A Study of Venetoclax and Dexamethasone Compared With Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03539744 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 29, 2018
Last Update Posted : May 19, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Multiple Myeloma | Drug: Pomalidomide Drug: Dexamethasone Drug: Venetoclax | Phase 3 |
Expanded Access : An investigational treatment associated with this study is available outside the clinical trial. More info ...
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 294 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open Label Study of Venetoclax and Dexamethasone Compared With Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone in Subjects With t(11;14)-Positive Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 22, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 26, 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 26, 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1 VenDex
Venetoclax administered orally once daily (QD) plus dexamethasone administered orally once every week (Q1W) for each 28-day cycle.
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Drug: Dexamethasone
oral, locally available form Drug: Venetoclax tablet; oral
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Arm 2 PomDex
Pomalidomide administered orally once daily (QD) on Days 1 - 21 for each 28-day cycle plus dexamethasone administered orally once every week (Q1W) for each 28-day cycle.
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Drug: Pomalidomide
capsule, oral
Other Name: Pomalyst Drug: Dexamethasone oral, locally available form |
Experimental: US Cohort
Venetoclax administered orally once daily (QD) plus dexamethasone administered orally once every week (Q1W) for each 28-day cycle.
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Drug: Dexamethasone
oral, locally available form Drug: Venetoclax tablet; oral
Other Names:
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- Progression-Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months from first randomization ]PFS is defined as the time in days from subject randomization to the date of the first documented progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
- US Specific: Overall Response Rate (ORR) per the Independent Review Committee (IRC) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months ]ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with documented best response (sCR, CR, VGPR or partial response [PR]) prior to first documented PD.
- Overall Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months from first randomization ]ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with documented best response (sCR, CR, VGPR or partial response [PR]) prior to first documented PD.
- Very Good Partial Response or Better Response Rate (VGPR) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months from first randomization ]VGPR or better response rate is defined as the proportion of participants with documented stringent complete response (sCR), complete response (CR), or VGPR.
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]OS is defined as the number of days from the date that the participant was randomized to the date of the participant's death.
- Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Negativity Rate [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months from first randomization ]MRD defined as the percentage of participants with MRD negativity status. MRD negativity will be defined at 10^-5 threshold as measured by centralized testing of bone marrow aspirate samples by next generation sequencing (NGS).
- Time to Deterioration in Disease Symptoms [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]Time to deterioration in disease symptoms is measured by the disease symptom domain of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Multiple Myeloma Module 20 (EORTC QLQ-MY20).
- Time to Deterioration in Physical Functioning [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]Time to deterioration in physical functioning is measured by the physical functioning domain of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core 30 Question Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30).
- Change from Baseline in PROMIS Fatigue Score [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]Change from baseline in the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Fatigue Short Form 7a score.
- Change from Baseline in BPI-SF Worst Pain Score [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]Change from baseline in the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF) worst pain score.
- Change from Baseline in EuroQoL 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]EQ-5D-5L consists of 2 components: the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ visual analog scale (VAS). The EQ-5D descriptive system comprises 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The EQ VAS records the participant's self-rated health on a vertical VAS where the endpoints are labelled "The best health you can imagine" and "The worst health you can imagine."
- Change from Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]EORTC QLQ-C30 is a 30-item subject self-report questionnaire composed of both multi-item and single scales, including 5 functional scales (physical, role, emotional, social, and cognitive), 3 symptom scales (fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and pain), a global health status/quality of life scale, and 6 single items (dyspnea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhea, and financial difficulties).
- Change from Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Multiple Myeloma Module 20 (EORTC QLQ-MY20) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]EORTC QLQ-MY20 includes scales for disease symptoms, side effects of treatment, future perspective, and body image. Values for each scale range from 0 to 100.
- Duration of response (DOR) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months from first randomization ]DOR for a participant is defined as the number of days from the date of first documented response (PR or better) to the date of first documented PD or death due to multiple myeloma, whichever occurs first.
- Time to Disease Progression (TTP) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months from first randomization ]TTP for a participant is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the date of first documented PD or death due to multiple myeloma, whichever occurs first.
- Time to Response (TTR) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months from first randomization ]TTR for a participant is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the date of first documented response (PR or better).
- Cmax of Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 225 days from initial dose ]Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of venetoclax
- Trough Concentration (Ctrough) of Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 225 days from initial dose ]Observed plasma concentration at trough (Ctrough) of venetoclax.
- Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 51 months from first randomization ]An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. The investigator assesses the relationship of each event to the use of study.
- US Specific: Progress-Free Survival [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 43 months ]PFS is defined as the time in days from subject randomization to the date of the first documented progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Documented diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) based on standard IMWG criteria.
- Measurable disease at screening as defined per protocol.
- Has received at least 2 prior lines of therapy as described in the protocol.
- Has had documented disease progression on or within 60 days after completion of the last therapy.
- Has received at least 2 consecutive cycles of lenalidomide and be relapsed/refractory to lenalidomide, as defined per protocol.
- Has received at least 2 consecutive cycles of a proteasome inhibitor (PI).
- Has MM positive for t(11;14).
- An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 2.
- Laboratory values (liver, kidney and hematology laboratory values) that meet criteria as described per protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of treatment with venetoclax or another B-Cell Lymphoma (BCL)-2 inhibitor or pomalidomide.
- History of other active malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), within the past 3 years (exceptions described in the protocol).
- Evidence of ongoing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) if prior stem cell transplant (SCT).
- Prior treatment with any of the following: allogeneic or syngeneic SCT within 16 weeks prior to randomization; or autologous SCT within 12 weeks prior to randomization.
- Known central nervous system involvement of MM.
- Concurrent conditions as listed in the protocol.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03539744
Contact: ABBVIE CALL CENTER | 844-663-3742 | abbvieclinicaltrials@abbvie.com |

Study Director: | ABBVIE INC. | AbbVie |
Responsible Party: | AbbVie |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03539744 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
M13-494 2017-003838-88 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | May 29, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 19, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | AbbVie is committed to responsible data sharing regarding the clinical trials we sponsor. This includes access to anonymized, individual and trial-level data (analysis data sets), as well as other information (e.g., protocols, analyses plans, clinical study reports), as long as the trials are not part of an ongoing or planned regulatory submission. This includes requests for clinical trial data for unlicensed products and indications. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | For details on when studies are available for sharing visit https://vivli.org/ourmember/abbvie/ |
Access Criteria: | Access to this clinical trial data can be requested by any qualified researchers who engage in rigorous independent scientific research, and will be provided following review and approval of a research proposal and statistical analysis plan and execution of a data sharing statement. Data requests can be submitted at any time after approval in the US and/or EU and a primary manuscript is accepted for publication. For more information on the process, or to submit a request, visit the following link https://www.abbvieclinicaltrials.com/hcp/data-sharing/ |
URL: | https://vivli.org/ourmember/abbvie/ |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Cancer, Multiple Myeloma (MM), Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma (R/R MM), pharmacokinetics CANOVA |
Multiple Myeloma Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Hemostatic Disorders Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Paraproteinemias Blood Protein Disorders Hematologic Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders Lymphoproliferative Disorders Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Dexamethasone |
Venetoclax Pomalidomide Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Gastrointestinal Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents Immunologic Factors Angiogenesis Inhibitors |