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NCT Number: NCT03222609

A Study Evaluating Tolerability and Efficacy of Navitoclax Alone or in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Participants With Myelofibrosis

This is a Phase 2 open-label, multicenter study evaluating tolerability and efficacy of navitoclax alone or when added to ruxolitinib in participants with myelofibrosis.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

The Kinghorn Cancer Centre /ID# 214657, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants with documented diagnosis of intermediate-2 or high-risk primary Myelofibrosis, Post Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis or Post-essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis.
  • Participant must be ineligible due to age, comorbidities, or unfit for unrelated or unmatched donor transplantation or unwilling to undergo stem cell transplantation at time of study entry.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) of 0, 1, or 2.
  • Prior treatment must meet at least one of the following criteria:
  • Prior or current treatment with ruxolitinib and no prior treatment with a Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal motif (BET) proteins inhibitor or another Janus Kinase 2 (JAK-2) inhibitor, and meet all of the following criteria:
  • Ruxolitinib treatment must meet at least one of the following criteria:
  • Ruxolitinib treatment for >=24 weeks with lack of efficacy defined as a lack of spleen response (refractory) or a loss of spleen or symptom response (relapsed)
  • Ruxolitinib treatment for <24 weeks with documented disease progression on spleen measurements while on ruxolitinib as defined in the protocol:
  • Ruxolitinib treatment for >=28 days with intolerance defined as new red blood cell transfusion requirement (at least 2 units/month for 2 months) while receiving a total daily ruxolitinib dose of >=30 mg but unable to reduce dose further due to lack of efficacy.
  • If receiving ruxolitinib at the time of screening, must currently be on a stable dose >=10 mg twice daily of ruxolitinib for >=4 weeks prior to the 1st dose of navitoclax.
  • Participant has at least 2 symptoms each with a score >=3 or a total score of >=12, as measured by the Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form (MFSAF) v4.0 on at least 4 out of 7 days during screening prior to study drug dosing; OR
  • Prior treatment with a JAK-2 inhibitor and meet one of the following criteria:
  • Prior treatment with a JAK-2 inhibitor for at least 12 weeks
  • Prior treatment with a JAK-2 inhibitor for >=28 days complicated by either development of red blood cell transfusion requirement (at least 2 units/month for 2 months) OR Grade >= 3 adverse events of thrombocytopenia, anemia, hematoma and/or hemorrhage while on JAK-2 inhibitor treatment; OR
  • No prior treatment with a JAK-2 or BET inhibitor.
  • Participant has splenomegaly as defined in the protocol.
  • Participant must meet the laboratory parameters (adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function) as defined in the protocol.

Exclusion criteria

  • Splenic irradiation within 6 months prior to screening, or prior splenectomy.
  • Leukemic transformation (> 10% blasts in peripheral blood or bone marrow aspirate/biopsy).
  • Participant is currently on medications that interfere with coagulation (including warfarin) or platelet function within 3 days prior to the first dose of study drug or during the study treatment period with the exception of low dose aspirin (up to 100 mg/day) and low-molecular-weight heparin.
  • Prior therapy with a BH3 mimetic compound or stem cell transplantation.
  • Participant has received strong CYP3A inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, clarithromycin) or moderate CYP3A inhibitors (e.g., fluconazole) within 14 days prior to the administration of the first dose of study drug.

Treatment and study plan

Ruxolitinib

Drug

Tablet; Oral

Other names: Jakafi

Navitoclax

Drug

Film-coated tablet; Oral

Other names: ABT-263

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With ≥ 35% Reduction From Baseline in Spleen Volume at Week 24

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

    Reduction in spleen volume is measured by magnetic resonance imaging/computerized tomography (MRI/CT).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Achieving ≥ 50% Reduction From Baseline in Total System Score (TSS) at Week 24

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

    TSS is assessed by the Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form (MFSAF) version 4.0. Participants complete a symptom diary and rate the following seven MF symptoms: fatigue, night sweats, abdominal discomfort, pruritus, pain under the ribs on the left side, early satiety, and bone pain daily using a scale from 0 (absent) to 10 (worst imaginable), and the scores are averaged over 7 days, with a minimum of 4 days required to calculate the average score. Participants for whom a valid average score cannot be calculated either at baseline or post-baseline are considered non-responders. The TSS reflects the sum of the scores of these symptoms, for a maximum possible score of 70 (i.e., most severe symptom experience).

  2. Percentage of Participants Achieving Anemia Response

    Time frame: Up to 254 weeks

    For a participant who is transfusion independent (TI) at Baseline with hemoglobin value < 10 g/dL, anemia response is achieved if the post-Baseline hemoglobin level increases by ≥2 g/dL without receiving packed red blood cells (PRBC) transfusion (for any reason) within 2 weeks and without any erythropoietin or mimetics within the last 4 weeks prior to the increase in hemoglobin level by ≥2g/dL was observed. Hemoglobin values more than 30 days after the last dose of study treatment or after the start of post-study treatment or disease progression, whichever is earlier, will not be considered in the analysis of anemia response.

    For a participant who is transfusion dependent (TD) at Baseline, anemia response is defined as a period of at least 12 consecutive weeks without PRBC transfusion at any time after the first dose of study drug and on or prior to 30 days post last dose of study drug, the start of post-study treatment, disease progression or death, whichever occurs earlier.

  3. Percentage of Participants With ≥ 1 Grade Reduction From Baseline in Fibrosis Grade At Any Time

    Time frame: Up to 254 weeks

    Bone marrow grading is assessed according to the European Consensus Grading System. The 4-point grading scale ranges from MF-0, which corresponds to normal bone marrow, to MF-3, diffuse and dense increase in reticulin with extensive intersections with coarse bundles of collagen, often associated with significant osteosclerosis.

  4. Time to First Reduction in Fibrosis Grade

    Time frame: Up to 254 weeks

    Grade of bone marrow fibrosis was assessed by investigators according to the European Consensus Grading System. The 4-point grading scale ranges from MF-0, which corresponds to normal bone marrow, to MF-3, diffuse and dense increase in reticulin with extensive intersections with coarse bundles of collagen, often associated with significant osteosclerosis. The time to first achieving a reduction of at least 1 grade in bone marrow fibrosis from Baseline was summarized.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AbbVie

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2 Open-Label Study Evaluating Tolerability and Efficacy of Navitoclax Alone or in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Subjects With Myelofibrosis (REFINE)

Acronym: REFINE

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 19, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 20, 2026

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