A Study of Ponatinib With Chemotherapy in Children, Teenagers, and Adults With Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Last updated: December 19, 2024
Sponsor: Takeda
Overall Status: Terminated

Phase

1/2

Condition

Leukemia

Treatment

Ponatinib

Chemotherapy Agents

Ponatinib AAF

Clinical Study ID

NCT04501614
Ponatinib-1501
U1111-1225-0394
2019-002549-39
  • Ages 1-21
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study is about an anticancer drug called ponatinib which is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor given with chemotherapy to children, teenagers, and young adults up to 21 years of age with Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who have relapsed or are resistant to other treatment.

The main aims of this study are to confirm the highest dose of ponatinib tablets and minitablet capsules that can be given to participants with acceptable side effects, and to evaluate if participant's leukemia achieves remission.

Participants will take ponatinib tablets with chemotherapy. For participants who cannot swallow tablets or who are receiving less than a 10 milligrams (mg) dose, a capsule with small ponatinib minitablets inside will be provided. Participants will take ponatinib for 10 weeks in combination with chemotherapy (reinduction and consolidation blocks) and will be followed up for at least 3 years.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants must have a diagnosis of Ph+ ALL, Philadelphia chromosome-positive plusmixed phenotype acute leukemia (Ph+ MPAL), or Ph-like ALL with: a) Involvement of BM with ALL, including one of the following: i. M2 BM (5%-24%lymphoblasts): by morphology with confirmatory testing consisting of at least one ofthe following: flow cytometry lymphoblasts ≥5%, or BCR-ABL1 fluorescence in situhybridization, or ≥10-2 leukemic clone identified by immunoglobulin heavychain-T-cell receptor polymerase chain reaction, OR ii. M3 BM (≥25% lymphoblasts):by morphology, OR iii. Participants with combined BM (as defined above) andextramedullary disease. b) Evidence of Ph+ ALL, MPAL, or Ph-like ALL: i. Definite evidence of BCR-ABL1fusion (Ph) for Ph+ ALL and MPAL, OR ii. Definite evidence of Ph-like ALL withtargetable kinase-activating lesions involving any of the following kinase genes:ABL1, ABL2, CSF1R, and PDGFRB. Ph-like ALL diagnosis requires the identification of specified targetablekinase-activating lesions preferably by ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing or byalternative accredited method used by the site. c) Disease status: (i) For non-US sites: participants who have relapsed (post 0 or 1HSCT) or are resistant or intolerant to at least one prior therapy that contained aBCR-ABL-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), or for US sites: participants whohave relapsed (post 0 or 1 HSCT) or are resistant or intolerant to at least oneprior therapy that contained a second-generation BCR-ABL1-targeted TKI (i.e,dasatinib, nilotinib, and bosutinib); OR (ii) Have a BCR-ABL1 T315I mutationirrespective of relapse, resistance/intolerance, or transplant status andirrespective of any prior TKI use. Notes: A participant will be defined as intolerant if they had a Grade ≥3 nonhematologictoxicity or a Grade 4 hematologic toxicity considered related to the last TKI andlasting for >2 weeks, and led to discontinuation of therapy.

  2. Weight: Participants must be weighing at least 5 kg at the time of enrollment.

  3. Performance Status: Karnofsky performance status ≥50% for participants ≥16 years ofage or Lansky Play Scale ≥50% for participants <16 years of age.

  4. Have recovered to less than Grade 2 National Cancer Institute common terminologycriteria for adverse events (NCI CTCAE) Version 5.0, or to baseline, from anynonhematologic toxicities (except alopecia) due to previous therapy.

  5. Participants must meet the following criteria related to prior therapies:

  • Cytoreduction with hydroxyurea: Hydroxyurea can be initiated and continued forup to 24 hours before the start of protocol therapy.

  • Participants who relapsed while receiving cytotoxic therapy: At least 14 daysmust have passed since the completion of the last dose of chemotherapy beforethe first dose of ponatinib can be given except for the following: intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy and/or maintenance therapy such as vincristine,mercaptopurine, methotrexate, or glucocorticoids. There is no waiting periodfor those relapsing on maintenance-like therapy.

  • HSCT: Participants who have experienced relapse after a HSCT are eligible,provided they have no evidence of acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), are not receiving GVHD prophylaxis or treatment, and are at least 90days posttransplant at the time of enrollment.

  • Hematopoietic growth factors: Before the first dose of ponatinib, at least 7days must have passed since completion of therapy with granulocytecolony-stimulating factor or other growth factors, and at least 14 days musthave passed since completion of therapy with pegfilgrastim.

  • Biologics and targeted therapies: Before the first dose of ponatinib, at least 7 days must have passed since the last dose of a biologic agent. For agentsthat have known AEs occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this periodmust be extended beyond the time during which AEs are known to occur. Theduration of this interval must be discussed with the sponsor's medicalmonitor/designee.

  • Monoclonal antibodies: After the last dose of monoclonal antibody, at least 3half-lives of the administered antibody must have passed before the first doseof ponatinib.

