A Phase II Study of Cladribine and Low Dose Cytarabine in Combination With Venetoclax, Alternating With Azacitidine and Venetoclax, in Patients With Higher-risk Myeloproliferative Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia or Higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes With Excess Blasts

NCT ID: NCT05365035

Last Updated: 2025-12-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-23

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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To learn if the combination of cladribine, cytarabine, venetoclax, and azacitidine can help to control higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with excess blasts and/or higher-risk chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).

Detailed Description

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Primary Objectives:

* To determine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the combination of cladribine, cytarabine and venetoclax in higher-risk MDS with excess blasts and higher-risk CMML.
* MDS relapsed cohort (Cohort A, N=20): MDS with Int-2 or High risk IPSS and \>5% blasts with no response after 6 cycles of azacitidine, decitabine, guadecitabine, CC-486 or ASTX727 (decitabine/cedazuridine) or relapse or progression after any number of cycles
* CMML relapsed cohort (Cohort B, N=10): CMML 1 or 2 with no response after 6 cycles of azacitidine, decitabine, guadecitabine, CC-486 or ASTX727 (decitabine/cedazuridine) or relapse or progression after any number of cycles
* MDS HMA-naïve cohort (Cohort C, N=20): MDS with Int-2 or High risk by IPSS and \>10% blasts OR diagnosis
* CMML HMA-naïve cohort (Cohort D, N=10): CMML-2; OR CMML-1 with at least one of the following high-risk features: extramedullary disease, splenomegaly of \>5cm below costal margin, platelets \<100x109/L, Hgb level \<10g/dL, WBC \>13x109/L, clonal cytogenetic abnormality (other than monosomy Y).

Secondary Objectives:

* To evaluate responses by 2015 IWG MDS/MPN response criteria in patients with MDS/MPN and by 2023 IWG response criteria in all patients (Appendix).
* To assess overall survival (OS), duration of response, leukemia-free survival (LFS), and relapse-free survival (RFS).
* To evaluate proportion of transplant-candidate patients bridged to allogeneic stem-cell transplant.
* Correlative studies including correlation of response with disease subtype and genomic profile.
* To evaluate changes in clonal composition and VAF of identified mutations with therapy.

Conditions

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Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myeloproliferative Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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cladribine, cytarabine, venetoclax, and azacitidine

Participants will receive cladribine, cytarabine, and venetoclax for 2 cycles and then azacitidine and venetoclax for 2 cycles. Participants will repeat this pattern of 2 cycles each for up to a total of 18

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cladribine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given by Vein (IV)

Cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given under the skin; subcutaneous injection (SQ)

Venetoclax

Intervention Type DRUG

Given by PO

Azacitidine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given by IV or subcutaneous injection (SQ)

Interventions

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Cladribine

Given by Vein (IV)

Intervention Type DRUG

Cytarabine

Given under the skin; subcutaneous injection (SQ)

Intervention Type DRUG

Venetoclax

Given by PO

Intervention Type DRUG

Azacitidine

Given by IV or subcutaneous injection (SQ)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Leustatin® 2-CdA Ara-C Cytosar® DepoCyt™ Cytosine arabinosine hydrochloride ABT-199 GDC-0199 5-azacytidine 5-aza Vidaza™ 5-AZC AZA-CR Ladakamycin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age \>/= 18 years.
2. Diagnosis of MDS or CMML by WHO and:

* MDS relapsed cohort (Cohort A): MDS with IPSS-R score \>3.5 and \>5% blasts with no response after 6 cycles of azacitidine, decitabine, guadecitabine or ASTX727 (decitabine/cedazuridine) or relapse or progression after any number of cycles
* CMML relapsed cohort (Cohort B): CMML 1 or 2 with no response after 6 cycles of azacitidine, decitabine, guadecitabine or ASTX727 (decitabine/cedazuridine) or relapse or progression after any number of cycles
* MDS HMA-naïve cohort (Cohort C): MDS with IPSS-R score \>3.5 and \>/= 10% blasts
* CMML HMA-naïve cohort (Cohort D): CMML-2; OR CMML-1 with at least one of the following high-risk features: extramedullary disease, splenomegaly of \>5cm below costal margin or by sonographic volumetric assessment, platelets \<100x109/L, Hgb level \<10g/dL, WBC \>13x109/L, clonal cytogenetic abnormality (other than monosomy Y) or high risk mutations (ASXL1, RUNX1, SETBP1, BRAF, NRAS, KRAS, PTPN11, NF1, CBL).
* MDS/MPN relapsed cohort (Cohort E): MDS/MPN-NOS, MDS/MPN with neutrophilia (atypical CML) or MDS/MPN-RS-T with \>5% blasts with no response after 6 cycles of azacitidine, decitabine, guadecitabine or ASTX727 (decitabine/cedazuridine) or relapse or progression after any number of cycles
* MDS/MPN HMA-naïve cohort (Cohort F): MDS/MPN-NOS or MDS/MPN with neutrophilia (atypical CML) with

* \>/=10% blasts or
* with \>5% blasts at least one of the following high-risk features: splenomegaly \>5cm below costal margin, WBC \>13x109/L, high risk cytogenetic or molecular features (ASXL1, SETBP1, i(17q), TP53) or
* who might not be deemed to benefit from HMA therapy due to proliferative or extramedullary disease.
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of \</= 2
4. Creatinine clearance \> 30 ml/min no end/stage renal disease (using Cockcroft-Gault)
5. Adequate hepatic function with total bilirubin 2x ULN, AST or ALT 2.5 xULN unless deemed to be due to underlying disease involvement.
6. Willing to adhere to and comply with all prohibitions and restrictions specified in the protocol.
7. Patient must have signed an informed consent document indicating that the patient understands the purpose of and procedures required for the study and is willing to participate in the study.
8. English and Non-English speaking patients will be allowed

Exclusion Criteria

1. Uncontrolled infection not adequately responding to appropriate antibiotics
2. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure or LVEF \<50% by echocardiogram or multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan.
3. History of myocardial infarction within the last 6 months or unstable/uncontrolled angina pectoris or history of severe and/or uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias.
4. Female patients who are pregnant or lactating.
5. Patients with reproductive potential who are unwilling to following contraception requirements (including condom use for males with sexual partners, and for females: prescription oral contraceptives \[birth control pills\], contraceptive injections, intrauterine devices \[IUD\], double-barrier method \[spermidical jelly or foam with condoms or diaphragm\], contraceptive patch, or surgical sterilization) throughout the study.
6. Female patients with reproductive potential who do not have a negative urine or blood beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta HCG) pregnancy test at screening.
7. Patients receiving any other concurrent investigational agent or chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Guillermo Bravo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Guillermo Bravo, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (713) 794-3604

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Guillermo Bravo, MD

Role: primary

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2022-03803

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2021-1116

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id