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Refractory Acute Myeloid LeukemiaPhase 2NCT04668885

CPX-351 as a Novel Approach for the Treatment of Older Patients With AML and MDS

A Phase 2 study testing CPX-351 in people with Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Relapsed Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how effective lower doses of CPX-351 are in older participants with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not eligible to receive intensive chemotherapy and in participants with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after Hypomethylating Agents (HMA) failure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and older
What is being tested?
CPX-351
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
13 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
14 Jan 2021to 19 Jan 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Primary refractory or relapsed AML (defined by 2016 World Health Organization [WHO] criteria) patients who are not suitable for or not willing to receive intensive chemotherapy as evaluated by the treating physician. Primary refractory disease is defined as:
  • Failure to achieve a CR, CRi, or mLFS (defined as <5% Bone Marrow (BM) blasts) after receiving 1 or 2 cycles of remission induction chemotherapy.
  • Failure to achieve a CR, CRi, or MLFS (defined as <5% BM blasts) after receiving 4 cycles of non-intensive chemotherapy or whose disease progressed at any time point during the treatment.
  • Participants with MDS (according to 2016 WHO criteria) who did not respond to treatment with azacitidine, decitabine, or combination of HMA with another drug or lost their response to initial therapy with HMA.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status <=2
  • Adequate hepatic (serum total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN, Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) and/or serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) <2.5 x ULN) and renal function (creatinine < 1.5mg/dL).
  • Participants must be willing and able to review, understand, and provide written consent before starting therapy.

Who cannot join

  • Active signs or symptoms of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by malignancy (lumbar puncture [LP] not required).
  • Prior 7+3 remission induction chemotherapy for MDS or AML
  • More than 2 lines of prior non-intensive therapy.
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart disease, active ischemia or any other uncontrolled cardiac condition such as angina pectoris, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia on rhythm control strategy or on pacemaker, uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure > 160 systolic and > 110 diastolic not responsive to antihypertensive medication)
  • Acute myocardial infarction in the previous 12 weeks (from the start of treatment).
  • Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that, in the view of the treating physician, would place the participant at an unacceptable risk if he or she were to participate in the study or would prevent that person from giving informed consent.
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  • Any active malignancy (unrelated, non-hematological malignancy) diagnosed within the past 6 months of starting the study drug (other than curatively treated carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix or non-melanoma skin cancer).
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to CPX-351.
  • Subjects with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Known history of HIV or active hepatitis B or C.
  • No major surgery within 2 weeks prior to study enrollment.
  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Male and female participants who are fertile who do not agree to use an effective barrier methods of birth control (i.e. abstinence) to avoid pregnancy while receiving study treatment and for 30 days after last dose of study treatment. Non-childbearing is defined as > 1 year postmenopausal or surgically sterilized.
  • Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Cleveland Clinic, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Lower Doses of CPX-351 as a Novel Approach for the Treatment of Older Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how effective lower doses of CPX-351 are in older participants with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not eligible to receive intensive chemotherapy and in participants with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after Hypomethylating Agents (HMA) failure.

Read the detailed description

Currently, elderly patients with AML and high risk MDS, who are ineligible to receive induction chemotherapy and fail HMA +/- combination, have very poor outcomes and there is no FDA-approved therapy outside of some targeted therapies which can only be applied to a small patient population. CPX-351 is an investigational (experimental) drug that works by combining two anti-cancer drugs cytarabine and daunorubicin. CPX-351 is experimental because it is only FDA approved for the treatment of adults with two types of AML: newly diagnosed therapy-related AML or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes.

This is an open label clinical trial of lower doses of CPX-351 in relapsed/primary refractory older AML and MDS patients ineligible to receive intensive chemotherapy. The first arm is for particpants with primary refractory/relapsed AML and the second arm is for higher risk MDS participants after HMA failure.

Being tested
CPX-351
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute, Myelodysplastic Syndromes

What participants receive

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

  • CPX-351Drug

    Induction phase: CPX-351 15 mg/m^2 on days 1 and 3 of each 28-day cycle for up to a total of 6 cycles in the absence of unacceptable toxicity

    Maintenance phase: CPX-351 7.5 mg/m^2 on days 1 and 3 for two cycles alternating with 15 mg/m^2 for one cycle. Participants may receive up to 12 cycles of maintenance phase in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

Study groups in NCT04668885
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Primary refractory/relapsed AMLExperimentalLower dose CPX-351 in participants with primary refractory/relapsed AML. Participants will receive an induction and maintenance phase of CPX-351
Receives: Drug: CPX-351
MDS after HMA failureExperimentalLower dose CPX-351 in participants with MDS after HMA failure. Participants will receive an induction and maintenance phase of CPX-351
Receives: Drug: CPX-351

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 International Working Group (IWG) criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 6 months

  2. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 1 year

  3. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 1.5 years

  4. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 2 years

  5. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 2.5 years

  6. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 3 years

  7. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 3.5 years

  8. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 4 years

  9. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 4.5 years

  10. Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 IWG criteria

    ORR = complete response (CR) + CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) + partial remission (PR) as defined by 2003 IWG criteria for AML patients, and ORR = CR + PR + hematologic improvement (HI) and as defined per 2006 IWG criteria for MDS patients

    Measured: At 5 years

Secondary outcomes (40)
  1. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 6 months

  2. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 1 year

  3. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 1.5 years

  4. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 2 years

  5. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 2.5 years

  6. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 3 years

  7. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 3.5 years

  8. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 4 years

  9. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 4.5 years

  10. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is measured from start of treatment to the date of achieving a response. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 5 years

  11. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 6 months

  12. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 1 year

  13. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 1.5 years

  14. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 2 years

  15. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 2.5 years

  16. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 3 years

  17. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 3.5 years

  18. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 4 years

  19. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 4.5 years

  20. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR measured from the time of achieving a response to time of disease progression. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables.

    Measured: At 5 years

  21. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 6 months

  22. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 1 year

  23. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 1.5 years

  24. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 2 years

  25. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 2.5 years

  26. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 3 years

  27. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 3.5 years

  28. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 4 years

  29. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 4.5 years

  30. Event-free survival (EFS)

    EFS measured from date of first dose to the date of treatment failure, relapse, or death from any cause. Wilcoxon rank test will be used for comparison of continuous variables

    Measured: At 5 years

  31. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 6 months

  32. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 1 year

  33. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 1.5 years

  34. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 2 years

  35. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 2.5 years

  36. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 3 years

  37. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 3.5 years

  38. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 4 years

  39. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 4.5 years

  40. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS measured from start of treatment to death or last follow up. OS function will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Measured: At 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Dec 2020
  2. Study start14 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion19 Jan 2026
  4. Study completion19 Jan 2027 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
13 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04668885
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE1920
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
9 Dec 2020
Last updated
12 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: There are no plans to share individual patient data in order to protect the confidentiality of the participants who enroll on this study

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing CPX-351 in people with Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Relapsed Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center 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 7 inclusion and 14 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jun 2026. 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 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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?

Overall response rate (ORR) per 2003 International Working Group (IWG) criteria (time frame: At 6 months). The study lists 10 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 12 Jun 2026.

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