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Acute Myelogenous LeukemiaPhase 1TCP-ATRANCT02273102

Study of TCP-ATRA for Adult Patients With AML and MDS

A Phase 1 study testing Tranylcypromine and Tretinoin in people with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes, run by University of Miami 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

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a diverse disease that is fatal in the majority of patients. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) however, a subtype of AML accounting for 5% of all cases, is very curable. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Tranylcypromine and Tretinoin
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
17 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
2 Mar 2015to 1 Jul 2020
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

  • Confirmed diagnosis of one of the following:
  • Relapsed/refractory Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria [therapy-related AML and/or secondary AML from an antecedent hematologic disorder not excluded].
  • Relapsed/refractory Myelodysplasic Syndrome (MDS) as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.
  • Adult patients 18 years of age or older.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2.
  • Adequate organ function as defined as:
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  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limited of normal (ULN)
  • ALT and AST must be ≤ 3 × ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or calculated creatinine clearance > 50ml/min or
  • PT and aPTT ≤ 1.5 × ULN
  • Patients with total bilirubin, Alanine transaminase (ALT), Aspartate transaminase (AST), Creatinine, prothrombin time (PT), and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) levels outside the permitted range are eligible if, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, the levels are related to the patient's AML or MDS.
  • Suitable venous access to allow for all study related blood sampling (safety and research).
  • Estimated life expectancy, in the judgment of the Investigator, which will permit receipt of at least 6 weeks of treatment.
  • Able to understand and willing to signed the written informed consent and HIPAA document/s.

Who cannot join

  • Therapy with moderate or strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or CYP3A4 inducers within 14 days prior to Cycle1 Day1.
  • Therapy with Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), dibenzazepine derivatives, sympathomimetics, or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) within 14 days prior to Cycle1 Day1. (Patients actively receiving a safe substitute in the judgment of the Principal Investigator are eligible and may continue to receive the safe substitute during protocol treatment)
  • Therapy with any investigational products, antineoplastic therapy, or radiotherapy within 14 days prior to Cycle1 Day1. Patients actively receiving hydroxyurea are eligible and may continue to receive hydroxyurea during protocol treatment.
  • Candidates for standard and/or potentially curative treatments. (Candidate defined as a patient that is both eligible and willing)
  • Major surgery within 28 days prior to Cycle1 Day1.
  • Grade 2 or higher diarrhea as defined by NCI CTCAE Version 4.03 despite optimal antidiarrheal supportive care within 7 days prior to Cycle1, Day1.
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  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months (24 weeks) prior to Cycle1, Day1.
  • Class III or IV heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association (NYHA), uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities. (Any ECG abnormality at screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant and confirmed by the Principal Investigator)
  • Active and uncontrolled infection.
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive.
  • Known hepatitis B surface antigen-positive.
  • Known or suspected active hepatitis C infections (Patients who are hepatitis C surface antigen-positive are eligible).
  • Female patients who are pregnant women or breast feeding. Confirmation that the patient is not pregnant will require a negative serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) pregnancy test result obtained during screening; pregnancy testing is not required for post-menopausal or surgically sterilized women.
  • Females of child bearing potential who refused to either practice 2 effective methods of contraception at the same time or abstain from heterosexual intercourse from the time of signing the informed consent through 30 days after the last dose of study drug.
  • Males of child bearing potential who refuse to practice effective barrier contraception during the entire study treatment period and through 4 months after the last dose of study drug (includes males surgically sterilized - i.e. status post vasectomy).
  • Serious medical or psychiatric illness/condition likely in the judgment of the Investigator to interfere with compliance to protocol treatment/research.
  • Known history of allergic reaction to TCP or ATRA.
  • Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) involvement.
  • A concurrent second active and non-stable malignancy (Patients with a concurrent second active but stable malignancy are eligible).
  • Patients with proliferative AML will be excluded defined by a white blood cell count (WBC) > 5 x ULN UNLESS, the white count has been suppressed to < 5 x ULN with hydroxurea and has remained below this level for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment on study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33136

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of Tranylcypromine (TCP) in Combination With ATRA (Tretinoin) for Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a diverse disease that is fatal in the majority of patients. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) however, a subtype of AML accounting for 5% of all cases, is very curable. APL cells are highly sensitive to the retinoid all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), which effectively differentiates the leukemic clone. Over 80% of APL patients can be cured with ATRA based therapies. For patients with non-APL AML, ATRA has little effect. Consequently, 85% of these patients will succumb to their disease despite conventional approaches. Little is known about mechanisms of resistance to ATRA in non-APL AML. This knowledge gap limits the use of ATRA in a disease that already has few effective therapies. The investigators' preliminary data suggest that non-APL AML cells can be re-sensitized to ATRA when combined with lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD 1) inhibitors. The investigators' publication in Nature Medicine showed that LSD1 inhibition with tranylcypromine (TCP), unlocked the ATRA-driven therapeutic response in non-APL AML. Notably, treatment with ATRA and TCP markedly diminished the engraftment of primary human AML cells in murine models, indicating that the combination may target leukemia-initiating cells (LIC). The investigators' data identify LSD1 as a therapeutic target and strongly suggest that it may contribute to ATRA resistance in non-APL AML. The investigators' central hypothesis is that ATRA combined with TCP will be safe and effective in a clinical population, and that this approach will suppress LICs and restore myeloid differentiation programs in patients with non-APL AML. Testing this hypothesis with the phase I clinical trial outlined in this protocol, will establish a new treatment paradigm in AML and extend the important anti-cancer effects of ATRA to all AML subtypes.

