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Itacitinib (INCB039110) and Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) for First-Line Treatment in Chronic GVHD

A Phase II Study of Itacitinib (INCB039110) and Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) for First-Line Treatment in Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04446182
Acronym
FLIGHT
Enrollment
3
Registered
2020-06-24
Start date
2021-01-29
Completion date
2023-01-30
Last updated
2024-01-22

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Conditions

Chronic Graft-versus-host-disease

Brief summary

An open-label, Phase II trial designed to assess the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of itacitinib in combination ECP and efficacy of the combination after 24 weeks of therapy. The trial will consist of two parts: Part One will assess the RP2D. For dose-finding purposes, the dose limiting toxicity (DLT) evaluation period will be defined as the time from the first dose of itacitinib lead-in (7-day lead-in) to the last day of cycle one combination therapy (Cycle one day 28). Part Two will further describe and characterize the safety and efficacy of the regimen. The RP2D will be determined by a 3+3 dose de-escalation design. Should dose level one be deemed intolerable, enrollment will proceed at dose level -1. The RP2D will be affirmed according to the rules of the 3+3 dose de-escalation scheme. Once an RP2D has been confirmed, Part 2 will open as an expansion cohort. As this study was terminated after enrolling three patients out of an anticipated target accrual of 58, Part Two of this study did not occur.

Interventions

DRUGItacitinib

All eligible patients will begin study therapy with approximately a week lead-in of itacitinib monotherapy at scheduled dose. Itacitinib will be taken daily at scheduled dose for a total of six cycles. Itacitinib may be tapered as deemed appropriate by the treating investigator. Patients will remain on study therapy as long as treatment discontinuation criteria are not met. Patients with Partial Response (PR) or better may continue itacitinib for up to 1 year.

ECP will begin after itacitinib lead in period. At the end of 8 weeks of combination therapy, patients will start a standard ECP taper schedule. Patients achieving PR or better after 6 cycles of itacitinib may continue treatment with itacitinib for up to 1 year. Thereafter, itacitinib may be tapered at the treating investigator's discretion.

Sponsors

Incyte Corporation
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University of Utah
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

