A Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Venetoclax in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Malignancies
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03236857 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 2, 2017
Last Update Posted : May 22, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Malignancies Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Neuroblastoma | Drug: chemotherapy Drug: venetoclax | Phase 1 |
Expanded Access : An investigational treatment associated with this study is available outside the clinical trial. More info ...
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 143 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1 Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Venetoclax in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Malignancies |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 8, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 19, 2023 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 19, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Venetoclax with or without chemotherapy
Venetoclax administered orally once daily (QD) with various doses and dosing regimens with or without chemotherapy at the discretion of the investigator. Allowed chemotherapy regimens as outlined in the study protocol.
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Drug: chemotherapy
Dexamethasone and/or vincristine and/or pegasparaginase OR cytarabine and/or etoposide and/or pegasparaginase; tyrosine kinase inhibitor; cytarabine OR azacitidine OR decitabine; rituximab and/or dexamethasone and/or vincristine; cyclophosphamide and/or topotecan Drug: venetoclax Oral tablet for participants; Tablet for oral suspension (participants who cannot swallow a tablet)
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- Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]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.
- Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) of Venetoclax Monotherapy [ Time Frame: First 21 days venetoclax monotherapy ]A DLT is any Grade 3 or higher non-hematologic adverse event (AE) with exceptions outlined in the protocol.
- Recommended Phase 2 dose (RPTD) of Venetoclax [ Time Frame: First 21 days venetoclax monotherapy ]Venetoclax RPTD is the dose determined based on adverse event reporting and dose-limiting toxicity information from all participants.
- Cmax of Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 weeks ]Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of venetoclax.
- Tmax of venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 weeks ]Time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of venetoclax.
- AUC0-24 Post-Dose of Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 weeks ]Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 24 hours (AUC24) post-dose of venetoclax.
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]ORR is defined as the proportion of participants who achieved a response according to established criteria described in detail in the study protocol.
- Partial Response (PR) Rate [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]PR is defined according to established criteria for each tumor type and is described in detail within the study protocol.
- Complete Response (CR) Rate [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]CR is defined according to established criteria for each tumor type and is described in detail within the study protocol.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 0 Years to 25 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants must have relapsed or refractory cancer.
- Participants must have adequate hepatic and kidney function.
- Participants less than or equal to 16 years of age must have performance status of Lansky greater than or equal to 50% and participants greater than 16 years of age must have performance status of Karnofsky greater than or equal to 50%.
- Participants with solid tumors (with the exception of neuroblastoma) must have adequate bone marrow function in Part 1.
- For the fifth cohort during Part 2 Cohort Expansion, participants with solid tumors must have evidence of BCL-2 expression (except participants with TCF3-HLF ALL).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with primary brain tumors or disease metastatic to the brain.
- Participants who have central nervous system (CNS) disease with cranial involvement that requires radiation.
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Participants who have received any of the following within the listed time frame, prior to the first dose of study drug
- Inotuzumab ozogamicin or gemtuzumab ozogamicin within 30 days
- Biologic agent (i.e., antibodies) for anti-neoplastic intent within 30 days or 5 half-lives whichever is shorter.
- CAR-T infusion or other cellular therapy within 30 days
- Anticancer therapy including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted small molecule agents, investigational agents within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter (Exceptions: Ph+ALL participants on Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) at Screening may enroll and remain on TKI therapy to control disease and TCF3-HLF ALL participants are allowed to have received chemotherapy within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter).
- Steroid therapy for anti-neoplastic intent within 5 days (with the exception of TCF3-HLF ALL participants).
- Requires ongoing hydroxyurea (hydroxyurea permitted up to first dose)
- Participants who are less than 100 days post-transplant, or greater than or equal to 100 days post-transplant with active graft versus host disease (GVHD), or are receiving immunosuppressant therapy within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug.
- Participants who are less than 6 weeks post-131 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) therapy.
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Participants who have received the following within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug:
- Strong and moderate Cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) inhibitors (Part 1 Dose Determination);
- Strong and moderate CYP3A inducers (Part 1 Dose Determination and Part 2 Cohort Expansion).
- Participants who have not recovered from clinically significant adverse effect(s)/toxicity(s) of the previous therapy (Exception: Chemotherapy induced side effects that are expected to return to baseline in TCF3-HLF ALL participants).
- Participants who have active, uncontrolled infections.
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Participants with malabsorption syndrome or any other condition that precludes enteral administration.
- Participants with recent positive test for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and no follow up test with negative result cannot be enrolled. Participants with contact to persons with COVID-19 and participants with signs and symptoms for COVID-19 infection must be tested before enrolling.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03236857

Study Director: | ABBVIE INC. | AbbVie |
Responsible Party: | AbbVie |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03236857 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
M13-833 2017-000439-14 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | August 2, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 22, 2023 |
Last Verified: | November 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
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 Venetoclax pediatric relapsed or refractory Venclexta |
Leukemia Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Neoplasms Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Neuroblastoma Neoplasms by Histologic Type Leukemia, Myeloid Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |
Leukemia, Lymphoid Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Venetoclax Antineoplastic Agents |