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
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02951117 |
Recruitment Status :
Withdrawn
(No participants enrolled)
First Posted : November 1, 2016
Last Update Posted : June 5, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Multiple Myeloma | Drug: Venetoclax Drug: ABBV-838 Drug: Dexamethasone | Phase 1 |
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.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1b, Open Label, Multicenter, Dose Escalation Study of Venetoclax and ABBV-838 Combination Therapy With Dexamethasone in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma |
Estimated Study Start Date : | August 31, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 28, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 28, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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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.
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Drug: Venetoclax
Tablet
Other Name: ABT-199 Drug: ABBV-838 Intravenous infusion Drug: Dexamethasone Tablet or intravenous infusion |
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
Tablet
Other Name: ABT-199 Drug: ABBV-838 Intravenous infusion Drug: Dexamethasone Tablet or intravenous infusion |
- Maximum tolerated dose (MTD), and recommended phase two dose (RPTD) of venetoclax and ABBV-838 combination therapy when administered with dexamethasone [ Time Frame: Minimum first cycle of dosing (21 or 28 days, depending on arm) ]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.
- Number of participants with adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 2 years following the first dose of the last subject enrolled ]
- Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) of venetoclax [ Time Frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively) ]
- Time to Cmax (Tmax) of venetoclax [ Time Frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively) ]
- 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) ]
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) [ 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 ]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.
- Cmax of ABBV-838 [ Time Frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively) ]
- Tmax of ABBV-838 [ Time Frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively) ]
- 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) ]
- Total monoclonal anti-CS1 antibody (total mAb) [ Time Frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively) ]
- Monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) toxin levels [ Time Frame: Approximately 43 or 57 days (Treatment Arm A and Treatment Arm B, respectively) ]
- Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) [ Time Frame: Cycle 4 Day 1 and treatment completion (up to 2 years following the first dose of the last subject enrolled) ]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.
- Terminal phase elimination rate constant (β) for ABBV-838 [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 ]
- Terminal elimination half-life (t1/2) for ABBV-838 [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | 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:
- 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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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02951117
Australia | |
St Vincent´s Hospital /ID# 153022 | |
Darlinghurst, Australia, 2010 | |
St. Vincents Hospital Melbourne /ID# 157925 | |
Fitzroy, Australia, 3065 | |
The Alfred Hospital /ID# 150202 | |
Prahran, Australia, 3181 |
Study Director: | Orlando Bueno, MD | AbbVie |
Responsible Party: | AbbVie |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02951117 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
M15-655 2016-001300-28 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | November 1, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 5, 2017 |
Last Verified: | June 2017 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
lymphoid malignancies Next generation sequencing Refractory Multiple Myeloma Relapsed Multiple Myeloma |
Multiple Myeloma Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Hemostatic Disorders Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Paraproteinemias Blood Protein Disorders Hematologic Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders Lymphoproliferative Disorders Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |
Dexamethasone Venetoclax Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Gastrointestinal Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents |