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Leukemia, Myeloid, AcutePhase 2AZALENANCT02472691

Azacitidine, Lenalidomide and DLI as Salvage Therapy for MDS, CMML and sAML Relapsing After Allo-HSCT

A Phase 2 study testing Lenalidomide, Azacitidine and Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in people with Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute and Myelodysplastic Syndromes, run by Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a prospective, open-label, single-arm multi-center phase II study aiming to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the addition of Lenalidomide (investigational drug) to the standard therapy of Azacitidine and DLI (standard of care) as first salvage therapy for relapse of MDS, CMML and AML with MDS-related… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 99 years
What is being tested?
Lenalidomide, Azacitidine and Donor Lymphocyte Infusions
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
May 2015to 23 Apr 2020
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 99 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • First relapse of de novo or therapy-related MDS, CMML or AML according to WHO classification (revised version 2016) without FLT3 mutation and without known IDH mutation after first allo-SCT (related or unrelated donor with < 2 HLA mismatches)
  • Possibility of DLI (no cord blood, no haploidentical donor)
  • no previous therapy for relapse after allo-SCT
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2 at study entry
  • no active GvHD treated with systemic immunosuppression within 4 weeks before inclusion
  • no uncontrolled infection at inclusion
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  • Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form.
  • Age 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
  • Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
  • All females must acknowledge to have understood the hazards and necessary precautions associated with the use of lenalidomide

Who cannot join

  • Relapse after second allogeneic Transplantation
  • AML with FLT3 mutation (ITD or TKD)
  • AML with known IDH mutation (IDH1 or IDH2)
  • Any previous therapy (chemotherapy, radiation or investigational drugs) administered as therapy for relapse after allo-SCT
  • previous transplantation with cord blood, an haploidentical donor or a related/unrelated donor with
  • ≥2 HLA mismatches
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  • Active GvHD requiring systemic immunosuppression within the last 4 weeks
  • Uncontrolled infection
  • Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form.
  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
  • Impaired renal function (GFR < 20 ml/min)
  • Impaired hepatic function
  • Known hypersensitivity to thalidomide, lenalidomide or any components of the treatment
  • The development of erythema nodosum if characterized by a desquamating rash while taking thalidomide or similar drugs.
  • Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or treatments.
  • Known positive for HIV or infectious hepatitis, type A, B or C.
  • Neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • Prior history of malignancy other than MDS or AML (except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast) unless the subject has been free of disease for ≥ 3 years
  • Participation in another study with ongoing use of unlicensed investigational product from 28 days before study enrollment until the end of the study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • University Hospital Duesseldorf, Dept. of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology

    Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225

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About this study

Official title: Phase-II Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide in Addition to 5-Azacitidine and Donor Lymphocyte Infusions (DLI) for the Treatment of Patients With MDS, CMML or AML Who Relapse After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

This is a prospective, open-label, single-arm multi-center phase II study aiming to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the addition of Lenalidomide (investigational drug) to the standard therapy of Azacitidine and DLI (standard of care) as first salvage therapy for relapse of MDS, CMML and AML with MDS-related changes (sAML, with 20%-30% bone marrow blasts, formerly RAEB-T) after allo-SCT. The starting dose of Lenalidomid is 2.5 mg per day for 21 days with a 7 day rest. The study incorporates 2 interim safety analyses after 10 and 20 patients in order to find the optimal and safe dose of Lenalidomide.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, open-label, single-arm multi-center phase II study aiming to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the addition of Lenalidomide (investigational drug) to the standard therapy of Azacitidine and DLI (standard of care) as first salvage therapy for relapse of MDS, CMML and AML with MDS-related changes (sAML, with 20%-30% bone marrow blasts, formerly RAEB-T) after allo-SCT.

Study Design:

  • prospective, open-label, single arm, multicenter phase-II trial
  • total patients sample size: 50 patients
  • number of trial sites: 6 all located in Germany and members of the EBMT Patients will be included at the time of relapse after first allo-SCT. Starting on day 1 all patients will receive Azacitidine 75 mg/m2/d for 7 days every 28 days for up to 8 cycles. DLIs will be given after cycle 4, 6 and 8. Lenalidomide will be also started on day 1 for 21 days every 28 days for a maximum of 8 cycles. The concomitant administration of Aza and Lenalidomide will be used since safety and efficacy of this schedule has been demonstrated.

Azacitidine and DLI represent a standard of care in this setting and are therefore not considered as investigational. As 5-Azacytidine is given in-label, treatment may be continued beyond 8 cycles. Additional DLIs may be given according to the investigators choice. However, to avoid severe GvHD it is recommended to give at least one more cycle 5-Azacytidine after additional DLIs.

The study incorporates a dose escalating schedule for Lenalidomide and two safety interim analyses. A first interim analysis will be performed as soon as 10 patients have been treated with Lenalidomide at a dose of 2.5mg/day If no dose limiting toxicity is observed in this cohort the next cohort of 10 patients will be treated with 5 mg per day for 21 days starting on day 1. If dose limiting toxicity occurs the study will be closed. A second interim analysis will be performed as soon as 10 patients have been treated with Lenalidomide at a dose of 5mg/day and the 10th patient of this cohort has either completed 4 cycles or has discontinued treatment whichever occurs first. If no dose limiting toxicity is observed in this cohort, the dose of 5 mg per day for 21 days starting on day 1 will be chosen and the remaining patients will be treated with this dose of Lenalidomide. If dose limiting toxicity occurs in patients treated with 5mg per day the remaining patients will be treated with Lenalidomide at a dose of 2.5mg/day. A total number of 50 patients will be treated.

Independent of the dose level, Lenalidomide will be stopped individually in the case of GvHD ≥ grade II.

Being tested
Lenalidomide, Azacitidine, Donor Lymphocyte Infusions
Keywords
relapse after allogeneic transplantation, MDS, AML, CMML, DLI, Azacitidine, Lenalidomide, C04.557.337.539.275, C15.378.190.625, C04.557.337.539.522
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • LenalidomideDrug

    Also called Revlimid

    Lenalidomide (investigational drug) will be added to standard of care (Aza and DLI) starting from day 1 for 21 days every 28 days for a maximum of 8 cycles. Starting dose of Lenalidomide 2.5 mg per day for the first 10 patients. If no dose limiting toxicity is identified in a first interim analysis, the next 10 patients will be treated with 5 mg per day. In case of no DLT after a second interim analysis, the remaining 30 patients are envisaged to be treated with 5 mg per day.

  • AzacitidineDrug

    Also called Vidaza

    Starting on day 1 all patients will receive Azacitidine (standard of care) 75 mg/m2/d for 7 days every 28 days for up to 8 cycles.

  • Donor Lymphocyte InfusionsBiological

    Also called DLI

    DLIs will be given after cycle 4, 6 and 8 at a dose of 0.5-1x10^6 CD3/kg (1st DLI), 1-5x10^6 CD3/kg (2nd DLI) and 5-15x10^6 CD3/kg (3rd DLI).

Study groups in NCT02472691
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Lenalidomide + Aza + DLIExperimentalPatients will be included at the time of relapse after first allo-SCT. As standard of care all patients will receive Azacitidine 75 mg/m2/d for 7 days every 28 days for up to 8 cycles and DLIs given after cycle 4, 6 and 8 at a dose of 0.5-1x106CD3/kg (1st DLI), 1-5x106CD3/kg (2nd DLI) and 5-15x106CD3/kg (3rd DLI). As intervention (investigational drug), Lenalidomide will be also started on day 1 for 21 days every 28 days for a maximum of 8 cycles. Starting dose of Lenalidomide 2.5 mg per day for the first 10 patients. If no dose limiting toxicity is identified in a first interim analysis, the next 10 patients will be treated with 5 mg per day. In case of no DLT after a second interim analysis, the remaining 30 patients are envisaged to be treated with 5 mg per day.
Receives: Drug: Lenalidomide; Drug: Azacitidine; Biological: Donor Lymphocyte Infusions

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety

    incidence and severity of adverse events

    Measured: 56 months (final analysis, two interim analysis after 10 and 20 patients)

  2. Type of Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety

    Type of adverse events

    Measured: 56 months (final analysis, two interim analysis after 10 and 20 patients)

  3. Severity of Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety

    Severity of Adverse Events

    Measured: 56 months (final analysis, two interim analysis after 10 and 20 patients)

Secondary outcomes (19)
  1. Number of participants with responses according to International Working Group (IWG) criteria as a measure of efficacy

    Best response within the first 8 months of treatment according to the International Working Group (IWG) criteria

    Measured: 8 months

  2. Days from the beginning of treatment to best response in individual patients as a measure of efficacy

    Time to response

    Measured: 56 months

  3. Number of participants achieving complete donor chimerism as a measure of efficacy

    Rate of complete donor chimerism

    Measured: 56 months

  4. Number of participants with molecular response determined by disease-specific marker (e.g. FISH, mutations like TET2, ASXL1 etc.) or WT1 mRNA expression as a measure of efficacy

    Molecular response measured by disease-specific marker (e.g. FISH, mutations like TET2, ASXL1 etc.) or WT1 mRNA expression

