Randomized Phase III Study of Decitabine +/- Hydroxyurea (HY) Versus HY in Advanced Proliferative CMML

NCT ID: NCT02214407

Last Updated: 2021-11-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

170 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-14

Study Completion Date

2021-08-16

Brief Summary

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This is a phase III, two-arm, randomized, stratified, multicenter, open-label study with individual therapeutic benefit aim:

Decitabine (DAC) with or without Hydroxyurea (HY) versus HY in patients with advanced proliferative Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)

The primary objective of the study is to compare between the two arms Event-free Survival (EFS).

Secondary objectives are to compare between both arms:

Overall Survival (OS) Cumulative incidence of AML Overall and Complete Response Rates at 3 and 6 cycles according to IWG 2006 criteria modified for CMML Response duration Toxicity (hematological and non hematological) Prognostic factors

Detailed Description

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ARM A: DECITABINE (DAC)

Decitabine (DAC) will be administered at 20 mg/m2 intravenously daily for 5 days every 28 days.

Treatment will be delayed at the discretion of the investigator (up to D56) for febrile neutropenia (≥ 38.5°C; absolute neutrophil count \[ANC\], \< 1,000/μL), clinical and/or microbiologic infection with grade 3 to 4 neutropenia (ANC \< 1,000/μL), or hemorrhage with grade 4 thrombocytopenia (\< 25,000 platelets/μL). If renal or hepatic dysfunction occurs, treatment will be stopped until resolution or withheld if dysfunction persists more than 4 days. Persistent grade 4 thrombocytopenia or neutropenia beyond D49 will mandate bone marrow evaluation.

Treatment will be continued until an event is reached. Events and thus study exit will be acknowledged only after agreement between the investigator and a Trial Committee.

Allopurinol, 300mg/d, will be started at the time of inclusion; hydration during treatment will be administered to all patients. In (the rare) case of necessity, prophylactic anti-emetics could be given.

Hydroxyurea may be added during the first 3 cycles if WBC counts \> 30 G/L, and mandatory if WBC \> 50 G/L. The daily dose will be adapted to maintain WBC below 15 to 20 G/L.

ARM B: HYDROXYUREA (HY)

Hydroxyurea (HY) 1g/d once daily, with dose adjustments (up to 4g/d) to maintain a WBC count between 5 and 10 G/L. Allopurinol, 300mg/d started at the time of inclusion will be administered to all patients.

Treatment will be continued until an event is reached. Events and thus study exit will be acknowledged only after agreement between the investigator and a Trial Committee. This is intended to prevent early dropout, notably in the HY arm.

Dose escalation will be performed by steps of 0.5 g/d, up to 4 g/d, if the WBC has been reduced by less than 20% and remains \> 15 G/L. HY will then be adapted to maintain a WBC count between 5 and 10 G/L. HY will be lowered if platelets decrease by \> 30 X 109/L (if initially below 100 X 109L). HY will be discontinued in cases of grade 4 thrombocytopenia or neutropenia, and reintroduced at a lower dose after recovery to grade ≤ 3. Persistent grade 4 thrombocytopenia or neutropenia after a 4 week discontinuation will mandate bone marrow evaluation.

Conditions

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MDS

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ARM A: DECITABINE (DACOGEN)

Decitabine (DAC) will be administered at 20 mg/m2 intravenously daily for 5 days every 28 days.

Allopurinol, 300mg/d, will be started at the time of inclusion; hydration during treatment will be administered to all patients. In (the rare) case of necessity, prophylactic anti-emetics could be given.

Hydroxyurea may be added during the first 3 cycles if WBC counts \> 30 G/L, and mandatory if WBC \> 50 G/L. The daily dose will be adapted to maintain WBC below 15 to 20 G/L.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Decitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Decitabine (DAC) will be administered at 20 mg/m2 intravenously daily for 5 days every 28 days. Hydroxyurea may be added during the first 3 cycles if WBC counts \> 30 G/L, and mandatory if WBC \> 50 G/L. The daily dose will be adapted to maintain WBC below 15 to 20 G/L.

Treatment will be continued until an event is reached. Events and thus study exit will be acknowledged only after agreement between the investigator and a Trial Committee.

