This phase Ib trial tests the safety, side effects, best dose and effectiveness of regorafenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed) or that has not responded to previous treatment (refractory). Regorafenib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps to slow or stop the spread of cancer cells. 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. Azacitidine is in a class of medications called demethylation agents. It works by helping the bone marrow to produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells. Giving regorafenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine may be safe, tolerable and/or effective in treating patients with relapsed or refractory AML.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of the multikinase inhibitor regorafenib in combination with the BCL2 inhibitor/BH3-mimetic venetoclax plus the hypomethylating agent azacitidine in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of regorafenib when co- administered with venetoclax and azacitidine. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the anti-leukemic activity, as assessed by overall response rate (ORR: complete remission \[CR\] + CR with incomplete hematologic recovery \[CRi\] + CR with partial hematologic recovery \[CRh\] + partial remission \[PR\]) within the first 28 days (cycle 1). II. Evaluate the anti-leukemic activity, as assessed by complete remission (CR+CRi+CRh), overall response (ORR: CR+CRi+CRh+PR) and minimal residual disease (MRD)- rate and duration over the study period. III. Estimate overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and duration of response (DOR) rate at 6 months and 1 year. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine biomarkers that may be predictive of regorafenib activity in this combination. II. To evaluate expression levels of VEGF, phosphatidylinositol-glycan (PIG), and soluble (s)VEGFR2 pre and post-treatment. III. To evaluate changes in angiogenesis and inflammation pre and post treatment by gene expression. IV. To characterize gene expression changes, including genes involved in the RAS/MAPK pathway, by ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing pre and post treatment with regorafenib when co-administered with venetoclax and azacitidine. V. To evaluate changes in the gene mutation status of leukemic cells before and after treatment with regorafenib, azacitidine, and venetoclax. VI. Evaluate changes to phosphorylated (phospho)-ERK after treatment with combination therapy. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of regorafenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine followed by a dose-expansion study. Patients receive regorafenib orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-21 of each cycle, venetoclax PO QD on days 1-21 of each cycle, and azacitidine intravenously (IV) over 10-40 minutes on days 1-7 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo bone marrow aspiration during screening and on study as well as blood sample collection on study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days then every 3 months for up to 1 year.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Given IV
Undergo blood sample collection
Undergo bone marrow aspiration
Given PO
Given PO
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, United States
Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)
DLT will be defined as any toxicities classified as at least possibly related to the study treatment, that occur during cycle 1 and will be used for dose escalation/de-escalation/expansion decisions. Toxicity will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5.0.
Time frame: Up to completion of cycle 1 (28 days)
Incidence of adverse events (AEs)
AEs will be graded according to the NCI CTCAE v 5.0 and reported by type, frequency, severity, attribution, time course, and duration.
Time frame: Up to 30 days after last dose of study drug
Complete remission (CR) rate
Response will be determined using European LeukemiaNet criteria of Dohner et al. Response rates and Clopper-Pearson binomial confidence interval (CI) will be calculated for the CR (CR/ CR with incomplete hematologic recovery \[CRi\] / CR with partial hematologic recovery \[CRh\]) rate. CR rate will also be explored based on number/type of prior therapies.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Overall response rate (ORR)
Response will be determined using European LeukemiaNet criteria of Dohner et al. Response rates and Clopper-Pearson binomial CI will be calculated for the ORR (CR/CRi/CRh/partial response \[PR\] / stable disease \[SD\]). ORR rate will also be explored based on number/type of prior therapies.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Minimal residual disease (MRD)
MRD status will be determined by standard of care flow cytometry assay performed locally using a 0.01% blast threshold for positivity. MRD will be reported over the study period using both descriptive statistics and graphical methods.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Time to CR
Time to CR will be defined as the time from first study dose to attainment of CR/ CRi/ CRh. Time to CR will be estimated using the product limit method of Kaplan-Meier.
Time frame: At first dose of study drug to up to 1 year
Time to first response
Time to first response will be defined as the time from first study dose to attainment of first documetned CR, CRi, CRh, morphologic leukemia-free state (MLFS) or PR. Time to first response will be estimated using the product limit method of Kaplan-Meier.
Time frame: At first dose of study drug to first documented response up to 1 year
Duration of response (DOR)
DOR will be defined as the time interval from the date of first documented response to the date of documented disease relapse or death whichever occurs first. DOR will be estimated using the product limit method of Kaplan-Meier.
Time frame: At first response to relapse or death up to 1 year
Overall survival (OS)
OS will be defined as the time interval from the date of first study dose to the date of death from any cause. OS will be estimated using the product limit method of Kaplan-Meier.
Time frame: At first dose of study drug to death up to 1 year
Progression-free survival (PFS)
PFS will be defined as the time interval from the date of first study dose to the date of first documented disease relapse/progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. PFS will be estimated using the product limit method of Kaplan-Meier.
Time frame: At first dose of study drug to relapse, progression, or death up to 1 year
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