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Phase I/IIa Trial to Investigate BI 6727 (Volasertib) as Monotherapy or in Combination With Cytarabine in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Primary Purpose

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Volasertib
Cytarabine
Sponsored by
Boehringer Ingelheim
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria:

Male or female adult with relapsed/refractory AML ineligible for intensive treatment (phase I part only) Male or female adult with previously untreated AML ineligible for intensive treatment (phase IIa part only) Confirmed diagnosis of AML according to the WHO definition (except for acute promyelocytic leukaemia, APL) Patient is eligible for LD-Ara-C treatment Life expectancy > 3 months Eastern co-operative oncology group (ECOG, R01-0787) performance score <=2 at screening Signed written informed consent consistent with international conference on harmonisation, good clinical practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation

Exclusion criteria:

Previously untreated AML (phase I part only) Relapsed or treatment refractory AML (phase IIa part only) Patient with APL (AML subtype M3 according to the French-American-British (FAB) classification) Hypersensitivity to one of the trial drugs or the excipients Other malignancy requiring treatment Symptomatic central nervous system involvement Clinically relevant QT prolongation (e.g. long QT syndrome, QTcF>470 ms) Aspartate amino transferase (AST) or alanine amino transferase (ALT) greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), or AST or ALT greater than 5 times the ULN in case of known leukaemia liver involvement Prothrombin time (PT) > 1.5 x ULN for subjects not on therapeutic vitamin K antagonists (phenprocoumon, warfarin) Bilirubin greater than 1.5 mg/dl (> 26 mcmol/L) Serum creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dl Concomitant intercurrent illness, which would compromise the evaluation of efficacy or safety of the trial drug, e.g. active severe infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia or severe heart failure/cardiac insufficiency.

Psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with trial requirements Concomitant therapy, which is considered relevant for the evaluation of the efficacy or safety of the trial drug Contraindications for cytarabine treatment according to the SPC Female patients of childbearing potential who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial, i.e. combination of two forms of effective contraception (hormonal contraception, intrauterine device, condom with spermicide, etc.).

Male patients with partners of childbearing potential who are unwilling to use condoms in combination with a second medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial Pregnant or nursing female patients Patient unable to comply with the protocol

Sites / Locations

  • LKH-Univ. Hospital Graz
  • AZ Sint-Jan Brugge
  • Brussels - UNIV Saint-Luc
  • UZ Leuven
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • Montreal General Hospital - McGill University Health Centre
  • CHUS Fleurimont
  • HOP Clémenceau, Hémato, Caen
  • HOP, Centre Hospitalier René Dubos, Hémato, Paris
  • HOP Dupuytren 1
  • HOP Edouard Herriot
  • CTR, fondation Paschetta, Hémato, Nice
  • HOP Saint-Louis
  • CTR Henri Becquerel
  • Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin
  • Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
  • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster
  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm
  • A.O. Spedali Civili di Brescia
  • ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico di Modena
  • Haukeland Universitetssykehus
  • Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Ullevål sykehus

Arms of the Study

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Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm 4

Arm 5

Arm 6

Arm 7

Arm 8

Arm 9

Arm 10

Arm 11

Arm 12

Arm 13

Arm 14

Arm 15

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

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Experimental

Experimental

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Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Active Comparator

Experimental

Arm Label

Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 150 mg+LDAC

Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 200 mg+LDAC

Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 250 mg+LDAC

Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 300 mg+LDAC

Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 350 mg+LDAC

Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 400 mg+LDAC

Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 150 mg

Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 200 mg

Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 350 mg

Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 400 mg

Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 450 mg

Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 500 mg

Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 550 mg

Phase II Schedule C. LDAC

Phase II Schedule A. Volasertib 350 mg+LDAC

Arm Description

Volasertib 150 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.

Volasertib 200 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.

Volasertib 250 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.

Volasertib 300 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.

Volasertib 350 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.

Volasertib 400 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.

Volasertib 150 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).

Volasertib 200 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).

Volasertib 350 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).

Volasertib 400 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).

