MLN4924 for the Treatment of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00911066 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 1, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 5, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Myelodysplastic Syndrome | Drug: MLN4924 Drug: Azacitidine | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 72 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label, Dose Escalation, Phase 1 Study of MLN4924, a Novel Inhibitor of Nedd8-Activating Enzyme, in Adult Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia,Myelodysplastic Syndrome, and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
Study Start Date : | June 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: MLN4924 |
Drug: MLN4924
MLN4924 intravenous (IV) on a 21-day cycle on one of the following schedules:
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Experimental: Azacitidine |
Drug: Azacitidine
Azacitidine will be administered (IV or subcutaneous (SC)) on Days 8 to 12 and Days 15 and 16 in Cycle 1, and on Days 1 to 5 and Days 8 to 9 (Schedule D) |
- Adverse events, serious adverse events, assessments of clinical laboratory values, and vital sign measurements [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Pharmacokinetic parameters [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Pharmacodynamic effects [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Assess disease response [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Heart corrected QT intervals [ Time Frame: During screening and during Cycle 1, Days 1 and 15 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years
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Have the following diagnosis:
- AML or ALL (for the dose escalation phase only)including leukemia secondary to prior chemotherapy or resulting from an antecedent hematologic disorder, who have failed to achieve complete response (CR) or who have relapsed after prior therapy and are not candidates for potentially curative treatment.
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) patients are not eligible
- AML or ALL patients who are over age 60 and have not received prior therapy are also eligible if they are not candidates for standard induction chemotherapy
- High-grade MDS, defined as > 10% blasts on bone marrow examination
- Low-grade MDS, defined as < 10% blasts on bone marrow examination (Schedule B expansion cohort only)
- Patients who are willing to refrain from donating blood for at least 90 days after their final dose of MLN4924 and (for male patients) willing to refrain from donating semen for at least 4 months after their final dose of MLN4924
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2
- Female patients who are postmenopausal, surgically sterile, or agree to practice 2 effective methods of contraception or abstain from heterosexual intercourse
- Male patients who agree to practice 2 effective methods of contraception or abstain from heterosexual intercourse
- Voluntary written consent
- Suitable venous access
- Adequate clinical laboratory values during the screening period as specified in the protocol
- Patients who are on hydroxyurea may be included in the study and may continue on hydroxyurea while participating in this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Female patients who are lactating or have a positive serum pregnancy test during the screening period
- Any serious medical or psychiatric illness
- Treatment with any investigational products
- Systemic antineoplastic therapy or radiotherapy within 14 days before the first dose of study drug, except for hydroxyurea
- Major surgery within 14 days before the first dose of study drug
- Life-threatening illness unrelated to cancer
- Clinically uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) involvement
- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive
- Known hepatitis B surface antigen-positive, or known or suspected active hepatitis C infection
- Evidence of uncontrolled cardiovascular conditions as specified in the protocol
- Diarrhea > Grade 1, based on the NCI CTCAE categorization
- Systemic treatment with prohibited medications
- Ongoing anticoagulant therapy (eg, aspirin, Coumadin, heparin) that cannot be held to permit bone marrow sampling
- Use of acetaminophen, acetaminophen-containing products, and statins are not permitted on the day before dosing, day of dosing, and day after dosing with MLN4924

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00911066
United States, California | |
Stanford University Medical Center | |
Stanford, California, United States, 94305 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60657 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Dana Farber Cancer Institute | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
United States, Michigan | |
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109 | |
United States, Texas | |
Institute for Drug Development | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 |
Study Director: | Medical Monitor | Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00911066 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
C15003 |
First Posted: | June 1, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 5, 2013 |
Last Verified: | December 2013 |
Leukemia Preleukemia Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Leukemia, Lymphoid Leukemia, Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Myelodysplastic Syndromes Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Bone Marrow Diseases |
Hematologic Diseases Precancerous Conditions Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Azacitidine Pevonedistat Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors |