Acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a clonal hematopoietic cancer that disrupts normal hematopoiesis, ultimately leading to bone marrow failure and death. The annual incidence rate of AML is 4.1 per 100000 people in the US and is higher in patients older than 65 years. There has been a steady improvement in survival over the decades, more noticeably so in younger patients and in the last decade. Azacitidine and Venetoclax is now the standard treatment of newly diagnosed AML ineligible for intensive chemotherapy, while still facing the dilemma of relapse and refractory disease. Anthracycline-based chemotherapeutics were wildly used in the treatment of fit AML patients. While the cardiovascular toxicity leading to morbidity and mortality limited the use of daunorubicin/idarubicin in unfit patients. Aclarubicin, also known as aclacinomycin A, is an anthracycline type of antibiotic with significant anti-cancer properties. Previous studies have shown that aclarubicin only induces histone eviction without causing DNA damage, and it stands out in pre-clinical models and clinical studies, as it potently kills AML cells. Meanwhile, aclarubicin lacks cardiotoxicity, and can be safely administered even after the maximum cumulative dose of either doxorubicin or idarubicin has been reached. CAG regimen, combined with low-dose cytarabine, aclarubicin and G-CSF has been widely used in China and Japan for treatment of AML. The purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose, safety and efficacy of aclarubicin combined with azacitidine and venetoclax for subjects with newly diagnosed and relapsed /refractory AML.
This will be a phase I/II, single-arm, open-label study. The study will have a phase I dose-escalation portion using a standard "3+3" approach to determine the MTD of aclarubicin in combination with established doses of azacitidine and venetoclax. Phase I is open to patients with newly diagnosed AML who's not a candidate for, or refusal of intensive induction therapy. This will be followed by two parallel phase II expansion cohorts. Cohort A will enroll patients same as in phase I and Cohort B will enroll patients with relapsed/refractory AML after intensive chemotherapy. The regimen consists of up to 6 cycles of the combination of azacitidine, venetoclax, and aclarubicin followed by maintenance azacitidine in none transplant cohort (up to 12 cycles). For patients eligible for allo-HCT, allo-HCT will be recommended, and the maintenance will be based on post-transplant schedule.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
112
Induction (Cycle1) Phase I starting dose 20mg/m\^2 D1-D2 (dose group 1), 20mg/m2 D1-D3 (dose group 2), 20mg/m2 D1-D4 (dose group 3), ivgtt, Qd The Phase II dose was determined based on the Phase I results Consolidation (Cycle 2-6) Phase I starting dose 20mg/m\^2 D1-D2 (dose group 1), 20mg/m2 D1-D3 (dose group 2), 20mg/m2 D1-D4 (dose group 3), ivgtt, Qd The Phase II dose was determined based on the Phase I results
Cycle 1 (Induction) 100mg on day 1, 200mg on day 2, 400mg on days 3-14 Cycles 2-6 (Consolidation) 400 mg orally daily on days 1-7
Cycle 1 (Induction) 75 mg/m\^2 SC on days 1-7 of each cycle Cycles 2-6 (Consolidation) 75 mg/m\^2 SC on days 1-7 of each cycle Cycles 7-18 (Maintenance) 50 mg/m\^2 SC on days 1-5 of each cycle
Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Jing'an District Beizhan Hospital
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Shanghai, China
Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, China
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD)
MTD for aclarubicin (primary outcome measure of phase I)
Time frame: 28 days after first dose of aclarubicin
Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
RP2D for aclarubicin (primary outcome measure of phase I)
Time frame: 28 days after first dose of aclarubicin
Event-free survival (EFS)
primary outcome measure of phase II, cohort A
Time frame: From date of enrollment until the date of induction treatment failure , relapse for patients who achieved induction treatment success, or death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 months
Composite Complete Remission (CCR)
primary outcome measure of phase II, cohort B
Time frame: Proportion of patients who achieved CR+CRi+CRh at the end of Cycle 2 (each cycle is 28 days)
Composite Complete Remission (CCR)
Preliminary efficacy assessment (secondary outcome measure of phase I). Proportion of patients who achieved CR+CRi+CRh.
Time frame: Proportion of patients who achieved CR+CRi+CRh at the end of Cycle 2 (each cycle is 28 days)
Complete Remission Rate (CRR)
Preliminary efficacy assessment (secondary outcome measure of phase I). Proportion of patients who achieved CR.
Time frame: Proportion of patients who achieved CR at the end of Cycle 2 (each cycle is 28 days)
Adverse Events
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v6.0
Time frame: From enrollment through 28 days after the end of the last dose of aclarubicine
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