  • Immunotherapy: Before the first dose of ponatinib, at least 30 days must havepassed after the completion of any type of immunotherapy (eg, tumor vaccines,chimeric antigen receptor T-cell [CAR-T-cell]).

  • Immunosuppressive therapy: Before the first dose of ponatinib, at least 14 daysmust have passed after the completion of immunosuppressive therapy (includingregimens following stem cell transplant).

  • Radiotherapy: No washout period is necessary for radiation given to anyextramedullary site other than central nervous system (CNS); ≥90 days must havepassed if participant received prior total body irradiation or craniospinal orcranial radiotherapy.

  • Anthracyclines: Participants must have had a lifetime exposure of <400milligrams per square meter (mg/m^2) of doxorubicin equivalents ofanthracyclines.

  1. a) Adequate renal function defined as: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)using the Schwartz formula, OR radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR)≥70mL/min/1.73 m^2, OR a normal serum creatinine based on age and sex. b) Adequate liver function defined as: Direct bilirubin ≤1.5 times the upper limitof normal (ULN) for age AND ALT ≤5 times the ULN for age.

  2. No clinical, radiological or laboratory evidence of pancreatitis, including:

  3. Serum lipase must be <2 times the ULN, AND

  4. Serum amylase must be <2 times the ULN.

  5. Adequate cardiac function defined as shortening fraction ≥27% by echocardiogram (ECHO) OR left ventricular ejection fraction of ≥50% by ECHO or multigatedacquisition scan (MUGA).

  6. Normal QT interval with Fridericia correction method (QTcF) on screeningelectrocardiogram (ECG), defined as QTcF of ≤450 milliseconds (ms).

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. A history or current diagnosis of Burkitt leukemia/lymphoma or mature B-cellleukemia.

  2. A history or current diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

  3. Diagnosis of ALL, MPAL, or Ph-like ALL with targetable kinase-activating lesionsafter treatment with cytotoxic therapy for another cancer.

  4. Diagnosis of another concurrent primary malignancy.

  5. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to:

  6. Any history of myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina.

  7. History of or presence of heart block, and/or clinically significantventricular or atrial arrhythmias.

  8. Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as persistent elevation of systolic and/ordiastolic blood pressures to ≥95th percentile based on age, sex, and heightpercentiles despite appropriate antihypertensive management.

  9. Current systemic use of drug(s) that are known to have a risk of causing prolongedcorrected QT interval (QTc) or torsades de pointes unless drug(s) can be changed toacceptable alternatives (ie, an alternate class of agents that do not affect thecardiac conduction system) or the participants can safely discontinue the drug(s).

  10. Uncontrolled hypertriglyceridemia (triglycerides ≥450 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)).

  11. Current systemic use of any medications or herbal supplements that are known to bestrong inhibitors or strong inducers of cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) within 7 daysbefore the first dose of study drug.

  12. Previous treatment with ponatinib.

  13. Planned non-protocol chemotherapy, radiation therapy, another investigational agent,or immunotherapy while participant is on study treatment.

  14. Known gastrointestinal disease or gastrointestinal procedure that could interferewith the oral absorption of ponatinib.

  15. Participants with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragility syndromes, such as Fanconianemia and Bloom syndrome.

  16. Participants with Down syndrome.

  17. Participants with uncontrolled systemic infection, or known laboratory and/orclinical evidence of active infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.

  18. Participants with pre-existing significant CNS pathology, including history ofsevere brain injury, dementia, cerebellar disease, organic brain syndrome,psychosis, coordination/movement disorder, or autoimmune disease with CNSinvolvement, are not eligible.

  19. Participants with a history of cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage with residualdeficits are not eligible. (Participants with a history of cerebrovascularischemia/hemorrhage remain eligible provided all neurologic deficits and causativefactor(s) have resolved).

  20. Uncontrolled seizure disorder. (Participants with seizure disorders that do notrequire antiepileptic drugs or are well controlled with stable doses ofantiepileptic drugs are eligible).

  21. History of severe coagulopathy or cardiovascular or peripheral vascular events.

  22. Treatment with live attenuated vaccinations within 30 days prior to initiation ofstudy treatment regimen.

Study Design

Total Participants: 11
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Ponatinib
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
February 24, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
July 19, 2024

Study Description

The drug being tested in this study is called ponatinib. Ponatinib is being tested to treat pediatric population who have Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Ph+ mixed phenotype acute leukemia (Ph+ MPAL), or Philadelphia chromosome-like ALL who have relapsed or are resistant or intolerant to a prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-containing therapy, or who have the T315I mutation.

