Indication Treatment of pediatric subjects with newly diagnosed advanced myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Objectives Primary Objective The primary objective is to assess the treatment effect on response rate (MDS: either complete remission \[CR\], partial remission \[PR\], or marrow CR; JMML: either clinical complete remission \[cCR\] or clinical partial remission \[cPR\]); at Cycle 3 Day 28 (each cycle is 28 days) and to compare against standard therapy using a matched-pairs analysis of historical data. Secondary Objective The secondary objective is to further evaluate safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of azacitidine in this subject population. Study Design This is a prospective, open-label, Phase 2 study consisting of 2 parallel experimental arms, one for each disease group: MDS and JMML. Each arm is designed based on Simon's Optimal 2 stage study design. The sample size has been calculated to allow evaluation of the response rate at 28 day-Cycle 3 Day 28 in each of the 2 disease groups. Each of the experimental arms will also individually be compared against a historical control arm using data retrospectively collected from the European Working Group of MDS in childhood (EWOG-MDS) registry by means of a matched-pairs analysis; matched for predefined subject baseline characteristics defined before any results from this study are known post Stage 1. If matched pair is not viable then other methodologies will be explored to evaluate and compare response rates reported in literature and also in registry database Twenty subjects with MDS and 35 JMML subjects evaluable for the primary endpoint (ie, subjects that receive at least 1 dose of investigational product \[IP\]) will be enrolled at approximately 45 centers in Europe. Each experimental arm has 1 interim analysis planned (at the end of Stage 1). If, during Stage 1 evaluation, less than 2 subjects are observed with a CR, PR, or marrow CR after 3 months of azacitidine in the first 9 subjects with MDS, then enrollment will be stopped. Similarly, if less than 3 subjects are observed with a cPR or cCR after 3 months of azacitidine in the first 18 subjects with JMML, then enrollment will be stopped.
Study Population Pediatric subjects aged 1 month to less than 18 years of age with newly diagnosed conditions of advanced myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). Length of Study The enrollment period will last for up to 22 months with subjects being treated for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months, until transplantation or disease progression (based on an independent central review of responses). Once investigational product (IP) has been discontinued, subjects will then be followed for 1 year after the last dose of investigational product (IP). The follow-up may not be terminated because of new anticancer treatment or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The End of Trial is defined as either the date of the last visit of the last subject to complete the study, or the date of receipt of the last data point from the last subject that is required for primary, secondary and/or exploratory analysis, as pre-specified in the protocol and/or the Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), whichever is the later date.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
28
St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Vienna, Austria
Hopital Universitaire des Enfants
Brussels, Belgium
University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium
University Hospital Motol
Prague, Czechia
Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lyon
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) response rate at end of third 28-day cycle
Defined as proportion of subjects with complete remission \[CR\], partial remission \[PR\] or marrow CR according to modified criteria described by Cheson 2006, adapted to pediatric reference values at 3 months (28 days cycle). Response must be sustained for at least 4 weeks either in the 4-week period preceding or succeeding 3 months (ie, sustained over the period minimum 2 months to end of 3 months, or end of 3 months to end of 4th months).
Time frame: Up to 4 Months
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML) response rate at end of 3 Months
Defined as proportion of subjects with sustained clinical complete remission \[cCR\] or clinical partial remission \[cPR\] according to the International JMML response criteria in Niemeyer 2014 at 3 months (28 days cycles). Response must be sustained for at least 4 weeks either in the 4-week period preceding or succeeding 3 months (ie, sustained over the period minimum 2 months to end of 3 months, or end of 3 monthsto end of 4 months).
Time frame: Up to 4 Months
Cytogenetic response for MDS
Cytogenetic response is defined as the number of subjects with complete disappearance of the chromosomal abnormality without appearance of new ones divided by the number of subjects within the analysis population.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
Cytogenetic response for JMML subjects
Cytogenetic response is defined as the number of subjects with complete disappearance of the chromosomal abnormality without appearance of new ones divided by the number of subjects within the analysis population.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
Molecular Response for JMML subjects
Molecular response is defined as the number of subjects with absence of somatic mutations related to JMML divided by the number of subjects within the analysis population.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
Duration of Response (CR, PR or marrow CR) for MDS patients
Duration of response will consist of only the subjects achieving a response (CR, PR or marrow CR) and is defined as the time from first observed response until either disease progression or any cause of death.
Time frame: Up to 30 months
Duration of Response (Clinical CR or Clinical PR) for JMML patients
Duration of response will consist of only the subjects achieving a response (cCR or cPR) and is defined as the time from first observed response until either disease progression or any cause of death.
Time frame: Up to 18 months
Time to Response (TTR) for MDS patients
TTR is defined as the time from first study dose day until a response of CR, PR or marrow CR, whichever occurs first. Only subjects observed with a response will be included in the analysis with the median TTR across the subjects presented.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
TTR of Clinical CR or Clinical PR for JMML patients
Time to Response (TTR) is defined as the time from first study dose day until a response cCR or cPR, whichever occurs first. Only subjects observed with a response will be included in the analysis with the median TTR across the subjects presented.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
Time to Progression (TTP)
Time to Progression (TTP) is defined as the time from first study dose day until either disease progression or death due to progression.
Time frame: Up to 18 months
Leukemia free survival (LFS)
Leukemia free survival (LFS) is defined as the time from HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL transplant (HSCT) date until leukemia progression or death for subjects receiving a HSCT only. Subjects alive and leukemia-free at the time of the statistical analysis will be censored at the time of their last disease assessment. Subjects will also be censored at the time of starting a new anticancer therapy if having not previously had a leukemia progression.
Time frame: Up to 18 months
Overall survival (OS)
OS is defined as the time from first study dose day until death from any cause. Subjects alive at the time of analysis will be censored at the time they were last known to be alive.
Time frame: Up to 18 months
Deoxyribonucleic acid methylation status in (BM)
DNA methylation levels will be assessed across time points by means of a repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) test thereby allowing identification of possible changes in methylation levels over time by treatment arm as well as comparing DNA methylation levels between treatment arms per disease indication
Time frame: Up to 18 months
Percentage of subjects undergoing HSCT
Defined as the proportion of subjects undergoing HSCT during the conduct of this study over the total number of subjects enrolled into this study.
Time frame: Up to 18 months
Time to first HSCT
The time from first study dose day until HSCT date. Subjects not receiving a HSCT will be censored at the time of the analysis.
Time frame: Up to 18 months
Adverse Events (AEs)
All reported adverse events during the duration of the study conduct.
Time frame: Up to 7 months
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; Cmax
Cmax is defined as the observed maximum plasma concentration
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; Tmax
Tmax is defined as the observed time to maximum plasma concentration
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; AUCt
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the last quantifiable time point
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (AUC ∞)
The AUC ∞ is defined as area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; Terminal Rate λz
Terminal phase rate constant is determined by linear regression of the terminal points of the log-linear plasma concentration-time curve
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; terminal phase half-life
The Terminal phase half-life will be calculated according to the following equation: t½ = 0.693/λz
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; total clearance (CL)
The total clearance is calculated as Dose/AUC∞
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Pharmacokinetic parameters of azacitidine; volume of distribution (Vz)
The volume of distribution will be calculated according to the equation: Vz = (CL)/λz
Time frame: Up to 28 days
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