The RP2D will be determined by a 3+3 dose de-escalation design. Once an RP2D has been confirmed, Part 2 will open as an expansion cohort. (As this study was terminated after enrolling 3 patients, Part 2 of the planned study did not occur.)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* -Male or female subject aged ≥ 18 years. * Active, clinically diagnosed, moderate or severe chronic GVHD as defined by the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria (See Appendix 2). * History of an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant with any conditioning regimen, donor, or graft source. * Need for systemic treatment for chronic GVHD as assessed by the treating investigator. * No previous systemic treatment for chronic GVHD. Note: Participants may be receiving immunosuppressants for the prophylaxis or treatment of acute GVHD, but these medications must have been stable for at least 2 weeks prior to the initiation of study therapy. Prednisone dose (or its equivalent) should be at doses of ≤0.25 mg/kg/d for at least 2 weeks prior to the initiation of study therapy. Topical or inhaled treatments for chronic GVHD are allowed. Any prior ECP treatments for the management of acute GVHD must have occurred \> 4 weeks prior to the initiation of itacitinib treatment. * Able to swallow and retain oral medication. * Life expectancy \> 24 weeks. * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60 * Evidence of myeloid and platelet engraftment: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1000/microliter (mcL) * Platelet count ≥ 25,000/mcL Note: Use of growth factors and transfusion support is allowed during the study; however, growth factors and transfusion support to reach a minimum absolute neutrophil count (ANC) or platelet count for inclusion are not allowed within the 7 days before the screening laboratory assessment. * Adequate organ function as defined as: * Hepatic: * Total bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL * alanine transaminase (AST)(SGOT)/aspartate aminotransferase (ALT)(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless of non-hepatic origin). AST/ALT ≤ 5 x ULN is acceptable if associated with chronic GVHD. * Renal: ---estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 as calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula or by the Cockcroft-Gault formula: * Males: ((140-age)×weight\[kg\])/(serum creatinine \[mg/dL\]×72) * Females: (((140-age)×weight\[kg\])/(serum creatinine \[mg/dL\]×72))×0.85 * Coagulation: * PT/ international normalized ratio (INR) \< 1.5 x ULN and PTT (aPTT) \< 1.5 x ULN (unless abnormalities are unrelated to coagulopathy or bleeding disorder). When treated with warfarin or other vitamin K antagonist, then INR ≤ 3 x ULN. * Willingness to avoid pregnancy or father children based on the criteria below and as described in Section 5.4.2: * Woman of non-childbearing potential (i.e., surgically sterile with a hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy for at least 3 months OR ≥ 12 months of amenorrhea and at least 50 years of age). * Woman of childbearing potential who has a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and negative urinary test before the first dose on Day 1 and who agrees to take appropriate precautions to avoid pregnancy (with at least 99% certainty) from screening through safety follow-up. Permitted methods that are at least 99% effective in preventing pregnancy should be communicated to the subject and their understanding confirmed. * Men who agree to take appropriate precautions to avoid fathering children (with at least 99% certainty) from screening through safety follow-up. Permitted methods that are at least 99% effective in preventing pregnancy should be communicated to the subject and their understanding confirmed. * Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects with score 3 lung GVHD; or biopsy-proven bronchiolitis obliterans. * Participants have uncontrolled manifestations of acute GVHD. * Treatment with any investigational medication within ≤ 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study drug. * Patients who have received any previous systemic treatment for chronic GVHD, including corticosteroids, prior to Cycle 1, Day 1. Note: Prior and concomitant use of Calcineurin-Inhibitors (CNIs) for prevention and treatment of acute GVHD, as well as topical/inhaled steroids, is acceptable. * Received prior Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor therapy for any indication ≤ 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1. * Patients with relapsed or progressive malignant disease or any post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. * Chronic GVHD occurring after a non-scheduled donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) administered for pre-emptive treatment of malignancy recurrence. Participants who have received a scheduled DLI as part of their transplant procedure and not for management of malignancy relapse are eligible. * Inability to swallow food or any condition of the upper gastrointestinal tract that precludes the administration of oral medications. * Any contraindication for extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) per the treating investigator's discretion. * Subject has a concurrent illness which in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the treatment and evaluation of the subject. * Pregnant or currently breast-feeding. Note: INCB039110 is a Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor with the potential for serious or life-threatening birth defects or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with INCB039110, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with INCB039110. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study. * Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug and while on trial. * Use of any prohibited concomitant medications as described in Section 6.5. A washout period of prohibited medications for a period of at least 5 half-lives or as clinically indicated should occur prior to the start of treatment. * Inadequate recovery from toxicity and/or complications from major surgery before starting therapy. * Unwillingness to be transfused with blood components during the study. * History of other malignancy (not including the underlying malignancy that was the indication for the transplant), with the following exceptions: * Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no evidence of active disease present for more than 3 years prior to Screening and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by the treating physician. * Adequately treated non-melanomatous skin cancer or lentigo maligna melanoma without current evidence of disease. * Adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ without current evidence of disease. * The subject has uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness including, but not limited to, the following conditions: * Clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease, including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within 6 months of enrollment, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure, circulatory collapse requiring vasopressor or inotropic support, or an arrhythmia that requires therapy. * A clinically significant respiratory disease that requires mechanical ventilation support or ≥ 50% oxygen. * Any uncontrolled active systemic infection or active infection requiring systemic treatment that was ongoing ≤ 7 days before screening. Subjects with acute infections requiring treatment should delay screening/enrollment until the course of therapy has been completed and the event is considered resolved. Prophylactic antibiotics will be permitted. * Cholestatic disorders, or unresolved sinusoidal obstructive syndrome/ veno-occlusive disease of the liver (defined as persistent total bilirubin \> 2 mg/dL, or abnormalities not attributable to GVHD and ongoing organ dysfunction). * History of thromboembolic event within 1 month before study registration. * HIV-infected patients on effective antiretroviral therapy with an undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial. * Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection that requires treatment, or at risk for HBV reactivation (i.e., positive HBsAg). Participants with negative HBsAg and positive total hepatitis B core antigen (HBc) antibody may be included if HBV DNA is undetectable at the time of screening. Participants who are positive for HCV antibodies are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is negative for HCV RNA. Participants whose immune status is unknown or uncertain must have results confirming immune status before enrollment. Serology results performed less than or equal to 6 months prior to the first planned dose of itacitinib are acceptable for determining eligibility. * Known prior severe hypersensitivity to investigational product or any component in its formulations, including known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies (NCI CTCAE v5.0 Grade ≥ 3). * Any condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, interfere with full participation in the study, including administration of study drug/treatment and attending required study visits; pose a significant risk to the participant; or interfere with the interpretation of study data. * Unable to understand the purpose and risks of the study and to provide a signed and dated informed consent form (ICF) and authorization to use protected health information (in accordance with national and local subject privacy regulations) per the investigator's assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Count of Participants With a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) During the DLT Evaluation Period.up to 38 daysAdverse events were assessed at each study visit from the first dose of itacitinib during the lead-in period (lead-in period = 5-10 days) until the last day of cycle one (each cycle = 28 days) of combination treatment with itacitinib and Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP). A DLT was defined as an Adverse Event (AE) that was 1) attributed as possibly, probably, or definitely related to itacitinib or to the combination of itacitinib and ECP, and 2) graded as severe or life threatening (grade 3 or 4) according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.
Count of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment24 weeksParticipants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. The criteria evaluates 9 organ systems, and then defines a partial response (PR) as at least one organ system with improvement since baseline and no worsening in other organs. Complete response (CR) is defined as an improvement in all affected organ systems to having no GVHD symptoms in any organ system. All responses must occur without any secondary systemic immunosuppressive therapy, and no malignancy recurrence or death. Participants with a PR or CR are counted as a response for this outcome.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Count of Participants With Failure Free Survival (FFS) at 24 Weeks and 1 Year24 weeks and 1 yearFailure Free Survival (FFS) is defined as the number of participants at 24 weeks and at 1 year who have not experienced treatment failure. Treatment failure is defined as the initiation of secondary therapy for chronic GVHD, malignancy relapse, or death from any cause.
Count of Participants Who Have Withdrawn All Immunosuppressants at 1 Year1 yearImmunosuppressive therapy is common for participants with GVHD. This objective counts the number of participants who were able to discontinue all immunosuppressants by 1 year of treatment and follow-up.
Count of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment Stratified by Concurrent Prednisone Use24 weeksParticipants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. The criteria evaluates 9 organ systems, and then defines a partial response (PR) as at least one organ system with improvement since baseline and no worsening in other organs. Complete response (CR) is defined as an improvement in all affected organ systems to having no GVHD symptoms in any organ system. All responses must occur without any secondary systemic immunosuppressive therapy, and no malignancy recurrence or death. Participants with a PR or CR are counted as a response for this outcome. Participants were also evaluated for the amount of prednisone (or other steroids converted by prednisone equivalence) they were using at the time of the response. This outcome is the same as outcome # 2, but has been stratified by prednisone use.
Mean Cumulative Prednisone Used up to 24 Weeks24 weeksThis outcome assessed the cumulative amount of prednisone (or other steroids converted to prednisone equivalence) used by participants up to 24 weeks of treatment.
Count of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 Weeks24 weeksParticipants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. The criteria evaluate 9 organ systems, and for each organ, defines changes in symptoms to qualify as a partial response (PR), complete response (CR), or progressive disease (PD) in that organ. In general, PR in an organ indicates partial improvement after prior involvement of that organ. CR indicates improvement to no symptoms after prior involvement. PD indicates worsening of symptoms in the organ system. Lack of response indicates that the organ system was involved at both baseline and 24 weeks, but did not improve or deteriorate sufficiently to qualify for PR, CR, or PD. No involvement/Not evaluable indicates that the organ system never had any GVHD symptoms or was not able to be evaluated.
Count of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 Year1 yearParticipants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 1 year of treatment. The criteria evaluate 9 organ systems, and for each organ, defines changes in symptoms to qualify as a partial response (PR), complete response (CR), or progressive disease (PD) in that organ. In general, PR in an organ indicates partial improvement after prior involvement of that organ. CR indicates improvement to no symptoms after prior involvement. PD indicates worsening of symptoms in the organ system. Lack of response indicates that the organ system was involved at both baseline and 24 weeks, but did not improve or deteriorate sufficiently to qualify for PR, CR, or PD. No involvement indicates that the organ system never had any GVHD symptoms.
Count of Participants Who Experience Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During Study Treatmentduring study treatment - up to 1 yearAdverse events were assessed at each study visit per CTCAE v5 criteria. This objective counts the number of participants who experienced 1) any adverse event of any severity, or 2) any serious adverse event that was possibly, probably, or definitely related to itacitinib or to combination treatment with itacitinib and ECP.
Duration of Response (DOR)up to 1 yearDOR was measured as the interval between the date of initial documentation of a response (PR or better), and the date of progression, start of a new therapy for chronic GVHD (cGVHD) (including corticosteroids), or death from any cause.
Mean Clinician-evaluated GVHD Severity Score at 24 Weeks and 1 Yearat 24 weeks and 1 yearParticipants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline, after 24 weeks of treatment, and after one year of treatment. One data point in the criteria is a general rating the severity of the participant's GVHD symptoms, ranging from 0 (GVHD symptoms not at all severe) to 10 (most severe GVHD symptoms possible). The baseline severity score is reported in the baseline characteristics.
Mean Participant-reported cGVHD Symptom Severity Score at 24 Weeks and at 1 Year24 weeks and 1 yearParticipants were asked to rate their own symptoms for chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline, after 24 weeks of treatment, and after one year of treatment. One data point in is a general rating of the severity of the participant's GVHD symptoms, ranging from 0 (GVHD symptoms not at all severe) to 10 (most severe GVHD symptoms possible). The baseline severity score is reported in the baseline characteristics.
Count of Participants With Non-relapse Mortality (NRM)24 weeks and 1 yearNRM is defined as death due to causes other than a relapse of their primary hematologic disease. This outcome reports the number of participants who were deceased at 24 weeks and at 1 year after the start of treatment whose death meets the definition of NRM.
Count of Participants With Relapse at 24 Weeks and 1 Year24 weeks and 1 yearRelapse is defined as re-activation of the participant's primary hematologic malignancy after it has been in remission. This outcome reports the number of participants who had experienced relapse at 24 weeks and at 1 year after start of treatment.
Count of Participants Alive at 24 Weeks and 1 Year24 weeks and 1 yearThis outcome measures overall survival (OS), meaning the number of participants who remain alive at 24 weeks and at 1 year from start of treatment.
Mean NIH Global GVHD Score at 24 Weeks24 weeksParticipants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. One data point in the criteria is an overall global rating of the participant's GVHD, ranging from 0 (no GVHD) to 3 (severe GVHD). The baseline global score is reported in the baseline characteristics.
Count of Participants With a Response to Treatment After One Year of Treatment1 yearParticipants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after one year of treatment. The criteria evaluates 9 organ systems, and then defines a partial response (PR) as at least one organ system with improvement since baseline and no worsening in other organs. Complete response (CR) is defined as an improvement in all affected organ systems to having no GVHD symptoms in any organ system. All responses must occur without any secondary systemic immunosuppressive therapy, and no malignancy recurrence or death. Participants with a PR or CR are counted as a response for this outcome.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment: All Participants
Participants will begin with a 5-10 lead-in period of self-administered itacitinib, after which they will continue itacitinib for 6 28 day cycles. Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) will begin on Cycle 1 Day 1 after the lead-in period, and will be administered twice weekly on consecutive days for 8 weeks. At the end of 8 weeks (2 cycles) of combination therapy, participants will start a standard ECP taper schedule and itacitinib will be continued at the assigned dose level. After six cycles of therapy, itacitinib may be tapered at the treating investigator's discretion.
3
Total3

