and days 1, 4 on cycle 2. Venetoclax: Venetoclax 400mg Daily Dose
3
Cohort 3: Venetoclax 600 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin: Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3mg/m\^2 IV infusion will be given on days 1,4,7 on cycle 1 and days 1, 4 on cycle 2. Venetoclax: Venetoclax 600mg Daily Dose
12
Total18

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCohort 1: Venetoclax 200 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2TotalCohort 3: Venetoclax 600 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2
Age, Continuous46 years62 years60 years74 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants18 Participants12 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants4 Participants4 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
3 Participants14 Participants8 Participants3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
3 participants18 participants12 participants3 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants6 Participants5 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants12 Participants7 Participants3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
3 / 33 / 36 / 12
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 33 / 312 / 12
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 32 / 36 / 12

Outcome results

Primary

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Venetoclax When Administered With Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (GO)

MTD was determined by testing increasing doses up to 600mg orally daily on dose escalation cohorts 1 to 3 with 3 to 6 participants each. MTD reflects the highest dose of drug where fewer than 33% of subjects experience a dose limiting toxicity (DLT). DLT is defined as an adverse event related (possible, probably, or definite) to Venetoclax and/or Gemtuzumab fulfilling one of the following criteria: Hematologic toxicity: treatment-related grade 3 or worse neutropenia and/or thrombocytopenia due to bone marrow hypocellularity present at the end of cycle one (day 28) with an additional 28 days allowed for count recovery (i.e. present at day 56); Note: patients who enter the study with grade 3 or worse cytopenias will not be evaluable for hematologic DLT. Non-hematologic toxicity: any grade 3 or worse treatment-related toxicity occurring within the first 56 days.

Time frame: 42 days

Population: In accordance with the Statistical Analysis Plan, the analysis population for the endpoint MTD followed a standard 3 + 3 design. Therefore, total participants were 3+3+6=12.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin(GO) + VenetoclaxMaximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Venetoclax When Administered With Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (GO)600 mg
Secondary

Anti-leukemic Activity Rate

Per International Working Group Criteria (IWGC), Complete remission (CR): Bone marrow blasts \< 5%; absence of blasts with Auer rods and extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \> 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL); platelet count \> 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL); independent of red cell transfusions. CR with incomplete recovery (CRi): All CR criteria except for residual neutropenia \< 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL) or thrombocytopenia \< 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL). Partial remission (PR): All hematologic criteria of CR; decrease of bone marrow blast percentage to 5% to 25%; and decrease of pretreatment bone marrow blast percentage by at least 50%. Anti-leukemic activity Rate =CR+Cri+PR

Time frame: Up to 7 months

Population: In accordance with the Statistical Analysis Plan, the analysis population for the endpoint Anti-leukemic Activity Rate was defined as all patients treated with at least one dose of study drug and have had their disease reevaluated.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin(GO) + VenetoclaxAnti-leukemic Activity Rate33.3 Percentage of participants
Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Anti-leukemic Activity Rate66.7 Percentage of participants
Cohort 3: Venetoclax 600 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Anti-leukemic Activity Rate40 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Event-free Survival

Event-free Survival is defined as the time from on study to treatment failure, disease relapse, or death from any cause. Patients not known to have any of these events are censored on the date of last examined.

Time frame: 7 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin(GO) + VenetoclaxEvent-free Survival1.08 Months
Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Event-free Survival3.84 Months
Cohort 3: Venetoclax 600 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Event-free Survival1.25 Months
Secondary

Overall Response Rate

Per International Working Group Criteria (IWGC), Complete remission (CR): Bone marrow blasts \< 5%; absence of blasts with Auer rods and extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \> 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL); platelet count \> 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL); independent of red cell transfusions. CR with incomplete recovery (CRi): All CR criteria except for residual neutropenia \< 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL) or thrombocytopenia \< 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL). Overall response rate = CR + CRi

Time frame: Up to 7 months

Population: In accordance with the Statistical Analysis Plan, the analysis population for the endpoint overall response rate was defined as all patients treated with at least one dose of study drug and have had their disease reevaluated.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin(GO) + VenetoclaxOverall Response Rate0 Percentage of participants
Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Overall Response Rate33.3 Percentage of participants
Cohort 3: Venetoclax 600 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Overall Response Rate40 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS)

Overall survival is defined as the time from study entry to death from any cause; patients not known to have died at last follow-up are censored on the date they were last known to be alive.

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin(GO) + VenetoclaxOverall Survival (OS)6.37 Months
Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS)6.11 Months
Cohort 3: Venetoclax 600 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Overall Survival (OS)6.79 Months
Secondary

Relapse-free Survival

Per International Working Group Criteria (IWGC), Complete remission (CR): Bone marrow blasts \< 5%; absence of blasts with Auer rods and extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \> 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL); platelet count \> 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL); independent of red cell transfusions. CR with incomplete recovery (CRi): All CR criteria except for residual neutropenia \< 1.0 x 109/L(1000/μL) or thrombocytopenia \< 100 x 109/L (100,000/μL). Relapse: Bone marrow blasts ≥ 5%; or reappearance of blasts in the blood; or development of extramedullary disease. Relapse-free survival is defined as the time from achievement of a remission until the relapse or death from any cause in patients achieving CR or CRi. Patients not known to have relapsed or died at last follow-up are censored on the date they were last examined

Time frame: Up to 7 months

Population: In accordance with the Statistical Analysis Plan, the analysis population for the endpoint Relapse-free survival was defined as all patients treated with at least one dose of study drug and have achieved CR or CRi.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Relapse-free Survival3.65 Months
Cohort 3: Venetoclax 600 mg + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 3 mg/m^2Relapse-free SurvivalNA Months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026