NCT05745714

HEM-iSMART-C: Ruxolitinib + Venetoclax + Dexamethasone + Cyclophosphamide and Cytarabine in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hematological Malignancies

International Proof of Concept Therapeutic Stratification Trial of Molecular Anomalies in Relapsed or Refractory HEMatological Malignancies in Children, Subprotocol C Ruxolitinib + Venetoclax + Dexamethasone + Cyclophosphamide and Cytarabine in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hematological Malignancies

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

HEM-iSMART is a master protocol which investigates multiple investigational medicinal products in children, adolescents and young adults (AYA) with relapsed/refractory (R/R) ALL and LBL. Sub-protocol C is a phase I/II trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of ruxolitinib and venetoclax in combination with dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide and cytarabine in children and AYA with R/R ped ALL/LBL whose tumor present with alterations in the IL7R/JAK-STAT pathway.

Detailed description

HEM-iSMART is a master protocol with sub-protocols. The overarching objective is that introducing targeted therapy using a biomarker driven approach for treatment stratification may improve the outcome of children with R/R acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) It is characterized by a shared framework that allows for the investigation of multiple IMPs and generate pivotal safety and efficacy evidence within the sub-protocols to establish and define the benefits and risks of new treatments for children with R/R leukemia. Sub-Protocol C within HEM-iSMART, is a phase I/II, multicenter, international, open-label clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and efficacy of ruxolitinib with venetoclax in combination with dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide and cytarabine in children, adolescents and young with R/R ALL and LBL. Patients with alterations in the IL-7R and/or JAK-STAT signaling pathways will be eligible for sub-protocol C.

Conditions

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, in Relapse
• Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Precursor B-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma/Leukaemia) Recurrent
• Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Precursor T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma/Leukaemia) Recurrent
• Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Precursor B-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma/Leukaemia) Refractory
• Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Precursor T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma/Leukaemia) Refractory

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ruxolitinib	oral
DRUG	Venetoclax	oral
DRUG	Dexamethasone	oral/intravenous
DRUG	Cyclophosphamide	intravenous
DRUG	Cytarabine	intravenous
DRUG	intrathecal chemotherapy	IT: Methotrexate +/- prednisone/hydrocortisone/cytarabine according to the degree of central nervous involvement

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-01
• Primary completion: 2032-02-01
• Completion: 2032-02-02
• First posted: 2023-02-27
• Last updated: 2025-09-16

Locations

33 sites across 14 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom