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TerminatedNCT03422627Updated Nov 22, 2023Results posted

Safety and Efficacy of Efavaleukin Alfa in Subjects With Steroid Refractory Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Efavaleukin Alfa in Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease cGVHD, sponsored by Amgen. Terminated at 14 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-22.

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Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 300 studies in Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome with a site in United States — 48 open to participants now, 71 under way, 7 of them phase 3. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome · United States.

Enrollment
148th of 260
32 · median 45
Started
2018
with 12 others
Phase 1/2
35 of 300
4 open now
Registered
183rd of 300
by date

Among the 300 studies in Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome with a site in United States, this one is the 148th largest by enrollment of the 260 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 13 that started in 2018, is one of 35 in phase 1/2, and was the 183rd registered.

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

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This study: 18 Years to 100 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Phase 1b: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple ascending doses of efavaleukin alfa in subjects with steroid refractory chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD).

Phase 2: To evaluate the efficacy of efavaleukin alfa in subjects with steroid refractory cGVHD as measured by overall response rate (ORR) at 16 weeks according to the 2014 cGVHD NIH Consensus Criteria.

Due to early termination, the Phase 2 portion of this study was not conducted.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease cGVHD
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria Subjects are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply:

  • Subject has provided prior to initiation of any study specific activities/procedures.
  • Subject is an adult ≥ 18 years old at the time of signing the informed consent.
  • Subject is a recipient of an HSCT.
  • Subject has moderate to severe - cGVHD as defined by all of the following criteria:
  • Diagnosed with cGVHD per the 2014 cGVHD NIH Consensus Criteria
  • Steroid refractory cGVHD, defined as having persistent signs and symptoms of cGVHD despite ≥ 4 weeks of prednisone (or equivalent) dosed at ≥ 0.25 mg/kg/day (or ≥ 0.5 mg/kg every other day).
  • Moderate to severe cGVHD (in accordance with 2014 cGVHD NIH Consensus Criteria at screening with involvement of at least one of the following organs at the screening and baseline visits: skin, mouth, eyes, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, liver, lungs, and joint and fascia.
  • Subject has received no more than 3 previous treatments for cGVHD, excluding topical agents.
  • Treatment with corticosteroids is considered a treatment for cGVHD and should be included in determining the number of previous treatments.
  • consisting of concurrent medications or interventions (eg, tacrolimus and corticosteroids; ECP and corticosteroids) count as 2 separate treatments.
  • If cGVHD has worsened during a taper of agents, restoring the agents to therapeutic level is permitted and does not count as an additional treatment.
  • Subject may be receiving corticosteroid therapy provided that the dose is ≤ 1 mg/kg/day of systemic prednisone or equivalent and has been stable for at least 2 weeks prior to first dose of efavaleukin alfa.
  • Subject may be receiving other non-corticosteroid immunosuppressive therapies provided that the immunosuppressant dose is stable for at least 2 weeks prior to first dose of efavaleukin alfa. Adjustments to dose of calcineurin inhibitor or sirolimus are allowed only to maintain drug levels within therapeutic range.
  • Subject has a performance status score ≥ 50%.
  • Subject has an estimated of > 3 months.
  • Subject must have adequate hepatic function, defined below, unless the treating physician documents the abnormal LFTs as consistent with hepatic cGVHD:
  • total \< 2.0 mg/dL (34.2 mol/L) [elevated values due to Gilbert's Syndrome or of non- hepatic origin are excluded].
  • [AST; SGOT]/Alanine transaminase [ALT; SGPT] ≤ 2x (ULN).
  • If LFT abnormalities are deemed consistent with hepatic cGVHD by the investigator, a liver will not be mandated.
  • Subject must have adequate pulmonary function defined as: (FEV1) ≥ 50% or -adjusted diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO Hb) ≥ 40% of predicted, unless pulmonary dysfunction is deemed to be due to cGVHD.
  • Subject must have adequate renal function defined as: a calculated of > 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 using the MDRD formula.
  • Subject must have adequate cardiac function defined as: no history within 6 months prior to screening of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, New York Heart Associate Class III or IV heart failure, or stroke. No findings on the screening (ECG) that in the opinion of the investigator requires further cardiovascular evaluation, including severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities.
  • Subject must have adequate bone marrow function indicated by > 1.00 x 109/L and > 50 x 109/L without growth factors or transfusions within the 4 weeks prior to starting efavaleukin alfa.

Exclusion Criteria Subjects are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply.

  • Subject is concurrently receiving treatment with calcineurin-inhibitor plus sirolimus (either agent alone is acceptable).
  • Subject has received ibrutinib, imatinib, bortezomib, entospletinib, ruxolitinib or other JAK inhibitor, or treatment with any drug or device within 4 weeks prior to starting efavaleukin alfa.
  • Subject has received treatment with T-cell depleting, B-cell depleting or IL-2 signaling targeted medication (eg, ATG, alemtuzumab, basiliximab, denileukin diftitox, IL-2, rituximab) within 12 weeks prior to starting efavaleukin alfa.
  • Subject has received treatment with T regulatory cell expanding therapies (ie PUVA, UVB, adoptively transferred T regulatory cells) within 4 weeks prior to starting efavaleukin alfa.
  • Subject has received a donor lymphocyte infusion within 12 weeks prior to starting dose of efavaleukin alfa.
  • Subject with active morphologic relapse/progression of hematologic post transplantation. Persistent CLL early after transplantation that subsequently entered remission will not be excluded.
  • Subject has a history of malignancy, other than the indication for hematopoietic cell transplantation, with the following exceptions:
  • adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancers without current evidence of disease
  • adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ without current evidence of disease
  • adequately treated breast ductal cancer in situ without current evidence of disease
  • any malignancy treated with curative intent and with no evidence of active disease present for more than 5 years prior to screening and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by the treating physician
  • Subject has a history of thrombotic microangiopathy, hemolytic-uremic syndrome or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
  • Subject has an active infection requiring treatment with IV antibiotics or has been hospitalized for treatment of an active infection in the 4 weeks prior to starting dose of efavaleukin alfa.
  • Subject has known history of active tuberculosis.
  • Positive test for tuberculosis during screening defined as either:
  • positive purified derivative (PPD) (≥ 5 mm of induration at 48 to 72 hours after test is placed) OR
  • positive Quantiferon or T-SPOT test o a positive PPD and a history of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination are allowed with a negative Quantiferon or T-SPOT test and negative chest x-ray

    • a positive PPD test (without a history of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination) or a positive

Quantiferon or T-SPOT test are allowed if they have ALL of the following at screening:

  • no symptoms per tuberculosis worksheet provided by Amgen
  • document history of a completed course of adequate prophylaxis (completed treatment for latent tuberculosis per local standard of care prior to the start of investigational product
  • no known exposure to a case of active tuberculosis after most recent prophylaxis
  • negative chest X-ray o an indeterminate Quantiferon or T-SPOT test is allowed if they have ALL of the following at screening:
  • no symptoms per tuberculosis worksheet provided by Amgen
  • no known recent exposure to a case of active tuberculosis
  • no history of a positive Quantiferon or T-SPOT test without documented history of a completed course of adequate prophylaxis (completed treatment for latent tuberculosis per local standard of care prior to the start of investigational product)
  • negative chest X-ray
  • are deemed to be at low risk for tuberculosis exposure in the opinion of the principle investigator
  • Subject is positive for surface antigen, hepatitis B core antibody (confirmed by hepatitis B deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] polymerase chain reaction [PCR] test) or detectable virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) by PCR (screening is generally done by hepatitis C antibody [HepCAb], followed by hepatitis C virus RNA by PCR if HepCAb is positive). Subjects with a history of hepatitis B vaccination without history of hepatitis B are allowed.
  • Subject has positive test results for (HIV) or known to be HIV-positive.
  • Phase 1b subject has a drug or alcohol urine test positive for illicit drugs at the screening visit. Prescription medications detected by the drug test are allowed if they are being taken under the direction of a physician or if permitted for recreational purposes as per country regulations..
  • Phase 1b subject cannot be a current smoker, nor have used any nicotine or tobacco containing products within the last 6 months prior to screening. These types of products include but are not limited to: snuff, chewing tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, pipes, or nicotine patches.
  • Phase 1b subject is unable to avoid alcohol during the 4-week DLT evaluation period or tobacco consumption for the duration of the study.
  • Subject has known sensitivity to efavaleukin alfa or its to be administered during dosing.
  • Subject likely to be unable to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required study procedures (eg, Clinical Outcome Assessments [COAs]) to the best of the subject and investigator's knowledge.
  • History or evidence of any other disorder, condition, or disease (with the exception of those outlined above) that, in the opinion of the investigator or Amgen physician, if consulted, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion.
  • Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during treatment and for an additional 6 weeks after the last dose of efavaleukin alfa.
  • Females of with a positive pregnancy test (assessed by a serum pregnancy test at screening and a urine pregnancy test at baseline).
  • Females of childbearing potential who are unwilling to use 1 highly effective method of during treatment and for an additional 6 weeks after receiving the last dose of efavaleukin alfa.
  • Subject has previously entered the study
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(27)

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Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Allogeneic and autologous transplant

Stem cell (bone marrow) transplants. Allogeneic uses cells from a donor; autologous uses your own cells, collected earlier and given back.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

Line of therapy

A line of therapy is one course of treatment, which may combine several drugs. First-line is the first course given; second-line follows when that stops working or is not tolerated.

“Two prior lines” means two courses that count separately under the study’s rules — not simply two drugs. Ask the study team if you are unsure how yours are counted.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.

Karnofsky performance status (KPS)

A 0–100 scale of how well someone can carry out everyday activities. 100 is no complaints and no signs of illness; 70 is able to look after yourself but not to work or keep up normal activity; 50 is needing considerable help and frequent medical care.

Studies often ask for 60 or 70 and above. Your doctor gives the score.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

FEV1

From a breathing test (spirometry): how much air you can blow out in the first second. Often given as a percentage of what is expected for your age, height and sex.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
32 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Phase 1: Efavaleukin Alfa Multiple Ascending Doses

    Efavaleukin will be administered as multiple ascending doses (MAD) across cohorts 1-5. Each dosing cohort will consist of between 3 and 6 subjects who will receive efavaleukin alfa subcutaneously (SC) either every week or every 2 weeks plus protocol permitted background therapy for 52 weeks. At the discretion of the Sponsor, following discussion and agreement between the principal investigator and medical monitor, subjects responding to efavaleukin alfa (as assessed by the end of week 50), who wish to continue treatment, may continue to receive efavaleukin alfa treatment at their current dosing regimen.

    Drug: Efavaleukin Alfa

  • Experimental
    Phase 2: RP2D Efavaleukin Alfa

    The phase 2 portion of this study will be conducted as a single arm, multi-center, open label trial in subjects with steroid refractory chronic graft versus Host Disease (cGVHD). All subjects will receive the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of efavaleukin alfa for up to 52 weeks plus protocol permitted background therapy for cGVHD. Due to early study termination the Phase 2 portion of the study was never opened.

    Drug: Efavaleukin Alfa

Interventions

  • Phase 1: This study will be conducted as a multiple ascending dose (MAD) study. Each dosing cohort will consist of between 3 and 6 subjects who will receive efavaleukin alfa subcutaneously (SC) either every week or every 2 weeks plus protocol permitted background therapy for 52 weeks. At the discretion of the Sponsor, following discussion and agreement between the principal investigator and medical monitor, subjects responding to efavaleukin alfa (as assessed by the end of week 50), who wish to continue treatment, may continue to receive efavaleukin alfa treatment at their current dosing regimen for up to an additional 208 weeks through an extended dosing period. All subjects who continue to receive efavaleukin alfa during the extended dosing period will be reevaluated every 6 months for their response to treatment. Phase 2: All subjects will receive the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of efavaleukin alfa for 52 weeks.

    Also known as: AMG 592

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT)

    A DLT was defined as a: * Non-hematological toxicity ≥grade-4(per common terminology criteria for adverse events \[CTCAE\] v4.03) related to efavaleukin alfa. Non-hematological lab abnormalities without clinical significance weren't considered DLTs. * Hematological toxicity ≥grade 4 related to efavaleukin alfa defined as decreases in peripheral counts (absolute neutrophil count or platelets) persisting longer than 72 hrs, as measured by 2 separate results, that were not related to malignant disease relapse, infection, or other etiologies. * Constitutional events (ie, fever, fatigue) ≥grade 3 that were classified as serious adverse events by the investigator and related to efavaleukin alfa. * Infection is considered an expected complication of chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) and its treatment. Only grade 4 or 5 infections considered by the investigator to be related to efavaleukin alfa were reviewed by the dose level review meeting to determine whether it was considered a DLT.