Volasertib 450 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).

Volasertib 500 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).

Volasertib 550 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).

Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) monotherapy 2x20 milligram (mg) per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 days treatment cycle.

Volasertib 350 milligram (mg) on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 days treatment cycle.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Volasertib in Combination With LDAC (Schedule A) and Volasertib Monotherapy (Schedule B)
To determine the Maximum tolerated dose (MTD), dose escalation was conducted following the 3+3 design with de-escalation. The MTD was defined as the highest dose at which 6 patients had been treated and less than 2 patients experienced a Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) within the first cycle of treatment. The MTD was defined based on safety data from the first cycle only. DLT is defined as drug related Common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) grade ≥ 3 nonhaematological toxicity (excluding: untreated nausea, untreated vomiting, CTCAE grade 3 untreated diarrhoea, CTCAE grade 3 "febrile neutropenia" and CTCAE grade 3 "infection with grade 3 or 4 neutrophils"). In patients with complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) or partial remission (PR), persistent CTCAE grade 4 neutropenia or thrombocytopenia until three weeks after the end of the treatment cycle will be regarded a DLT.
Phase II: Number of Patients With Objective Response (Complete Remission (CR) + Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi))
Phase II: Number of patients with Objective Response (Complete remission (CR) + Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi)). Complete remission (CR): morphologically leukaemia-free state (i.e. bone marrow with <5% blasts by morphologic criteria and no Auer rods, no evidence of extramedullary leukaemia) and absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/microliter (μL) and platelets >100,000/μL. Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery ("incomplete" CR, CRi): all of the above criteria for CR were met except that neutrophils <1,000/μL or platelets <100,000/μL in the blood were not achieved.
Phase I: Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) in the First Cycle for the Determination of the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
A DLT was defined as a drug related CTCAE (Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events) Grade ≥3 non-haematological toxicity (excluding untreated nausea, untreated vomiting, Grade 3 untreated diarrhea, Grade 3 febrile neutropenia, and Grade 3 infection with Grade 3 or 4 neutrophils). In patients with CRi (Complete Remission with Incomplete Blood Count Recovery) or PR (Partial Remission), persistent Grade 4 neutropenia or thrombocytopenia for 3 weeks after the end of the treatment cycle was regarded as a DLT unless the respective Grade 4 cytopenia was preexistent. In patients who required platelet substitution to maintain a Grade <4 before treatment, a Grade 4 thrombocytopenia after treatment did not constitute a DLT.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Best Overall Response
CR CR+CRi Partial remission: CR except bone marrow (BM) contained ≥5% but <25% blasts (or ≤50% initial blasts), or <5% blasts in presence of Auer rods or abnormal morphology. No change: survived ≥7 days (d) after 1st cycle with persistent leukemia in last peripheral blood smear or BM, or with persistent extramedullary disease, without further deterioration due to leukemia or increase of blasts in BM or peripheral blood. Aplasia: survived ≥7d after 1st cycle, died whilst cytopenic, with last post-treatment BM result aplastic or hypoplastic and without leukemia blasts. Indeterminate: survived <7 d after 1st cycle or survived ≥7d after 1st cycle, died with no persistent leukemia in peripheral smear but no post-treatment BM examination or did not complete 1st cycle. Progressive disease: survived ≥7d after 1st cycle with increase of blast population in BM or peripheral blood or aggravation or new extramedullary disease or further deterioration or death due to leukemia.
Phase I: Number of Patients With Objective Response: Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CR+CRi)
Phase I: Number of patients with Objective Response (Complete remission (CR) + Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi)). Complete remission (CR): morphologically leukaemia-free state (i.e. bone marrow with <5% blasts by morphologic criteria and no Auer rods, no evidence of extramedullary leukaemia) and absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/microliter (μL) and platelets >100,000/μL. Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery ("incomplete" CR, CRi): all of the above criteria for CR were met except that neutrophils <1,000/μL or platelets <100,000/μL in the blood were not achieved.
Phase II: Event Free Survival
Event-free survival (EFS) [days] was the shortest duration of the following: (a) Date of assessment indicating PD on the response page of the eCRF (Electronic Case Report Form) - date of randomisation + 1 day (b) Date of assessment indicating clinical progressive disease (PD) on the disease or responses pages of the of eCRF- date of randomisation + 1 day (c) Date of assessment indicating PD on the patient status page of the eCRF - date of randomisation +1 day (for patients who had not been censored before this time point) (d) Death date - date of randomisation +1 day Patients not being assessed PD, clinical PD, or death during the trial were censored. EFS was analysed with the Kaplan-Meier method for each of the treatment arms.
