NCT02861040

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this investigational research study is to determine how safe and tolerable the study drug volasertib is in combination with liposomal vincristine (Marqibo; an FDA-approved drug) in patients with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. While VSLI demonstrated an overall response rate of 35% in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) patients that had failed to respond to or relapsed after chemotherapy, combining it with other agents may increase clinical benefit. Volasertib inhibits proteins involved in the cell cycle that are increased in ALL. When volasertib inhibits these proteins ALL cells die. In the laboratory, volasertib has been shown to increase activity of vincristine against ALL cells. Therefore, we think the combination of volasertib and VSLI will be more effective against your leukemia than either drug used alone. This study will try to find out what effects, good and/or bad, this drug combination has on the patient and their cancer, and to find a dose that may be used in future studies.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

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Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2016

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 2, 2016

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 10, 2016

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

December 15, 2016

Status Verified

December 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

August 2, 2016

Last Update Submit

December 13, 2016

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

    Determine the MTD of volasertib and VSLI in RR ALL, the MTD will be defined as the highest dose level at which ≤ 1 Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) occurs in 6 patients and will be assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03.

    Up to day 1 of cycle 2

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Rate of complete remission (CR/Cri)

    After every 2 even number cycles during treatment then every 28 days up to 1 year during follow-up

  • Duration of Remission (DOR)

    Up to 1 year from end of treatment

  • Minimal Residual Disease (MRD-negativity) rate

    Up to 1 year

  • Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Up to 1 year from end of treatment

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    Up to 1 year from end of treatment

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (3)

  • Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) protein expression

    On cycle 1 day 1 and then 48 hours after 1st volasertib dose

  • mTOR phosphoprotein expression levels and clinical response

    On cycle 1 day 1 and then 48 hours after 1st volasertib dose

  • Interaction of Volasertib with VSLI in vivo

    At day 1 of cycle 1

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (volasertib, vincristine sulfate liposome)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive volasertib IV over 1 hour on day 1 and vincristine sulfate liposome IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 12 courses in the absence of disease progression, development of an inter-current illness that prevents further administration of treatment, unacceptable toxicity, patient decides to withdraw or treating investigator determines that the patient should be taken off treatment for any reason.

Other: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther: Pharmacological StudyDrug: Vincristine Sulfate LiposomeDrug: Volasertib

Interventions

Correlative studies

Treatment (volasertib, vincristine sulfate liposome)

Correlative studies

Treatment (volasertib, vincristine sulfate liposome)

Given IV

Also known as: Marqibo
Treatment (volasertib, vincristine sulfate liposome)

Given IV

Also known as: BI 6727, BI-6727, Polo-like Kinase 1 Inhibitor BI 6727
Treatment (volasertib, vincristine sulfate liposome)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed diagnosis of Philadelphia-negative ALL by bone marrow biopsy or aspirate
  • Patients must have \>= 5% blasts in the bone marrow
  • Patients must have refractory disease, disease relapse or progression after at least two prior systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy regimens
  • Note: Exceptions may be made if a patient is deemed unfit for first-line salvage therapy by the treating physician; such cases should be clearly documented
  • Patients with a history of CNS (central nervous system) leukemia are eligible if they are not symptomatic from current CNS involvement; if there is CNS involvement that is known prior to enrollment or identified subsequently, it will be treated accordingly with intrathecal chemotherapy per the treating physician
  • Patients must exhibit an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =\< 2
  • Patients must have adequate organ function within 14 days prior to registration, as defined below:
  • Total bilirubin =\< 2 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/aspartate aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SPGT\]) =\< 3 x ULN
  • Creatinine =\< 2 X ULN
  • Females of child-bearing potential (FOCBP) and males must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 6 months following completion of therapy; should a female patient become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
  • NOTE: A FOCBP is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria:
  • Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy
  • Has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months (and therefore has not been naturally postmenopausal for \> 12 months)
  • FOCBP must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days prior to registration on study
  • +1 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who have had chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events (=\< grade 1 or patient's baseline) due to agents administered more than 2 weeks earlier are not eligible
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents within 7 days of registration
  • Patients may not be receiving any medications that are known to prolong QT interval unless reviewed and approved by the principal investigator (PI)
  • Patients who have a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to volasertib or VSLI are not eligible
  • Subject may not have had hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) meeting any of the following:
  • Is within 2 months of transplant from cycle 1 day 1 (C1D1)
  • Has clinically significant graft-versus-host disease requiring treatment
  • Has \>= grade 2 persistent non-hematological toxicity related to the transplant
  • Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) is not permitted \< 30 days prior to study registration
  • Patients with \>= grade 2 sensory or motor neuropathy are not eligible
  • Fridericia's corrected QT (QTcF) prolongation \> 470 ms or QT prolongation deemed clinically relevant by the investigator (e.g., congenital long QT syndrome); the QTcF will be calculated as the mean of the 3 electrocardiograms (ECGs) taken at screening
  • NOTE: The formula used to calculate QTcF can be physician's choice, but it must be used consistently throughout the study
  • Patients who have an uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to any of the following, are not eligible:
  • Ongoing or active infection requiring systemic treatment
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure (\>= class 3)
  • +10 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Interventions

VincristineBI 6727

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leukemia, LymphoidLeukemiaNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsHematologic DiseasesHemic and Lymphatic DiseasesLymphoproliferative DisordersLymphatic DiseasesImmunoproliferative DisordersImmune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vinca AlkaloidsSecologanin Tryptamine AlkaloidsIndole AlkaloidsAlkaloidsHeterocyclic CompoundsIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingIndolizidinesIndolizines

Study Officials

  • Shira Dinner, MD

    Northwestern University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2016

First Posted

August 10, 2016

Study Start

August 1, 2016

Primary Completion

July 1, 2018

Last Updated

December 15, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-12

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