Status:

TERMINATED

Bortezomib and Vorinostat in Treating Patients With High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Lead Sponsor:

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Conditions:

Leukemia

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Bortezomib and vorinostat may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving bortezomib together with vorinostat may kill more cancer cells. ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine the clinical response to bortezomib and vorinostat in patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes or acute myeloid leukemia, as defined by the International ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Disease Specific Criteria: Pathologic Diagnosis must be confirmed by University of Minnesota Hematopathology
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): By IPSS Category: INT-2 or High risk, By WHO Classification: RAEB-1 or RAEB-2,By cytogenetics: High Risk Cytogenetic Abnormality Present as defined by the presence Monosomy 7 or complex karyotype. Patients will be eligible after progressing through standard therapy with either Azacitidine or Decitabine. Patients with a history of 5q minus syndrome may be eligible after progressing through treatment with Lenalidomide.
  • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML): Histologic subtypes M0,M1,M2,M4,M5,M6,M7 are eligible and must meet one of the three criteria below:
  • Refractory Disease/Induction Failure: Failure to achieve initial remission after 2 lines of induction therapy.
  • Relapsed Disease
  • Newly diagnosed/untreated AML: Patients who are not able to tolerate potentially curative conventional induction chemotherapy due to advanced age, end organ limitations, or performance status limitation will be eligible.
  • Additionally, those that refuse conventional induction therapy will be eligible.
  • Patients must have relatively stable bone marrow function during the week prior to enrollment on the study. White Blood cells (WBC) may be controlled with hydrea. Rapid WBC doubling not responsive to control with hydrea would indicate unstable bone marrow function. Ideally WBC should be \< 15 X 10\^3 /dl at time of study enrollment.
  • Age \>18 years
  • Karnofsky performance status \> or = 60%
  • Have acceptable organ function as defined within 28 days of enrollment:
  • Hematologic: hemoglobin \> 8 g/dL, and platelets \> 20k. (Patients may receive transfusions of either peripheral red blood cells (PRBC) or platelets to achieve these levels)
  • Renal: creatinine \< or = 2.0 mg/dL or creatinine clearance \> or = 40 ml/min
  • Hepatic: ALT, AST \< or = 2.5 x upper limit of normal and total bilirubin \< or = 1.5 X ULN
  • Cardiac: left ventricular ejection fraction \> 40% (testing required for all patients. For those with prior cardiac history (defined as prior stent or bypass surgery) a stress test within 1 month prior to proceeding with the study will be required. A cardiology consult will be required for those with prior documented cardiac disease or those with any significant EKG/ECHO abnormalities found on screening tests.
  • Patients must not have received treatment for their myeloid disorder within 2 weeks of beginning the trial. Treatments include the use of chemotherapy, hematopoietic growth factors, and biologic therapy such as monoclonal antibodies. The exception is the use of hydroxyurea for patients with an elevated WBC. Given the relatively slower expected clinical response with the study drugs, patients may continue to receive hydroxyurea through the first cycle of therapy.
  • Must have recovered from clinically significant toxicities from previous therapies.
  • Women of child bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (diaphragm, birth control pills, injections, intrauterine device \[IUD\], surgical sterilization, subcutaneous implants, or abstinence, etc.) for the duration of treatment. In addition, women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test b-hCG within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of therapy. Sexually active men must agree to use barrier contraceptive for the duration of treatment.
  • Voluntary written informed consent before performance of any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the subject at any time without prejudice to future medical care.
  • Treatment History Criteria: Patients who have relapsed after allogeneic stem cell transplantation are eligible.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or lactating. The agents used in this study are known to be teratogenic to a fetus and there is no information on the excretion of agents into breast milk. All females of childbearing potential must have a blood test within 72 hours prior to study drug administration to rule out pregnancy.
  • Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment
  • Active central nervous system (CNS) disease. Patients with any clinical symptoms of active CNS disease must have LP with negative cytology.
  • WBC and Peripheral Blast count uncontrolled with hydroxyurea
  • Evidence of QT prolongation with QTc interval greater than 0.5 seconds. QTc calculation from the EKG machine will be used for this assessment.
  • Clinical evidence of heart failure or history of uncontrolled hypertension. Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment or has New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities. Prior to study entry, any ECG abnormality at Screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant.
  • Patients with untreated positive blood cultures or progressive infections as assessed by radiographic studies
  • Patients with prior use of other histone deacetylase inhibitors (excluding valproic acid for seizures with a 30 day wash-out period)
  • Known hypersensitivity to Velcade, boron or any of the other agents used in this study
  • Patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE) that has not been adequately treated with systemic anticoagulation or that has been recently diagnosed (within the last 2 months).
  • Serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study.
  • Active HIV or viral hepatitis infection
  • Other active and potentially life threatening malignancies excluding localized basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers, cervical carcinoma in situ, superficial bladder cancer, localized prostate cancer.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00818649

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2012

Last Update

December 28 2017

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Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455