This is a two-part phase Ib dose escalation study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of the combination of tazemetostat and CPX-351 (Part 1) and of pre-treatment with palbociclib followed by CPX-351 (Part 2) for patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Part 1 of the study will seek to establish the safety, tolerability, biological activity and recommended dose for further evaluation (RDFE) of tazemetostat in combination with standard-dose CPX-351. Part 2 of the study will seek to establish the safety, tolerability, biological activity RDFE of pre-treatment palbociclib prior CPX-351.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Part 1: To determine the RDFE of tazemetostat in combination with CPX-351 in patients with R/R-AML. Part 2: To determine the RDFE of palbociclib pre-treatment prior to CPX-351 in patients with R/R-AML. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of tazemetostat in combination with CPX-351 (Part 1) and of palbociclib pre-treatment followed by CPX-351 (Part 2). EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: 1. To determine whether treatment with the EZH2 inhibitor tazemetostat de-condenses the H3K27me3-marked chromatin of AML blasts. 2. To determine whether cell cycle re-entry of AML cells after palbociclib treatment influences DNA damage and apoptosis induced by combining EZH2 inhibition with anthracycline-based therapy This is a phase 1b, single-institution, two-part, dose-escalation study utilizing tazemetostat in combination with CPX-351 (Part 1) and palbociclib pre-treatment followed by CPX-351 (Part 2) for patients with R/R-AML who are fit to receive intensive chemotherapy. The study will take place in two parts: Part 1: Dose escalation via traditional 3+3 design of tazemetostat in combination with CPX-351 . Part 2: Dose escalation via traditional 3+3 design of palbociclib pre-treatment followed by tazemetostat/CPX-351combination. Once the RDFE of tazemetostat in combination with CPX-351 and the RDFE of palbociclib pre-treatment followed by CPX-351 have been determined, we hope to pursue further evaluation of the safety and preliminary efficacy of the three-drug combination pending further protocol amendment.. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year for clinical outcomes including survival.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Given PO
Given IV
Undergo bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
Undergo blood sample collection
Given PO
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGIncidence of grade >= 3 non-hematologic dose limiting toxicities
The primary outcome measure will be grade \>= 3 non-hematologic dose limiting toxicities. Adverse events will be coded by organ system and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v.) 5.0. the calculation of adverse events incidences will be passed on number of patients per adverse event category. Standard proportions will be used to report rates of safety endpoints. Summary tables will be presented by dose level, seriousness, severity and relatedness.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Incidence of adverse events
Assessment of safety and tolerability: Incidence, nature, and severity of adverse events and incidence, nature and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events. The primary outcome measure will be grade \>= 3 non-hematologic dose limiting toxicities. Adverse events will be coded by organ system and graded according to the CTCAE v. 5.0. the calculation of adverse events incidences will be passed on number of patients per adverse event category. Standard proportions will be used to report rates of safety endpoints. Summary tables will be presented by dose level, seriousness, severity and relatedness.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Complete response
Morphologic leukemia-free state: \< 5% blasts in bone marrow, no blasts with Auer rods or persistence of extramedullary disease. Morphologic complete response (CR): \< 5% blasts in bone marrow with transfusion independence, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1.0 x 10\^9/L, platelets \>= 100 x10\^9/L. CR without minimal residual disease: morphologic CR with negative molecular markers by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction or negative multi-parameter flow cytometry. CR with partial hematologic recovery (CRh): as \< 5% blasts in bone marrow with no evidence of disease and partial recovery of peripheral blood counts (ANC \> 0.5 x 10\^9/L and platelets \> 50 x 10\^9/L). CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi): all CR criteria and transfusion independence but with persistence of neutropenia (ANC \< 1.0 x 10\^9/L) or thrombocytopenia (platelets \< 100 x 10\^9/L). Composite complete response: CR + CRh + CRi.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Partial remission (PR)
PR is defined as decrease of at least 50% in the percentage of bone marrow blasts to 5% - 25% and normalization of blood counts.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Relapse
Relapse is defined as reappearance of leukemic blasts in the peripheral blood or \> 5% blasts in the bone marrow not attributable to other cause (e.g., bone marrow regeneration after chemotherapy) or extramedullary relapse.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Induction failure/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Induction failure/refractory AML defined as failure to attain CR or CRi.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Time to blood count recovery
95% confidence intervals will be calculated using Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: The number of days until ANC > 1.0 x 10^9/L and platelets >= 100 x 10^9/L from day 1 of treatment, assessed up to 1 year
Relapse free survival
95% confidence intervals will be calculated using Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: The time measured in months to relapse from day 1 of treatment, assessed up to 1 year
Overall survival
95% confidence intervals will be calculated using Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: The time measured in months from day 1 of treatment, assessed up to 1 year
Rate of allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Defined as the proportion of patients who undergo allogeneic stem cell transplantation during the study period.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Time to transplant
95% confidence intervals will be calculated using Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: The time measured in months to allogeneic stem cell transplantation from day 1 of treatment, assessed up to 1 year
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