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Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic SyndromePhase 1NCT01757639

Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 1 study testing Ipilimumab and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 9 sites 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 studies the side effects and best dose of ipilimumab and how well it works in treating patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia that has come back or no longer responds to treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Ipilimumab and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
42 participants
Where
9 sitesUnited States
Study dates
14 Dec 2012to 31 Dec 2016
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

  • Patients must be able to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form
  • Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
  • Life expectancy of greater than 6 months
  • Must have one of the following diagnoses:
  • Pathologically confirmed chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with high risk features at the time of referral for trial as defined by:
  • Intermediate (INT)-2 or high International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) score
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  • Secondary MDS (defined as MDS developing in a patient with an antecedent hematologic disorder or any patient with prior chemotherapy or radiation exposure)
  • INT-1 MDS with excess blasts (>= 5% blasts in bone marrow [BM]) or red blood cell (RBC) transfusion-dependency
  • MDS progressing to oligoblastic acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with 21-30% BM blasts
  • CMML with >= 5% marrow blasts, or RBC or platelet transfusion-dependency, abnormal karyotype, or proliferative features (white blood cell count >=13,000/uL, splenomegaly on physical examination, or extramedullary disease)
  • All patients are required to have failed to respond or relapsed after an initial response to hypomethylating agents 5-azacitidine or decitabine or have refused to receive hypomethylating therapy; failure to respond is defined as failing to achieve a CR, PR or HI after at least 4 cycles of hypomethylating therapy; these patients could have received other therapies or not, but must have received hypomethylating therapy or have refused to receive hypomethylating therapy
  • Pathologically confirmed AML patients who have received one or two courses of induction chemotherapy or hypomethylating agent therapy AND no plans for further chemotherapy therapy, but remain with residual disease of < 5% blasts in BM, by morphology, cytogenetics, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or flow cytometry
  • Patients must not have received any other treatment for their disease, including hematopoietic growth factors, within three weeks of beginning the trial, and should have recovered from all toxicities of prior therapy (to grade 0 or 1)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =< 2 at study entry ECOG, or Karnofsky >= 60%
  • Calculated creatinine clearance by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) (CrCL) > 50 ml/min/1.73 squared meter
  • Total bilirubin =< 2.0 mg/dL unless due to Gilbert's syndrome, hemolysis, or ineffective hematopoiesis
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to start of ipilimumab
  • Patients must have no clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) or pulmonary leukostasis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or CNS leukemia
  • Patients must have no serious or uncontrolled medical conditions

Who cannot join

  • Any serious medical condition, uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form
  • Pregnant or breast feeding females (lactating females must agree not to breast feed while taking ipilimumab)
  • Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
  • Use of any other experimental drug or therapy within 21 days of baseline
  • Known hypersensitivity to ipilimumab or history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to ipilimumab
  • Prior use of ipilimumab, other cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) blocking therapies, anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD 1) antibody, cluster of differentiation (CD) 137 agonist or other immune activating therapy such as anti-CD 40 antibody within the last 3 months of enrollment in the study; if any of these of these agents were used more than 3 months earlier to enrollment in study, the patient should have recovered from all toxicity and at least 3 months had passed since last use to allow for clearance and observation of any other side effects from the previous therapy
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  • Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or treatments, including other investigational agents
  • Autoimmune disease: patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are excluded from this study, as are patients with a history of symptomatic disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis [scleroderma], systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune vasculitis [e.g., Wegener's granulomatosis]); CNS or motor neuropathy considered of autoimmune origin (e.g. Guillain-Barre syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis, multiple sclerosis)
  • Patients with known immune impairment who may be unable to respond to anti-CTLA-4 antibody
  • Patients with known evidence of active cancers, or other cancer under active treatment; exceptions include patients with no evidence of disease receiving adjuvant hormone-based therapy or either breast or prostate cancer
  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Patients with chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C infections should be excluded because of potential effects on immune function and/ or possible drug interactions
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with ipilimumab

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 1 country.

