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Tretinoin and Arsenic Trioxide With or Without Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia With PML-RARA
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01409161
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brief Summary

This phase II trial studies how well tretinoin and arsenic trioxide with or without gemtuzumab ozogamicin works in treating patients with previously untreated acute promyelocytic leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as tretinoin and arsenic trioxide, 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. Immunotoxins, such as gemtuzumab ozogamicin, may find certain cancer cells and kill them without harming normal cells. Giving tretinoin and arsenic trioxide together with gemtuzumab ozogamicin may kill more cancer cells.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess whether a combination of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA \[tretinoin\]), and arsenic trioxide (ATO) can produce long-term event-free survival in patients with low-risk untreated acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

II. Assess whether administration of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) at the diagnosis in patients with high-risk APL (white blood cell \[WBC\] \> 10,000) and if the WBC rises to \> 10,000 after start of treatment (in patients with low-risk disease) will improve complete response (CR) rate without increasing toxicity in high-risk untreated APL.

OUTLINE:

INDUCTION: Patients receive tretinoin orally (PO) twice daily (BID), arsenic trioxide intravenously (IV) over 1-2 hours daily, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours once at weeks 1-4.

CONSOLIDATION: Patients achieving CR receive arsenic trioxide IV 5 days per week during weeks 1-4, 9-12, 17-20, and 25-28 and tretinoin PO BID for 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 6-12 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
151
Inclusion Criteria
  • A diagnosis of APL based on the presence of the PML-RAR-alpha fusion gene by cytogenetics, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or POD test
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of the study
  • Patients in whom therapy for APL was initiated on an emergent basis are eligible (patients may have already started treatment with ATRA, ATO, and/or one dose of idarubicin due to the urgency to start therapy early)
  • Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening; in addition to having a negative pregnancy test confirmed at screening, all female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test confirmed within 48 hours prior to dosing with the study drug
  • All sexually active subjects (males and females of child-bearing potential) agree to use 2 effective methods of contraception for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Fridericia corrected QT (QTcF) interval on the electrocardiogram (EKG) greater than 480 milliseconds
  • Patients with creatinine > 2.5 times upper limit of normal unless felt to be related the underlying leukemia by the treating physician or hemolysis or Gilbert's disease
  • Patients with total bilirubin >= 2.0 times upper limit of normal unless felt to be related the underlying leukemia by the treating physician or hemolysis or Gilbert's disease
  • Patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 3 times upper limit of normal unless felt to be related the underlying leukemia by the treating physician or hemolysis or Gilbert's disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment (tretinoin, arsenic trioxide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin)Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisINDUCTION: Patients receive tretinoin PO BID, arsenic trioxide IV over 1-2 hours daily, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours once at weeks 1-4. CONSOLIDATION: Patients achieving CR receive arsenic trioxide IV 5 days per week during weeks 1-4, 9-12, 17-20, and 25-28 and tretinoin PO BID for 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment (tretinoin, arsenic trioxide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin)Arsenic TrioxideINDUCTION: Patients receive tretinoin PO BID, arsenic trioxide IV over 1-2 hours daily, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours once at weeks 1-4. CONSOLIDATION: Patients achieving CR receive arsenic trioxide IV 5 days per week during weeks 1-4, 9-12, 17-20, and 25-28 and tretinoin PO BID for 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment (tretinoin, arsenic trioxide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin)Gemtuzumab OzogamicinINDUCTION: Patients receive tretinoin PO BID, arsenic trioxide IV over 1-2 hours daily, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours once at weeks 1-4. CONSOLIDATION: Patients achieving CR receive arsenic trioxide IV 5 days per week during weeks 1-4, 9-12, 17-20, and 25-28 and tretinoin PO BID for 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment (tretinoin, arsenic trioxide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin)TretinoinINDUCTION: Patients receive tretinoin PO BID, arsenic trioxide IV over 1-2 hours daily, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours once at weeks 1-4. CONSOLIDATION: Patients achieving CR receive arsenic trioxide IV 5 days per week during weeks 1-4, 9-12, 17-20, and 25-28 and tretinoin PO BID for 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Event free survivalThe time from the start of treatment to first documentation of disease relapse or death, assessed up to 2 years

Monitored using a Bayesian time-to-event model.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-Bay Area

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Nassau Bay, Texas, United States

M D Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-Katy

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Houston, Texas, United States

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-Sugar Land

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Sugar Land, Texas, United States

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-The Woodlands

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The Woodlands, Texas, United States

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