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Myelodysplastic SyndromesPhase 3NCT03306264

Study of ASTX727 vs IV Decitabine in Participants With MDS, CMML, and AML

A Phase 3 study testing ASTX727 and Dacogen in people with Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 84 sites in 10 countries.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Multicenter PK study of ASTX727 versus IV decitabine. Adult participants who were candidates to receive IV decitabine were randomized 1:1 to receive the ASTX727 tablet Daily×5 in Cycle 1 followed by IV decitabine 20 mg/m^2 Daily×5 in Cycle 2, or the converse order. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
ASTX727 and Dacogen
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
227 participants
Where
84 sitesin 10 countries
Study dates
15 Feb 2018to 25 May 2023
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • Able to understand and comply with the study procedures, understand the risks involved in the study, and provide written informed consent before the first study-specific procedure; specifically able to comply with the PK assessment schedule during the first 2 treatment cycles.
  • Men or women ≥18 years who are candidates to receive IV decitabine according to FDA or European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved indications:
  • In North America: Participants with MDS previously treated or untreated with de novo or secondary MDS, including all French-American-British subtypes (refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia [CMML]), and subjects with MDS International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) int-1, -2, or high-risk MDS.
  • In Europe: Participants with de novo or secondary AML, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, who are not candidates for standard induction chemotherapy.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1.
  • Adequate organ function defined as follows:
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  • Hepatic: Total or direct bilirubin ≤2 × upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate transaminase/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (AST/SGOT) and alanine transaminase/serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (ALT/SGPT) ≤2.5 × ULN.
  • Renal: serum creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or calculated creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate >50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for subjects with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
  • No major surgery within 30 days of first study treatment.
  • Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
  • Women of child-bearing potential must not be pregnant or breastfeeding and must have a negative pregnancy test at screening. Women of non-childbearing potential are those who have had a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy, or who have completed menopause, defined as no menses for at least 1 year AND either age ≥65 years or follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the menopausal range.
  • Subjects and their partners with reproductive potential must agree to use effective contraceptive measures during the study and for 3 months after the last dose of study treatment. Effective contraception includes methods such as oral contraceptives or double-barrier method (eg, use of a condom AND diaphragm, with spermicide).

Who cannot join

  • Prior treatment with more than 1 cycle of azacitidine or decitabine. Prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for AML except for hydroxyurea to control high white blood cell (WBC) counts.
  • Hospitalization for more than 2 days for documented febrile neutropenia, pneumonia, sepsis, or systemic infection in the 30 days before screening.
  • Treatment with any investigational drug or therapy within 2 weeks of study treatment, or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study treatment, or ongoing clinically significant adverse events (AEs) from previous treatment.
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy or prior azacitidine or decitabine within 4 weeks of first dose of study treatment.
  • Concurrent MDS therapies, including lenalidomide, erythropoietin, cyclosporine/tacrolimus, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, etc. (Prior treatment with these agents is permitted, provided that completion is at least 1 week before the first dose of study treatment.)
  • Poor medical risk because of other conditions such as uncontrolled systemic diseases, active uncontrolled infections, or comorbidities that may put the patient at risk of not being able to complete at least 2 cycles of treatment.
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  • Known significant mental illness or other condition, such as active alcohol or other substance abuse or addiction, that in the opinion of the investigator predisposes the subject to high risk of noncompliance with the protocol.
  • Rapidly progressive or highly proliferative disease (total white blood cell count of >15 × 10^9/L) or other criteria that render the subject at high risk of requiring intensive cytotoxic chemotherapy within the next 3 months.
  • Life-threatening illness or severe organ system dysfunction, such as uncontrolled congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or other reasons including laboratory abnormalities, which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety, interfere with the absorption or metabolism of ASTX727, or compromise completion of the study or integrity of the study outcomes.
  • Prior malignancy, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, prostate cancer or breast cancer under control with hormone therapy, or other cancer from which the subject has been disease free for at least 2 years.

Trial locations and contacts

84 sites in 10 countries.

84 sites in 10 countries

United States39 sites
  • Pinnacle Research Group

    Anniston, Alabama, 36207

  • Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Regional Cancer Care Associates

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20817

  • Boca Raton Clinical Research

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33322

  • Roswell Park

    Buffalo, New York, 14263

  • Gabrail Cancer Center

    Canton, Ohio, 44718

  • Charleston Hematology Oncology Associates

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29414

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Baylor Scott & White University Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75246

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390-9179

  • Michigan Center of Medical Research

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334

  • Holy Cross Hospital

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308

  • Compassionate Cancer Care Research Group

    Fountain Valley, California, 92708

  • Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western Michigan

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

  • Hackensack

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

  • Houston Methodist Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Indiana Blood and Marrow Transplantation

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237

  • Kadlec Clinic Hematology and Oncology

    Kennewick, Washington, 99336

  • Monter Cancer Center

    Lake Success, New York, 11042

  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, California, 90007

  • Norton Cancer Institute

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40207

  • Mount Sinai

    Miami Beach, Florida, 33140

  • Vanderbilt

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Yale

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

    New York, New York, 10065

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054

  • West Penn Allegheny Cancer Institute

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224

  • University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232

  • Oregon Health & Sciences University

    Portland, Oregon, 20817

  • Quincy Medical Group

    Quincy, Illinois, 62301

  • Mayo Clinic Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Utah Cancer Specialists

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84124

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

  • Montefiore

    The Bronx, New York, 10467

  • Arizona Clinical Research Center

    Tucson, Arizona, 85715

  • Georgetown University

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

Other trials in United States

Spain11 sites
  • Hospital San Pedro de Alcantara

    Cáceres, 10003

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves

    Granada, 18012

  • Hospital Duran i Reynals

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08909

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

    Madrid, 28007

  • Clinica Universitaria Navarra

    Madrid, 28027

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041

  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

    Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011

  • Clinica Universitaria Navarra

    Pamplona, 31008

  • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca

    Salamanca, 37007

  • Hospital U. Marqués de Valdecilla

    Santander, Cantabria, 39008

  • Hospital Universitari I Politècnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026

Other trials in Spain

Canada7 sites
  • University of Alberta Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7

  • Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Health Sciences Center

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9

  • Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Center

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 1C3

  • Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) de l'Est-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal - Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont

    Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4

  • Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8L6

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Center - University Health Network

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9

Other trials in Canada

Germany7 sites
  • Staedtisches Klinikum Braunschweig

    Braunschweig, 38114

  • Oberärztin für Innere Medizin, Hämato-/Onkologie und Palliativmedizin

    Düsseldorf, 40479

  • Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden, 79106

  • University Hospital Halle

    Halle, 06120

  • University of Leipzig

    Leisnig, 04103

  • UNIVERSITTSKLINIKUM Schleswig-Holstein

    Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23538

  • Philipps-Universität Marburg, Klinik für Innere medizin, Hämatologie, Onkologie und Immunologie

