EZN-3042 Administered With Re-induction Chemotherapy in Children With Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

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Purpose An experimental drug called EZN-3042 targets survivin, a protein expressed in leukemia cells at relapse that promotes the leukemia cells to grow. The main goal of this phase I study is to find out the dose of EZN-3042 that can be safely given without serious side effects both alone and in combination with standard chemotherapy drugs during re-induction.
ConditionLymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, Childhood
Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, T Cell
Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute
InterventionDrug: EZN-3042
Drug: Cytarabine
Drug: Doxorubicin
Drug: Prednisone
Drug: Vincristine
Drug: Pegaspargase
Drug: Methotrexate
PhasePhase 1
SponsorTherapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia Consortium
Responsible PartyTherapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia Consortium
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT01186328
First ReceivedAugust 19, 2010
Last UpdatedMarch 7, 2012
Last verifiedMarch 2012

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First Received DateAugust 19, 2010
Last Updated DateMarch 7, 2012
Start DateAugust 2010
Estimated Primary Completion DateJune 2012
Current Primary Outcome Measures
  • To determine the safety and tolerability of administering EZN-3042 as a single agent and in combination with chemotherapy, for children with relapsed B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) [Time Frame: 1.5 months] [Designated as safety issue: Yes]
  • To determine the recommended dose of EZN-3042 administered weekly in combination with re-induction chemotherapy. [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No]
Current Secondary Outcome Measures
  • Investigate survivin transcript and protein expression before and after EZN-3042 administration in enriched bone marrow blasts [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • To survey RNA and protein expression of proximal and distal components of the apoptotic pathway in sorted bone marrow blasts before and after EZN-3042 administration. [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • Determine levels (transcript and protein) of selected apoptotic proteins and perform gene expression analysis on sorted peripheral blood blasts before and four hours after day 1 chemotherapy is initiated. [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • Compare patterns of survivin expression, levels of apoptotic proteins and gene expression signatures before and after therapy in responders and non-responders. [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • To evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of ENZ-3042 when administered as a single agent in pediatric patients. [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • To assess the anti-tumor activity of ENZ-3042 alone and in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No]

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Brief TitleEZN-3042 Administered With Re-induction Chemotherapy in Children With Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Official TitleT2009-007: A Phase I Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability and Biological Activity of EZN-3042, a Survivin mRNA Antagonist, Administered With Re-induction Chemotherapy in Children With Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) [IND 108753]
Brief Summary
An experimental drug called EZN-3042 targets survivin, a protein expressed in leukemia cells
at relapse that promotes the leukemia cells to grow. The main goal of this phase I study is
to find out the dose of EZN-3042 that can be safely given without serious side effects both
alone and in combination with standard chemotherapy drugs during re-induction.
Detailed Description
This is a phase I multi-site study of the new investigational agent EZN-3042, which is
highly effective at blocking survivin and inhibiting survivin protein expression. Survivin
plays pivotal roles in tumor formation by inhibiting cell death and regulating cell cycle
progression. The primary objective is to study EZN-3042 in children with relapsed acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Patients will receive 2 doses of EZN-3042 prior to initiating
systemic therapy with vincristine, doxorubicin, prednisone and PEG-asparaginase. In
addition, blood and bone marrow specimens will be drawn to measure minimal residual disease
(MRD), pharmacokinetic levels of EZN-3042 and survivan expression. The study will follow a
standard 3+3 dose escalation design. We hypothesize that EZN-3042 will be safe, tolerable
and biologically active, when given both alone and in combination with standard re-induction
chemotherapy.
Study TypeInterventional
Study PhasePhase 1
Study DesignAllocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition
  • Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute
  • Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, Childhood
  • Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, T Cell
  • Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute
InterventionDrug: EZN-3042
Dose will be assigned at study entry. To be given as a 2 hour intravenous infusion on days -5, -2, 8, 15, 22 and 29.
Drug: Cytarabine
Given intrathecally on day -6 at the dose defined by age. Age 1-1.99 get 30 mg, age 2-2.99 get 50 mg, and age greater than or equal to 3 get 70 mg.
Other Names:
  • ARA-C
  • cytosine arabinoside
  • Cytosar
Drug: Doxorubicin
60 mg/m2/day given intravenous infusion (IV) over 15 minutes on day 1.
Other Names:
  • Adriamycin
  • Rubex
Drug: Prednisone
40 mg/m2/day divided twice or three times a day given orally on days 1 through 29.
Other Names:
  • Prednisone Intensol®
  • Sterapred®
  • Sterapred® DS
Drug: Vincristine
.5 mg/m2/day (maximum dose 2 mg) given intravenous push over 1 minute or infusion via mini-bag as per institutional policy on days 1, 8, 15 and 22.
Other Names:
  • Oncovin
  • vincristine sulfate
  • Vincasar Pfs
  • VCR
Drug: Pegaspargase
2500 IU/m2 intramuscular injection on days 2, 9, 16, 23.
Other Names:
  • Oncaspar
  • PEG-L-asparaginase
Drug: Methotrexate
Given intrathecally to patients with central nervous system 1 and central nervous system 2 disease at the dose defined by age below on days 15 and 36.
Age 1-1.99 get 8 mg, age 2-2.99 get 10 mg, age 3-8.99 get 12 mg and greater than or equal to age 9 get 15 mg.
Other Names:
  • Rheumatrex
  • Trexall
  • Amethopterin
  • Methotrexate Sodium
  • MTX
Study Arm (s)Not Provided