Phase II: Overall Survival
Overall survival [days] = (date of death - date of randomisation + 1 day), for patients with known date of death. Overall survival (censored) [days] = (date of last trial visit or follow-up - date of randomisation + 1 day), for patients who were still alive at time of database lock. Overall survival (OS) was analysed with the Kaplan-Meier method for each of the treatment arms.
Phase II: Relapse - Free Survival
Relapse-free survival [days] = (date of first recurrence of disease or death after entering the trial - date of first occurrence of CR or CRi after entering the trial+ 1 day) for patients with a recurrence (this value should be positive). Relapse-free survival (censored) [days] = (date of last trial visit or follow-up - date of first occurrence of CR or CRi after entering the trial + 1 day) for patients who did not experience recurrence of disease or death at the time of analysis.
Phase II: Remission Duration
Remission duration analysis was defined only for patients who achieved Complete remission (CR) or Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi), and was measured from the date of attaining CR or CRi until the date of disease recurrence (relapse). For patients who died without report of relapse, remission duration was censored on the date of death, regardless of cause.
Phase II: Time to Remission
Time to remission [days] = (date of first occurrence of CR or CRi after entering the trial-date of randomisation + 1 day) for patients with an objective response.
Best Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score From Baseline Until End of Treatment
ECOG performance score change from baseline to last visit of last cycle = ECOG performance score at last visit of the last cycle - ECOG performance score at baseline. ECOG performance score changes from baseline were also categorised on a 3-point categorical scale: deteriorated (-1), unchanged (0), and improved (1). The number of participants for category of ECOG score change is reported.
Total Clearance (CL) of Volasertib in Plasma After i.v (Intravenous) Administration of Volasertib
Total Clearance (CL) of Volasertib in Plasma after Intravenous (i.v.) Administration of Volasertib.
Apparent Volume of Distribution of Volasertib at Steady State (VSS)
Apparent Volume of Distribution of volasertib at steady state (VSS) following Intravenous (i.v.) administration.
Dose Normalized Maximum Measured Concentration of Cytarabine in Plasma (Cmax, Norm)
Cmax, norm: Maximum measured concentration of Cytarabine in plasma. The dose normalisation was done by dividing by the dose applied. Unit: nanogram/milliliter/milligram: ((ng/mL)/mg). Dose groups of Phase I were combined by dose normalizing as pre specified in the study protocol.
Dose Normalized Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve of Cytarabine in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 Extrapolated up to 4 Hours
AUC0-4,norm: Area under the concentration-time curve of Cytarabine in plasma over the time interval from zero extrapolated to 4 hours. The dose normalisation was done by dividing by dose applied. Unit: nanogram*hour/milliliter/milligram: ((ng*h/mL)/mg). Dose groups of Phase I were combined by dose normalizing as pre specified in the study protocol.
Absolute QTcF (QT Interval Corrected for Heart Rate Using Fridericia's Formula) Intervals
ECG (Electro Cardio Gram) Measurements: Absolute QTcF (QT Interval (interval from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave) Corrected for Heart Rate Using Fridericia's Formula) Intervals. The 350 mg + LDAC arm of phase I and II were combined into one arm to provide maximum information on QT changes and presented together with the Phase I schedule B 450 mg arm, as pre specified in the study protocol.
QTcF (QT Interval Corrected for Heart Rate Using Fridericia's Formula) Change From Baseline at Cycle 1
ECG Measurements: QTcF (QT Interval (interval from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave) changes from baseline at each time point: The QTcF post baseline measurement obtained at time t minus baseline QTcF measurement. The 350 mg + LDAC arm of phase I and II were combined into one arm to provide maximum information on QT changes and presented together with the Phase I schedule B 450 mg arm, as pre specified in the study protocol.
Phase I Schedule A: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During Cycle 1
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Phase I Schedule B: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During Cycle 1
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Phase I Schedule A: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During All Cycles
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Phase I Schedule B: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During All Cycles
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Phase II: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During All Cycles
Number of patients with AEs following in the in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.

