Clofarabine and Cytarabine in Treating Young Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Leukemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia focused on measuring recurrent childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, recurrent childhood acute myeloid leukemia, acute undifferentiated leukemia, adult acute minimally differentiated myeloid leukemia (M0), childhood acute minimally differentiated myeloid leukemia (M0), adult acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (M1), childhood acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (M1), adult acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation (M2), childhood acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation (M2), adult acute myelomonocytic leukemia (M4), childhood acute myelomonocytic leukemia (M4), adult acute monoblastic leukemia (M5a), childhood acute monoblastic leukemia (M5a), adult acute monocytic leukemia (M5b), childhood acute monocytic leukemia (M5b), adult erythroleukemia (M6a), adult pure erythroid leukemia (M6b), childhood acute erythroleukemia (M6), adult acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7), childhood acute megakaryocytic leukemia (M7), recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following:
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with ≥ 5% blasts in the bone marrow (M2/M3 bone marrow) with or without extramedullary disease
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with > 25% blasts in the bone marrow (M3 bone marrow) with or without extramedullary disease
- Acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage with ≥ 5% blasts in the bone marrow (M2/M3 bone marrow) with or without extramedullary disease
Disease must have relapsed after or be refractory to prior induction therapy
Patients with AML or acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage must be in first relapse OR refractory to first induction therapy with ≤ 1 attempt at remission induction
- Patients with AML who enroll on the phase I portion of the study must have received prior mitoxantrone hydrochloride and cytarabine for newly diagnosed AML (phase I closed to accrual as of 09/16/09)
Patients with ALL must be in second or third relapse (≤ 3 prior induction regimens) OR refractory to reinduction in first relapse
- Patients with ALL refractory to first induction therapy are not eligible
- No acute promyelocytic leukemia
- No CNS 3 involvement (i.e., WBC ≥ 5/μL in the cerebrospinal fluid with blasts present on cytospin)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Karnofsky performance status (PS) 50-100% (> 16 years of age) OR Lansky PS 50-100% (≤ 16 years of age) OR ECOG PS 0-2
- Life expectancy ≥ 8 weeks
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70 mL/min
- Direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- ALT < 2.5 times ULN (unless it is related to leukemic involvement)
- Shortening fraction ≥ 27% by echocardiogram OR ejection fraction ≥ 45% by gated radionuclide study
- No evidence of dyspnea at rest or exercise intolerance
- Pulse oximetry > 94% at room air
- Amylase ≤ 1.5 times ULN
- Lipase < 1.5 times ULN
- No active, uncontrolled grade 3 or 4 infection
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for ≥ 3 months after completion of study treatment
- No known hepatitis B or C infection or history of cirrhosis
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Recovered from all prior therapy*
- At least 14 days since prior cytotoxic therapy (except hydroxyurea and intrathecal chemotherapy)*
- At least 7 days since prior biologic agent*
- At least 14 days since prior monoclonal antibody therapy*
No more than 1 prior autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- No evidence of active graft-vs-host disease
- At least 4 months since transplantation
- No other concurrent chemotherapy or immunomodulating agents
- No other concurrent investigational therapy NOTE: *Patients who relapse during ALL maintenance therapy do not require a waiting period.
Sites / Locations
- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital
- Children's Hospital Central California
- Children's Hospital of Orange County
- Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Children's Hospital Colorado Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center
- Children's National Medical Center
- Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
- Nemours Children's Clinic
- Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
- Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
- St. Joseph's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital
- AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Campus
- Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- University of Illinois Cancer Center
- Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago
- Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute
- Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
- St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
- Kosair Children's Hospital
- Tulane Cancer Center Office of Clinical Research
- CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center
- Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus
- C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at University of Michigan Medical Center
- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
- Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
- Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia
- Children's Mercy Hospital
- Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
- CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
- Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
- Overlook Hospital
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
- James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
- SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
- Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Dayton Children's - Dayton
- Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital
- Penn State Children's Hospital
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
- Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
- Greenville Hospital Cancer Center
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- Driscoll Children's Hospital
- Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
- Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
- Baylor University Medical Center - Houston
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Primary Children's Medical Center
- Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
- Carilion Medical Center for Children at Roanoke Community Hospital
- Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
- Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
- Midwest Children's Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
- CancerCare Manitoba
- IWK Health Centre
- Hospital for Sick Children
- Hopital Sainte Justine
- Allan Blair Cancer Centre at Pasqua Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Arm 7
Experimental
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Clofarabine 40 mg/m² to assess feasibility in ALL patients.
