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Volasertib Combined With Induction Chemotherapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Primary Purpose

AML

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Volasertib
Cytarabine
Idarubicin
Bone Marrow Biopsy
Sponsored by
Massachusetts General Hospital
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for AML focused on measuring Leukemia

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must have pathologically confirmed, newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.
  • Adults, age 18 years or older at the time of diagnosis, eligible for standard induction chemotherapy according to their treating physician.
  • ECOG performance status 0-2 (Karnofsky ≥60%, see Appendix A)
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction > 50% as measured by echocardiogram or MUGA scan
  • Must not have received systemic antineoplastic therapy including radiation therapy within 14 days of the study enrollment, except hydroxyurea or 6-mercaptopurine for the purposes of cytoreduction as per the treating physician. Patients may also have received all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) if there is an early suspicion of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL, M3-AML), although if confirmed to have APL these patients will be excluded from the study.
  • Female patients of childbearing age must have negative pregnancy test.
  • Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

    • total bilirubin < 3 times the ULN
    • creatinine within normal institutional limits OR
    • creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
  • The effects of volasertib (BI 6727) on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because other chemotherapeutic agents are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of therapy.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients will be excluded from this study if they are found to harbor "favorable" risk cytogenetics41 including:

    • APL, t(15;17)
    • t(8;21)
    • inv(16) or t(16;16) A sample to evaluate patient cytogenetics will be sent at the time of diagnosis per standard clinical care and the absence of these cytogenetics must be confirmed by Day 8. If the cytogenetic analysis reveals that the patient harbors favorable risk cytogenetics, or if the cytogenetic results are not received prior to Day 8, the participant will be removed from the study.
  • Patients with acute bilineal/biphenotypic leukemia
  • Participants who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 14 days prior to entering the study, except for hydroxyurea, 6-MP, and ATRA, as noted.
  • Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Chemo-, hormono-, radio- or immunotherapy or therapy with monoclonal antibodies or small tyrosine kinase inhibitors within the past 4 weeks prior to treatment with the trial drug
  • Persistence of clinically relevant therapy related toxicity from previous anti-cancer therapy
  • Prior allogeneic bone marrow or organ transplantation
  • Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances. Individuals with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years and are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy. Individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: cervical cancer in situ, and basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
  • Current clinical central nervous system (CNS) symptoms deemed by the investigator to be related to leukemic CNS involvement (no lumbar puncture required, clinical assessment per investigator's judgment is sufficient).
  • Prior treatment with volasertib or another polo-like kinase inhibitor
  • A diagnosis of active Hepatitis B or C infection. A patient with a prior infection may participate, so long as the infection is not active at the time of study screening tests and according to investigator discretion.
  • Current or history of ventricular or life-threatening arrhythmias or diagnosis of long-QT syndrome. Baseline QTc must be 470 msec or less, according to the Friderica correction method,42 calculated as the mean of 3 ECGs taken at the time of screening.
  • Current or history of congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4, or any history of documented diastolic or systolic dysfunction (LVEF <50%, as measured by MUGA scan or echocardiogram).
  • Known hypersensitivity to the trial drugs or other contraindication to standard "7+3" induction chemotherapy.
  • Although not absolute exclusion criteria, several known drug-drug interactions should be considered during enrollment (see Section 5.5).
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because volasertib, along with standard induction chemotherapy, carries the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with volasertib as well as cytarabine and idarubicin, breastfeeding should be avoided.
  • HIV-positive participants on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with volasertib. In addition, these participants are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy.
  • Patients with psychological, familial, social, or geographic factors that otherwise preclude them from giving informed consent, following the protocol, or potentially hamper compliance with study treatment and follow-up.
  • Patients who are otherwise felt unable to comply with the protocol, in the opinion of the investigator.

Sites / Locations

  • Massachusetts general Hospital
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Volasertib with chemotherapy

Arm Description

Patients enrolled on this trial will receive induction chemotherapy with "7+3" Cytarabine continuous infusion days 1-7 Idarubicin IV bolus on days 1, 2, and 3. Patients will receive Volasertib as an intravenous infusion over approximately 1 hour, according to dosing level, on day 8 Patients will receive Standard Anti Fungal and Standard Antibiotic during induction A bone marrow biopsy will be performed according to standard practice on day 14

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Establishing The Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Rate of Complete Response
Rate of Relapse Free Survival
Rate of Overall Survival
Rate of partial response
Degree of change in the presence of subclones with Disease Response
Measured by subclonal disease evolution, during treatment with volasertib and "7+3"
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0

Full Information

First Posted
September 12, 2016
Last Updated
May 3, 2018
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators
Boehringer Ingelheim
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02905994
Brief Title
Volasertib Combined With Induction Chemotherapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Official Title
A Phase I Trial of Volasertib (BI 6727), an Intravenous Polo-Like Kinase Inhibitor, in Combination With "7+3" Induction Chemotherapy for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2018
Overall Recruitment Status
Withdrawn
Why Stopped
Funding Withdrawn
Study Start Date
September 2016 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
February 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators
Boehringer Ingelheim