    Marburg, Hesse, 35033

Other trials in Germany

Italy6 sites
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo

    Alessandria, 15121

  • AOUC Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

    Florence, 50134

  • Fondazione IRCCS C Granda OM Policlinico

    Milan, 20122

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità Novara

    Novara, 28100

  • Ospedale S. Eugenio

    Rome, 00144

  • ULSS 8 Vicenza - Ospedale San Bortolo di Vicenza

    Vicenza, 36100

Other trials in Italy

Hungary4 sites
  • Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont

    Debrecen, 4032

  • Somogy Megyei KAposi Mor Oktato Korhaz

    Kaposvár, 7400

  • University of Pecs, 1st Department of Internal Medicine

    Pécs, 7400

  • University of Szeged

    Szeged, 6725

Other trials in Hungary

Austria3 sites
  • Uniklinikum Salzburg

    Salzburg, 05020

  • General Hospital Hietzing

    Vienna, 01130

  • Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen

    Wels, 4600

Other trials in Austria

Czechia3 sites
  • University Hospital Brno

    Brno, 62500

  • FN Ostrava

    Ostrava, Poruba, 708 00

  • Fakultni Nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady FNKV

    Prague, Česká Republika, 10034

Other trials in Czechia

France2 sites
  • Centre de lutte contre le Cancer Leon Berard

    Lyon, Rhone, 69008

  • Hospital Emile Muller

    Mulhouse, 68100

Other trials in France

United Kingdom2 sites
  • The Christie NHS Fundation Trust

    Manchester, M20 4BX

  • Oxford University Hopsitals NHS Trust

    Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LE

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label, Crossover Study of ASTX727 (Cedazuridine and Decitabine Fixed-Dose Combination) Versus IV Decitabine in Subjects With Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML), and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Multicenter PK study of ASTX727 versus IV decitabine. Adult participants who were candidates to receive IV decitabine were randomized 1:1 to receive the ASTX727 tablet Daily×5 in Cycle 1 followed by IV decitabine 20 mg/m^2 Daily×5 in Cycle 2, or the converse order. After completion of PK studies during the first 2 treatment cycles, participants continued to receive treatment with ASTX727 from Cycle 3 onward (in 28-day cycles) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or the participants discontinued treatment or withdrew from the study.

Read the detailed description

This Phase 3 study established PK equivalence of ASTX727 to IV decitabine in approximately 227 evaluable participants. Eligible participants were randomized to receive both study treatments: oral investigational drug ASTX727, and IV decitabine, as follows: participants were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive ASTX727 or IV decitabine in Cycle 1 and then cross over to the other therapy in Cycle 2.

In the ASTX727 cycle, participants received the ASTX727 tablet Daily×5. Serial PK measurements (blood draws) were done on Days 1, 2, and 5, along with pre-dose PK assessments on Days 1-5 and an assessment at 3 hours post-dose on Day 3. Participants were required to fast from food for 4 hours on days when receiving ASTX727: at least 2 hours before and 2 hours after dosing.

In the IV decitabine cycle, participants received a 1-hour infusion of IV decitabine 20 mg/m^2 Daily×5. Serial PK measurements were done on Days 1 and 5, along with pre-dose and 1-hour post-infusion assessments on Day 3.

In Cycles ≥3, participants received the ASTX727 tablet Daily×5 in 28-day cycles. (No PK assessments were done from Cycle 3 onward.)

Being tested
ASTX727, Dacogen
Keywords
MDS, CMML, decitabine, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML
Medical subject headings
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

What participants receive

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

  • ASTX727Drug

    Also called decitabine 35 mg + cedazuridine 100 mg

    ASTX727 oral tablet

  • DacogenDrug

    Also called decitabine

    Decitabine 20 mg/m^2 one-hour IV infusion

Study groups in NCT03306264
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MDS or CMML: Sequence A: First ASTX727, Then IV Decitabine, Then ASTX727ExperimentalParticipants with MDS or CMML received ASTX727 tablet, containing the fixed-dose combination of 35 mg decitabine and 100 mg cedazuridine, orally, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 1 (each cycle = 28 days), followed by IV infusion of decitabine 20 mg/m^2, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 2. A washout period of 23 days was maintained between the 2 cycles. From cycle 3, all participants enrolled in cycles 1 and 2 received ASTX727 tablet, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, treatment discontinuation for other reasons, or withdrawal from the study.
Receives: Drug: ASTX727; Drug: Dacogen
MDS or CMML: Sequence B: First IV Decitabine, Then ASTX727, Then ASTX727ExperimentalParticipants with MDS or CMML received IV infusion of decitabine 20 mg/m^2, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 1 (each cycle = 28 days) followed by ASTX727 tablet, containing the fixed-dose combination of 35 mg decitabine and 100 mg cedazuridine, orally, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 2. A washout period of 23 days was maintained between the 2 cycles. From cycle 3, all participants enrolled in cycles 1 and 2 received ASTX727 tablet, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, treatment discontinuation for other reasons, or withdrawal from the study.
Receives: Drug: ASTX727; Drug: Dacogen
AML: Sequence A: First ASTX727, Then IV Decitabine, Then ASTX727ExperimentalParticipants with AML received ASTX727 tablet, containing the fixed-dose combination of 35 mg decitabine and 100 mg cedazuridine, orally, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 1 (each cycle = 28 days), followed by IV infusion of decitabine 20 mg/m^2, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 2. A washout period of 23 days was maintained between the 2 cycles. From cycle 3, all participants enrolled in cycles 1 and 2 received ASTX727 tablet, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, participant discontinued treatment, or was withdrawn from the study.
Receives: Drug: ASTX727; Drug: Dacogen
AML: Sequence B: First IV Decitabine, Then ASTX727, Then ASTX727ExperimentalParticipants with AML received IV infusion of decitabine 20 mg/m^2, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 1 (each cycle = 28 days) followed by ASTX727 tablet, containing the fixed-dose combination of 35 mg decitabine and 100 mg cedazuridine, orally, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 in cycle 2. A washout period of 23 days was maintained between the 2 cycles. From cycle 3, all participants enrolled in cycles 1 and 2 received ASTX727 tablet, once daily, on Days 1 to 5 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, participant discontinued treatment, or was withdrawn from the study.
Receives: Drug: ASTX727; Drug: Dacogen

What is being measured

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

  1. Total 5-day Area Under the Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) After Treatment With ASTX727 And IV Decitabine

    Total 5-day ASTX727 AUC0-24 exposures were calculated using PK data from 3 days of serial PK sampling, Day 1 AUC0-24 (first ASTX727 dose) was added to (Day 2 AUC0-24+ Day 5 AUC0-24) × 2. Decitabine 5-day AUC0-24 exposures after IV decitabine were calculated as follows: (Day 1 AUC0-24+ Day 5 AUC0-24) / 2 was multiplied by 5. If AUC0-24 on Day 2 (for ASTX727) or Day 1 (IV decitabine) was not available, it was replaced by AUC0-24 on Day 5; the converse was also true.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

Secondary outcomes (27)
  1. MDS/CMML: Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participants administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. TEAEs were defined as events that first occurred or worsened on or after the date of the first dose of study treatment until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment or until the start of a post-treatment alternative anti-cancer treatment, whichever occurred first.

    Measured: From randomization up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment (up to approximately 2.7 years)

  2. AML: Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AEs)

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participants administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. TEAEs were defined as events that first occurred or worsened on or after the date of the first dose of study treatment until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment or until the start of a post-treatment alternative anti-cancer treatment, whichever occurred first.

    Measured: From randomization up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment (up to approximately 2.4 years)

  3. MDS/CMML: Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher TEAEs

    TEAEs were defined as events that first occurred or worsened on or after the date of the first dose of study treatment until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment or until the start of a post-treatment alternative anti-cancer treatment, whichever occurred first. Severity of AEs were graded using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03. Grade 1: Mild; Grade 2: Moderate; Grade 3: Severe; Grade 4: Life-threatening; Grade 5: Fatal.

    Measured: From randomization up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment (up to approximately 2.7 years)

  4. AML: Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher TEAEs

    TEAEs were defined as events that first occurred or worsened on or after the date of the first dose of study treatment until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment or until the start of a post-treatment alternative anti-cancer treatment, whichever occurred first. Severity of AEs were graded using CTCAE version 4.03. Grade 1: Mild; Grade 2: Moderate; Grade 3: Severe; Grade 4: Life-threatening; Grade 5: Fatal.

    Measured: From randomization up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment (up to approximately 2.4 years)

  5. Maximum Percentage of Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements (LINE)-1 Demethylation

    Summarized data for Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 was reported.

    Measured: Pre-dose on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 2 (as Baseline), and Days 8, 15 and 22 of Cycles 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  6. Total 5-day Area Under the Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-inf) After Treatment With ASTX727 And IV Decitabine

    Total 5-day ASTX727 AUC0-inf exposures were calculated using PK data from 3 days of serial PK sampling, Day 1 AUC0-inf (first ASTX727 dose) was added to (Day 2 AUC0-inf+ Day 5 AUC0-inf) × 2. Decitabine 5-day AUC0-inf exposures after IV decitabine were calculated as follows: (Day 1 AUC0-inf+ Day 5 AUC0-inf) / 2 was multiplied by 5. If AUC0-inf on Day 2 (for ASTX727) or Day 1 (IV decitabine) was not available, it was replaced by AUC0-inf on Day 5; the converse was also true.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  7. Total 5-day Area Under the Curve From 0 to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC0-last) After Treatment With ASTX727 And IV Decitabine

