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A Study of Cusatuzumab in Combination With Azacitidine Compared With Azacitidine Alone in Patients With Higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) and Who Are Not Candidates for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

Phase 2
Withdrawn
Conditions
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04264806
Lead Sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare overall response rate (ORR) between treatment groups in participants with higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) who are not eligible for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT).

Detailed Description

Cusatuzumab (also known as JNJ-74494550 and ARGX-110) is a humanized monoclonal antibody of camelid origin that binds with high affinity to human Cluster of Differentiation 70 (CD70). Azacitidine (an Hypomethylating agent \[HMA\]) is approved for the treatment of higher-risk MDS in the United States (US) and the European Union (EU). Both approvals are based on data showing decreased transfusion burden, delayed progression to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), improved quality of life, and extended survival. It is hypothesized that the addition of cusatuzumab to azacitidine will result in an improvement in overall response rate (ORR) compared with azacitidine alone in participants with higher-risk MDS or CMML.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of de novo or secondary higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) per World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 criteria
  • At study entry, higher-risk MDS (intermediate, high, and very high risk MDS per Revised International Prognostic Scoring System [IPSS R]) OR higher-risk CMML (intermediate-2 or high risk CMML per CMML-specific Prognostic Scoring System [CPSS-Mol]). Participants with previous lower-risk MDS or CMML that has evolved to higher-risk MDS or CMML are eligible
  • At study entry, not a candidate for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0, 1, or 2
  • Adequate liver and renal function defined as follows: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than (<) 3 * upper limit of normal (ULN); Total bilirubin less than or equal to (<=) 1.5 * ULN, unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome or of non hepatic origin; and Creatinine clearance (CrCl) greater than (>) 30 milliliter per minute per 1.73 square meters (mL/min/1.73 m^2) (by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Received prior HSCT or any prior treatment, including hypomethylating agent (HMAs), for higher-risk MDS or CMML. Prior supportive therapies including transfusion and growth factors are acceptable
  • Received prior treatment with cusatuzumab
  • Presence of the breakpoint cluster region protein-Abelson murine leukemia (bcr-abl) rearrangement
  • Received a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study drug
  • Any active systemic infection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Azacitidine: Participants with MDS or CMMLAzacitidineParticipants with higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) will receive azacitidine 75 milligram per meter square (mg/m\^2) body surface area (BSA) subcutaneously or Intravenously per local label on Days 1 through Day 7 of each 28-day cycle. Participants will be treated until disease progression; relapse from complete remission (CR), partial remission (PR), or marrow complete remission (mCR); transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML); death; or unacceptable toxicity.
Azacitidine and Cusatuzumab: Participants with MDS or CMMLAzacitidineParticipants with higher-risk MDS or CMML will receive azacitidine 75 mg/m\^2 BSA subcutaneously or Intravenously per local label on Days 1 through 7 and cusatuzumab 20 mg/kg IV on Days 3 and 17 of each 28-day cycle. Participants will be treated until disease progression; relapse from CR, PR, mCR; transformation to AML; death; or unacceptable toxicity.
Azacitidine and Cusatuzumab: Participants with MDS or CMMLCusatuzumabParticipants with higher-risk MDS or CMML will receive azacitidine 75 mg/m\^2 BSA subcutaneously or Intravenously per local label on Days 1 through 7 and cusatuzumab 20 mg/kg IV on Days 3 and 17 of each 28-day cycle. Participants will be treated until disease progression; relapse from CR, PR, mCR; transformation to AML; death; or unacceptable toxicity.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Response Rate (ORR)Up to 4 years

ORR is a composite of complete remission (CR), partial remission (PR) and marrow complete remission (mCR) as per modified International Working Group (IWG) criteria.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR)Up to 4 years

Percentage of participants achieving CR as per IWG criteria will be reported.

Hematologic Improvement RateUp to 4 years

Hematologic improvement rate is defined as erythroid response (pretreatment, less than (\<) 11 g/dL; hemoglobin \>= 1.5 g/dL; relevant reduction of units of RBC transfusions by an absolute number of \>= 4 Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions/8 weeks compared with the pretreatment transfusion number in the previous 8 weeks. Only RBC transfusions given for a hemoglobin of \<= 9.0 g/dL pretreatment will count in the RBC transfusion response evaluation; platelet response (pretreatment \<100\*10\^9/L); absolute increase of \>= 30\*109/L for participants starting with \>20\*10\^9/L platelets; increase to \>20\*109/L and by \>= 100% for participants starting with \<= 20\*109/L platelets; Neutrophil response (pretreatment \<1.0×10\^9/L); and at least 100% increase and an absolute increase of \>0.5\*10\^9/L.

Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of CusatuzumabCycle 1: Day 3,17 (predose, end of infusion [EOI] postdose), Day 4 (24 hours postdose) Cycle 2, 3, 4, 8, 11: Day 3 (predose, EOI postdose); Cycle 4 Day 21 to Cycle 5: Day 1(at disease evaluation); and end of treatment (EOT) [up to 4 years])

Cmax is the maximum observed serum concentration.

Percentage of Participants who Achieve Transfusion IndependenceUp to 4 years

Percentage of participants who achieve transfusion independence will be reported. Transfusion independence is defined as a period of greater than or equal to (\>=) 56 consecutive days with no transfusion occurring between the first and last dose of study drug +30 days.

Progression Free Survival (PFS)Up to 4 years

PFS is defined as the time from randomization to disease progression; relapse from CR, PR, or mCR; or death from any cause.

Overall Survival (OS)Up to 4 years

OS is defined as the time from randomization to death.

Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) as a Measure of Safety and TolerabilityUp to 4 years

An adverse event is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.

Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Abnormalities in Laboratory ParametersUp to 4 years

Percentage of participants with clinically significant abnormalities in laboratory parameters will be reported.

Time to Transformation of Participants to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Up to 4 years

Time to transformation of participants to AML will be reported. Transformation to AML is defined as \>= 20% bone marrow blasts.

Area Under the Serum Concentration-Time Curve Within Timespan t1 to t2 (AUC[t1-t2]) of CusatuzumabCycle 1: Day 3,17 (predose, end of infusion [EOI] postdose), Day 4 (24 hours postdose) Cycle 2, 3, 4, 8, 11: Day 3 (predose, EOI postdose); Cycle 4 Day 21 to Cycle 5: Day 1(at disease evaluation); and end of treatment (EOT) [up to 4 years])

The AUC(t1-t2) is the area under the serum concentration-time curve within timespan t1 to t2.

Minimum Serum Concentration (Cmin) of CusatuzumabCycle 1: Day 3,17 (predose, end of infusion [EOI] postdose), Day 4 (24 hours postdose) Cycle 2, 3, 4, 8, 11: Day 3 (predose, EOI postdose); Cycle 4 Day 21 to Cycle 5: Day 1(at disease evaluation); and end of treatment (EOT) [up to 4 years])

Cmin is the minimum observed serum concentration.

Elimination Half-Life (t1/2) of CusatuzumabCycle 1: Day 3,17 (predose, end of infusion [EOI] postdose), Day 4 (24 hours postdose) Cycle 2, 3, 4, 8, 11: Day 3 (predose, EOI postdose); Cycle 4 Day 21 to Cycle 5: Day 1(at disease evaluation); and end of treatment (EOT) [up to 4 years])

T1/2 is the time measured for the serum concentration to decrease by 1 half to its original concentration. It is associated with the terminal slope of the semi logarithmic drug concentration-time curve, and is calculated as 0.693/lambda(z).

Systemic Clearance (CL) of CusatuzumabCycle 1: Day 3,17 (predose, end of infusion [EOI] postdose), Day 4 (24 hours postdose) Cycle 2, 3, 4, 8, 11: Day 3 (predose, EOI postdose); Cycle 4 Day 21 to Cycle 5: Day 1(at disease evaluation); and end of treatment (EOT) [up to 4 years])

CL is a quantitative measure of the rate at which a drug substance is removed from the body.

Volume of Distribution (Vz) of CusatuzumabCycle 1: Day 3,17 (predose, end of infusion [EOI] postdose), Day 4 (24 hours postdose) Cycle 2, 3, 4, 8, 11: Day 3 (predose, EOI postdose); Cycle 4 Day 21 to Cycle 5: Day 1(at disease evaluation); and end of treatment (EOT) [up to 4 years])

The Vz is defined as the theoretical volume in which the total amount of drug would need to be uniformly distributed to produce the desired blood concentration of a drug.

Number of Participants with Developed Antidrug Antibodies to CusatuzumabCycle 1: Day 3 (Predose); Cycle 1: Day 17 (Predose); Cycle 2: Day 3 (Predose); Cycle 8 and 11: Day 3 (Predose) and EOT (up to 4 years)

Venous blood samples are analyzed for presence of antidrug antibodies to cusatuzumab. Participants with titer of confirmed positive samples for cusatuzumab antibodies are reported.

Percentage of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR) and Partial Remission (PR)Up to 4 years

Percentage of participants achieving CR and PR as per IWG criteria will be reported.

Time to responseUp to 4 years

Time to response for participants who achieved CR, PR and mCR responses, defined as time from randomization to achieving the first response of CR, PR, or mCR as per modified IWG criteria.

Duration of responseUp to 4 years

Time from achieving the first response of CR, PR, or mCR to relapse or death from any cause for those participants who responded.

