NCT00569010

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of Azacytidine (5-azacytidine) combined with cytosine arabinoside (ara-C) for the treatment of patients with relapsed and/or refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or high-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). The safety and effectiveness of this treatment combination will also be studied.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
36

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2005

Longer than P75 for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2005

Completed
2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 5, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 6, 2007

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2009

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

February 14, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

August 1, 2012

Status Verified

July 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

3.8 years

First QC Date

December 5, 2007

Results QC Date

January 21, 2011

Last Update Submit

July 26, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Acute Myelogenous LeukemiaAMLMyelodysplastic SyndromeMDSLeukemia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Participants With Complete Remission

    Clinical response is determined by achievement of a complete remission (CR) as judged by morphological criteria (\< 1% blasts in bone marrow with neutrophil recovery) according to International Working Group (IWG) criteria.

    6 weeks

Study Arms (4)

Low-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 0

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 1 = Low-Dose Ara-C + Azacitidine-Level 0 Low-Dose Ara-C: 100 mg/m\^2 Daily continuous intravenous infusion (CIV) for 7 days Azacitidine (AZA): 37.5 mg/m\^2 intravenous (IV) Over 20-30 minutes Daily for 7 Days

Drug: AzacitidineDrug: Ara-C

Low-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 2 = Low-Dose Ara-C + Azacitidine-Level 1 Low-Dose Ara-C: 100 mg/m\^2 Daily continuous intravenous infusion (CIV) for 7 days AZA: Level 1 = 75.0 mg/m\^2 IV Over 20-30 minutes Daily for 7 days

Drug: AzacitidineDrug: Ara-C

High-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 0

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 3 = High-Dose Ara-C + Azacitidine-Level 0 High-dose Ara-C: 1 g/m\^2 Daily CIV for 4 days (age\<65years) or 3 days (age\>=65years) AZA: 37.5 mg/m\^2 IV Over 20-30 minutes Daily for 7 Days

Drug: AzacitidineDrug: Ara-C

High-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 4 = High-Dose Ara-C + Azacitidine-Level 1 High-dose Ara-C: 1 g/m\^2 Daily CIV for 4 days (age\<65years) or 3 days (age\>=65 years) AZA:Level 1 = 75.0 mg/m\^2 IV Over 20-30 minutes Daily for 7 days

Drug: AzacitidineDrug: Ara-C

Interventions

Group 1 and 3 at Level 0 = 37.5 mg/m\^2 IV Over 20-30 minutes Daily for 7 Days Group 2 and 4 at Level 1 = 75.0 mg/m\^2 IV Over 20-30 minutes Daily for 7 days

Also known as: Vidaza
High-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 0High-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 1Low-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 0Low-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 1
Ara-CDRUG

Group 1 and 2 at Low-Dose = 100 mg/m\^2 Daily continuous intravenous infusion (CIV) for 7 days Arms 3 and 4 at High-dose = 1 g/m\^2 Daily CIV for 4 days (age\<65 years) or 3 days (age\>=65 years)

Also known as: Cytosar-U, cytarabine, cytosine Arabinoside
High-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 0High-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 1Low-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 0Low-Dose Ara-C + AZA-Level 1

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or high risk and previously treated Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS).
  • Patients with (1) refractory disease or (2) first relapse within 6 months of therapy or (3) 2nd or more of relapse of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) or high risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome MDS will be considered for the study.
  • Patients must have been off chemotherapy for 4 weeks prior to entering this study and recovered from the toxic effects of that therapy, unless there is evidence of rapidly progressive disease.
  • Age \>=18 years. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation plays a significant role in development, and the effects of azacitidine in children are not well described.
  • Patients must have normal organ as defined: Total bilirubin \<2 mg, aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \<2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal, Creatinine \<2 mg
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  • Women of child bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to azacitidine treatment.
  • Women of child bearing potential should be advised to avoid becoming pregnant and men should be advised to not father a child while receiving treatment with azacytidine.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier, unless there is evidence of rapidly progressive disease. Patients may have received hydroxyurea prior to entering the study.
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents for their leukemias.
  • Patients with active brain or meningeal disease should be excluded.
  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity to azacitidine or mannitol
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because azacitidine is a Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methyltransferase inhibitor which has teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with azacitidine, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with azacitidine.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMyelodysplastic SyndromesLeukemia

Interventions

AzacitidineCytarabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leukemia, MyeloidNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsHematologic DiseasesHemic and Lymphatic DiseasesBone Marrow Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aza CompoundsOrganic ChemicalsCytidinePyrimidine NucleosidesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and NucleosidesRibonucleosidesArabinonucleosides

Results Point of Contact

Title
Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D./Professor
Organization
The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center

Study Officials

  • Jean-Pierre Issa, MD

    M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 5, 2007

First Posted

December 6, 2007

Study Start

December 1, 2005

Primary Completion

October 1, 2009

Study Completion

October 1, 2009

Last Updated

August 1, 2012

Results First Posted

February 14, 2011

Record last verified: 2012-07

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