Revumenib in Combination With Azacitidine + Venetoclax in Patients NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged AML
Hematopoietic Malignancies
Leukemia
Unknown Primary
18 Years and older, Male and Female
HO177 (primary)
NCI-2026-04136
2024-512733-32-00
Summary
Treatment of patients with newly diagnosed AML who are not eligible for intensive
chemotherapy has remained an area of high unmet medical need. The combination therapy
with two medicines, azacitidine and venetoclax, is the usual plan of action. This has
brought significant progress in the treatment, but it nevertheless is not curative and
the disease does relapse over time.
Revumenib blocks a specific molecule called menin in the cell nucleus. Some types of AML
are reliant on menin working properly. These are leukemia cells with a change in the DNA,
i.e. a mutation in the NPM1 or KMT2A gene. Revumenib can prevent the production of these
types of leukemia cells by disrupting the production of this menin.
The current study investigates whether adding revumenib to the combination therapy
improves the prognosis for AML patients with a mutation in the NPM1 or KMT2A gene.
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study where subjects will
be treated until disease progression, or development of side effects or death. From the
moment of inclusion of the last patient, there will be a 4-year observational follow-up
study in order to register survival duration and follow-up visits.
Approximately 448 previously untreated patients with a mutation in the NPM1 or KMT2A gene
and with newly diagnosed AML, who are not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. Patients
must be =18 years of age.
Eligibility
- Inclusion Criteria:
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a patient must meet all of the
following criteria:
1. Patient with newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated AML, consistent with NPM1c, according to
the 2022 International Consensus Classification (i.e. = 10% blasts).
OR Patient with newly diagnosed KMT2A-rearranged AML according to the 2022
International Consensus Classification (i.e. = 10% blasts). KMT2A partial tandem
duplications or deletions are NOT eligible.
Of note: in case both NPM1 and IDH1 are mutated and both EVOLVE-1 (HO173) and
EVOLVE-2 (HO177) are open for inclusion at your site, then patients can only be
included in the EVOLVE-1 trial (HO173)
2. Central confirmation of NPM1 mutation or KMT2A rearrangement in one of the dedicated
central genetic laboratories.
3. Age = 18 years, no upper age limit.
4. Patient is ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy by meeting at least 1 of
the following criteria:
- = 75 years of age: ineligible for intensive chemotherapy per physician's
discretion (with an ECOG performance status 0-2) .
- 18-74 years: patient is not eligible for standard chemotherapy because any of
the following co-morbidities:
- ECOG performance status 2 or 3 .
- Cardiac history of chronic heart failure requiring treatment; or with an
ejection fraction =50%; or chronic stable angina.
- DLCO = 65% or FEV1 = 65%.
- Creatinine clearance = 30 mL/min to <45 ml/min calculated by the Cockcroft
Gault formula.
- Moderate hepatic impairment with total bilirubin > 1.5 to < 3.0 x upper
limit of normal (ULN).
- Any other comorbidity that the local physician assesses to be incompatible
with intensive chemotherapy must be reviewed and approved by the Sponsor's
(co-) Principal Investigator (written approval must be sent to
HO177@erasmusmc.nl before study enrolment).
5. Patient must have a projected life expectancy of at least 12 weeks (as assessed by
the treating physician).
6. Patient must have a white cell blood (WBC) count of < 25 x 109/L. Hydroxyurea can be
used prior to study enrolment to reduce the WBC count to meet this criterion.
7. Adequate renal function as evidenced by serum creatinine = 2.0 × upper limit of norm
(ULN) or creatinine clearance >30 mL/min based on the Cockcroft-Gault glomerular
filtration rate (GFR).
8. Adequate hepatic function as evidenced by:
- Serum total bilirubin = 3.0 × ULN unless considered due to Gilbert's disease,
or leukemic involvement following written approval by the sponsor
(Co-)Principal Investigator (copy in HO177@erasmusmc.nl).
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline
phosphatase (ALP) = 3.0 × ULN, unless considered due to leukemic involvement
following written approval by the sponsor (Co-)Principal Investigator (copy in
HO177@erasmusmc.nl).
9. Female patient must:
- be of nonchildbearing potential: o postmenopausal (defined as at least 1 year
without any menses). o documented surgically sterile (e.g. documented
hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or congenital
sterile) or status post hysterectomy (at least 1 month prior to screening).
- or, if of childbearing potential (not surgically sterile and not
postmenopausal) agree to avoid pregnancy during the study and for 6 months
after the final study drug administration.
- and have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test at screening.
- and, if heterosexually active, agree to consistently apply one highly
effective* method of birth control in combination to a barrier method for
the duration of the study and for 6 months after the final study drug
administration.
*Highly effective forms of birth control include
- Consistent and correct usage of established hormonal contraceptives that
inhibit ovulation for at least 1 month prior to taking study drug.
(hormonal contraception is only a highly effective method of birth
control, if a combined [estrogen and progestogen containing] hormonal
contraception or a progestogen-only hormonal contraception - both
associated with inhibition of ovulation - is used.
- Established intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS)
- Bilateral tubal occlusion
- Vasectomy - a vasectomy is highly effective contraception method
provided the absence of sperm has been confirmed. If not, an additional
highly effective method of contraception should be used.
- Male is sterile due to a bilateral orchiectomy.
- Sexual abstinence is considered a highly effective method only if
defined as refraining from heterosexual activity during the entire
period of risk associated with the study drug. The reliability of
sexual abstinence needs to be evaluated in relation to the duration
of the clinical study and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the
patient.
List is not all inclusive. Prior to enrolment, the investigator is responsible for
confirming patient will utilize highly effective forms of birth control in
combination with a barrier method according to locally accepted standards during the
protocol defined period.
- agree not to breastfeed starting at screening and throughout the study period.
- agree not to donate ova starting at screening and throughout the study period,
and for 6 months after the final study drug administration.
10. Men must use a latex condom during any sexual contact with women of childbearing
potential (WOCBP), even if they have undergone a successful vasectomy and must agree
to avoid to father a child (while on therapy and for 6 months after the final study
drug administration). In addition, their female partners of childbearing potential
must use a highly effective method of birth control.
11. Male patient must not donate sperm starting at screening and throughout the study
period and for 6 months after the final study drug administration.
12. Able to understand and willing to sign an informed consent form (ICF).
13. Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee-approved written informed
consent as per national regulations must be obtained from the patient prior to any
study-related procedures (including consent for withdrawal of prohibited medication,
if applicable).
Exclusion Criteria:
Subject has previously been treated for AML; a treatment period with hydroxyurea to
control WBC counts is allowed; prior treatment with a hypomethylating agent for MDS-EB is
not allowed; prior treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents or luspatercept for
MDS is allowed.
2. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) with t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2); PML-RARA; or one of the
other pathognomonic variant chromosomal translocations / fusion genes. 3. AML with
BCR-ABL1; or myeloid blast crisis of CML. 4. Significant active cardiac disease within 3
months prior to the start of study treatment, including:
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV congestive heart failure
- Myocardial infarction
- Unstable angina
- Severe cardiac arrhythmias
- Congenital long QT syndrome of family member with this condition QTcF >450 msec on
screening electrogram for males and >470msec on screening electrogram for females
(mean of triplicate recordings; calculated using Fridericia's correction). 5. Severe
obstructive or restrictive ventilation disorder. 6. History of stroke or
intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to randomization.
7. Clinical symptoms suggestive of active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia or
known CNS leukemia. Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during screening is only
required if there is a clinical suspicion of CNS involvement by leukemia during
screening. 8. Active infection, including hepatitis B or hepatitis C or Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, that is uncontrolled prior to first dose of
study treatment and may interfere with the study objectives or which could expose
the patient to undue risk through the participation in the clinical trial; an
infection controlled with an approved antibiotic/ antiviral/ antifungal treatment
that is not a strong or moderate CYP3A inducer is allowed. Patients with COVID-19
infection can be enrolled, if the patient has no symptoms and was tested negative
twice by PCR test prior to inclusion in the trial. 9. Immediate life-threatening,
severe complications of leukemia such as uncontrolled bleeding and/or disseminated
intravascular coagulation. 10. Conditions that limit the ingestion or
gastrointestinal absorption of orally administered drugs.
11. Patient with a currently active second malignancy. Patients are not considered
to have a currently active malignancy, if they have completed therapy and are
considered by their physician to be at < 30% risk of relapse within one year.
However, patients 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. 12. Receipt of live, attenuated
vaccine within 30 days prior to the study inclusion (NOTE: patient, if enrolled,
should not receive live vaccine during the study and until 6 months after the
therapy).
13. Severe neurological or psychiatric disorder interfering with ability to give an
informed consent.
14. Contraindication to AZA or VEN (as per Summary of Product Characteristics
(SmPC)).
15. Patient weighing <40 kg at registration. 16. Participation in other prospective
studies with anti-leukemic and/or investigational agents.
17. Patient taking Dabigatran unless they can be transferred to other medications
within =5 half-lives prior to dosing. Patients taking other P-gP
transporter-sensitive medications (see Appendix H) should be properly monitored
during the study if they cannot be transferred to other medications.
18. Patient taking known strong cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 inducers (see Appendix G),
unless they can be transferred to other medications within =5 half-lives prior to
dosing.
19. The patient is a pregnant or lactating woman, or plans to become pregnant during
the study.
20. Patient who has once been screened and randomized into this HO177 trial but was
considered ineligible cannot re-enter this trial at a later date.
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