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NCT Number: NCT03314181

A Study of Combination Therapy With Venetoclax, Daratumumab and Dexamethasone (With and Without Bortezomib) in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

This is a study of venetoclax, daratumumab, and dexamethasone with and without bortezomib combination therapy to evaluate safety, tolerability, and efficacy of these combinations in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The study will consist of 3 distinct parts: Part 1 includes participants with t(11;14) positive relapsed/refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma who will receive venetoclax in combination with daratumumab and dexamethasone (VenDd); Part 2 includes participants with R/R multiple myeloma who will receive venetoclax in combination with daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (VenDVd); Part 3 includes participants with t(11;14) positive R/R multiple myeloma who will receive venetoclax in combination with daratumumab and dexamethasone (VenDd) or daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (DVd).

Part 1 and Part 2 are non-randomized and will be initiated with a dose-escalation phase in which increasing doses of venetoclax will be given with fixed doses of daratumumab and dexamethasone (Part 1a) or with fixed doses of daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (Part 2a). Each dose escalation phase will be followed by a single-arm, open-label expansion phase. Part 3 will include a randomized, open-label expansion phase with participants receiving venetoclax in combination with daratumumab and dexamethasone (VenDd) or daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (DVd).

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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# 165431, 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

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status <= 2.
  • Participant has relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma with documented evidence of progression that occurred during or after the participant's last treatment regimen based on investigator's determination of International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria.
  • Measurable disease confirmed by central lab at Screening, defined by at least 1 of the following: Serum M-protein >= 1.0 g/dL (>= 10 g/L), OR Urine M-protein >= 200 mg/24 hours, OR Serum free light chain (FLC) >= 10 mg/dL, provided serum FLC ratio is abnormal in participants who do not have measurable disease by Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP) or Urine Protein Electrophoresis (UPEP) criteria.
  • Participant has received previous multiple myeloma treatment as defined in the protocol.
  • Bone marrow aspirate samples have been collected.
  • To qualify for Part 1 and 3, the participant must be t(11;14) positive as determined by an analytically validated Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) assay per central laboratory testing.
  • Participants must have adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic function.

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous treatment with venetoclax or other B-Cell Lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor
  • For participants in Parts 1 and 2: Previous treatment with daratumumab or other anti-CD38 therapy. For participants in Part 3: Prior daratumumab or other anti-CD38 antibody therapy exposure that meets ANY of the following criteria:
  • Failure to achieve at least a PR to most recent therapy with daratumumab or other anti-CD38 therapy.
  • Daratumumab or other anti-CD38 antibody therapy was discontinued due to toxicity.
  • Relapse within 60 days of intensive treatment (at least every other week) of daratumumab or other anti-CD38 antibody therapy.
  • Prior treatment with daratumumab or other anti-CD38 antibody within 6 months prior to first dose of study drug.
  • For participants in Part 2 and 3:
  • Participant is refractory to any proteasome inhibitor, defined as progression on or within 60 days of the last dose of a proteasome inhibitor-containing regimen.
  • Participant has had prior treatment with proteasome inhibitor within 60 days prior to first dose of study drug.
  • Treatment with anti-myeloma chemotherapy, radiotherapy, biological, immunotherapy or an investigational therapy, including targeted small molecule agents within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer and/or applicable) before first dose.
  • Treatment with anti-myeloma monoclonal antibodies within 6 weeks prior to first dose.
  • Recent corticosteroid therapy at a cumulative dose equivalent to >= 140 mg of prednisone, cumulative dose equivalent to >= 40 mg of dexamethasone, or a single dose equivalent to >= 40 mg of dexamethasone within 2 weeks prior the first dose of study drug.
  • Known central nervous system involvement of multiple myeloma.
  • Significant history of medical conditions as listed in the protocol.
  • History of other active malignancies including myelodysplatic syndromes (MDS) within the past 3 years with the exceptions of:
  • Basal cell carcinoma of the skin or localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
  • Prostate cancer Gleason grade 6 or lower AND with stable Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) levels off treatment
  • Previous malignancy with no evidence of disease confirmed and surgically resected (or treated with other modalities) with curative intent and unlikely to impact survival during the duration of the study.
  • Known active severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
  • Has a hypersensitivity or allergy to any of the components of study therapy, excipient or boron.
  • Known allergies, hypersensitivities, or intolerance to monoclonal antibodies or human proteins, or their excipients, or known sensitivity to mammalian-derived products (see daratumumab prescribing information).

Treatment and study plan

Dexamethasone

Drug

Infusion; Intravenous (IV), or Tablet; Oral

Daratumumab

Drug

Injection; Subcutaneous (preferred), Infusion; Intravenous (IV)

Venetoclax

Drug

Tablet; Oral

Other names: ABT-199, Venclexta

bortezomib

Drug

Injection; Subcutaneous (preferred), Infusion; Intravenous (IV)

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with documented partial response (PR) or better based on International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria.

  2. Very Good Partial Response or Better Response Rate (VGPR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    VGPR or better response rate is defined as the proportion of participants with documented VGPR or better (sCR, CR. or VGPR) based on IMWG criteria.

  3. Complete Response (CR) or Better Rate

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    CR or better response is defined as the percentage of participants with documented response of CR or better (stringent complete response [sCR] or CR) based on IMWG criteria.

  4. Time to Response (TTR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    TTR is defined as the number of days from the date of treatment start (for subjects enrolled prior to randomization start) or randomization (for randomized subjects) to the date of first documented response of PR or better.

  5. Duration of Response (DOR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    DOR is defined as the number of days from the participant's date of first documented response (PR or better) to the date of first documented disease progression or death due to multiple myeloma, whichever occurs first.

  6. Time to Progression (TTP)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    TTP is defined as the number of days from the date of treatment start (for subjects enrolled prior to randomization start) or randomization (for randomized subjects) to the date of first documented PD or death due to MM, whichever occurs first.

  7. Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    PFS is defined as the number of days from the date of treatment start (for subjects enrolled prior to randomization start) or randomization (for randomized subjects) to the date of the first documented PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

  8. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3.5 years after the last participant is enrolled

    OS is defined as the number of days from the date of treatment start (for subjects enrolled prior to randomization start) or randomization (for randomized subjects) to the date of death.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)

    Time frame: Up to 12 months after confirmation of Complete Response (CR) or Stringent Complete Response (sCR)

    MRD negativity in bone marrow aspirates is defined at 10^-5 threshold as assessed by next generation sequencing (NGS) in participants at the time of suspected CR/sCR, and at 6 and 12 months post confirmation of CR/sCR for participants who maintained this response.

  2. Cmax of Venetoclax

    Time frame: Up to approximately 1 year

    Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) of venetoclax

  3. Tmax of Venetoclax

    Time frame: Up to approximately 1 year

    Time to Cmax (Tmax) of Venetoclax

  4. AUC0-24 of Venetoclax

    Time frame: Up to approximately 1 year

    Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) over the dose interval (AUC0-24) of venetoclax.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AbbVie

Industry

Collaborators

  • Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1/2, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study of Combination Therapy With Venetoclax, Daratumumab and Dexamethasone (With and Without Bortezomib) in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2031
Study completion
2031
First posted
Oct 19, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2025

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