Full Information

First Posted
September 18, 2008
Last Updated
December 2, 2022
Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00804856
Brief Title
Phase I/IIa Trial to Investigate BI 6727 (Volasertib) as Monotherapy or in Combination With Cytarabine in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Official Title
An Open Phase I/IIa Trial to Investigate the Maximum Tolerated Dose, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of Intravenous BI 6727 as Monotherapy or in Combination With Subcutaneous Cytarabine in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
December 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
November 27, 2008 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
March 9, 2012 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
April 23, 2021 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The trial will be performed in two parts, a phase I part and a phase IIa part. In the phase I part of the trial, BI 6727 will be investigated as monotherapy and in combination with low dose cytarabine (LD-Ara-C) in patients with relapsed/refractory AML that are not eligible for intensive treatment. The dose of BI 6727 will be escalated to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of BI 6727 monotherapy and BI 6727 in combination with LD-Ara-C in AML patients. In the phase IIa part, the combination of BI 6727 at MTD with LD-Ara-C and LD-Ara-C monotherapy will be investigated to explore the efficacy of the combination schedule in comparison to LD-Ara-C monotherapy in previously untreated AML patients that are not eligible for intensive treatment.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
180 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 150 mg+LDAC
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 150 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 200 mg+LDAC
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 200 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 250 mg+LDAC
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 250 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 300 mg+LDAC
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 300 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 350 mg+LDAC
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 350 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule A. Volasertib 400 mg+LDAC
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 400 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 150 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 150 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 200 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 200 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 350 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 350 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 400 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 400 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 450 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 450 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 500 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 500 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Arm Title
Phase I Schedule B. Volasertib 550 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 550 milligram (mg) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Arm Title
Phase II Schedule C. LDAC
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) monotherapy 2x20 milligram (mg) per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 days treatment cycle.
Arm Title
Phase II Schedule A. Volasertib 350 mg+LDAC
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Volasertib 350 milligram (mg) on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle) administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes and Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 days treatment cycle.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Volasertib
Intervention Description
Volasertib administered by Intravenous Infusion (IV) over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 (28-day cycle).
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Cytarabine
Intervention Description
Low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) 2x20mg per day administered by subcutaneous injection on days 1-10 of each 28 day treatment cycle.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Volasertib in Combination With LDAC (Schedule A) and Volasertib Monotherapy (Schedule B)
Description
To determine the Maximum tolerated dose (MTD), dose escalation was conducted following the 3+3 design with de-escalation. The MTD was defined as the highest dose at which 6 patients had been treated and less than 2 patients experienced a Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) within the first cycle of treatment. The MTD was defined based on safety data from the first cycle only. DLT is defined as drug related Common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) grade ≥ 3 nonhaematological toxicity (excluding: untreated nausea, untreated vomiting, CTCAE grade 3 untreated diarrhoea, CTCAE grade 3 "febrile neutropenia" and CTCAE grade 3 "infection with grade 3 or 4 neutrophils"). In patients with complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) or partial remission (PR), persistent CTCAE grade 4 neutropenia or thrombocytopenia until three weeks after the end of the treatment cycle will be regarded a DLT.
Time Frame
First Treatment cycle, up to 28 days.
Title
Phase II: Number of Patients With Objective Response (Complete Remission (CR) + Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi))
Description
Phase II: Number of patients with Objective Response (Complete remission (CR) + Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi)). Complete remission (CR): morphologically leukaemia-free state (i.e. bone marrow with <5% blasts by morphologic criteria and no Auer rods, no evidence of extramedullary leukaemia) and absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/microliter (μL) and platelets >100,000/μL. Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery ("incomplete" CR, CRi): all of the above criteria for CR were met except that neutrophils <1,000/μL or platelets <100,000/μL in the blood were not achieved.
Time Frame
The best overall response recorded during the time period from the start of the treatment until end of the treatment period, progression or death (whichever was earlier), up to 869 days.
Title
Phase I: Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) in the First Cycle for the Determination of the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
Description
A DLT was defined as a drug related CTCAE (Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events) Grade ≥3 non-haematological toxicity (excluding untreated nausea, untreated vomiting, Grade 3 untreated diarrhea, Grade 3 febrile neutropenia, and Grade 3 infection with Grade 3 or 4 neutrophils). In patients with CRi (Complete Remission with Incomplete Blood Count Recovery) or PR (Partial Remission), persistent Grade 4 neutropenia or thrombocytopenia for 3 weeks after the end of the treatment cycle was regarded as a DLT unless the respective Grade 4 cytopenia was preexistent. In patients who required platelet substitution to maintain a Grade <4 before treatment, a Grade 4 thrombocytopenia after treatment did not constitute a DLT.
Time Frame
First Treatment cycle, up to 28 days.
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Best Overall Response
Description
CR CR+CRi Partial remission: CR except bone marrow (BM) contained ≥5% but <25% blasts (or ≤50% initial blasts), or <5% blasts in presence of Auer rods or abnormal morphology. No change: survived ≥7 days (d) after 1st cycle with persistent leukemia in last peripheral blood smear or BM, or with persistent extramedullary disease, without further deterioration due to leukemia or increase of blasts in BM or peripheral blood. Aplasia: survived ≥7d after 1st cycle, died whilst cytopenic, with last post-treatment BM result aplastic or hypoplastic and without leukemia blasts. Indeterminate: survived <7 d after 1st cycle or survived ≥7d after 1st cycle, died with no persistent leukemia in peripheral smear but no post-treatment BM examination or did not complete 1st cycle. Progressive disease: survived ≥7d after 1st cycle with increase of blast population in BM or peripheral blood or aggravation or new extramedullary disease or further deterioration or death due to leukemia.
Time Frame
The best overall response recorded during the time period from the start of the treatment until end of the treatment period, progression or death (whichever was earlier), up to 869 days.
Title
Phase I: Number of Patients With Objective Response: Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CR+CRi)
Description
Phase I: Number of patients with Objective Response (Complete remission (CR) + Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi)). Complete remission (CR): morphologically leukaemia-free state (i.e. bone marrow with <5% blasts by morphologic criteria and no Auer rods, no evidence of extramedullary leukaemia) and absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/microliter (μL) and platelets >100,000/μL. Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery ("incomplete" CR, CRi): all of the above criteria for CR were met except that neutrophils <1,000/μL or platelets <100,000/μL in the blood were not achieved.
