A Study Comparing Abelacimab to Apixaban in the Treatment of Cancer-associated VTE (ASTER)

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Oct 20, 2024
  • participants needed
    1655
  • sponsor
    Anthos Therapeutics, Inc.
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thrombosis
clot
cancer
targeted therapy
venous thromboembolism
metastatic cancer
deep vein thrombosis
thromboembolism
apixaban
pulmonary embolism
embolism
anticoagulation therapy
deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity

Summary

This is a Phase 3,multicenter, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint evaluation study comparing the effect of abelacimab relative to apixaban on venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence and bleeding in patients with cancer associated VTE (ASTER)

Description

Cancer associated thrombosis (CAT) is a severe medical condition which is characterized by high incidence of Venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence and high risk for bleeding. The two most common treatments today are low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and direct anticoagulants (DOACs), in which each has limitations. DOACs are administered orally and are seen as a more convenient alternative though associated with bleeding risk; further, some cancer patients have difficulty swallowing or develop vomiting which leads to unpredictable pharmacodynamic effects with oral therapy. The ANT-007 study will compare treatment with abelacimab monthly administration to apixaban twice daily administration over a 6-month treatment. The study outcomes include VTE recurrence, bleeding event and treatment discontinuation at 6 months

Details
Condition Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism
Treatment Apixaban, Abelacimab
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT05171049
SponsorAnthos Therapeutics, Inc.
Last Modified on20 August 2023

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Inclusion Criteria

Male or female subjects ≥18 years old or other legal maturity age according to the country of residence
Confirmed diagnosis of cancer (by histology, adequate imaging modality), other than basal-cell or squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin alone with one of the following
Active cancer, defined as either locally active, regionally invasive, or metastatic cancer at the time of randomization and/or
Currently receiving or having received anticancer therapy (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, any kind of targeted therapy or any other anticancer therapy) in the last 6 months
Confirmed symptomatic or incidental proximal lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
(i.e., popliteal, femoral, iliac, and/or inferior vena cava [IVC] thrombosis)
and/or a confirmed symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), or an incidental PE in
a segmental, or larger pulmonary artery
Patients are eligible within 72 hours from diagnosis of the qualifying VTE
Anticoagulation therapy with a therapeutic dose of DOAC for at least 6 months is indicated
Able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Thrombectomy, insertion of a caval filter or use of a fibrinolytic agent to treat the current (index) DVT and/or PE
More than 72 hours of pre-treatment with therapeutic doses of UFH, LMWH, fondaparinux, DOAC, or other anticoagulants
An indication to continue treatment with therapeutic doses of an anticoagulant other than that VTE treatment prior to randomization (e.g., atrial fibrillation [AF], mechanical heart valve, prior VTE)
Platelet count <50,000/mm3 at the screening visit
PE leading to hemodynamic instability (blood pressure [BP] <90 mmHg or shock)
Acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within the 4 weeks preceding screening
Brain trauma or a cerebral or spinal cord surgery or spinal procedures such as lumbar puncture or epidural/spinal anesthesia within 4 weeks of screening
Need for aspirin in a dosage of >100 mg/day or any other antiplatelet agent alone or in combination with aspirin
Primary brain cancer or untreated intracranial metastases at baseline
Acute myeloid or lymphoid leukemia
Bleeding requiring medical attention at the time of randomization or in the preceding 4 weeks
Planned major surgery at baseline
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 3 or 4 at screening
Life expectancy <3 months at randomization
Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) <30 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault equation) at the screening visit
Hemoglobin <8 g/dL at the screening visit
Acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, liver cirrhosis; or an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥3 x and/or bilirubin ≥2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) at the screening visit in absence of clinical explanation
Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP>180 mm Hg or diastolic BP >100 mm Hg despite antihypertensive treatment)
Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) who are unwilling or unable to use highly effective contraceptive measures during the study from screening up to 3 days after last treatment of apixaban or 100 days after administration of abelacimab (See Section 5.3.6. for highly effective contraceptive measures)
Sexually active males with sexual partners of childbearing potential must agree to use a condom or other reliable contraceptive measure up to 3 days after last treatment of apixaban or 100 days after administration of abelacimab
Pregnant or breast-feeding women
Patients known to be receiving strong dual inducers or inhibitors of both CYP3A4 and P gp
History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs (including apixaban) or excipients, to drugs of similar chemical classes, or any contraindication listed in the label for apixaban
Subjects with any condition that in the Investigator's judgement would place the subject at increased risk of harm if he/she participated in the study
Use of other investigational (not registered) drugs within 5 half-lives prior to enrollment or until the expected pharmacodynamic(s) (PD) effect has returned to baseline, whichever is longer. Participation in academic non-interventional studies or interventional studies, comprising testing different strategies or different combinations of registered drugs is permitted
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