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Alvocidib, Cytarabine, and Mitoxantrone in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Randomized Phase II Study Comparing Two Administration Schedules of Flavopiridol (Alvocidib, NSC 649890, IND 46, 211) Given in Timed Sequential Combination With Cytosine Arabinoside (Ara-C) and Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride for Adults With Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated, Poor Risk Acute Myelogenous Leukemias (AML)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00795002
Enrollment
78
Registered
2008-11-21
Start date
2008-11-30
Completion date
2012-09-30
Last updated
2018-08-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7), Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0), Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a), Adult Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b), Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia With Maturation (M2), Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (M1), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Del(5q), 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), Adult Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (M4), Adult Erythroleukemia (M6a), Adult Pure Erythroid Leukemia (M6b), Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Brief summary

This randomized phase II trial is studying two different schedules of alvocidib to compare how well they work when given together with cytarabine and mitoxantrone in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as alvocidib, cytarabine, and mitoxantrone, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known which schedule of alvocidib is more effective when given together with cytarabine and mitoxantrone in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare the efficacy of two different schedules (bolus vs hybrid bolus-infusion) of alvocidib followed by cytarabine and mitoxantrone hydrochloride in patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with poor-risk features. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare the toxicities of these regimens. II. To determine the disease-free survival and overall survival of patients who demonstrate a response to these regimens. III. To compare the pharmacokinetics of alvocidib when administered in two different schedules (bolus vs hybrid bolus-infusion). IV. To describe alvocidib-induced alterations in AML blast cell expression of selected target mRNA and proteins. V. To describe alvocidib-induced alterations in AML blast cell growth kinetic parameters. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to antecedent hematologic disorder of \>= 6 months duration prior to transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and any prior antecedent therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes or myeloproliferative disorder. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients receive alvocidib IV over 1 hour on days 1-3, cytarabine IV continuously over 72 hours on days 6-8, and mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 60-120 minutes on day 9. ARM II: Patients receive alvocidib IV over 30 minutes followed by alvocidib IV over 4 hours on days 1-3. Patients also receive cytarabine and mitoxantrone hydrochloride as in arm I. Patients achieving partial or complete response (CR) after the first course of treatment may receive a second course of treatment 35-63 days following blood count recovery and/or undergo allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Patients \>= 50 years of age with t (8;21), inv (16), or t(16;16) AML who achieve CR after the first course of treatment may receive 3-4 courses of high-dose cytarabine consolidation therapy. Bone marrow and/or blood samples are collected at baseline and periodically during study for correlative laboratory studies, including pharmacokinetic studies by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry, analysis of blast cell growth kinetic parameters by flow cytometry, and blast cell expression of selected target mRNA and protein by quantitative RT-PCR and western blotting. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically.

Interventions

DRUGalvocidib

Given IV

DRUGmitoxantrone hydrochloride

Given IV

DRUGcytarabine

Given IV

OTHERpharmacological study

Correlative studies

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lead SponsorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Pathologically confirmed newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) meeting the following criteria: * Subtypes M0, M1, M2, M4-7 * No acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) * At least 50 years of age OR \>= 18 years of age with \>= 1 of the following poor-risk disease features: * Antecedent hematologic disorder, including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)-related AML or prior myeloproliferative disorder (MPD) * Treatment-related AML, AML with trilineage dysplasia * Myeloid sarcoma, myeloid proliferations related to Down Syndrome, or blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm * AML with trilineage dysplasia * AML with adverse cytogenetics (defined as -5/-5q; -7/-7q; abnormal 3q, 9q, 11q, 20q, 21q, or 17p; t\[6;9\]; t\[9;22\]; trisomy 8; trisomy 13, complex karyotypes \[\>= 3 unrelated abnormalities\]), * No hyperleukocytosis with \>= 50,000 blasts/uL (leukapheresis or hydroxyurea allowed for cytoreduction immediately prior to the first dose of alvocidib) * No active CNS leukemia * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Serum creatinine =\< 2.0 mg/dL * ALT/AST =\< 5 times upper limit of normal * Bilirubin =\< 2.0 mg/dL * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * No active uncontrolled infection * Infection that is under active treatment allowed provided it is controlled with antibiotics * No other life-threatening illness * No mental deficits and/or psychiatric history that would preclude giving informed consent or following study requirements * At least 24 hours since prior leukapheresis or hydroxyurea for cytoreduction * Prior non-cytotoxic therapies (e.g., thalidomide or lenalidomide, interferon, cytokines, low-dose 5-azacytidine, or low-dose cytoxan) for MDS or MPD allowed * Prior chemotherapy or bone marrow/stem cell transplantation for non-AML malignancy allowed * No prior alvocidib * No other concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy * No other concurrent investigational or commercially-available antitumor therapies for AML * LVEF \>= 45%

