Obatoclax Mesylate in Samples From Young Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

May 17, 2016 updated by: Children's Oncology Group

SCOR in Targeted Therapies for Infant Leukemias Project 2: Targeting Apoptosis in Leukemia in Infants

RATIONALE: Studying the effects of obatoclax mesylate in cell samples from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about the effects of obatoclax mesylate on cancer cells. It may also help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer.

PURPOSE: This research study is studying obatoclax mesylate in samples from young patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine comprehensive gene and protein expression profiles of in vitro sensitivity and resistance to obatoclax mesylate in multiple-lineage leukemia (MLL)-rearranged cell lines and primary infant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) samples.
  • Define optimum in vitro combinations of obatoclax mesylate targeting pro-survival BCL-2 family proteins with cytotoxic drugs in MLL-rearranged leukemia cell lines and primary infant AML samples.
  • Identify synergistic combinations based on a pharmacodynamic modeling and simulation construct.
  • Determine whether combinations of obatoclax mesylate targeting pro-survival BCL-2 family proteins with cytotoxic drugs improves survival in a xenograft model of MLL-rearranged infant AML.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Obatoclax mesylate activity is assessed via the MTT assay. A priori features of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) blasts relating to the apoptosis and ATG cell death pathways and their execution are characterized using microarray analysis and quantitative real-time (Q-RT) PCR. Gene and protein expression is described and quantified using Q-RT PCR and western blot analysis at specific time points after obatoclax mesylate exposure to identify pharmacodynamic biomarkers of activity and characterize the cell death mechanism in multiple-lineage leukemia (MLL)+ AML. The MTT assay is performed using obatoclax mesylate-cytotoxic chemotherapy combinations to determine synergy focusing on common cytotoxic drugs employed in AML treatment regimens.

Obatoclax mesylate efficacy is tested in a therapeutic NOG xenograft model of primary MLL+ infant AML.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 2 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
  • Cryopreserved samples from infants with AML available

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Obatoclax mesylate activity
Optimum in vitro combinations of obatoclax mesylate
Pharmacodynamic (PD) biomarkers of activity
Cell death mechanism in multiple-lineage leukemia (MLL) acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Disease progression in a xenograft model of MLL-rearranged infant AML

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Physical assessment (in xenograft model)
Peripheral blast count reduction
Apoptosis and/or ATG induction
Modulation of relevant PD biomarkers

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Children's Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Carolyn A. Felix, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 24, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 25, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 18, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • AAML10B17 (Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group)
  • COG-AAML10B17 (Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group)
  • NCI-2011-02239 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

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