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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Vismodegib in Combination With Ruxolitinib for the Treatment of Intermediate- or High-Risk Myelofibrosis (MF)

A Phase 1 interventional study of Placebo and Ruxolitinib in Myelofibrosis, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Completed at 13 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-05-11.

Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Mar 2017, 9 years 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of vismodegib plus (+) ruxolitinib versus placebo + ruxolitinib in participants with intermediate- or high-risk MF. The study will be divided into 2 components. The Phase Ib portion of the study consists of participants receiving open-label vismodegib (150 milligrams [mg] orally [PO] once daily [QD]) + ruxolitinib (PO twice daily [BID]). A safety assessment will be performed after the first 10 participants have been treated for 6 weeks. An analysis for efficacy and safety is planned in the first 10 participants at Week 24. There will be a hold on participant screening and enrollment during this assessment. Another 10 participants may be enrolled, thereafter, to further assess efficacy and safety (at Week 24) before the initiation of the Phase III randomization portion of the study. Similarly, there will be another hold on participant screening and enrollment during this assessment. The participants enrolled in the Phase Ib portion of the study will continue to receive vismodegib (150 mg PO QD) + ruxolitinib (PO BID) for up to 48 weeks, if clinical benefit is observed after 24 weeks. The Phase III randomized, double-blind portion of the study will enroll approximately 84 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio (double blind) to receive either vismodegib (150 mg PO QD) + ruxolitinib (PO BID) or placebo (PO QD) + ruxolitinib (PO BID) for up to 48 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Myelofibrosis

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In context

Primary Myelofibrosis

419 studies on the registry are indexed under Primary Myelofibrosis; 117 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10 is below the median of 44 across 347 interventional studies indexed under Primary Myelofibrosis.

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Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche is the lead sponsor of 2,061 studies on the registry; 85 are open to participants now.

Of its 319 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 239 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of primary MF, post-polycythemia vera MF, or post-essential thrombocythemia MF, according to the 2008 revised World Health Organization criteria
  • Intermediate-1, intermediate-2, or high-risk according to the IWG-MRT Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System
  • Life expectancy >= 6 months
  • Peripheral blood blast count of less than (\<) 10%
  • Palpable splenomegaly of greater than (>) 5 centimeters (cm) below the left costal margin
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 2
  • Adequate hepatic and renal function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with a Hedgehog or Janus kinase pathway inhibitor
  • Treatment with strong cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors/inducers within 28 days prior to Day 1
  • Prior therapy for the treatment of intermediate- or high-risk MF including chemotherapy, interferon, thalidomide, busulfan, lenalidomide, anagrelide, or androgens within 28 days prior to Day 1
  • Prior splenectomy or splenic irradiation
  • Inadequate bone marrow reserve
  • Participants with any history of platelet counts of \< 50,000/mccL or ANC of \< 500/mL, except during treatment for myeloproliferative neoplasm or treatment with cytotoxic therapy for any other reason
  • Planned allogeneic bone marrow transplant during the study
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Placebo + Ruxolitinib

    Participants will receive placebo (PO QD) in combination with ruxolitinib (dose will depend on the participant's baseline platelet count) for up to 48 weeks.

    Other: Placebo · Drug: Ruxolitinib

  • Experimental
    Vismodegib + Ruxolitinib

    Participants will receive vismodegib (150 mg PO QD) in combination with ruxolitinib (dose will depend on the participant's baseline platelet count) for up to 48 weeks.

    Drug: Ruxolitinib · Drug: Vismodegib

Interventions

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo will be administered PO QD for up to 48 weeks.

  • DrugRuxolitinib

    Ruxolitinib will be administered PO BID at a starting dose depending on the participants's baseline platelet count for up to 48 weeks.

  • DrugVismodegib

    Vismodegib will be administered at a dose of 150 mg PO QD for up to 48 weeks.

    Also known as: Erivedge

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants who Achieve a Greater Than or Equal to (>=) 35% Reduction in Spleen Volume from Baseline at Week 24

    Determined by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) Using International Working Group-Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment (IWG-MRT) Revised Response Criteria

    Time frame: Week 24

  2. Percentage of Participants with Complete Remission (CR) and Partial Remission (PR) at Week 24, as Determined by an IRC Using IWG-MRT Revised Response Criteria

    Time frame: Week 24

Secondary outcomes

  1. Plasma Vismodegib Concentration at Steady State

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour) on Weeks 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48

  2. Unbound Vismodegib Concentration at Steady State

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour) on Weeks 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48

  3. Alpha 1-Acid Glycoprotein Concentration at Steady State

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour) on Weeks 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48

  4. Percentage of Participants who Achieve a >= 35% Reduction in Spleen Volume from Baseline, as Determined by an IRC Using IWG-MRT Revised Response Criteria at Week 48