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Complete Response1 yearBone marrow showing less than 5% leukemic blasts with normal maturation of all cell lines, an ANC of at least 1000/uL and a platelet count of 100,000/uL, absence of blast in peripheral blood, absence of identifiable leukemic cells in the bone marrow, clearance of disease-associated cytogenetic abnormalities, and clearance of any previously existing extramedullary disease. Repeat marrow confirmation 4-6 weeks following the marrow documenting CR is not required due to the need for continued treatment in CR.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Experiencing Death From Any Cause Within 60 Days of Starting FLAM60 daysToxicity defined as death from any cause within 60 days of starting FLAM.
Disease-free Survivalup to 2 yearsThis will be defined as the time between study entry and the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented, or death from any cause occurs.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

All newly diagnosed adults diagnosed with AML were considered for participation.Enrolled on study between November 20, 2008 and July 20, 2010.

Pre-assignment details

2 patients on each arm consented to study, but were screen failures and did not start treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Arm I
Patients receive alvocidib IV over 1 hour on days 1-3, cytarabine IV continuously over 72 hours on days 6-8, and mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 60-120 minutes on day 9.
39
Arm II
Patients receive alvocidib IV over 30 minutes followed by alvocidib IV over 4 hours on days 1-3. Patients also receive cytarabine and mitoxantrone hydrochloride as in arm I.
39
Total78

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicArm IIArm ITotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
9 Participants12 Participants21 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
30 Participants27 Participants57 Participants
Age, Continuous59 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 53
61 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 54
60 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 58
Region of Enrollment
United States
39 participants39 participants78 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
20 Participants13 Participants33 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
19 Participants26 Participants45 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
1 / 391 / 39
serious
Total, serious adverse events
8 / 398 / 39

Outcome results

Primary

Complete Response

Bone marrow showing less than 5% leukemic blasts with normal maturation of all cell lines, an ANC of at least 1000/uL and a platelet count of 100,000/uL, absence of blast in peripheral blood, absence of identifiable leukemic cells in the bone marrow, clearance of disease-associated cytogenetic abnormalities, and clearance of any previously existing extramedullary disease. Repeat marrow confirmation 4-6 weeks following the marrow documenting CR is not required due to the need for continued treatment in CR.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: 39 patients had been enrolled in each arm with two patients in each arm receiving incomplete therapy

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm IComplete Response24 participants
Arm IIComplete Response29 participants
Secondary

Disease-free Survival

This will be defined as the time between study entry and the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented, or death from any cause occurs.

Time frame: up to 2 years

Population: 39 patients had been enrolled in each arm with two patients in each arm receiving incomplete therapy.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Arm IDisease-free Survival13.6 months
Arm IIDisease-free Survival12.0 months
Secondary

Number of Participants Experiencing Death From Any Cause Within 60 Days of Starting FLAM

Toxicity defined as death from any cause within 60 days of starting FLAM.

Time frame: 60 days

Population: 39 patients had been enrolled in each arm with two patients in each arm receiving incomplete therapy. Toxicity defined as death from any cause within 60 days of starting FLAM.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Arm INumber of Participants Experiencing Death From Any Cause Within 60 Days of Starting FLAM3 Participants
Arm IINumber of Participants Experiencing Death From Any Cause Within 60 Days of Starting FLAM3 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026