An Efficacy and Safety Study of Azacitidine Subcutaneous in Combination With Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Previously Untreated Adults With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) or in Elderly Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
NCT ID: NCT02775903
Last Updated: 2023-02-28
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
213 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-06-03
2021-12-27
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Azacitidine + Durvalumab
Participants received 75 mg/m² subcutaneous azacitidine for 7 days every 4 weeks (Q4W) in combination with 1500 mg intravenous durvalumab on Day 1 of every 4 week cycle for at least 6 cycles. Participants who benefited from treatment may have continued treatment until loss of that benefit, disease progression or other treatment discontinuation criterion were met.
Azacitidine
Administered by subcutaneous injection on Days 1 to 7 of each 4-week treatment cycle.
Durvalumab
Administered by intravenous infusion on Day 1 of every 4-week treatment cycle.
Azacitidine Alone
Participants received 75 mg/m² subcutaneous azacitidine for 7 days every 4 weeks for at least 6 cycles. Participants who benefited from treatment may have continued treatment until loss of that benefit, disease progression or other treatment discontinuation criterion were met.
Azacitidine
Administered by subcutaneous injection on Days 1 to 7 of each 4-week treatment cycle.
Interventions
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Azacitidine
Administered by subcutaneous injection on Days 1 to 7 of each 4-week treatment cycle.
Durvalumab
Administered by intravenous infusion on Day 1 of every 4-week treatment cycle.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
1. Subject must understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form (ICF) prior to any study-related assessments/procedures being conducted.
2. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
3. Female subjects of childbearing potential may participate, providing they meet the following conditions:
1. Have 2 negative pregnancy tests as verified by the Investigator prior to starting any investigational product (IP) therapy: serum pregnancy test at screening and negative serum or urine pregnancy test (Investigator's discretion) within 72 hours prior to starting treatment with IP (Cycle 1, Day 1). They must agree to ongoing pregnancy testing during the course of the study (before beginning each subsequent cycle of treatment), and after the last dose of any IP. This applies even if the subject practices complete abstinence from heterosexual contact.
2. Agree to practice true abstinence (which must be reviewed on a monthly basis and source documented) or agree to the use of a highly effective method of contraception use from 28 days prior to starting durvalumab or azacitidine, and must agree to continue using such precautions while taking durvalumab or azacitidine (including dose interruptions) and up to 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab or azacitidine. Cessation of contraception after this point should be discussed with a responsible physician.
3. Agree to abstain from breastfeeding during study participation and for at least 90 days after the last dose of IP.
4. Refrain from egg cell donation while taking durvalumab and for at least 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab.
4. Male subject must:
1. Either practice true abstinence from heterosexual contact (which must be reviewed on a monthly basis) or agree to avoid fathering a child, to use highly effective methods of contraception, male condom plus spermicide during sexual contact with a pregnant female or a female of childbearing potential (even if he has undergone a successful vasectomy) from starting dose of IP (Cycle 1 Day 1), including dose interruptions through 90 days after receipt of the last dose of durvalumab or azacitidine.
2. Refrain from semen or sperm donation while taking IP and for at least 90 days after the last dose of IP.
5. Understand and voluntarily sign a biomarker-specific component of the informed consent form prior to any study-related procedures conducted.
6. Willing and able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
MDS Cohort:
7. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
8. Central confirmation of diagnosis of previously untreated primary or secondary myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) as per World Health Organization (WHO) classification. Results of central pathology review are required prior to receiving the first dose of IP.
9. Central confirmation of the categorization of the MDS risk classification, as per the Revised - International prognostic scoring system (IPSS-R) Intermediate risk with \>10% blasts or poor or very poor cytogenetics, or IPSS-R High or Very High risk (results of central pathology review required prior to receiving the first dose of IP).
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Cohort:
10. Age ≥ 65 years at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF).
11. Central confirmation of diagnosis of one of the following untreated AML as per WHO classification:
* Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed de novo AML (bone marrow blasts ≥ 20%), or
* AML secondary to prior MDS, or
* AML secondary to exposure to potentially leukemogenic therapies or agents (eg, radiation therapy, alkylating agents, topoisomerase II inhibitors) with the primary malignancy in remission for at least 2 years.