ARM B: HYDROXYUREA

Hydroxyurea (HY) 1g/d once daily, with dose adjustments (up to 4g/d) to maintain a WBC count between 5 and 10 G/L. Allopurinol, 300mg/d started at the time of inclusion will be administered to all patients.

Dose escalation will be performed by steps of 0.5 g/d, up to 4 g/d, if the WBC has been reduced by less than 20% and remains \> 15 G/L. HY will then be adapted to maintain a WBC count between 5 and 10 G/L. HY will be lowered if platelets decrease by \> 30 X 109/L (if initially below 100 X 109L). HY will be discontinued in cases of grade 4 thrombocytopenia or neutropenia, and reintroduced at a lower dose after recovery to grade ≤ 3. Persistent grade 4 thrombocytopenia or neutropenia after a 4 week discontinuation will mandate bone marrow evaluation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HYDROXYUREA

Intervention Type DRUG

Hydroxyurea (HY) 1g/d once daily, with dose adjustments (up to 4g/d) to maintain a WBC count between 5 and 10 G/L. Allopurinol, 300mg/d started at the time of inclusion will be administered to all patients.

Treatment will be continued until an event is reached. Events and thus study exit will be acknowledged only after agreement between the investigator and a Trial Committee.

Interventions

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Decitabine

Decitabine (DAC) will be administered at 20 mg/m2 intravenously daily for 5 days every 28 days. Hydroxyurea may be added during the first 3 cycles if WBC counts \> 30 G/L, and mandatory if WBC \> 50 G/L. The daily dose will be adapted to maintain WBC below 15 to 20 G/L.

Treatment will be continued until an event is reached. Events and thus study exit will be acknowledged only after agreement between the investigator and a Trial Committee.

Intervention Type DRUG

HYDROXYUREA

Hydroxyurea (HY) 1g/d once daily, with dose adjustments (up to 4g/d) to maintain a WBC count between 5 and 10 G/L. Allopurinol, 300mg/d started at the time of inclusion will be administered to all patients.

Treatment will be continued until an event is reached. Events and thus study exit will be acknowledged only after agreement between the investigator and a Trial Committee.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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DACOGEN

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18
* CMML diagnosis according to WHO criteria Stable excess in blood monocytes, \> 1 G/L Lack of bcr-abl rearrangement (or Philadelphia chromosome) Bone marrow blast cells \< 20% Dysplasia of at least one lineage or clonality marker or blood monocytosis during more than 3 months w/o other explanation Blood and marrow smears will be reviewed at each country's level, but morphologist meetings at the 3 country level are planned for better harmonization and review of difficult cases
* WBC ≥ 13 G/L Measured on two successive CBC at least two weeks apart, outside of a context of infection.
* Either D1 or D2

D1: At least two of the following criteria, reviewed at each country's level: (modified from Wattel et al. Blood 1996) Marrow blasts \>= 5 % Clonal cytogenetic abnormality (other than t(5;12) (q33; p13) and isolated loss of Y chromosome ) Anemia (Hb \< 10 g/dL) ANC \> 16 G/l (in absence of infection) Thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 100 G/L) Splenomegaly \> 5 cm below costal margin (spleen size should also be measured by an imaging technique)

Or:

D2: Extramedullary involvement: Including documented cutaneous, pleural or pericardial effusion.

* No prior treatment (except supportive care, or ESA, or short term (\< 6 weeks) HY in patients presenting with high WBC counts)
* Performance status 0-2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Scale.
* Adequate organ function including the following Hepatic : total bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (except moderate unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to intra medullary hemolysis or Gilbert syndrome) , alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) \< 3xULN Renal : serum creatinine \< 2 x ULN
* Signed Informed consent
* Negative pregnancy and adequate contraception (including in male patients wishing to father) if relevant.

