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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/09/073306 [Registered on: 04/09/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Crossover Trial 
Public Title of Study   Bioequivalence (BE) study of Azacitidine tablets 300 mg with ONUREG (Azacitidine) tablets 300 mg in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized, open-label, balanced, multi-center, two-treatment, four-period, two-sequence, single dose, crossover, fully replicate, bioequivalence (BE) study of Azacitidine tablets 300 mg of Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd with ONUREG (Azacitidine) tablets 300 mg of Celgene Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any
Modification(s)  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Amendment No. 1.1 dated 03/Apr/2025  Protocol Number 
MW240003, Version 1.0 dated 21/Feb/2024  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sandeep Singh 
Designation  Vice President – Clinical Operations 
Affiliation  CBCC Global Research LLP 
Address  TURQUOISE-IV 6th Floor, Sardar Patel Ring Rd, opp. Apple Woods,

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382210
India 
Phone  9637555304  
Fax    
Email  sandeep.singh@cbccusa.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sandeep Singh 
Designation  Vice President – Clinical Operations 
Affiliation  CBCC Global Research LLP 
Address  TURQUOISE-IV 6th Floor, Sardar Patel Ring Rd, opp. Apple Woods,

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382210
India 
Phone  9637555304  
Fax    
Email  sandeep.singh@cbccusa.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sandeep Singh 
Designation  Vice President – Clinical Operations 
Affiliation  CBCC Global Research LLP 
Address  TURQUOISE-IV 6th Floor, Sardar Patel Ring Rd, opp. Apple Woods,

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382210
India 
Phone  9637555304  
Fax    
Email  sandeep.singh@cbccusa.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd No.23999 Gong Ye Bei Road, Jinan, Shandong, China 250100  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 
Address  No.23999 Gong Ye Bei Road, Jinan, Shandong, China 250100  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
CBCC Global Research LLP   TURQUOISE-IV, 6th Floor, Sardar Patel Ring Rd., opp. Apple Woods, Near Shantipura Circle, Ahmedabad-382210, Gujarat, India  
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 16  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Varun Bafna  Dr. Bafna Star Superspeciality Clinic and Hospital  Ruikar Colony, E Ward, Near LIC Ground, Kolhapur – 416005
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA 
9066565353

drvarunbafna6@gmail.com 
Dr M Pandidurai  Government Royapettah Hospital  No.01, West Cott Road, Royapettah, Chennai-600014
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
8248461542

pandi19@gmail.com 
Dr Senthil Kumar KS  Harshamitra Super Speciality Cancer Centre and Research Institute  101/4A, Mather Panchayao Road, Trichy - Madurai Hwy, Nagamangalam, Trichy - 620012
Tiruchirappalli
TAMIL NADU 
9943408416

drsenthilkumarresearchunit@gmail.com 
Dr Ramesh Uppada  HCG Cancer Centre  Plot number 10, Survey no. 13P, APIIC, Health City, Arilova, Chinagadili, Vishakhapatnam-530040
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9494708778

drramesh.u@hcgel.com 
Dr Amarnath Polisetty  HCG City Cancer Centre   33-25-33, CH Venkata, Gopala Krishnaiah St, Suryaraopeta, Vijayawada – 520002
Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9611165090

amarnadhpolisetty@gmail.com 
Dr Abhijit Baheti  Indrayani Hospital and Cancer Institute  Chakan-Alandi Road, Nandi Road, Charholi Budruk, Pune - 412105
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822426177

baheti.abhijit@gmail.com 
Dr Manoj Toshniwal  Jeevan Amrut Hospital  N-4, CIDCO, Parijat Nagar, Near Gokul Sweets, Aurangabad-431001
Aurangabad
MAHARASHTRA 
9225300842

dr.manojtwal@gmail.com 
Dr Riya Ballikar  KIMS Kingsway Hospital  44, Parwana Bhawan, Kingsway, Nagpur- 440001
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
8334988584

riabalikar86@gmail.com 
Dr Hasmukh Balar  Kiran Multi Super Speciality Hospital  Vasta Devdi Road, Near Sumul Dairy Road, Katargam, Surat - 395004
Surat
GUJARAT 
7030022663

