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Chronic Myelogenous LeukemiaPhase 1NCT02081378

A Phase I Study of Oral Asciminib (ABL001) in Patients With CML or Ph+ ALL

A Phase 1 study testing Asciminib (ABL001), Nilotinib and Imatinib in people with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals at 18 sites in 10 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The design of a phase I, open label, dose finding study was chosen in order to establish a safe and tolerated dose of single agent ABL001 in Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome positive Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) patients who are relapsed or refractory to or are intolerant of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Asciminib (ABL001), Nilotinib and Imatinib
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
326 participants
Where
18 sitesin 10 countries
Study dates
24 Apr 2014to 14 Mar 2023
Phase
Phase 1
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

  • For CML patients either:
  • a. Patients with Ph+ CML in chronic or accelerated phase who were previously treated with at least two different tyrosine kinase inhibitors prior to study entry and are relapsed, refractory to or intolerant of TKIs as determined by investigators or
  • b. Patients with CML in chronic or accelerated phase who exhibit relapsed disease associated with the presence of the T315I "gatekeeper mutation" after at least one TKI are also eligible provided that no other effective therapy exists
  • For ALL and CML-BP patients:
  • Patients with CML BP or Ph+ ALL who have a cytopathologically confirmed diagnosis and are relapsed or refractory to at least one prior TKI or intolerant of TKIs. TKI failure for Ph+ ALL and CML-BP patients is defined as at least the loss of Molecular Response (MR) 4.5 (BCR-ABL ≤ 0.0032%)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2
  • Willingness and ability to comply with all study procedures
  • Written informed consent obtained prior to any screening procedures

Who cannot join

  • Wash-out period:
  • Systemic antineoplastic therapy (including cytotoxic chemotherapy, alfa-interferon and toxin immunoconjugates) or any experimental therapy within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, before the first dose of study treatment
  • Therapy with TKIs as single agent within 5 half-lives before the first dose of study treatment
  • Unconjugated monoclonal antibody therapies within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, before the first dose of study treatment
  • For patients receiving ABL001 in combination with either nilotinib or imatinib or dasatinib, intolerance to nilotinib, imatinib or dasatinib, respectively
  • Radiotherapy with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks or radiotherapy with a limited field of radiation for palliation within 1 week of the first dose of study treatment.
  • CNS irradiation for meningeal leukemia, except if radiotherapy occurred > 3 months previously. At least four weeks must have elapsed since prophylactic CNS irradiation given as part of a front-line therapy regimen for ALL
  • Major surgery within 2 weeks before the first dose of study treatment

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 10 countries.

18 sites in 10 countries

United States6 sites
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center SC

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute Hematology / Oncology

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center UT MD Anderson

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4009

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering

    New York, New York, 10065

  • Oregon Health Sciences University SC-6

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute SC

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112

Other trials in United States

Germany3 sites
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Berlin, 13353

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Frankfurt, 60590

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Jena, 07740

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France2 sites
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bordeaux, 33076

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Paris, Cedex 10, 75475

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Australia1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Adelaide, South Australia, 5000

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Italy1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Roma, RM, 00161

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Japan1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0017

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Netherlands1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Amsterdam, 1081 HV

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Singapore1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Singapore, 169608

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South Korea1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Seoul, Seocho Gu, 06591

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Spain1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Madrid, 28006

Other trials in Spain

About this study

Official title: A Phase I, Multicenter, Open-label Study of Oral ABL001 in Patients With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ ALL)

The design of a phase I, open label, dose finding study was chosen in order to establish a safe and tolerated dose of single agent ABL001 in Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome positive Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) patients who are relapsed or refractory to or are intolerant of Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), and of ABL001+Nilotinib, ABL001+Imatinib and ABL001+Dasatinib in Ph positive CML patients who are relapsed or refractory to TKIs.