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment: All Participants
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
2 Participants
Age, Continuous61.33 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.71
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Mean Baseline NIH Global GVHD Score2 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0
Mean clinician-assessed NIH GVHD severity score4.67 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.58
Mean participant-assessed NIH GVHD severity score6.33 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.58
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
3 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 3
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 3
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 3

Outcome results

Primary

Count of Participants With a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) During the DLT Evaluation Period.

Adverse events were assessed at each study visit from the first dose of itacitinib during the lead-in period (lead-in period = 5-10 days) until the last day of cycle one (each cycle = 28 days) of combination treatment with itacitinib and Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP). A DLT was defined as an Adverse Event (AE) that was 1) attributed as possibly, probably, or definitely related to itacitinib or to the combination of itacitinib and ECP, and 2) graded as severe or life threatening (grade 3 or 4) according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.

Time frame: up to 38 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) During the DLT Evaluation Period.0 Participants
Primary

Count of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment

Participants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. The criteria evaluates 9 organ systems, and then defines a partial response (PR) as at least one organ system with improvement since baseline and no worsening in other organs. Complete response (CR) is defined as an improvement in all affected organ systems to having no GVHD symptoms in any organ system. All responses must occur without any secondary systemic immunosuppressive therapy, and no malignancy recurrence or death. Participants with a PR or CR are counted as a response for this outcome.

Time frame: 24 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment2 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants Alive at 24 Weeks and 1 Year

This outcome measures overall survival (OS), meaning the number of participants who remain alive at 24 weeks and at 1 year from start of treatment.

Time frame: 24 weeks and 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants Alive at 24 Weeks and 1 YearOverall Survival at 24 weeks3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants Alive at 24 Weeks and 1 YearOverall Survival at 1 year3 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants Who Experience Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During Study Treatment

Adverse events were assessed at each study visit per CTCAE v5 criteria. This objective counts the number of participants who experienced 1) any adverse event of any severity, or 2) any serious adverse event that was possibly, probably, or definitely related to itacitinib or to combination treatment with itacitinib and ECP.

Time frame: during study treatment - up to 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants Who Experience Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During Study TreatmentAdverse Events3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants Who Experience Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During Study TreatmentSerious Adverse Events1 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants Who Have Withdrawn All Immunosuppressants at 1 Year

Immunosuppressive therapy is common for participants with GVHD. This objective counts the number of participants who were able to discontinue all immunosuppressants by 1 year of treatment and follow-up.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants Who Have Withdrawn All Immunosuppressants at 1 Year0 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants With a Response to Treatment After One Year of Treatment

Participants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after one year of treatment. The criteria evaluates 9 organ systems, and then defines a partial response (PR) as at least one organ system with improvement since baseline and no worsening in other organs. Complete response (CR) is defined as an improvement in all affected organ systems to having no GVHD symptoms in any organ system. All responses must occur without any secondary systemic immunosuppressive therapy, and no malignancy recurrence or death. Participants with a PR or CR are counted as a response for this outcome.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Only one participant was assessed at the one year time point. The others had discontinued treatment prior to that time point.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With a Response to Treatment After One Year of Treatment0 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment Stratified by Concurrent Prednisone Use

Participants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. The criteria evaluates 9 organ systems, and then defines a partial response (PR) as at least one organ system with improvement since baseline and no worsening in other organs. Complete response (CR) is defined as an improvement in all affected organ systems to having no GVHD symptoms in any organ system. All responses must occur without any secondary systemic immunosuppressive therapy, and no malignancy recurrence or death. Participants with a PR or CR are counted as a response for this outcome. Participants were also evaluated for the amount of prednisone (or other steroids converted by prednisone equivalence) they were using at the time of the response. This outcome is the same as outcome # 2, but has been stratified by prednisone use.

Time frame: 24 weeks

Population: Two participants, both at the 0 mg/kg/d prednisone use, were assessed for this measure at 24 weeks. The other had discontinued treatment prior to that time point.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment Stratified by Concurrent Prednisone Use0 mg/kg/d prednisone use2 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment Stratified by Concurrent Prednisone Use≤ 0.25mg/kg/d prednisone use0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With a Response to Treatment at 24 Weeks of Treatment Stratified by Concurrent Prednisone Use> 0.25mg/kg/d prednisone use0 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants With Failure Free Survival (FFS) at 24 Weeks and 1 Year

Failure Free Survival (FFS) is defined as the number of participants at 24 weeks and at 1 year who have not experienced treatment failure. Treatment failure is defined as the initiation of secondary therapy for chronic GVHD, malignancy relapse, or death from any cause.