drhasmukhbalar@gmail.com 
Dr P K Chaithanya  MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Center  Department of Radiotherapy, Red Hills, Hyderabad-500004
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
8897199994

mnjiorccchaithanya@gmail.com 
Dr Smitha C Saldanha  Nano Hospitals  #79, Sir M. Visveswaraya Road, Near Sai Baba Temple, Arekere, Off Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-560076
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9844685166

saldanhasmitha@gmail.com 
Dr Himika Mukhopadhyay  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Cancer Hospital  3081, Nayabad New Garia, Kolkata- 700094
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
8130067049

drhimika.mukherji@gmail.com 
Dr Shuvra Neel Baul  Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital  Department of Hematology, 138 AJC Box Road, Kolkata 700014
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9062015351

Shuvra_play@rediffmail.com 
Dr Vikas Goyal  Sanjeevani CBCC USA Cancer Hospital  , In front of Jain Mandir, Davda Colony, Pachpedi Naka, Raipur -492001
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
9300872740

drvikas20@gmail.com 
Dr Nirali Trivedi  Shankus Hospital Pvt. Ltd.  B/h, Divine Child School, Near Shankus water park, Ahmedabad ? Mehsana Highway, Baliyasan, Mehsana - 382732
Mahesana
GUJARAT 
8980008109

nirali_baxi81@yahoo.com 
Dr Faisal Rashid  Sher-i- Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS)  SKIMS Main Road, Soura, Srinagar – 190011
Srinagar
JAMMU & KASHMIR 
9717017022

faisal_guru@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 16  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee Ajanta Super Speciality Hospital  Approved 
Ethics Committee N.S.C.B.C. Research Institute  Approved 
Ethics Committee, N.R.S. Medical College  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Sanjeevani Cancer Hospital   Approved 
IEC, GKMC   Approved 
IEC- Shankus Hospitals  Approved 
IEC-Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital  Approved 
IEC-SKIMS   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Harshmitra Superspeciality Cancer Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee HCG Cancer Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee-HCG Curie CCC  Approved 
Kingsway Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Kiran Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
MNJIORCC Ethics Committee  Approved 
Narsimha Saraswati Medical Foundation Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sri Durgamba Independent Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C925||Acute myelomonocytic leukemia,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Azacitidine tablets 300 mg of Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd  Dosage: 300 mg, Route of Administration: Oral, Duration of Therapy: 4 Period, Frequency: Once in a day.  
Comparator Agent  ONUREG (Azacitidine) tablets 300 mg of Celgene Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb  Dosage: 300 mg, Route of Administration: Oral, Duration of Therapy: 4 Period, Frequency: Once in a day.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to any study-related activities being performed and to follow the protocol requirements
2. Male and female subjects aged 18 years or older and having Body Mass Index between 18.00 to 30.00 kg per m2 (both inclusive)
3. Subjects with diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia who achieved first complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) following intensive induction chemotherapy and are not able to complete intensive curative therapy and who will be initiating the treatment of Azacitidine 300 mg tablets or Subjects who are already receiving Azacitidine 300 mg tablets treatment
Note: Subjects will receive period 1 study treatment on Day 1 of the 28 day treatment cycle.
4. Able to swallow and retain oral medication
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 2
6. The life expectancy of greater than 90 days
7. Acceptable hematology status
a. Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8 g per dL
b. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 500 cells per micro L
Or
ANC greater than or equal to 500 cells per micro L without occurrence of ANC less than 500 cells per micro L in previous two Consecutive Cycles (applicable if subject has received greater than 1 cycle)
c. Platelet count greater than or equal to 50000 cells per micro L
Or
Platelet count greater than or equal to 50000 cells per micro L without occurrence of Platelets less than 50000 cells per micro L with bleeding in previous two Consecutive Cycles (applicable if subject has received greater than 1 cycle)
8. Acceptable liver function Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 X ULN
9. Subjects with creatinine clearance by Cockcroft-Gault equation greater than or equal to 45 mL per minute as mentioned in study protocol for males and females.
10. Females of childbearing potential with a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and negative urine pregnancy test at the time of check-in
11. No history of addiction to any recreational drug or drug dependence or alcohol addiction
12. Male subjects must agree to use acceptable methods of contraception during the study and for at least 3 months after the last dose
13. Women of childbearing potential (defined as women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using effective method of contraception during dosing of the investigational product) practicing two acceptable methods of contraception during the study and for at least 06 months after the last dose
Acceptable methods of contraception are
a. Oral, parenteral, patch, or implant hormonal contraception
b. Intrauterine device or intrauterine system
c. Double barrier method of contraception (condom and occlusive cap or condom and spermicidal agent)
d. Male sterilization (at least 6 months prior to screening, should be the sole male partner for that subject)
e. Female sterilization (surgical bilateral oophorectomy) or tubal ligation at least 6 weeks prior to study participation
f. Total abstinence, partial abstinence is not acceptable
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients will be excluded from the study based on the following criteria:

