Clinical trial Recruiting at 51 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Oral ABBV-453 alone or with daratumumab and other myeloma medicines for adults with multiple myeloma

Official title: A Phase 1/2, Open-Label, Platform Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of the BCL-2 Inhibitor Surzetoclax (ABBV-453) Given as Monotherapy or in Combination With Antimyeloma Regimens in Subjects With Multiple Myeloma

Run by AbbVie · NCT06953960 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial tests whether oral ABBV-453, given alone or with daratumumab plus dexamethasone and sometimes pomalidomide, is safe and can lower disease activity in adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment325 (estimated)
SponsorAbbVie
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsdaratumumab
Locations51 sites (Los Angeles, California and 50 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJuly 23, 2025
Main results expectedDecember 2030
Study endsDecember 2030
Registry record updatedOctober 27, 2026
Trial IDNCT06953960 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who are t(11;14)-positive or BCL2-high, have measurable disease, and have received prior therapies (typically 3–5 lines and triple-class exposure for certain cohorts) are the intended candidates.

Probably not a fit

Patients without t(11;14) or BCL2-high disease, those without measurable disease, or those who are treatment-naïve or lack adequate organ function may be unlikely to benefit from this trial.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This Phase 1/2 interventional study includes two substudies: one combining ABBV-453 with daratumumab and dexamethasone (with pomalidomide allowed in expansion) and one testing ABBV-453 alone. It begins with dose-escalation cohorts to identify tolerable dose levels and then proceeds to dose-expansion cohorts to further characterize safety and effects on disease activity. The trial enrolls adults with measurable relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, enriched for t(11;14)-positive or BCL2-high disease. Adverse events and changes in standard myeloma activity measures are collected to inform future development.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, ABBV-453 could provide a new targeted oral option that improves disease control for patients with t(11;14) or BCL2-high multiple myeloma.

How similar studies have gone: BCL-2–targeting approaches (for example, venetoclax in t(11;14) myeloma) and daratumumab combinations have shown promise in prior studies, but ABBV-453 itself is investigational with limited prior data.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Documented diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) based on standard international myeloma working group (IMWG) diagnostic criteria.
* All participants must have measurable disease per central laboratory with at least 1 of the following assessed within 28 days prior to enrollment:

  * Serum M-protein \>= 0.5 g/dL (\>= 5g/L); OR
  * Urine M-protein \>= 200 mg/24 hours; OR
  * For participants without measurable serum and urine M-protein: Serum free light chain (sFLC) \>= 10 mg/dL (100 mg/L), provided sFLC ratio is abnormal.
* B-cell lymphoma (BCL)-2 inhibitor treatment naïve.
* t(11;14) positive status and/or BCL2 high status.
* Must have confirmed diagnosis of relapsed or refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma (MM) with documented evidence of progression during or after the participant's last treatment regimen, based on the investigator's determination of the international myeloma working group (IMWG) 2016 criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Major surgery within 4 weeks of study treatment or planned during study participation.
* Recent infection requiring systemic treatment that was completed \<= 14 days before first dose of study treatment and/or uncontrolled active systemic infection.

Where it's running

  • University of Southern California /ID# 272414
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Yale University School of Medicine /ID# 272447
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute /ID# 271846
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Michigan Health System - Ann Arbor /ID# 271536
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - New York - York Avenue /ID# 271214
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute /ID# 271510
    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
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  • University Of North Carolina Health Care - Hillsborough Campus /ID# 272454
    Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center /ID# 271294
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Oregon Health and Science University /ID# 272282
    Portland, Oregon, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center /ID# 271914
    Dallas, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute /ID# 271618
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • Northwest Medical Specialties Tacoma /ID# 272506
    Tacoma, Washington, United States
    Recruiting
  • Liverpool Hospital /ID# 272002
    Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Calvary Mater Newcastle /ID# 272498
    Waratah, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • St Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne /ID# 271997
    Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Epworth HealthCare /ID# 272497
    Richmond, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • UZ Gent /ID# 271432
    Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven /ID# 272382
    Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Liege /ID# 271430
    Liège, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Montpellier - Hopital Saint Eloi /ID# 275570
    Montpellier, Herault, France
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers /ID# 275563
    Poitiers, New Aquitaine, France
    Recruiting
  • IUCT Oncopole /ID# 275568
    Toulouse, Occitanie, France
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Hotel Dieu -HME /ID# 275562
    Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, France
    Recruiting
  • Hopital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades /ID# 275571
    Paris, Île-de-France Region, France
    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg /ID# 275598
    Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen Grosshadern /ID# 276658
    Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg /ID# 276657
    Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf /ID# 275803
    Hamburg, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Rabin Medical Center. /ID# 272073
    Petah Tikva, Central District, Israel
    Recruiting
  • The Chaim Sheba Medical Center /ID# 271251
    Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center /ID# 271252
    Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Rambam Health Care Campus- Haifa /ID# 271256
    Haifa, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University /ID# 271253
    Jerusalem, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico /ID# 276306
    Milan, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Nagoya City University Hospital /ID# 271427
    Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine /ID# 271911
    Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
    Recruiting
  • The University of Osaka Hospital /ID# 271636
    Suita-shi, Osaka, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Japanese Red Cross Medical Center /ID# 272018
    Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • The Jikei University Hospital /ID# 272091
    Tokyo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu - Szamarzewskiego /ID# 276237
    Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 W Lublinie /ID# 276052
    Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie /ID# 276352
    Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Bada /ID# 276263
    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil /ID# 275873
    Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
    Recruiting
  • Unidade Local de Saude de Braga, EPE /ID# 275853
    Braga, Portugal
    Recruiting
  • Instituto Portugues de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil /ID# 275851
    Porto, Portugal
    Recruiting
  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset - Huddinge /ID# 271674
    Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden
    Recruiting
  • Sodra Alvsborgs sjukhus /ID# 271822
    Borås, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
    Recruiting
  • Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset /ID# 272448
    Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
    Recruiting
  • Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust /ID# 276958
    Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    Recruiting

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