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Idarubicin, Cytarabine, and Pravastatin Sodium in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Idarubicin, Cytarabine and Pravastatin (IAP) for Induction of Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01831232
Enrollment
24
Registered
2013-04-15
Start date
2013-05-31
Completion date
2016-01-31
Last updated
2017-11-17

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

Conditions

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), Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Unclassifiable, Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts, Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Brief summary

This clinical trial studies idarubicin, cytarabine, and pravastatin sodium in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as idarubicin and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Pravastatin sodium may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving idarubicin and cytarabine together with pravastatin sodium may kill more cancer cells.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the rate of achieving a good complete response (CR) after treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with idarubicin, cytarabine and pravastatin (pravastatin sodium) (IAP). II. To determine the toxicity (death within 28 days of starting therapy = treatment related mortality or TRM) with IAP in newly-diagnosed AML. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine rates of complete remission (CR), remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi), partial remission (PR), relapse-free survival and overall survival. II. To identify biomarkers (ie. changes in serum cholesterol) associated with clinical responses. OUTLINE: Patients receive pravastatin sodium orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-8, idarubicin intravenously (IV) over 10-15 minutes on days 4-6, and cytarabine IV continuously on days 4-7. Treatment repeats every 28-56 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years and then annually for 3 years.

Interventions

Given PO

DRUGidarubicin

Given IV

DRUGcytarabine

Given IV

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Fred Hutchinson 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 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia by World Health Organization (WHO) 2008 criteria, including patients with \>= 20% blasts in the bone marrow or peripheral blood (except acute promyelocytic leukemia), or myelodysplastic syndrome refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB)-2 by WHO classification or advanced myeloproliferative neoplasm with \>= 10% blasts in the bone marrow or peripheral blood, including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) CMML-2 by WHO 2008 classification * Untreated AML or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and a simplified TRM score of =\< 9.2 * Bilirubin \< 2.0 mg/ml * Any creatinine value is acceptable * Any performance status is eligible * Life expectancy otherwise \> 1 year * Patients are not excluded based on cardiac history * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 2 weeks prior to enrollment * Patients must use an effective contraceptive method during the study and for a minimum of 90 days after study treatment * Capable of understanding the investigational nature, potential risks and benefits of the study, and able to provide valid informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Good Complete Remission (CR)35 daysA Bayesian design intended to simultaneously monitor efficacy and toxicity will be used. Definition of Good CR: Conventional criteria for CR (absolute neutrophil count \> 1,000/uL, platelet count \> 100,000/uL, marrow with \<5% morphologic blasts) and additionally the requirements that marrow Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) - detected by 10-color flow cytometry or conventional cytogenetic evaluation - be absent and that the above blood counts be obtained.
Number of Participants With TRM.28 daysA Bayesian design intended to simultaneously monitor efficacy and toxicity will be used. TRM: Treatment Related Mortality

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free Survival (PFS)1 year after treatment with IAP
Overall Survival1 year after treatment with IAPAmount of time a patient lives after treatment with IAP
Number of Biomarker-positive Participants With Clinical Responses38 days after dosingBiomarkers: FLT3-ITD positive, NPM1 positive, CEBPA. A good CR is defined as \<5% blasts in the marrow by morphologic evaluation along with the absence of any MRD by flow cytometry or cytogenetics and recovery of blood counts (platelets \>100,00 and absolute neutrophil count \>1,000) by day 35 after induction. Cheson AML Response Criteria is used for Morphologic Leukemia Free State, Morphologic Complete Remission, Cytogenetic Complete Remission (CRc), Molecular Complete Remission (CRm), Morphologic Complete Remission with Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi), Partial Remission (PR), Treatment Failure, Recurrence (Progressive Disease).
Rate of Complete Remission (CR), Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi) and Partial Remission (PR)35 daysComplete remission (CR) - includes patients with good CR and CR with minimal residual disease (MRD); remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi), partial remission (PR)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)
Patients receive pravastatin sodium PO QD on days 1-8, idarubicin IV over 10-15 minutes on days 4-6, and cytarabine IV continuously on days 4-7. Treatment repeats every 28-56 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. pravastatin sodium: Given PO idarubicin: Given IV cytarabine: Given IV laboratory biomarker analysis: Correlative studies
24
Total24

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)
Age, Continuous57 years
Diagnosis
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
21 Participants
Diagnosis
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
1 Participants
Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
15 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
6 / 24
other
Total, other adverse events
24 / 24
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 24

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Good Complete Remission (CR)

A Bayesian design intended to simultaneously monitor efficacy and toxicity will be used. Definition of Good CR: Conventional criteria for CR (absolute neutrophil count \> 1,000/uL, platelet count \> 100,000/uL, marrow with \<5% morphologic blasts) and additionally the requirements that marrow Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) - detected by 10-color flow cytometry or conventional cytogenetic evaluation - be absent and that the above blood counts be obtained.

Time frame: 35 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Number of Participants With Good Complete Remission (CR)12 Participants
Primary

Number of Participants With TRM.

A Bayesian design intended to simultaneously monitor efficacy and toxicity will be used. TRM: Treatment Related Mortality

Time frame: 28 days

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Number of Participants With TRM.2 participants
Secondary

Number of Biomarker-positive Participants With Clinical Responses

Biomarkers: FLT3-ITD positive, NPM1 positive, CEBPA. A good CR is defined as \<5% blasts in the marrow by morphologic evaluation along with the absence of any MRD by flow cytometry or cytogenetics and recovery of blood counts (platelets \>100,00 and absolute neutrophil count \>1,000) by day 35 after induction. Cheson AML Response Criteria is used for Morphologic Leukemia Free State, Morphologic Complete Remission, Cytogenetic Complete Remission (CRc), Molecular Complete Remission (CRm), Morphologic Complete Remission with Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi), Partial Remission (PR), Treatment Failure, Recurrence (Progressive Disease).

Time frame: 38 days after dosing

Population: Participants with biomarkers: FLT3-ITD positive, NPM1 positive or CEBPA

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Number of Biomarker-positive Participants With Clinical Responses0 participants with clinical responses
Secondary

Overall Survival

Amount of time a patient lives after treatment with IAP

Time frame: 1 year after treatment with IAP

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Overall Survival53.5 percentage of patients surviving
Secondary

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

Time frame: 1 year after treatment with IAP

Population: Patients who had a good complete remission (CR), CR with evidence of minimal residual disease (MRD), or complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) following treatment. Cheson AML Response Criteria are used to assess response.Good CR is defined as \<5% blasts in marrow, no MRD and recovery of blood counts by day 35 after induction.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Progression Free Survival (PFS)52.6 percentage of patients with PFS
Secondary

Rate of Complete Remission (CR), Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi) and Partial Remission (PR)

Complete remission (CR) - includes patients with good CR and CR with minimal residual disease (MRD); remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi), partial remission (PR)

Time frame: 35 days

Population: All patient who received IAP treatment were assessed for response. The number of participants with CR, CRi and PR are included in the table below.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Rate of Complete Remission (CR), Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi) and Partial Remission (PR)CR15 Participants
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Rate of Complete Remission (CR), Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi) and Partial Remission (PR)CRi2 Participants
Treatment (Pravastatin Sodium, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine)Rate of Complete Remission (CR), Remission With Incomplete Blood Count Recovery (CRi) and Partial Remission (PR)PR0 Participants

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