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Graft-Versus-Host DiseasePhase 1/2NCT01111526

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor LBH589 in Addition to Corticosteroids in Patients With Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)

A Phase 1/2 study testing Panobinostat (LBH589) in people with Graft-Versus-Host Disease, run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute 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

To test a new agent, LBH589, in combination with glucocorticoids as initial therapy of acute graft versus host disease (GVHD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Graft-Versus-Host Disease
What is being tested?
Panobinostat (LBH589)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
22 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2010to Jun 2016
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • Patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with peripheral blood, bone marrow or cord blood stem cells regardless of initial diagnosis who develop a clinical diagnosis of acute GVHD as defined in Section 2 diagnosed and treated with systemic glucocorticoids within 72 hours prior to enrollment. Biopsy of involved skin and gastrointestinal tract is strongly encouraged, but not required for study entry. For patients with aspartic transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) or Alkaline phosphatase with gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) elevations without bilirubin elevation must have a liver biopsy to document GVHD diagnosis. Patients should meet one of the following criteria:
  • If GVHD is present in an isolated organ:
  • Skin rash involvement of a minimum of 50% of body surface area in absence of documented drug allergy or infectious etiology.
  • Diarrhea with a minimum stool volume of 500 mL/day and/or a minimum of 2 stools above baseline/day in absence of enterocolitis from C. difficile or other documented pathogens.
  • Increase in bilirubin above upper limit of normal (ULN) in absence of clinically defined veno-occlusive disease.
  • Isolated increased AST and/or ALT and/or increased alkaline phosphatase above ULN with GGT elevation above ULN with documented liver GVHD biopsy.
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  • If GVHD presentation involves >/= 2 organs: GVHD Grade >/= II as defined in Table D of protocol.
  • Male or female patients aged 18 or older at time of enrollment
  • Signed informed consent
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 500/μL, platelets >/= 20 x 10^9/L supported by platelet transfusion and hemoglobin >/= 8 g/dl supported by red cell transfusion.
  • Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) >/= 30 mL/min (MDRD Formula)
  • Serum potassium >/= lower limit of normal (LLN), Total serum calcium [corrected for serum albumin] or ionized calcium >/= LLN, Serum magnesium >/= LLN and Serum phosphorus >/= LLN on the day of LBH589 administration
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) </= ULN and free T4 within normal limits at the time of patient enrollment within baseline laboratories. Patients are permitted to receive thyroid hormone replacement to treat underlying hypothyroidism
  • Baseline multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO) must demonstrate left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >/= the lower limit of the institutional normal before transplantation.

Who cannot join

  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding or women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) not using an effective method of birth control. WOCBP are defined as sexually mature women who have not undergone a hysterectomy or who have not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., who has had menses any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months). Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 24 hrs of receiving the first dose of study medication if a pregnancy test was not done pre-transplant. Male patients whose sexual partners are WOCBP not using effective birth control
  • Patients requiring mechanical ventilation support.
  • Active, uncontrolled life threatening viral or fungal disease, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia or gastroenteritis, Aspergillus pneumonia or brain abscess. For bacterial or viral infections, patients must be receiving therapy and have no signs of progression for 48 hours prior to enrollment. For fungal infection patients must be receiving systemic anti-fungal therapy and have no signs of progression for 1 week prior to enrollment. Progressing infection is defined as hemo-dynamic instability attributable to sepsis or new symptoms, worsening physical signs or radiographic findings attributable to infections. Persisting fever without other signs of symptoms will not be interpreted as progressing infections.
  • Receipt of other investigational new drugs for GVHD including agents used for GVHD prophylaxis within 30 days. The following agents are not considered experimental and therefore are not excluded: cyclosporine, tacrolimus, sirolimus, glucocorticoids, antithymocyte globulin, replacement corticosteroid therapy for hypoadrenalism and methotrexate.
  • HDAC, DAC, HSP90 inhibitors or valproic acid for the treatment of cancer within 30 days.
  • Patients who will need valproic acid for any medical condition during the study or within 5 days prior to first LBH589 treatment.
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  • Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac diseases, including any one of the following:
  • Patients with congenital long QT syndrome.
  • History or presence of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia. (Patients with a history of a controlled atrial arrhythmia are eligible).
  • Any history of ventricular fibrillation or torsade de pointes.
  • Bradycardia defined as heart rate (HR)< 50 bpm. Patients with pacemakers are eligible if HR >/= 50 bpm.
  • Patients are excluded if the average of the QT Corrected by the Fridericia Formula (QTcF) is > 470 msec on the screening EKGs.
  • Right bundle branch block + left anterior hemiblock (bifascicular block).
  • Patients with myocardial infarction or unstable angina </= 6 months prior to starting study drug.
  • Other clinically significant heart disease (e.g., congestive heart failure (CHF) New York Heart Association class III or IV, or uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Patients using medications that have a relative risk of prolonging the QT interval or inducing torsade de pointes if treatment cannot be discontinued or switched to a different medication prior to starting study drug.
  • Concomitant use of CYP3A4 inhibitors with the exception of tacrolimus, voriconazole (or posaconazole), cyclosporine that are required for all GVHD patients to control GVHD and prevent mould infections (Appendix A of protocol).
  • Patients with known positivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) before transplant.
  • Patients with any significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or unwilling or unable to comply with the instructions given to him/her by the study staff.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I/II Trial Evaluating the Use of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor LBH589 in Addition to Corticosteroids in Patients With Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

To test a new agent, LBH589, in combination with glucocorticoids as initial therapy of acute graft versus host disease (GVHD).

