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Brief Title: Intra-patient Dose Escalation Study to Investigate Safety and Feasibility of Vactosertib in Treating Anemic MPN Patients
Official Title: A 2-tiered, Phase 2, Rule-based, Intra-patient Dose Escalation Study to Investigate Safety and Feasibility of Vactosertib (TEW-7197) in the Treatment of Anemic Patients With Philadelphia Chromosome-negative MPNs (Ph-neg MPNs)
Study ID: NCT04103645
Brief Summary: This study assesses the potential of using a TGFβ receptor inhibitor for the treatment of anemic patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. TGFβ signaling is known to be abnormally high in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms and it is thought that abnormal TGFβ signals cause many of the problems with blood cell formation in these diseases. The study design allows all patients to receive the study drug, vactosertib. The dose of vactosertib is individualized within a pre-set range based upon its effectiveness and tolerability. A total of up to 37 patients will be treated.
Detailed Description: This is a two-tiered multi arm Phase 2 trial of vactosertib (TEW-7197) for the treatment of anemia in Ph-neg MPNs. Both tiers use a rule-based, accelerated dose escalation scheme to efficiently assess the potential of vactosertib to safely and effectively treat anemic patients with Ph-neg MPNs. The first tier of this trial (Tier 1) is an intra-patient dose finding study in 12 patients that uses a low starting dose of vactosertib for all patients. Treatment dose is escalated according to prospectively-defined rules, and a toxicity and treatment effect algorithm during the period of 16 weeks (4 treatment cycles). If pre-established efficacy and safety endpoints are met, then Tier 1 of the study will be followed by a Tier 2 expansion study with an additional 25 patients for a period of 24 weeks (6 treatment cycles). Vactosertib will be administered concurrently with the patient's current treatment (if any). Prior to enrollment, patients must be on a stable dose of their current therapy for 3 months prior to entering the study. Supportive care measures including packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions for HGB \<7g/dL, or symptomatic anemia, will be permitted. Administration of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs), however, will not be permitted on the trial (patients recruited would have serum EPO \>125 U/L above which the benefit of ESAs is not supported).
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States
Name: Joseph M Scandura, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR