Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT04472598

Study of Oral Navitoclax Tablet In Combination With Oral Ruxolitinib Tablet When Compared With Oral Ruxolitinib Tablet To Assess Change In Spleen Volume In Adult Participants With Myelofibrosis

Myelofibrosis is a type of bone marrow cancer that usually develops slowly and disrupts body's normal production of blood cells. It causes bone marrow scarring, leading to severe anemia that can cause weakness and fatigue. It can also cause a low number of blood-clotting cells called platelets, which increases risk of bleeding. Myelofibrosis often causes an enlarged spleen. The purpose of this study is to see if a combination of navitoclax and ruxolitinib is more effective and safe in assessment of change in spleen volume when compared to ruxolitinib in participants with myelofibrosis.

Navitoclax is an investigational drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis. Participants in this study are divided into two groups, called treatment arms. Each group receives a different treatment. Adult participants with a diagnosis of myelofibrosis will be enrolled. Around 230 participants will be enrolled in approximately 190 sites worldwide.

Participants will receive oral navitoclax tablet with oral ruxolitinib tablet or oral ruxolitinib tablet with oral placebo (no active drug) tablet and treatment may continue untill the participant cannot tolerate the study drug, or benefit is not achieved, or other reasons which qualify for discontinuation of the study drug.

There may be a higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the course of the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood tests, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan, bone marrow tests, checking for side effects, and completing questionnaires.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

The Kinghorn Cancer Centre /ID# 221503, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Loading trial locations.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Documented diagnosis of Primary MyeloFibrosis (MF) as defined by World Health Organization (WHO) classification or Secondary MF (post polycythemia vera [PPV] - MF or Post Essential Thrombocythemia [PET] - MF) .
  • Must be able to complete the MF Symptom Assessment Form (MFSAF) v4.0 on at least 4 out of 7 days immediately preceding the date of randomization.

-- Must have at least 2 symptoms with a score >=3 or a total score of >=12, as measured by the MFSAF v4.0.

  • Classified as intermediate-2, or high-Risk MF as defined by the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System Plus (DIPSS+).
  • Has splenomegaly defined as spleen palpation measurement >= 5 centimeters (cm) below costal margin or spleen volume greater than or equal to 450 cubic cm as assessed centrally by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan.
  • Ineligible for stem cell transplantation at time of study entry due to age, comorbidities, or unfit for unrelated or unmatched donor transplant and other criteria per National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2.

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior treatment with a Janus Kinase-2 (JAK-2) inhibitor.
  • Prior treatment with a B-cell lymphoma 2 homology 3 (BH3)-mimetic compound or bromodomain and extra-terminal motif (BET) inhibitor or stem cell transplant.
  • Receiving medication that interferes with coagulation or platelet function within 3 days prior to the first dose of study drug or during the study treatment period except for low dose aspirin (up to 100 milligram daily) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH).

Treatment and study plan

Placebo for Navitoclax

Drug

Film-coated tablet; Oral

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 (SVR35W24)

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

    Reduction in spleen volume is measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT), per International Working Group (IWG) criteria.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Total Symptom Score (TSS) at Week 24 as Measured by Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form (MFSAF) v4.0

    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). Negative changes from Baseline indicate improvement.

  2. Percentage of Participants With ≥ 35% Reduction From Baseline in Spleen Volume (SVR35) at Any Time

    Time frame: Up to Week 97

    Reduction in spleen volume is measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT), per International Working Group (IWG) criteria.

  3. Duration of 35% Spleen Volume Reduction (SVR35)

    Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) Up to Month 48

    Duration of SVR35 is defined as the time between the date of first response of spleen volume reduction of 35% achievement to the date of the first assessment where the spleen volume is less than 35% reduction from Baseline and is at least 25% increase from the nadir (the lowest spleen volume), confirmed relapse, or leukemic transformation per International Working Group (IWG) criteria, whichever is earlier.

  4. Change From Baseline In Fatigue at Week 24 as Measured by the PROMIS Fatigue Short Form (SF) 7a

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

    The PROMIS Fatigue SF 7a is a 7-item patient-reported outcome measure that assesses the impact and experience of participants with fatigue over the past 7 days. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Often, and 5 = Always). Raw scores range from 7 to 35 and are subsequently transformed into a standardized T-score using the PROMIS wave 1 calibration (where a score of 50 represents the U.S. general population mean with a standard deviation of 10). Higher T-scores indicate greater fatigue severity. A decrease in T-score from Baseline represents a clinical improvement in fatigue symptoms.

  5. Change From Baseline at Week 24 in Physical Functioning as Measured by the Physical Functioning Domain of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ)-C30

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

    EORTC QLQ-C30 is a 30-item participant self-report questionnaire composed of both multi-item and single scales, including a physical functioning scale. Participants rate items and a score ranging from 0 to 100 is calculated. A higher score on the physical functioning scale indicates a better level of functioning, and positive changes from Baseline indicate improvement.

  6. Percentage of Participants Achieving Anemia Response

    Time frame: Up to Week 97

    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.

  7. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to 50 months

    OS is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause.

  8. Leukemia-Free Survival

    Time frame: Up to 50 months

    Leukemia-free survival is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the onset date of documented leukemia, disease progression due to leukemia, or death due to leukemia, whichever occurs first.

  9. Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Reduction in Grade of Bone Marrow Fibrosis From Baseline at Any Time

    Time frame: Up to Week 97

    Change in grade of bone marrow fibrosis was measured per the European consensus grading system through bone marrow biopsy. The percentage of participants who achieved reduction of at least 1 grade in bone marrow fibrosis compared to Baseline is reported.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AbbVie

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study Of Navitoclax In Combination With Ruxolitinib Versus Ruxolitinib In Subjects With Myelofibrosis (TRANSFORM-1)

Acronym: TRANSFORM-1

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 15, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 23, 2026

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.