    Total 5-day ASTX727 AUC0-last exposures were calculated using PK data from 3 days of serial PK sampling, Day 1 AUC0-last (first ASTX727 dose) was added to (Day 2 AUC0-last + Day 5 AUC0-last) × 2. Decitabine 5-day AUC0-last exposures after IV decitabine were calculated as follows: (Day 1 AUC0-last + Day 5 AUC0-last) / 2 was multiplied by 5. If AUC0-last on Day 2 (for ASTX727) or Day 1 (IV decitabine) was not available, it was replaced by AUC0-last on Day 5; the converse was also true.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  8. Total 5-day Area Under the Curve From 0 to 8 Hours (AUC0-8) After Treatment With ASTX727 And IV Decitabine

    Total 5-day ASTX727 AUC0-8 exposures were calculated using PK data from 3 days of serial PK sampling, Day 1 AUC0-8 (first ASTX727 dose) was added to (Day 2 AUC0-8 + Day 5 AUC0-8) × 2. Decitabine 5-day AUC0-8 exposures after IV decitabine were calculated as follows: (Day 1 AUC0-8 + Day 5 AUC0-8) / 2 was multiplied by 5. If AUC0-8 on Day 2 (for ASTX727) or Day 1 (IV decitabine) was not available, it was replaced by AUC0-8 on Day 5; the converse was also true.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  9. Area Under the Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-inf) After Treatment With ASTX727 And IV Decitabine

    AUC0-inf was calculated using the formula AUClast + (Clast / λZ), where Clast is the last quantifiable concentration and λZ is the elimination rate constant. AUC0-inf will be calculated using the linear up-log down method. Summarized data has been reported for cycle 1 and 2.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1, 2 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  10. Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Decitabine, Cedazuridine, and Cedazuridine-epimer

    Summarized data of Cmax on Day 1, 2 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for ASTX727. Similarly, summarized data of Cmax on Day 1 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for IV Decitabine.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1, 2 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  11. Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Decitabine, Cedazuridine, and Cedazuridine-epimer

    Summarized data of Tmax on Day 1, 2 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for ASTX727. Similarly, summarized data of Tmax on Day 1 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for IV Decitabine.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1, 2 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  12. Apparent Oral Clearance (CL/F) of Oral Decitabine and Cedazuridine

    Oral CL/F for oral decitabine was measured only on Day 1 and oral CL/F for oral cedazuridine was measured on Days 1, 2 and 5. Summarized data of Oral CL/F for oral decitabine on Day 1 for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for ASTX727. Similarly, summarized data of oral CL/F for oral cedazuridine on Day 1,2 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for ASTX727.

    Measured: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1, 2 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  13. Apparent Elimination Half Life (t1/2) of Decitabine, Cedazuridine, and Cedazuridine-epimer

    Summarized data of t1/2 on Day 1, 2 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for ASTX727. Similarly, summarized data of t1/2 on Day 1 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for IV Decitabine.

    Measured: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1, 2 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  14. Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vz/F) of Oral Decitabine and Cedazuridine

    Summarized data of Vz/F on Day 1, 2 and 5 respectively for Cycle 1 and 2 has been reported for ASTX727.

    Measured: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1, 2 and 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 28 days)

  15. MDS/CMML: Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR), Marrow CR (mCR), Partial Response (PR), Hematologic Improvement (HI) Based on International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Response Criteria

    CR: normal peripheral, persistent granulocyte count ≥1.0x10^9/liter(L), platelet ≥100x10^9/L, Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥11g/dL, normal bone marrow with persistent marrow blasts ≤5%. mCR: reduction of bone marrow blasts to≤5%, decrease by 50% or more with/without normalization of peripheral counts.PR: normal peripheral counts, granulocyte count ≥1.0x10^9/L, platelet count ≥100x10^9/L, Hgb ≥11 g/dL, normal bone marrow, marrow blasts >5%, reduced by 50% or more for at least 4 weeks. HI: HI-E: Hb increase ≥1.5 g/dL in absence of RBC transfusions. HI-P: Absolute increase of platelet count from <20 to >20X10^9/L by at least 100%,if more than 20x10^9/L, by absolute increase of at least 30x10^9/L in absence of platelet transfusions. HI-N: granulocyte increase ≥100%, by an absolute increase ≥0.5x10^9/L for at least 8 weeks. Percentage of participants with CR, mCR, PR, and HI based on IWG 2003 MDS response criteria are reported. Response has been reported based on participants with MDS or CMML.

