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.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase1; Phase2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 325 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | AbbVie Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | daratumumab |
| Locations | 51 sites (Los Angeles, California and 50 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | July 23, 2025 |
| Main results expected | December 2030 |
| Study ends | December 2030 |
| Registry record updated | October 27, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06953960 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
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
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
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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
Show 44 more locations
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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
+1 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Abbvie Call Center
- Email: abbvieclinicaltrials@abbvie.com
- Phone: 844-663-3742
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.