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Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous LeukemiaPhase 1NCT00278330

Flavopiridol and Vorinostat in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia or Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or Refractory Anemia

A Phase 1 study testing alvocidib and vorinostat in people with Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of flavopiridol when given together with vorinostat in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia or chronic myelogenous leukemia or refractory anemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
alvocidib and vorinostat
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2006to Oct 2009
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of one of the following:
  • Relapsed or refractory acute leukemia (acute myeloid leukemia [AML], acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL], or acute leukemia unclassifiable) following at least one prior systemic treatment
  • Acute leukemia in a patient 60 years or older (no requirement for prior treatment)
  • Acute leukemia that has evolved from a prior myelodysplastic syndrome
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in blast crisis following prior imatinib mesylate therapy
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts-2 (RAEB-2)
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  • No known CNS leukemia
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • WBC < 50,000µL
  • Hydroxyurea and/or leukaphereses may be used to lower WBC
  • Creatinine =< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min
  • Total bilirubin =< 2 times ULN
  • AST/ALT =< 2.5 times ULN
  • QTc interval =< 0.470 seconds
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study participation
  • No other condition that would preclude study participation
  • At least 3 weeks since prior treatment (expect leukaphereses)
  • No valproic acid therapy within the past 2 weeks
  • No prior autologous or allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplantation
  • No hydroxyurea use within the past 24 hours
  • No concurrent treatment with other anti-cancer agents or investigational agents

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Trial of Vorinostat (SAHA) in Combination With Alvocidib (Flavopiridol) in Patients With Relapsed, Refractory, or (Selected) Poor Prognosis Acute Leukemia or Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts-2

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of flavopiridol when given together with vorinostat in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia or chronic myelogenous leukemia or refractory anemia. Flavopiridol and vorinostat may cause leukemia cells to look more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly. Vorinostat may also stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving flavopiridol together with vorinostat may be an effective treatment for leukemia or refractory anemia.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. Determine recommended phase II doses for the combination of flavopiridol and vorinostat in patients with acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast crisis, or refractory anemia with excess blasts-2.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the safety, toxicity, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose of this drug regimen.

II. Determine the pharmacodynamic and clinical anti-leukemic effects of this drug regimen.

III. Correlate leukemia gene expression patterns with response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, dose-escalation study of flavopiridol.

Patients receive flavopiridol IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 and oral vorinostat three times daily on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of flavopiridol until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Being tested
alvocidib, vorinostat
Medical subject headings
Blast Crisis, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts

What participants receive

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

  • alvocidibDrug

    Also called FLAVO, flavopiridol, HMR 1275, L-868275

    Given by infusion

  • vorinostatDrug

    Also called L-001079038, SAHA, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, Zolinza

    Given orally

Study groups in NCT00278330
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalPatients will receive a 1-hour infusion of flavopiridol on 5 days in week 1 and vorinostat by mouth three times a day in weeks 1 and 2. Treatment may repeat every 3 weeks for as long as benefit is shown.
Receives: Drug: alvocidib; Drug: vorinostat

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. MTD for the combination of alvocidib and vorinostat, assessed by Common Toxicity Criteria version 3.0

    Measured: 21 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted18 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2006
  3. Primary completionOct 2009

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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
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00278330
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2009-00077
Other IDs
MCC 6637, CDR0000656277, R21CA115260, U01CA062490
Status last verified
Apr 2013
First submitted
16 Jan 2006
Last updated
2 Apr 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing alvocidib and vorinostat in people with Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 23 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. 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 2 Apr 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

MTD for the combination of alvocidib and vorinostat, assessed by Common Toxicity Criteria version 3.0 (time frame: 21 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 2 Apr 2013.

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