A Phase 2 Study of Azacitidine and Venetoclax to Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients With Measurable Residual Disease Before an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant AZACITIDINE AND VENETOCLAX FOR MRD
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What's the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of this study is to find out if azacitidine and venetoclax are an effective treatment approach to get rid of or lower measurable residual disease (MRD) in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have received standard chemotherapy and are planning to have an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Allogeneic HSCT, sometimes called a bone marrow transplant, involves receiving healthy blood-forming cells (stem cells) from a donor in order to replace the patient's immune system and lower the chances of the disease returning (relapse).

This trial is currently open and accepting patients.


What will happen during the trial?

You may be able to join this trial if you:

The following criteria is a partial list of reasons why patients may be eligible to participate in this clinical trial. Further evaluation with a medical professional is required.

Inclusion Criteria:

* 1. Adult patient ≥18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF). Legal Authorized Representatives (LAR) are permitted.

2. Patient is willing and able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.

3. Patient has a confirmed diagnosis of de-novo AML (non-APL) as per World Health Organization (2022) guidelines. All (non-APL) subtypes of AML are permitted, irrespective of ELN risk category or mutational status.

4. Patient has received 2 cycles of intensive chemotherapy (either induction + consolidation or 2 induction cycles).

5. Patient is in a morphologic remission, defined as less than 5% percent blasts seen by aspirate differential (or immunohistochemistry if no aspirate available) from bone marrow biopsy.

6. Patient and is either in CR, or CR with partial count recovery, either CRi/CRh\\\^1.

1CR= BM with \<5% blasts, absence of circulating blasts; absence of extramedullary disease, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000 cells/µL and platelet (PLT) count ≥ 100,000/µL. CRh = CR with ANC 500-1000 cells/µL and PLT 50,000-100,000 /µL. CRi = CR without meeting CRh criteria (residual neutropenia or thrombocytopenia).

7. Patient has positive measurable residual disease (MRD) at or above a level of 0.1%, by flow cytometry or in molecular cases (NPM1 mutated or one of the CBF translocations) RT-qPCR reported at or above 0.01%, as described above (see section 3.6).

8. Patient is eligible for intensive chemotherapy and immediate allogeneic transplant, with intention to proceed to transplant after trial intervention.

9. Patient has an ECOG performance status of ≤3 10. Patient has adequate organ function defined as:
1. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN
2. Serum total bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN (or direct bilirubin normal in subjects with total bilirubin \> 1.5 ULN). Except in cases of Gilbert's disease.
3. Creatinine clearance greater than 30 mL/min based on the Cockroft-Gault glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation.

11. Absence of active uncontrolled infection, heart failure or severe psychiatric or neurological disease.

12. Females of childbearing potential may participate provided they have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and a negative serum OR urine pregnancy test within two weeks of starting on treatment.

13. Females of reproductive potential should use effective contraception during the study, and for 6 months after last dose of azacitidine. Males with female partners of reproductive potential should use effective contraception during treatment and for 3 months after.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) or relapsed/refractory AML 2. Blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia 3. Patient with 5% blasts or more by flow or bone marrow aspirate differential (or IHC if no aspirate available) 4. Patient without count recovery (CBC less than CRh) 5. Patient has received previous therapy with a venetoclax containing regimen. 6. Patient has presence of any other condition that may increase the risk associated with study participation, and in the opinion of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into the study.

7. Patient has active uncontrolled systemic fungal, bacterial, or viral infection.

8. Patient had recent, significant venous or arterial thrombotic event that would necessitate full anticoagulation or dual anti-platelet therapy, including PE within 30 days prior to start of treatment or insertion of drug eluting stent within 6 months prior to start of treatment. Chronic indications for anticoagulation such as atrial fibrillation, can be included if CHADS2 score below 4.

9. Patient has mechanical heart valve. 10. Patient had recent significant hemorrhagic episode, at the discretion of investigator.

11. Patient has significant active cardiac disease within 6 months prior to start of study treatment.

12. Patient is known to have dysphagia, short-gut syndrome, gastroparesis, or other conditions that limit the ingestion or gastrointestinal absorption of drugs administered orally.

13. Female subject who is pregnant or lactating.

Additional Trial Information

Phase 2

Enrollment: 30 patients (estimated)

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New Jersey

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge, NJ

Open and Accepting

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

Middletown, NJ

Open and Accepting

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

Montvale, NJ

Open and Accepting

New York

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

Open and Accepting

Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

Commack, NY

Open and Accepting

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

Uniondale, NY

Open and Accepting

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

West Harrison, NY

Open and Accepting
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