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Acute Myeloid LeukemiaPhase 2NCT02286726

CPX-351 in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed, High-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 2 study testing Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome, 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

This phase II trial studies the best dose and how well liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 (CPX-351) works in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia and who are at risk for not responding well to treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
56 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
4 May 2015to 22 Jan 2020
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Ability to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form
  • Pathological diagnosis of AML according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (with at least 20% blasts in the peripheral blood or bone marrow): newly diagnosed de novo AML; except for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL); newly diagnosed secondary AML, defined as having a history of an antecedent hematologic disorder (myelodysplastic syndromes [MDS], myeloproliferative disease [MPD] or history of cytotoxic treatment for non-hematologic malignancy) or apparent de novo AML with MDS-associated karyotype
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-3
  • Serum creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dL
  • Serum total bilirubin =< 2.0 mg/dL
  • Serum alanine aminotransferase < 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); Note: If elevated liver enzymes are related to disease alanine aminotransferase (ALT) should be < 5 times ULN
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  • To be considered at high risk for induction mortality patients must have 1 or 2 of the following risk factors (patients >= 60 must have at least 1 risk factor, patients < 60 must have at least 2 risk factors) present; at least one risk factor in every patient must be an AML-related factor:
  • AML-related factors include:
  • Antecedent hematologic disorder (AHD) (MDS, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia [CMML], or MPD) or history of exposure to cytotoxic chemotherapy [therapy-related (t)-AML]), or WHO-defined AML with MDS-related changes or apparent de novo AML with MDS-associated karyotype
  • Unfavorable cytogenetics as defined by the European Leukemia Net
  • Patient-related factors:
  • Age >= 70
  • ECOG performance status (PS) >= 2
  • Co-morbidities:
  • Serum creatinine > 1.3 g/dL
  • Cardiac ejection fraction >= 50% by echocardiography or multi gated acquisition (MUGA) (when left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] expressed as a range, at least the upper limit should include 50%)
  • Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
  • All men and women must agree to practice effective contraception during the study period if not otherwise documented to be infertile

Who cannot join

  • Patients with history of second malignancy are eligible if they have documentation of disease stability, off therapy, based on computed tomography (CT) scan or other measures for the 6 months prior to entry in core
  • Any serious medical condition or psychiatric illness that would prevent the patient from providing informed consent
  • Chemotherapy or other investigational anticancer therapeutic drugs in the two weeks prior to study entry; in the event of rapidly proliferative disease, however, the use of hydroxyurea is permitted up to 24 hours before study entry in core
  • Evidence of active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Uncontrolled infection; to be eligible, patients receiving treatment for an infection (antibiotic, antifungal or antiviral treatment) must be afebrile (< 38.3 degrees Celsius [C]) and without hemodynamic instability or dyspnea from pneumonia for > 48 hours (hrs) prior to the start of induction therapy
  • Hypersensitivity to cytarabine, daunorubicin or liposomal products
  • History of Wilson's disease or other copper-metabolism disorder

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of CPX-351 (Cytarabine:Daunorubicin) Liposome Injection in Patients With Newly Diagnosed AML at High Risk for Induction Mortality

This phase II trial studies the best dose and how well liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 (CPX-351) works in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia and who are at risk for not responding well to treatment. Liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 combines two chemotherapy drugs that are known to help each other work better, and may work to stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the cells from dividing.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. To assess preliminary efficacy (as determined by the rate of complete response [CR] or CR with incomplete blood count recovery [CRi]) of two or three dose levels of CPX-351 in patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at high risk for induction mortality, defined as 30-50% predicted risk of death by day 60, and to select the most promising dose level for further efficacy testing.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. To confirm the rate of dose limiting toxicities, including induction mortality (at day 60) for two different sub-maximum tolerated dose (MTD) dose levels (50 and 75 U/m^2).

