Entinostat and Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors or Refractory or Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

NCT ID: NCT01159301

Last Updated: 2013-09-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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This phase I trial is studying the side effects and the best dose of entinostat when given together with sorafenib tosylate in treating patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors or refractory or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia. Entinostat and sorafenib tosylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the maximum-tolerated dose of entinostat in combination with sorafenib tosylate in patients with advanced, inoperable, or metastatic solid tumors.

II. To determine the safety and tolerability of this regimen in these patients.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the pharmacokinetic profile of this regimen in patients with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

II. To assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of this regimen in patients with advanced, inoperable, or metastatic solid tumors or refractory/relapsed AML.

III. To evaluate histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition of histone acetylation in leukemia blast cells.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES (EXPLORATORY):

I. To evaluate the expression of downstream markers of drug activity such as p38, MCL-1, FLT-3, and VEGFR-2 in leukemia blast cells.

II. To evaluate SNDX-induced expression of p21\^WAF1/CIP1 in leukemia blast cells.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of entinostat.

Patients receive oral entinostat once daily on days 1 and 15 and oral sorafenib tosylate twice daily on days 1-28 (days 15-28 only of course 1). Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients in the expansion cohort undergo blood, bone marrow aspiration, or biopsy for pharmacokinetic studies and biomarker analysis.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up for up to 24 months.

Conditions

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Adult Acute Basophilic Leukemia Adult Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia 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 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) Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment (entinostat, sorafenib tosylate)

Patients receive oral entinostat once daily on days 1 and 15 and oral sorafenib tosylate twice daily on days 1-28 (days 15-28 only of course 1). Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

entinostat

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally (PO)

sorafenib tosylate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

pharmacological study

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Interventions

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entinostat

Given orally (PO)

Intervention Type DRUG

sorafenib tosylate

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

pharmacological study

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275 SNDX-275 BAY 43-9006 BAY 43-9006 Tosylate Salt BAY 54-9085 Nexavar SFN pharmacological studies

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must meet 1 of the following criteria:

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumors (dose-escalation only)

* Locally advanced, inoperable, or metastatic disease
* Evaluable or measurable disease
* Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for which no other standard therapy, including stem cell transplantation, is expected to result in meaningful clinical response (expansion cohort only)

* Refractory or relapsed disease
* Chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast crisis allowed
* No acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17)
* Must consent to have fresh tumor, bone marrow aspirate, and biopsy obtained
* No untreated, symptomatic, or unstable brain metastases
* No active CNS involvement for patients with AML
* ECOG performance status 0-1
* ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³ (dose-escalation only)
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³ (dose-escalation only)
* Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (dose-escalation only)
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* ALT and AST ≤ 3 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN for liver metastasis)
* Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min
* Albumin \> 3.0 g/dL
* Plasma phosphorus \> lower limit of normal (with supplementation)
* INR ≤ 1.5
* APTT ≤ 1.5 times ULN (if not on anticoagulants)
* Able to swallow oral medications
* ≥ 16 years old (expanded cohort patients recruited at the University of Colorado site)
* Must have tolerated prior sorafenib tosylate (dose: 400 mg twice daily), if applicable
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective double-barrier contraception during the study and for 90 days after completion of study therapy
* No history of cardiac disease, including any of the following:

* NYHA class II-IV congestive heart failure
* Active coronary artery disease
* Prior diagnosis of bradycardia or other cardiac arrhythmia defined as ≥ grade 2 or uncontrolled hypertension
* Myocardial infarction (MI) within the past 6 months
* Persistent tachycardia
* LVEF \< 40% by MUGA
* Second- or third-degree heart block
* QTc \> 490 msec
* ST-T wave changes consistent with acute MI or acute ischemia
* No clinically active serious infections defined as ≥ grade 2
* No substance abuse, medical, psychological, or social conditions that may, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with the patient's participation or evaluation of the study results
* No condition that is unstable or that could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her study compliance
* No known HIV infection
* No significant gastrointestinal disorder that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could interfere with the absorption of entinostat and/or sorafenib tosylate including any of the following:

* Significant, uncontrolled inflammatory bowel disease
* Abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within the past 6 months
* Extensive small bowel resection
* Requiring tube feeding or parenteral hydration and/or nutrition
* No concurrent immunosuppressive therapies, including high-dose systemic corticosteroids (\> 0.5 mg/kg/day prednisone or equivalent) unless used intermittently or as a tapered course for ≤ 4 weeks
* Concurrent hydroxyurea and/or anagrelide allowed
* Concurrent warfarin allowed provided the dose has been stable for the past 2 months and INR has been between 2 and 3
* More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or investigational agents (=\< 2 weeks for leukemia patients in expansion cohort)
* More than 2 weeks since prior palliative radiotherapy
* More than 4 weeks since major surgery
* More than 2 weeks since minor surgery (e.g., talc pleurodesis, excisional biopsy, etc.)
* Concurrent hormonal therapies (e.g., LHRH antagonists, megestrol, octreotide, calcitonin, etc.) allowed
* No concurrent strong CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

* Valproic acid
* Rifampin
* Phenobarbital
* Phenytoin
* Carbamazepine
* Ketoconazole
* Erythromycin
* Grapefruit
* No other concurrent anticancer therapy including chemotherapy, radiotherapy (including palliative), or immunotherapy (except hydroxyurea in leukemia patients during course 1)
* No other concurrent investigational agents
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alex Adjei

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Locations

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2011-01435

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000675600

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

I-165409

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

8272

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2011-01435

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id