MS-275 and GM-CSF in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome and/or Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase II Study of and Oral Histone Deacytylase Inhibitor, MS-275 (NSC 706995), in Combination With Sargramostim (GM-CSF, Berlex, Inc.) Treating Relapsed and Refractory Myeloid Malignancies

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00462605
• Other study ID #: NCI-2009-00195
• Secondary ID: J06114U01CA07009
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: April 18, 2007
• Last updated: September 20, 2016
• Start date: April 2007

Study information

• Verified date: September 2016
• Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase II trial is studying how well giving MS-275 together with GM-CSF works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and/or relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. MS-275 may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the cancer. Colony-stimulating factors, such as GM-CSF, may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood. Giving MS-275 together with GM-CSF may be an effective treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Determine clinical response in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and/or relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphocytic leukemia treated with MS-275 in combination with sargramostim (GM-CSF).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the clinical activity of this regimen, in terms of changes in peripheral blood counts and changes in individual patient transfusion requirements, in these patients.

II. Determine the biologic activity of this regimen, in terms of changes in the peripheral blood and bone marrow phenotype (i.e., induction of markers of myeloid differentiation or lymphoid differentiation) and changes in detectable cytogenetic abnormalities in the blood and marrow compartments, in these patients.

III. Determine the toxicity profile of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive oral MS-275 on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Patients also receive sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously once daily on days 1-42 in courses 3 and 5 and on days 1-35 in courses 1, 2, 4, and 6. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 2-6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of 2 courses of study therapy, patients who achieve a complete or partial response may receive an additional 4 courses. Patients who maintain stable disease for more than 2 months after completion of 6 courses of study therapy may receive an additional 6 courses at the time of disease progression, provided they meet original eligibility criteria.

Patients undergo blood and bone marrow (BM) collection at baseline and periodically during study for biologic correlative studies. Peripheral blood and bone marrow samples are assessed for changes in progenitor phenotype and clonogenic growth by flow cytometry and for changes in cytogenetics (i.e., malignant:nonmalignant cell ratio in BM CD34-positive cells, peripheral blood monocytes, peripheral blood neutrophils, and bone marrow and peripheral blood lymphoblasts) by FISH. Terminal differentiation of CD34-positive progenitor cells is studied in vitro in long-term cultures.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for up to 2 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. primary completion date: March 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of 1 of the following diseases by bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy:

• Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) meeting the following criteria:

• Must have 1 of the following subtypes:

• Refractory anemia (RA) (no RA with 5q-syndrome),

• RA with ringed sideroblasts or

• Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia

• Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) meeting the following criteria:

Must have 1 of the following subtypes:

• Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ringed sideroblasts,

• RA with excess blasts (RAEB)-1, RAEB-2,

• Myelodysplastic syndromes, unclassified or

• Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

• International Prognostic Scoring System score of intermediate-2 or high-risk

• Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) meeting 1 of the following criteria:

• Relapsed or refractory AML, including any of the following subtypes:

• * AML with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities (i.e., AML with 11q23 [MLL] abnormalities)

• AML with multilineage dysplasia

• AML that is therapy-related

• AML, not otherwise categorized (M0 [minimally differentiated], M1 [without maturation], M2 [with maturation], M4 [myelomonocytic leukemia], M5 [monoblastic/monocytic leukemia], M6 [erythroid leukemia], and M7 [megakaryoblastic leukemia])

• Untreated AML

• Newly diagnosed patients are eligible provided they do not qualify for potentially curative intensive chemotherapeutic regimens

• Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) meeting 1 of the following criteria:

• Relapsed or refractory ALL

• Patients with any measurable residual disease are eligible, including cytogenetic abnormalities

• Untreated ALL

• Newly diagnosed patients are eligible provided they do not qualify for potentially curative intensive chemotherapeutic regimens, including any of the following:

• Patients who have refused chemotherapy for untreated ALL

• Patients who are deemed to be poor candidates medically for ALL induction chemotherapy

• Relatively stable bone marrow function for > 7 days prior to study entry

• WBC count that has not doubled within the past 7 days

• WBC =<10,000/mm³

• No uncontrolled peripheral leukemia (i.e., blast count > 30,000/mm³)

• No active CNS disease

• Lumbar puncture with negative cytology required for patients with clinical symptoms of active CNS disease

• Not a candidate for a potentially curative allogeneic stem cell transplantation OR considered a poor candidate for such a procedure due to age, medical comorbidities, or lack of a suitable donor

• Hemoglobin >= 8 g/dL (transfusions allowed)

• Creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dL

• Bilirubin =< 1.6 mg/dL (unless secondary to hemolysis)

• AST or ALT =< 3 times upper limit of normal (unless disease-related)

• Not pregnant or nursing

• Negative pregnancy test

• Fertile patients must use effective contraception

• No untreated or progressive infections

• No history of intolerance to sargramostim (GM-CSF)

• Recovered from all treatment-related toxicities

• More than 2 weeks since prior therapy for AML, ALL, or MDS, including chemotherapy, hematopoietic growth factors, or biologic therapy such as monoclonal antibodies

• Concurrent hydroxyurea allowed during course 1 for control of leukocytosis if WBC > 30,000/mm³

• ECOG performance status 0-2

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission
• Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7)
• Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0)
• Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a)
• Adult Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b)
• Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia With Maturation (M2)
• Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (M1)
• Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
• Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22)
• Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22)
• Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22)
• Adult Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (M4)
• Adult Erythroleukemia (M6a)
• Adult Pure Erythroid Leukemia (M6b)
• Anemia
• Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts
• Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Leukemia
• Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute
• Leukemia, Lymphoid
• Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute
• Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute
• Leukemia, Myeloid
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
• Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute
• Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases
• Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Unclassifiable
• Myeloproliferative Disorders
• Neoplasm Metastasis
• Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
• Preleukemia
• Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Refractory Anemia
• Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts
• Refractory Anemia With Ringed Sideroblasts
• Refractory Cytopenia With Multilineage Dysplasia
• Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Syndrome
• Untreated Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Intervention

Drug:
• entinostat
Given PO
• sargramostim
Given SC

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Response (complete and partial response) in patients with myeloid disorders		Up to 2 years	No
Secondary	Clinical activity assessed by change in peripheral blood counts and transfusion requirements		Baseline and weekly after treatment administered	No
Secondary	Changes in detectable chromosomal abnormalities measured by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)		Baseline and 6, 12, 24, and 36 weeks	No
Secondary	Change in the percentage of cells with normal and abnormal myeloid phenotype measured by flow cytometry		Baseline and 6, 12, 24, and 36 weeks	No