This prospective, open-label, multicenter phase Ib trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and RP2D of the VAM regimen (liposomal mitoxantrone + azacitidine \[AZA\] + venetoclax \[VEN\]) in elderly or unfit patients with newly diagnosed AML. A standard 3+3 dose escalation will enroll 12-30 patients, testing liposomal mitoxantrone at 8, 12, 16, and 20 mg/m². VEN duration (9 vs. 14 days) will be determined at the 8 mg/m² dose level, after which only liposomal mitoxantrone will be escalated while AZA and VEN will remain fixed. Induction therapy will consist of up to two 28-day cycles. Responders achieving CR/CRi/MLFS will be eligible for up to 4 consolidation cycles (total ≤6 cycles), after which they will proceed to maintenance with either AZA+VEN or observation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Liposome Mitoxantrone: 8, 12, 16, and 20 mg/m², administered by intravenous drip (ivgtt) on day 1, every 4 weeks
Venetoclax(9 days): 100 mg on day 1, 200 mg on day 2, and 400 mg on days 3-9, administered orally (po), every 4 weeks Venetoclax(14 days): 100 mg on day 1, 200 mg on day 2, and 400 mg on days 3-14, administered orally (po), every 4 weeks
Azacitidine: 75 mg/m², administered subcutaneously (sc) on days 1-7, every 4 weeks
Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)
To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and RP2D of the VAM regimen in newly diagnosed elderly/unfit AML patients.
Time frame: Cycle 1(up to 42 days)
Incidence of treatment-related adverse events
The safety of the drug was evaluated by NCI-CTC AE 5.0 standard which including hematologic and non-hematologic toxicity
Time frame: From day 1 of treatment to 28 days after the last dose
Composite complete remission (CRc) rate
Proportion of patients with complete remission (CR), complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) or morphologic leukemia-free state (MLFS)
Time frame: Up to approximately eight weeks
Complete remission (CR) rate
Proportion of patients with complete remission (CR)
Time frame: Up to approximately eight weeks
Complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) rate
Proportion of patients with complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi)
Time frame: Up to approximately eight weeks
Morphologic leukemia-free state (MLFS) rate
Proportion of patients with morphologic leukemia-free state (MLFS)
Time frame: Up to approximately eight weeks
Event-free survival (EFS)
It is defined as the time from the start of study treatment to the occurrence of induction failure or disease progression or death from any cause (whichever occurs first)
Time frame: Up to approximately 5 years
Overall survival (OS)
It is defined as the time from the start of study treatment to the death from any cause
Time frame: Up to approximately 5 years
Relapse-free Survival (RFS)
It is defined as the time from the start of achieving remission to disease progression, death from any cause or the last follow-up
Time frame: Up to approximately 5 years
Duration of Response (DoR)
It is defined as the time from the first documentation of CRc to relapse
Time frame: Up to approximately 5 years
30-day postinduction mortality
It is defined as death from any cause within 30 days after the start of induction
Time frame: Up to approximately 30 days
60-day postinduction mortality
t is defined as death from any cause within 60 days after the start of induction
Time frame: Up to approximately 60 days
Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) negative rate by flow cytometry
Among those who have achieved CR/CRh/CRi after induction, proportion of patients who is MRD-negative by flow cytometry
Time frame: Up to approximately eight weeks
Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) negative rate by molecular testing
Among those who have achieved CR/CRh/CRi after induction, proportion of patients who is MRD-negative by molecular testing
Time frame: Up to approximately eight weeks
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