A Pilot Study of Decitabine and Vorinostat With Chemotherapy for Relapsed ALL

NCT ID: NCT01483690

Last Updated: 2020-10-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2015-07-31

Brief Summary

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This is a pilot study using decitabine and vorinostat before and during chemotherapy with vincristine, dexamethasone, mitoxantrone, and peg-asparaginase in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Detailed Description

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Decitabine is a demethylating agent and vorinostat is a HDAC inhibitor. The use of demethylating agents and HDAC inhibitors in combination have been previously shown to have synergistic effects in altering neoplastic pathways of cancer cells and be well tolerated in human clinical studies. With the ability of decitabine and vorinostat to alter the abnormal cellular pathways of leukemic blasts and essentially turn off anti-apoptotic proteins, the leukemia cells have become primed for cytotoxic cell kill via chemotherapeutic agents. This study will ask the question as to whether or not the combination of decitabine and vorinostat followed by chemotherapy is feasible and whether it can positively impact outcome in patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Conditions

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Initial Dose Level

Decitabine 15 mg/m2/day given IV over 1 hour on days 1 through 7 and days 15 through 21.

Vorinostat: 180 mg/m2/day (Max dose=400 mg daily) given orally on days 3 through 10 and days 17 through 24

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Decitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

10 mg/m2/day given IV over 1 hour on days 1 through 5 and days 15 through 19.

Vorinostat

Intervention Type DRUG

180 mg/m2/day (Max dose=400mg daily) given orally on days 2 through 7 and days 16 through 21.

Vincristine

Intervention Type DRUG

1.5 mg/m2/day (Max dose 2 mg) given IV push on days 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

20 mg/m2/day divided BID given orally on days 8 through 12 and 22 through 26.

Mitoxantrone

Intervention Type DRUG

10 mg/m2/day given on days 8 and 9 as a short IV infusion over 5-15 minutes; do not infuse over less than 3 minutes

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type DRUG

2500 international units/m2/day IM or IV on days 10 and 24.

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given intrathecally to all patients the dose defined by age below.

* 8 mg for patients age 1-1.99
* 10 mg for patients age 2-2.99
* 12 mg for patients 3-8.99 years of age
* 15 mg for patients \>9 years of age

CNS 1 or 2 patients get doses on day 8, 22 and 35 and CNS 3 patients should get doses on day 8, 15, 22, 29 and 35

Modified Dose Level

Decitabine 10 mg/m2/day given IV over 1 hour on days 1 through 5 and days 15 through 19.

Vorinostat: 180 mg/m2/day (Max dose=400 mg daily) given orally on days 2 through 7 and days 16 through 21

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Decitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

10 mg/m2/day given IV over 1 hour on days 1 through 5 and days 15 through 19.

Vorinostat

Intervention Type DRUG

180 mg/m2/day (Max dose=400mg daily) given orally on days 2 through 7 and days 16 through 21.

Vincristine

Intervention Type DRUG

1.5 mg/m2/day (Max dose 2 mg) given IV push on days 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

20 mg/m2/day divided BID given orally on days 8 through 12 and 22 through 26.

Mitoxantrone

Intervention Type DRUG

10 mg/m2/day given on days 8 and 9 as a short IV infusion over 5-15 minutes; do not infuse over less than 3 minutes

Pegaspargase

Intervention Type DRUG

2500 international units/m2/day IM or IV on days 10 and 24.

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given intrathecally to all patients the dose defined by age below.

* 8 mg for patients age 1-1.99
* 10 mg for patients age 2-2.99
* 12 mg for patients 3-8.99 years of age
* 15 mg for patients \>9 years of age

CNS 1 or 2 patients get doses on day 8, 22 and 35 and CNS 3 patients should get doses on day 8, 15, 22, 29 and 35

Interventions

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Decitabine

10 mg/m2/day given IV over 1 hour on days 1 through 5 and days 15 through 19.

Intervention Type DRUG

Vorinostat

180 mg/m2/day (Max dose=400mg daily) given orally on days 2 through 7 and days 16 through 21.

Intervention Type DRUG

Vincristine

1.5 mg/m2/day (Max dose 2 mg) given IV push on days 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Intervention Type DRUG

Dexamethasone

20 mg/m2/day divided BID given orally on days 8 through 12 and 22 through 26.

Intervention Type DRUG

Mitoxantrone

10 mg/m2/day given on days 8 and 9 as a short IV infusion over 5-15 minutes; do not infuse over less than 3 minutes

Intervention Type DRUG

Pegaspargase

2500 international units/m2/day IM or IV on days 10 and 24.

Intervention Type DRUG

Methotrexate

Given intrathecally to all patients the dose defined by age below.

