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Tipifarnib in Treating Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, or Undifferentiated Myeloproliferative Disorders

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Recurrent Disease
Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Unclassifiable
Accelerated Phase of Disease
Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Negative
Chronic Phase of Disease
Interventions
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Registration Number
NCT02210858
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

This phase 1-2 trial studies the side effects and how well tipifarnib works in treating patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, or undifferentiated myeloproliferative disorders. Tipifarnib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

* To describe the toxicities of R115777 (tipifarnib) in adult patients with myeloproliferative disorders.

* To assess hematologic responses, including changes in white blood cell count and erythroid responses.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

* To assess bone marrow cytogenetic responses to R115777.

* To analyze for the presence of neuroblastoma (N)/Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (K-Ras) mutations in patient bone marrow samples.

* To analyze the effect of R115777 on Ras /DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily A, member 1(HDJ-2) farnesylation in patient bone marrow/peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

* To analyze the effect of R115777 on mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activation in patient bone marrow mononuclear cells.

* To perform colony forming unit granulocyte-macrophage (CFU-GM) cytotoxicity assays using patients' hematopoietic cells with R115777.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive tipifarnib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving a good hematologic response may continue treatment at the discretion of the treating physician.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
31
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment (tipifarnib)Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisPatients receive tipifarnib PO BID on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment (tipifarnib)TipifarnibPatients receive tipifarnib PO BID on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
WBC response (complete response, defined as normalization of WBC count in patients with an elevated WBC count prior to treatment and partial response, defined as > 50% reduction in WBC count without normalization of WBC count)Up to 16 weeks

For all hematologic responses, the duration of response must be at least 2 months.

Erythroid response in non-transfusion dependent patientsUp to 16 weeks

Major response is defined as a \> 2.0 g/dL rise in the hemoglobin after 2 to 4 cycles of therapy. Minor response is defined as a \> 1.0 to \< 2.0 g/dL rise in the hemoglobin after 2 to 4 cycles of therapy.

Incidence of adverse events related to tipifarnib assessed by National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity version 2.0Up to 16 weeks
Erythroid response in transfusion-dependent patientsUp to 16 weeks

Major response is defined as transfusion-independent after 2 to 4 cycles of therapy or a \> 2.0 g/dL rise in hemoglobin without transfusion. Minor response is defined as \> 1 to \< 2.0 g/dL incremental rise in hemoglobin with a decrease in transfusion requirements of at least 50% compared to the mean transfusion requirement during the 8-week pre-study period.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
In vitro correlative studies (including N/K-Ras mutation analysis, N/K-Ras/HDJ-2 farnesylation, MAP kinase activation, and bone marrow CFU-GM cytotoxicity assays using tipifarnib with patients' hematopoietic cells)Up to week 3 (course 4)
Cytogenetic response (including Philadelphia chromosome-positive cells in metaphases in CML)Up to 16 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Stanford Cancer Institute

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Palo Alto, California, United States

University of Rochester

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Rochester, New York, United States

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