    Measured: Up to approximately 2.7 years

  16. AML: Percentage of Participants With CR, CR With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi), CR With Incomplete Platelet Recovery (CRp), and CR Plus CRp Based on IWG 2003 AML Response Criteria

    CR was defined as absolute neutrophil content (ANC) ≥1000/ microliter (μL), platelets ≥100,000/μL, independence from red blood cell (RBC) and platelet transfusions over the past week, no leukemic blasts and <5% leukemic blasts. CRp was defined as CR criteria except platelets <100,000/μL.and platelet transfusion over the past week. CRi was defined as CR criteria except ANC <1000/μL or platelets <100,000/μL. Percentage of participants with CR, CRi, CRp, and CR Plus CRp based on IWG 2003 AML response criteria are reported.

    Measured: Up to approximately 2.4 years

  17. AML: Percentage of Participants With CR With Partial Hematologic Recovery (CRh) Based on IWG 2003 AML Response Criteria

    CRh was defined as <5% of blasts in the bone marrow, no evidence of disease, and partial recovery of peripheral blood counts (platelets >50,000/μL and ANC >500/μL), independence from RBC and platelet transfusions within 7 days of bone marrow evaluation, and peripheral blast ≤1%. Percentage of participants with CRh based on IWG 2003 AML response criteria are reported.

    Measured: Day 1 of Cycle 3 up to approximately 2.4 years (each cycle= 28 days)

  18. AML: Time to First Response, Best Response and Complete Response Based on IWG 2003 AML Response Criteria

    Time to first response was defined as time in months from the date of first treatment to the first date when any response is achieved. Time to best response was defined in months from the date of first treatment to the first date when a subject's best response, in the order of CR, CRi (or CRp or CRh), or PR, was achieved. Time to CR was defined in months from the date of first treatment to the first date when CR is achieved. CR:ANC ≥1000/ microliter (μL),platelets ≥100,000/μL,independence from RBC and platelet transfusions over the past week, no leukemic blasts, and <5% leukemic blasts.CRp: CR criteria except ANC ≥1000/μL, platelets < 100,000/μL.and platelet transfusion over the past week. CRi:CR criteria except ANC <1000/μL or platelets <100,000/μL.CRh: <5% of blasts in the bone marrow,platelets >50,000/μL and ANC >500/μL, independence from RBC and platelet transfusions within 7 days and peripheral blast ≤1%. PR: CR criteria except decrease of ≥50% in leukemic blasts.

    Measured: Up to approximately 2.4 years

  19. AML: Duration of Complete Response and Combined CR and CRh Based on IWG 2003 AML Response Criteria

    Duration of CR was defined as the time interval from the first CR to time of relapse. Duration of combined CR and CRh was defined as the time interval from the first CR or CRh to time of relapse. Duration of CR and combined CR and CRh was presented using a Kaplan-Meier estimate.

    Measured: Up to approximately 2.4 years

  20. MDS/CMML: Percentage of Participants With Red Blood Cell (RBC) and Platelet Transfusion Independence (TI)

    Transfusion independence was defined as no transfusion for 56 consecutive days or more (84 and 112 days) after the first dose of study treatment while maintaining hemoglobin ≥8 grams/deciliter (g/dL) (RBC TI) or maintaining platelets ≥20×109/L (platelet TI).

    Measured: Up to approximately 2.7 years

  21. AML: Percentage of Participants With Red Blood Cell (RBC) and Platelet Transfusion Independence (TI)

    Transfusion independence was defined as no transfusion for 56 consecutive days or more (112 days) after the first dose of study treatment while maintaining hemoglobin ≥8 grams/deciliter (g/dL) (RBC TI) or maintaining platelets ≥20×109/L (platelet TI).

    Measured: Up to approximately 2.4 years

  22. MDS/CMML: Leukemia-free Survival (LFS)

    LFS was defined as time from the date of randomization to the date when bone marrow or peripheral blood blasts reach ≥20%, or death from any cause. Participants who hadn't reached AML at the time of the analysis were censored at the date of the last follow-up. Leukemia-free survival was presented using a Kaplan-Meier estimate.

    Measured: From randomization up to approximately 2.7 years

  23. MDS/CMML: Overall Survival (OS)

    OS was defined as time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. Participants without documented death at the time of the analysis were censored at the date of the last follow-up. Overall survival was presented using a Kaplan-Meier estimate.

    Measured: From randomization up to approximately 2.7 years

  24. AML: Overall Survival (OS)

    OS was defined as time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. Participants without documented death at the time of the analysis were censored at the date of the last follow-up. Overall survival was presented using a Kaplan-Meier estimate.

    Measured: From randomization up to approximately 2.4 years

  25. AML: Survival Rates at 6 Months, 1 Year, and 2 Years

    One-year survival rate was defined as the survival rate at the end of the first year from the date of randomization. The survival rates at 6 months and at 2 years were calculated similarly.

    Measured: At Month 6, Year 1 and 2

  26. AML: Event-free Survival (EFS)

    EFS was defined as time from the date of randomization to the date of treatment failure [disease progression/relapse (due to confirmed reappearance of leukemic blasts in peripheral blood or ≥5% leukemic blasts in bone marrow (including relapse), discontinue treatment due to disease progression or treatment-related AE, or alternative anti-leukemia therapy except for HCT] or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Participants without documented treatment failure at the time of the analysis were censored at the date of the last follow-up. Event-free survival was presented using a Kaplan-Meier estimate.

    Measured: From randomization up to approximately 2.4 years

  27. AML: Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    PFS was defined as time from the date of randomization to the date disease progression due to confirmed reappearance of leukemic blasts in peripheral blood or ≥5% leukemic blasts in bone marrow (including relapse) or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Participants without documented disease progression/relapse or death at the time of the analysis were censored at the date of the last follow-up. Progression-free survival was presented using a Kaplan-Meier estimate.

    Measured: From randomization up to approximately 2.4 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Oct 2017
  2. Study start15 Feb 2018
  3. Primary completion10 Sep 2021
  4. Study completion25 May 2023

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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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
Multicenter, randomized, open-label, 2-period, 2-sequence crossover study
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
227 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03306264
Sponsor's protocol ID
ASTX727-02
Other IDs
2018-003395-12, 2018
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
2 Oct 2017
Last updated
27 Aug 2024
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Garcia-Manero G, McCloskey J, Griffiths EA, Yee KWL, Zeidan AM, Al-Kali A, Deeg HJ, Patel PA, Sabloff M, Keating MM, Zhu N, Gabrail NY, Fazal S, Maly J, Odenike O, Kantarjian H, DeZern AE, O'Connell CL, Roboz GJ, Busque L, Buckstein R, Amin H, Randhawa J, Leber B, Shastri A, Dao KH, Oganesian A, Hao Y, Keer HN, Azab M, Savona MR. Oral decitabine-cedazuridine versus intravenous decitabine for myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (ASCERTAIN): a registrational, randomised, crossover, pharmacokinetics, phase 3 study. Lancet Haematol. 2024 Jan;11(1):e15-e26. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00338-1.

    PubMed 38135371

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing ASTX727 and Dacogen in people with Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 84 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 12 inclusion and 10 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 27 Aug 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 84 sites in United States, Spain, Canada, Germany, 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 1 Jul 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Total 5-day Area Under the Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) After Treatment With ASTX727 And IV Decitabine (time frame: ASTX727: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2; Decitabine: Pre-dose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.08, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours post-dose on Days 1 to 5 of Cycle 1 and 2 (each cycle= 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 NCT03306264, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 27 Aug 2024.

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