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Brief Title: Panobinostat With Fludarabine and Cytarabine for Treatment of Children With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Official Title: A Phase I and Dose Expansion Cohort Study of Panobinostat in Combination With Fludarabine and Cytarabine in Pediatric Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Study ID: NCT02676323
Brief Summary: Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of human cells. The growth of normal human cells is controlled by multiple mechanisms. Panobinostat belongs to a class of chemotherapy drugs called "histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors." HDAC inhibitors like panobinostat block enzymes known as histone deacetylases, which stops cancer cells from dividing and causes them to die. Fludarabine and cytarabine are chemotherapy drugs that are commonly used to treat pediatric patients with refractory or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The purpose of this study is to test the safety of panobinostat and to find the highest dose of panobinostat that can be given safely when it is combined with fludarabine and cytarabine. This pilot study will be done in two parts: The goal of Part 1 of the study is to find the highest tolerable dose of panobinostat that can be given to patients with AML or MDS, when it is combined with fludarabine and cytarabine. Once that dose is determined, participants will be enrolled on Part 2: Dose Expansion, to look at the effect of the panobinostat/fludarabine/cytarabine combination in patients with leukemia/MDS. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: * Determine a tolerable dose of panobinostat when given in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory AML or MDS. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: * Characterize the pharmacokinetics of panobinostat after the first dose and at steady-state. * Estimate the overall response rate to the combination of panobinostat, fludarabine, and cytarabine.
Detailed Description: STUDY PART 1: Dose Escalation Cohort During the dose escalation phase (Part 1), participants will receive one course of panobinostat plus fludarabine and cytarabine. The starting dose of panobinostat will be 10 mg/m\^2/dose, with 2 additional dose levels of 15 and 20, depending on tolerability. Each course is 12 days STUDY PART 2: Dose Expansion Cohort The recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) will be chosen based on the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the totality of data obtained from study Part 1. Additional patients will be enrolled, if needed, so that at least 6 patients are treated with the recommended RP2D to confirm the MTD of panobinostat to be given in study Part 2. After final MTD determination, 12 additional participants will be treated at this dose level for further evaluation of tolerability and response, including more complete toxicity data and estimation of the response rate to the combination of panobinostat, fludarabine, and cytarabine.
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States
Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California, United States
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States
Name: Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, MD,PhD
Affiliation: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR