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Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride in Preventing Heart-Related Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Participants With Blood Cancers

Acute Myeloid Leukemia · Blast Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive · Blasts 10 Percent or More of Bone Marrow Nucleated Cells · High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome · Myeloid Sarcoma · Myeloproliferative Neoplasm · Philadelphia Chromosome Positive

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What this study involves

The registry says this study is recruiting. Individual locations may have different availability.

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Age range
12 years - Not specified
Sex eligible
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Participants
100 Estimated

These are starting points, not an eligibility decision. The research team must review the full requirements.

About the research

This phase II trial studies how well dexrazoxane hydrochloride works in preventing heart-related side effects of chemotherapy in participants with blood cancers, such as acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic myeloid leukemia, and myeloproliferative neoplasms. Chemoprotective drugs, such as dexrazoxane hydrochloride, may protect the heart from the side effects of drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cladribine, idarubicin, cytarabine, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin, in participants with blood cancers.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the percentage of patients experiencing a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 10 percent from baseline or decrease in LVEF below the normal limit of 50% during treatment with dexrazoxane (dexrazoxane hydrochloride) combined with cladribine, idarubicin, cytarabine, and Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) within the first 6-months of treatment.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the incidence of these cardiac symptoms while on dexrazoxane combined with idarubicin-based treatment: clinical heart failure, exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, S3 gallop, acute coronary syndrome, acute pulmonary edema and life-threatening arrhythmias.

II. To assess and monitor the change of troponin I (while still standard of care at MD Anderson) and high-sensitivity troponin T during treatment.

III. Collect safety/toxicity profile. IV. To assess rates of complete remission (CR)/complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi). (Cohorts 1-3) V. Other efficacy endpoints of interest include overall response, overall survival, event-free survival and remission duration. (Cohorts 1-3) VI. To assess the recurrence-free survival rate at 6 months. (Cohort 4)

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the metal chelation effects of dexrazoxane combined with chemotherapy (Mylotarg, cladribine, idarubicin, and cytarabine) by quantifying concentrations of toxic and essential metals and isotopic abundance ratios of blood and bone marrow before and during treatment.

II. To study and describe the relationship between pretreatment patient / disease characteristics (including cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities) and clinical outcomes.

III. To identify molecular biomarkers predictive of response to therapy. IV. To study and describe the relationship between patient / disease characteristics, use of intrathecal prophylaxis, and incidence of leptomeningeal disease.

V. To observe rates of fungal and other infections on the regimen. VI. To study environmental exposure data based on an environmental health assessment survey.

VII. To explore the impact of minimal residual disease (MRD) on relapse.

OUTLINE:

INDUCTION PHASE: Participants receive gemtuzumab ozogamicin intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on days 1, 4, and 7, cladribine IV over 1-2 hours on days 1-5, dexrazoxane hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on days 1-3, idarubicin IV over 30 minutes on days 1-3, and cytarabine IV over 2 hours on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 3-7 weeks for up to 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

CONSOLIDATION PHASE: After induction phase, participants receive gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours on day 1, cladribine IV over 1-2 hours on days 1-3, dexrazoxane hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on days 1-2, idarubicin IV over 30 minutes on days 1-2, and cytarabine IV over 2 hours on days 1-3. Treatment repeats every 3-7 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE PHASE: Participants who go into remission or who are already in remission receive gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours on day 1 of course 1 and then every 2-3 months as needed. Participants also receive dexrazoxane hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes and idarubicin IV over 30 minutes on day 1, and cytarabine subcutaneously (SC) on days 1-7. Courses repeat every 3-7 weeks for 32 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, participants are followed up every 6-12 months.

Who may be able to participate?

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Inclusion Criteria:

  • Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is greater than or equal to 50% by echocardiography (echo) or multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan.
  • Patients of child bearing potential should use contraception.
  • Patients with a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), or high risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) (\>= 10% blasts or International Prognostic Scoring System \[IPSS\] \>= intermediate-2) or high-risk myeloproliferative neoplasm will be eligible.
  • Patients with untreated or previously untreated chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in myeloid blast phase or (Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) AML are also eligible.
  • Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms in blast phase will be eligible.
  • Patients with isolated extramedullary myeloid neoplasm will be eligible.
  • Patients with active CNS (central nervous system) disease are eligible.
  • Bilirubin \< 2mg/dL.
  • AST (aspartate aminotransferase) and/or ALT (alanine aminotransferase) \< 3 x ULN (upper limit of normal) - or \< 5 x ULN if related to leukemic involvement.
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 x ULN.
  • Hyperbilirubinemia is allowed if due to Gilbert's hyperbilirubinemia.
  • A negative urine pregnancy test is required within 1 week for all women of childbearing potential prior to enrolling on this trial.
  • Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
  • Patient must have the ability to understand the requirements of the study and signed informed consent. A signed informed consent by the patient or his legally authorized representative is required prior to their enrollment on the protocol.
  • Prior therapy for any of the cohorts may include with hydroxyurea, rescue doses of cytarabine, various combination-chemotherapy regimens, hematopoietic growth factors, azacytidine, decitabine, ATRA (all-trans retinoic acid).
  • Cohort 1: Frontline cohort patients are eligible in the frontline cohort if they are untreated or previously treated already in CR if they received 3 or fewer cycles of previous chemotherapy (including either 1 induction and 2 consolidations or 2 inductions and 1 consolidation).
  • Cohort 2: Salvage cohort in 1st and 2nd salvage patients are eligible in the salvage cohort 2 if they have active disease after first or second relapse or if they are in CR after previously documented first or second relapse as long as they if they have received 3 or fewer cycles of chemotherapy to achieve the most current CR.
  • Cohort 3: Salvage cohort in 3rd salvage and beyond patients may be eligible in salvage cohort 3 if they have active disease after 3rd or greater relapse or if they are in CR after a previously documented relapse (3rd or greater), but may have only received 3 or fewer cycles of chemotherapy to achieve the most current CR.
  • Cohort 4: Maintenance cohort: Patients in CR who are considered by treating physician to benefit from maintenance therapy are eligible for maintenance therapy with dexrazoxane combined with idarubicin plus cytarabine.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which judged by the investigator, places the patient at unacceptable risk.
  • Active heart disease defined as: Unstable coronary syndromes, unstable or severe angina, recent myocardial infarction (MI) within 6 months.
  • Decompensated heart failure (HF).
  • Clinically significant arrhythmias.
  • Severe valvular disease.
  • History of coronary artery disease (CAD).
  • 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.
  • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements per the judgment of the investigator.
  • Patient with documented hypersensitivity to any of the components of the chemotherapy program.
  • Men and women of childbearing potential who do not practice contraception.
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Treatment, groups and participation

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Assignment
Not applicable
Masking
No masking
Supportive care (dexrazoxane hydrochloride, chemotherapy)

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Drug: Cladribine · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride · Drug: Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin · Drug: Idarubicin

Cladribine DRUG

Given IV

Cytarabine DRUG

Given IV

Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride DRUG

Given IV

Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin DRUG

Given IV

Idarubicin DRUG

Given IV

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What researchers are measuring

Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.

Primary measures

Percentage of patients experiencing a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)

Time frame: Baseline up to 6 months

Will assess a decrease in LVEF of 10 percent from baseline or decrease in LVEF below the normal limit of 50% during treatment with dexrazoxane hydrochloride combined with cladribine, idarubicin, cytarabine, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin.

Secondary measures

Incidence of cardiac symptoms

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Cardiac symptoms to be evaluated include: clinical heart failure, exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, S3 gallop, acute coronary syndrome, acute pulmonary edema and life-threatening arrhythmias

Assessment of change in troponin I and high-sensitivity troponin T

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Troponin levels will be collected before and after the day 1 dose of idarubicin each month during induction, consolidation, and maintenance therapy.

Incidence of adverse events

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Not reported in this registry record.

Complete remission (CR) /complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) rates (Cohorts 1-3)

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Not reported in this registry record.

Overall response (Cohorts 1-3)

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Not reported in this registry record.

Overall survival (Cohorts 1-3)

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Not reported in this registry record.

Event-free survival (Cohorts 1-3)

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Not reported in this registry record.

Remission duration (Cohorts 1-3)

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Not reported in this registry record.

Recurrence-free survival

Time frame: Up to 6 months

The recurrence-free survival rate at 6 months will be a binary endpoint where the recurrence including death occurred within 6 months of treatment will be considered as "recurrence event".

Other measures

Assessment of metal chelation effects of dexrazoxane and chemotherapy

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Metal chelation effects assessed by utilizing technologies commonly used in the geochemistry.

Assessment of minimal residual disease (MRD)

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Will explore the impact of MRD on relapse.

No results are flagged as posted.

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Research locations (1)

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1 locations

M D Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Maro OhanianCONTACT713-792-2631
Maro OhanianPRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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Study team and timeline

Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study start
Sep 19, 2018 Actual
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027 Estimated
Study completion
Dec 31, 2027 Estimated
First posted
Jul 18, 2018 Actual
Last updated
Nov 10, 2026 Actual

Official study contacts

Official study title

Cardioprotection With Dexrazoxane in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Myeloid Blast Phase of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), Ph+ AML, and Myeloid Blast Phase of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

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Retrieved: Nov 12, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 10, 2026