(PIONEER) Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Avapritinib (BLU-285), A Selective KIT Mutation-targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, Versus Placebo in Patients With Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03731260 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 6, 2018
Last Update Posted : September 30, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis | Drug: Avapritinib Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 251 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | In Part 1 of the study, patients will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 doses of avapritinib or to placebo + BSC. Once the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of avapritinib is identified in Part 1, patients in Part 2 will be randomly assigned to receive avapritinib at the RP2D + BSC or matching placebo + BSC. In Part 3, patients who have completed treatment in Part 1 or Part 2 of the study (including those initially randomized to placebo) may participate in a long-term open-label extension, receiving avapritinib at the RP2D + BSC. |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A 3-Part, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Avapritinib (BLU-285), a Selective KIT Mutation-Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, in Indolent and Smoldering Systemic Mastocytosis With Symptoms Inadequately Controlled With Standard Therapy |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 16, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 21, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 31, 2027 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: (Part 1) Avapritinib Dose 1 + BSC
Avapritinib will be administered orally in continuous 28-day cycles
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Drug: Avapritinib
Avapritinib tablet
Other Name: BLU-285 |
Experimental: (Part 1) Avapritinib Dose 2 + BSC
Avapritinib will be administered orally in continuous 28-day cycles
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Drug: Avapritinib
Avapritinib tablet
Other Name: BLU-285 |
Experimental: (Part 1) Avapritinib Dose 3 + BSC
Avapritinib will be administered orally in continuous 28-day cycles
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Drug: Avapritinib
Avapritinib tablet
Other Name: BLU-285 |
Placebo Comparator: (Part 1) Placebo + BSC
Placebo will be administered orally in continuous 28-day cycles
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo tablet |
Experimental: (Part 2) Avapritinib RP2D + BSC
Avapritinib will be administered orally in continuous 28-day cycles
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Drug: Avapritinib
Avapritinib tablet
Other Name: BLU-285 |
Placebo Comparator: (Part 2) Placebo + BSC
Placebo will be administered orally in continuous 28-day cycles
|
Drug: Placebo
Placebo tablet |
Experimental: (Part 3) Avapritinib RP2D + BSC
Avapritinib will be administered orally in continuous 28-day cycles
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Drug: Avapritinib
Avapritinib tablet
Other Name: BLU-285 |
- Part 1: Recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) in patients with ISM [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Part 2: Mean change in ISM Symptom Assessment Form (ISM-SAF) total symptom score (TSS) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]0 - 110 points (higher value represents worse symptom outcomes)
- Part 2: Proportion of patients with a ≥50% reduction in serum tryptase [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Part 2: Proportion of patients with a ≥50% reduction in peripheral blood V-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral oncogene homolog aspartate 816 valine (KIT D816V) allele fraction or undetectable for patients with detectable mutation at Baseline [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Part 2: Proportion of patients with ≥50% reduction in ISM-SAF TSS [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Part 2: Proportion of patients with ≥30% reduction in ISM-SAF TSS [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Part 2: Proportion of patients with a ≥50% reduction in bone marrow mast cells or no aggregates for patients with aggregates at Baseline [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Change in serum tryptase [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Change in KIT D816V allele burden in blood [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Change in bone marrow mast cells [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year after the end of Part 1 and Part 2 ]
- Change in best supportive care (BSC) concomitant medication usage [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Change in Mastocytosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (MC-QoL) [ Time Frame: Each study visit through Part 3 Cycle 12 (28-day cycles) ]0 - 100 points (higher value represents worse symptom outcomes)
- Change in Patient's Global Impression of Symptom Severity (PGIS) [ Time Frame: Each study visit through Part 3 Cycle 12 (28-day cycles) ]0 - 10 points (higher value represents worse symptom outcomes)
- Change in 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) [ Time Frame: Each study visit through Part 3 Cycle 12 (28-day cycles) ]0 - 100 points (higher value represents better symptom outcomes)
- Change in Patients' Global Impression of Change (PGIC) [ Time Frame: Each study visit through Part 3 Cycle 12 (28-day cycles) ]1 - 7 (higher value represents worse symptom outcomes)
- Change in EuroQuol 5 Dimensions 5 Levels (EQ 5D-5L) [ Time Frame: Each study visit through Part 3 Cycle 12 (28-day cycles) ]0 - 100 (higher value represents better symptom outcomes)
- Safety of avapritinib as assessed by number of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]CTCAE version 5.0
- Part 1 and Part 2 only: Area Under Curve (0 to Tau) for avapritinib [ Time Frame: Every cycle (28 days) up to Cycle 4 (Part 1) and Cycle 7 (Part 2) ]h•ng/mL

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. Patient must have SM, confirmed by Central Pathology Review of BM biopsy, and central review of B- and C-findings by WHO diagnostic criteria.
- 2. Patient must have moderate-to-severe symptoms based on minimum mean total symptom score (TSS) of the ISM Symptom Assessment Form (ISM-SAF) over the 14-day eligibility screening period.
- 3. Patient must have failed to achieve adequate symptom control for 1 or more Baseline symptoms.
- 4. For patients receiving corticosteroids, the dose must be ≤ 20 mg/d prednisone or equivalent, and the dose must be stable for ≥ 14 days.
- 5. Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 to 2.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Patient has been diagnosed with any of the following WHO SM subclassifications: cutaneous mastocytosis only, smoldering SM, SM with associated hematologic neoplasm, aggressive SM, mast cell leukemia, or mast cell sarcoma.
- 2. Patient must not have received prior treatment with avapritinib.
- 3. Patient must not have had any cytoreductive therapy including but not limited to masitinib and midostaurin, or investigational agent for < 14 days or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer), and for cladribine, interferon alpha, pegylated interferon, or antibody therapy < 28 days or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer), before beginning the 14-day ISM-SAF eligibility TSS assessment.
- 4. Patient must not have received radiotherapy or psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy < 14 days before beginning the 14-day ISM-SAF eligibility TSS assessment.
- 5. Patient must not have received any hematopoietic growth factor the preceding 14 days before beginning the 14-day ISM-SAF eligibility TSS assessment.
- 6. Patient must not have a QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) of > 480 msec.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03731260

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Responsible Party: | Blueprint Medicines Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03731260 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BLU-285-2203 2018-000588-99 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | November 6, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 30, 2022 |
Last Verified: | September 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Mastocytosis Mastocytosis, Systemic Neoplasms, Connective Tissue Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue |
Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Mast Cell Activation Disorders Immune System Diseases |