Palbociclib and Dexamethasone in Treating Participants With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A Phase I Trial of Palbociclib in Combination With Dexamethasone in Relapsed or Refractory Adult B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of palbociclib when given together with dexamethasone in treating participants with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has come back after a period of improvement or does not respond to treatment. Palbociclib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Dexamethasone is a steroid medication that is used in combination with other medications to treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Giving palbociclib together with dexamethasone may work better in treating patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Recurrent B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Refractory B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Palbociclib; Drug: Dexamethasone

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the dose and schedule of the combination of palbociclib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

ii. To determine the safety and tolerability of the combination of palbociclib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory adult B-cell ALL.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the activity of palbociclib in combination with dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 7
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
      • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must have histologic evidence of relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL
• Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or less
• Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) patients must be refractory to or intolerant of standard tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy
• Patients must be able to consume oral medication
• Patients must have recovered to =< grade 1 or stabilized from the toxic effects of any prior chemotherapy (except alopecia)
• Creatinine clearance (CrCL) >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 calculated by Cockcroft-Gault
• Total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Negative serum or urine pregnancy test for women with child-bearing potential
• Patients must be able to sign consent and be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, procedures, and laboratory testing

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients must not have evidence of active central nervous system (CNS) disease
• Patients must not be receiving any chemotherapy agents (except hydroxyurea); intrathecal methotrexate and intrathecal cytarabine are permissible
• Patients must not be receiving growth factors (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [G-CSF], granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor [GM-CSF]), except for erythropoietin
• Patient must not have a concurrent active malignancy for which they are receiving treatment.
• Patients with other severe concurrent disease which in the judgment of the investigator would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study are ineligible
• Patients must not have received any investigational agents within 30 days of study entry unless they have exceeded 5 terminal half-lives of the previous study drug used for treatment
• Patients must not be pregnant or breastfeeding; pregnancy tests must be obtained for all females of child-bearing potential within 10 days prior to enrollment; males or women of childbearing potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method (defined as hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine devices, surgical contraceptives, or condoms)
• Patients who have uncontrolled infection are not eligible; patients must have any active infections under control; fungal disease must have been adequately treated for at least 2 weeks before study entry; subjects with bacteremia must have documented negative blood cultures prior to study entry
• Patients who are candidates for allogeneic transplantation, have a suitable donor, and are willing to undergo transplantation
• Patients who are eligible for and willing to receive treatment with tisagenlecleucel.

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: Treatment (palbociclib, dexamethasone); INDUCTION: Participants receive palbociclib PO daily and dexamethasone PO daily for 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Participants with disease response (M0, M1, or M2) continue to Maintenance. Patients without a disease response discontinue treatment. MAINTENANCE: Participants receive dexamethasone with a taper PO daily on days 1-7. Participants also receive palbociclib daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: Palbociclib; Given PO; Other Names: Ibrance; 6-Acetyl-8-cyclopentyl-5-methyl-2-((5-(piperazin-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl)amino)-8h-pyrido(2,3-d)pyrimidin-7-one; PD-0332991; 571190-30-2; Drug: Dexamethasone; Given PO; Other Names: Baycuten; Cortidexason; Decacort; Desamethasone; Gammacorten; Loverine; Millicorten; Visumetazone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of dose limiting toxicities (DLT) of the combination of palbociclib and dexamethasone	Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 should be used for grading.	Up to 28 days after discontinuation of palbociclib and dexamethasone
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination of palbociclib and dexamethasone defined as the highest dose level where a DLT occurs in at most one out of six patients treated	CTCAE version 4.03 should be used for grading.	Up to 28 days after discontinuation of palbociclib and dexamethasone

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinically relevant responses to therapy determined by bone marrow biopsy	Response rate defined as the proportion of patients who achieve an M, M1, or M2 response will be estimated along with a 95% confidence interval.	Up to 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
• Collaborators: Pfizer
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Margaret Kasner, MD, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 9, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 4, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 9, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 14, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): March 21, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 15, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 14, 2025
• Last Verified: May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Hematologic Diseases; Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Leukemia; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Antineoplastic Agents; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antiemetics; Autonomic Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Gastrointestinal Agents; Glucocorticoids; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Enzyme Inhibitors; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Dexamethasone; Palbociclib
• Other Study ID Numbers: 17P.676; JT 11586 (Other Identifier: JeffTrial Number)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes