This is a multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of Venetoclax, Azacitidine, and Homoharringtonine (VAH) compared to Venetoclax and Azacitidine (VA) alone in newly diagnosed elderly patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). A total of 308 treatment-naïve patients aged 60-75 years with AML (non-APL) will be enrolled and randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the control arm (VA) or the experimental arm (VAH). The study aims to determine if the addition of Homoharringtonine to the standard VA regimen can improve response rates. To mitigate bias in this open-label study, the primary and key secondary efficacy endpoints will be assessed by an Independent Review Committee or central laboratory blinded to treatment allocation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
308
Venetoclax: 100 mg orally on Day 1, 200 mg on Day 2, then 400 mg orally on Days 3-28 of a 28-day cycle (dose ramp-up recommended for newly diagnosed patients).
Azacitidine: 75 mg/m² subcutaneously or intravenously on Days 1-7.
Homoharringtonine (HHT): 1 mg/m² intravenously on Days 1-7.
Shanghai General Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Composite Complete Remission Rate (CRc)
The proportion of randomized participants who achieve complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi), according to the 2022 ELN criteria, from randomization up to the initiation of Cycle 3.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 weeks (from randomization to initiation of Cycle 3; each cycle is planned as 28 days).
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Time from randomization to morphological relapse, initiation of subsequent therapy (while in CR/CRi), or death
Time frame: up to 36 months
Overall Survival (OS)
Time from randomization to death from any cause
Time frame: up to 36 months
CR/CRi Rate by Cycle 1 and Cycle 2
Proportion of patients achieving CR/CRi prior to the start of Cycle 2 and Cycle 3
Time frame: End of Cycle 1 and end of Cycle 2 (each cycle is planned as 28 days; assessments performed prior to initiation of Cycle 2 and Cycle 3)
Complete Remission (CR) Rate
The proportion of randomized participants who achieve complete remission (CR) according to the 2022 European LeukemiaNet (ELN) criteria. CR is defined as bone marrow blasts \<5%, absence of circulating blasts and extramedullary disease, absolute neutrophil count ≥1.0 ×10⁹/L, and platelet count ≥100 ×10⁹/L. Participants will be evaluated for CR from randomization through the end of Cycle 3. Participants who do not undergo disease assessment within this period will be considered non-responders for this endpoint.
Time frame: From randomization through the end of Cycle 3 (approximately 12 weeks).
Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Negativity Rate
The proportion of randomized participants who achieve measurable residual disease (MRD) negativity (\<0.1%), assessed according to protocol-defined methodology. MRD assessments will be performed on Day 14 (±1 day) of Cycle 1, at the end of Cycle 1 (±3 days), at the end of each subsequent treatment cycle (±7 days), and every 3 months during follow-up after achieving CR/CRi, for up to 2 years after completion of treatment. Participants who are randomized but do not undergo MRD assessment will be considered non-responders. MRD negativity rates will be compared between treatment groups using the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel (CMH) test, stratified by age (60-64, 65-69, 70-75 years) and study center. Two-sided 95% confidence intervals will be calculated.
Time frame: Up to 2 years after completion of treatment.
Time to First Composite Complete Remission (CR or CRi)
Time to first composite complete remission is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the earliest date on which a participant achieves complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi).
Time frame: From randomization until the first documented CR or CRi during study treatment (up to approximately 12 months).
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