12. Central confirmation of intermediate or poor risk status, based on Cytogenetics for acute myeloid leukemia.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
2. Considered eligible for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allogeneic or autologous) at the time of signing the ICF.
3. Prior exposure to azacitidine, decitabine or prior exposure to the investigational oral formulation of decitabine, or other oral azacitidine derivative.
4. Inaspirable bone marrow.
5. Use of any of the following within 28 days prior to the first dose of IP:
* Thrombopoiesis-stimulating agents (eg, romiplostim, eltrombopag, Interleukin-11)
* Any hematopoietic growth factors (erythropoietin-stimulating agents \[ESAs\], granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and other red blood cell (RBC) hematopoietic growth factors (eg, Interleukin-3)
* Any investigational agents within 28 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of initiating study treatment
6. Prior history of malignancies (except MDS for AML subjects), unless the subject has been free of the disease for ≥ 2 years. However, subjects with the following history/concurrent conditions are allowed:
* Basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
* Carcinoma in situ of the cervix
* Carcinoma in situ of the breast
* Incidental histologic finding of prostate cancer (T1a or T1b using the tumor, nodes, metastasis \[tumor, node, metastases (TNM)\] clinical staging system).
7. Pregnant or breast-feeding females or females who intend to become pregnant during study participation.
8. Subject has active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease \[eg, colitis, Crohn's disease\], diverticulitis with the exception of a prior episode that has resolved or diverticulosis, celiac disease, irritable bowel disease \[exclude only if active within the last 6 months prior to signing the ICF\], or other serious gastrointestinal chronic conditions associated with diarrhea; systemic lupus erythematosus; Wegener's syndrome \[granulomatosis with polyangiitis\]; myasthenia gravis; Graves' disease; rheumatoid arthritis; hypophysitis, uveitis; etc) within the past 3 years prior to the start of treatment. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
* Subjects with vitiligo or alopecia;
* Subjects with hypothyroidism (eg, following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement for ≥ 3 months prior to signing the ICF; or
* Subjects with psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment
9. Significant active cardiac disease within the previous 6 months prior to signing the ICF, including:
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure;
* Unstable angina or angina requiring surgical or medical intervention; and/or
* Significant cardiac arrhythmia
* Myocardial infarction
10. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active systemic fungal, bacterial, or viral infection (defined as ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment), uncontrolled hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, pneumonitis, interstitial lung disease, active peptic ulcer disease or gastritis that would limit compliance with study requirement.
11. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C (HCV) infection, or evidence of active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
12. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to azacitidine, mannitol, or durvalumab, its constituents, or to any other humanized monoclonal antibody.
13. Any significant medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from participating in the study.
14. Any condition including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study.
15. Prior anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4), programmed death-1 (PD-1), or programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) or other immune checkpoint mAb exposure.
16. Other investigational monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) within 6 months prior to first dose of IP.
17. Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days prior to the first dose of IP. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
* Intranasal, inhaled, topical, or local steroid injections (eg, intra-articular injection)
* Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent
* Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (eg, computed tomography \[CT\] scan premedication)
18. History of primary immunodeficiency.
19. Receipt of live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of IP (NOTE: Subjects, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine during the study and for 30 days after the last dose of durvalumab).
20. Unwilling or unable to complete subject reported outcome assessments without assistance or with minimal assistance from trained site personnel and/or caregiver.
21. Subjects who have had clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) or pulmonary leukostasis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or CNS leukemia.
22. Presence of advanced malignant hepatic tumors.
23. Any of the following laboratory abnormalities:
* Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) \> 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Serum total bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN. Higher levels are acceptable if these can be attributed to active red blood cell precursor destruction within the bone marrow (ie, ineffective erythropoiesis). Subjects are excluded if there is evidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia manifested as a corrected reticulocyte count of \> 2% with either a positive Coombs' test or over 50% of indirect bilirubin
* Serum creatinine \> 2.5 × ULN.