Read the detailed description

This first-in-human trial with ABL001 was a dose escalation study whose primary purpose was to estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended dose for expansion (RDE) of single agent ABL001 in CML or Ph+ ALL patients, and in combination with either Nilotinib or Imatinib or Dasatinib in Ph positive CML patients. The safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of ABL001 and ABL001+Nilotinib, ABL001+Imatinib and ABL001+Dasatinib were assessed together with an evaluation of pharmacodynamic (PD) changes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and bone marrow aspirates and all data could contribute to the assessment of the RDE.

An understanding of the MTD/RDE, safety profile, PK/PD relationship, and preliminary evidence of anti-CML and ALL activity wias used to inform future development in adults with CML and Ph+ ALL. By virtue of its distinct pharmacological profile and by preclinical pharmacological studies demonstrating an additive effect, a combination of ABL001 and a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) has the potential to achieve a deeper molecular response in a higher proportion of CML patients as compared to single agent TKI therapy. Such a combination has the added advantage of targeting the ABL kinase domain at two distinct locations, theoretically preventing single point mutation-associated treatment resistance. The prediction is that a nilotinib+ABL001, imatinib+ABL001 and/or dasatinib+ABL001 combination will increase the percentage of patients who achieve a complete molecular response (CMR) and decrease the time to CMR, thereby increasing the possibility of achieving sustained treatment-free remissions in these patients. In addition, some patients could be intolerant of therapy with TKIs or could develop mutations that promote resistance to TKI therapy. In these patients, ABL001 could provide a novel therapeutic option.

Being tested
Asciminib (ABL001), Nilotinib, Imatinib, Dasatinib
Keywords
CML, Ph+ ALL, asciminib, ABL001, Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD), Recommended Dose for Expansion (RDE), relapsed or refractory, TKIs, Nilotinib, Imatinib, Dasatinib
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Recurrence

What participants receive

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

  • Asciminib (ABL001)Drug

    Also called ABL001

    Asciminib was be administered orally in a dose escalation schedule.

  • NilotinibDrug

    Asciminib and Nilotinib was administered orally in CML patients

  • ImatinibDrug

    Asciminib and imatinib was administered orally in CML patients

  • DasatinibDrug

    Asciminib and dasatinib was administered orally in CML patients

Study groups in NCT02081378
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Asciminib in CML patientsExperimentalDose escalation study estimated the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended dose for expansion (RDE) of asciminib in adult patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
Receives: Drug: Asciminib (ABL001)
Asciminib+Nilotinib in CML patientsExperimentalDose escalation study estimated the MTD and/or RDE of asciminib in combination with Nilotinib in adult CML patients
Receives: Drug: Asciminib (ABL001); Drug: Nilotinib
Asciminib in Ph+ ALL patientsExperimentalDose escalation study estimated the MTD and/or RDE of asciminib in adult patients with Ph positive ALL patients
Receives: Drug: Asciminib (ABL001)
Asciminib+Imatinib in CML patientsExperimentalDose escalation study to estimate the MTD and/or RDE of asciminib in combination with imatinib in adult CML patients
Receives: Drug: Asciminib (ABL001); Drug: Imatinib
Asciminib+dasatinib in CML patientsExperimentalDose escalation study estimated the MTD and/or RDE of asciminib in combination with dasatinib in adult CML patients
Receives: Drug: Asciminib (ABL001); Drug: Dasatinib

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) during the first cycle of study treatment

    Determine the MTD and/or RDE of ABL001 as single agent in CML and Ph+ ALL, and in combination with either nilotinib or imatinib or dasatinib in CML patients

    Measured: First Cycle is 28 days

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Hematologic Response

    Measured: At screening and first day of cycle 2 and 3 and every 12 weeks afterwards

  2. Cytogenetic response

    Measured: at screening or when a patient's BCR-ABL ratio has risen to >1%

  3. BCR-ABL transcript level

    Measured: At screening and first day of cycle 2 and 3 and every 12 weeks afterwards

  4. Cmax of ABL001 as measured in plasma

    Measured: Cycle 1 days 1,2,8,15,16 and 22. Cycle 2 days 1 and 2, and subsequent cycles at the begining of each cycle up to cycle 6.

