Status:

TERMINATED

Panobinostat in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Panobinostat may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of panobinostat and to se...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine the antitumor activity of panobinostat, in terms of objective response rate, time to progression, and survival, in patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymph...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
  • Relapsed or refractory disease
  • Patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) ALL refractory to BCR/ABL inhibitors are eligible
  • Patients who have relapsed after prior autologous or allogenic stem cell transplant are eligible
  • No active CNS disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Serum albumin ≥ 3 g/dL
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5.0 times ULN if transaminase elevation is due to leukemic involvement)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN or creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Potassium ≥ lower limit of normal (LLN)
  • Phosphorous ≥ LLN
  • Serum total calcium (corrected for serum albumin) or serum ionized calcium ≥ LLN
  • Magnesium ≥ LLN
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone and free T4 normal (thyroid hormone replacement therapy allowed)
  • LVEF ≥ LLN by MUGA or ECHO
  • No impaired cardiac function, including any of the following:
  • QTc \> 450 msec
  • Congenital long QT syndrome
  • History of sustained ventricular tachycardia
  • History of ventricular fibrillation or torsades de pointes
  • Bradycardia (i.e., heart rate \< 50 beats per minute)
  • Pacemaker allowed provided heart rate ≥ 50 beats per minute
  • Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the past 6 months
  • New York Heart Association class III-IV congestive heart failure
  • Right bundle branch block and left anterior hemiblock (bifascicular block)
  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No unresolved diarrhea \> CTCAE grade 1
  • No impaired gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral panobinostat
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective double-barrier contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study treatment
  • No other primary malignancy within the past 5 years, other than curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • No HIV or hepatitis C positivity
  • No other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition
  • No significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or inability to give reliable informed consent
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from all prior therapy
  • More than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) or radiotherapy
  • More than 4 weeks since prior valproic acid
  • No other prior treatment with a histone deacetylase inhibitor
  • No concurrent medication that may cause QTc prolongation or induce torsades de pointes
  • No concurrent CYP3A4 inhibitors
  • No concurrent grapefruit, grapefruit juice, or Seville (sour) oranges
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy or investigational therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    16 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00723203

    Start Date

    April 1 2008

    End Date

    September 1 2010

    Last Update

    September 9 2014

    Active Locations (2)

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    City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000

    2

    South Pasadena Cancer Center

    Pasadena, California, United States, 91030