Time Frame
The best overall response recorded during the time period from the start of the treatment until end of the treatment period, progression or death (whichever was earlier), up to 594 days.
Title
Phase II: Event Free Survival
Description
Event-free survival (EFS) [days] was the shortest duration of the following: (a) Date of assessment indicating PD on the response page of the eCRF (Electronic Case Report Form) - date of randomisation + 1 day (b) Date of assessment indicating clinical progressive disease (PD) on the disease or responses pages of the of eCRF- date of randomisation + 1 day (c) Date of assessment indicating PD on the patient status page of the eCRF - date of randomisation +1 day (for patients who had not been censored before this time point) (d) Death date - date of randomisation +1 day Patients not being assessed PD, clinical PD, or death during the trial were censored. EFS was analysed with the Kaplan-Meier method for each of the treatment arms.
Time Frame
The patients that entered the trial, and measured from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression (treatment failure), relapse or death from any cause, whichever occurred first, up to 1000 days..
Title
Phase II: Overall Survival
Description
Overall survival [days] = (date of death - date of randomisation + 1 day), for patients with known date of death. Overall survival (censored) [days] = (date of last trial visit or follow-up - date of randomisation + 1 day), for patients who were still alive at time of database lock. Overall survival (OS) was analysed with the Kaplan-Meier method for each of the treatment arms.
Time Frame
The patients that entered the trial, and measured from the date of randomisation until death from any cause, up to 1100 days..
Title
Phase II: Relapse - Free Survival
Description
Relapse-free survival [days] = (date of first recurrence of disease or death after entering the trial - date of first occurrence of CR or CRi after entering the trial+ 1 day) for patients with a recurrence (this value should be positive). Relapse-free survival (censored) [days] = (date of last trial visit or follow-up - date of first occurrence of CR or CRi after entering the trial + 1 day) for patients who did not experience recurrence of disease or death at the time of analysis.
Time Frame
The patients who achieved CR or CRi, and was measured from the date of attaining CR or CRi until the date of disease recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurred first, up to 900 days.
Title
Phase II: Remission Duration
Description
Remission duration analysis was defined only for patients who achieved Complete remission (CR) or Complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi), and was measured from the date of attaining CR or CRi until the date of disease recurrence (relapse). For patients who died without report of relapse, remission duration was censored on the date of death, regardless of cause.
Time Frame
The patients who achieved CR or CRi, and was measured from the date of attaining CR or CRi until the date of disease recurrence (relapse), up to 900 days.
Title
Phase II: Time to Remission
Description
Time to remission [days] = (date of first occurrence of CR or CRi after entering the trial-date of randomisation + 1 day) for patients with an objective response.
Time Frame
The patients who achieved CR or CRi, and was measured from the date of attaining CR or CRi until the date of disease recurrence (relapse), up to 158 days.
Title
Best Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score From Baseline Until End of Treatment
Description
ECOG performance score change from baseline to last visit of last cycle = ECOG performance score at last visit of the last cycle - ECOG performance score at baseline. ECOG performance score changes from baseline were also categorised on a 3-point categorical scale: deteriorated (-1), unchanged (0), and improved (1). The number of participants for category of ECOG score change is reported.
Time Frame
Baseline and End of Treatment (up to 869 days).
Title
Total Clearance (CL) of Volasertib in Plasma After i.v (Intravenous) Administration of Volasertib
Description
Total Clearance (CL) of Volasertib in Plasma after Intravenous (i.v.) Administration of Volasertib.
Time Frame
Cycle 1: -0:05 hour (h), 0:30h, 1:00h, 1:30h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 24h, 96h, 216h, 335:55h, 336:30h, 337h, 337:30h, 338h, 339h, 340h, 648h after first drug administration.
Title
Apparent Volume of Distribution of Volasertib at Steady State (VSS)
Description
Apparent Volume of Distribution of volasertib at steady state (VSS) following Intravenous (i.v.) administration.
Time Frame
Cycle 1: -0:05 hour (h), 0:30h, 1:00h, 1:30h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 24h, 96h, 216h, 335:55h, 336:30h, 337h, 337:30h, 338h, 339h, 340h, 648h after first drug administration.
Title
Dose Normalized Maximum Measured Concentration of Cytarabine in Plasma (Cmax, Norm)
Description
Cmax, norm: Maximum measured concentration of Cytarabine in plasma. The dose normalisation was done by dividing by the dose applied. Unit: nanogram/milliliter/milligram: ((ng/mL)/mg). Dose groups of Phase I were combined by dose normalizing as pre specified in the study protocol.
Time Frame
Cycle 1: -0:05 hour (h), 0:30h, 1:00h, 1:30h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 24h, 96h, 216h, 335:55h, 336:30h, 337h, 337:30h, 338h, 339h, 340h, 648h after first drug administration.
Title
Dose Normalized Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve of Cytarabine in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 Extrapolated up to 4 Hours
Description
AUC0-4,norm: Area under the concentration-time curve of Cytarabine in plasma over the time interval from zero extrapolated to 4 hours. The dose normalisation was done by dividing by dose applied. Unit: nanogram*hour/milliliter/milligram: ((ng*h/mL)/mg). Dose groups of Phase I were combined by dose normalizing as pre specified in the study protocol.
Time Frame
Cycle 1: -0:05 hour (h), 0:30h, 1:00h, 1:30h, 2h, 3h, 4h after first drug administration.
Title
Absolute QTcF (QT Interval Corrected for Heart Rate Using Fridericia's Formula) Intervals
Description
ECG (Electro Cardio Gram) Measurements: Absolute QTcF (QT Interval (interval from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave) Corrected for Heart Rate Using Fridericia's Formula) Intervals. The 350 mg + LDAC arm of phase I and II were combined into one arm to provide maximum information on QT changes and presented together with the Phase I schedule B 450 mg arm, as pre specified in the study protocol.
Time Frame
Baseline (Days -14 to -1) and day 1 (1 hour and 24 hours) after start of infusion.
Title
QTcF (QT Interval Corrected for Heart Rate Using Fridericia's Formula) Change From Baseline at Cycle 1
Description
ECG Measurements: QTcF (QT Interval (interval from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave) changes from baseline at each time point: The QTcF post baseline measurement obtained at time t minus baseline QTcF measurement. The 350 mg + LDAC arm of phase I and II were combined into one arm to provide maximum information on QT changes and presented together with the Phase I schedule B 450 mg arm, as pre specified in the study protocol.
Time Frame
Baseline (Days -14 to -1) and day 1 (1 hour and 24 hours) after start of infusion.
Title
Phase I Schedule A: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During Cycle 1
Description
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Time Frame
First treatment cycle, up to 28 days.
Title
Phase I Schedule B: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During Cycle 1
Description
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Time Frame
First treatment cycle, up to 28 days.
Title
Phase I Schedule A: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During All Cycles
Description
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Time Frame
From first drug administration until 21 days after the last trial drug administration in the last treatment cycle, up to 615 days.
Title
Phase I Schedule B: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During All Cycles
Description
Number of patients with AEs following in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Time Frame
From first drug administration until 21 days after the last trial drug administration in the last treatment cycle, up to 597 days.
Title
Phase II: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Based on the Number of Patients With AEs With CTCAE Grade ≥3 During All Cycles
Description
Number of patients with AEs following in the in the categories 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related AE) of CTCAE is reported.
Time Frame
From first drug administration until 21 days after the last trial drug administration in the last treatment cycle, up to 890 days.