Being tested
Tranylcypromine, Tretinoin
Keywords
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, AML, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, MDS, Tranylcypromine, TCP, ATRA, Tretinoin
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia

What participants receive

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

  • TranylcypromineDrug

    Also called TCP

    Tranylcypromine (TCP) to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart) for up to 16 cycles of 21 days each.

  • TretinoinDrug

    Also called ATRA

    45 mg/m2 of ATRA to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart), beginning on day 4 for up to 16 cycles of 21 days each.

Study groups in NCT02273102
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TCP Dose Level 1Experimental20mg of Tranylcypromine (TCP) to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart) for up to 16 cycles of 21 days each. 45 mg/m2 of Tretinoin (ATRA) to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart) beginning on day 4 of each 21 day cycle, for up to 16 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Tranylcypromine; Drug: Tretinoin
TCP Dose Level 2Experimental40mg of Tranylcypromine (TCP) to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart) for up to 16 cycles of 21 days each. 45 mg/m2 of Tretinoin (ATRA) to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart) beginning on day 4 of each 21 day cycle, for up to 16 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Tranylcypromine; Drug: Tretinoin
TCP Dose Level 3Experimental60mg of Tranylcypromine (TCP) to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart) for up to 16 cycles of 21 days each. 45 mg/m2 of Tretinoin (ATRA) to be administered orally twice a day (12 hours apart) beginning on day 4 of each 21 day cycle, for up to 16 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Tranylcypromine; Drug: Tretinoin

What is being measured

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

  1. Rate of Toxicity in Study Participants Receiving TCP/ATRA Combination Therapy

    The safety and tolerability of TCP/ATRA combination therapy in patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). This will be measured by the rate of adverse events, serious adverse events and other toxicities in study participants receiving protocol therapy.

    Measured: 24 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Rate of Preliminary Efficacy of TCP/ATRA Combination Therapy

    Best response to TCP/ATRA combination therapy will be determined using serial blood and bone marrow sampling throughout the course of treatment. Responses will be documented according to revised/modified International Working Group (IWG) Response Criteria - Cheson et al. 2003 for AML and Cheson et al. 2006 for MDS. Morphologic complete remission (CR), cytogenetic CR, and molecular CR will be assessed by blood counts and simultaneous examination of the bone marrow fpr percentage of bone marrow blasts, as well as cytogenetics and molecular studies of bone marrow mononuclear cells

    Measured: 24 months

  2. Pharmacokinetics (PK) effects of TCP in plasma when combined with ATRA

    Pharmacokinetics (PK) parameters will be determined using serial blood sampling at specified time points to determine PK effects of TCP in plasma when combined with ATRA. Non-compartmental methods of analysis will be used to determine TCP PK parameters following oral dosing of patients in Cycle 1. The following will be calculated: Observed maximum concentration (Cmax), the time at which Cmax occurred (Tmax), the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to 24 hours post-dose (AUC24hr), the terminal disposition phase half-life (t1/2).

    Measured: Baseline, Cycle 1, Cycle 2, 30 Days (+/-10 days) Post-End of Treatment

  3. Pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of TCP in peripheral blood and bone marrow when combined with ATRA.

    Pharmacodynamics (PD) measurements will be obtained from serial blood and bone marrow sampling at specified time points to describe the PD effects of TCP when combined with ATRA. The following will be measured: Expression of CD11b by flow cytometry, gene expression analysis of leukemic blasts, measurement of Retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARα) and lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1A (LSD1) within leukemic blasts, leukemic engraftment of treated cells in immunodeficient mice.

    Measured: Baseline, Cycle 1, Cycle 2, 30 Days (+/-10 days) Post-End of Treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Oct 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start2 Mar 2015
  3. Primary completion8 Nov 2018
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2020

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
17 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02273102
Sponsor's protocol ID
20140328
Acronym
TCP-ATRA
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
20 Oct 2014
Last updated
21 Jul 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Tayari MM, Santos HGD, Kwon D, Bradley TJ, Thomassen A, Chen C, Dinh Y, Perez A, Zelent A, Morey L, Cimmino L, Shiekhattar R, Swords RT, Watts JM. Clinical Responsiveness to All-trans Retinoic Acid Is Potentiated by LSD1 Inhibition and Associated with a Quiescent Transcriptome in Myeloid Malignancies. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Apr 1;27(7):1893-1903. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-4054. Epub 2021 Jan 25.

    PubMed 33495312

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Tranylcypromine and Tretinoin in people with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes, run by University of Miami 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 20 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 Jul 2020. 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?

Rate of Toxicity in Study Participants Receiving TCP/ATRA Combination Therapy (time frame: 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02273102, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 Jul 2020.

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