Clofarabine 40 mg/m² to assess feasibility in AML patients.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess feasibility in ALL patients.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess efficacy in ALL patients.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess feasibility in AML patients.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess efficacy in AML patients
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess efficacy - ambiguous lineage pt
Clofarabine 40 mg/m² to assess feasibility in ALL patients. Patients receive Cycle 1 (14-42 days) Cytarabine IT (aged based dosage 1-1.99 30 mg, 2-2.99 50 mg, ≥ 3 years 70 mg on Day 0, Clofarabine IV (dosage 40 mg/m2/dose) on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Cycle 2 (14-42 days) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 40 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Maintenance cycles 1-10 (14-42 days each) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 40 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5.
Clofarabine 40 mg/m² to assess feasibility in AML patients. Patients receive Cycle 1 (14-42 days) Cytarabine IT (aged based dosage 1-1.99 30 mg, 2-2.99 50 mg, ≥ 3 years 70 mg on Day 0, Clofarabine IV (dosage 40 mg/m2/dose) on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Cycle 2 (14-42 days) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 40 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Maintenance cycles 1-10 (14-42 days each) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 40 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess feasibility in ALL patients. Patients receive Cycle 1 (14-42 days) Cytarabine IT (aged based dosage 1-1.99 30 mg, 2-2.99 50 mg, ≥ 3 years 70 mg on Day 0, Clofarabine IV (dosage 52 mg/m2/dose) on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Cycle 2 (14-42 days) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Maintenance cycles 1-10 (14-42 days each) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess efficacy in ALL patients. Patients receive Cycle 1 (14-42 days) Cytarabine IT (aged based dosage 1-1.99 30 mg, 2-2.99 50 mg, ≥ 3 years 70 mg on Day 0, Clofarabine IV (dosage 52 mg/m2/dose) on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Cycle 2 (14-42 days) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Maintenance cycles 1-10 (14-42 days each) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess feasibility in AML patients. Patients receive Cycle 1 (14-42 days) Cytarabine IT (aged based dosage 1-1.99 30 mg, 2-2.99 50 mg, ≥ 3 years 70 mg on Day 0, Clofarabine IV (dosage 52 mg/m2/dose) on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Cycle 2 (14-42 days) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Maintenance cycles 1-10 (14-42 days each) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess efficacy in AML patients. Patients receive Cycle 1 (14-42 days) Cytarabine IT (aged based dosage 1-1.99 30 mg, 2-2.99 50 mg, ≥ 3 years 70 mg on Day 0, Clofarabine IV (dosage 52 mg/m2/dose) on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Cycle 2 (14-42 days) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Maintenance cycles 1-10 (14-42 days each) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5.
Clofarabine 52 mg/m² to assess efficacy in acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage patients. Patients receive Cycle 1 (14-42 days) Cytarabine IT (aged based dosage 1-1.99 30 mg, 2-2.99 50 mg, ≥ 3 years 70 mg on Day 0, Clofarabine IV (dosage 52 mg/m2/dose) on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Cycle 2 (14-42 days) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5. Maintenance cycles 1-10 (14-42 days each) Methotrexate IT (age based dosage 1-1.99 8 mg, 2-2.99 10 mg, ≥ 3 12 mg) on day 1, Clofarabine IV 52 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5, and High Dose Cytarabine IV 1000 mg/m2/dose on days 1-5.