A Study Evaluating Venetoclax in Combination With Azacitidine in Participants With Treatment-Naïve Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Purpose

This is a Phase 1b, open-label, non-randomized, multicenter, dose-finding study evaluating venetoclax in combination with azacitidine in participants with treatment-naïve higher-risk MDS comprising a dose-escalation portion and a safety expansion portion.

Condition

  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participant must have documented diagnosis of untreated de novo MDS with: - International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) risk categories Int-2 or High (minimum IPSS overall score of 1.5) OR Revised IPSS (IPSS-R) categories intermediate, high or very high (score of > 3) and - Presence of less than 20% bone marrow blasts per bone marrow biopsy/aspirate. - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of less than or equal to 2.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participant has received prior therapy for MDS. (Prior supportive care in form of transfusions or growth factors, etc., is not considered prior therapy). - Participant has received prior therapy with a BCL-2 Homology 3 (BH3) mimetic. - Participant has a diagnosis other than previously untreated de novo MDS (as defined in the protocol) including: - MDS with IPSS risk categories Low or Int-1 (overall IPSS score < 1.5) - Therapy-related MDS (t-MDS). - MDS evolving from a pre-existing myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). - MDS/MPN including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) and unclassifiable MDS/MPN. - Participant has received allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) or solid organ transplantation. - Participant has received a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug.

Study Design

Phase
Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Venetoclax + Azacitidine
  • Drug: Azacitidine
    Powder for injection; taken subcutaneously (SC) or intravenous (IV); Administered on Days 1-7 of 28 days cycle or Days 1-5 of Week 1 & Days 1-2 of Week 2 of 28 day cycle.
  • Drug: Venetoclax
    Oral; Tablet
    Other names:
    • ABT-199
    • GDC-0199
    • VENCLEXTA

More Details

Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
AbbVie

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