Exclusion Criteria

* Myeloproliferative / myelodysplastic syndrome other than CMML
* CMML with t(5 ;12) or PDGFBR rearrangement that may receive imatinib
* Patients eligible for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with an identified donor
* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* Performance status \> 2 on the ECOG Scale.
* Serious concomitant systemic disorder, including active bacterial, fungal or viral infection that in the opinion of the investigator would compromise the safety of the patient and/or his/her ability to complete the study
* Prior malignancy (except in situ cervix carcinoma, limited basal cell carcinoma, or other tumors if not active during the last 3 years)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Janssen-Cilag Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Groupe Francophone des Myelodysplasies

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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ITZYKSON Raphael, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hopital Saint-Louis, Service hematologie Senior

Locations

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CHU La Réunion - Site nord

Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France

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CHU La Réunion-Site Sud

Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France

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Chu Amiens

Amiens, , France

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CHU d'Angers

Angers, , France

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CH Victor Dupouy

Argenteuil, , France

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Ch Avignon

Avignon, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de La Cote Basque

Bayonne, , France

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Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté

Belfort, , France

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Hôpital Avicenne

Bobigny, , France

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CHU de Brest - Hôpital Morvan

Brest, , France

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CHU Côte de Nacre

Caen, , France

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Hôpital privé Sévigné

Cesson-Sévigné, , France

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CHU Estaing

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

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CH de Compiègne

Compiègne, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Sud-Francilien

Corbeil-Essonnes, , France

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Centre Henri Mondor

Créteil, , France

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CHU Albert Michallon

Grenoble, , France

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CH Le Mans

Le Mans, , France

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Clinique Victor Hugo

Le Mans, , France

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Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul

Lille, , France

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CHRU de Limoges

Limoges, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Lyon, , France

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Institut Paoli-Calmette

Marseille, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de Meaux

Meaux, , France

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Clinique Beausoleil

Montpellier, , France

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Hôpital Saint Eloi

Montpellier, , France

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Hopital de l'Hotel Dieu

Nantes, , France

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Hopital Archet I

Nice, , France

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CHU de Nîmes

Nîmes, , France

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CHR d'Orléans

Orléans, , France

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Hopital St Louis T4

Paris, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Joffre

Perpignan, , France

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CHU de Haut-Lévèque

Pessac, , France

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CHU Poitiers

Poitiers, , France

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CH René Dubos

Pontoise, , France

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CH Annecy Genevois

Pringy, , France

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CHU de Reims

Reims, , France

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CHU Pontchaillou

Rennes, , France

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Centre Henri Bequerel

Rouen, , France

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Hôpital Hautepierre

Strasbourg, , France

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IUCT Oncopole - Département d'hématologie

Toulouse, , France

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Iuct Oncopole

Toulouse, , France

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CH Valence

Valence, , France

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CHU Brabois

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

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Institut gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

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Countries

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France

References

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Itzykson R, Santini V, Thepot S, Ades L, Chaffaut C, Giagounidis A, Morabito M, Droin N, Lubbert M, Sapena R, Nimubona S, Goasguen J, Wattel E, Zini G, Torregrosa Diaz JM, Germing U, Pelizzari AM, Park S, Jaekel N, Metzgeroth G, Onida F, Navarro R, Patriarca A, Stamatoullas A, Gotze K, Puttrich M, Mossuto S, Solary E, Gloaguen S, Chevret S, Chermat F, Platzbecker U, Fenaux P. Decitabine Versus Hydroxyurea for Advanced Proliferative Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia: Results of a Randomized Phase III Trial Within the EMSCO Network. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Apr 1;41(10):1888-1897. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00437. Epub 2022 Dec 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36455187 (View on PubMed)

Pleyer L, Leisch M, Kourakli A, Padron E, Maciejewski JP, Xicoy Cirici B, Kaivers J, Ungerstedt J, Heibl S, Patiou P, Hunter AM, Mora E, Geissler K, Dimou M, Jimenez Lorenzo MJ, Melchardt T, Egle A, Viniou AN, Patel BJ, Arnan M, Valent P, Roubakis C, Bernal Del Castillo T, Galanopoulos A, Calabuig Munoz M, Bonadies N, Medina de Almeida A, Cermak J, Jerez A, Montoro MJ, Cortes A, Avendano Pita A, Lopez Andrade B, Hellstroem-Lindberg E, Germing U, Sekeres MA, List AF, Symeonidis A, Sanz GF, Larcher-Senn J, Greil R. Outcomes of patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia treated with non-curative therapies: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Haematol. 2021 Feb;8(2):e135-e148. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(20)30374-4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33513373 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GFM-DAC-CMML

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id