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The study intervention involved in this study is the addition of a dose of volasertib as a part of the initial chemotherapy regimen for AML. The trial will involve a combination of the following drugs: Volasertib (the study drug) Idarubicin Cytarabine
Detailed Description
This research study is a Phase I clinical trial, which tests the safety of an investigational drug and also tries to define the appropriate dose of the investigational drug to use for further studies. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied. As part of this research study, the participant will receive Volasertib in combination with two other chemotherapy drugs, Idarubicin and Cytarabine. The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved volasertib as a treatment for any disease. Idarubicin and Cytarabine are chemotherapy agents that are commonly used to treat individuals diagnosed with AML. Volasertib inhibits proteins called "polo-like kinases," which are necessary for cell division. Volasertib binds to these proteins and this inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Volasertib has been used in laboratory studies and those studies suggest that volasertib may slow down the growth of Cancer. In a previous clinical trial in patients with the participant type of leukemia where Volasertib was given along with low doses of Cytarabine, this drug was found to have some clinical activity against AML. In this study, researchers would like to combine Volasertib with standard chemotherapy (Cytarabine and Idarubicin) in order to see if it can be given safely with chemotherapy in individuals with AML. The primary purpose of this research study is to determine the highest dose that Volasertib can be given with Idarubicin and Cytarabine without severe or unmanageable side effects. The dose identified in this study will be used in future research studies.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
AML
Keywords
Leukemia

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
0 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Volasertib with chemotherapy
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients enrolled on this trial will receive induction chemotherapy with "7+3" Cytarabine continuous infusion days 1-7 Idarubicin IV bolus on days 1, 2, and 3. Patients will receive Volasertib as an intravenous infusion over approximately 1 hour, according to dosing level, on day 8 Patients will receive Standard Anti Fungal and Standard Antibiotic during induction A bone marrow biopsy will be performed according to standard practice on day 14
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Volasertib
Other Intervention Name(s)
BI 6727
Intervention Description
Polo-Like Kinase Inhibitor
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Cytarabine
Other Intervention Name(s)
Depocyt
Intervention Description
Standard chemotherapy at dosage and schedule for 7+3 induction
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Idarubicin
Other Intervention Name(s)
Idamycin
Intervention Description
Standard chemotherapy at dosage and schedule for 7+3 induction
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Bone Marrow Biopsy
Intervention Description
Bone marrow biopsy assessments scheduled during induction to assess response
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Establishing The Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
Time Frame
2 years
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Rate of Complete Response
Time Frame
2 years
Title
Rate of Relapse Free Survival
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Rate of Overall Survival
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Rate of partial response
Time Frame
2 years
Title
Degree of change in the presence of subclones with Disease Response
Description
Measured by subclonal disease evolution, during treatment with volasertib and "7+3"
Time Frame
2 years
Title
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Time Frame
2 years

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participants must have pathologically confirmed, newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Adults, age 18 years or older at the time of diagnosis, eligible for standard induction chemotherapy according to their treating physician. ECOG performance status 0-2 (Karnofsky ≥60%, see Appendix A) Left ventricular ejection fraction > 50% as measured by echocardiogram or MUGA scan Must not have received systemic antineoplastic therapy including radiation therapy within 14 days of the study enrollment, except hydroxyurea or 6-mercaptopurine for the purposes of cytoreduction as per the treating physician. Patients may also have received all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) if there is an early suspicion of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL, M3-AML), although if confirmed to have APL these patients will be excluded from the study. Female patients of childbearing age must have negative pregnancy test. Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: total bilirubin < 3 times the ULN creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal. The effects of volasertib (BI 6727) on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because other chemotherapeutic agents are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of therapy. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded from this study if they are found to harbor "favorable" risk cytogenetics41 including: APL, t(15;17) t(8;21) inv(16) or t(16;16) A sample to evaluate patient cytogenetics will be sent at the time of diagnosis per standard clinical care and the absence of these cytogenetics must be confirmed by Day 8. If the cytogenetic analysis reveals that the patient harbors favorable risk cytogenetics, or if the cytogenetic results are not received prior to Day 8, the participant will be removed from the study. Patients with acute bilineal/biphenotypic leukemia Participants who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 14 days prior to entering the study, except for hydroxyurea, 6-MP, and ATRA, as noted. Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents. Chemo-, hormono-, radio- or immunotherapy or therapy with monoclonal antibodies or small tyrosine kinase inhibitors within the past 4 weeks prior to treatment with the trial drug Persistence of clinically relevant therapy related toxicity from previous anti-cancer therapy Prior allogeneic bone marrow or organ transplantation Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances. Individuals with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years and are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy. Individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: cervical cancer in situ, and basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Current clinical central nervous system (CNS) symptoms deemed by the investigator to be related to leukemic CNS involvement (no lumbar puncture required, clinical assessment per investigator's judgment is sufficient). Prior treatment with volasertib or another polo-like kinase inhibitor A diagnosis of active Hepatitis B or C infection. A patient with a prior infection may participate, so long as the infection is not active at the time of study screening tests and according to investigator discretion. Current or history of ventricular or life-threatening arrhythmias or diagnosis of long-QT syndrome. Baseline QTc must be 470 msec or less, according to the Friderica correction method,42 calculated as the mean of 3 ECGs taken at the time of screening. Current or history of congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4, or any history of documented diastolic or systolic dysfunction (LVEF <50%, as measured by MUGA scan or echocardiogram). Known hypersensitivity to the trial drugs or other contraindication to standard "7+3" induction chemotherapy. Although not absolute exclusion criteria, several known drug-drug interactions should be considered during enrollment (see Section 5.5). Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. Pregnant women are excluded from this study because volasertib, along with standard induction chemotherapy, carries the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with volasertib as well as cytarabine and idarubicin, breastfeeding should be avoided. HIV-positive participants on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with volasertib. In addition, these participants are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Patients with psychological, familial, social, or geographic factors that otherwise preclude them from giving informed consent, following the protocol, or potentially hamper compliance with study treatment and follow-up. Patients who are otherwise felt unable to comply with the protocol, in the opinion of the investigator.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Amir T Fathi, MD, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Massachusetts General Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Massachusetts general Hospital
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
02114
Country
United States
Facility Name
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
02115
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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