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Monocentric Phase 1 Study With Escalation of Doses of Tocilizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy (Idarubicin and Cytarabine) in Patients With Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia (AML)

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Registration Number
NCT04547062
Lead Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Brief Summary

This is a phase 1 dose escalation study testing the addition of an anti-IL6 (tocilizumab) to standard induction chemotherapy for high-risk AML.

Detailed Description

Administration of tocilizumab at day 8 of induction following a classical induction using idarubicin 8mg/m2/d for 5 days and cytarabine 100mg/m2/d for 7 days.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • AML with a poor prognosis defined according to the criteria below: LAM First line: Age <60 years and unfavorable risk according to the 2017 ELN Age> = 60 years old and intermediate or unfavorable risk according to the ELN 2017 LAM in Relapse: whatever the age
  • ECOG <= 2
  • Patient eligible for intensive chemotherapy
  • Informed consent
  • Liver function tests: transaminases <3x normal, bilirubin <1.5X normal
  • Creatinine clearance> 60ml / min
  • LVEF> = 50%
Exclusion Criteria
  • Uncontrolled infection
  • Hep B, C, HIV +
  • History of diverticulosis / diverticulitis
  • No social security or any other scheme
  • Pregnant women or patient unable to take contraception(contraceptive pill, abstinence, IUD unauthorized) in case of fertility. A patient who cannot continue contraception for at least 3 months after the last injection of TOCILIZUMAB is not eligible.
  • Lactating women
  • Minors
  • Adults under guardianship, curatorship or legal protection
  • Hypersensitivity to one of the active substances or to one of the excipients
  • Patients with tuberculosis
  • Patients documented with active COVID

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of DLT45 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of days between remission and last follow-up date30 months
Number of response25 months
number of days between Day 1 and relapse30 months
number of relapse30 months
Number of cytokine25 months
Percentage of medullary blaste24 months
number of days of neutrophil recovery30 months
number of days of platelets recovery30 months
number of days between remission and relapse30 months
number of days between remission and death30 months
number of days between Day 1 and last follow-up date30 months
number of days between Day 1 and death30 months
Number of tocilizumab25 months
Number of death30 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU of Nantes

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Nantes, France

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