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Myelodysplastic SyndromesPhase 2NCT02928419

Efficacy of Eltrombopag Plus Lenalidomide Combination Therapy in Patients With IPSS Low and Intermediate-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome With Isolated del5q

A Phase 2 study testing Eltrombopag/Revolade and Lenalidomide in people with Myelodysplastic Syndromes, run by Associazione Qol-one at 50 sites in 3 countries.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) prevail in elderly patients and are characterized by inefficient erythropoiesis and peripheral cytopenias. Supportive care still represents the main therapeutic option in most patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
What is being tested?
Eltrombopag/Revolade and Lenalidomide
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
2 participants
Where
50 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
May 2015to Sep 2018
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult subjects (18 years of age or older) with MDS and low or intermediate-1 IPSS risk and del5q as a single abnormality, at the time of their screening and enrollment into the study
  • Subjects must not have received any prior treatment course with any immunomodulating agent nor TPO-R agonists
  • Subjects must be dependent on regular packed RBC transfusions, as defined by international working group 2006 criteria, and must have a PLT count taken within the 4 weeks prior to screening that is >25 Gi/L.
  • Absolute Neutrophil Counts (ANC) ≥ 0.5 GiL
  • Resistant or refractory to erythropoetic stimulating agents (ESAs) and/or serum erythropoetin levels > 500 miU/L
  • Subjects must be ineligible or relapsed or refractory to receive treatment options of azacitidine and decitabine.
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  • Subjects must have PLT count and RBC and PLT transfusion data available over a period of 8 weeks prior to screening.
  • During the 2 months prior to randomization, subjects must have a baseline BM examination including all of the following: cytomorphology, cytogenetics and histology
  • ECOG Performance Status must be 0-3.
  • The following clinical chemistries MUST NOT exceed the upper limit of normal (ULN) reference range: creatinine, ALT, AST, total bilirubin (except for Gilbert's Syndrome), gamma-gt and alkaline phosphatase. In addition, albumin must not be below the lower limit of normal (LLN) by more than 10%.
  • If subject meets the criteria for childbearing potential:
  • Negative pregnancy test in female subjects within the 3 days prior to Day 1 of 1st cycle and effective contraception for at least 4 weeks.
  • Subject is practicing an acceptable method of contraception (documented in chart). Female subjects (or female partners of male subjects) must either be of non-childbearing potential (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation or post-menopausal >1 year), or of childbearing potential and use of an highly effective method of contraception from 2 weeks prior to administration of study medication, throughout the study, and 28 days after completion or premature discontinuation from the study.
  • Criteria for women of non-childbearing potential: A female patient or a female partner of a male patient is considered to have childbearing potential unless she meets at least one of the following criteria:
  • Age ≥ 50 years and naturally amenorrhoeic for ≥ 1 year (amenorrhoea following cancer therapy or during lactation does not rule out childbearing potential).
  • Premature ovarian failure confirmed by a gynaecologist
  • Previous bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, or hysterectomy
  • XY genotype, Turner syndrome, uterine agenesis.
  • Subject is able to understand and comply with protocol requirements and instructions.
  • Subject has signed and dated informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • MDS with intermediate-2 or high IPSS risk
  • Additional cytogenetic abnormalities
  • Transfusion independence (TI) by IWG 2006 criteria
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count < 0.5 Gi/L and/or Platelet counts < 25 Gi/L
  • History of treatment for cancer with systemic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy within the last 2 years
  • History of treatment with immunomodulatory drugs or other TPO-R agonists.
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  • Thrombophilia, pre-existing history of thrombosis, cardiovascular disease (including congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association [NYHA] Grade III/IV), or arrhythmia known to increase the risk of thromboembolic events (e.g. atrial fibrillation), or subjects with a QTc >450 msec (QTc >480 msec for subjects with Bundle Branch Block)
  • Bone Marrow fibrosis that leads to an inability to aspirate marrow for assessment.
  • Leukocytosis >=25,000/uL prior to Day 1 of study medication.
  • Monocytosis > 1000/ uL prior to Day 1 of study medication.
  • Female subjects who are nursing or pregnant (positive serum or urine Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [B-hCG] pregnancy test).
  • Women of childbearing potential unless all of the conditions of the Pregnancy Prevention Programme illustrated in sections 6.4 are met (see sections 6.4).
  • Known hypersensitivity to lenalidomide.
  • Current alcohol or drug abuse.
  • Treatment with an Investigational Product within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) preceding the first dose of study medication.
  • Active and uncontrolled infections.
  • Subjects infected with Hepatitis B, C or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Trial locations and contacts

50 sites in 3 countries.

