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Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Pilot Phase II Study of Erlotinib for the Treatment of Patients With Refractory/Relapsed AML

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01664897
Enrollment
29
Registered
2012-08-14
Start date
2013-05-16
Completion date
2018-10-25
Last updated
2020-01-07

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

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13.1q22); CBFB-MYH11, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13.1;q22); CBFB-MYH11, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21); (q22; q22.1); RUNX1-RUNX1T1, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(9;11)(p22.3;q23.3); MLLT3-KMT2A, Adult Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia With PML-RARA, Alkylating Agent-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Brief summary

This pilot phase II trial studies how well erlotinib hydrochloride works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the efficacy of erlotinib (erlotinib hydrochloride) in patients with refractory or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). II. To determine the safety and tolerability of erlotinib in this patient population. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To investigate inhibitory effect of this drug on spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) and its down-stream targets such as mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 (JNK), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (Erk). II. To evaluate its role in janus kinase (Jak)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway and to investigate erlotinib-mediated cell death and/or differentiation. III. To quantitate concentrations of plasma erlotinib. OUTLINE: Patients receive erlotinib hydrochloride orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days.

Interventions

DRUGErlotinib Hydrochloride

Given PO

OTHERLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Astellas Pharma Inc
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with AML who have either been refractory to prior therapy or have relapsed after prior therapy; patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) who received therapy with a hypomethylating agent and progress to AML are eligible if they have received any therapy for MDS and failed (i.e., lack or loss of response) regardless of whether they have received therapy for AML or not; the World Health Organization (WHO) classification will be used for AML * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 * Total bilirubin =\< 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2.5 x ULN * Creatinine =\< 2 x ULN * Patients must provide written informed consent * Patients must have been off chemotherapy for 2 weeks prior to entering this study, unless there is evidence of rapidly progressive disease, and must have recovered from the clinically significant toxic effects of that therapy to at least grade 1; use of hydroxyurea for patients with rapidly proliferative disease is allowed before the start of study therapy and for the first four weeks on therapy * Patients-both males and females-with reproductive potential (i.e., menopausal for less than 1 year and not surgically sterilized) must practice effective contraceptive measures throughout the study; women of childbearing potential must provide a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 14 days prior to initiation of study

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with known allergy or hypersensitivity to erlotinib * Patients with any other known disease (except carcinoma in-situ) concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition (e.g. uncontrolled diabetes; cardiovascular disease including congestive heart failure New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class III or IV, myocardial infarction within 6 months, and poorly controlled hypertension; chronic renal failure; or active uncontrolled infection) which, in the opinion of the investigator could compromise participation in the study * Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol * Significant gastrointestinal disorders that may interfere with absorption of erlotinib * Patients who can receive a stem cell transplant within 4 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Participants With a ResponseUp to 3 months post-treatmentOverall Response is complete remission (CR) + CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) + Partial remission (PR) + Hematologic improvement (HI) + Morphologic Leukemia-Free State (MLF). (CR) is Bone marrow; \</=5% blasts, no Auer rods or extramedullary disease and peripheral blood counts \>/= 1.0x10\^9/L Neutrophils, \>/= 100x10\^9/L platelets and no circulating blasts. (CRi), same as CR for bone marrow and \<1.0x10\^9/L neutrophils and \< 100x10\^9/L platelets in peripheral blood counts. PR is all CR criteria if abnormal prior to treatment except \>/= 50%reduction in bone marrow blast but still \> 5%. MLF is \</=5% myeloblasts on bone marrow . HI response must be described by the number of positively affected cell lines..
Incidence of Clinically Significant, Non-hematologic Grade 3 or 4 Toxicities at Least Possibly Related to Erlotinib HydrochlorideUp to 30 daysSafety summaries will include tabulations in the form of tables and listings. The number of participants affected by treatment-emergent adverse events will be reported.
Overall SurvivalUp to 97 weeksTime from date of treatment start until date of death due to any cause or last Follow-up.
Event-free SurvivalUp to 21 weeksTime from date of treatment start until the date of first objective documentation of disease-relapse.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Biomarker ExpressionsUp to 30 daysDescriptive statistics will be used to summarize the expression of biomarkers and the concentrations of plasma erlotinib hydrochloride. The Wilcoxon rank sum test will be used to compare the expressions of biomarkers and concentrations of plasma erlotinib hydrochloride between patients with and without response.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Recruitment Period: May 2013 to May 2014

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)
Patients receive erlotinib hydrochloride PO QD on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Erlotinib Hydrochloride: Given PO Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies
29
Total29

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
16 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
13 Participants
Age, Continuous67 years
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
20 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
29 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
17 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
6 / 29
other
Total, other adverse events
29 / 29
serious
Total, serious adverse events
23 / 29

Outcome results

Primary

Event-free Survival

Time from date of treatment start until the date of first objective documentation of disease-relapse.

Time frame: Up to 21 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)Event-free Survival5 Weeks
Primary

Incidence of Clinically Significant, Non-hematologic Grade 3 or 4 Toxicities at Least Possibly Related to Erlotinib Hydrochloride

Safety summaries will include tabulations in the form of tables and listings. The number of participants affected by treatment-emergent adverse events will be reported.

Time frame: Up to 30 days

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)Incidence of Clinically Significant, Non-hematologic Grade 3 or 4 Toxicities at Least Possibly Related to Erlotinib HydrochlorideFatigue10 Participants
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)Incidence of Clinically Significant, Non-hematologic Grade 3 or 4 Toxicities at Least Possibly Related to Erlotinib HydrochlorideDiarrhea10 Participants
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)Incidence of Clinically Significant, Non-hematologic Grade 3 or 4 Toxicities at Least Possibly Related to Erlotinib HydrochlorideNausea8 Participants
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)Incidence of Clinically Significant, Non-hematologic Grade 3 or 4 Toxicities at Least Possibly Related to Erlotinib HydrochlorideRash7 Participants
Primary

Overall Survival

Time from date of treatment start until date of death due to any cause or last Follow-up.

Time frame: Up to 97 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)Overall Survival14 Weeks
Primary

Participants With a Response

Overall Response is complete remission (CR) + CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) + Partial remission (PR) + Hematologic improvement (HI) + Morphologic Leukemia-Free State (MLF). (CR) is Bone marrow; \</=5% blasts, no Auer rods or extramedullary disease and peripheral blood counts \>/= 1.0x10\^9/L Neutrophils, \>/= 100x10\^9/L platelets and no circulating blasts. (CRi), same as CR for bone marrow and \<1.0x10\^9/L neutrophils and \< 100x10\^9/L platelets in peripheral blood counts. PR is all CR criteria if abnormal prior to treatment except \>/= 50%reduction in bone marrow blast but still \> 5%. MLF is \</=5% myeloblasts on bone marrow . HI response must be described by the number of positively affected cell lines..

Time frame: Up to 3 months post-treatment

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)Participants With a Response3 Participants
Secondary

Biomarker Expressions

Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize the expression of biomarkers and the concentrations of plasma erlotinib hydrochloride. The Wilcoxon rank sum test will be used to compare the expressions of biomarkers and concentrations of plasma erlotinib hydrochloride between patients with and without response.

Time frame: Up to 30 days

Population: Samples and data required for the above outcome measure were not done, therefore we cannot report any outcomes for the above outcome measure.

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