Time frame: 24 weeks and 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Failure Free Survival (FFS) at 24 Weeks and 1 YearFFS at 24 weeks3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Failure Free Survival (FFS) at 24 Weeks and 1 YearFFS at 1 year2 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants With Non-relapse Mortality (NRM)

NRM is defined as death due to causes other than a relapse of their primary hematologic disease. This outcome reports the number of participants who were deceased at 24 weeks and at 1 year after the start of treatment whose death meets the definition of NRM.

Time frame: 24 weeks and 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Non-relapse Mortality (NRM)NRM at 24 weeks0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Non-relapse Mortality (NRM)NRM at 1 year0 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 Year

Participants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 1 year of treatment. The criteria evaluate 9 organ systems, and for each organ, defines changes in symptoms to qualify as a partial response (PR), complete response (CR), or progressive disease (PD) in that organ. In general, PR in an organ indicates partial improvement after prior involvement of that organ. CR indicates improvement to no symptoms after prior involvement. PD indicates worsening of symptoms in the organ system. Lack of response indicates that the organ system was involved at both baseline and 24 weeks, but did not improve or deteriorate sufficiently to qualify for PR, CR, or PD. No involvement indicates that the organ system never had any GVHD symptoms.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Only one participant completed 1 year of treatment to be evaluated for this outcome.

ArmMeasureGroupCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearMouthProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearMouthPartial Response1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearMouthComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearMouthLack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearMouthNo involvement/Not evaluable0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEyesProgression1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEyesPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEyesComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEyesLack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEyesNo involvement/Not evaluable0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearSkinProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearSkinPartial Response1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearSkinComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearSkinLack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearSkinNo involvement/Not evaluable0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEsophagusProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEsophagusPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEsophagusComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEsophagusLack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearEsophagusNo involvement/Not evaluable1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearUpper GIProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearUpper GIPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearUpper GIComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearUpper GILack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearUpper GINo involvement/Not evaluable1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLower GIProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLower GIPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLower GIComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLower GILack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLower GINo involvement/Not evaluable1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLiverProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLiverPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLiverComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLiverLack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLiverNo involvement/Not evaluable1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLungsProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLungsPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLungsComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLungsLack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearLungsNo involvement/Not evaluable1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearJoints and faciaProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearJoints and faciaPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearJoints and faciaComplete Response1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearJoints and faciaLack of Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 1 YearJoints and faciaNo involvement/Not evaluable0 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 Weeks

Participants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. The criteria evaluate 9 organ systems, and for each organ, defines changes in symptoms to qualify as a partial response (PR), complete response (CR), or progressive disease (PD) in that organ. In general, PR in an organ indicates partial improvement after prior involvement of that organ. CR indicates improvement to no symptoms after prior involvement. PD indicates worsening of symptoms in the organ system. Lack of response indicates that the organ system was involved at both baseline and 24 weeks, but did not improve or deteriorate sufficiently to qualify for PR, CR, or PD. No involvement/Not evaluable indicates that the organ system never had any GVHD symptoms or was not able to be evaluated.

Time frame: 24 weeks

ArmMeasureGroupCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLiverPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLiverComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLiverProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksMouthProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksMouthPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksMouthComplete Response3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksMouthLack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksMouthNo involvement/Not evaluable0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEyesPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEyesComplete Response1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEyesLack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEyesNo involvement/Not evaluable2 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksSkinPartial Response2 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksSkinComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksSkinLack of response1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksSkinNo involvement/Not evaluable0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEsophagusPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEsophagusComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEsophagusLack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEsophagusNo involvement/Not evaluable3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksUpper GIProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksUpper GILack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksUpper GINo involvement/Not evaluable3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLower GILack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLiverLack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLiverNo involvement/Not evaluable3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLungsProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLungsPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLungsComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLungsLack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLungsNo involvement/Not evaluable3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksJoints and faciaProgression1 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksJoints and faciaPartial Response2 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksJoints and faciaLack of response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksJoints and faciaNo involvement/Not evaluable0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksSkinProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEyesProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksEsophagusProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksUpper GIPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksUpper GIComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLower GIProgression0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLower GIPartial Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLower GIComplete Response0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksLower GINo involvement/Not evaluable3 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Organ-specific Responses at 24 WeeksJoints and faciaComplete Response0 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants With Relapse at 24 Weeks and 1 Year