Percentage of Participants With Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Anemia Trial Outcome Index (FACT-An TOI) Total ScoreUp to 4 years

FACT-An is a scale in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Measurement System. It consists of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (general version; FACT-G) and 20 questions labeled "additional concerns" that measure anemia/fatigue. FACT-G is 27-item compilation of general questions divided into 4 primary quality of life domains: physical well-being, social/family well-being, emotional wellbeing, and functional well-being. Participants will be asked to rate scale items as it applies to past 7 days, on 5-point scale (0=Not at all, 1=A little bit, 2=Somewhat, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much). Negatively stated items will be reversed by subtracting the response from 4. After reversing the proper items, items are summed to a total to generate a score on (sub)scale. A summary Trial Outcome Index total score (FACT An TOI) will be calculated by summing physical well being, functional well being, and anemia symptoms subscales and higher is the score better is the quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (73)

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich

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Zürich, Switzerland

St Vincents Hospital Sydney

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Darlinghurst, Australia

Dr.Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital

🇹🇷

Ankara, Turkey

St Vincents Hospital Melbourne

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Fitzroy, Australia

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

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Melbourne, Australia

Royal Perth Hospital

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Perth, Australia

Westmead Hospital

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Westmead, Australia

Cepon - Centro De Pesquisas Oncologicas

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Florianopolis, Brazil

Wollongong Hospital

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Wollongong, Australia

Hospital Erasto Gaertner- Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Câncer

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Curitiba, Brazil

Liga Norte Riograndense Contra O Cancer

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Natal, Brazil

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre, Brazil

Instituto do cancer -COR -Hospital Mae de Deus

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Porto Alegre, Brazil

Oncoclínicas

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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Hospital Paulistano

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São Paulo, Brazil

Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR)

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São Paulo, Brazil

Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto

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São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

Hopital Saint Vincent de Paul

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Lille, France

CHU d'Angers

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Angers, France

CHU de Limoges, Hopital Dupuytren

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Limoges, France

CHU de Nice Hopital de l Archet

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Nice, France

Hopital Saint-Louis

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Paris Cedex 10, France

Hôpital de La Conception

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Marseille, France

Hopital Cochin APHP

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Paris, 75, France

CHRU Tours Hôpital Bretonneau

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Tours, France

CHU de Nancy_ Hôpital Brabois

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Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France

Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carcus Dresden

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Dresden, Germany

Universitätsklinik Freiburg

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Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany

Klinikum rechts der Isar an der Technischen Universität München

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München, Germany

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

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Hannover, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Leipzig

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Leipzig, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

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Ulm, Germany

Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi

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Bologna, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara

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Cona, Italy

Università del Piemonte Orientale - Ospedale Maggiore della Carità di Novara

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Novara, Italy

Aou San Luigi Gonzaga

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Orbassano, Italy

Grande Ospedale Metropolitano 'Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli' Reggio Calabria

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Reggio Calabria, Italy

Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata

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Roma, Italy

Policlinico Umberto I

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Roma, Italy

Emergency Hospital of Dzerzhinsk

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Dzerzhinsk, Russian Federation

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

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Rozzano, Italy

S.P. Botkin Moscow City Clinical Hospital

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Moscow, Russian Federation

Ryazan Regional Clinical Hospital

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Ryazan, Russian Federation

Nizhniy Novgorod Region Clinical Hospital

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Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

Saint Petersburg City Hospital #15

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Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

Clinical Research Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology

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St-Petersburg, Russian Federation

St.-Petersburg City Clinical Hospital nr 31

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St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Oncology Dispensary of Komi Republic

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Syktyvkar, Russian Federation

Inst. Cat. Doncologia-H Duran I Reynals

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Barcelona, Spain

King Fahad Specialist hospital

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Dammam, Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz Medical City

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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Hosp. Univ. Germans Trias I Pujol

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Badalona, Spain

Hosp. de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau

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Barcelona, Spain

Hosp. Univ. Vall D Hebron

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Barcelona, Spain

Hosp. Univ. Infanta Leonor

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Madrid, Spain

Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal

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Madrid, Spain

Hosp. Univ. Son Espases

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Palma, Spain

Hosp. Clinico Univ. de Salamanca

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Salamanca, Spain

Hosp. Virgen Del Rocio

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Sevilla, Spain

INSELSPITAL, Universitätsspital Bern

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Bern, Switzerland

Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve

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Geneve, Switzerland

Gulhane Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi

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Ankara, Turkey

Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

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Izmir, Turkey

Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

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Izmir, Turkey

Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

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Ankara, Turkey

Koc Universitesi Hastanesi

🇹🇷

Istanbul, Turkey

University College London Hospitals

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London, United Kingdom

Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

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Samsun, Turkey

Kings College Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

St James Hospital

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Leeds, United Kingdom

Royal Victoria Infirmary

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Newcastle Upun Tyne, United Kingdom

Churchill Hospital

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Oxford, United Kingdom

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