This trial is evaluating the safety and tolerability of venetoclax with chemotherapy in pediatric and young adult patients with hematologic malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia derived from myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS/AML), and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)/lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL). The names of the study drugs involved in this study are below. Please note this is a list for the study as a whole, participants will receive drugs according to disease cohort. * Venetoclax * Azacitidine * Cytarabine * Methotrexate * Hydrocortisone * Leucovorin * Dexamethasone * Vincristine * Doxorubicin * Dexrazoxane * Calaspargase pegol * Hydrocortisone
This is an investigator-initiated open-label multi-institutional phase I study of venetoclax combination therapy in both myeloid and lymphoid hematologic malignancies. This study is designed as a basket trial with three separate cohorts. All cohorts include a dose finding portion (Part I) followed by a dose expansion at the Recommended Phase II dose (RP2D, Part II). This research study is looking to learn more about how Venetoclax works and aims to determine the safest, highest possible dose that can be combined with standard of care chemotherapies. Because of this, not everyone who participates in this research study may receive the same dose of the study drug. The dose participants receive will depend on the number of participants who have been enrolled in the study previously and how well the doses have been tolerated. Study procedures include screening for eligibility as well as study treatment visits including evaluations and follow up visits. * Cohort A: Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myelogenous leukemia arising from MDS (MDS/AML) or treatment-related myeloid neoplasms (tMDS/AML). It is expected that up to 18 people will participate in Part 1 (Dose Determination) and an additional 14-20 people will participate in Part 2 (Dose Expansion) of this cohort. * Cohort B: Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myelogenous leukemia arising from MDS (MDS/AML) or treatment-related myeloid neoplasms (tMDS/AML) with an underlying genetic condition that increases their risk of experiencing toxic side effects of chemotherapy. It is expected that up to 18 people will participate in Part 1 (Dose Determination) and an additional 6 people will participate in Part 2 (Dose Expansion) of this cohort. * Cohort C: Patients with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL). It is expected that up to 18 people will participate in Part 1 (Dose Determination) and an additional 12 people will participate in Part 2 (Dose Expansion) of this cohort. This research study is a Phase I clinical trial, which tests the safety of an investigational drug and also tries to define the appropriate dose of the investigational drug to use for further studies. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved Venetoclax for use in children. However, Venetoclax is FDA-approved as a treatment for certain types of leukemia in adults. It is actively being studied in children and adults with other types of cancer. Information from these research studies has suggested that venetoclax may also be effective in treating participants with MDS or leukemia, including MDS or leukemia that did not respond to standard treatment or that has come back after standard treatment. The survival of cancer cells is controlled by proteins within the cancer cell. One of these proteins is called BCL-2. The study drug, venetoclax, blocks this protein and is thought to reduce cell survival in some cancer cells.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
13
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University of California San Francisco-Benioff Children's Hospital
San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Arthur M. Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD)
To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD of venetoclax given in combination with regimen-prescribed chemotherapy. The MTD is defined as the dose level associated with observed DLTs in \<33% of enrolled subjects
Time frame: MTD determined during first cycle of treatment (Cohorts A&B: max. 35 Days; Cohort C: 32 days)
Recommended Phase II Dose
To determine the Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of venetoclax given in combination with regimen-prescribed chemotherapy. The RP2D is defined either as the MTD or maximum dose tested should MTD not be reached.
Time frame: RP2D is determined during first cycle of treatment (Cohorts A&B: max. 35 Days; Cohort C: 32 days)
Incidence of Grade 2 or Higher Treatment-Related Toxicity
All grade 2 or higher adverse events (AE) with treatment attribution of possibly, probably or definite based on CTCAE v5 criteria. Incidence is the number of patients experiencing at least one treatment-related grade 2 or higher AE of any type during the time of observation.
Time frame: Up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment
Incidence of calaspargase pegol related toxicities
Describe the incidence and severity of calaspargase pegol-related toxicities in subjects with relapsed/refractory ALL/LBL per collected Adverse Events using CTCAE v5 criteria.
Time frame: Cohort C only: Up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment
Overall Response Rate (ORR)
ORR will be defined as the number of patient experiencing complete remission (CR), complete remission with incomplete platelet recovery (CRp), complete remission with incomplete count recovery (CRi) and partial response.
Time frame: Cohorts A&B: Best response during up to 4 cycles (each cycle is max 35 days). Cohort C: Response to treatment after 32 days
Complete Remission (CR) Rate
CR Rate is defined as the percentage of participants that reach Complete Remission (CR): Cohorts A and B: * Bone marrow \< 5% myeloblasts by flow cytometry. * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease AND * Platelet count ≥50k/uL (or to pre-treatment baseline) and transfusion independent for 7 days AND * Neutrophil count ≥500 cells/uL without G-CSF support. Cohort C (Leukemia): * Absolute phagocyte count (APC) ≥1000/μL and platelets ≥75,000/μL without transfusions and/or exogenous growth factor support AND * Bone marrow with evidence of trilineage hematopoiesis and with \<5% blasts AND * No evidence of extramedullary disease
Time frame: Cohorts A&B: Best response during up to 4 cycles (each cycle is max 35 days). Cohort C: Response to treatment after 32 days
Complete Remission with Inadequate Count Recovery (CRi) Rate
Cohort C only: * APC \<1000/μL and/or platelets \<75,000/μL AND * Bone marrow with \<5% blasts AND * No evidence of extramedullary disease
Time frame: Cohort C: Response to treatment
Complete Remission with Inadequate Platelet Recovery (CRp) Rate
CRp Rate is defined as the percentage of participant that reach to CRp: Cohorts A \&B: * A bone marrow with \<5% blasts AND * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease AND * Recovery of absolute neutrophil counts (ANC \> 500/μL), but with insufficient recovery of platelets (PLT counts \<50,000 ul), and platelet transfusion independence (defined as no platelet transfusion x 1 week) Cohort C: * Absolute neutrophil count (APC ≥1000/μL) AND * Platelets \< 75,000/μL AND * Bone marrow with evidence of trilineage hematopoiesis and with \<5% blasts AND * No evidence of extramedullary disease
Time frame: Cohorts A&B: Best response during up to 4 cycles (each cycle is max 35 days). Cohort C: Response to treatment after 32 days
2-year Overall Survival (OS)
Based on the Kaplan-Meier method defined as the time from study entry to death or censored at date last known alive
Time frame: Up to 2 years
2-year Event free survival (EFS)
EFS is defined as the time from first dose of study treatment until evidence of progression to leukemia, relapse of MDS or leukemia after HSCT, or death from any cause.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
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