Epacadostat, Idarubicin and Cytarabine (EIC) in AML

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2019-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This trial assess the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and to characterize dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of epacadostat when added to the anthracycline/cytarabine combination as first-line induction treatment in AML patients fit for intensive treatment

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Inselspital, Berne
• Treatments: Cytarabine; Daunorubicin; Idarubicin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• AML (according to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification definition of ≥ 20% blasts; Arber et al, 2016) suitable for intensive treatment (including stem cell transplantation) with a curative intent.

• Patients must be aged > 18 years, and must have given voluntary written informed consent.

• Women of childbearing potential having a negative serum pregnancy test at screening or at least within 48 hours before start with epacadostat, and willing to use an effective contraceptive method (intrauterine devices, hormonal contraceptives, contraceptive pill, implants, transdermal patches, hormonal vaginal devices, infusions with prolonged release) during the study and for at least 6 months after the last study drug administration

• Men willing to use an effective contraceptive method (eg, condom, vasectomy) during the study and for at least 6 months after the last study drug administration.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior or concurrent malignancy, except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or any other cancer from which the subject has been disease-free for more than 6 months.

• Any previous AML or MDS chemotherapy (with the exception of hydroxyurea/Litalir® for leukocyte control which should be discontinued by the first day of induction chemotherapy

• Treatment with any investigational product within 4 weeks before the first administration of epacadostat (INCB024360)

• Abnormal organ function if not caused by the underlying disease as considered by the treating physician

• Use of immune-suppressive agents for the past 4 weeks before the first administration of epacadostat (INCB024360). For regular use of systemic corticosteroids, subjects may only be included after stepwise discontinuation to be free of steroids for a minimum of 5 days before the first administration of epacadostat (INCB024360)