Read the detailed description

Dose escalation study to test the safety (Phase I), pharmacology and preliminary clinical activity (Phase II) of a Novel histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, LBH589, in the treatment of the following GVHD presentations: Classic, Late-onset acute GVHD, Recurrent acute GVHD, Overlap syndrome.

Being tested
Panobinostat (LBH589)
Keywords
Graft versus host disease, GVHD, allogeneic transplant, acute GVHD, chronic GVHD
Medical subject headings
Graft vs Host Disease, Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • Panobinostat (LBH589)Drug

    Phase I Initial Treatment Plan - Intravenous (IV) Formulation: Up to 4 dose levels (DL) of LBH589 IV formulation to establish LBH589 Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) in acute GVHD treatment. The first 4 participants began this treatment plan, before the IV Formulation became unavailable.

    DL -1: 1.25 mg/m^2 IV; DL 1: 2.5 mg/m^2 IV; DL 2: 5 mg/m^2 IV; DL 3: 7.5 mg/m^2 IV; DL 4: 10 mg/m^2 IV.

    Phase I Revised Treatment Plan - Oral Formulation (to replace IV Formulation): Dose escalation levels for LBH589; participants treated with LBH589 by mouth (PO) 3 times a week (48 hours apart) every week for 4 weeks.

    DL -1: 5 mg PO; DL 1: 10 mg PO (starting dose level); DL 2: 15 mg PO; DL 3: 20 mg PO; DL 4: 25 mg PO.

    Phase II Treatment Plan: LBH589 PO at MTD, 3 times a week (48 hours apart) every week for 4 weeks.

Study groups in NCT01111526
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LBH589, in Addition to GlucocorticoidsExperimentalPhase I Dose Escalation, Followed by Phase II Treatment at Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of LBH589, in Addition to Glucocorticoids.
Receives: Drug: Panobinostat (LBH589)

What is being measured

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

  1. Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) in Milligrams

    MTD of LBH589 in addition to glucocorticoids as treatment for Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) manifestations. MTD in Milligrams (mg), taken by mouth (PO), 3 times per week, for 4 weeks. The oral formulation replaced the IV formulation (which became unavailable) after the first 4 participants were treated. Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined by the occurrence of Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) grade 3 or greater toxicity that is unexpected with transplantation, except for hematological toxicity, where DLT is defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <750, and for those participants who were platelet transfusion independent is defined as platelets <10 K.

    Measured: 2 years, 8 months

  2. Phase II: Overall Rate of Response (ORR)

    Rate of Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), Progressive Disease (PD) and Stable Disease (SD). Assessment of GVHD will include the skin, liver and gut. Other possible etiologies of organ disease such as C difficile enterocolitis, viral infection, drug reaction, veno-occlusive disease of the liver, etc., will be excluded by appropriate tests. CR is defined as resolution of GVHD in all evaluable organs with no subsequent additional treatment given for acute GVHD. PR is defined as improvement in ≥ one evaluable organ without deterioration in at least one other. PD is defined as deterioration in at least on evaluable organ. SD is defined as the absence of any difference sufficient to meet minimal criteria for improvement or deterioration in any evaluable organs.

    Measured: 1 year, 2 months

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Incidence of GVHD Flares Requiring Increasing Immune Suppressive Therapy

    Number of participants with GVHD flares requiring increasing immune suppressive therapy within 36 days of study initiation. Cumulative incidence of GVHD flares requiring increasing immune suppressive therapy will be analyzed using the competing risk method by Gray (1988). GVHD flares (progressive disease (PD)) may result in discontinuation from Panobinostat.

    Measured: Up to 36 days per participant

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall Survival (OS) at one year post initiation of therapy.

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Occurrence of Discontinuation of All Immune Suppression

    Number of participants discontinuing all immune suppression without subsequent flare by 1 year post initiation of therapy.

    Measured: 1 year

  4. Chronic GVHD Onset

    Chronic GVHD onset in participants without overlap syndrome at initiation of study therapy. Number of participants with overlap syndrome at MTD.

    Measured: Up to 1 year

  5. Chronic GVHD Severity at MTD

    Chronic GVHD maximum severity grade at MTD, in participants without overlap syndrome at initiation of study therapy. Maximum c-GVHD severity: Mild, Moderate, Severe.

    Measured: Up to 1 year

  6. Stable or Improved Chronic GVHD Severity Score

    Stable or improved Chronic GVHD score: Improved Mild to None; Improved Severe to Moderate; Improved Moderate to None, Remained Stable at Mild.

    Measured: 1 year

  7. Occurrence of Possibly Related Adverse Events

    Number of participants with adverse events possibly related to study treatment, per event category.

    Measured: 5 years, 3 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Apr 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2010
  3. Primary completionOct 2015
  4. Study completionJun 2016

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
22 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01111526
Sponsor's protocol ID
MCC-15618
Other IDs
CLBH589BUS20T
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
16 Apr 2010
Last updated
15 May 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Panobinostat (LBH589) in people with Graft-Versus-Host Disease, run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute 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 14 inclusion and 19 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 15 May 2018. 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 combined 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.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 22 Dec 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) in Milligrams (time frame: 2 years, 8 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 15 May 2018; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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