Pevonedistat, Azacitidine, Fludarabine Phosphate, and Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome

NCT03813147 | Completed Phase 1 Results DMC FDA Drug

• 2 other identifiers: NCI-2019-00215ADVL1712
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 19

Brief Summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and how well pevonedistat, azacitidine, fludarabine phosphate, and cytarabine work in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome that has come back (relapsed) or has not responded to treatment (refractory). Pevonedistat may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Chemotherapy drugs, such as azacitidine, fludarabine phosphate, and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) and pevonedistat may work better in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Recurrent Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat)

  Frequency of patients with dose limiting toxicity in the first cycle of MLN4924 (pevonedistat) added to the 3-drug backbone of azacitidine (aza), fludarabine, and cytarabine re-induction for pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory AML and MDS by dose level among patients in the dose escalation cohort.

  Up to 35 days

• Number of Participants With Adverse Events Attributable to MLN4924 (Pevonedistat)

  Frequency of patients with at least one grade 3 adverse event at least possibly attributable to MLN4924 (pevonedistat) added to the 3-drug backbone of azacitidine (aza), fludarabine, and cytarabine re-induction for pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory AML and MDS by dose level.

  Up to 70 days

• Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) Added to the 3-drug Backbone of Azacitidine (Aza), Fludarabine, and Cytarabine Re-induction for Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory AML and MDS

  Median (Range) of the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve of MLN4924 (pevonedistat) added to the 3-drug backbone of azacitidine (aza), fludarabine, and cytarabine re-induction for pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory AML and MDS by dose level measured pre-dose, end of infusion, 4-6 hours, and 24 hours post-dose infusion on Days 1 and 5.

  Up to 5 days

• Total Plasma Clearance of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) Added to the 3-drug Backbone of Azacitidine (Aza), Fludarabine, and Cytarabine Re-induction for Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory AML and MDS

  Median (Range) of the total plasma clearance of MLN4924 (pevonedistat) added to the 3-drug backbone of azacitidine (aza), fludarabine, and cytarabine re-induction for pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory AML and MDS by dose level measured pre-dose, end of infusion, 4-6 hours, and 24 hours post-dose infusion on Days 1 and 5.

  Up to 5 days

• Elimination Half-life of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) Added to the 3-drug Backbone of Azacitidine (Aza), Fludarabine, and Cytarabine Re-induction for Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory AML and MDS

  Median (Range) of the elimination half-life of MLN4924 (pevonedistat) added to the 3-drug backbone of azacitidine (aza), fludarabine, and cytarabine re-induction for pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory AML and MDS by dose level measured pre-dose, end of infusion, 4-6 hours, and 24 hours post-dose infusion on Days 1 and 5.

  Up to 5 days

• Maximum Concentration of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) Added to the 3-drug Backbone of Azacitidine (Aza), Fludarabine, and Cytarabine Re-induction for Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory AML and MDS

  Median (Range) of the maximum concentration of MLN4924 (pevonedistat) added to the 3-drug backbone of azacitidine (aza), fludarabine, and cytarabine re-induction for pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory AML and MDS by dose level measured pre-dose, end of infusion, 4-6 hours, and 24 hours post-dose infusion on Days 1 and 5.

  Up to 5 days

• Maximum Time to Concentration of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) Added to the 3-drug Backbone of Azacitidine (Aza), Fludarabine, and Cytarabine Re-induction for Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory AML and MDS

  Median (Range) of the maximum time to concentration of MLN4924 (pevonedistat) added to the 3-drug backbone of azacitidine (aza), fludarabine, and cytarabine re-induction for pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory AML and MDS by dose level measured pre-dose, end of infusion, 4-6 hours, and 24 hours post-dose infusion on Days 1 and 5.

