A Phase 3 Study of Pacritinib in Patients With Primary Myelofibrosis, Post Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis, or Post-Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis (PACIFICA)

NCT 03165734

Brief Summary

This study (study ID PAC203 North America; PAC303 ex-North America) is evaluating 200 mg BID of pacritinib compared to physician’s choice (P/C) therapy in patients with MF and severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count <50,000/μL). Approximately 399 patients in total will be enrolled, randomized 2:1 to either pacritinib (approximately 266 patients) or to P/C therapy (approximately 133 patients)

Condition or disease: Primary Myelofibrosis/Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis/ Post-essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis

Intervention/treatment: Drug-Pacritinib

Intervention / Treatment 

  • Drug: Pacritinib
  • Drug: Physician’s Choice medications

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Primary MF, post-polycythemia vera MF, or post-essential thrombocythemia MF (as defined by Tefferi and Vardiman 2008
  2. Platelet count of <50,000/μL at Screening (Day -35 to Day -3)
  3. Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System Intermediate-1, Intermediate-2, or High-Risk (Passamonti et al 2010
  4. Palpable splenomegaly ≥5 cm below the lower costal margin (LCM) in the midclavicular line as assessed by physical examination
  5. TSS of ≥10 on the MPN-SAF TSS 2.0 or a single symptom score of ≥5 or two symptoms of ≥3, including only the symptoms of left upper quadrant pain, bone pain, itching, or night sweats.The TSS criteria need only to be met on a single day.
  6. Age ≥18 years
  7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 to 2
  8. Peripheral blast count of <10% throughout the Screening period prior to randomization
  9. Absolute neutrophil count of ≥500/µL
  10. Left ventricular cardiac ejection fraction of ≥50% by echocardiogram or multigated acquisition scan
  11. Adequate liver and renal function, defined by liver transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT]/serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) ≤3 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) (AST/ALT ≤5 × ULN if transaminase elevation is related to MF), total bilirubin ≤4 x ULN (in cases where total bilirubin is elevated, direct bilirubin ≤4 × ULN, is required) and creatinine ≤2.5 mg/dL
  12. Adequate coagulation defined by prothrombin time/international normalized ratio and partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5 × ULN
  13. If fertile, willing to use highly effective birth control methods during the study
  14. Willing to undergo and able to tolerate frequent MRI or CT scan assessments during the study
  15. Able to understand and willing to complete symptom assessments using a patient-reported outcome instrument
  16. Provision of signed informed consent

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