
MRD-directed Therapy for Low-risk and Intermediate-risk AML.
Acute Myeloid LeukemiaMinimal Residual DiseaseAcute myeloid leukemia(AML) patients with favorable and intermediate cytogenetics at diagnosis are generally excluded from first-line allo-SCT. However, these patients may eventually relapse in some cases. Our previous study found that stratification of treatment based on cytogenetics and therapeutic response could benefit low and intermediate AML. To further verify the results, we conducted a prospective multi-center study. The purpose of this study is to establish risk stratification based on cytogenetics and minimal-residual-disease (MRD) analysis to determine whether a MRD-directed therapy for low and intermediate AML patients has positive results in terms of overall survival.

Dociparstat Sodium (CX-01) Combined With Standard Induction Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid...
Acute Myeloid LeukemiaThis was an exploratory Phase 2, open label, randomized, multicenter, parallel group study to determine whether there was evidence that the addition of dociparstat (CX-01) at 2 different does levels to standard induction therapy (cytarabine+idarubicin, "7+3") and consolidation therapy had an additive therapeutic effect for subjects newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when compared with subjects receiving standard induction chemotherapy alone.

Guadecitabine (SGI-110) vs Treatment Choice in Adults With MDS or CMML Previously Treated With HMAs...
Myelodysplastic SyndromesLeukemia2 moreA Phase 3, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multicenter study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of guadecitabine in participants with MDS or CMML who failed or relapsed after adequate prior treatment with azacitidine, decitabine, or both. This global study will be conducted in approximately 15 countries. Approximately 408 participants from approximately 100 study centers will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to either guadecitabine (approximately 272 participants) or Treatment Choice (approximately 136 participants). The study consists of a 21-day screening period, a treatment period, a safety follow-up visit, and a long-term follow-up period. The study is expected to last more than 2 years, and the duration of individual participant participation will vary. Participants may continue to receive treatment for as long as they continue to benefit.

Thiopurine EnhAnced Maintenance Therapy
Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaLymphoblastic LymphomaAcute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) is the most frequent cancer in children. The survival rate has improved significantly during the last decades, but the treatment still fails to cure 15 % of the patients. Within the Nordic/Baltic countries, children are treated according to the same protocol, i.e. NOPHO ALL-2008 protocol. Children and adolescents with Lymphoblastic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (LBL) are treated in accordance with the EURO-LB 02 protocol, whereas adults with Lymphoblastic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Denmark are commonly treated in accordance with the NOPHO ALL-2008 protocol. The longest treatment phase in both protocols is maintenance therapy, which is composed of 6-Mercaptopurine (6MP) and Methotrexate (MTX). The cytotoxic property of 6MP relies upon conversion of 6MP into thioguanine nucleotides (TGN), which can be incorporated into DNA instead of guanine or adenine. This incorporation can cause nucleotide mismatching and cause cell death second to repetitive activation of the mismatch repair system. At Rigshospitalet investigators have developed pharmacological methods able to measure the incorporation of TGN into DNA (DNA-TGN). In a Nordic/Baltic study the investigators have demonstrated higher levels of DNA-TGN during maintenance therapy in children with ALL that do not develop relapse (Nielsen et al. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Apr;18(4)). Preliminary studies indicate that the best approach to obtain DNA-TGN within a target range could be a combination of 6MP, MTX and 6-thioguanine (6TG), as 6TG more readily can be converted into TGN. This study aims to explore if individual dose titration of 6TG added to 6MP/MTX therapy can achieve DNA-TGN levels above a set target above 500 fmol/µg DNA, and thus can be integrated into future ALL and LBL treatment strategies to reduce relapse rates in ALL and LBL. The investigators plan to include 30 patients, and A) give incremental doses of 6TG until a mean DNA-TGN level above 500 fmol/µg DNA is obtained; and B) analyze the changes in DNA-TGN as well as cytosol levels of TGN and methylated 6MP metabolites (the latter inhibits purine de novo synthesis and thus enhance DNA-TGN incorporation), and C) occurrence of bone-marrow and liver toxicities during 6TG/6MP/MTX therapy.

Safety Study of ALRN-6924 in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome...
Acute Myeloid LeukemiaMyelodysplastic SyndromesPhase 1/1b, open label, multi-center dose escalation and dose expansion study designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, PK (pharmacokinetics), PD (pharmacodynamics) and anti-tumor effects of ALRN-6924 alone or in combination with cytarabine in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia or advanced myelodysplastic syndrome with wild-type (WT) TP53

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Checkpoint Immune Regulators' Expression in Allogeneic SCT...
LeukemiaLymphoid8 moreThis study is examining a chemotherapy regimen and immune suppressive medications in the setting of an allogeneic stem cell transplant. A pilot clinical trial to characterize the incidence, prevalence and function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and immune checkpoint regulators (V-domain Ig Suppressor of T-cell Activation [VISTA], cytotoxic T-lymphocyte- associated protein 4 [CTLA-4], programmed death-ligand 1 [PD-L1]) during early immune recovery following an allogeneic stem cell transplant. The site will use a myeloablative regimen of fludarabine with busulfan, adopted from CALGB 100801, to define clinical endpoints, including engraftment, 100 day survival and one year survival (Objective #1). The site will characterize the incidence, prevalence and function of MDSCs and immune checkpoint regulators in patients' blood and bone marrow following transplantation (Objective #2). The site will correlate these laboratory results with clinical outcomes and the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). As an exploratory aim, in those patients experiencing GVHD and requiring treatment, the site will define the MDSCs frequency and checkpoint regulator expression and correlate these results with the patient's response to GVHD therapy.

Dose-escalation Study of Oral Administration of S 055746 in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukaemia...
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)The purpose of this study is to determine the safety profile and tolerability of S 055746 in patients with AML, and high or very high risk MDS, in terms of Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs), Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and determine the Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) through safety profile (DLT, MTD), PK profile, PD profile and preliminary efficacy.

Risk Stratification-directed Therapy for AML With t(8;21) /AML1-ETO+
Acute Myeloid LeukemiaRisk StratificationAcute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21) /AML1-ETO-positive (AE AML) is a heterogeneous disease entailing different prognoses. There were significant differences in the therapeutic effect between different subgroups of AE AML. Therefore, risk stratification-directed therapy is very necessary for AE AML.

Sertraline and Cytosine Arabinoside in Adults With Relapsed and Refractory AML
Acute Myeloid LeukemiaThis is a Phase I study with the goals of determining the feasibility, safety, and toxicity of administering sertraline in combination with timed-sequential cytosine arabinoside (ara-C) in adults with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Primary objective: To define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D) of sertraline administered in combination with timed-sequential cytosine arabinoside in adult patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of sertraline given in combination with timed-sequential cytosine arabinoside in adult patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

A Prospective Randomized Phase II Study Evaluating the Monitoring of Imatinib Mesylate Plasmatic...
LeukemiaMyelogenous2 moreImatinib mesylate (Gleevec/Glivec, IM) is currently the gold standard or CML-CP front line therapy. The recommended dose of IM is 400 mg/day. The rates of complete cytogenetic responses at 3, 6 and 12 months are 27%, 50% and 69% respectively. The optimal IM daily dose is not yet determined and randomized studies addressing this question are on-going. First results from the TOPS trial (EHA 2008 congress) suggest a more rapid kinetic of response for patients treated with imatinib high dose. Recent studies revealed that initial Imatinib plasmatic dosage is predictive for achieving complete cytogenetic responses (CCR) and that a dosage of 1000 ng/ml is associated with a higher proportion of major molecular responses (MMR) (Picard et al., Blood 2007, Larson et al. Blood 2007). Results from the study of Larson et al. indicate that around 40% of the patients had a trough plasmatic level below 1000 ng/ml after day 28 of imatinib 400 mg/d. The major molecular response rate at 12 months for the patients with the lower plasmatic through level is 25.4% compared to 40.1% for the patients with a plasmatic dosage over 800 to 1000 ng/ml. Investigators propose to adapt the imatinib daily dose in case of imatinib through plasmatic level at day 28 below 1000 ng/ml. Patients with a trough plasmatic dosage ≤ 1000 ng/ml will be randomized between a prospective adaptation strategy of the imatinib daily dose (cohort 1) versus observation only (cohort 2). The patients with adequate imatinib dosage (> 1000 ng/ml) will be followed up according the ELN recommendation (cohort 3). Imatinib trough plasmatic level will then be rechecked every month thereafter for patients in cohort 1 and cohort 2 and every three months in cohort 3. The first endpoint of the study will be the rate of major molecular response at 12 months in cohort 1. Our hypothesis is to improve the 12 months MMR rate with the optimized strategy (cohort 1) from 25% of MMR at 12 months to 40% of MMR at 12 months.