Status:

COMPLETED

Amonafide in Combination With Cytarabine in Secondary AML

Lead Sponsor:

Xanthus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Conditions:

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This protocol is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of amonafide in combination with cytarabine in subjects with previously untreated secondary AML.

Detailed Description

This is a two-stage, open-label, phase 2, multicenter study of amonafide L-malate in combination with standard-dose cytarabine in subjects with secondary AML. Amonafide is a DNA intercalating agent a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologic diagnosis of AML (≥20% blasts of myeloid lineage in bone marrow), with FAB classification other than M3, secondary to either:
  • Known and documented exposure to prior leukemogenic chemotherapy or radiotherapy, OR
  • Diagnosis of MDS for ≥3 months prior to study entry (prior BM slides documenting MDS must be available for central pathology review).
  • Age 18 years or older.
  • ECOG performance status ≤2.
  • No prior induction chemotherapy for AML; at least 4 weeks since completion of prior chemotherapy for MDS. (Subjects with rapidly rising blast count may be enrolled within 4 weeks of prior cytotoxic chemotherapy).
  • Fertile and sexually active men and women must use effective contraception throughout study. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test.
  • LVEF ≥50% by MUGA or ECHO.
  • Adequate renal function: serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN.
  • Adequate hepatic function: total serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN as well as serum AST and ALT ≤1.5 x ULN.
  • Subject must be able to participate fully in all aspects of the trial.
  • Subject must give voluntary, written consent and HIPAA authorization (US only).

Exclusion

  • Histologic diagnosis of FAB M3 AML (acute promyelocytic leukemia).
  • Clinically active CNS leukemia.
  • Known to be HIV positive.
  • Prior induction chemotherapy for AML.
  • Known active hepatitis B or C or other active liver disease.
  • Any major surgery or radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Prior cytotoxic chemotherapy within 4 weeks prior to study entry.(Subjects with rapidly rising blast count may be enrolled within 4 weeks of prior cytotoxic chemotherapy).
  • Persistent chronic non-hematologic toxicity from prior chemotherapy (other than alopecia) that is \> than grade 1.
  • Serious concomitant illness (e.g., active pulmonary infection, unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 3 months of study entry, congestive heart failure ≥AHA class 2, stroke within 3 months prior to study entry, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, actively bleeding gastric ulcer, etc.).
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating.
  • History of clinically significant allergic reactions attributed to compounds similar to amonafide or cytarabine.
  • Prior enrollment on this trial.
  • Any other known condition (familial, sociological, or geographic) or behavior (including substance abuse, psychological or psychiatric illness), which in the investigator's opinion would make the subject a poor candidate for this trial.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

April 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00273884

Start Date

August 1 2005

End Date

April 1 2009

Last Update

February 19 2007

Active Locations (21)

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300

2

City of Hope National Medical Center

Duarte, California, United States, 91010

3

UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90024

4

Scripps Cancer Center

San Diego, California, United States, 92121

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