50 sites in 3 countries

Italy29 sites
  • A.O. SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo

    Alessandria, AL

  • Ospedale Riuniti

    Ancona, AN

  • Ospedale Cardinal Massaia

    Asti, AT

  • A.O. S. Giovanni Moscati

    Avellino, AV

  • Presidio Ospedaliero Oncologico Businco

    Cagliari, CA

  • Ospedale Ferrarotto

    Catania, CT

  • Ospedale Garibaldi

    Catania, CT

  • Ospedale L'Annunziata

    Cosenza, CS

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi

    Florence, FI

  • Ospedale Vito Fazzi

    Lecce, LE

  • IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

    Milan, MI

  • Ospedale Niguarda

    Milan, MI

  • A.O. San Gerardo

    Monza, MB

  • Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo

    Pescara, PE

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli

    Reggio Calabria, RC, 89100

  • Arcispedale di Santa Maria Nuova

    Reggio Emilia, RE

  • A.O. San Camillo Forlanini

    Roma, RM

  • Ospedale Sant'Eugenio

    Roma, RM

  • Policlinico Agostino Gemelli

    Roma, RM

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea

    Rome, RM

  • IRCCS Istituto Regina Elena

    Rome, RM

  • Ospedale Nuova Regina Margherita

    Rome, RM

  • Policlinico Umberto I

    Rome, RM

  • Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata

    Rome, RM

  • Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza

    San Giovanni Rotondo, FG

  • Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte

    Siena, SI

  • A.O. Santa Maria

    Terni, TE

  • A.O. Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Torino, TO

  • U.O. Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Torino, TO

Other trials in Italy

France14 sites
  • CHU d'Angers

    Angers

  • Centre Henri Mondor

    Créteil

  • CHU de Grenoble

    Grenoble

  • Centre Le Mans

    Le Mans

  • CHRU de Limoges

    Limoges

  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

    Lyon

  • Centre de Marseille

    Marseille

  • CHU Brabois

    Nancy

  • Centre de Nantes

    Nantes

  • Hopital Archet 1

    Nice

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes

    Nîmes

  • Centre de Rouen, Centre Henri Becquerel

    Rouen

  • CHU Purpan

    Toulouse

  • CHU de Bretonneau

    Tours

Other trials in France

Greece7 sites
  • "G.Gennimatas" General Hospital of Athens

    Athens

  • University Hospital "Atticon",

    Athens

  • University Hospital "Laikon"

    Athens

  • University Hospital of Crete

    Crete

  • University Hospital of Larissa

    Larissa

  • University Hospital of Patras

    Pátrai

  • "George Papanicolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

Other trials in Greece

About this study

Official title: Efficacy of Eltrombopag Plus Lenalidomide Combination Therapy in Patients With IPSS Low and Intermediate-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome With Isolated del5q: a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Study - QOL-ONE Rev2MDS

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) prevail in elderly patients and are characterized by inefficient erythropoiesis and peripheral cytopenias. Supportive care still represents the main therapeutic option in most patients. Quality of life is deteriorated mostly by anemia and by limitations due to dependence on transfusions, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia. The only treatment available for severe thrombocytopenia consists of PLT transfusions, mainly in the presence of bleeding.

In patients with low and intermediate-1 risk MDS with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion-dependence is a prevalent condition. For these latter patients reaching transfusion-dependence, lenalidomide, an immunomodulatory drug, has been approved by FDA and EMA. It has been shown that the drug induces significant erythroid (about 65%) and cytogenetic responses which have been associated with a survival benefit. In patients with MDS with del5q and serum erythropoietin levels > 500 miU/L, lenalidomide dosing of 10 mg/day for 21 days every 28, rather than 5 mg dosing, induces higher rates of transfusion-independence and cytogenetic responses with a trend to survival advantage. As a consequence, the recommended starting dose of lenalidomide is 10 mg orally once daily on days 1-21 of repeated 28-day cycles. Lenalidomide treatment must not be started if the Absolute Neutrophil Counts (ANC) < 0.5 Gi/L and/or PLT counts < 25 Gi/L.

Read more

For patients who are dosed initially at 10 mg and who experience thrombocytopenia < 25 Gi/L (45-75%), it is recommended to interrupt lenalidomide treatment until PLT count returns to ≥ 25 Gi/L on at least 2 occasions for ≥ 7 days or when the PLT count recovers to ≥ 50 Gi/L at any time, to resume lenalidomide at 50% dose reduction.

Eltrombopag is an orally bioavailable agonist of the thrombopoietin receptor. It has been shown that in patients affected by MDS and by acute myeloid leukemia, Eltrombopag neither increases the proliferation, nor the clonogenic growth capacity of bone marrow blasts. Furthermore, Eltrombopag induces an increase in the megakaryocytic differentiation and in the formation of normal megakaryocytic colonies. These results provide the rationale for pursuing further research on Eltrombopag for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in case of MDS.

