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Venetoclax for the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed Hairy Cell Leukemia

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Recurrent Hairy Cell Leukemia
Recurrent Hairy Cell Leukemia Variant
Interventions
Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration
Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy
Procedure: Computed Tomography
Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Registration Number
NCT06311227
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

This phase II trial tests how well venetoclax works in treating patients with hairy cell leukemia that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed). Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine the objective response rate (ORR) of venetoclax.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the complete remission (CR) and minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative CR rates of venetoclax in relapsed hairy cell leukemia/hairy cell leukemia variant (HCL/HCLv).

II. To determine the rates of MRD-negative by blood flow cytometry with venetoclax.

III. To determine the safety of venetoclax in relapsed HCL/HCLv. IV. To determine the response and CR duration and MRD-negative survival in relapsed HCL/HCLv receiving venetoclax.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To correlate response to TP53 mutations and other mutations, particularly for BRAF wild-type (WT) relapsed HCL/HCLv.

II. To perform whole exome sequencing (WES) of relapsed HCL/HCLv samples to look for mutations, to correlate with response.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive venetoclax orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 19 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed HCL/HCLv after purine analog therapy who are relapsed from or are ineligible for BRAF therapy and have not received prior venetoclax
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless consistent with Gilbert's (ration between total and direct bilirubin > 5)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) ≤ 3 × institutional ULN
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m^2
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
  • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
  • Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
  • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
  • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
  • Patients must have had no HCL/HCLv treatment for ≥ 4 weeks prior to enrollment, and those with treatment > 4 weeks prior to enrollment must not be responding to their last treatment with decreasing tumor burden or improving drug-related cytopenias
  • Patients must have a need for treatment due to absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1/nL, hemoglobin (Hgb) < 10g/dL, platelets (Plt) < 100/nL, symptomatic splenomegaly, enlarging HCL mass > 2cm in short axis, enlarging HCL mass > 0.5 cm in the central nervous system (CNS) in short axis, or leukemic count > 5/nL
  • The effects of venetoclax on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) during treatment and for 30 days after the last dose of venetoclax. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception during treatment and for 30 days after the last dose of venetoclax
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants
  • Ability and willingness to swallow pills
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who have received prior venetoclax
  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to venetoclax
  • Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness or any other significant condition(s) that would make participation in this protocol unreasonably hazardous
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because venetoclax is a B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitor agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with venetoclax, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with venetoclax
  • Malabsorption syndrome or other conditions that would interfere with intestinal absorption
  • Live attenuated vaccines should not be administered within 4 weeks prior to, during, or 30 days after study treatment and recovery has occurred

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment (venetoclax)Biospecimen CollectionPatients receive venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 19 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration on study.
Treatment (venetoclax)Bone Marrow AspirationPatients receive venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 19 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration on study.
Treatment (venetoclax)Bone Marrow BiopsyPatients receive venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 19 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration on study.
Treatment (venetoclax)Computed TomographyPatients receive venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 19 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration on study.
Treatment (venetoclax)Magnetic Resonance ImagingPatients receive venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 19 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration on study.
Treatment (venetoclax)VenetoclaxPatients receive venetoclax PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 19 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration on study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective response rateUp to 30 days after the last dose

Will be determined with 95% confidence intervals for each group.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MRD-negative survivalUp to 30 days after the last dose
MRD negativityUp to 30 days after the last dose

Will determine the rates of MRD-negative by blood flow cytometry.

Incidence of adverse eventsUp to 30 days after the last dose
Complete response durationUp to 30 days after the last dose
Complete remission (CR) rateUp to 30 days after the last dose

CR will be defined as resolution of cytopenias with neutrophils \> 1.5/nL, platelets \> 100/nL, and hemoglobin \> 11g/dL at least 4 weeks from last transfusion or growth factor, resolution of splenomegaly by exam or by spleen size \< 17 cm by imaging, resolution of hairy cell leukemia (HCL)/hairy cell leukemia variant (HCLv)-related lymphadenopathy/masses to \< 2cm in short axis (\< 0.5 cm in short axis in the central nervous system \[CNS\]), and absence of morphological evidence of HCL/HCLv in the blood and bone marrow.

Minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative CR rateUp to 30 days after the last dose

Defined as meeting the criteria for CR plus absence of HCL/HCLv cells in the bone marrow aspirate and blood by flow cytometry, and negative immunochemistry of the bone marrow biopsy. Positive IHC involves B-cells \> T-cells and most of the B-cells being consistent with HCL. Patients with CNS disease who achieve CR with positive cerebrospinal fluid flow cytometry will be considered CR with MRD.

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

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Miami, Florida, United States

UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura

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Aventura, Florida, United States

UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables

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Coral Gables, Florida, United States

UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Springs

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Coral Springs, Florida, United States

UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach

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Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall

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Miami, Florida, United States

University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

National Cancer Institute LAO

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

NCI - Center for Cancer Research

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester

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West Chester, Ohio, United States

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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