Venetoclax for the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed Hairy Cell Leukemia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)

About this trial

This phase II trial tests how well venetoclax works in treating patients with hairy cell leukemia that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed). Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed HCL/HCLv after purine analog therapy who are relapsed from or are ineligible for BRAF therapy and have not received prior venetoclax

Age ≥ 18 years

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%)

Total bilirubin ≤ 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless consistent with Gilbert's (ration between total and direct bilirubin > 5)

Disqualifiers

Patients who have received prior venetoclax

Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents

History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to venetoclax

Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness or any other significant condition(s) that would make participation in this protocol unreasonably hazardous

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Biospecimen Collection

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo blood sample collection

  • Bone Marrow Aspiration

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo bone marrow aspiration

  • Bone Marrow Biopsy

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo bone marrow biopsy

  • Computed Tomography

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo CT scan

  • Lumbar Puncture

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo lumbar puncture

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo MRI

  • Venetoclax

    Drug

    Given PO

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Treatment (venetoclax)Experimental treatment 7 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Objective response rate

Will be determined with 95% confidence intervals for each group.

Time frame
Up to 30 days after the last dose

Secondary outcomes

1

Complete remission (CR) rate

CR will be defined as resolution of cytopenias with neutrophils \> 1.5/nL, platelets \> 100/nL, and hemoglobin \> 11g/dL at least 4 weeks from last transfusion or growth factor, resolution of splenomegaly by exam or by spleen size =\< 17 cm by imaging, resolution of hairy cell leukemia (HCL)/hairy cell leukemia variant (HCLv)-related lymphadenopathy/masses to =\< 2cm in short axis (=\< 0.5 cm in short axis in the central nervous system \[CNS\]), and absence of morphological evidence of HCL/HCLv in the blood and bone marrow.

Time frame
Up to 30 days after the last dose
2

Minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative CR rate

Defined as meeting the criteria for CR plus absence of HCL/HCLv cells in the bone marrow aspirate and blood by flow cytometry, and negative immunochemistry of the bone marrow biopsy. Positive IHC involves B-cells \> T-cells and most of the B-cells being consistent with HCL. Patients with CNS disease who achieve CR with positive cerebrospinal fluid flow cytometry will be considered CR with MRD.

Time frame
Up to 30 days after the last dose
3

MRD negativity

Will determine the rates of MRD-negative by blood flow cytometry.

Time frame
Up to 30 days after the last dose
4

Incidence of adverse events

Time frame
Up to 30 days after the last dose

Other outcomes

1

TP53 mutations and other mutations

Will correlate response to TP53 mutations and other mutations.

Time frame
Up to 30 days after the last dose
2

Whole exome sequencing of relapsed HCL/HCLv samples

Will perform whole exome sequencing of relapsed HCL/HCLv samples to look for mutations, to correlate with response.

Time frame
Up to 30 days after the last dose

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