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male or female adult with relapsed/refractory AML ineligible for intensive treatment (phase I part only) Male or female adult with previously untreated AML ineligible for intensive treatment (phase IIa part only) Confirmed diagnosis of AML according to the WHO definition (except for acute promyelocytic leukaemia, APL) Patient is eligible for LD-Ara-C treatment Life expectancy > 3 months Eastern co-operative oncology group (ECOG, R01-0787) performance score <=2 at screening Signed written informed consent consistent with international conference on harmonisation, good clinical practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation Exclusion criteria: Previously untreated AML (phase I part only) Relapsed or treatment refractory AML (phase IIa part only) Patient with APL (AML subtype M3 according to the French-American-British (FAB) classification) Hypersensitivity to one of the trial drugs or the excipients Other malignancy requiring treatment Symptomatic central nervous system involvement Clinically relevant QT prolongation (e.g. long QT syndrome, QTcF>470 ms) Aspartate amino transferase (AST) or alanine amino transferase (ALT) greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), or AST or ALT greater than 5 times the ULN in case of known leukaemia liver involvement Prothrombin time (PT) > 1.5 x ULN for subjects not on therapeutic vitamin K antagonists (phenprocoumon, warfarin) Bilirubin greater than 1.5 mg/dl (> 26 mcmol/L) Serum creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dl Concomitant intercurrent illness, which would compromise the evaluation of efficacy or safety of the trial drug, e.g. active severe infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia or severe heart failure/cardiac insufficiency. Psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with trial requirements Concomitant therapy, which is considered relevant for the evaluation of the efficacy or safety of the trial drug Contraindications for cytarabine treatment according to the SPC Female patients of childbearing potential who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial, i.e. combination of two forms of effective contraception (hormonal contraception, intrauterine device, condom with spermicide, etc.). Male patients with partners of childbearing potential who are unwilling to use condoms in combination with a second medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial Pregnant or nursing female patients Patient unable to comply with the protocol
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Boehringer Ingelheim
Organizational Affiliation
Boehringer Ingelheim
Official's Role
Study Chair
Facility Information:
Facility Name
LKH-Univ. Hospital Graz
City
Graz
ZIP/Postal Code
8036
Country
Austria
Facility Name
AZ Sint-Jan Brugge
City
Brugge
ZIP/Postal Code
8000
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Brussels - UNIV Saint-Luc
City
Bruxelles
ZIP/Postal Code
1200
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
UZ Leuven
City
Leuven
ZIP/Postal Code
3000
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
City
Toronto
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
M5G 2M9
Country
Canada
Facility Name
Montreal General Hospital - McGill University Health Centre
City
Montreal
State/Province
Quebec
ZIP/Postal Code
H3G 1A4
Country
Canada
Facility Name
CHUS Fleurimont
City
Sherbrooke
State/Province
Quebec
ZIP/Postal Code
J1H 5N4
Country
Canada
Facility Name
HOP Clémenceau, Hémato, Caen
City
Caen
ZIP/Postal Code
14033
Country
France
Facility Name
HOP, Centre Hospitalier René Dubos, Hémato, Paris
City
Cergy Pontoise Cedex
ZIP/Postal Code
95303
Country
France
Facility Name
HOP Dupuytren 1
City
Limoges
ZIP/Postal Code
87042
Country
France
Facility Name
HOP Edouard Herriot
City
Lyon Cedex 03
ZIP/Postal Code
69437
Country
France
Facility Name
CTR, fondation Paschetta, Hémato, Nice
City
Nice Cedex 2
ZIP/Postal Code
06189
Country
France
Facility Name
HOP Saint-Louis
City
Paris cedex 10
ZIP/Postal Code
75475
Country
France
Facility Name
CTR Henri Becquerel
City
Rouen Cedex
ZIP/Postal Code
76088
Country
France
Facility Name
Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
13353
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
City
Frankfurt/Main
ZIP/Postal Code
60590
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
City
Freiburg
ZIP/Postal Code
79106
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
City
Hamburg
ZIP/Postal Code
20246
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
City
Heidelberg
ZIP/Postal Code
69120
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
City
Kiel
ZIP/Postal Code
24116
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Münster
City
Münster
ZIP/Postal Code
48149
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
City
Ulm
ZIP/Postal Code
89081
Country
Germany
Facility Name
A.O. Spedali Civili di Brescia
City
Brescia
ZIP/Postal Code
25123
Country
Italy
Facility Name
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
City
Milano
ZIP/Postal Code
20162
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico di Modena
City
Modena
ZIP/Postal Code
41100
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Haukeland Universitetssykehus
City
Bergen
ZIP/Postal Code
N-5021
Country
Norway
Facility Name
Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Ullevål sykehus
City
Oslo
ZIP/Postal Code
N-0450
Country
Norway

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
25006120
Citation
Dohner H, Lubbert M, Fiedler W, Fouillard L, Haaland A, Brandwein JM, Lepretre S, Reman O, Turlure P, Ottmann OG, Muller-Tidow C, Kramer A, Raffoux E, Dohner K, Schlenk RF, Voss F, Taube T, Fritsch H, Maertens J. Randomized, phase 2 trial of low-dose cytarabine with or without volasertib in AML patients not suitable for induction therapy. Blood. 2014 Aug 28;124(9):1426-33. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-03-560557. Epub 2014 Jul 8.
Results Reference
derived
Links:
URL
http://www.mystudywindow.com
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