Preliminary results of an ongoing randomized trial, EQoL-MDS, for the evaluation of efficacy, safety of eltrombopag for thrombocytopenia of low and intermediate-1 IPSS risk MDS has shown that eltrombopag is able to significantly raise PLT counts in about 65% of patients without additional toxicity Furthermore, the combination of lenalidomide and eltrombopag resulted in significant inhibitory effects on the growth of leukemic colonies in the majority of primary MDS and AML samples. Most importantly, eltrombopag was able to reverse the anti-megakaryopoietic effects of lenalidomide in primary MDS patient samples. These results provide a preclinical rationale for the use of this combination in MDS and AML

Being tested
Eltrombopag/Revolade, Placebo, Lenalidomide
Medical subject headings
Myelodysplastic Syndromes

What participants receive

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

  • Eltrombopag/RevoladeDrug

    From day 1, patients presenting with PLT counts ≤ 100 Gi/L at any time will receive oral eltrombopag for a maximum of 36 months.

    Starting dose will depend on PLT count determined on the day of first dose of eltrombopag. For patients experiencing PLT count 70 to 100 Gi/L, initial dosing is 50 mg/day. For subjects presenting with PLT counts < 70 Gi/L initial dosing is 100 mg/day. The dose of study medication must be increased sequentially by 50 mg every 7 days, up to a maximum dose of 300 mg/day until PLT ≥ 100 Gi/L. For East Asian subjects, a maximum dose of 150 mg is permitted.

  • PlaceboOther

    From day 1, patients presenting with PLT counts ≤ 100 Gi/L at any time will receive oral placebo for a maximum of 36 months.

    Starting dose will depend on PLT count determined on the day of first dose of placebo. For patients experiencing PLT count 70 to 100 Gi/L, initial dosing is 50 mg/day. For subjects presenting with PLT counts < 70 Gi/L initial dosing is 100 mg/day. The dose of study medication must be increased sequentially by 50 mg every 7 days, up to a maximum dose of 300 mg/day until PLT ≥ 100 Gi/L. For East Asian subjects, a maximum dose of 150 mg is permitted.

  • LenalidomideDrug

    All patients will receive oral lenalidomide 10 mg/day for 21 days every 28 days. Patients will receive lenalidomide dosing according to the lenalidomide product information. Patients obtaining an erythroid response according to IWG 2006 criteria within the first 24 weeks will continue lenalidomide treatment until progression or other reasons for permanent discontinuation

Study groups in NCT02928419
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1 (Eltrombopag)ExperimentalArm 1 is the active treatment arm
Receives: Drug: Eltrombopag/Revolade; Drug: Lenalidomide
Arm 2 (Placebo)Placebo comparatorArm 2 is the control arm
Receives: Other: Placebo; Drug: Lenalidomide

What is being measured

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

  1. Response (patients number with composite endpoint experience)

    To evaluate the effect of eltrombopag treatment relative to placebo on the incidence of the "composite endpoint" (PLT<25 Gi/L or bleeding event with WHO bleeding score >1 or study discontinuation), in the first 24 weeks, after experiencing PLT<100 Gi/L

    Measured: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Response (patients number with composite endpoint experience on long-term)

    The composite endpoint during the entire study period

    Measured: 36 months

  2. Safety (number of adverse events)

    Safety and tolerability in terms of frequency of adverse events (AE)s and serious adverse events (SAE).

    Measured: 36 months

  3. Cytogenetic responses

    Proportion of cytogenetic responses, according to IWG 2006 criteria

    Measured: 36 months

  4. Duration of cytogenetic response

    Duration of cytogenetic response

    Measured: 36 months

  5. Hb changes

    Hb changes within the first 24 weeks.

    Measured: 24 weeks

  6. Erythroid response

    Erythroid response, transfusion-independence (TI) and duration of TI.

    Measured: 36 months

  7. Quality of Life (QOL)

    Changes in QOL scores

    Measured: 36 months

  8. Progression free survival

    Progression free survival from baseline

    Measured: 36 months

  9. Overall survival

    Overall survival from baseline

    Measured: 36 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Oct 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2015
  3. Primary completionSep 2018
  4. Study completionSep 2018

Why it stopped: "the study has been closed due to a low rate of patient enrollment (2 patients since the start of the trial)"

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
2 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02928419
Sponsor's protocol ID
QOL-ONE Rev2MDS
Status last verified
Sep 2018
First submitted
5 Oct 2016
Last updated
25 Sep 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Eltrombopag/Revolade and Lenalidomide in people with Myelodysplastic Syndromes, run by Associazione Qol-one at 50 sites in 3 countries.

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 20 inclusion and 17 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Sep 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 50 sites in Italy, France, Greece. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 was stopped early (reason given: "the study has been closed due to a low rate of patient enrollment (2 patients since the start of the trial)"). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Response (patients number with composite endpoint experience) (time frame: 24 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Sep 2018.

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