Oblimersen, Cytarabine, and Daunorubicin in Treating Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase I Study of G3139 ( NSC # 683428) in Combination With Cytarabine and Daunorubicin in Previously Untreated Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)>= 60 Years of Age

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining oblimersen with cytarabine and daunorubicin in treating older patients who have previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Oblimersen may help cytarabine and daunorubicin kill more cancer cells by making them more sensitive to chemotherapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities; Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22); Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Biological: oblimersen sodium; Other: pharmacological study; Drug: cytarabine; Drug: daunorubicin hydrochloride

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of daunorubicin in combination with cytarabine and oblimersen in older patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia.

II. Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

III. Determine the pharmacokinetics of oblimersen in this regimen in these patients.

IV. Determine the disease-free survival and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.

V. Assess the spontaneous rate of apoptosis in leukemic blasts in patients before and after initiation of treatment with oblimersen.

VI. Determine therapeutic response (complete remission) in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of daunorubicin. Patients are stratified according to disease status (primary vs secondary).

INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients receive oblimersen (G3139) IV continuously on days 1-10 and cytarabine IV continuously on days 4-10. Patients also receive daunorubicin IV daily on days 4-6.

Patients with bone marrow cellularity of at least 20% and at least 5% leukemic blasts at day 17 or evidence of refractory disease receive a second induction comprising G3139 IV continuously on days 1-8, cytarabine IV continuously on days 4-8, and daunorubicin IV on days 4-5.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Beginning no sooner than 14 days after hematologic recovery from induction therapy, patients receive G3139 IV continuously on days 1-8 and cytarabine IV over 4 hours on days 4-8. Patients receive a second course of consolidation therapy no sooner than 14 days after hematologic recovery from the first course.

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

Patients are followed every 2 months for 2 years.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 32
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
      • Ohio State University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically confirmed primary or secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

  • More than 20% bone marrow blasts
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or a chronic myeloproliferative disorder antecedent to AML allowed
  • Therapy-related AML allowed
  • No acute promyelocytic leukemia
• At least 4 weeks
• Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL
• ALT and AST no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (unless directly attributable to AML)
• Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
• Ejection fraction at least 50% by MUGA or echocardiogram
• No symptomatic congestive heart failure
• No unstable angina pectoris
• No cardiac arrhythmia
• No allergy to any of the study medications
• No other uncontrolled concurrent illness
• No serious medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude giving informed consent
• Not pregnant or nursing
• Fertile patients must use effective contraception
• No prior therapy for primary AML except emergency leukapheresis
• No prior anthracyclines
• No prior chemotherapy for primary AML except hydroxyurea for hyperleukocytosis
• At least 3 months since prior chemotherapy for MDS or chronic myeloproliferative disorders antecedent to AML
• No other concurrent chemotherapy
• No concurrent corticosteroids as anti-emetics
• No concurrent steroids except for adrenal failure or septic shock
• No concurrent hormonal therapy except hormones for non-disease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes, tamoxifen or equivalent for breast cancer prevention or adjuvant treatment, or estrogens or progestins for gynecologic indications)
• No prior radiotherapy for primary AML except cranial radiotherapy for CNS leukostasis
• No concurrent palliative radiotherapy
• No concurrent whole brain radiotherapy
• No other concurrent investigational or commercial agents or therapies
• No concurrent cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Arm I; INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients receive oblimersen (G3139) IV continuously on days 1-10 and cytarabine IV continuously on days 4-10. Patients also receive daunorubicin IV daily on days 4-6. Patients with bone marrow cellularity of at least 20% and at least 5% leukemic blasts at day 17 or evidence of refractory disease receive a second induction comprising G3139 IV continuously on days 1-8, cytarabine IV continuously on days 4-8, and daunorubicin IV on days 4-5. CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Beginning no sooner than 14 days after hematologic recovery from induction therapy, patients receive G3139 IV continuously on days 1-8 and cytarabine IV over 4 hours on days 4-8. Patients receive a second course of consolidation therapy no sooner than 14 days after hematologic recovery from the first course.

Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Correlative studies; Biological: oblimersen sodium; Given IV; Other Names: augmerosen; G3139; G3139 bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide; Genasense; Other: pharmacological study; Correlative studies; Other Names: pharmacological studies; Drug: cytarabine; Given IV; Other Names: Cytosar-U; cytosine arabinoside; ARA-C; arabinofuranosylcytosine; arabinosylcytosine; Drug: daunorubicin hydrochloride; Given IV; Other Names: Cerubidin; Cerubidine; RP-13057; daunomycin hydrochloride; daunorubicin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
MTD of cytarabine and daunorubicin in combination with G3139, defined as the dose level just below the dose level at which DLT is observed in 2 patients, graded according to NCI CTC version 2.0		Up to day 10
Incidence of adverse events, graded according to NCI CTC version 2.0	We will define the qualitative and quantitative toxicities in regard to organ specificity, time course, predictability, and reversibility.	Up to 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Overall survival	Up to 2 years
Pharmacokinetics of G3139	During induction therapy on day 1 at hour 0 and 24hours after G3139 administration; day 4 at hour 73 before cytarabine administration; day 11 at hour 0 and .5, 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours
Level of bcl-2 in circulating and/or marrow leukemic blasts before and after initiation of treatment with G3139	Up to 18 weeks
Spontaneous rate of apoptosis in leukemic blasts before and after initiation of treatment with G3139	Up to 18 weeks
Incidence of therapeutic response (complete remission [CR])	Up to 2 years
Disease-free survival	Up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Guido Marcucci, Ohio State University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2002
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2002
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2003
• First Posted (Estimate): January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 4, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 3, 2015
• Last Verified: June 1, 2013

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Antiviral Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Cytarabine; Daunorubicin; Oblimersen
• Other Study ID Numbers: NCI-2012-01409; U01CA076576 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); OSU-0164; NCI-4630; CDR0000069353