Relapse is defined as re-activation of the participant's primary hematologic malignancy after it has been in remission. This outcome reports the number of participants who had experienced relapse at 24 weeks and at 1 year after start of treatment.

Time frame: 24 weeks and 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Relapse at 24 Weeks and 1 YearRelapse at 24 weeks0 Participants
Treatment: All ParticipantsCount of Participants With Relapse at 24 Weeks and 1 YearRelapse at 1 year0 Participants
Secondary

Duration of Response (DOR)

DOR was measured as the interval between the date of initial documentation of a response (PR or better), and the date of progression, start of a new therapy for chronic GVHD (cGVHD) (including corticosteroids), or death from any cause.

Time frame: up to 1 year

Population: Two participants had a partial response or better.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment: All ParticipantsDuration of Response (DOR)119.5 daysStandard Deviation 93.5
Secondary

Mean Clinician-evaluated GVHD Severity Score at 24 Weeks and 1 Year

Participants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline, after 24 weeks of treatment, and after one year of treatment. One data point in the criteria is a general rating the severity of the participant's GVHD symptoms, ranging from 0 (GVHD symptoms not at all severe) to 10 (most severe GVHD symptoms possible). The baseline severity score is reported in the baseline characteristics.

Time frame: at 24 weeks and 1 year

Population: Only one participant continued treatment long enough to be evaluated at 1 year.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment: All ParticipantsMean Clinician-evaluated GVHD Severity Score at 24 Weeks and 1 YearSeverity score at 24 weeks4 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.73
Treatment: All ParticipantsMean Clinician-evaluated GVHD Severity Score at 24 Weeks and 1 YearSeverity score at 1 year3 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 0
Secondary

Mean Cumulative Prednisone Used up to 24 Weeks

This outcome assessed the cumulative amount of prednisone (or other steroids converted to prednisone equivalence) used by participants up to 24 weeks of treatment.

Time frame: 24 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment: All ParticipantsMean Cumulative Prednisone Used up to 24 Weeks30 milligramsStandard Deviation 42.426
Secondary

Mean NIH Global GVHD Score at 24 Weeks

Participants were assessed for chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment. One data point in the criteria is an overall global rating of the participant's GVHD, ranging from 0 (no GVHD) to 3 (severe GVHD). The baseline global score is reported in the baseline characteristics.

Time frame: 24 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment: All ParticipantsMean NIH Global GVHD Score at 24 Weeks1.67 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.58
Secondary

Mean Participant-reported cGVHD Symptom Severity Score at 24 Weeks and at 1 Year

Participants were asked to rate their own symptoms for chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) severity per the NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria at baseline, after 24 weeks of treatment, and after one year of treatment. One data point in is a general rating of the severity of the participant's GVHD symptoms, ranging from 0 (GVHD symptoms not at all severe) to 10 (most severe GVHD symptoms possible). The baseline severity score is reported in the baseline characteristics.

Time frame: 24 weeks and 1 year

Population: One participant did not complete the cGVHD severity assessment at week 24. Two participants did not continue treatment long enough to self-assess for cGVHD severity at one year.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment: All ParticipantsMean Participant-reported cGVHD Symptom Severity Score at 24 Weeks and at 1 YearSeverity score at 24 weeks6 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.41
Treatment: All ParticipantsMean Participant-reported cGVHD Symptom Severity Score at 24 Weeks and at 1 YearSeverity score at 1 year5 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 0

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