About this trial
This phase II trial studies how well cladribine, idarubicin, cytarabine, and venetoclax work in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, or blastic phase chronic myeloid leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cladribine, idarubicin, cytarabine, and venetoclax, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients with a diagnosis of AML, Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia, or high risk MDS (>/= 10% blasts or IPSS >/= intermediate-2) will be eligible. Patients with CML in Myeloid Blast Phase are also eligible.
For Frontline cohort (1 or 4): No prior potentially-curative therapy for leukemia. Prior therapy with hydroxyurea, hematopoietic growth factors, azacytidine, decitabine, ATRA, or a total dose of cytarabine up to 2g (for emergency use for stabilization) is allowed. Patients deemed able to receive venetoclax (ie. insurance clearance) will be assigned to Frontline cohort 4. Patients with secondary AMLwho have been treated for their antecedent myeloid neoplasm will be enrolled into the separate Secondary AML cohort.
For Salvage cohort: Patients with previously treated, relapsed or refractory AML, Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia, or CML in Myeloid Blast Phase are eligible.
Age </= 65 years.
Disqualifiers
Pregnant women are excluded from this study because the agents used in this study have the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is a potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with the chemotherapy agents, breastfeeding should also be avoided.
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to active uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
Patient with documented hypersensitivity to any of the components of the chemotherapy program.
Men and women of childbearing potential who do not practice contraception. Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Cladribine
DrugGiven IV
Cytarabine
DrugGiven IV
Gilteritinib
DrugGiven PO
Idarubicin
DrugGiven IV
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Other interventionCorrelative studies
Midostaurin
DrugGiven PO
Venetoclax
DrugGiven PO
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Complete response (CR) rate
CR rate will be determined.
Secondary outcomes
Overall response rate (ORR)
ORR will be determined.
Overall survival (OS)
OS will be assessed.
Event-free survival (EFS)
EFS will be assessed.
Duration of response
Duration of response will be assessed.
Other outcomes
Use of intrathecal prophylaxis
The relationship between patient/disease characteristics and use of intrathecal prophylaxis will be studied and described.
Incidence of leptomeningeal disease
The relationship between patient/disease characteristics and incidence of leptomeningeal disease will be studied and described.
Sponsors and contacts
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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator