HEM-iSMART-C: Ruxolitinib + Venetoclax + Dexamethasone + Cyclophosphamide and Cytarabine in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hematological Malignancies

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1-21
SponsorPrincess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

About this trial

HEM-iSMART is a master protocol which investigates multiple investigational medicinal products in children, adolescents and young adults (AYA) with relapsed/refractory (R/R) ALL and LBL. Sub-protocol C is a phase I/II trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of ruxolitinib and venetoclax in combination with dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide and cytarabine in children and AYA with R/R ped ALL/LBL whose tumor present with alterations in the IL7R/JAK-STAT pathway.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Children between 1 year (≥ 12 months) and 18 years of age at the time of first diagnosis and less than 21 years at the time of inclusion

Performance status: Karnofsky performance status (for patients >12 years of age) or Lansky Play score (for patients ≤12 years of age) ≥ 50% (Appendix I).

Written informed consent from parents/legal representative, patient, and age-appropriate assent before any study specific screening procedures are conducted, according to local, regional or national guidelines.

Patients must have had advanced molecular profiling and flow-cytometric analysis of their recurrent or refractory disease at a time-point before the first inclusion into this trial (see section 9.1 for detailed description of the molecular diagnostics required). Drug response profiling and methylation is highly recommended but not mandatory. Patients with molecular profiling at first diagnosis lacking molecular diagnostics at relapse or refractory disease may be allowed to be included after discussion with the sponsor.

Disqualifiers

Pregnancy or positive pregnancy test (urine or serum) in females of childbearing potential. Pregnancy test must be performed within 7 days prior to C1D1.

Sexually active participants not willing to use highly effective contraceptive method (pearl index <1) as defined in CTFG HMA 2020 (Appendix II) during trial participation and until 6 months after end of antileukemic therapy.

Breast feeding.

Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter drug absorption of oral drugs (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or malabsorption syndrome) in case of oral IMPs.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ruxolitinib
  • Venetoclax
  • Dexamethasone
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Cytarabine
  • intrathecal chemotherapy

Treatment groups

26 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

Lead sponsor

Innovative Therapies For Children with Cancer Consortium

Collaborator

IBFM

Collaborator

Fight Kids Cancer

Collaborator