Different Therapies in Treating Infants With Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukemia

NCT ID: NCT00550992

Last Updated: 2019-07-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

445 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. When the healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving cyclosporine, methotrexate, leucovorin, and antithymocyte globulin before and after transplant may stop this from happening. It is not yet known which treatment regimen is most effective in treating acute leukemia.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well different therapies work in treating infants with newly diagnosed acute leukemia.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To compare an early intensification regimen comprising two "acute myeloid leukemia" induction therapy blocks with a standard protocol IB regimen administered directly after induction therapy in medium-risk (MR) and high-risk (HR) patients with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic or biphenotypic leukemia.

Secondary

* To compare through a randomized study the role of these regimens in treating these patients.
* To compare the overall outcome of the Interfant-06 study with outcomes in the historical control series, especially in the Interfant-99 study.
* To compare the outcomes of low-risk, MR, or HR patients in this study with those of patients in the historical control series Interfant-99 study.
* To study which factors have independent prognostic value in patients treated with these regimens.
* To assess the role of stem cell transplantation in HR patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

* Induction therapy:

* Prednisone phase: Patients receive prednisone orally or IV three times daily on days 1-7 and methotrexate (MTX) and prednisolone (PRDL) intrathecally (IT) on day 1. Patients then proceed to remission induction therapy.
* Remission induction phase: Patients receive dexamethasone (DEXA) IV or orally three times daily on days 8-28 followed by a taper to 0 over 1 week; vincristine (VCR) IV on days 8, 15, 22, and 29; cytarabine (ARA-C) IV over 30 minutes on days 8-21; daunorubicin hydrochloride (DNR) IV over 1 hour on days 8 and 9; asparaginase (ASP) IV over 1 hour or intramuscularly (IM) on days 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, and 33; MTX IT on days 1 and 29\*; and ARA-C IT on day 15. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic hydrocortisone (HC) IT on days 1, 15, and 29.

NOTE: \*Patients with CNS involvement at initial diagnosis also receive MTX IT on days 8 and 22. If CNS leukemia is still present at day 29, then patients receive weekly MTX IT until the CNS is free of leukemia.

After completion of induction therapy, patients are stratified according to risk group (low-risk \[LR\] vs medium-risk \[MR\] vs high-risk \[HR\]). Patients with low-risk disease are assigned to treatment arm I. Patients with MR or HR disease that is in complete remission (CR) on day 33 are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. These patients are stratified according to status (MR with rearranged MLL vs MR with unknown MLL vs HR).

* Arm I (standard therapy):

* Protocol IB therapy (beginning on day 36 of induction therapy): Patients receive cyclophosphamide (CPM) IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 29 and oral mercaptopurine (MP) on days 1-28; ARA-C IV on days 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, and 24-27; ARA-C IT on day 10; and MTX IT on day 24. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT on days 10 and 24.
* MARMA therapy:

* Part I: Patients receive oral MP once daily on days 1-14; high-dose (HD) MTX IV over 24 hours on days 1 and 8; leucovorin calcium orally or IV at 42, 48, and 54 hours after each dose of MTX until MTX plasma levels are safe; and MTX IT on days 2 and 9. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT on days 2 and 9.
* Part II: Patients receive HD ARA-C IV over 3 hours twice daily with 12-hour intervals on days 15, 16, 22, and 23; and pegaspargase (PEG-ASP) IV over 1 hour or IM on day 23.
* OCTADA(D) reinduction therapy:

* Part I: At least 2 weeks after the completion of MARMA chemotherapy, patients receive oral dexamethasone (DEXA) three times daily on days 1-14, followed by a taper to 0 at day 21; oral thioguanine (TG) once daily on days 1-28; VCR IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; DNR IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; PEG-ASP IV over 1 hour or IM on day 1; ARA-C IV on days 2-5, 9-12, 16-19, and 23-26; and ARA-C IT on days 1 and 15. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT on days 1 and 15.
* Part II: Patients receive oral TG once daily on days 36-49; ARA-C IV once daily on days 37-40 and 45-48; and CPM IV over 1 hour on days 36 and 49.
* Maintenance therapy: At least 2 weeks after completion of the last course of OCTADA(D) chemotherapy, patients receive oral MP once daily; oral MTX once weekly; MTX IT in weeks 1 and 15; and ARA-C IT in week 8. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT in weeks 1, 8, and 15. Treatment continues for up to 104 weeks after initial diagnosis in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
* Arm II (experimental therapy):

* ADE therapy (beginning on day 36 of induction therapy: Patients receive ARA-C IV every 12 hours on days 1-10; DNR IV over 1 hour on days 1, 3, and 5; etoposide (VP-16) IV over 4 hours on days 1-5; and ARA-C IT on day 1. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT on day 1.
* MAE therapy: Patients receive ARA-C IV every 12 hours on days 1-10; mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 1 hour on days 1, 3, and 5; VP-16 IV over 4 hours on days 1-5; and MTX IT on day 1. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT on day 1.
* MARMA therapy:

* Part I: Patients receive oral MP once daily on days 1-14; high-dose (HD) MTX IV over 24 hours on days 1 and 8; leucovorin calcium orally or IV at 42, 48, and 54 hours after each dose of MTX until MTX plasma levels are safe; and MTX IT on days 2 and 9. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT on days 2 and 9.
* Part II: Patients receive HD ARA-C IV over 3 hours twice daily with 12-hour intervals on days 15, 16, 22, and 23; and pegaspargase (PEG-ASP) IV over 1 hour or IM on day 23.
* OCTADA reinduction therapy:

* Part I: At least 2 weeks after the completion of MARMA chemotherapy, patients receive oral DEXA three times daily on days 1-14, followed by a taper to 0 at day 21; oral TG once daily on days 1-28; VCR IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; PEG-ASP IV over 1 hour or IM on day 1; ARA-C IV on days 2-5, 9-12, 16-19, and 23-26; and ARA-C IT on days 1 and 15. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT on days 1 and 15.
* Part II: Beginning 1 week after completion of part I, patients receive oral TG once daily on days 36-49; ARA-C IV once daily on days 37-40 and 45-48; and CPM IV over 1 hour on days 36 and 49.
* Maintenance therapy: At least 2 weeks after completion of the last course of OCTADA chemotherapy, patients receive oral MP once daily; oral MTX once weekly; MTX IT in weeks 1 and 15; and ARA-C IT in week 8. Patients also receive PRDL or therapeutic HC IT in weeks 1, 8, and 15. Treatment continues for up to 104 weeks after initial diagnosis in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

All HR patients with a suitably matched donor are scheduled for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) after MARMA or before or during OCTADA(D) chemotherapy, provided they are in CR1 and no more than 8 months have elapsed since initial diagnosis.

* Conditioning regimens for allogeneic SCT:

* Matched sibling donor (MSD): Patients receive oral busulfan (BU) every 6 hours on days -7 to -4; CPM IV over 1 hour on days -3 to -2; and melphalan (MEL) IV over 1 hour on day -1.
* Matched donors (MD): Patients receive oral BU every 6 hours on days -7 to -4; CPM IV over 1 hour on days -3 to -2; MEL IV over 1 hour on day -1; and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) IV over 4 hours on days -3 to -1.
* Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) prophylaxis and therapy:

* MSD: Patients receive cyclosporine (CsA) IV or orally twice daily beginning on day -1 and continuing to day 60 after SCT, followed by a taper in the absence of GVHD symptoms.
* MD: Patients receive CsA as in group MSD; MTX IV on days 1, 3, and 6; leucovorin calcium IV on days 2, 4, and 7; and ATG IV on days -3 to -1.
* Allogeneic SCT: Patients undergo infusion of bone marrow, peripheral blood, or cord blood hematopoietic stem cells on day 0.

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

Conditions

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Leukemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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anti-thymocyte globulin

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

asparaginase

Intervention Type DRUG

busulfan

Intervention Type DRUG

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

cyclosporine

Intervention Type DRUG

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

etoposide

Intervention Type DRUG

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

melphalan

Intervention Type DRUG

mercaptopurine

Intervention Type DRUG

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

mitoxantrone hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

pegaspargase

Intervention Type DRUG

prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

therapeutic hydrocortisone

Intervention Type DRUG

thioguanine

Intervention Type DRUG

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

umbilical cord blood transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or biphenotypic leukemia meeting the following criteria:

* Based on European Group for the Classification of Acute Leukemia (EGIL) diagnostic criteria
* Newly diagnosed disease
* Verified by morphology and confirmed by cytochemistry and immunophenotyping

* Trephine biopsy is recommended (unless diagnosis can be confirmed by peripheral blood examination) in the event that bone marrow aspiration results in a "dry tap"
* Must have MLL gene rearrangements documented by split-signal fluorescence in situ hybridization and meets 1 of the following risk criteria:

* Low-risk disease, defined as all MLL germline cases
* Medium-risk disease, defined by 1 of the following criteria:

* MLL status unknown
* MLL rearranged AND age \> 6 months
* MLL rearranged AND age \< 6 months AND WBC \< 300 x 10\^9/L AND prednisone good response
* High-risk disease, defined by MLL rearrangement AND meets the following criteria:

* Age at diagnosis \< 6 months (i.e., \< 183 days)
* WBC ≥ 300 x 10\^9/L AND/OR prednisone poor response
* Minimum donor and stem cell requirements for high-risk patients undergoing stem cell transplantation:

