Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Untreated Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Leukemia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase II Study in Adults With Untreated Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Testing Increased Doses of Daunorubicin During Induction, and Cytarabine During Consolidation, Followed by High-Dose Methotrexate and Intrathecal Methotrexate in Place of Cranial Irradiation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003700
• Other study ID #: CALGB-19802
• Secondary ID: U10CA031946CDR00
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: November 1, 1999
• Last updated: July 1, 2016
• Start date: January 1999
• Est. completion date: January 2010

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have untreated acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Description:

OBJECTIVES:

• Determine the complete response rate and toxicity of escalating doses of daunorubicin in patients under 60 years old with untreated acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

• Determine the complete response rate and toxicity of a constant dose of daunorubicin in patients at least 60 years old with untreated ALL.

• Determine the toxicity of high dose cytarabine during postremission therapy in these patients.

• Determine the CNS relapse rate of ALL when prophylactic intrathecal methotrexate and high-dose intravenous chemotherapy replace cranial irradiation.

OUTLINE:

• Course I: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 induction treatment groups based on age.

• Group 1 (under age 60): Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 15-30 minutes on day 1, escalating doses of daunorubicin IV over 5-10 minutes on days 1-3, vincristine IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22, oral prednisone on days 1-21, asparaginase intramuscularly on days 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, and 22, and filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) beginning on day 4 and continuing for at least 7 days and then until blood counts recover.

• Group 2 (age 60 and over): Patients receive vincristine, asparaginase, cyclophosphamide, and G-CSF as in group 1, fixed dose daunorubicin IV over 5-10 minutes on days 1-3, and oral prednisone on days 1-7.

Patients are then evaluated for bone marrow cellularity on day 29. Those with M0, M1, or M2 cellularity proceed to course II. Patients with M3 cellularity may proceed to course II or be removed from study.

• Course II (early intensification): Patients receive intrathecal methotrexate and cyclophosphamide IV over 15-30 minutes on day 1, cytarabine IV over 3 hours on days 1-3, and G-CSF SC beginning on day 4.

Bone marrow is again examined on day 29. Patients with M0 or M1 cellularity after course I and no sign of relapse after course II proceed to course III. Patients with M2 or M3 cellularity after course I must have M0 or M1 cellularity after course II to proceed to course III. Patients with M2 or M3 cellularity after course II are removed from study.

• Course III: Patients receive intrathecal methotrexate, vincristine IV, and methotrexate IV over 3 hours on days 1, 8, and 15 and oral methotrexate every 6 hours for 4 doses beginning 6 hours after starting methotrexate IV on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16. Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV 6 hours after the last oral methotrexate dose on days 2, 9, and 16 and oral leucovorin calcium beginning 12 hours after leucovorin calcium IV for at least 4 doses on days 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, and 18.

Patients must be off leucovorin calcium for a minimum of 3 days before beginning days 8 and 15 of treatment. Patients who maintain M0 or M1 cellularity on day 29 of course III continue therapy. Those with M2 or M3 cellularity after course III are removed from the study.

• Course IV (Late intensification): Repeat course I.

• Course V (Late intensification): Repeat course II.

• Course VI (CNS intensification): Repeat course III.

• Course VII (Prolonged maintenance): Patients receive oral mercaptopurine daily, vincristine IV once every 4 weeks, oral prednisone on days 1-5, and oral methotrexate on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Courses repeat every 4 weeks for up to 18 months.

Patients with testicular disease receive gonadal radiotherapy anytime after course I. Chemotherapy is not halted during radiotherapy.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for 10 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 140 patients will be accrued for this study within 15 months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 163
• Est. completion date: January 2010
• Est. primary completion date: February 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 15 Years and older

Eligibility

1. Any other serious illnesses which would limit survival to <2 years, or psychiatric condition which would prevent compliance with treatment or informed consent.

2. Uncontrolled or severe cardiovascular disease.

3. History of pancreatitis or overt coagulopathy (prior cerebrovascular accident or hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack or deep venous thrombosis).

4. Elevations in bilirubin, creatinine, or amylase that may suggest impaired hepatic, renal, or pancreatic function must be considered as potentially serious obstacles for safe tolerance of the therapy prescribed in this protocol.

5. Prior use of the agents administered in this protocol for other non-malignant disease may reduce the likelihood of beneficial outcome, and should also be considered prior to enrolling patients.

6. Treatment under this protocol would expose an unborn child to significant risks.

Women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an effective means of birth control.

7. Unequivocal histologic diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), FAB L1-or L2 or Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia (AUL).

8. Age = 15 years

9. Prior Treatment: No prior treatment for leukemia, with three permissible exceptions:

i. emergency leukapheresis; ii. emergency treatment for hyperleukocytosis with hydroxyurea; iii. cranial RT for CNS leukostasis (one dose only).

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Leukemia
• Leukemia, Lymphoid
• Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Intervention

Biological:
• G-CSF
Courses I, II, IV, V: 5 ug/kg/d subQ injection Day 4 until ANC > 5,000 uL after nadir: 7 day minimum for Courses I & IV

Drug:
• asparaginase
6000 U/sq m subQ or IM injection 2X/wk for 6 doses starting on Day 5: Courses I & IV
• cyclophosphamide
1200 mg/sq m IV infusion over 15-30 min Day 1 Courses I & IV (pts < 60y/o) 1000 mg/sq m IV infusion over 15-30 min Day 1 Courses II & V
• cytarabine
2000 mg/sq m IV infusion over 3 hrs Days 1,2, & 3: Courses II & V
• daunorubicin hydrochloride
80mg/sq m (pts<60y/o)OR 60mg/sq m (pts =/>60y/o) IV infusion over 5-10 min Days 1,2,& 3: Courses I & IV
• leucovorin calcium
Courses III & VI: 25mg/sq m IV infusion Days 2, 9, and 16 5mg/sq m PO q 6 hr for 8 doses or until serum MTX <0.05 uM after ea IV dose
• mercaptopurine
60mg/sq m/d PO every day Course VII
• methotrexate
15mg intrathecal Day 1 Courses II & V 1000mg/sq m IV infusion over 3 hrs Days 1, 8, & 15 and 25mg/sq m PO q 6hr x 4 doses after ea IV dose: Courses III & VI.
• prednisone
60mg/sq m/day PO Days 1-21 (pts<60y/o) OR Days 1-7 (pts >/= 60y/o) Courses I & IV and Days 1-5 of ea 4 cycle in Course VII
• vincristine sulfate
2 mg total IV infusion Days 1,8,15,& 22 Courses I & IV and Days 1, 8, & 15 Courses III & VI, and Day 1 of ea 4 wk cycle in Course VII
• Allopurinol
300mg PO q day Days 1-14 Course I

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland	Baltimore	Maryland
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham	Birmingham	Alabama
United States	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Boston	Massachusetts
United States	Roswell Park Cancer Institute	Buffalo	New York
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo	Buffalo	New York
United States	Vermont Cancer Center	Burlington	Vermont
United States	Cooper Cancer Institute	Camden	New Jersey
United States	Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC	Chapel Hill	North Carolina
United States	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina
United States	University of Chicago Cancer Research Center	Chicago	Illinois
United States	University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center	Chicago	Illinois
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)	Chicago	Illinois
United States	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia	Columbia	Missouri
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)	Columbia	Missouri
United States	Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center	Durham	North Carolina
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham	Durham	North Carolina
United States	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics	Iowa City	Iowa
United States	University of California San Diego Cancer Center	La Jolla	California
United States	CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation	Las Vegas	Nevada
United States	Norris Cotton Cancer Center	Lebanon	New Hampshire
United States	St. Barnabas Medical Center	Livingston	New Jersey
United States	CCOP - North Shore University Hospital	Manhasset	New York
United States	North Shore University Hospital	Manhasset	New York
United States	University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center	Memphis	Tennessee
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis	Memphis	Tennessee
United States	CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center	Miami Beach	Florida
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	New York	New York
United States	Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY	New York	New York
United States	New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus	New York	New York
United States	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center	Paterson	New Jersey
United States	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island
United States	MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center	Richmond	Virginia
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Richmond	Richmond	Virginia
United States	Barnes-Jewish Hospital	Saint Louis	Missouri
United States	UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute	San Francisco	California
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco	San Francisco	California
United States	CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.	Syracuse	New York
United States	State University of New York - Upstate Medical University	Syracuse	New York
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse	Syracuse	New York
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Togus	Togus	Maine
United States	Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University	Washington	District of Columbia
United States	Walter Reed Army Medical Center	Washington	District of Columbia
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction	White River Junction	Vermont
United States	CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services	Wilmington	Delaware
United States	CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium	Winston-Salem	North Carolina
United States	Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston-Salem	North Carolina
United States	University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center	Worcester	Massachusetts

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (2)

Stock W, Dodge RK, Vardiman JW, et al.: Treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): phase II trial of dose intensification of Daunorubicin and Cytarabine followed by high-dose Methotrexate and intrathecal Methotrexate in place of cranial irradi

Stock W, Yu D, Johnson J, et al.: Intensified Daunorubicin during induction and post-remission therapy of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): results of CALGB 19802. [Abstract] Blood 102 (11 Pt 1): A-1375, 2003.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Complete Response		6 months post treatment	No
Secondary	Toxicity		prior to ea tx and ea maintenance course	Yes
Secondary	CNS relapse rate		before ea tx, q 3 mon for 1 yr, q 6 mon for 2 yrs, then yrly up to 10 yrs	No