The study will enroll approximately 68 participants. Participants will be assigned to a treatment group either in phase 1 or phase 2. Participants unable to swallow the ponatinib tablets or who are receiving less than a 10 mg dose will receive the age-appropriate formulation, capsule with ponatinib minitablets inside:

• Ponatinib + Chemotherapy

All participants will be asked to take ponatinib once daily. In phase 1 ponatinib will be administered in combination with a chemotherapy backbone to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of ponatinib. In both phase 1 and phase 2, treatment consists of two 35-day blocks of therapy (reinduction block and consolidation block). Each block will include 29 days of treatment of daily ponatinib and a chemotherapy backbone regimen followed by a rest period from chemotherapy for a minimum of 6 days consisting of daily ponatinib only.

This is a multi-center trial and will be conducted worldwide. The overall time to participate in this study is 6.5 years. Participants will make multiple visits to the clinic, and may be contacted by telephone in at least 36 months of follow-up after treatment.

Connect with a study center

  • Hospital Universitario Austral

    Pilar, Buenos Aires B1629AHJ
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, C1199ABB
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • Queensland Childrens Hospital

    South Brisbane, Queensland 4101
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne - PIN

    Parkville, Victoria 3052
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Perth Childrens Hospital

    Nedlands, Western Australia 6009
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350

    Curitiba, Parana 81520-060
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) - PPDS

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Du Sul 90035-903
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Irmandade Da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Du Sul 90020-090
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Clinica SUPRA

    Chapeco, Santa Catarina 89801-355
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Clinica SUPRA

    Chapecó, Santa Catarina 89801-355
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Fundacao Pio XII Hospital de Cancer de Barretos

    Barretos, Sao Paulo 14784-400
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto - USP

    Ribeirao Preto, 14051-140
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Graacc Grupo de Apoio Ao Adolescente E A Crianca Com Cancer

    Sao Paulo, 04039-001
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Santa Marcelina

    Sao Paulo, 08270-070
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • British Columbia Children's Hospital

    Vancouver, V6H3V4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan Univesity

    Chengdu, 610041
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

    Chongqing, 400014
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

    Guiyang, 550004
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University

    Hefei, 230601
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

    Jinan, 250012
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

    Qingdao, 260003
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Shanghai

    Shanghai, 200040
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Shanghai Childrens Medical Center

    Shanghai, 200127
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Soochow University

    Suzhou, 215025
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

    Tianjin, 300020
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, 430030
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, 430022
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Fakultni nemocnice Brno

    Brno, 61300
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Fakultni nemocnice v Motole

    Praha, 15006
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Sud

    Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine 35200
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

    Marseille, 13385
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Robert Debre

    Paris, 75019
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Des Enfants

    Toulouse, 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Universitatsklinikum Giesen und Marburg GmbH

    Giesen, Hessen 35392
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel

    Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein 24105
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, 13353
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinik Erlangen Kinder- und Jugendklinik

    Erlangen, 91054
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu - INCIPIT - PIN

    Roma, Lazio 165
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Istituto G Gaslini Ospedale Pediatrico IRCCS - INCIPIT - PIN

    Genova, Liguria 16147
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Fndazione MBBM (MONZA E BRIANZA PER IL BAMBINO E LA SUA MAMMA) - c/o Centro Maria Letizia Verga

    Monza, Lombardia 20900
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita - INCIPIT - PIN

    Torino, Piemonte 10126
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center - PPDS

    Seoul, 5505
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 3080
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul, 3722
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

    Seoul, 6591
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez

    Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64460
    Mexico

    Site Not Available

  • Instituto Nacional de Pediatria

    Ciudad De Mexico, 4530
    Mexico

    Site Not Available

  • Nuevo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Dr. Juan I. Menchaca

    Guadalajara, 44340
    Mexico

    Site Not Available

  • Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology - PIN

    Utrecht, 3584 CS
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy

    Krakow, 30-663
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • SPZOZ Centralny Szpital Kliniczny UM w Lodzi

    Lodz, 91-738
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny

    Olsztyn, 10-561
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • SPSK Nr 1 im. Prof.Stanislawa Szyszko Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego

    Zabrze, 41-800
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.

    Lisbon, Lisboa 1099-023
    Portugal

    Site Not Available

  • Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Do Porto Francisco Gentil Epe - PPDS

    Porto, 4200-072
    Portugal

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS

    Barcelona, 8035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus - PIN

    Madrid, 28009
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - PPDS

    Sevilla, 41013
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Marsden Hospital - Surrey

    Surrey Quays, Sutton SM2 5PT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Birmingham Children's Hospital

    Birmingham, B4 6NH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Birmingham Childrens Hospital

    Birmingham, B4 6NH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Hospital for Children (Glasgow) - PPDS - PIN

    Glasgow, G3 8SJ
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Marsden Hospital - Surrey

    Sutton, SM2 5PT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Phoenix Childrens Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego - PIN

    San Diego, California 92123
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCSF Medical Comprehensive Cancer

    San Francisco, California 94143-3010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Alfred I Dupont Hospital For Children

    Wilmington, Delaware 19803
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Riley Hospital For Children

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5128
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinica

    Kansas City, Missouri 64108
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - PIN

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio 43205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • St Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee 38105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern

    Dallas, Texas 75235-9063
    United States

    Site Not Available

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