High-Dose Cytarabine Plus Deoxycytidine in Treating With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or Other Hematologic Malignancies

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 1

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm

Lymphoma

Leukemia

Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ

Treatments

Drug: cytarabine

Drug: deoxycytidine

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT00002818

MCV-MCC-9409-2CC (Registry Identifier)

NCI-V96-0966 (Registry Identifier)

P30CA016059 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

VCU-FDR000637 (Other Identifier)

CDR0000064976

Details and patient eligibility

About

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Deoxycytidine may protect patients from the side effects of high-dose cytarabine.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose cytarabine given with deoxycytidine in treating patients who have refractory acute myelogenous leukemia or other lymphoma or leukemia.

Full description

OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the lowest dose of deoxycytidine (dC) that can be given as a host protective agent in conjunction with high dose cytarabine (HD ARA-C) in patients with refractory acute myelogenous leukemia or other hematologic malignancies. II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxic effects of HD ARA-C/dC in these patients. III. Characterize the pharmacokinetics of continuously administered HD ARA-C/dC in these patients. IV. Characterize, when possible, the pharmacodynamics of HD ARA-C, dC, and their metabolites in blasts obtained from leukemic patients participating in this trial. V. Recommend the lowest possible dose of dC that can be given in combination with HD ARA-C in future phase II trials.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study. Patients receive deoxycytidine IV over 120 hours. Beginning 12 hours after initiation of deoxycytidine, patients receive high dose cytarabine IV over 96 hours. Patients achieving complete response receive no further therapy. Patients achieving partial response or initial complete response and subsequent relapse receive an additional course of therapy. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of deoxycytidine and high dose cytarabine until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicities.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 24-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Enrollment

15 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 120 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: One of the following histologically documented hematologic malignancies: Acute myelogenous leukemia Failed or relapsed following conventional dose chemotherapy (e.g., doxorubicin, cytarabine) or high dose cytarabine (HD ARA-C) Chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast crisis that has failed at least 1 conventional antileukemic regimen Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is relapsed following or initially refractory to conventional therapy Failed at least 1 salvage regimen for ALL Disease refractory to conventional HD ARA-C allowed Primarily refractory or relapsed Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Failed at least 1 conventional second or third generation regimen (e.g., ProMACE-CytaBOM) Refractory multiple myeloma Not eligible for protocols of higher priority and no alternative forms of therapy available that offer a reasonable chance of palliation or cure

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 50-100% Life expectancy: At least 8 weeks Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 3 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine clearance at least 40 mL/min Pulmonary: Pulse oximetry greater than 88% in patients with a history of pulmonary disease Other: No major concurrent disease that renders patient a poor medical risk No uncontrolled infection Disease related fever allowed at investigator's discretion No mental incapacity that precludes informed consent No incarcerated patients Not pregnant Effective contraception required of fertile women

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Not specified Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (24 hours since hydroxyurea) and recovered Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to 30% or more of bone marrow At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: Not specified