Lithium Carbonate and Tretinoin in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Clinical Trial

Official title: Phase I Trial of Lithium and Tretinoin for Treatment of Non-Promyelocytic Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Patients Intolerant or Relapsed/Refractory to Standard Chemotherapy.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of tretinoin when given together with lithium carbonate in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Lithium carbonate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Tretinoin may help [type of cancer] cells become more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly. Giving lithium carbonate together with tretinoin may kill more cancer cells

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the safety and maximum tolerated dose of the combination of tretinoin with lithium carbonate in subjects with non promyelocytic acute myeloid leukemia.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe the dose limiting toxicities associated with the combination of lithium (lithium carbonate) and tretinoin.

II. To determine the ability of lithium to inhibit glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) activity in circulating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells and to enhance the retinoic acid receptor expression.

III. To determine the ability of lithium and tretinoin to induce differentiation and/or growth inhibition of AML cells.

IV. To determine the response rate of acute myeloid treatment to treatment with the combination of Tretinoin and Lithium.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of tretinoin.

Patients receive tretinoin orally (PO) every 12 hours on days 1-7 and 15-21 and lithium carbonate PO three times daily (TID) on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 30 days. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7)
• 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 Del(5q)
• 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)
• Leukemia
• Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute
• Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute
• Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute
• Leukemia, Myeloid
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
• Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute
• Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

• NCT number: NCT01820624
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: April 30, 2013
• Completion date: November 13, 2015