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Phase III Randomized Study of Daunorubicin and Cytarabine With or Without Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin Followed By Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Autologous Transplantation Arm II Closed to Accrual as of 10/4/2007)

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Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Published Results
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Followed by Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Closed


16 to 60


NCI


ECOG-1900
E1900, NCT00049517

Special Category: CTSU trial

Objectives

  1. Compare disease-free and overall survival of patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with daunorubicin and cytarabine with or without gemtuzumab ozogamicin followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (autologous transplantation arm II closed to accrual as of 10/4/2007).
  2. Compare response rates in patients treated with these regimens.
  3. Determine the impact of allogeneic transplantation on patients who have unfavorable prognostic factors.
  4. Determine the effect of gemtuzumab ozogamicin on in vivo purging using both pathologic and molecular correlates before autologous transplantation in these patients.
  5. Determine the safety of these regimens in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Morphologically confirmed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (greater than 20% blasts in the peripheral blood or marrow) meeting any of the following criteria:
    • Recurrent cytogenetic translocations
      • t(8;21)(q22;q22)
      • Bone marrow eosinophil abnormalities
        • inv(16)(p13;q22)
        • t(16;16)(p13;q22)
      • 11q23 abnormalities
    • Multilineage dysplasia without presence of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
    • Minimally differentiated AML
    • AML without maturation
    • AML with maturation
    • AML not otherwise categorized
    • Acute myelomonocytic leukemia
    • Acute monocytic leukemia
    • Acute erythroid leukemia
    • Acute megakaryocytic leukemia
    • Acute basophilic leukemia


  • The following types of AML are excluded:
    • Recurrent cytogenetic translocations
      • Acute promyelocytic leukemia (PML) with t(15;17)(q22;q21)
      • Variant acute PML with t(v;17)
    • Multilineage dysplasia with prior MDS
    • Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis


  • No blastic transformation of chronic myelogenous leukemia


  • No secondary AML (chemotherapy-induced or evolved from MDS)


  • CNS disease allowed


  • Patients undergoing allogeneic transplantation must have a sibling donor match defined as HLA match or haplotype match with one locus mismatch on other haplotype


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • No prior biologic therapy

Chemotherapy

  • No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for any malignancy
  • Prior hydroxyurea allowed

Endocrine therapy

  • Prior corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy

  • No prior radiotherapy for any malignancy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 16 to 60

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-4

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • See Disease Characteristics

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL (unless related to Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis)
  • AST less than 4 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase less than 4 times ULN

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min

Cardiovascular

  • LVEF at least 45% by post-induction MUGA
  • No significant cardiac disease requiring active therapy (e.g., digoxin, diuretics, antiarrhythmics, or antianginal medications)

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • HIV negative

Expected Enrollment

830

A total of 830 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Disease-free survival

Secondary Outcome(s)

Overall survival
Complete remission rates
Impact of allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Effect of gemtuzumab ozogamicin on in vivo purging using pathologic and molecular correlates
Safety

Outline

This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to induction therapy (standard-dose daunorubicin vs high-dose daunorubicin).

  • Induction therapy: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 induction arms.
    • Arm I: Patients receive standard-dose daunorubicin IV over 10-15 minutes on days 1-3 and cytarabine IV continuously on days 1-7.


    • Arm II: Patients receive high-dose daunorubicin IV over 10-15 minutes on days 1-3 and cytarabine as in arm I.


    Patients in both arms may receive a second course of induction therapy if complete remission (CR) is not achieved after the first course. The second course is administered as in arm I to all patients. Patients who don't achieve CR after 2 courses of induction therapy are removed from study.



Patients who achieve CR after induction therapy proceed to post-remission therapy with EITHER allogeneic transplantation only (on or off study) OR consolidation therapy and autologous transplantation (on study), according to risk status and donor status.

Patients who are considered at intermediate or high risk for relapse (unfavorable cytogenetics/high WBC) and have a suitable related donor undergo an allogeneic transplantation. Patients with intermediate-risk cytogenetics, WBC no greater than 100,000/mm3, and appropriate donors have the option of undergoing allogeneic transplantation.

  • Allogeneic transplantation: Within 1-3 months after recovery from induction therapy, patients receive busulfan IV every 6 hours on days -7 to -4 and cyclophosphamide IV over 4 hours on days -3 and -2. Allogeneic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) are infused on day 0. Patients receive graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis comprising cyclosporine IV over 1-4 hours beginning on day -1 and then orally (when tolerated) twice daily until day 180. Alternatively, patients may receive tacrolimus IV over 24 hours beginning on day -1 and then orally twice daily until day 180. Patients also receive methotrexate IV on days 1, 3, 6, and 11.

Patients who do not meet the criteria for allogeneic transplantation (i.e., are favorable risk or do not have a matching related donor) or who opt not to undergo allogeneic transplantation proceed to consolidation therapy followed by randomization to 1 of 2 autologous transplantation arms.

  • Consolidation therapy: Beginning 2-8 weeks after recovery from induction therapy, patients receive high-dose cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours on days 1, 3, and 5. A second course is administered 3 weeks after blood recovery. Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) daily for 4 days and then autologous PBSCs are harvested by leukapheresis.


  • Autologous stem cell transplantation: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 autologous transplantation arms.
    • Arm I: Within 1 month after PBSC collection, patients receive conditioning comprising busulfan IV every 6 hours on days -7 to -4 and cyclophosphamide IV over 2 hours on days -3 and -2. Patients then undergo autologous PBSC transplantation on day 0. Patients receive sargramostim (GM-CSF) or G-CSF IV or SC beginning on day 0 and continuing until blood counts recover.


    • Arm II (closed to accrual as of 10/4/2007): Within 2-4 weeks after PBSC collection, patients receive gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and GM-CSF SC or IV beginning on day 10 and continuing until blood counts recover. Within 2-3 weeks after blood count recovery, patients receive conditioning and undergo autologous PBSC transplantation as in arm I.




Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, every 2 months for 1 year, and then every 3 months for up to 7 years.

Published Results

Fernandez HF, Sun Z, Bennett JM, et al.: A single dose of gemtuzumab-ozogamicin (GO) in consolidation prior to autologous transplant for younger patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid (AML) is safe but has no effect on disease free survival: interim results of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study (E1900). [Abstract] Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 14 (2): A-52, 21-2, 2008.

Vance GH, Kim H, Hicks GA, et al.: Utility of interphase FISH to stratify patients into cytogenetic risk categories at diagnosis of AML in an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) clinical trial (E1900). Leuk Res 31 (5): 605-9, 2007.[PUBMED Abstract]

Fernandez HF, Kim HT, Bennett JM, et al.: Gemtuzumab-ozogamicin (GO; mylotarg®) as part of consolidation therapy for AML before autograft: low incidence of hepatic veno-occlusive disease. [Abstract] Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 11 (2 Suppl 1): A-187, 2005.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Hugo Fernandez, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 813-745-6012; 888-663-3488
Email: hugo.fernandez@moffitt.org

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase III Trial in Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Daunorubicin Dose-Intensification and Gemtuzumab-Ozogamicin Consolidation Therapy Prior to Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
Trial Start Date 2002-12-16
Trial Completion Date 2007-03-21 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00049517
Date Submitted to PDQ 2002-09-20
Information Last Verified 2008-11-13
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA21115

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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