Recruitment Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Recruitment StatusTerminated
Estimated Enrollment6
Estimated Completion DateJune 2012
Estimated Primary Completion DateFebruary 2012
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients must be ≥1 and ≤ 21 years of age when originally diagnosed with acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

- Patients must have a diagnosis of second or greater relapse B-precursor acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with ≥25% blasts in the bone marrow (M3), with or
without extramedullary disease.

- Patients may have central nervous system 1, 2 or 3 disease.

- Karnofsky ≥ 50 for patients > 10 years of age and Lansky ≥ 50 for patients ≤ 10 years
of age.

- Patients who relapse while receiving standard ALL maintenance chemotherapy will not
be required to have a waiting period before entry onto this study.

- Patients who relapse when they are not receiving standard ALL maintenance therapy
must have fully recovered from grade 3 or 4 toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy,
immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study.

- Cytotoxic Therapy: It must be at least 14 days since the completion of cytotoxic
therapy (excluding hydroxyurea) at the time of study enrollment.

- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT): Patients who have experienced their
relapse after a HSCT are eligible, provided they have no evidence of active
Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD) and are at least 120 days post-transplant at the
time of enrollment.

- Prior anthracycline exposure: Patients must have ≤ 400 mg/m2 lifetime exposure of
anthracycline chemotherapy.

- Biologic (anti-neoplastic) therapy: It must be at least 7 days since the completion
of therapy with a biologic agent at the time of study enrollment. For agents that
have known adverse events occurring 7 days after administration, this period must be
extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur.

- Patients must have a calculated creatinine clearance or radioisotope GRF ≥
70mL/min/1.73m2 OR a normal serum creatinine based on the institutional normal values
according to age.

- Patient's ALT must be < 5 x institutional upper limit of norm (ULN), unless the
elevation is suspected to be disease-related.

- Patient's total bilirubin must be ≤ 1.5 x ULN.

- Patient's serum albumin must be ≥ 2 g/dL.

- Patient must have prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and
international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 times the ULN.

- Patient must have a shortening fraction ≥ 27% by echocardiogram or an ejection
fraction ≥ 45% by gated nucleotide study.

- Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum
pregnancy test confirmed prior to enrollment.

- Female patients with infants must agree not to breastfeed their infants while on this
study.

- Male and female patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use an effective
method of contraception approved by the investigator during the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with Down syndrome are excluded.

- Patients with B-cell ALL (L3 morphology or evidence of myc translocation by molecular
or cytogenetic technique) are not eligible

- Patients with documented active and uncontrolled infection at the time of study entry
are not eligible.

- Patient will be excluded if they are currently receiving other investigational drugs.

- Patients will be excluded if they are taking strong CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors.

- Patients will be excluded if there is a plan to administer non-protocol chemotherapy,
radiation therapy, or immunotherapy during the study period.

- Patients will be excluded if they have significant concurrent disease, illness,
psychiatric disorder or social issue that would compromise patient safety or
compliance, interfere with consent, study participation, follow up, or interpretation
of study results.
GenderBoth
Ages1 Year
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
ContactsNot Provided
Location CountriesUnited States, Australia, Brazil, Canada

Administrative Information[ + expand ][ + ]

NCT Number NCT01186328
Other Study ID NumbersT2009-007
Has Data Monitoring CommitteeYes
Information Provided ByTherapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia Consortium
Study SponsorTherapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia Consortium
CollaboratorsEnzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Investigators Study Chair: Elizabeth Raetz, MD New York University School of MedicineStudy Chair: William Carroll, MD New York University School of Medicine
Verification DateMarch 2012

Locations[ + expand ][ + ]

Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
City of Hope
Duarte, California, United States, 91010
Miller Children's Hospital
Long Beach, California, United States
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
Oakland Children's Hospital
Oakland, California, United States
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1812
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0106
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's Memorial
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Dana Farber
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0914
Childrens Hospital & Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404-4597
University of Minnesota Children's Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Children's Hospital New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York, United States, 10032
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
St. Jude
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105-3678
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
Sydney Children's Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Children's Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, NSW, Australia
Instituto De Oncologia Pediatrica
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hospital for Sick Kids
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Canada
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, Canada