About this trial
The current Standard of Care (SoC) in younger patients with Ph+ ALL is Imatinib in combination with low-dose chemotherapy, change of TKI in case of persistent MRD above 10-3 after consolidation I and indication for stem cell transplantation.
The EVOLVE trial aims to answer three questions challenging the current SoC:
Use of Ponatinib compared to Imatinib both in combination with low-dose chemotherapy and consolidation I (randomization I).
In MRD good responders: Omit end of therapy in primary care and indication for SCT but continue therapy with TKI, chemotherapy and Blinatumomab as additional antileukemic compound (randomization II).
In MRD poor responders: Omit indication for TKI change but give instead Blinatumomab followed by end of therapy in primary care and indication for SCT (non-randomized).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Male or female patients >= 18 years, <=65 years
Philadelphia chromosome or BCR-ABL1 positive ALL
Not previously treated except with corticosteroids ≤ 7 days, standard GMALL prephase with dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide including intrathecal therapy, hydroxyurea, a single dose vincristine or other cytostatic drugs and start of standard induction for Ph-positive ALL (1 dose vincristine, 1 dose of Rituximab, 2 doses dexamethasone and up to 5 days Imatinib)
ECOG performance status ≤2
Disqualifiers
History of malignancy other than ALL diagnosed within 5 years (yrs) prior to start of protocol-specified therapy with defined exceptions
Contraindications against the use of Imatinib, Ponatinib, chemotherapy or Blinatumomab
Patient previously treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Nursing women
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Imatinib
DrugImatinib 600mg QD plus Chemotherapy
Ponatinib
DrugPonatinib 45 mg QD plus chemotherapy
Blinatumomab
DrugPatients with molecular failure or intermediate response receive one cycle Blinatumomab before SCT; Patients with molecular CR randomized to the experimental arm receive 3 cycles Blinatumomab + chemotherapy
Indication for stem cell transplantation
Other interventionPatients with molecular CR randomized to the standard arm have an indication for SCT; patients with molecular failure or intermediate response have an indication for SCT. SCT is not part of the trial.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
OS in MolCR patients treated with TKI-Chemo-Blina versus (vs) EOT with indication for SCT (Standard of Care)
Probability of overall survival up to 4 years from randomization I in patients with mo-lecular remission after consolidation 1 comparing a combination treatment of TKI, Blina-tumomab and chemotherapy versus EOT with indication for SCT
Secondary outcomes
Rate of molecular complete remission at week 11 after consolidation
Rate of molecular complete remission at week 11 after consolidation with chemotherapy in combination with Ponatinb versus Imatinib
Other outcomes
Probability of remission duration
Probability of remission duration
Cumulative incidence of relapse
Cumulative incidence of relapse
Mortality in CR
Mortality in CR
Probability of relapse-free survival
Probability relapse-free survival
Sponsors and contacts
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Goethe University
Lead sponsor
Deutsche Leukämie- & Lymphom-Hilfe
Collaborator
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Collaborator