    Time frame: Up to 4 weeks after first dose of study drug administration

  2. Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-related Adverse Event (AE)

    A treatment-related AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant deemed to have a possibly causal relationship to the study treatment as determined by the investigator.

    Time frame: Day 1 until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.01 (3.27, 139.81) weeks

  3. Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent AE

    A treatment-emergent AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant that occurred after first dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.01 (3.27, 139.81) weeks

  4. Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent Serious AE

    A treatment-emergent serious AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant that occurred after first dose that resulted in death, was immediately life threatening, required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect or another medically important serious event.

    Time frame: Day 1 until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.01 (3.27, 139.81) weeks

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Results

Posted Nov 22, 2023

Participant flow

Participants were enrolled into this study at sites in Belgium, France, Japan, and the United States.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5
Started77765
Completed up to week 52 and opted for extended dosing21230
Completed up to week 52 and did not opt for extended dosing01101
Completed22331
Not completed55434
Withdrew: Protocol-specified criteria11002
Withdrew: Requirement for alternative therapy11200
Withdrew: Disease progression10120
Withdrew: Adverse event21002
Withdrew: Ineligibility determined01000
Withdrew: Death01100
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject00010

Outcome measures

PrimaryPhase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT)

A DLT was defined as a: * Non-hematological toxicity ≥grade-4(per common terminology criteria for adverse events \[CTCAE\] v4.03) related to efavaleukin alfa. Non-hematological lab abnormalities without clinical significance weren't considered DLTs. * Hematological toxicity ≥grade 4 related to efavaleukin alfa defined as decreases in peripheral counts (absolute neutrophil count or platelets) persisting longer than 72 hrs, as measured by 2 separate results, that were not related to malignant disease relapse, infection, or other etiologies. * Constitutional events (ie, fever, fatigue) ≥grade 3 that were classified as serious adverse events by the investigator and related to efavaleukin alfa. * Infection is considered an expected complication of chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) and its treatment. Only grade 4 or 5 infections considered by the investigator to be related to efavaleukin alfa were reviewed by the dose level review meeting to determine whether it was considered a DLT.

Time frame:
Up to 4 weeks after first dose of study drug administration
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT)
ParticipantsCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT)00000
PrimaryPhase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-related Adverse Event (AE)

A treatment-related AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant deemed to have a possibly causal relationship to the study treatment as determined by the investigator.

Time frame:
Day 1 until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.01 (3.27, 139.81) weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-related Adverse Event (AE)
ParticipantsCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-related Adverse Event (AE)55664
PrimaryPhase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent AE

A treatment-emergent AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant that occurred after first dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.01 (3.27, 139.81) weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent AE
ParticipantsCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent AE66764
PrimaryPhase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent Serious AE

A treatment-emergent serious AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant that occurred after first dose that resulted in death, was immediately life threatening, required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect or another medically important serious event.

Time frame:
Day 1 until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.01 (3.27, 139.81) weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent Serious AE
ParticipantsCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5
Phase 1b: Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent Serious AE53343