* Donor meeting 1 of the following criteria:

* HLA-identical sibling
* Very well-matched related or unrelated donor
* Must be HLA compatible in 10/10 or 9/10 alleles by 4 digit/allele high-resolution molecular genotyping
* Stem cell source

* Bone marrow (preferred source) OR peripheral blood stem cells of filgrastim \[G-CSF\]-stimulated donors OR cord blood

* Highly-matched unrelated umbilical cord blood (UCB) (\> 7/8 matches identified by high-resolution typing) accepted if a sibling donor is not able to donate bone marrow AND UCB with a sufficient number of nucleated cells (NCs) (i.e., \> 1.5 x 10\^7/kg recipient body weight \[BW\]) is cryopreserved
* Must have ≥ 3 x 10\^8 NCs/kg BW OR 3 x 10\^6/kg BW CD34-positive cells available for transplantation
* CNS or testicular leukemia at diagnosis allowed

Exclusion Criteria

* Mature B-ALL, defined by the immunophenotypical presence of surface immunoglobulins or t(8;14) and breakpoint as in B-ALL
* Presence of the t(9;22) (q34;q11) or bcr-abl fusion in the leukemic cells (if data are not known, patient still may be eligible)
* Relapsed ALL

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* See Disease Characteristics

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* More than 4 weeks since prior systemic corticosteroids

* Corticosteroids by aerosol are allowed
Maximum Eligible Age

1 Year

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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BFM Germany

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

CORS Monza Italy

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Australian and New Zealand Children's Oncology Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

BFM Austria

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

CLCG France Belgium Portugal

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

COALL Germany

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

CPH, Czech republic

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

DFCI consortium USA

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

FRALLE France

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hong Kong Government

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

MD Anderson USA

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

NOPHO Scandinavian countries

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

PINDA, Chile

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

PPLLSG Poland

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Seattle USA

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

SJCRH USA

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

UKCCSG United Kingdom

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dutch Childhood Oncology Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rob Pieters, MD, MSC, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Prinses Maxima Centrum voor kinderoncologie Utrecht

Martin Schrappe, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Locations

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Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Anna Children's Hospital

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status RECRUITING

Hopital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Motol

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

CHR Hotel Dieu

Nantes, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Nuovo Ospedale San Gerardo at University of Milano-Bicocca

Monza, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Austria Belgium Czechia France Germany Italy Netherlands United Kingdom

Facility Contacts

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Lewis B. Silverman, MD

Role: primary

617-632-5285

Clinical Trials Office - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Role: primary

901-595-4644

Clinical Trials Office - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the U

Role: primary

713-792-3245

Blythe Thomson, MD

Role: primary

206-987-2106

Georg Mann, MD

Role: primary

43-1-4017-1250

Alice Ferster, MD

Role: primary

32-2-477-2678

Jan Stary, MD

Role: primary

420-2-2443-6401

Francoise Mechinaud, MD

Role: primary

33-1-4249-9046

Gritta Janka-Schaub

Role: primary

49-404-2803-2580

Martin Schrappe, MD, PhD

Role: primary

49-511-532-6713

Andrea Biondi, MD

Role: primary

39-039-233-3661

Rob Pieters, MD, MSC, PhD

Role: primary

31-88-97 26003

Phil Ancliff, MD

Role: primary

44-20-7829-8831

References

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Stutterheim J, van der Sluis IM, de Lorenzo P, Alten J, Ancliffe P, Attarbaschi A, Brethon B, Biondi A, Campbell M, Cazzaniga G, Escherich G, Ferster A, Kotecha RS, Lausen B, Li CK, Lo Nigro L, Locatelli F, Marschalek R, Meyer C, Schrappe M, Stary J, Vora A, Zuna J, van der Velden VHJ, Szczepanski T, Valsecchi MG, Pieters R. Clinical Implications of Minimal Residual Disease Detection in Infants With KMT2A-Rearranged Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated on the Interfant-06 Protocol. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Feb 20;39(6):652-662. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02333. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33405950 (View on PubMed)

Pieters R, De Lorenzo P, Ancliffe P, Aversa LA, Brethon B, Biondi A, Campbell M, Escherich G, Ferster A, Gardner RA, Kotecha RS, Lausen B, Li CK, Locatelli F, Attarbaschi A, Peters C, Rubnitz JE, Silverman LB, Stary J, Szczepanski T, Vora A, Schrappe M, Valsecchi MG. Outcome of Infants Younger Than 1 Year With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated With the Interfant-06 Protocol: Results From an International Phase III Randomized Study. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Sep 1;37(25):2246-2256. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.00261. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31283407 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DCOG-INTERFANT-06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EUDRACT-2005-004599-19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CCLG-LK-2006-10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000570260

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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