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NCT Number: NCT02369653

A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Apixaban in Preventing Blood Clots in Children With Leukemia Who Have a Central Venous Catheter and Are Treated With Asparaginase

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of a blood thinning drug called Apixaban versus no administration of a blood thinning drug, in preventing blood clots in children with leukemia or lymphoma. Patients must be receiving chemotherapy, including asparaginase, and have a central line (a catheter inserted for administration of medications and blood sampling)

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Key information

Conditions

Lymphoma Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Hematologic Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Leukemia Leukemia, Lymphoid Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Age range

1 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Local Institution, New Lambton Heights, 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.

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Inclusion criteria

  • New diagnosis of de novo ALL, lymphomas (T or B cell), or mixed-phenotype acute leukemia
  • Planned 3-4 drug systemic induction chemotherapy with a corticosteroid, vincristine and a single dose or multiple doses of asparaginase, with or without daunorubicin
  • Functioning Central Venous Access Device
  • Must be able to tolerate oral medication or have it administered via an Nasogastric tube (NGT) or GT tube
  • Males and females,age 1 year(365 days) to < 18 (17 years and 364 days) years.

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects scheduled to have > 3 Lumbar Punctures over the course of the study treatment period
  • Prior history of documented DVT or PE in the past 3 months
  • Known inherited bleeding disorder or coagulopathy
  • Major surgery [excluding Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) replacement and bone marrow aspiration and non-open biopsy] within the last 7 days prior to enrollment that may be associated with a risk of bleeding. Open biopsy is considered a major surgery.
  • Uncontrolled severe hypertension at enrollment. Severe hypertension is defined as a systolic or diastolic blood pressure (BP) > 5 mm Hg above the 95th percentile as defined by the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group (NHBPEP) established guidelines for the definition of normal and elevated blood pressure in children
  • Extreme hyperleukocytosis, white blood cell (WBC) counts over 200 x 109/L (200,000/microL) at the time of enrollment
  • Liver dysfunction manifested by SGTP (ALT) > 5X Upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >5 X ULN and/or direct (conjugated) bilirubin > 2X ULN
  • Renal function < 30% of normal for age and size as determined by the Schwartz formula
  • International normalized ratio (INR) > 1.4 and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) > 3 seconds above the upper limit of normal for age, within 1 week prior to enrollment.
  • History of allergy to apixaban or Factor Xa inhibitors
  • History of significant adverse reaction or major bleeding related adverse reaction to other anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents
  • History of any significant drug allergy (such as anaphylaxis or hepatotoxicity
  • Any investigational drug being administered during the study

Other protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Treatment and study plan

Apixaban

Drug

No systemic anticoagulant prophylaxis

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. The Number of Participants With Non-Fatal DVT, PE, and CVST, and VTE-Related-Death

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 40 days after first dose

    The number of participants with non-fatal deep vein thromboses (DVT) (including asymptomatic and symptomatic), pulmonary embolism (PE), cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST); and venous thromboembolism (VTE) related-death objectively confirmed by a blinded, independent adjudication committee.

    Symptomatic events are included during the intended treatment period. Asymptomatic events are included from scans up to Day 40.

  2. The Number of Participants With Adjudicated Major Bleeding

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with major bleeding adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee. Adjudicated major bleeding is defined as bleeding that satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

    • fatal bleeding
    • clinically overt bleeding associated with a decrease in hemoglobin of at least 20g/L (ie, 2g/dL) in a 24-hour period
    • bleeding that is retroperitoneal, pulmonary, intracranial, or otherwise involves the CNS; and/or
    • bleeding that requires surgical intervention in an operating suite, including interventional radiology.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The Number of Participants With Non-fatal Asymptomatic Deep Vein Thromboses (DVT)

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 40 days after first dose

    The number of participants with non-fatal asymptomatic deep vein thromboses (DVT) adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  2. The Number of Participants With Non-fatal Symptomatic Deep Vein Thromboses (DVT)