Adverse events

Collected over Mortality: from enrollment until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.44 (3.56, 140.09) weeks. Serious and non-serious adverse events: from Day 1 until the end of study; median (min, max) duration was 38.01 (3.27, 139.81) weeks.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Cohort 10/7 (0%)5/7 (71.4%)6/7 (85.7%)
Cohort 21/7 (14.3%)3/7 (42.9%)6/7 (85.7%)
Cohort 31/7 (14.3%)3/7 (42.9%)7/7 (100%)
Cohort 40/6 (0%)4/6 (66.7%)6/6 (100%)
Cohort 50/5 (0%)3/5 (60%)3/5 (60%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5
Drug hypersensitivityImmune system disorders0/70/70/70/62/5
PneumoniaInfections and infestations1/70/72/70/60/5
Pseudomonal sepsisInfections and infestations0/70/70/70/61/5
Capillary leak syndromeVascular disorders0/70/70/70/61/5
CellulitisInfections and infestations0/70/70/71/60/5
Parainfluenzae virus infectionInfections and infestations0/70/70/71/60/5
Liver function test increasedInvestigations0/70/70/71/60/5
NephrolithiasisRenal and urinary disorders0/70/70/71/60/5
Cardiac arrestCardiac disorders0/71/70/70/60/5
Pericardial effusionCardiac disorders0/71/70/70/60/5
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5
Injection site reactionGeneral disorders0/72/74/72/62/5
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders3/71/70/71/60/5
FatigueGeneral disorders1/73/70/72/60/5
Injection site erythemaGeneral disorders3/71/70/72/60/5
Decreased appetiteMetabolism and nutrition disorders3/72/70/70/60/5
RashSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders2/70/73/70/60/5
Oedema peripheralGeneral disorders2/71/70/71/62/5
HypokalaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/70/71/70/62/5
Steroid diabetesMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/70/70/70/62/5
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders0/72/72/71/62/5

Baseline characteristics

Measured in the safety analysis set, which included all participants who received at least 1 dose of efavaleukin alfa.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Cohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5Total
Mean48.9 ± 12.552.9 ± 17.449.4 ± 12.255.3 ± 7.664.6 ± 5.953.5 ± 12.7
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Cohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5Total
Female3323112
Male4453420
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5Total
Hispanic or Latino100001
Not Hispanic or Latino1566523
Unknown or Not Reported521008
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 4Cohort 5Total
American Indian or Alaska Native000000
Asian012227
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000000
Black or African American000000
White2444317
More than one race000000
Unknown or Not Reported521008
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Study locations

14 sites
  • City of Hope National Medical Center
    Duarte, California 91010, United States
  • Moffitt Cancer Center
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Mayo Clinic Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Arthur G James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • Texas Oncology Baylor
    Dallas, Texas 75246, United States
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, United States
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
    Leuven, 3000, Belgium
  • CHU Grenoble Alpes
    Grenoble Cedex 09, 38043, France
  • Hôpital Saint Louis
    Paris Cedex 10, 75475, France
  • Okayama University Hospital
    Okayama-shi, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
  • Osaka City University Hospital
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8586, Japan
  • National Cancer Center Hospital
    Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — De-identified individual patient data for variables necessary to address the specific research question in an approved data sharing request

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form, Clinical study report

Time frame: Data sharing requests relating to this study will be considered beginning 18 months after the study has ended and either 1) the product and indication (or other new use) have been granted marketing authorization in both the US and Europe or 2) clinical development for the product and/or indication discontinues and the data will not be submitted to regulatory authorities. There is no end date for eligibility to submit a data sharing request for this study.

Access criteria: Qualified researchers may submit a request containing the research objectives, the Amgen product(s) and Amgen study/studies in scope, endpoints/outcomes of interest, statistical analysis plan, data requirements, publication plan, and qualifications of the researcher(s). In general, Amgen does not grant external requests for individual patient data for the purpose of re-evaluating safety and efficacy issues already addressed in the product labelling. Requests are reviewed by a committee of internal advisors, and if not approved, may be further arbitrated by a Data Sharing Independent Review Panel. Upon approval, information necessary to address the research question will be provided under the terms of a data sharing agreement. This may include anonymized individual patient data and/or available supporting documents, containing fragments of analysis code where provided in analysis specifications. Further details are available at the link below.

Data sharing details ↗ · www.amgen.com

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Apr 2018 to primary completion in Oct 2022, 53 months.

Results were first posted in Nov 2023, 1 year 1 month after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 16, 2018
First posted
Feb 6, 2018
StartActual
Apr 27, 2018
Primary completionActual
Oct 13, 2022
CompletionActual
Oct 13, 2022
Results first posted
Nov 22, 2023
Last update
Nov 22, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 22, 2023, 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
NCT03422627
Lead sponsor
Amgen
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 6, 2018
Start date
Apr 27, 2018
Primary completion
Oct 13, 2022
Completion
Oct 13, 2022
Results posted
Nov 22, 2023
Last update
Nov 22, 2023

Study contacts

MD
study director · Amgen

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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