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Active, not recruitingNCT05451771Updated Jul 10, 2026

Venetoclax-Dexamethasone in Relapsed and/or Refractory t(11;14) Amyloidosis

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Venetoclax Oral Tablet, 200 mg and FISH assay in AL Amyloidosis, sponsored by Columbia University. Active, not recruiting at 5 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-10.

Sponsored by Columbia University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
53
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is assess safety, safest dose, and effectiveness of venetoclax in combination with dexamethasone in participants with t(11;14) positive relapsed (comes back) or refractory (did not get better) light chain amyloidosis.

Read the detailed description

This study is a phase 1/2 study of venetoclax-dexamethasone combination therapy in relapsed/refractory t(11;14) systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL) amyloidosis. The phase 1 is a dose escalation designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of venetoclax in combination with low-dose weekly dexamethasone. There will be four candidate-dosing cohorts of venetoclax with or without dexamethasone in the Phase I dose-escalation. Dose escalation will be guided by the Bayesian optimal interval (BOIN) design with accelerated titration up to a total sample size of 15 participants.

The phase 2 portion is a randomized open-label study comparing the MTD or RP2D of venetoclax in combination with dexamethasone versus investigator's choice (daratumumab, pomalidomide, bendamustine, or ixazomib (with or without dexamethasone).

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Conditions studied

  • AL Amyloidosis

Keywords

  • Light Chain Amyloidosis
  • Protein Misfolding Disorder
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In context

Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis

167 studies on the registry are indexed under Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis; 57 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 53 is above the median of 37 across 120 interventional studies indexed under Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis.

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Lead sponsor

Columbia University is the lead sponsor of 1,103 studies on the registry; 193 are open to participants now.

Of its 172 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 142 (83%) 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

  • Age ≥ 18 years at time of signing Informed Consent Form
  • Ability to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment
  • Confirmed diagnosis of systemic AL amyloidosis by mass spectrometry or immunohistochemistry (IHC) on a tissue biopsy
  • Has received ≥1 prior lines of therapy, including an anti-cluster of differentiation 38 (CD 38) monoclonal antibody
  • Participants with a history of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation must have recovered from any transplant-related toxicities
  • Presence of t(11;14) on FISH at any time since diagnosis (Eligibility must confirmed by FISH testing at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs
  • History of other malignancy that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results (Patients with a history of curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ carcinoma of the cervix, breast cancer, or Hodgkin's Lymphoma are generally eligible. Patients with a malignancy that has been treated, but not with curative intent, will be excluded, unless the malignancy has been in remission without treatment for ≥ 2 years prior to enrollment.)
  • Evidence of other clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) including, but not limited to, uncontrolled systemic infection (viral, bacterial, or fungal)
  • Patients on renal replacement therapy
  • Known GI disease or GI procedure that could interfere with oral absorption (including difficulty swallowing)
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure
  • Mayo stage three-B (IIIB) with N-terminal pro-hormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-Pro BNP) > 8500 pg/mL
  • Prior exposure to anti-apoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitors
  • Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who are not on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) or those with active hepatitis A, B, or C infection
  • Patients meeting criteria for symptomatic multiple myeloma by one of the following:(a) Lytic lesions on imaging (b) Plasmacytoma, (c) Hypercalcemia without any alternate etiology, or (c) Bone marrow plasma cell infiltrate of greater than 60%
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
53 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Phase 1: Venetoclax 200 mg

    Cohort 1: Venetoclax 200 mg tablet, once daily for up to 2 cycles after achieving best response, for a maximum of 6 cycles (1 cycle = 28 days)

    Drug: Venetoclax Oral Tablet, 200 mg · Device: FISH assay

  • Experimental
    Phase 1: Venetoclax 400mg

    Cohort 2: Venetoclax 400 mg tablet, once daily for up to 2 cycles after achieving best response, for a maximum of 6 cycles (1 cycle = 28 days)

    Device: FISH assay · Drug: Venetoclax Oral Tablet, 400 mg

  • Experimental
    Phase 1: Venetoclax 400mg + Dexamethasone 10 mg

    Cohort 3: Venetoclax 400 mg tablet, once daily and Dexamethasone 10 mg tablet once weekly, for up to 2 cycles after achieving best response, for a maximum of 6 cycles (1 cycle = 28 days)

    Device: FISH assay · Drug: Venetoclax Oral Tablet, 400 mg · Drug: Dexamethasone Oral, 10 mg

  • Experimental
    Phase 1: Venetoclax 400mg + Dexamethasone 20 mg

    Cohort 4: Venetoclax 400 mg tablet, once daily and Dexamethasone 20 mg tablet once weekly, for up to 2 cycles after achieving best response, for a maximum of 6 cycles (1 cycle = 28 days)

    Device: FISH assay · Drug: Venetoclax Oral Tablet, 400 mg · Drug: Dexamethasone Oral, 20 mg

  • Experimental
    Phase 2: Venetoclax MTD with Dexamethasone

    Venetoclax MTD (200 mg or 400 mg) with Dexamethasone (10 mg or 20 mg) as determined by the phase I results

    Drug: Venetoclax MTD with Dexamethasone

  • Active comparator
    Phase 2: Control Arm (Investigator's Choice)

    Participants will receive one of the following as determined by the investigator: Daratumumab, Pomalidomide, Bendamustine, or Ixazomib (+/- dexamethasone)

    Drug: Dexamethasone Oral, 20 mg · Drug: Daratumumab Injection · Drug: Bendamustine · Drug: Pomalidomide · Drug: Ixazomib

Interventions

  • DrugVenetoclax Oral Tablet, 200 mg

    200 mg oral tablet daily

    Also known as: Venclexta

  • DeviceFISH assay

    Cytogenetic analysis is intended for evaluation of relapsed/refractory AL amyloidosis using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using known translocation probes. Bone marrow aspirate (BMA) samples are collected in lavender top (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)) or green top (Sodium heparin) tubes. Specimen tubes shall be transported at room temperature to the laboratory on the same day of collection.

    Also known as: t(11;14) FISH assay

  • DrugVenetoclax Oral Tablet, 400 mg

    400 mg oral tablet daily

    Also known as: Venclexta

  • DrugDexamethasone Oral, 10 mg

    10 mg oral tablet weekly

    Also known as: Decadron, Hemady

  • DrugDexamethasone Oral, 20 mg

    20 mg oral tablet weekly

    Also known as: Decadron, Hemady

  • DrugDaratumumab Injection

    Daratumumab will be administered at a dose of 16 mg/kg by IV infusion once weekly for weeks 1 to 8, every 2 weeks for weeks 9 to 24, and every 4 weeks thereafter for a maximum of 6 months of therapy. If subcutaneous formulation is available, participants can also receive subcutaneous daratumumab (1800 mg in 15 ml) in the same schedule.

    Also known as: Darzalex

  • DrugBendamustine

    Bendamustine will be given at an initial dose of 100 mg/m\^2 intravenously on days 1 and 2 in each 28-day cycle.

    Also known as: Treanda

  • DrugPomalidomide

    Pomalidomide will be administered at an initial dose of 2 mg per days on days 1-21 every 28 days.

    Also known as: Pomalyst

  • DrugIxazomib

    Ixazomib will be administered at an initial dose of 4 mg per days on days 1, 8, and 15 every 28 days.

    Also known as: Ninlaro

  • DrugVenetoclax MTD with Dexamethasone

    Venetoclax MTD (200 mg or 400 mg) with Dexamethasone (10 mg or 20 mg) as determined by the phase I results

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) (Phase 1)

    The number of participants with dose limiting toxicities for each treatment dose will be used to determine the MTD. Dose limiting toxicity defined as grade 4 neutropenia lasting more than 5 days, any grade febrile neutropenia, grade 4 thrombocytopenia, grade 3 thrombocytopenia with bleeding, other therapy related non-hematologic toxicity of grade 2 or higher that requires discontinuation of therapy, clinical tumor lysis syndrome (TLS), laboratory TLS if the metabolic abnormalities are considered clinically significant by the investigator. All other grade 3 or higher adverse events (AEs) will be considered as DLTs with a few exceptions.

    Time frame: Up to 6 cycles (approximately 6 months)

  2. Hematologic ≥ Very Good Partial Response (VGPR) Rate (Phase 2)

    Hematologic ≥VGPR rate defined as proportion of participants achieving VGPR, low serum differential free light chain concentration (dFLC) partial response (PR), or a complete (CR). VGPR is defined as the difference between involved and uninvolved free light chain (FLC) \[dFLC\] \< 40 mg/L. Low dFLC PR is defined as achieving a dFLC\<10 mg/L, low dFLC PR will be considered as a deep hematologic response and included in the ≥VGPR category). CR is defined as negative serum and urine immunofixation electrophoresis along with a serum free light chain ratio that lies within the normal range or skewed towards the non-amyloid forming light chain, as per institutional laboratory values

    Time frame: Up to 6 cycles (approximately 6 months)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Organ Response Rate (ORR) (Phase 2)

    ORR defined as proportion of evaluable participants achieving organ response in each involved organ

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  2. Progression Free Survival (PFS) (Phase 2)

    PFS defined as time from the date of enrollment to hematologic progression or death, whichever is earlier

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  3. Overall Hematologic Response Rate (HRR) (Phase 2)

    HRR defined as proportion of patients achieving partial response (PR) or better

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  4. Duration of Hematologic Response (DOHR) (Phase 2)

    DOHR defined as time from the date of first documentation of hematologic response to the date of first documented hematologic disease progression

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  5. Time to hematologic ≥VGPR (Phase 2)

    Time to hematologic ≥VGPR defined as time from the first dose of study treatment to achievement of deep hematologic response (VGPR, low dFLC PR, or a CR)

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  6. Time to next treatment (TTNT) (Phase 2)

    TTNT defined as time from the date of enrollment to initiation of a subsequent line of therapy

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  7. Major Organ Deterioration-Progression Free Survival (MOD-PFS) (Phase 2)

    MOD-PFS defined as time from the date of enrollment to one of the following events (whichever occurs first): death, clinical manifestation of cardiac/renal failure, or development of hematologic progression of disease

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  8. Overall Survival (OS) (Phase 2)

    OS defined as the time from the date of enrollment to death from any cause

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  9. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) (Phase 2)

    PROs defined as longitudinal score of "Physical Functioning" domain of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29 Profile v2.0 The Physical Functioning domain contains four items with a 1 (unable to do) to 5 (without any difficulty) numeric rating.

    Time frame: Start of each cycle (Day 1 of each 28 day cycle) and Follow-up (every 8 weeks for up to 1 year)

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Boston Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
  • Mayo Clinic Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    New York, New York 10032, United States
  • Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Locke M, Nieto M. AL Amyloidosis: Current Treatment and Outcomes. Adv Hematol. 2025 Mar 3;2025:7280805. doi: 10.1155/ah/7280805. eCollection 2025. PubMed 40226119 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 10, 2026, 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
NCT05451771
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Collaborators
Genentech, Inc.
Responsible party
Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 11, 2022
Start date
Oct 26, 2022
Primary completion
Sep 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 10, 2026

Study contacts

Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD
principal investigator · Columbia University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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