    Measured: 56 months

  5. Days from beginning of remission to relapse as a measure of efficacy

    Duration of remission

    Measured: 56 months

  6. Days from start of treatment until death or last follow up as a measure of efficacy

    Overall survival

    Measured: 56 months

  7. Number of participants with a positive correlation between response and cytogenetics as a measure of efficacy

    Correlation of response and cytogenetics/molecular alterations

    Measured: 56 months

  8. Number of participants with acute GvHD according to Glucksberg Criteria as a measure of safety.

    Incidence of aGvHD

    Measured: 56 months

  9. Type of manifestations of acute GvHD according to Glucksberg Criteria as a measure of safety.

    Type of aGvHD

    Measured: 56 months

  10. Severity of acute GvHD manifestations according to Glucksberg Criteria as a measure of safety.

    Severity of aGvHD

    Measured: 56 months

  11. Number of hospitalizations per patients as a measure of safety

    Number of hospitalizations

    Measured: 56 months

  12. Number of participants with Adverse events specifying seriousness and expectedness (AE, SAE, SUSAR) according to ICH-GCP as a measure of safety.

    Number of Adverse Events specifying seriousness and expectedness (AE, SAE, SUSAR)

    Measured: 56 months

  13. Type of Adverse events specifying seriousness and expectedness (AE, SAE, SUSAR) according to ICH-GCP as a measure of safety.

    Type of Adverse Events specifying seriousness and expectedness (AE, SAE, SUSAR)

    Measured: 56 months

  14. Severity of Adverse events specifying seriousness and expectedness (AE, SAE, SUSAR) according to ICH-GCP as a measure of safety.

    Severity of Adverse Events specifying seriousness and expectedness (AE, SAE, SUSAR)

    Measured: 56 months

  15. Days from the beginning of treatment to complete donor chimerism as a measure of efficacy

    Time to complete donor chimerisms

    Measured: 56 months

  16. Number of participants with relapse as a measure of efficacy

    Incidence of relapse

    Measured: 56 months

  17. Number of participants with chronic GvHD according to NIH Consensus Criteria as a measure of safety.

    Incidence of cGvHD

    Measured: 56 months

  18. Type of manifestations of chronic GvHD according to NIH Consensus Criteria as a measure of safety.

    Type of cGvHD

    Measured: 56 months

  19. Severity of manifestations of chronic GvHD according to NIH Consensus Criteria as a measure of safety.

    Severity of cGvHD

    Measured: 56 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Jun 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2015
  3. Primary completion23 Apr 2020
  4. Study completion23 Apr 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02472691
Sponsor's protocol ID
AZALENA-2013/RV-MDS-PI-0777
Acronym
AZALENA
Status last verified
May 2020
First submitted
20 May 2015
Last updated
28 May 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Schroeder T, Czibere A, Platzbecker U, Bug G, Uharek L, Luft T, Giagounidis A, Zohren F, Bruns I, Wolschke C, Rieger K, Fenk R, Germing U, Haas R, Kroger N, Kobbe G. Azacitidine and donor lymphocyte infusions as first salvage therapy for relapse of AML or MDS after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Leukemia. 2013 Jun;27(6):1229-35. doi: 10.1038/leu.2013.7. Epub 2013 Jan 14.

    PubMed 23314834
  • Schroeder T, Rachlis E, Bug G, Stelljes M, Klein S, Steckel NK, Wolf D, Ringhoffer M, Czibere A, Nachtkamp K, Dienst A, Kondakci M, Stadler M, Platzbecker U, Uharek L, Luft T, Fenk R, Germing U, Bornhauser M, Kroger N, Beelen DW, Haas R, Kobbe G. Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome relapse after allogeneic stem cell transplantation with azacitidine and donor lymphocyte infusions--a retrospective multicenter analysis from the German Cooperative Transplant Study Group. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015 Apr;21(4):653-60. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.12.016. Epub 2014 Dec 23.

    PubMed 25540937
  • Schroeder T, Stelljes M, Christopeit M, Esseling E, Scheid C, Mikesch JH, Rautenberg C, Jager P, Cadeddu RP, Drusenheimer N, Holtick U, Klein S, Trenschel R, Haas R, Germing U, Kroger N, Kobbe G. Azacitidine, lenalidomide and donor lymphocyte infusions for relapse of myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia after allogeneic transplant: the Azalena-Trial. Haematologica. 2023 Nov 1;108(11):3001-3010. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2022.282570.

    PubMed 37259567

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Lenalidomide, Azacitidine and Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in people with Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute and Myelodysplastic Syndromes, run by Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 May 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety (time frame: 56 months (final analysis, two interim analysis after 10 and 20 patients)). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02472691, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 May 2020.

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