MDS Cohort:
24. Any previous cytotoxic, cytostatic, hormonal, biological or immunological treatment for MDS (ESA with or without G-CSF are allowed under certain conditions, see exclusion criterion # 5).
25. Any investigational therapy within 28 days prior to the first dose of IP.
26. Use of hydroxyurea within 2 weeks prior to obtaining the screening hematology sample and prior to first dose of IP.
27. Absolute white blood cell (WBC) count ≥ 15 × 10\^9/L.
AML Cohort:
28. Previous cytotoxic, cytostatic, hormonal, biological or immunological treatment (ESA with or without G-CSF and iron chelating therapy and hydroxyurea are allowed under certain conditions, see exclusion criterion #5) or biologic treatment for AML.
29. Any investigational therapy within 28 days prior to the first dose of IP.
30. Use of hydroxyurea within 2 weeks prior to obtaining the screening hematology sample and prior to first dose of IP.
31. Prior use of targeted therapy agents (eg, FLT3 inhibitors, other kinase inhibitors).
32. Suspected or proven acute promyelocytic leukemia (French-American-British (FAB) M3) based on morphology, immunophenotype, molecular assay, or karyotype; AML associated with t(9;22) karyotype, biphenotypic acute leukemia or AML with previous hematologic disorder such as chronic myelogenous leukemia or myeloproliferative neoplasms.
33. Acute myeloid leukemia associated with inv(16), t(8;21), t(16;16), t(15;17) karyotypes or molecular evidence of such translocations if not associated with a c-Kit mutation.
34. Absolute WBC count ≥ 15 × 10\^⁹/L (NOTE: Hydroxyurea is not allowed to attain a WBC count ≤ 15 x 10⁹/L).
35. Known history or presence of Sweet Syndrome at screening
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Celgene
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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CL Beach, Pharm D
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Celgene Corporation
Locations
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Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, United States
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Avera Cancer Institute
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
University of Texas- MD Anderson
Houston, Texas, United States
Medizinische Universitat Graz
Graz, , Austria
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Innsbruck, , Austria
Elisabethinen Hospital Linz
Linz, , Austria
Salzburger Landkliniken St. Johanns-Spital
Salzburg, , Austria
Hanusch Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien
Vienna, , Austria
Local Institution - 653
Vienna, , Austria
AKH Wien
Wein, , Austria
Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc
Brussels, , Belgium
Grand Hopital de Charleroi
Charleroi, , Belgium
Local Institution - 202
Ghent, , Belgium
UH Gent
Ghent, , Belgium
UH Gasthuisberg
Leuven, , Belgium
Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godine
Yvoir, , Belgium
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Ottawa General Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CHUM - Notre Dame
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d' Angers
Angers, , France
Hopital Avicenne
Bobigny, , France
Hopital Henri Mondor
Créteil, , France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble Hopital Albert Michallon
La Tronche, , France
Centre Leon Berard
Lyon, , France
Local Institution - 261
Lyon, , France
CHRU de Nantes - Hotel Dieu
Nantes, , France
Hopital Saint Louis
Paris, , France
Local Institution - 251
Paris, , France
CHU Bordeaux
Pessac, , France
Local Institution - 254
Pessac, , France
Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, , France
IUCT Oncopole
Toulouse, , France
Local Institution - 604
Dresden, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
Dresden, , Germany
Local Institution - 603
Düsseldorf, , Germany
Marien Hospital
Düsseldorf, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Essen
Essen, , Germany
Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat
Frankfurt am Main, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, , Germany
Medizinische Hochschule HannoverZentrum Innere Medizin
Hanover, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Leipzig
Leipzig, , Germany
Klinikum der LMU Campus Grosshadern
München, , Germany
Local Institution - 605
München, , Germany
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Munchen
München, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, , Germany
AO Spedali Civili di Brescia
Brecia, , Italy
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Florence, , Italy
Ospedale Niguarda Milano
Milan, , Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello
Palermo, , Italy
I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo - Universita di Pavia
Pavia, , Italy
Local Institution - 302
Pavia, , Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli
Roma, , Italy
Local Institution - 303
Roma, , Italy
Policlinico Agostino Gemelli - Istituto di Ematologia
Roma, , Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Tor Vergata
Rome, , Italy
Local Institution - 304
Rome, , Italy
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Santa Maria della Misericordia die Udine
Udine, , Italy
Universita degli Studi dell'Insubria - Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi - Varese
Varese, , Italy
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, , Netherlands
Oddzial Hematologii Onkologicznej Szpital Specjalistyczny w Brzozowie Podkarpacki Osrodek Onkologicz
Brzozów, , Poland
Katedra i Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gdansk, , Poland
Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 Klinika Hematoonkologii i Transplantacji Szpiku
Lubin, , Poland
Oddzial Hematologii Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej MSW
Olsztyn, , Poland
Klinika Hematologii Nowotworow Krwi i Transplantacji Szpiku
Wroclaw, , Poland
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, , Portugal
Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE
Lisbon, , Portugal
Ipo Instituto Portugues De Oncologia Porto
Porto, , Portugal
Local Institution - 502
Porto, , Portugal
Hospital de Sao Joao
Porto, , Portugal
Hospital Universitario Vall D hebron
Barcelona, , Spain
Hospital Clinic I Provincial de Barcelona
Barcelona, , Spain
Complejo Hospitalario San Pedro de Alcantara
Cáceres, , Spain
Hospital Universitario La Princesa
Madrid, , Spain
Hospital Gregorio Maranon
Madrid, , Spain
Local Institution - 555
Madrid, , Spain
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, , Spain
Hospital Son Llatzer
Palma de Mallorca, , Spain
Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
Salamanca, , Spain
Hospital Virgen del Rocio
Seville, , Spain
Hospital Universitario La Fe
Valencia, , Spain
Local Institution - 559
Valencia, , Spain
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, , Spain
University Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, , United Kingdom
St James University Hospital
Leeds, , United Kingdom
St Bartholomews Hospital
London, , United Kingdom
Kings College Hospital
London, , United Kingdom
University College London Hospital
London Bloomsbury, , United Kingdom
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, , United Kingdom
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, , United Kingdom
Local Institution - 453
Oxford, , United Kingdom
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Bewersdorf JP, Hasle V, Shallis RM, Thompson E, Lopes de Menezes D, Rose S, Boss I, Mendez L, Podoltsev N, Stahl M, Kewan T, Halene S, Haferlach T, Fox BA, Zeidan AM. Integrated Immune Landscape Analysis of RNA Splicing Factor-Mutant AML and Higher risk MDS Treated with Azacitidine +/- Durvalumab. Ther Adv Hematol. 2025 Jun 21;16:20406207251347344. doi: 10.1177/20406207251347344. eCollection 2025.
Zeidan AM, Bewersdorf JP, Hasle V, Shallis RM, Thompson E, de Menezes DL, Rose S, Boss I, Halene S, Haferlach T, Fox BA. Integrated genetic, epigenetic, and immune landscape of TP53 mutant AML and higher risk MDS treated with azacitidine. Ther Adv Hematol. 2024 Jun 15;15:20406207241257904. doi: 10.1177/20406207241257904. eCollection 2024.
Zeidan AM, Boss I, Beach CL, Copeland WB, Thompson E, Fox BA, Hasle VE, Ogasawara K, Cavenagh J, Silverman LR, Voso MT, Hellmann A, Tormo M, O'Connor T, Previtali A, Rose S, Garcia-Manero G. A randomized phase 2 trial of azacitidine with or without durvalumab as first-line therapy for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood Adv. 2022 Apr 12;6(7):2207-2218. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005487.
Zeidan AM, Boss I, Beach CL, Copeland WB, Thompson E, Fox BA, Hasle VE, Hellmann A, Taussig DC, Tormo M, Voso MT, Cavenagh J, O'Connor T, Previtali A, Rose S, Silverman LR. A randomized phase 2 trial of azacitidine with or without durvalumab as first-line therapy for older patients with AML. Blood Adv. 2022 Apr 12;6(7):2219-2229. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006138.
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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
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Other Identifiers
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MEDI4736-MDS-001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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