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with non-fatal symptomatic deep vein thromboses (DVT) adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  3. The Number of Participants With Non-fatal Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with non-fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  4. The Number of Participants With Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST)

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  5. The Number of Participants With Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)-Related-death

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with venous thromboembolism (VTE)-related-death adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  6. The Number of Participants With Major and Clinically Relevant Non-Major Bleeding (CRNMB)

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with major and clinically relevant non-major bleeding (CRNMB) adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

    CRNM bleeding is defined as bleeding that satisfies one or both of the following:

    • overt bleeding for which blood product is administered and not directly attributable to the subject's underlying medical condition and
    • bleeding that requires medical or surgical intervention to restore hemostasis, other than in an operating room

  7. The Number of Participant Deaths

    Time frame: From first dose date until the end of the treatment period + 30 days (Up to approximately 59 days)

    The number of participant deaths adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  8. The Number of Participants With an Arterial Thromboembolic Event

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with an arterial thromboembolic event including paradoxical embolism and stroke adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  9. The Number of Participants With a CVAD-Related Infection

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with a central venous access device (CVAD)-related infection adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee

  10. The Number of Participants Needing Catheter Replacements During the Study

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants needing catheter replacements during the study

  11. The Number of Participants With CVAD Patency Restoration Events After Thrombolytic Therapy Use

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with central venous access device (CVAD) patency restoration events after thrombolytic therapy use

  12. The Number Participants Experiencing Superficial Vein Thrombosis Events

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number participants experiencing superficial vein thrombosis events.

    Clots that occur in a superficial vein ie, cephalic vein, basilic vein (upper extremity) or saphenous vein (lower extremity) confirmed by radiographic imaging.

  13. The Number of Participants With Clinically Relevant Non-Major Bleeding Events (CRNMB)

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with clinically relevant non-major bleeding events (CRNMB) adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee.

    CRNM bleeding is defined as bleeding that satisfies one or both of the following:

    • overt bleeding for which blood product is administered and not directly attributable to the subject's underlying medical condition and
    • bleeding that requires medical or surgical intervention to restore hemostasis, other than in an operating room

  14. The Number of Participants With Minor Bleeding Events

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of participants with minor bleeding events adjudicated by a blinded, independent adjudication committee.

    Minor bleeding defined as any overt or macroscopic evidence of bleeding that does not fulfill the criteria for either major bleeding or CRNMB

  15. The Number of Platelet Transfusions Needed During the Study

    Time frame: From first dose up to approximately 34 days after first dose

    The number of platelet transfusions needed during the study.

    The events are not adjudicated. A subject could have more than one platelet transfusion.

  16. Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: pre-dose, 1-4 hours post dose

    The maximum observed concentration (Cmax) was measured to assess the pharmacokinetics of oral or enteric apixaban in pediatric subjects receiving induction chemotherapy.

  17. Trough Observed Concentration (Cmin)

    Time frame: pre-dose, 1-4 hours post dose

    The trough observed concentration (Cmin) was measured to assess the pharmacokinetics of oral or enteric apixaban in pediatric subjects receiving induction chemotherapy.

  18. Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve [AUC(TAU)]

    Time frame: pre-dose, 1-4 hours post dose

    The area under the concentration-time curve [AUC(TAU)] was measured to assess the pharmacokinetics of oral or enteric apixaban in pediatric subjects receiving induction chemotherapy.

  19. Anti-FXa Activity

    Time frame: pre-dose and 2.5 hours after dosing on day 7. Day 8 and day 15.

    Anti-FXa Activity was measured to characterize the relationship between apixaban plasma concentration and anti-FXa activity in pediatric subjects receiving induction chemotherapy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Industry

Collaborators

  • Pfizer

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III Randomized, Open Label, Multi-center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban for Thromboembolism Prevention Versus No Systemic Anticoagulant Prophylaxis During Induction Chemotherapy in Children With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) or Lymphoma (T or B Cell) Treated With Asparaginase

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Feb 24, 2015
Registry last updated
Mar 8, 2022

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