Clofarabine, Cytarabine, and Filgrastim Followed by Infusion of Non-HLA Matched Ex Vivo Expanded Cord Blood Progenitors in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

NCT01031368 | Completed Phase 1 FDA Drug

• 2 other identifiers: 2335.00NCI-2009-01333
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 29
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This phase I trial is studying the safety and potential efficacy of infusing non-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched ex vivo expanded cord blood progenitors following treatment with clofarabine and cytarabine for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The combination of clofarabine, cytarabine (Ara-C) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been tested in earlier studies for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. In these previous clinical trials, this combination of drugs has been shown to have an anti-leukemia effect. However, the combination of clofarabine and Ara-C is profoundly myelosuppressive and immunosuppressive causing periods of neutropenia potentially lasting more than three weeks. During this period, patients are at increased risk of infections that can result in an increased risk of death. G-CSF is a growth factor that is used to help the white blood cells recover more quickly, but even with G-CSF, the use of clofarabine and Ara-C is often limited by the need to take long breaks between treatments to allow blood counts to recover. In our lab we have developed a method of growing or "expanding" blood stem cells (cells that give rise to the blood system) from umbilical cord blood. We are doing this study to find out if giving these expanded cells after chemotherapy is safe, helps the blood system recover more quickly from chemotherapy to allow shorter breaks between treatments, and decreases the risk of infection

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(15;17)(q22;q12); 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 Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (M3); Adult Erythroleukemia (M6a); Adult Pure Erythroid Leukemia (M6b); Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Grade 3 or greater infusion toxicity, as defined by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0

  Up to 24 hours after expanded progenitor cell infusion

• Treatment-related mortality

  Up to 5 years

• Platelet refractoriness in the presence of alloimmunization

  Up to 6 months post-treatment

• Exacerbation of chemotherapy-related toxicity, as defined by NCI CTCAE version 3.0

  Up to 21 days after initiation of clofarabine/cytarabine administration

• Delayed marrow recovery (in the absence of relapse) when expanded cord blood progenitors are infused, defined as failure to achieve neutrophil recovery (ANC less than 500) post treatment with marrow cellularity and marrow blast count less than 5%

  Up to day 35

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (chemotherapy, G-CSF, cord blood infusion)

EXPERIMENTAL

INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients receive clofarabine IV over 1 hour and cytarabine hydrochloride IV over 2 hours on days 1-5. Patients receive an infusion of non-HLA matched ex vivo expanded cord blood progenitors on day 6. G-CSF is administered SC on days 0-5 and from day 7 until blood counts recover. Treatment modifications may apply according to response. CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients receive clofarabine IV over 1 hour and cytarabine hydrochloride IV over 2 hours on days 1-5. Patients also receive G-CSF SC beginning on day 0 and continuing until blood counts recover.

Drug: cytarabine; Drug: clofarabine; Drug: filgrastim; Biological: Ex-vivo expanded cord blood progenitor cell infusion; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

Interventions

cytarabine DRUG

Given IV

Also known as: ARA-C, arabinofuranosylcytosine, arabinosylcytosine, Cytosar-U, cytosine arabinoside

Treatment (chemotherapy, G-CSF, cord blood infusion)

clofarabine DRUG

Given IV

Also known as: CAFdA, Clofarex, Clolar

Treatment (chemotherapy, G-CSF, cord blood infusion)

filgrastim DRUG

Given SC

Also known as: G-CSF, Neupogen

Treatment (chemotherapy, G-CSF, cord blood infusion)

Ex-vivo expanded cord blood progenitor cell infusion BIOLOGICAL

Undergo ex vivo-expanded cord blood progenitor cell infusion

Also known as: Dilanubicel, NLA101

Treatment (chemotherapy, G-CSF, cord blood infusion)

laboratory biomarker analysis OTHER

Correlative studies

Treatment (chemotherapy, G-CSF, cord blood infusion)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Cohort A: Diagnosis of AML by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, either relapsed or refractory; acute promyelocytic leukemia \[Acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12) and variants\] will be eligible only after failure of a regimen containing arsenic trioxide; patients in this cohort must have had an initial remission duration of \< 1 year and cannot have received any prior salvage chemotherapy
• Cohort B: Untreated AML patients, excluding those with favorable cytogenetic or molecular abnormalities per the European LeukemiaNet recommendations
• Cohort C: Untreated AML patients, including those with favorable cytogenetic or molecular abnormalities per the European LeukemiaNet recommendations
• The first three patients enrolled in cohorts A and B must be less than 60 years old; thereafter, patients aged \>= 18 and =\< 70 are eligible
• The first three patients enrolled in cohorts A and B must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 -1; thereafter, ECOG performance status of 0-2 is required
• Serum creatinine =\< 1.0 mg/dL; if serum creatinine \> 1.0 mg/dl, then the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) must be \> 60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 as calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation where predicted GFR (ml/min/1.73 m\^2) = 186 X (Serum Creatinine)\^-1.154 X (age in years)\^-0.203 X (0.742 if patient is female) X (1.212 if patient is black)
• Serum total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) unless elevation is thought to be due to Gilbert's syndrome, hemolysis, or hepatic infiltration by the hematologic malignancy
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2.5 X ULN, unless elevation is thought to be due to hepatic infiltration by the hematologic malignancy
• Alkaline phosphatase =\< 2.5 x ULN
• Capable of understanding the investigational nature, potential risks and benefits of the study, and able to provide valid informed consent
• Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 2 weeks prior to enrollment
• Male and female patients must be willing to use an effective contraceptive method during the study and for a minimum of 90 days after study treatment

You may not qualify if:

• Allogeneic transplant recipients
• Current concomitant chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy other than as specified in the protocol with the exception of intrathecal chemotherapy administered on days that are not concurrent with clofarabine and cytarabine
• Have any other severe concurrent disease, or have a history of serious organ dysfunction or disease involving the heart, kidney, liver (including symptomatic hepatitis, veno-occlusive disease), or other organ system dysfunction
• Patients with a systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection not controlled (defined as exhibiting ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection and without improvement, despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment)
• Pregnant or lactating patients
• Any significant concurrent disease, illness, or psychiatric disorder that would compromise patient safety or compliance, interfere with consent, study participation, follow up, or interpretation of study results

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nohla Therapeutics, Inc.: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Delaney C, Milano F, Cicconi L, Othus M, Becker PS, Sandhu V, Nicoud I, Dahlberg A, Bernstein ID, Appelbaum FR, Estey EH. Infusion of a non-HLA-matched ex-vivo expanded cord blood progenitor cell product after intensive acute myeloid leukaemia chemotherapy: a phase 1 trial. Lancet Haematol. 2016 Jul;3(7):e330-9. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30023-0. Epub 2016 Jun 7.

  PMID: 27374466 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute; Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Congenital Abnormalities; Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute; Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute

Interventions

Cytarabine; Clofarabine; Filgrastim; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Bone Marrow Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Arabinonucleosides; Nucleosides; Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides; Adenine Nucleotides; Purine Nucleotides; Purines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Nucleotides; Ribonucleotides; Colony-Stimulating Factors; Glycoproteins; Glycoconjugates; Carbohydrates; Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors; Cytokines; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Peptides; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Proteins; Biological Factors

Study Officials

• Colleen Delaney

  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2009
• First Posted: December 14, 2009
• Study Start: December 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2012
• Study Completion: October 24, 2012
• Last Updated: March 1, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Locations

US (1)