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GRAVITAS-301: A Study of Itacitinib or Placebo in Combination With Corticosteroids for Treatment of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD)
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03139604
Lead Sponsor
Incyte Corporation
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate itacitinib or placebo in combination with corticosteroids as first-line treatment of participants with Grade II to IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
439
Inclusion Criteria
  • Has undergone 1 allo-HSCT from any donor (related or unrelated with any degree of HLA matching) and any donor source (bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, or cord blood) for a hematologic malignancy or disorder. Recipients of myeloablative and reduced-intensity conditioning regimens are eligible.
  • Clinically suspected Grade II to IV aGVHD as per MAGIC criteria, occurring after allo-HSCT and any GVHD prophylaxis regimen.
  • Evidence of myeloid engraftment. Use of growth factor supplementation is allowed.
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL or creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min measured or calculated by Cockroft Gault equation.
  • Willing to avoid pregnancy or fathering children.
  • Able to give written informed consent and comply with all study visits and procedures.
  • Able to swallow and retain oral medication.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Has received more than 1 allo-HSCT.

  • Has received more than 2 days of systemic corticosteroids for aGVHD.

  • Presence of GVHD overlap syndrome.

  • Presence of an active uncontrolled infection.

  • Known human immunodeficiency virus infection.

  • Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus infection that requires treatment or at risk for HBV reactivation.

  • Participants with evidence of relapsed primary disease, or participants who have been treated for relapse after the allo-HSCT was performed.

  • Any corticosteroid therapy for indications other than GVHD at doses > 1 mg/kg per day methylprednisolone (or prednisone equivalent) within 7 days of randomization.

  • Severe organ dysfunction unrelated to underlying GVHD, including:

    • Cholestatic disorders or unresolved veno-occlusive disease of the liver.
    • Clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease.
    • Clinically significant respiratory disease that requires mechanical ventilation support or 50% oxygen.
  • Currently breast feeding.

  • Received JAK inhibitor therapy after allo-HSCT for any indication. Treatment with a JAK inhibitor before allo-HSCT is permitted.

  • Treatment with any other investigational agent, device, or procedure within 21 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is greater) of enrollment.

  • Any medical complications or conditions that would, in the investigator's judgment, interfere with full participation in the study, including administration of study drug and attending required study visits; pose a significant risk to the participant; or interfere with interpretation of study data.

  • Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any of the study medications, excipients, or similar compounds.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ItacitinibPrednisoneItacitinib plus corticosteroids
PlaceboMethylprednisoloneMatching placebo plus corticosteroids
ItacitinibMethylprednisoloneItacitinib plus corticosteroids
PlaceboPlaceboMatching placebo plus corticosteroids
ItacitinibItacitinibItacitinib plus corticosteroids
PlaceboPrednisoneMatching placebo plus corticosteroids
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Response Rate Based on Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) Response IndexDay 28

Defined as the percentage of participants demonstrating a complete response (CR), very good partial response (VGPR), or partial response (PR).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Nonrelapse MortalityMonth 6,9,12 and 24

Defined as the percentage of participants who died due to causes other than malignancy relapse.

Duration of ResponseBaseline through 30-35 days after end of treatment, total particpation expected to average 24 months

Defined as the interval from first response until GVHD progression or death.

Cmax of Itacitinib When Administered in Combination With CorticosteroidsProtocol-defined timepoints up to Day 28

Defined as maximum observed plasma concentration.

Cmin of Itacitinib When Administered in Combination With CorticosteroidsProtocol-defined timepoints up to Day 28

Defined as minimum observed plasma concentration.

Tmax of Itacitinib When Administered in Combination With CorticosteroidsProtocol-defined timepoints up to Day 28

Defined as time to maximum plasma concentration.

AUC of Itacitinib When Administered in Combination With CorticosteroidsProtocol-defined timepoints up to Day 28

Defined as area under the concentration-time curve.

CL/F of Itacitinib When Administered in Combination With CorticosteroidsProtocol-defined timepoints up to Day 28

Defined as oral dose clearance.

Time to ResponseEnd of Study, total particpation expected to average 24 months

Defined as the interval from treatment initiation to first response

Relapse Rate of Malignant and Nonmalignant Hematologic DiseaseRandomization through end of Study, study duration expected to average 24 months

Defined as the proportion of subjects whose underlying hematologic disease relapses

Malignancy Relapse-related Mortality RateRandomization through end of Study, study duration expected to average 24 months

Defined as the proportion of subjects whose malignancy relapses and has a fatal outcome.

Failure-free Survival6 months from randomization

Defined as the proportion of subjects who are still alive, have not relapsed, have not required additional therapy for aGVHD, and have not demonstrated signs or symptoms of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD)

Overall Survival (OS)End of Study up to approximately 24 months

Defined as the interval from study enrollment to death due to any cause.

Number of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events With INCB3911030-35 days after end of treatment, approximately 24 months

Adverse events reported for the first time or worsening of a pre-existing event after the first dose of study treatment

Incidence Rate of Secondary Graft FailureRandomization through end of Study, study duration expected to average 24 months

Defined as \> 95% recipient cells any time after engraftment with no signs of relapse, OR retransplantation because of secondary neutropenia (\< 0.5 × 109/L) and/or thrombocytopenia (\< 20 × 109/L) within 2 months of transplantion

Proportion of Subjects Who Discontinue CorticosteroidsDays 28, 56, 100, and 180

Average and cumulative corticosteroid dose usage will be calculated and proportion of subjects discontinuing corticosteroids will be tabulated

Proportion of Subjects Who Discontinue Immunosuppressive MedicationsDays 56 and 100

Summary statistics of subjects discontinuing immunosuppressive medications will be calculated

