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Phase 2 N=21 Treatment

Belinostat in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes · Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes · Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Enrolled (actual)
21
Serious AEs
47.6%
Results posted
Mar 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Confirmed Responses (Complete Response, Partial Response, or Hematologic Improvement) Noted on 2 Consecutive Evaluations at Least 4 Weeks Apart — 1; 0; 0 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
belinostat (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Primary completion
Dec 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Confirmed Responses (Complete Response, Partial Response, or Hematologic Improvement) Noted on 2 Consecutive Evaluations at Least 4 Weeks Apart
1; 0; 0
SECONDARY
Time to Progression
14.9
SECONDARY
Overall Survival
17.9
SECONDARY
Duration of Response
SECONDARY
Toxicity of Belinostat in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
13; 11; 5; 1

Summary

This phase II trial is studying how well belinostat works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Belinostat may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Histologically confirmed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
  • De novo or secondary MDS
  • Patients with 12 weeks
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST ≤ 2 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to PXD101
  • No HIV positivity
  • QTc interval ≤ 500 msec
  • No long QT syndrome
  • No significant cardiovascular disease, including any of the following:
  • Unstable angina pectoris
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Congestive heart failure related to primary cardiac disease
  • Condition requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy
  • Ischemic or severe valvular heart disease
  • Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No other uncontrolled serious medical condition (e.g., cardiac arrhythmias or diabetes)
  • Recovered from prior therapy
  • No more than 2 prior therapies for MDS
  • Prior hematopoietic growth factors, androgens, and other supportive care agents allowed and are not considered in the prior therapy total
  • No prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C)
  • No prior histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for treatment of MDS
  • More than 2 weeks since prior valproic acid or other HDAC inhibitors
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No concurrent medication that may cause torsades depointes, including any of the following:
  • Disopyramide
  • Dofetilide
  • Ibutilide
  • Procainamide
  • Quinidine
  • Sotalol
  • Bepridil
  • Methadone
  • Amiodarone hydrochloride
  • Arsenic trioxide
  • Cisapride
  • Calcium-channel blockers (e.g., lidoflazine)
  • Anti-infective agents (i.e., clarithromycin, erythromycin, halofantrine, pentamidine, or sparfloxacin)
  • Domperidone or droperidol
  • Antipsychotic agents (i.e., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, mesoridazine, thioridazine, or pimozide)
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00357162). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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