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Pacritinib Before Transplant for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)

A Phase 2 interventional study of Pacritinib and Busulfan in Myeloproliferative Diseases, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-10-30.

Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
4
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if giving pacritinib before standard of care drugs followed by an allogeneic stem cell transplant can help to control myeloproliferative neoplasms. The safety of this therapy will also be studied.

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Study Drug Administration:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will take pacritinib at about the same time each day by mouth, 2 times each day. Your doctor will tell you when to start and stop taking pacritinib. You may be able to take the drug for about 2-6 months depending on how you tolerate the drug and when your transplant date is. If you do not receive your transplant, you may be able to continue taking the study drug as long as the doctor thinks it is in your best interest.

You must swallow the capsules whole with a glass (about 8 ounces) of water. Do not open, break, or chew the capsules.

If you vomit or miss a dose of pacritinib, take your next dose of pacritinib at your regular time. Do not "make up" a missed or vomited dose.

You will be given a study drug diary to write down what time you take each dose of pacritinib. You need to bring the study drug diary, any leftover study drug, and any empty study drug containers with you to each study visit.

The dose of pacritinib you receive may be lowered or stopped, if the doctor thinks it is needed.

About 21 days after your last dose of pacritinib, you will given standard of care drugs and you will have an allogeneic stem cell transplant. Your doctor will explain this treatment and the stem cell transplant to you in more detail. You will be required to sign a separate consent form.

Study Visits:

One (1) time each month:

  • You will have a physical exam.
  • Blood (about 2 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests and to check your kidney and liver function.
  • You will have an electrocardiogram (EKG -- a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart).

On Day 14 (+/- 2 days) of of Cycle 1, blood (about 2 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests and to check your kidney and liver function. You can have this blood drawn at a local lab or clinic that is closer to your home. The results will be sent to the study doctor at MD Anderson.

During Week 2 of Cycle 1, a member of the study staff will call to ask you about any symptoms you may be having. This call should last about 5-10 minutes.

Length of Study:

You will be on study for up to 1 year after the transplant. You may be taken off study early if the disease gets worse, if you have any intolerable side effects, of if you are unable to follow study directions.

Your participation on this study will be over after about 1 year of follow-up tests.

End-of-Study Visit:

Within about 7 days after your last dose of pacritinib, but before your stem cell transplant:

  • You will have a physical exam and an ultrasound, MRI, or CT scan of your abdomen to measure your liver and spleen.
  • You will have an EKG.

Before your transplant, you will have a bone marrow biopsy/aspiration to check the status of the disease.

Follow-Up Tests:

You will have follow-up visits at about 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the transplant:

  • You will complete 3 questionnaires about your symptoms and quality of life. It should take about 20-30 minutes to complete the questionnaires.
  • At Month 3, you will have a physical exam and an ultrasound, MRI, or CT scan of your abdomen to measure your liver and spleen. This will be repeated at Month 12, if your doctor thinks it is needed.
  • At Months 3 and 12, you will have a bone marrow biopsy/aspiration to check the status of the disease.

This is an investigational study. Pacritinib is not FDA approved or commercially available. It is currently being used for research purposes only. The study doctor can explain how the study drug is designed to work.

Up to 40 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson.

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Conditions studied

  • Myeloproliferative Diseases

Keywords

  • Myeloproliferative Diseases
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
  • MPN
  • Myelofibrosis
  • Polycythemia vera
  • PV
  • Essential thrombocythemia
  • Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • Allo TP
  • Pacritinib
  • Busulfan
  • Busulfex
  • Myleran
  • Questionnaires
  • Surveys
  • Phone calls
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In context

Neoplasms

9,365 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasms; 2,489 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 4 is below the median of 50 across 7,253 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 2,999 studies on the registry; 581 are open to participants now.

Of its 599 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 402 (67%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients with Idiopathic Myelofibrosis or Myelofibrosis secondary to Polycythemia Vera or Essential Thrombocythemia.
  2. Patients 18 years to less than or equal to 70 years.
  3. Patients wanting to pursue transplant.
  4. Patients must have a Zubrod PS equal or less than 2.
  5. Calculated creatinine clearance greater than 50ml/min. using the Cockcroft-Gault equation.
  6. Ejection fraction equal or above 40%.
  7. Serum direct bilirubin less than 1 mg/dl (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis).
  8. SGPT equal or less than 4 x normal values.
  9. Corrected DLCO equal or above 50% of expected.
  10. Negative Beta HCG test in a woman with childbearing potential defined as not post-menopausal for 12 months or no previous surgical sterilization) and if fertile, males and females must agree to use contraceptives.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with low risk myelofibrosis.
  2. Uncontrolled life-threatening infections.
  3. HIV positive.
  4. Patients with active viral hepatitis.
  5. Prior treatment with Pacritinib.
  6. Prior stem cell transplant.
  7. QTc greater than 450 ms.
  8. CYP3A4 strong or moderate inhibitors/inducers in the past 7 days.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
4 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pacritinib + Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Participants start Pacritinib 200 mg by mouth twice a day. Participants proceed to transplant after 60 days of Pacritinib but not more than 180 days. Pacritinib stopped 21 days prior to starting preparative regimen for standard of care stem cell transplantation (SOC Allo TP). SOC transplant conditioning with Fludarabine and Busulfan AUC of 4000 microMol-min per day providing that pharmacokinetic can be done, otherwise Busulfan dose given as a fixed dose of 100 mg/m2 daily for four days. Questionnaires about symptoms and quality of life completed at baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after transplant. Phone calls made by study staff to participant on second and third week of each month.

    Drug: Pacritinib · Drug: Busulfan · Behavioral: Questionnaires · Behavioral: Phone Calls · Procedure: Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation · Drug: Fludarabine

Interventions

  • DrugPacritinib

    200 mg by mouth twice a day for 60 days.

  • DrugBusulfan

    Busulfan AUC of 4000 microMol-min per day providing that pharmacokinetic can be done, otherwise Busulfan dose given as a fixed dose of 100 mg/m2 daily for four days.

    Also known as: Busulfex, Myleran

  • BehavioralQuestionnaires

    Questionnaires completed at baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after transplant.

    Also known as: Surveys

  • BehavioralPhone Calls

    Phone calls made by study staff to participant on second and third week of each month.

  • ProcedureAllogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allo TP) 60 days after starting Pacritinib but not more than 180 days.

    Also known as: Stem cell transplant

  • DrugFludarabine

    Fludarabine taken along with Busulfan as per standard of care as preparative regimen for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allo TP).

    Also known as: Fludarabine phosphate, Fludara

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    The protocol was to enroll at least 21 evaluable participants, defined as patients who received Pacritinib for \>/=60 days but less than 180 days. We enrolled four participants, however all four were not evaluable since no one was able to complete 60 days of Pacritinib.

    Time frame: participants who received Pacritinib for >/= 60 days but less than 180 days who undergo transplant with a matched related or at least 7/8 matched unrelated donor. The protocol was to evaluate progression free survival at one year.

Other outcomes

  1. Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Pacritinib.

    Evaluate safety and efficacy of this therapy determined by Neutrophil and platelet engraftment, Non-relapse mortality at one year post transplant, Overall survival at one year post transplant, Liver and spleen response to Pacritinib, Immune recovery, quality of life and symptom score, Primary and secondary graft failure,Complete remission, Relapse.

    Time frame: Start of Pacritinib to one year post transplant

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Results

Posted Oct 5, 2018

Participant flow

Patients with Idiopathic Myelofibrosis or Myelofibrosis secondary to Ploycythemia Vera or Essential Thrombocythemia that are 18 to 70 years old that want to pursue a transplant. They start the Pacritinib per-transplant and can proceed to transplant 60 days after starting Pacritinib but no more than 180 days.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePacritinib Pre- Transplant
Started4
Completed0
Not completed4
Withdrew: Adverse event1
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1
Withdrew: Fda clinical hold-patients taken off2

Outcome measures

PrimaryProgression-free Survival (PFS)

The protocol was to enroll at least 21 evaluable participants, defined as patients who received Pacritinib for \>/=60 days but less than 180 days. We enrolled four participants, however all four were not evaluable since no one was able to complete 60 days of Pacritinib.

Time frame:
participants who received Pacritinib for >/= 60 days but less than 180 days who undergo transplant with a matched related or at least 7/8 matched unrelated donor. The protocol was to evaluate progression free survival at one year.

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Other pre-specifiedEvaluate Safety and Efficacy of Pacritinib.

Evaluate safety and efficacy of this therapy determined by Neutrophil and platelet engraftment, Non-relapse mortality at one year post transplant, Overall survival at one year post transplant, Liver and spleen response to Pacritinib, Immune recovery, quality of life and symptom score, Primary and secondary graft failure,Complete remission, Relapse.

Time frame:
Start of Pacritinib to one year post transplant

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over 07/31/2015 to 02/25/2016. Non-serious events are listed at a 1% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Pacritinib Pre- Transplant0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)1/4 (25%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventPacritinib Pre- Transplant
Rash maculo-papularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders1/4

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Pacritinib Pre- Transplant
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years3
>=65 years1
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Pacritinib Pre- Transplant
Female3
Male1
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Pacritinib Pre- Transplant
Hispanic or Latino1
Not Hispanic or Latino3
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Pacritinib Pre- Transplant
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White4
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Pacritinib Pre- Transplant
United States4
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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jan 14, 2016

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 30, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02410551
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators
CTI BioPharma
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 7, 2015
Start date
Jun 15, 2015
Primary completion
Jan 20, 2017
Completion
Jan 20, 2017
Results posted
Oct 5, 2018
Last update
Oct 30, 2018

Study contacts

Uday Popat, MD
principal investigator · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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