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WithdrawnNCT02951117Updated Jun 5, 2017

A Study of Venetoclax and ABBV-838 Combination Therapy With Dexamethasone in Participants With Multiple Myeloma Whose Cancer Has Come Back or Had No Response to Recent Cancer Treatment

A Phase 1 interventional study of Venetoclax and ABBV-838 in Multiple Myeloma, sponsored by AbbVie. Withdrawn at 3 sites in Australia. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-06-05.

Sponsored by AbbVie · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
No participants enrolled
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an open-label, multicenter clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of venetoclax and ABBV-838 combination therapy with dexamethasone in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM) who have received 2 or more prior lines of therapy for multiple myeloma (MM). The study will consist of 2 arms: Arm A and Arm B (if applicable). Each arm will have a dose escalation and dose expansion portion.

Read the detailed description

The study will consist of 2 arms: Arm A and Arm B (if applicable). Arm A dose escalation will investigate up to 3 doses of ABBV-838 at 3-week dosing intervals (Q3W) in combination with venetoclax and dexamethasone. Arm A dose expansion portion will investigate the ABBV-838 Q3W dosing interval with venetoclax and dexamethasone at the recommended phase two dose (RPTD) combination defined from the Dose Escalation portion.

Based on data from the ongoing ABBV-838 monotherapy study (Study M14-467) Arm B dose escalation may be conducted, if deemed necessary. If conducted, Arm B dose excalation will investigate up to 3 doses of ABBV-838 at either weekly (Q1W) or bi-weekly (Q2W) dosing intervals in combination with venetoclax and dexamethasone. Arm B dose expansion portion will investigate either the ABBV-838 Q1W or Q2W dosing interval in combination with venetoclax and dexamethasone at the RPTD combination defined from the Dose Escalation portion.

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Conditions studied

  • Multiple Myeloma

Keywords

  • lymphoid malignancies
  • Next generation sequencing
  • Refractory Multiple Myeloma
  • Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
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In context

Multiple Myeloma

3,632 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Myeloma; 745 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

AbbVie is the lead sponsor of 953 studies on the registry; 136 are open to participants now.

Of its 350 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 210 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 1 for participants in the dose escalation portion of the study and ECOG less than or equal to 2 in the dose expansion portion.
  • Received at least 2 prior therapies including an Immunomodulatory Thalidomide Derivative Compounds (IMiD) and a proteasome inhibitor.
  • Documented relapsed or progressive multiple myeloma on or after any regimen or is refractory to the most recent line of therapy.
  • Received at least 2 prior therapies including an IMiD and a proteasome inhibitor.
  • Documented relapsed or progressive multiple myeloma on or after any regimen or is refractory to the most recent line of therapy.
  • Eligible for and agree to bone marrow (BM) aspirate prior to treatment start and at designated times per protocol.
  • Measurable disease at Screening, defined as at least one of the following M component in serum (greater than or equal to 0.5 g/dL) and/or urine (greater than or equal to 0.2 g excreted in a 24 hour collection sample) or serum free light chain greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL with an abnormal κ/λ ratio of less than 0.26 or greater than 1.65.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received any anti-myeloma therapy (other than monoclonal antibodies), including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, biological, immunotherapy or an investigational therapy, including targeted small molecule agents within 5 half-lives (or 14 days if half-live unknown) prior to first dose of first dose of venetoclax, ABBV-838, and dexamethasone.
  • Received anti-myeloma monoclonal antibodies within 6 weeks prior to first dose of venetoclax, ABBV-838, and dexamethasone.
  • Has a significant history of renal, neurologic (peripheral neuropathy), psychiatric, endocrinologic (diabetes mellitus), metabolic, immunologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary or hepatic disease within the last 6 months.
  • Received corticosteroid therapy at a dose equivalent to greater than or equal to 4 mg/day of dexamethasone within 3 weeks prior to first dose.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm A Venetoclax QD + ABBV-838 Q3W + Dexamethasone

    ABBV-838 administered at cohort-defined doses every 3 weeks (Q3W; starting dose 4.0 mg/kg) in combination with venetoclax (400 mg or 800 mg once daily \[QD\]) and dexamethasone (40 mg once weekly \[Q1W\]); once the maximum-tolerated-dose (MTD) and recommended phase two dose (RPTD) are determined, ABBV-838 in combination with venetoclax and dexamethasone at RPTD will be administered in a dose expansion phase of the study.

    Drug: Venetoclax · Drug: ABBV-838 · Drug: Dexamethasone

  • Experimental
    Arm B Venetoclax QD + ABBV-838 Q1W or Q2W + Dexamethasone Q1W

    Dose escalation portion will investigate either the ABBV-838 weekly (Q1W) or bi-weekly (Q2W) dosing interval in combination with venetoclax (400 or 800 mg QD) and dexamethasone (40 mg Q1W). The dose expansion portion will investigate either the ABBV-838 weekly (Q1W) or bi-weekly (Q2W) dosing interval in combination with venetoclax and dexamethasone at the RPTD combination defined from the Dose Escalation portion.

    Drug: Venetoclax · Drug: ABBV-838 · Drug: Dexamethasone

Interventions

  • DrugVenetoclax

    Tablet

    Also known as: ABT-199

  • DrugABBV-838

    Intravenous infusion

  • DrugDexamethasone

    Tablet or intravenous infusion

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD), and recommended phase two dose (RPTD) of venetoclax and ABBV-838 combination therapy when administered with dexamethasone

    The MTD and the RPTD of venetoclax and ABBV-838 combination therapy with dexamethasone will be determined during the dose escalation phase of the study. Once the RPTD combination has been determined, the dose expansion portion will begin.

    Time frame: Minimum first cycle of dosing (21 or 28 days, depending on arm)

  2. Number of participants with adverse events

    Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years following the first dose of the last subject enrolled

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) of venetoclax

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  2. Time to Cmax (Tmax) of venetoclax

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  3. Area under the plasma concentration-time curve over the 24-hour dose interval (AUC0-24) of venetoclax

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  4. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    The Objective Response Rate (ORR) is defined as the proportion of subjects with a response (Stringent Complete Response \[sCR\], Complete Response \[CR\], Very Good Partial Response \[VGPR\] or Partial Response \[PR\]) based on the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria.

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1 and Day 1 of every cycle thereafter for up to 2 years following the first dose of the last subject enrolled

  5. Cmax of ABBV-838

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  6. Tmax of ABBV-838

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  7. AUC over the dose interval (AUC0-τ) of ABBV-838

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  8. Total monoclonal anti-CS1 antibody (total mAb)

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  9. Monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) toxin levels

    Time frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively)

  10. Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)

    MRD will be assessed in the bone marrow by next generation sequencing (NGS). MRD negativity in bone marrow aspirates will be defined at 10-5 threshold as assessed by NGS.

    Time frame: Cycle 4 Day 1 and treatment completion (up to 2 years following the first dose of the last subject enrolled)

  11. Terminal phase elimination rate constant (β) for ABBV-838

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1

  12. Terminal elimination half-life (t1/2) for ABBV-838

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1

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Study locations

3 sites
  • St Vincent´s Hospital /ID# 153022
    Darlinghurst, 2010, Australia
  • St. Vincents Hospital Melbourne /ID# 157925
    Fitzroy, 3065, Australia
  • The Alfred Hospital /ID# 150202
    Prahran, 3181, Australia
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 5, 2017, 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
NCT02951117
Lead sponsor
AbbVie
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 1, 2016
Start date
Aug 31, 2017 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jul 28, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 28, 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 5, 2017

Study contacts

Orlando Bueno, MD
study director · AbbVie

Oversight

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