1. Hypersensitivity to azacitidine or any other ingredient used in the manufacture of oral azacitidine
2. Suspected or proven acute promyelocytic leukemia based on morphology, immunophenotype, molecular assay, or karyotype
3. History of malignancy except disease under study, within the past 1 year except for basal cell or squamous epithelial carcinomas of the skin that have been resected with no evidence of metastatic disease for 3 years; carcinoma in situ of the cervix or Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML); or malignancy, which is considered cured with minimal risk of recurrence
4. History or presence of any uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, etc.)
5. Presence of myelosuppression (except if eligible as per inclusion criteria number 7) or Myelodysplastic Syndromes
6. Use of any proton pump inhibitor (i.e. omeprazole) or any other agent that may affect gastric acid level and cytidine deaminase inhibitor (i.e. cedazuridine) within 14 days or five half-lives of the inhibitory effect prior to start of study therapy or is required during the study
7. Any other medical condition or serious intercurrent illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may make it undesirable for the subject to participate in the study
8. Subjects who have participated in any clinical trial with another investigational drug or other investigational intervention within 90 days of enrolment in the study
9. Loss of ≥ 350 mL (1 unit) of blood within 90 days before enrolment in the study
10. Subjects with positive serology for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
11. Subjects with positive urine screen for drugs of abuse (including amphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoid, cocaine, and morphine)
12. Subjects with positive urine alcohol test
13. Pregnant or lactating women
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the bioequivalence of Azacitidine tablets 300 mg of Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd with ONUREG (Azacitidine) tablets 300 mg of Celgene Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901   A total of fifteen (15) blood samples (Pre-dose 00.00 Hrs, 00.17 Hrs (10 mins), 00.33 Hrs (20 Mins), 00.67 (40 Mins), 01.00 Hrs, 01.33 Hrs, 01.67 Hrs, 02.00 Hrs, 02.50 Hrs, 03.00 Hrs, 03.50 Hrs, 04.00 Hrs, 05.00 Hrs, 06.00 Hrs and 08.00 Hrs) of 03.0 mL each will be collected for PK analysis in each period of the study. A total of 60 blood samples will be collected during the study. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the pharmacokinetic of Azacitidine tablets 300 mg of Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd with ONUREG (Azacitidine) tablets 300 mg of Celgene Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901.
To monitor the adverse events and to ensure the safety of patients.
 
A total of fifteen (15) blood samples (Pre-dose 00.00 Hrs, 00.17 Hrs (10 mins), 00.33 Hrs (20 Mins), 00.67 (40 Mins), 01.00 Hrs, 01.33 Hrs, 01.67 Hrs, 02.00 Hrs, 02.50 Hrs, 03.00 Hrs, 03.50 Hrs, 04.00 Hrs, 05.00 Hrs, 06.00 Hrs and 08.00 Hrs) of 03.0 mL each will be collected for PK analysis in each period of the study. A total of 60 blood samples will be collected during the study 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="48"
Sample Size from India="48" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   07/09/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This is a randomized, open-label, balanced, multi-center, two-treatment, four-period, two-sequence, single dose, crossover, fully replicate, bioequivalence (BE) study of Azacitidine tablets 300 mg of Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd with ONUREG (Azacitidine) tablets 300 mg of Celgene Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

 
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