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Phase I/II Study of Daunorubicin Liposomal and SU5416 in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts (RAEB), RAEB in Transformation, or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Refractory to Induction Chemotherapy (Summary Last Modified 05/2001)

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Liposomal Daunorubicin and SU5416 in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer That Has Not Responded to Initial Therapy

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II, Phase I


Treatment


Completed


18 and over


NCI


MDA-ID-99341
NCI-673, NCT00005942, 673

Objectives

I.  Determine the maximum tolerated dose of SU5416 when administered with 
daunorubicin liposomal in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, refractory 
anemia with excess blasts (RAEB), RAEB in transformation, or chronic 
myelomonocytic leukemia not in complete remission 21-50 days after one course 
of induction chemotherapy.

II.  Determine the efficacy of this regimen in these patients.

III.  Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxicities of this regimen in 
these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:


Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, refractory anemia with excess blasts
(RAEB), RAEB in transformation, or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in
transformation
 Not in complete remission 21-50 days after beginning course one of initial
  induction chemotherapy
 No more than 1 course of prior chemotherapy containing the following:
  Cytarabine at a dose of at least 1 g/m2 daily for 4 days AND
  Topotecan OR an anthracycline at standard doses:
   Daunorubicin no greater than 65 mg/m2 daily for 3 days OR
   Idarubicin 12 mg/m2 daily for 3 days

Patients beginning study on days 21-42 of course one must have persistent
blasts in bone marrow or blood with no evidence of improvement

Patients beginning study on days 42-50 may or may not have persistent blasts
but must have thrombocytopenia or neutropenia that is not improving

No prior CNS hemorrhage


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:


Biologic therapy:
 At least 2 weeks since prior recombinant growth factors
 No concurrent biologic anticancer therapy
 No concurrent colony stimulating factors
 No prior angiogenesis inhibitor therapy (including metalloproteinase
  inhibitors, thalidomide, antiVEGF/Flk-1 monoclonal antibody therapy, or
  other investigational drugs which act on this pathway)

Chemotherapy:
 See Disease Characteristics
 At least 2 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered
 No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:
 Not specified

Radiotherapy:
 No prior stereotactic CNS radiotherapy
 No concurrent systemic radiotherapy

Surgery:
 At least 1 week since prior minor surgery
 At least 2 weeks since prior major surgery
 No concurrent surgery

Other:
 No prior organ transplant
 At least 2 weeks since prior antibiotics
 At least 2 weeks since prior investigational agents
 No other concurrent investigational agents
 No concurrent antibiotics for active infection


Patient Characteristics:


Age:
 18 and over

Performance status:
 Zubrod 0 or 1

Life expectancy:
 Not specified

Hematopoietic:
 See Disease Characteristics

Hepatic:
 Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
 SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal:
 Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:
 No uncompensated coronary artery disease
 No myocardial infarction or severe/unstable angina in the past 6 months
 LVEF at least 40% by MUGA or echocardiography
 No severe peripheral vascular disease
 No deep venous or arterial thrombosis within the past 3 months

Pulmonary:
 No pulmonary embolism with the past 3 months

Other:
 Not pregnant or nursing
 Negative pregnancy test
 Fertile patients must use effective contraception
 No active infection
 No psychosis or mental disability that would preclude study
 No known allergy to Cremophor or Cremophor based drug products,
  corticosteroids, H1 blockers, H2 blockers, or paclitaxel
 No diabetes mellitus
 No acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory
  abnormality, that would increase risks associated with study

Expected Enrollment

A total of 12-37 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

Outline

This is a dose escalation study of SU5416.

Patients receive daunorubicin liposomal IV over 6 hours on days 1-3 and SU5416 
IV twice a week for 2 months.  The second course is administered for 1 month, 
then treatment continues every 4-6 weeks in the absence of disease progression 
or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of SU5416 until the maximum 
tolerated dose (MTD) is determined.  The MTD is defined as the dose preceding 
that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicities.

Patients are followed every 3 months.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Francis Giles, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 713-792-7305; 800-392-1611
Email: fgiles@mdanderson.org

Registry Information
Official Title Phase II Trial of Liposomal Daunorubicin (Daunoxome) and SU5416 (NSC 696819) in Patients with AML, RAEB, RAEB-T or CMML in Transformation Refractory to One Course of Induction Chemotherapy
Trial Start Date 2000-03-17
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00005942
Date Submitted to PDQ 2000-03-24
Information Last Verified 2001-05-01
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA16672

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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