* 8 mg for patients age 1-1.99
* 10 mg for patients age 2-2.99
* 12 mg for patients 3-8.99 years of age
* 15 mg for patients \>9 years of age

CNS 1 or 2 patients get doses on day 8, 22 and 35 and CNS 3 patients should get doses on day 8, 15, 22, 29 and 35

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Dacogen Zolinza suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) Oncovin Vincasar PFS Vincrex vincristine sulfate VCR Decadron Dexamethasone Intensol dexamethasone acetate dexamethasone sodium phosphate Novantrone DHAD DHAQ Oncospar PEG-L-asparaginase Folex Mexate MTX Methotrex

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must be ≥1 and ≤ 21 years of age when originally diagnosed with ALL.

Diagnosis

* Patients must have a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with ≥ 25% blasts in the bone marrow (M3), with or without extramedullary disease.
* Patients may have CNS 1, 2 or 3 disease.
* Karnofsky \> 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \> 50% for patients ≤ 16 years of age.
* Prior Therapy
* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study.
* Patients must have had 2 or more prior therapeutic attempts defined as:
* Relapse after going into remission from re-induction for the first or subsequent relapse (ie: 2nd , 3rd, 4th…relapse), OR
* Refractory disease after first or greater relapse and a re-induction attempt, OR
* Failing to go into remission from original diagnosis after 2 previous induction attempts.
* Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Patients who have experienced their relapse after a HSCT are eligible, provided they have no evidence of Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD) and are at least 60 days post-transplant at the time of enrollment.
* Prior anthracycline exposure: Patients must have less than 400 mg/m2 lifetime exposure of anthracycline chemotherapy. (See Appendix II for calculation worksheet)
* Hematopoietic grow factors: It must have been at least 7 days since the completion of therapy with GCSF or other growth factors at the time of enrollment. It must have been at least 14 days since the completion of therapy with pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®).
* Biologic (anti-neoplastic) therapy: It must be at least 7 days after last does of biologic agent. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair
* Monoclonal antibodies: At least 3 half-lives of the antibody must have elapsed after the last dose of monoclonal antibody. (ie. Rituximab=66 days, Epratuzumab=69 days)
* Immunotherapy: At least 42 days after the completion of any type of immunotherapy, e.g. tumor vaccines.

Renal and Hepatic Function

* Patient's serum creatinine must be ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) according to age. If the serum creatinine is greater than 1.5 times normal, the patient must have a calculated creatinine clearance or radioisotope GRF ≥ 70mL/min/1.73m2.
* Patient's ALT and AST must be \< 5 x institutional upper limit of norm ULN. The hepatic requirements are waived for patients with known or suspected liver involvement who would otherwise be eligible after consultation with the Study Chair or Vice Chair.
* Patient's total bilirubin must be ≤ 1.5 x ULN. The hepatic requirements are waived for patients with known or suspected liver involvement who would otherwise be eligible.

Cardiac Function:

* Patient must have a shortening fraction ≥ 27% by Echo or an ejection fraction ≥ 50% by MUGA.

Reproductive Function

* Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test confirmed prior to enrollment.
* Female patients with infants must agree not to breastfeed their infants while on this study.
* Male and female patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use an effective method of contraception approved by the investigator during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients will be excluded if they are receiving Valproic Acid (VPA) therapy.
* Patients will be excluded if they have a known allergy to any of the drugs used in the study.
* Patients will be excluded if they have a systemic fungal, bacterial, viral or other infection that is exhibiting ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment.
* Patients will be excluded if there is a plan to administer non-protocol chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy during the study period.
* Patients will be excluded if they have significant concurrent disease, illness, psychiatric disorder or social issue that would compromise patient safety or compliance with the protocol treatment or procedures, interfere with consent, study participation, follow up, or interpretation of study results.
* Patients will be excluded if they have had any positive fungal culture in the last 30 days prior to enrollment.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia Consortium

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Burke, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Medical College of Wisconsin

Locations

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Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

CHOC

Orange, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF School of Medicine

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

University of Miami Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Lurie Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Dana Farber

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Childrens Hospital & Clinics of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status

New York University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital New York-Presbyterian

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Levine Children's Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

St. Jude

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

University of Texas at Southwestern

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Site Status

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital at Westmead

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

Royal Children's Hospital

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Sydney Children's Hospital

Sydney, , Australia

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia

References

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Burke MJ, Kostadinov R, Sposto R, Gore L, Kelley SM, Rabik C, Trepel JB, Lee MJ, Yuno A, Lee S, Bhojwani D, Jeha S, Chang BH, Sulis ML, Hermiston ML, Gaynon P, Huynh V, Verma A, Gardner R, Heym KM, Dennis RM, Ziegler DS, Laetsch TW, Oesterheld JE, Dubois SG, Pollard JA, Glade-Bender J, Cooper TM, Kaplan JA, Farooqi MS, Yoo B, Guest E, Wayne AS, Brown PA. Decitabine and Vorinostat with Chemotherapy in Relapsed Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A TACL Pilot Study. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 May 15;26(10):2297-2307. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-1251. Epub 2020 Jan 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31969338 (View on PubMed)

Raetz EA, Bhatla T. Where do we stand in the treatment of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2012;2012:129-36. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2012.1.129.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23233571 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.tacl.us

Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia \& Lymphoma Consortium web site.

Other Identifiers

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T2009-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id