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To investigate the effect of CPX-351 on immune response, as determined by the effect on recovery of functional pathogen-specific and leukemia-specific immune responses and the recovery and function of natural killer (NK) cells.

II. To investigate the role of troponin-T as an early marker for CPX-351-induced cardiotoxicity.

III. To investigate ex vivo the cytotoxicity of combination of Pim-1 proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase (Pim) kinase inhibitor(s) and CPX-351 on circulating leukemia cells.

OUTLINE:

INDUCTION: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. After safety is established for both dose levels, and escalation is deemed feasible, an additional arm will be studied at the standard dose level.

ARM I: Patients receive lower-dose liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 intravenously (IV) over 90 minutes on days 1, 3, and 5 of a 28-day course. Patients with persistent disease may receive a second course with treatment on days 1 and 3.

ARM II: Patients receive intermediate-dose liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 IV over 90 minutes on days 1, 3, and 5. Patients with persistent disease may receive a second course with treatment on days 1 and 3.

ARM III: Patients receive standard-dose liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 IV over 90 minutes on days 1, 3, and 5. Patients with persistent disease may receive a second course with treatment on days 1 and 3.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients achieving CR receive liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 on days 1 and 3. Treatment may repeat every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up monthly for as long as the study doctor thinks it is needed, every 2-3 months for up to 1 year, and every 3-4 months for up to 1 year.

Being tested
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

What participants receive

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

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-CytarabineDrug

    Also called CPX-351, Cytarabine-Daunorubicin Liposome for Injection, Liposomal AraC-Daunorubicin CPX-351, Liposomal Cytarabine-Daunorubicin

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT02286726
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm I (lower-dose (50 units/m^2) CPX-351)ExperimentalPatients receive lower-dose liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 IV over 90 minutes on days 1, 3, and 5 of a 28-day course. Patients with persistent disease may receive a second course with treatment on days 1 and 3.
Receives: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine
Arm II (intermediate-dose (75 units/m^2) CPX-351)ExperimentalPatients receive intermediate-dose liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 IV over 90 minutes on days 1, 3, and 5. Patients with persistent disease may receive a second course with treatment on days 1 and 3.
Receives: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine
Arm III (standard-dose (100 units/m^2) CPX-351)ExperimentalPatients receive standard-dose liposomal cytarabine-daunorubicin CPX-351 IV over 90 minutes on days 1, 3, and 5. Patients with persistent disease may receive a second course with treatment on days 1 and 3.
Receives: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants With a Response

    Response is defined as Complete response (CR) or CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) rate: Complete Remission (CR) is Bone marrow blasts <5%; absence of blasts with Auer rods; absence of extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count >1.0 x 10^9/L (1000/μL); platelet count >100 x 10^9/L (100,000/μL). Complete Response with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) is All CR criteria except for residual neutropenia (<1.0 x 10^9/L [1000/μL]) and/or thrombocytopenia (<100 x 10^9/L [100,000/μL]).

    Measured: Up to 8 weeks (after induction therapy)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Number of Participants Who Experienced Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT)

    Defined as induction mortality (death occurring on or before day 60), grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic toxicity, or dose limiting hematologic toxicity at least possibly related to the study drug occurring during the first 28 days from the start of therapy. Estimated for each arm with 95% confidence intervals. Fisher's exact test will be used to compare the toxicity rate between the two dose levels.

    Measured: Up to day 60

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Nov 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start4 May 2015
  3. Primary completion22 Jan 2020
  4. Study completion22 Jan 2020

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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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
56 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02286726
Sponsor's protocol ID
2014-0548
Other IDs
NCI-2014-02529, 2014-0548
Status last verified
May 2026
First submitted
31 Oct 2014
Last updated
4 Jun 2026
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome, 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 18 inclusion and 8 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 4 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 14 Jan 2021). 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?

Number of Participants With a Response (time frame: Up to 8 weeks (after induction therapy)). 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 4 Jun 2026.

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