E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients with newly diagnosed AML (except APL) according to the FAB and WHO classification, including AML evolving from MDS and AML after previous cytotoxic therapy or radiation (secondary AML)
Bone marrow aspirate or biopsy must contain ≥ 20% blasts of all nucleated cells, with the exception of AML FAB M6, where ≥ 30% of non-erythroid cells must be leukemic blasts
Age ≥ 61 years
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Patients with newly diagnosed Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Blood and lymphatic diseases [C15] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10000878 |
E.1.2 | Term | Acute myeloblastic leukemia |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004864 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
to compare the median Event Free Survival (EFS)* and the EFS probability of all AML patients between the temsirolimus and the control group
* EFS defined as: Time interval from day 1 of study treatment until treatment failure, relapse from CR or CRi, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. The time point at which the patient is resistant to therapy or survives induction without a CR, CRi or morphologic leukemia-free state will be recorded. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
compare • median Event Free Survival of patients with different cytogenetic and molecular risk groups (RG) • rate of early response after 1st induction of Temsirolimus group (TOR-G) vs control group (CG) • rate of early response after 1st induction of patients with different cytogenetic and mol. RG • CR rate of TOR-G vs CG • CR rate of patients with different cytogenetic and mol. RG • Relapse Free Survival (RFS) of TOR-G vs CG • RFS of patients with different cytogenetic and mol. RG • Overall Survival (OS) of TOR-G vs CG • OS of patients with different cytogenetic and mol. RG • rate of mol. remissions of TOR-G vs CG • toxicity of TOR-G and control treatment • rate of mol. relapse after mol. remission of TOR-G vs CG after induction therapy and during 1st remission
• Evaluation of biomarkers indicating the course of disease, incl. genetic, epigenetic, transcriptional and protein markers, indicators of autophagy in leukemic blasts, bone marrow, periph. blood cells, serum and plasma
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Patients with newly diagnosed AML (except APL) according to the FAB classification, including AML evolving from MDS or other hematological diseases and AML after previous cytotoxic therapy or radiation (secondary AML). • Bone marrow aspirate or biopsy must contain ≥ 20% blasts of all nucleated cells or differential blood count must contain ≥ 20% blasts. In AML FAB M6 ≥ 30% of non-erythroid cells in the bone marrow must be leukemic blasts. In AML defined by cytogenetic aberrations the proportion of blasts may be < 20%. • Age ≥ 61 years • Informed consent, personally signed and dated to participate in the study • Willingness of male subjects whose sexual partners are women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP), to use an effective form of contraception (pearl index < 1%) during the study and at least 6 months thereafter. Effective forms of contraception are complete sexual abstinence, combined oral contraceptive, hormone IUCD, vaginal hormone ring, transdermal contraceptive patch, contraceptive implant or depot contraceptive injection in combination with a second method of contraception like a condom or a cervical cap / diaphragm with spermicide or surgical sterilisation (vasectomy) in male patients. WOCBP are defined as sexually mature women who have not undergone a hysterectomy or surgical sterilization or who have not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., who has had menses any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Patients who are not eligible for standard chemotherapy as described in chapter 6.2 • Previous treatment for AML, except leukapheresis for patients with hyperleukocytosis (leukocytes > 100,000/uL and / or leukostatic syndrome) or hydroxyurea • Known central nervous system manifestation of AML • Cardiac Disease: Heart failure NYHA III° or IV°; active coronary artery disease (MI more than 6 months prior to study entry is permitted); serious cardiac ventricular arrhythmias, defined as: ventricular extrasystoly grade LOWN IV, sustained or non-sustained ventricular tachycardias, and history of ventricular fibrillation / ventricular flutter, unless patient is protected by an internal cardioverter / defibrillator or ventricular arrhythmia was attributable to a myocardial ischemia > 6 months before study entry. • Chronically impaired renal function (creatinin clearance < 30 ml / min) • Chronic pulmonary disease with relevant hypoxia • Inadequate liver function (ALT and AST ≥ 2.5 x ULN) if not caused by leukemic infiltration • Total bilirubin ≥ 1.2 mg/dL if not caused by leukemic infiltration • Uncontrolled active infection • Concurrent malignancies other than AML with an estimated life expectancy of less than two years and requiring therapy • Known HIV and/or hepatitis C infection • Evidence or history of CNS disease, including primary or metastatic brain tumors, seizure disorders • History of organ allograft • Concomitant treatment with kinase inhibitors, angiogenesis inhibitors, calcineurin inhibitors and Mylotarg • Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture • Allergy to study medication or excipients in study medication • Investigational drug therapy outside of this trial during or within 4 weeks of study entry • Any severe concomitant condition which makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study or which could jeopardise compliance with the protocol |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Run-In-Part • optimal temsirolimus dose and schedule for the main part of the study
Main Part • median Event Free Survival (EFS) and EFS probability |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Run-In-Part at the end of the run-in-part
Main Part at the end of the phase II main part (approx. three years after study start) |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• rate of early response (≤ 10% bone marrow blasts on d15) after the first induction cycle of all AML patients • complete remission (CR) rate after induction therapy • median relapse-free survival (RFS) and RFS probability after reaching CR • median Overall Survival (OS) and OS probability • rate of molecular remissions and molecular relapses • toxicity according to CTC • biomarkers indicating the course of disease, including genetic, epigenetic, transcriptional and protein markers as well as indicators of autophagy in leukemic blasts, bone marrow, peripheral blood cells, serum and plasma |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
at the end of the phase II main part (approx. three years after study start) |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 15 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |