A Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Focused, Phase II Study of Venetoclax Plus Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Younger Patients With Intermediate Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Tier 1 MYELOMATCH SubStudy

Summary

This phase II MyeloMATCH treatment trial compares cytarabine with daunorubicin versus cytarabine with daunorubicin and venetoclax versus venetoclax with azacitidine for the treatment of younger patients with intermediate risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Cytarabine is a drug that inhibits some of the enzymes needed for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication and repair and can slow or stop the growth of cancer cells. Daunorubicin is a drug that blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair, and it may kill cancer cells. 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. Azacitidine is a drug that interacts with DNA to activate tumor-suppressing genes, resulting in an anti-tumor effect. Adding venetoclax to cytarabine and daunorubicin, and adding venetoclax to azacitidine, may work better than the usual treatment of cytarabine with daunorubicin alone. To decide if they are better, the study doctors are looking to see if venetoclax increases the rate of elimination of AML in participants by 20% or more compared to the usual approach.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

18–59 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Drug
  Azacitidine

  Given IV or SC

• Procedure
  Biospecimen Collection

  Undergo collection of blood samples

• Procedure
  Bone Marrow Aspiration

  Undergo bone marrow aspiration

• Drug
  Cytarabine

  Given IV

• Drug
  Daunorubicin Hydrochloride

  Given IV

• Drug
  Venetoclax

  Given PO

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