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 48

  5. Percentage of Participants who Achieve a >= 35% Reduction in Spleen Volume from Baseline, as Determined by an Investigator at Weeks 24 and 48

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48

  6. Percentage of Participants with CR and PR, as Determined by an IRC Using IWG-MRT Revised Response Criteria at Week 48

    Time frame: Week 48

  7. Percentage of Participants with CR and PR, as Determined by an Investigator at Weeks 24 and 48

    Time frame: Weeks 24 and 48

  8. Percentage of Participants with Overall Response Rate (CR, PR, and Clinical Improvement) at Weeks 24 and 48, as Determined by an IRC Using IWG-MRT Revised Response Criteria

    Time frame: Weeks 24 and 48

  9. Percentage of Participants with Overall Response Rate (CR, PR, and Clinical Improvement) at Weeks 24 and 48, as Determined by the Investigator Using IWG-MRT Revised Response Criteria

    Time frame: Weeks 24 and 48

  10. Percentage of Participants who Achieve Anemia Response at Weeks 24 and 48, as Determined by the Investigator Using IWG-MRT Revised Response Criteria

    Time frame: Weeks 24 and 48

  11. Percentage of Participants with Symptom Response (Participants who Achieve a >= 50% Reduction from Baseline in the Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptom Assessment Form [MPN-SAF] Total Symptom Score [TSS])

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48

  12. Duration of Response, as Determined by the Investigator and an IRC Using IWG-MRT Revised Response Criteria or Death from Any Cause During the Study

    Time frame: Baseline up to 28 days after the last dose of study drug (52 weeks)

  13. Percentage of Participants with Improvement from Baseline in Bone Marrow Fibrosis at Weeks 24 and 48, as Determined by the Investigator Using the European Consensus Grading System

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48

  14. Percentage of Participants with Improvement from Baseline in Bone Marrow Fibrosis at Weeks 24 and 48, as Determined by Independent Pathology Review Using the European Consensus Grading System

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48

  15. Progression-Free Survival

    Time frame: Baseline up to the end of the study (up to 1 year after completing 48 weeks of treatment by the last participant)

  16. Percentage of Participants who Achieve a >= 50% Reduction in Fatigue from Baseline to Weeks 24 and 48 as Measured by MPN-SAF TSS

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48

  17. Percentage of Participants who Achieve a >= 50% Reduction in Other Symptom and Impact Item Scores from Baseline to Weeks 24 and 48, as Measured by the MPN-SAF

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48

  18. Percentage of Participants who Achieve a Meaningful Improvement on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 Scale Scores from Baseline to Weeks 24 and 48

    Meaningful improvement is defined as a 10-point change.

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48

  19. Overall Survival

    Time frame: Baseline up to the end of the study (up to 1 year after completing 48 weeks treatment by the last participant)

  20. Percentage of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: Baseline up to Month 48

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Study locations

13 sites
  • Florida Cancer Specialists-Broadway, Fort Myers
    Fort Myers, Florida 33908, United States
  • Florida Cancer Specialist, North Region
    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33705, United States
  • Florida Cancer Specialists
    West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, United States
  • Oncology Hematology Care Inc
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, United States
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute
    Nashville, Tennessee 37203, United States
  • Uni of Texas - Md Anderson Cancer Center; Dept of Leukemia
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Tom Baker Cancer Centre-Calgary; Clinical Research Unit
    Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Oncology
    Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada
  • Centre Hospitalier De L'Universite De Montreal, Hopital Notre-Dame
    Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M1, Canada
  • Uniklinik RWTH Aachen; Med. Klinik IV; Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie, Hämostaseologie und Stammz
    Aachen, 52074, Germany
  • Campus Virchow-Klinikum Charité Centrum 14; Medizinische Klinik m.S. Hämatologie u. Onkologie
    Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • A.O.U. Citta' Della Salute E Della Scienza-P.O. Molinette;S.C. Ematologia
    Torino, Piemonte 10126, Italy
  • Az. Osp. Di Careggi; Divisione Di Ematologia
    Firenze, Toscana 50135, Italy
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References and documents

Publications

  • Couban S, Benevolo G, Donnellan W, Cultrera J, Koschmieder S, Verstovsek S, Hooper G, Hertig C, Tandon M, Dimier N, Malhi V, Passamonti F. A phase Ib study to assess the efficacy and safety of vismodegib in combination with ruxolitinib in patients with intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis. J Hematol Oncol. 2018 Sep 24;11(1):122. doi: 10.1186/s13045-018-0661-x. PubMed 30249277 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 11, 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
NCT02593760
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 1, 2015
Start date
Jan 25, 2016
Primary completion
Mar 29, 2017
Completion
Jul 12, 2017
Last update
May 11, 2018

Study contacts

Clinical Trials
study director · Hoffmann-La Roche

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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