  Up to 5 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Participants With Antitumor Activity of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat)

  Up to 1 year

Other Outcomes (1)

• Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) Transcript Levels of MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) Added to the 3-drug Backbone of Azacitidine (Aza), Fludarabine, and Cytarabine Re-induction for Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory AML and MDS

  Up to 5 days

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (cytarabine, azacitidine, pevonedistat, fludarabine)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive cytarabine intrathecally on day 0 at least 24 hours prior to the start of each cycle. Patients then receive azacitidine IV over 15 minutes QD on days 1-5, pevonedistat IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 3, and 5, and fludarabine phosphate IV over 30 minutes QD and cytarabine IV over 1-3 hours QD on days 6-10. Patients with CNS2 or CNS3 receive cytarabine intrathecally or methotrexate intrathecally, hydrocortisone intrathecally, and cytarabine intrathecally on days 8 and 11-34. Cycles continue for 35 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable or greater with non-hematologic toxicities probably or definitely related to pevonedistat may receive an additional cycle of treatment.

Drug: Azacitidine; Drug: Cytarabine; Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate; Drug: Methotrexate; Drug: Pevonedistat; Drug: Therapeutic Hydrocortisone

Interventions

Azacitidine DRUG

Given IV

Also known as: 5 AZC, 5-AC, 5-Azacitidine, 5-Azacytidine, 5-AZC, Azacytidine, Azacytidine, 5-, Ladakamycin, Mylosar, U-18496, Vidaza

Treatment (cytarabine, azacitidine, pevonedistat, fludarabine)

Cytarabine DRUG

Given intrathecally and IV

Also known as: .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine, 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone, 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine, 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine, 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-, 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-, Alexan, Ara-C, ARA-cell, Arabine, Arabinofuranosylcytosine, Arabinosylcytosine, Aracytidine, Aracytin, Aracytine, Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside, CHX-3311, Cytarabinum, Cytarbel, Cytosar, Cytosine Arabinoside, Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside, Cytosine-beta-arabinoside, Erpalfa, Starasid, Tarabine PFS, U 19920, U-19920, Udicil, WR-28453

Treatment (cytarabine, azacitidine, pevonedistat, fludarabine)

Fludarabine Phosphate DRUG

Given IV

Also known as: 2-F-ara-AMP, 9H-Purin-6-amine, 2-fluoro-9-(5-O-phosphono-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl)-, Beneflur, Fludara, SH T 586

Treatment (cytarabine, azacitidine, pevonedistat, fludarabine)

Methotrexate DRUG

Given intrathecally

Also known as: Abitrexate, Alpha-Methopterin, Amethopterin, Brimexate, CL 14377, CL-14377, Emtexate, Emthexat, Emthexate, Farmitrexat, Fauldexato, Folex, Folex PFS, Lantarel, Ledertrexate, Lumexon, Maxtrex, Medsatrexate, Metex, Methoblastin, Methotrexate LPF, Methotrexate Methylaminopterin, Methotrexatum, Metotrexato, Metrotex, Mexate, Mexate-AQ, MTX, Novatrex, Rheumatrex, Texate, Tremetex, Trexeron, Trixilem, WR-19039

Treatment (cytarabine, azacitidine, pevonedistat, fludarabine)

Pevonedistat DRUG

Given IV

Also known as: MLN4924, Nedd8-Activating Enzyme Inhibitor MLN4924

Treatment (cytarabine, azacitidine, pevonedistat, fludarabine)

Therapeutic Hydrocortisone DRUG

Given intrathecally

Also known as: Aeroseb-HC, Barseb HC, Barseb-HC, Cetacort, Cort-Dome, Cortef, Cortenema, Cortifan, Cortisol, Cortispray, Cortril, Dermacort, Domolene, Eldecort, Hautosone, Heb-Cort, Hydrocortisone, Hydrocortone, Hytone, Komed-HC, Nutracort, Proctocort, Rectoid

Treatment (cytarabine, azacitidine, pevonedistat, fludarabine)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 1 Month - 21 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patients must have had histologic verification of AML at the original diagnosis. Patients must have one of the following:
• Recurrent disease in \>= 1st relapse with \>= 5% blasts in the bone marrow (M2/M3) marrow OR immunophenotypic evidence of disease with \>= 0.1% blasts detected by flow cytometry, OR evidence of recurrent cytogenetic or molecular abnormalities consistent with relapse, with or without extramedullary disease
• Refractory AML is defined as \>= 5% blasts in the bone marrow (M2/M3) after \>= 2 induction attempts (i.e., 2 cycles of chemotherapy)
• Patients with advanced MDS, including MDS that has progressed to AML, and have experienced relapse or are refractory after \>= 1 course of induction therapy, are eligible
• Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50 for patients =\< 16 years of age
• Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met, e.g., blood count criteria, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately
• Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive
• \>= 14 days must have elapsed after the completion of other cytotoxic therapy, with the exception of hydroxyurea, for patients not receiving standard maintenance therapy. Additionally, patients must have recovered from all acute toxic effects of prior therapy
• NOTE: Cytoreduction with hydroxyurea must be discontinued \>= 24 hours prior to the start of protocol therapy
• Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g. not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil \[ANC\] counts): \>= 7 days after the last dose of agent
• Antibodies: \>= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =\< 1
• Hematopoietic growth factors: \>= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g. pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator
• Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): \>= 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors)
• Stem cell Infusions (with or without traumatic brain injury \[TBI\]):
• Allogeneic (non-autologous) bone marrow or stem cell transplant, or any stem cell infusion including donor leukocyte infusion (DLI) or boost infusion: \>= 84 days after infusion and no evidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD)

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies, OR because there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use 1 highly effective and 1 additional effective (barrier) method of contraception at the same time for the duration of study therapy and for 4 months after the completion of MLN4924 (pevonedistat) administration. True abstinence, when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject, is acceptable. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods), withdrawal, spermicides only, and lactational amenorrhea are not acceptable methods of contraception
• Investigational drugs: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible
• Anti-cancer agents: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible (except hydroxyurea, which may be continued until 24 hours prior to start of protocol therapy)
• Anti-GVHD agents post-transplant: Patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other systemic agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible for this trial. Topical immunosuppressive agents (e.g. topical steroids) are allowed. Physiologic replacement of hydrocortisone is allowed
• Patients who are taking drugs that are strong CYP3A4 inducers and cannot be switched to alternative drugs 14 days prior to enrollment are not eligible. Strong inducers of CYP34 are not permitted during the study
• Patients with known hepatitis B surface antigen seropositive or known or suspected active hepatitis C infection are not eligible. NOTE: Patients who have isolated positive hepatitis B core antibody (i.e. in the setting of negative hepatitis B surface antigen and negative hepatitis B surface antibody) must have an undetectable hepatitis B viral load. Patients who have positive hepatitis C antibody may be included if they have an undetectable hepatitis C viral load
• Patients with known hepatic cirrhosis or severe pre-existing hepatic impairment are not eligible
• Patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure (i.e., \>= 99% for age) are not eligible
• Patients with any of the following diagnoses:
• Acute promyelocytic leukemia
• Down syndrome
• Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
• Patients who have a documented active uncontrolled infection are not eligible
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition as the study agent
• Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are not eligible unless they meet all of the following criteria:

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): lead
• Children's Oncology Group: collaborator

Study Sites (19)

Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Orange County

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

Location

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

Location

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

C S Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

Location

Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

Location

Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Interventions

Azacitidine; Cytarabine; fludarabine phosphate; Methotrexate; merphos; pevonedistat; Hydrocortisone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Bone Marrow Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aza Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Nucleosides; Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides; Ribonucleosides; Arabinonucleosides; Aminopterin; Pterins; Pteridines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Pregnenediones; Pregnenes; Pregnanes; Steroids; Fused-Ring Compounds; Polycyclic Compounds; 11-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Hydroxycorticosteroids; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Results Reporting Coordinator
• Organization: Children's Oncology Group

resultsreportingcoordinator@childrensoncologygroup.org

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Study Officials

• Katherine G Tarlock

  COG Phase I Consortium

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restriction Type: LTE60
• Restrictive Agreement: Yes

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2019
• First Posted: January 23, 2019
• Study Start: May 17, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2021
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: April 13, 2025
• Results First Posted: March 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (19)