A Study Comparing Imetelstat Versus Best Available Therapy for the Treatment of Intermediate-2 or High-risk Myelofibrosis (MF) Who Have Not Responded to Janus Kinase (JAK)-Inhibitor Treatment

Study Purpose

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the overall survival of participants treated with imetelstat compared to best available therapy with intermediate-2 or high-risk Myelofibrosis (MF) who are refractory to Janus Kinase (JAK)-Inhibitor treatment.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years and Over
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis according to the revised World Health Organization criteria or post-essential thrombocythemia-MF or post-polycythemia vera-MF according to the IWG-MRT criteria.

- Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System intermediate-2 or high-risk MF.

- Refractory to JAK-inhibitor treatment as defined in either inclusion (i) or (ii): (i) Treatment with JAK-inhibitor for >= 6 months duration, including at least 2 months at an optimal dose as assessed by the investigator for that participant and one of the following: 1.

no decrease in spleen volume (< 10% by MRI or CT) from the start of treatment with JAK-inhibitor. 2. no decrease in spleen size (< 30% by palpation or length by imaging) from the start of treatment with JAK-inhibitor. 3. no decrease in symptoms (< 20% by MFSAF or myeloproliferative neoplasm SAF) from the start of treatment with JAK-inhibitor) 4. a score of at least 15 on TSS assessed using the MFSAF v4.0 during screening. (ii) Treatment with JAK-inhibitor treatment for >= 3 months duration with maximal doses (e.g., 20-25 mg twice daily ruxolitinib) for that participant and no decrease in spleen volume/size or symptoms as defined in inclusion criterion (i [a, b, or c])

- Measurable splenomegaly demonstrated by a palpable spleen measuring >= 5 cm below the left costal margin or a spleen volume >= 450 cm^3 by MRI or CT.

- Active symptoms of MF on the MFSAF v4.0 demonstrated by a symptom score of at least 5 points (on a 0 to 10 scale) - Hematology laboratory test values within the protocol defined limits.

- Biochemical laboratory test values must be within protocol defined limits.

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status score of 0, 1, or 2.

- Participants should follow protocol defined contraceptives procedures.

- A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Peripheral blood blast count of >= 10% or bone marrow blast count of >=10% - Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to imetelstat or its excipients.

- Prior treatment with imetelstat.

- Any chemotherapy or MF directed therapy, including investigational drug regardless of class or mechanism of action, immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapy, corticosteroids greater than 30 mg/day prednisone or equivalent, and JAK-inhibitor treatment less than equal to 14 days prior to randomization.

- Diagnosis or treatment for malignancy other than MF except: - Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease present for >= 3 years before randomization.

- Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease.

- Adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease.

- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus or any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring IV antibiotics.

- Active systemic hepatitis infection requiring treatment (carriers of hepatitis virus are permitted to enter the study), or any known acute or chronic liver disease unless related to underlying hepatosplenomegaly due to MF.

- Major surgery within 28 days prior to randomization.

- Any life-threatening illness (e.g., coronavirus disease-2019), medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the participant's safety, interfere with the imetelstat metabolism, or put the study outcomes at undue risk

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT04576156
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	Phase 3
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Geron Corporation
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Faye Feller
Principal Investigator Affiliation	Geron Corporation
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Industry
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Myelofibrosis

Additional Details

This is a multicenter study with 2 arms, and will include 3 phases: a) screening phase of up to 28 days before randomization during which participants will complete a 14-day washout period from all prior therapies including JAK-inhibitor treatment, and the participant's eligibility will be reviewed; b) treatment phase, from randomization until study treatment (imetelstat or BAT) discontinuation; and c) post treatment follow-up phase, that begins when the participant discontinues treatment, and will continue until death, lost to follow-up, withdrawal of consent, or study end, whichever occurs first. Participants will be randomized (2:1) into 2 Arms (Arm A will receive imetelstat and Arm B will receive BAT). Participants who meet progressive disease criteria and discontinue BAT, may crossover to receive imetelstat treatment after sponsor's approval.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Imetelstat

Participants will receive imetelstat at 9.4 mg/kg intravenous (IV) every 21 days (±3 days), until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, treatment discontinuation or study end.

Active Comparator: Best Available Therapy (BAT)

Participants will receive BAT (investigator-selected non-JAK-inhibitor treatment), until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, treatment discontinuation or study end.

Interventions

Drug: - Imetelstat

Imetelstat will be given intravenously at 9.4 mg/kg every 21 days, until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, treatment discontinuation or study end.

Drug: - Best Available Therapy (BAT)

Non-JAK-inhibitor treatment will be given, which may include but is not limited to hydroxyurea, thalidomide or an analog of thalidomide, interferon, danazol, hypomethylating agents, and chemotherapy.

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La Jolla, California

Status

Recruiting

Address

University of California-San Diego/Moores UCSD Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, 92093-1503

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