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Closed (no longer recruiting)Last updated: 7 February 2024

REFINE: This phase II trial is trying to determine whether it is safer and more effective to use an oral targeted therapy alone or as a combination treatment for myelofibrosisA Phase 2 Open-Label Study Evaluating Tolerability and Efficacy of Navitoclax Alone or in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Subjects With Myelofibrosis (REFINE)

Clinical summary

Summary

Eligible patients will either receive oral navitoclax alone, once daily (QD) at various doses, or in combination with ruxolitinib at a dose greater than or equal to 10 mg twice daily (BID).

Conditions

This trial is treating patients with myelofibrosis.

Cancer

Blood Cancers Haematological

Age

People18+

Phase

II

Trial Acronym

REFINE

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Trial sponsor

AbbVie

Scientific Title

A Phase 2 Open-Label Study Evaluating Tolerability and Efficacy of Navitoclax Alone or in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Subjects With Myelofibrosis (REFINE)

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Participants with documented diagnosis of intermediate-2 or high-risk primary Myelofibrosis, Post Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis or Post-essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis.
  • Participant must be ineligible due to age, comorbidities, or unfit for unrelated or unmatched donor transplantation or unwilling to undergo stem cell transplantation at time of study entry.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) of 0, 1, or 2.
  • Prior treatment must meet at least one of the following criteria:

    • Prior or current treatment with ruxolitinib and no prior treatment with a Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal motif (BET) proteins inhibitor or another Janus Kinase 2 (JAK-2) inhibitor, and meet all of the following criteria:

      • Ruxolitinib treatment must meet at least one of the following criteria:

        • Ruxolitinib treatment for >=24 weeks with lack of efficacy defined as a lack of spleen response (refractory) or a loss of spleen or symptom response (relapsed)
        • Ruxolitinib treatment for <24 weeks with documented disease progression on spleen measurements while on ruxolitinib as defined in the protocol:
        • Ruxolitinib treatment for >=28 days with intolerance defined as new red blood cell transfusion requirement (at least 2 units/month for 2 months) while receiving a total daily ruxolitinib dose of >=30 mg but unable to reduce dose further due to lack of efficacy.
      • If receiving ruxolitinib at the time of screening, must currently be on a stable dose >=10 mg twice daily of ruxolitinib for >=4 weeks prior to the 1st dose of navitoclax.
      • Participant has at least 2 symptoms each with a score >=3 or a total score of >=12, as measured by the Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form (MFSAF) v4.0 on at least 4 out of 7 days during screening prior to study drug dosing; OR
    • Prior treatment with a JAK-2 inhibitor and meet one of the following criteria:

      • Prior treatment with a JAK-2 inhibitor for at least 12 weeks
      • Prior treatment with a JAK-2 inhibitor for >=28 days complicated by either development of red blood cell transfusion requirement (at least 2 units/month for 2 months) OR Grade >= 3 adverse events of thrombocytopenia, anemia, hematoma and/or hemorrhage while on JAK-2 inhibitor treatment; OR
    • No prior treatment with a JAK-2 or BET inhibitor:

      • Participant has at least 2 symptoms each with a score >=3 or a total score of >= 12, as measured by the MFSAF v4.0 on at least 4 out of 7 days during screening prior to study drug dosing.
  • Participant has splenomegaly as defined in the protocol.
  • Participant must meet the laboratory parameters (adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function) as defined in the protocol.

Exclusion

  • Splenic irradiation within 6 months prior to screening, or prior splenectomy.
  • Leukemic transformation (> 10% blasts in peripheral blood or bone marrow aspirate/biopsy).
  • Participant is currently on medications that interfere with coagulation (including warfarin) or platelet function within 3 days prior to the first dose of study drug or during the study treatment period with the exception of low dose aspirin (up to 100 mg/day) and low-molecular-weight heparin.
  • Prior therapy with a BH3 mimetic compound or stem cell transplantation.
  • Participant has received strong CYP3A inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, clarithromycin) or moderate CYP3A inhibitors (e.g., fluconazole) within 14 days prior to the administration of the first dose of study drug.

Inclusion

  • You are able to swallow medication by mouth.

Exclusion

  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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