Incidence Rate of aGVHD Flaresup to day 100
Incidence Rate of cGVHDDays 180 and 365
Objective Response RateDays 14, 56 and 100

Trial Locations

Locations (129)

University of Southern California

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Los Angeles, California, United States

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Oncology Specialists SC

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Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

University of Illinois at Chicago

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Indiana University (IU) Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indiana Blood and Marrow Transplant

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Hopital universitaire du Sart Tilman de Liege

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Liege 1, Belgium

Texas Transplant Institute

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

China Medical University Hospital

🇨🇳

Taichung, Taiwan

University of Mississippi Medical Center

🇺🇸

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Elisabethinen

🇦🇹

Linz, Austria

Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Levine Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

🇺🇸

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Institut Jules Bordet

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Oncology Hematology in Cincinnati

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Israel

Centrum Onkologii- Instytut w Gliwicach

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Gliwice, Poland

General Hospital of Thessaloniki G. Papanikolaou - Hematology Department

🇬🇷

Chortiátis, Greece

Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig

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Leipzig, Germany

University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

UHKT Prague - Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

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Praha 2, Czechia

CHU Amiens Picardie - Hopital Sud

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Amiens, France

Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg

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Mainz, Germany

Helsinki University Central Hospital

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Helsinki, Finland

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, EPE

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

Universitatsklinikum Freiburg - Klinik fur Innere Medizin I

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

Hopital de Hautepierre

🇫🇷

Strasbourg cedex, France

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE (IPO-Lisboa)

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Klinika Transplantacji Komorek Krwiotworczych - Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii

🇵🇱

Warsaw, Poland

Auckland District Health Board

🇳🇿

Auckland, New Zealand

CHU de Nancy

🇫🇷

Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France

Universitatsklinikum Hamburg - Eppendorf

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario La Paz

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla

🇪🇸

Santander, Spain

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario de Salamanca

🇪🇸

Salamanca, Spain

University Hospital of Wales

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

Hospital Universitario de Donostia

🇪🇸

San Sebastián, Spain

Universtity Hospital Basel - Haematology

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Basel, Switzerland

Universitaetsspital Zuerich - Klinik fuer Haematology

🇨🇭

Zuerich, Switzerland

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau - Servei de Hematologia Clinica

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Addenbrooke's Hospital

🇬🇧

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve

🇨🇭

Geneve, Switzerland

Nottingham University Hospitals

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Sarah Cannon Research Institute, LLC (SCRI)

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Hotel Dieu Hospital - Hematologie

🇫🇷

Nantes, France

Hopital Haut Leveque - CHU Bordeaux - Maladies du sang

🇫🇷

Pessac, France

Institut Claudius Regaud-Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopol

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Toulouse Cedex 9, France

Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona

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Barcelona, Spain

Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center Ein Karem

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Jerusalem, Israel

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Washington University School of Medicine

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) - Hillman Cancer Center

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Moores Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

Stanford Cancer Center

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Stanford, California, United States

University of Florida (UF) - Division of Hematology & Oncology

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

University of Colorado - Aurora Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

University of Miami - Sylvester Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

University of Kansas Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Westwood, Kansas, United States

University of Maryland Medical Center

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Tulane University Medical Center

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of Iowa

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Tufts Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Michigan

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Henry Ford Hospital

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Spectrum Health

🇺🇸

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

John Theurer Cancer Center At Hackensack UMC

🇺🇸

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

🇺🇸

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Columbia University

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Northwell Health

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Lake Success, New York, United States

Stony Brook University Medical Center

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Stony Brook, New York, United States

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Wake Forest University School of Medicine

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

The Ohio State University (OSU)

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Greenville Health System

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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Methodist Healthcare Foundation

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

University of Virginia Medical Center

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

General Hospital Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostend

🇧🇪

Brugge, Belgium

St Vincents Hospital Sydney Limited

🇦🇺

Darlinghurst, Australia

ZNA Stuivenberg

🇧🇪

Antwerpen, Belgium

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Jessa Ziekenhuis

🇧🇪

Hasselt, Belgium

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent (UZG)

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Gent, Belgium

CHRU de Lille-Hopital Claude Huriez

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LILLE Cedex, France

Hopital Saint Louis

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Paris, France

Universitaet zu Koln - Universitaetsklinikum Koeln (Uniklinik Koeln)

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Köln, Germany

UKGM Marburg Innere Medizin: Haematologie Onkolog

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Marburg, Germany

Rambam Health Care Campus

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

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Tel Aviv, Israel

C.T.M.O. Ospedale Roberto Binaghi ATS Cagliari

🇮🇹

Cagliari, Italy

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII

🇮🇹

Bergamo, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano

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Milan, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele - Presidio Ospedaliero Ferrarotto Alessi

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Catania, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi

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Firenze, Italy

ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

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Milano, Italy

Clinica Ematologica CTA, Ospedale "San Gerardo" di Monza

🇮🇹

Monza, Italy

Casa di Cura La Maddalena

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Palermo, Italy

Presidio Ospedaliero Pescara

🇮🇹

Pescara, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinco San Matteo

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

University of Rome La Sapienza

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Ospedali Riuniti

🇮🇹

Reggio Calabria, Italy

Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia

🇮🇹

Reggio Emilia, Italy

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

🇮🇹

Rozzano, Italy

A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

🇮🇹

Torino, Italy

SOC Clinica Ematologica, Azienda Ospediero-Universitaria di Udine

🇮🇹

Udine, Italy

Seoul National University Hospital

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada - Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves

🇪🇸

Granada, Spain

Instituto Catalan de Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clinico de Santiago de Compostela

🇪🇸

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Hammersmith Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

AZ Delta

🇧🇪

Roeselare, Belgium

Thomas Jefferson University

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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