Study of Efficacy and Safety in Polycythemia Vera Subjects Who Are Resistant to or Intolerant of Hydroxyurea: JAK Inhibitor INC424 (INCB018424) Tablets Versus Best Available Care: (The RESPONSE Trial)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01243944 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 19, 2010
Results First Posted : March 6, 2015
Last Update Posted : March 6, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Polycythemia Vera | Drug: ruxolitinib tablets Other: Best Available Therapy (BAT) | Phase 3 |
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Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 222 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Randomized, Open Label, Multicenter Phase III Study of Efficacy and Safety in Polycythemia Vera Subjects Who Are Resistant to or Intolerant of Hydroxyurea: JAK Inhibitor INC424 Tablets Versus Best Available Care (The RESPONSE Trial) |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 27, 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 15, 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 9, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ruxolitinib tablets
Starting dose of 10 mg BID with individualized dose titration ranging from 5 mg once a day (QD) to 25 mg BID based on safety and efficacy
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Drug: ruxolitinib tablets
Starting dose of 10 mg BID with individualized dose titration ranging from 5 mg QD to 25 mg BID based on safety and efficacy |
Best Available Therapy
Best Available Therapy (BAT) will be selected by the Investigator for each participant. BAT may not include experimental agents (i.e. those not approved for the treatment of any indication) as well as a limited number of other selected drugs in accordance with the protocol-defined requirements.
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Other: Best Available Therapy (BAT)
Best Available Therapy (BAT) will be selected by the Investigator for each participant. BAT may not include experimental agents (i.e. those not approved for the treatment of any indication) as well as a limited number of other selected drugs in accordance with the protocol-defined requirements.
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- The Percentage of Participants Achieving a Primary Response at Week 32 [ Time Frame: 32 Weeks ]Primary response was defined as having achieved hematocrit control (the absence of phlebotomy eligibility beginning at the Week 8 visit and continuing through Week 32) and Spleen Volume Reduction (a greater than or equal to 35% reduction from baseline in spleen volume at Week 32).
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving a Durable Primary Response at Week 48 [ Time Frame: 48 Weeks ]Durable Primary Response was defined as any participant who achieved the primary outcome measure and who maintained their response up to 48 weeks after randomization.
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving Complete Hematological Remission at Week 32 [ Time Frame: 32 Weeks ]Complete Hematological Remission at Week 32 was defined as any participant who achieved hematocrit control with a platelet count less than or equal to 400 X 10^9/L and a white blood cell count less than or equal to 10 X 10^9/L.
- The Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a Durable Complete Hematological Remission at Week 48 [ Time Frame: 48 Weeks ]Durable Complete Hematological Remission was defined as any participant who achieved Complete Hematological Remission at Week 32 and maintained their response up to 48 weeks after randomization.
- The Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a Durable Hematocrit Control at Week 48 [ Time Frame: 48 Weeks ]Durable Hematocrit Control was defined as any participant who achieved phlebotomy eligibility independence from Week 8 to Week 32 and maintained hematocrit control up to 48 weeks after randomization.
- The Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Durable Spleen Volume Reduction at Week 48 [ Time Frame: 48 Weeks ]Durable Spleen Volume Reduction was defined as a participant who achieved at least 35% reduction from baseline in spleen volume at Week 32 and maintained that response 48 weeks after randomization.
- Estimated Duration of the Primary Response [ Time Frame: Through study completion, analysis was conducted when all participants had completed the Week 80 visit or discontinued the study ]
Duration of the primary response is defined as the time from the first occurrence when both components of the primary endpoint are met until the date of the first documented disease progression (end of response).
Kaplan-Meier estimates are provided for duration of primary response.
- The Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Overall Clinicohematologic Response at Week 32 [ Time Frame: 32 Weeks ]Overall Clinicohematologic Response is defined as any participant who achieved a complete or partial clinicohematologic response per the European LeukemiaNet modified criteria for response in polycythemia vera (PV). A Complete Response (CR) is defined as: hematocrit control, spleen volume reduction at least 35% from baseline, platelet count less than or equal to 400 x 10(9)/L, and white blood cell count less than or equal to 10 x 10(9)/L. A Partial Response (PR) is defined as hematocrit control or response in all 3 of the other criteria.
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving a Durable Complete or Partial Clinicohematologic Response at Week 48 [ Time Frame: 48 Weeks ]Durable Complete or Partial Clinicohematologic Response was defined as any participant who achieved complete or partial clinicohematologic response per the European LeukemiaNet modified criteria for response in polycythemia vera at Week 32 and maintained that response 48 weeks after randomization.
- Estimated Duration of the Complete Hematological Remission [ Time Frame: Through study completion, analysis was conducted when all participants had completed the Week 80 visit or discontinued the study ]
Duration of the complete hematological remission is defined as the time from the first occurrence of complete hematological remission until the date of the first documented progression (end of response).
Kaplan-Meier estimates are provided for duration of complete hematological remission.
- Duration of the Absence of Phlebotomy Eligibility [ Time Frame: 256 Weeks ]Duration of the absence of phlebotomy eligibility is defined as the time from the first occurrence of absence of phlebotomy eligibility until the date of the first documented progression.
- Duration of Reduction in Spleen Volume [ Time Frame: 256 Weeks ]Duration of spleen volume reduction is defined as the time from the first occurrence of a >=35% reduction from baseline in spleen volume until the date of the first documented progression.
- Duration of The Overall Clinicohematologic Response [ Time Frame: 256 Weeks ]Duration of the overall clinicohematologic response was defined as the time from the first occurrence of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) until the date of the first documented disease progression.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants diagnosed with PV for at least 24 weeks prior to screening according to the 2008 World Health Organization criteria
- Participants resistant to or intolerant of hydroxyurea
- Participants with a phlebotomy requirement
- Participants with splenomegaly (palpable or non-palpable) and a spleen volume, as measured by MRI (or CT in applicable participants ), of greater than or equal to 450 cubic centimeters
- Participants with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or nursing
- Participants with inadequate liver or renal function
- Participants with significant bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral infection requiring treatment
- Participants with an active malignancy within the past 5 years, excluding specific skin cancers
- Participants with known active hepatitis or HIV positivity
- Participants who have previously received treatment with a JAK inhibitor
- Participants being treated with any investigational agent

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01243944

Study Director: | Srdan Verstovsek, MD,PhD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | |
Study Director: | Mark Jones, MD | Incyte Corporation |
Responsible Party: | Incyte Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01243944 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CINC424B2301 |
First Posted: | November 19, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 6, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | March 6, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
INCB018424 |
Polycythemia Vera Polycythemia Hematologic Diseases Bone Marrow Neoplasms Hematologic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Bone Marrow Diseases Myeloproliferative Disorders Lenalidomide Pomalidomide Hydroxyurea Pipobroman Anagrelide Immunologic Factors |
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