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LeukemiaPhase 1NCT00002912

Combination Chemotherapy Plus PSC-833 in Treating Children With Refractory or Relapsed Acute Leukemia

A Phase 1 study testing etoposide, mitoxantrone hydrochloride and valspodar in people with Leukemia, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 55 sites in 3 countries.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of PSC-833 plus etoposide and mitoxantrone in treating children who have refractory or relapsed acute leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Some cancers become resistant to chemotherapy drugs. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 21 years
Conditions the study is for
Leukemia
What is being tested?
etoposide, mitoxantrone hydrochloride and valspodar
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3 participants
Where
55 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
Jan 1997to Mar 2006
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in one of the following categories:
  • First relapse if initial CR less than 6 months
  • Refractory to first or second induction with daunomycin, cytarabine, and thioguanine (DAT) or other anthracycline-containing regimens
  • Relapse following bone marrow transplantation provided good trilineage engraftment followed transplant and greater than 6 months since transplant
  • Presentation with secondary AML or AML evolving from myelodysplastic syndrome --Acute lymphocytic leukemia in one of the following categories:
  • In second or subsequent relapse or failed second or later induction attempts regardless of prior remissions
  • Relapsed following bone marrow transplantation provided good trilineage engraftment followed transplant and greater than 6 months since transplant
  • No isolated CNS or extramedullary relapse

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Age: Under 22 at diagnosis
  • Performance status: Karnofsky 50-100% (ECOG 0-2)
  • Lansky 40-100% (in patients under 12 years of age)
  • Life expectancy: At least 8 weeks
  • Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL
  • ALT less than twice normal
  • Creatinine normal for age (within 2 standard deviations) OR glomular filtration rate at least 70 mL/min
  • Albumin at least 3 g/dL
  • Ejection fraction greater than 50% at rest or with 5% increase with exercise OR shortening fraction greater than 27% by echocardiogram
  • No history of clinical heart failure
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • No anticonvulsant therapy
  • No history of allergic reactions or anaphylaxis to etoposide not remediable by premedication
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Third percentile weight for height

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 4 weeks since chemotherapy and recovered
  • Prior cumulative anthracycline dose no greater than 360 mg per square meter
  • Hydroxyurea therapy allowed just prior to study for rapidly rising blast count

Trial locations and contacts

55 sites in 3 countries.

55 sites in 3 countries

United States50 sites
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0752

  • Emory University Hospital - Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Johns Hopkins Oncology Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231

  • Boston Floating Hospital Infants and Children

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425-0721

  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60614

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039

  • Children's Hospital of Columbus

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205-2696

  • Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75235-9154

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

  • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • University of Florida Health Science Center

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610-0296

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

  • Texas Children's Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030-2399

  • University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4009

  • Indiana University Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5265

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7357

  • Children's Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

  • University of California San Diego Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093-0658

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027-0700

  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781

  • City of Hope National Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 91010

  • University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

  • Midwest Children's Cancer Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

  • University of Minnesota Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Vanderbilt Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-6838

  • Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

  • NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Columbia Presbyterian Hospital

    New York, New York, 10032

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73190

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    Orange, California, 92668

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Primary Children's Medical Center

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78284-7811

  • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

    San Francisco, California, 94115-0128

  • Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

  • Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63104

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Stanford, California, 94305-5408

  • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010-2970

Other trials in United States

Canada3 sites
  • Montreal Children's Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3

  • Hopital Sainte Justine

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8

Other trials in Canada

Australia2 sites
  • Royal Children's Hospital

    Parkville, Victoria, 3052

  • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

    Perth, Western Australia, 6001

Other trials in Australia

About this study

Official title: A PHASE I COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PEDIATRIC TRIAL OF MITOXANTRONE, ETOPOSIDE AND PSC-833 (PSC-ME) THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED AND REFRACTORY ACUTE LEUKEMIA

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of PSC-833 plus etoposide and mitoxantrone in treating children who have refractory or relapsed acute leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Some cancers become resistant to chemotherapy drugs. Combining PSC-833 with chemotherapy may reduce resistance to the drug and allow more cancer cells to be killed.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of PSC-833 in combination with mitoxantrone and etoposide in children with refractory or relapsed acute leukemia.

II. Determine the effects of PSC-833 on mitoxantrone and etoposide pharmacokinetics.

III. Quantify MDR1 gene expression and MDR1 P-glycoprotein expression and function in patient-derived leukemia cells.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of PSC-833.

Patients undergo induction therapy consisting of etoposide IV and mitoxantrone IV on days 1-5. Patients then receive PSC-833 IV over 124 hours beginning on day 2. A second course is administered no sooner than 21 days from the start of the first course if the marrow is hypocellular after the first course. Patients with persistent disease after 2 induction courses are removed from the study. Patients receive a total of 3 courses of etoposide/mitoxantrone. Patients who achieve complete remission after 1 induction course receive 2 courses of etoposide/mitoxantrone with PSC-833 as consolidation, beginning within 4 weeks of attainment of complete remission. Patients who achieve complete remission after 2 induction courses receive 1 course of etoposide/mitoxantrone with PSC-833 as consolidation. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of PSC-833 until the maximum tolerated dose is determined. Patients are followed every 6 months.

Conditions
Leukemia
Being tested
etoposide, mitoxantrone hydrochloride, valspodar
Keywords
recurrent childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, recurrent childhood acute myeloid leukemia, secondary acute myeloid leukemia
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • etoposideDrug

  • mitoxantrone hydrochlorideDrug

  • valspodarDrug

Study groups in NCT00002912
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalPatients undergo induction therapy consisting of etoposide IV and mitoxantrone IV on days 1-5. Patients then receive PSC-833 IV over 124 hours beginning on day 2. A second course is administered no sooner than 21 days from the start of the first course if the marrow is hypocellular after the first course. Patients with persistent disease after 2 induction courses are removed from the study. Patients receive a total of 3 courses of etoposide/mitoxantrone. Patients who achieve complete remission after 1 induction course receive 2 courses of etoposide/mitoxantrone with PSC-833 as consolidation, beginning within 4 weeks of attainment of complete remission. Patients who achieve complete remission after 2 induction courses receive 1 course of etoposide/mitoxantrone with PSC-833 as consolidation. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of PSC-833 until the maximum tolerated dose is determined. Patients are followed every 6 months.
Receives: Drug: etoposide; Drug: mitoxantrone hydrochloride; Drug: valspodar

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Apr 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 1997
  3. Primary completionMar 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002912
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-01835
Other IDs
POG-9423, CCG-P9423, CDR0000065285
Status last verified
Aug 2010
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
1 Feb 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • O'Brien MM, Lacayo NJ, Lum BL, Kshirsagar S, Buck S, Ravindranath Y, Bernstein M, Weinstein H, Chang MN, Arceci RJ, Sikic BI, Dahl GV. Phase I study of valspodar (PSC-833) with mitoxantrone and etoposide in refractory and relapsed pediatric acute leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 May;54(5):694-702. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22366.

    PubMed 20209646
  • Lacayo NJ, Lum BL, Chin DL, et al.: Pharmacokinetics of mitoxantrone in a Phase I Trial of PSC-833 (Valspodar) as an MDR1/Pg-P modulator in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) from the children's oncology group (COG). [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-1583, 2002.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing etoposide, mitoxantrone hydrochloride and valspodar in people with Leukemia, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 55 sites in 3 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 55 sites in United States, Canada, Australia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00002912, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Feb 2013.

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