  5. Cmin of ABL001 as measured in plasma

    Measured: Cycle 1 days 1,2,8,15,16 and 22. Cycle 2 days 1 and 2, and subsequent cycles at the begining of each cycle up to cycle 6.

  6. AUCinf of ABL001 as measured in plasma

    Measured: Cycle 1 days 1,2,8,15,16 and 22. Cycle 2 days 1 and 2, and subsequent cycles at the begining of each cycle up to cycle 6.

  7. AUClast of ABL001 as measured in plasma

    Measured: Cycle 1 days 1,2,8,15,16 and 22. Cycle 2 days 1 and 2, and subsequent cycles at the begining of each cycle up to cycle 6.

  8. AUCtau of ABL001 as measured in plasma

    Measured: Cycle 1 days 1,2,8,15,16 and 22. Cycle 2 days 1 and 2, and subsequent cycles at the begining of each cycle up to cycle 6.

  9. T1/2 of ABL001 as measured in plasma

    Measured: Cycle 1 days 1,2,8,15,16 and 22. Cycle 2 days 1 and 2, and subsequent cycles at the begining of each cycle up to cycle 6.

  10. Adverse events

    Measured: Collected from screening visit through post-treatment follow-up period

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Mar 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start24 Apr 2014
  3. Primary completion3 Jun 2021
  4. Study completion14 Mar 2023

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
326 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02081378
Sponsor's protocol ID
CABL001X2101
Other IDs
2013-004491-36
Status last verified
Mar 2024
First submitted
28 Feb 2014
Last updated
18 Mar 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Luskin MR, Murakami MA, Keating J, Flamand Y, Winer ES, Garcia JS, Stahl M, Stone RM, Wadleigh M, Jaeckle SL, Hagopian E, Weinstock DM, Liegel J, McMasters M, Wang ES, Stock W, DeAngelo DJ. Asciminib plus dasatinib and prednisone for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute leukemia. Blood. 2025 Feb 6;145(6):577-589. doi: 10.1182/blood.2024025800.

    PubMed 39374521
  • Cortes JE, Sasaki K, Kim DW, Hughes TP, Etienne G, Mauro MJ, Hochhaus A, Lang F, Heinrich MC, Breccia M, Deininger M, Goh YT, Janssen JJWM, Talpaz M, de Soria VGG, le Coutre P, DeAngelo DJ, Damon A, Cacciatore S, Polydoros F, Agrawal N, Rea D. Asciminib monotherapy in patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia with the T315I mutation after >/=1 prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor: 2-year follow-up results. Leukemia. 2024 Jul;38(7):1522-1533. doi: 10.1038/s41375-024-02278-8. Epub 2024 May 16.

    PubMed 38755421
  • Li YF, Combes FP, Hoch M, Lorenzo S, Sy SKB, Ho YY. Population Pharmacokinetics of Asciminib in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Treated Patients with Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic and Acute Phases. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2022 Oct;61(10):1393-1403. doi: 10.1007/s40262-022-01148-9. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

    PubMed 35764773
  • Hughes TP, Mauro MJ, Cortes JE, Minami H, Rea D, DeAngelo DJ, Breccia M, Goh YT, Talpaz M, Hochhaus A, le Coutre P, Ottmann O, Heinrich MC, Steegmann JL, Deininger MWN, Janssen JJWM, Mahon FX, Minami Y, Yeung D, Ross DM, Tallman MS, Park JH, Druker BJ, Hynds D, Duan Y, Meille C, Hourcade-Potelleret F, Vanasse KG, Lang F, Kim DW. Asciminib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia after ABL Kinase Inhibitor Failure. N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 12;381(24):2315-2326. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1902328.

    PubMed 31826340

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Asciminib (ABL001), Nilotinib and Imatinib in people with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals at 18 sites in 10 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 8 inclusion and 8 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in United States, Germany, France, Australia, Italy and 5 more countries. 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. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Incidence of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) during the first cycle of study treatment (time frame: First Cycle is 28 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02081378, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 18 Mar 2024.

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