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Acute Myeloid LeukemiaPhase 2NCT01025154

Clofarabine, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine Combination in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Induction

A Phase 2 study testing Clofarabine, Idarubicin and Cytarabine in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of clofarabine, cytarabine, and idarubicin can help to control Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in patients who are between the ages of 18 and 60 years old. The safety of this study drug combination will also be studied. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
What is being tested?
Clofarabine, Idarubicin and Cytarabine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
63 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2010to Feb 2013
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of AML (World Health Organization (WHO) classification)
  • Patients must be chemotherapy-naïve, i.e. not have received any prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for AML (with the exception of hydroxyurea). They could have received prior therapy with hypomethylating agents, targeted, or biological agents.
  • Age 18 to 60 years.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status </= 2.
  • Serum creatinine </= 1.0 mg/dL; if serum creatinine > 1.0 mg/dL, then the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) must be > 60 mL/min/1.73m^2 as calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation where Predicted GFR (ml/min/1.73m^2)=186 * (serum creatinine)^-1.154 x (age in years)^-0.023 * (0.742 if patient is female) * (1.212 if patient is black), where SCr is serum creatinine measured in mg/dL. serum bilirubin </= 1.5 * upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless increase is due to hemolysis or a congenital disorder); serum transaminases (SGPT and/or SGOT) </= 2.5 * ULN.
  • Cardiac ejection fraction >/= 45% (by either echocardiography or MUGA scan).
  • Ability to understand and provide signed informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
  • Any coexisting medical condition that in the judgment of the treating physician is likely to interfere with study procedures or results.
  • Nursing women, women of childbearing potential with positive urine pregnancy test, or women of childbearing potential who are not willing to maintain adequate contraception (such as birth control pills, intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm, abstinence, or condoms by their partner) over the entire course of therapy.
  • Active and uncontrolled infection requiring therapy with IV antibiotics or antifungal therapy. Prior or concurrent history of one or more opportunistic infections (e.g., cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, or mycobacteria other than TB).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Clofarabine, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine Combination as Induction Therapy for Younger Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of clofarabine, cytarabine, and idarubicin can help to control Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in patients who are between the ages of 18 and 60 years old. The safety of this study drug combination will also be studied.

Read the detailed description

The Study Drugs:

Clofarabine is designed to interfere with the growth and development of cancer cells.

Idarubicin is designed to cause breaks in DNA (the genetic material of cells) of cancer cells and interfere with their growth and development.

Cytarabine is designed to insert itself into DNA of cancer cells and stop the DNA from repairing itself.

Study Drug Administration:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will receive the study drug combination over 1 or 2 "Induction Cycles" of treatment. Whether or not you receive a second Induction Cycle depends on the disease's response to the first Induction Cycle. Each Induction Cycle will last about 4-6 weeks, depending on your reaction to the study drugs. During each Induction Cycle, you will receive the study drugs by the following schedule:

  • Clofarabine, by vein, over 1-2 hours on Days 1-5.
  • Cytarabine, by vein, over 2-3 hours on Days 1-5.
  • Idarubicin, by vein, over about 30-60 minutes on Days 1-3.

If the disease shows a response to the treatment during the Induction Cycle(s), you may continue to receive up to 6 "Consolidation Cycles" of treatment. Each Consolidation Cycle will last about 3-10 weeks, depending on your reaction to the study drugs. During each Consolidation Cycle, you will receive the study drugs by the following schedule:

  • Clofarabine, by vein, over 1-2 hours on Days 1-3.
  • Cytarabine, by vein, over 2-3 hours on Days 1-3.
  • Idarubicin, by vein, over 30-60 minutes on Days 1-2.

Study Visits:

On Day 1 of every cycle:

  • You will have a physical exam, including measurement of your weight and vital signs.
  • Your performance status will be recorded.
  • Blood (about 1-2 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests.

Throughout the study, you will have blood and bone marrow tests to check the status of the disease and to help the doctor decide if you need additional cycles of treatment. Blood (about 1-2 tablespoons each time) will be drawn 2 times each week for routine tests during the Induction Cycles. This blood will also be drawn every week during the Consolidation Cycles.

About 3 weeks after you first receive the study drugs, you will have a bone marrow aspirate to check the status of the disease. After that, you will have a bone marrow aspirate every 2 weeks (or more often if your doctor thinks it is needed). However, if the routine blood tests show that there is still leukemia present, these bone marrow samples may not need to be collected.

You will need to stay in Houston for up to the first 5 weeks of treatment. After that, you will need to return to Houston to receive treatment, but you can have check-up visits and blood tests with your local doctor in between treatments.

Length of Study:

You will be able to receive the study drugs for up to 8 cycles (a maximum of 2 induction cycles and 6 consolidation cycles). You will be taken off study if the disease gets worse or you experience any intolerable side effects.

Follow-up Scan:

Within 8 weeks after you have stopped taking the study drug, you will have an echocardiogram or a Multiple gate acquisition scan (MUGA) scan to check your heart function.

This is an investigational study. Cytarabine and idarubicin are both FDA approved and commercially available for the treatment of patients with AML. Clofarabine is FDA approved and commercially available for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The use of this drug combination for the treatment of AML is investigational.

Up to 60 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Being tested
Clofarabine, Idarubicin, Cytarabine
Keywords
Leukemia, AML, chemotherapy-naïve, Clofarabine, Clofarex, Clolar, Idarubicin, Idamycin, Cytarabine, Ara-C, Cytosar, DepoCyt, Cytosine Arabinosine Hydrochloride
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia

What participants receive

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

  • ClofarabineDrug

    Also called Clofarex, Clolar

    Induction Cycle: 20 mg/m^2 IV over approximately 1 hour daily for 5 days (days 1-5)

  • IdarubicinDrug

    Also called Idamycin

    Induction Cycle: 10 mg/m^2 IV over approximately 30 minutes daily for 3 days (days 1-3), following clofarabine by 1 to 2 hours

  • CytarabineDrug

    Also called Ara-C, Cytosar, DepoCyt, Cytosine Arabinosine Hydrochloride

    Induction Cycle: 1 g/m^2 IV over approximately 2 hours daily for 5 days (days 1-5), follow clofarabine by 3 to 6 hours.

Study groups in NCT01025154
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Clofarabine, Cytarabine + IdarubicinExperimentalInduction Cycle: Clofarabine 20 mg/m^2 intravenous (IV) daily for 5 days; Idarubicin 10 mg/m^2 IV daily for 3 days; Cytarabine 1 g/m^2 IV daily for 5 days
Receives: Drug: Clofarabine; Drug: Idarubicin; Drug: Cytarabine

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall Response: Number of Participants With Complete Remission or Complete Remission Without Platelet Recovery

    Overall Response (CR+CRp) defined as Complete remission (CR): Disappearance of all clinical and/or radiologic evidence of disease. Neutrophil count > 1.0 x 10^9/L and platelet count > 100 x 10^9/L, and normal bone marrow differential (< 5% blasts); and, Complete Remission without Platelet Recovery (CRp): Peripheral blood and bone marrow results as for CR, but with platelet counts of < 100 x 10^9/L. Response evaluated within 8 weeks after induction therapy.

    Measured: 8 weeks after Induction therapy (induction cycle 4-6 weeks)

  2. Median Event-Free Survival (EFS)

    Event-free survival (EFS) defined as time from start of treatment to first documentation of disease relapse or death. Bayesian time-to-event model will be used to monitor progression free survival.

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Dec 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2010
  3. Primary completionFeb 2013
  4. Study completionFeb 2013

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
63 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01025154
Sponsor's protocol ID
2009-0431
Status last verified
Sep 2018
First submitted
1 Dec 2009
Last updated
9 Oct 2018
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Morita K, Kantarjian HM, Wang F, Yan Y, Bueso-Ramos C, Sasaki K, Issa GC, Wang S, Jorgensen J, Song X, Zhang J, Tippen S, Thornton R, Coyle M, Little L, Gumbs C, Pemmaraju N, Daver N, DiNardo CD, Konopleva M, Andreeff M, Ravandi F, Cortes JE, Kadia T, Jabbour E, Garcia-Manero G, Patel KP, Futreal PA, Takahashi K. Clearance of Somatic Mutations at Remission and the Risk of Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jun 20;36(18):1788-1797. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.77.6757. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

    PubMed 29702001

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Clofarabine, Idarubicin and Cytarabine in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, run by M.D. Anderson 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 4 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 9 Oct 2018. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 30 Oct 2013). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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: Number of Participants With Complete Remission or Complete Remission Without Platelet Recovery (time frame: 8 weeks after Induction therapy (induction cycle 4-6 weeks)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT01025154, 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 9 Oct 2018.

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