Buparlisib in Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Inclusion Criteria

• Previously documented CLL that is recurrent or relapsed after previous therapy and that requires treatment
• Age ≥ 18 years
• ECOG Performance Status score of 0, 1 or 2
• Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. Those who have previously completed curative treatment of a malignancy other than CLL will be eligible
• Patients must have at least ONE of: Lymphocyte count ≥ 10 x 10^9/L OR at least one pathologically enlarged lymph node (≥ 2 x 2 cm) by CT scan
• Previous therapy: Patients must have received at least 1 prior systemic treatment regimen (single agent or combination therapy). There is no upper limit on number of prior regimens. Patients who have received prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation are eligible.
• Patients must have recovered (to ≤ grade 2) from all reversible toxicity related to prior systemic therapy, and have adequate washout from prior chemotherapy and investigational agents defined as the longest of:
• two weeks
• standard cycle length of prior regimen (e.g. 28 days for FCR)
• 5 half-lives for investigational drugs

Not permitted:

• prior treatment with buparlisib (BKM120)
• Patients may have had radiation, provided a minimum of 21 days has elapsed prior to enrollment. Patients must have recovered from any acute toxic effects from radiation prior to registration
• Previous surgery is permitted provided that wound healing has occurred and at least 14 days have elapsed if surgery was major
• Absolute neutrophil counts (ANC): ≥ 1.0 x 10^9/L
• Platelets ≥ 50/min x 10^9/L and more than 5 days since last transfusion
• Creatinine clearance* ≥ 50 mL/min
• Bilirubin** ≤ 1.5 x upper normal limit (UNL)
• Alanine aminotransferase (AST) and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 1.5 x UNL or ≤ 3 x UNL if hepatic involvement with CLL
• Potassium and calcium Within normal limits for laboratory (supplementation permitted)
• Glucose (fasting) 7 days prior to day 1). Patients may receive low molecular weight heparin if indicated. See Appendix VII for a list of prohibited medications.
• Patients on drugs with a known risk to induce Torsades de Pointes
• Patients receiving high dose steroid therapy or another immunosuppressive agent. Note: Topical applications (e.g. rash), inhaled sprays (e.g. obstructive airways diseases), eye drops or local injections (e.g. intra-articular) are allowed. Patients who are on stable moderate dose corticosteroid treatment for treatment of conditions other than CLL (< dexamethasone 4 mg/day, prednisone 25 mg/day) for at least 14 days before start of study treatment are eligible.
• Patients with known HIV positivity.
• Patients with known CLL involvement of the central nervous system.
• Patients with a history of other malignancies, except those which have been curatively treated and require no ongoing therapy