9 sites in 1 country

United States9 sites
  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • Baylor University Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75246

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Texas Oncology at Baylor Irving Cancer Center

    Irving, Texas, 75061

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

  • Columbia University/Herbert Irving Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical Center

    North Haven, Connecticut, 06473

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1 Study of Ipilimumab in Relapsed and Refractory High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Minimal Residual Disease

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of ipilimumab and how well it works in treating patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia that has come back or no longer responds to treatment. Monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Evaluate the safety and toxicity associated with the administration of ipilimumab in terms of dose limiting toxicities (DLT), and maximally-tolerated dose (MTD) in a cohort of patients with high risk myelodysplastic syndrome who failed hypomethylating therapy, and patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who underwent induction therapy but are not planned for further intensive chemotherapy. (Dose-escalation) II. Determine the optimal dose of ipilimumab for the dose-expansion phase of the trial. (Dose-escalation) III. Better define immunologic profiles associated with ipilimumab use in terms of regulatory T-cells (T-regs) dynamic changes in 2 separate cohorts of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and AML patients at the optimal dose level. (Dose-expansion) IV. Obtain preliminary efficacy data of ipilimumab in terms of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), and hematological improvement (HI) in both cohorts. (Dose-expansion)

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Define immunologic profiles associated with ipilimumab use in terms of T-regs dynamic changes at different dose levels. (Dose-escalation) II. Define toxicity profiles of ipilimumab at the optimal dose in both patient cohorts. (Dose-expansion) III. Obtain preliminary data on potential correlations between noted ipilimumab-induced immunologic changes and observed toxicity and clinical responses. (Dose-expansion)

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.

INDUCTION: Patients receive ipilimumab intravenously (IV) on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE: Beginning 12 weeks after last dose of induction ipilimumab, patients receive ipilimumab IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 12 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at least monthly for 6 months.

Being tested
Ipilimumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

What participants receive

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

  • IpilimumabBiological

    Also called Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody, BMS-734016, MDX-010, MDX-CTLA4

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT01757639
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (ipilimumab)ExperimentalINDUCTION: Patients receive ipilimumab IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. MAINTENANCE: Beginning 12 weeks after last dose of induction ipilimumab, patients receive ipilimumab IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 12 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Biological: Ipilimumab; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of DLT of ipilimumab by grading and tabulation using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0

    Measured: 42 days

  2. Changes in percentages of T-regs

    Changes in T-regs percentages at designated time points will be correlated with clinical responses and toxicity after ipilimumab. The response will be modeled as the vector for each individual from multiple measures of T-regs percentages as a function of time and group (MDS vs AML). T-regs percentages will be transformed onto the log-scale, and t tests will be used to compare groups at specific time points. Regression models that use generalized estimating equations will be implemented when all time points are considered to account for within-subject correlation of repeated measures.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 6 months post-treatment

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Efficacy as defined by the International working group 2006 criteria for CR, PR, HI

    The agreement between immunologic and clinical response will be evaluated with McNemar's test, separately by cohort. Rates of CR, PR, and HI will be summarized separately by cohort and reported with an exact 95% confidence interval.

    Measured: Up to 6 months post-treatment

  2. Progression free survival (PFS)

    Median PFS will also be reported with a 95% confidence interval. As an exploratory analysis, survival endpoints will be descriptively compared with a log-rank test between patients who do and do not have an immunologic response, separately by cohort.

    Measured: From start of study to progression or death, assessed up to 6 months post-treatment

  3. Overall survival (OS)

    Median OS will also be reported with a 95% confidence interval. As an exploratory analysis, survival endpoints will be descriptively compared with a log-rank test between patients who do and do not have an immunologic response, separately by cohort.

    Measured: From start of study to death, assessed up to 6 months post-treatment

  4. Rate of prior use of demethylating agents

    Will be descriptively compared between patients who have a clinical response and by toxicity with Fisher's exact tests.

    Measured: Up to 6 months post-treatment

  5. Rate of pre-treatment CR

    Will be descriptively compared between patients who have a clinical response and by toxicity with Fisher's exact tests.

    Measured: Up to 6 months post-treatment

  6. Lymphocyte counts

    Will be summarized and compared between response and toxicity groups with either t tests or Wilcoxon rank sum tests.

    Measured: Baseline

  7. T cell receptor diversity

    Will be summarized and compared between response and toxicity groups with either t tests or Wilcoxon rank sum tests.

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

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

  1. First posted31 Dec 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study start14 Dec 2012
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 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
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
42 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01757639
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-02990
Other IDs
NCI-2012-02990, NA_00076038, J1276, CDR0000744584, 9214, 9214, P30CA006973, U01CA070095
Status last verified
Nov 2017
First submitted
21 Dec 2012
Last updated
21 Mar 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Ipilimumab and Laboratory Biomarker Analysis in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 9 sites 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 20 inclusion and 13 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 21 Mar 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites 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?

Incidence of DLT of ipilimumab by grading and tabulation using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (time frame: 42 days). 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 21 Mar 2018.

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