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CompletedNCT01398501Updated Mar 22, 2017

Sorafenib Maintenance Therapy for Patients With AML After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant

A Phase 1 interventional study of Sorafenib in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-03-22.

Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Sorfenib works by slowing the spread of cancer cells. It has been used in other studies for patients with AML with the FLT3-ITD mutation and information from these studies suggests that sorafenib may help to control leukemia. The purpose of this study is to find the highest dose of sorafenib for maintenance therapy that can be safely used in participants with AML who have undergone allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Read the detailed description

Subjects will taken sorafenib orally either once or twice daily. Subjects will come to the Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic 3 times (on Day 8, 15, and 30) during the first month of treatment. After the first month, they will be seen every month for 3 months and then at 9 at 6 and 9 months. Subjects will have a physical exam and be asked questions regarding general health and specific questions about any problems they might be having and any medications they are taking.

Subjects will have standard blood tests every month for 12 months to check liver and kidney function and complete blood count.

Subjects will have research blood tests on Days 8, 15 and 30 during the first month of treatment.

Subjects will have a bone marrow biopsy after 3 months and 12 months of treatment.

Subjects will receive treatment for up to 12 months and be followed for 1 year after completing the study.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Keywords

  • AML
  • FLT3-ITD
  • Stem cell transplant
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In context

Lead sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 2,536 studies on the registry; 446 are open to participants now.

Of its 214 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 161 (75%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects with AML with the FLT3-ITD mutation who have undergone allogeneic HSCT
  • Peripheral blood chimerism studies showing >/= 70% of all cells are of donor origin
  • Adequate hematologic and hepatic function
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Able to swallow whole pills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of relapsed/recurrent/residual disease as assessed by bone marrow aspirate and biopsy performed between days 30-60 after HSCT
  • Active acute graft vs host disease requiring an equivalent dose of > 0.5 mg/kg/day of prednisone or equivalent or those patients which necessitated the addition of another agent for the treatment of GVHD beyond corticosteroids
  • Ongoing uncontrolled infection
  • Cardiac disease: congestive heart failure > class II NYHA, unstable angina or new onset angina (began within the last 3 months) or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • Cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Known HIV infection or chronic hepatitis B or C
  • Thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attacks within the past 6 months
  • Pulmonary hemorrhage/bleeding event > CTCAE v 4.0 Grade 2 within 4 weeks of starting study drug
  • Any other hemorrhage/bleeding event > CTCAE v. 4.0 Grade 3 within 4 weeks of starting study drug
  • Serious non-healing wound, non-healing ulcer, or bone fracture
  • Evidence or history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
  • Major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of starting study drug
  • Use of St. John's Wort or rifampin (rifampicin)
  • Known or suspected allergy to sorafenib
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Receiving any other investigational agents
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Post-SCT Sorafenib

    Sorafenib will be given as maintenance therapy after allo HCT to patients with FLT3-ITD AML.

    Drug: Sorafenib

Interventions

  • DrugSorafenib

    Oral, 200 to 400 mg QD or BID

    Also known as: BAY 43-9006

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose

    To define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of maintenance sorafenib after allogeneic HSCT

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Median number of days sorafenib tolerated

    Define the median number of days of sorafenib tolerated prior to dose-limiting toxicity or disease relapse

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Rate of serious infections

    Rate of serious infections (bacterial, viral, fungal, or other) after starting sorafenib

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. Rate of acute GVHD

    Rate of grades II-IV acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) after starting sorafenib

    Time frame: 3 years

  4. Rate of chronic GVHD

    Rates of significant chronic GVHD after starting sorafenib

    Time frame: 3 years

  5. Survival

    1-year and 2-year progression-free and overall survival after HSCT

    Time frame: 3 years

  6. Impact of sorafenib on bone marrow and serum levels of FLT3-ITD quantitative PCR

    To assess the impact of sorafenib on quantitative bone marrow and serum levels of FLT3-ITD DNA in patients (as measured by PCR) with FLT3-ITD AML after allogeneic SCT

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02214, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Chen YB, Li S, Lane AA, Connolly C, Del Rio C, Valles B, Curtis M, Ballen K, Cutler C, Dey BR, El-Jawahri A, Fathi AT, Ho VT, Joyce A, McAfee S, Rudek M, Rajkhowa T, Verselis S, Antin JH, Spitzer TR, Levis M, Soiffer R. Phase I trial of maintenance sorafenib after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 internal tandem duplication acute myeloid leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2014 Dec;20(12):2042-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Sep 17. PubMed 25239228 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 22, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01398501
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Responsible party
Yi-Bin A. Chen, MD (Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 20, 2011
Start date
Aug 2011
Primary completion
Sep 2015
Completion
Aug 2016
Last update
Mar 22, 2017

Study contacts

Yi-Bin Chen, MD
principal investigator · Massachusetts General Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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