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Study of Venetoclax and Azacitidine in Advanced BCR-ABL Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Myeloproliferative Neoplasm

The purpose of this research study is to look at how safe and useful a drug called azacitidine in combination with a drug called venetoclax, is in people with accelerated or blast phase BRC-ABL negative myeloproliferative neoplasms.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL
  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Ability to voluntarily provide written informed consent.
* Documented diagnosis per World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 criteria of BCR-ABL negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN).
* Documented MPN transformation to accelerated phase (AP) or blast phase (BP) without prior blast reduction therapy for their AP/BP disease.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
* Adequate organ function.
* Must practice at least one reliable method of birth-control starting at least on cycle 1 day 1 until at least 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
* Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to cycle 1 day 1.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of allogeneic stem cell transplant for MPN.
* Previous treatment with venetoclax, navitoclax, azacytidine or other hypomethylating agents (HMA).
* White blood cell count \>25 x 10\^9/L.
* Current enrollment in another interventional study.
* Presence of any active uncontrolled infection such as bacterial or fungal infections progressing despite adequate antimicrobial treatment.
* Myocardial infarction in the preceding 3 months.
* Active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) infection.
* History of active malignancy in the previous 2 years.
* Any psychiatric illness or social circumstances or significant co-morbid conditions that may compromise study participation.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
* Patients with known central nervous system (CNS) involvement with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or CNS extramedullary hematopoiesis.
* Patients with t (15;17)
* Patients who have received strong and/or moderate CYP3A inducers within 7 days prior to the initiation of study treatment.
* Active COVID-19 infection.
* History of prior blast-reduction therapy for AP/BP-MPN.
* Preceding history MDS, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), and other myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)/MPN overlap syndromes.

Study Location

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Vikas Gupta, M.D.

416-946-2885
Study Sponsored By
University Health Network, Toronto
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT05074355