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CompletedNCT02141828Updated Jun 18, 2023

A Phase 1 Dose Escalation and Expanded Cohort Study of EPZ-5676 in the Treatment of Pediatric Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Leukemias Bearing a Rearrangement of the MLL Gene

A Phase 1 interventional study of EPZ-5676 in Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, sponsored by Epizyme, Inc.. Completed at 9 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 3 Months to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-18.

Sponsored by Epizyme, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

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

A subset of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) harbor rearrangements of the MLL gene, which are detected either by cytogenetic or fluorescent in situ hybridization evaluation at the time of diagnosis. A protein called DOT1L plays an important role in the malignant process in these leukemias. EPZ-5676 is a molecule that blocks the activity of DOT1L, and is therefore being evaluated in the treatment of patients with MLL-rearranged leukemias.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase 1b study of EPZ-5676 in pediatric patients. The study will have two phases. The first phase will assess escalating doses of EPZ-5676 in order to determine the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of EPZ-5676 as a 28-day continuous IV infusion. Once the MTD and/or RP2D is established, a second phase of the study will further evaluate the safety of EPZ-5676 and assess the anti-leukemia activity.

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Conditions studied

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Acute Leukemias

Keywords

  • Leukemia
  • Advanced hematologic malignancies
  • Epizyme
  • Phase 1b
  • MLL gene
  • 11q23
  • Ambiguous lineage
  • ALL
  • AML
  • Acute leukemias
  • MLL-r
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In context

Leukemia

5,441 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia; 636 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 18 is below the median of 38 across 4,247 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia.

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Lead sponsor

Epizyme, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 21 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 8 (67%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
3 Months to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age: >3 months to \<18 years of age.
  2. Diagnosis: Patients must have documented relapsed/refractory ALL, AML, or acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage and meet the following criteria:

    • Patients must have at least received an appropriate induction therapy regimen. Patients with persistent leukemia after induction therapy, or with recurrence of leukemia at any time during the course of treatment (including allogeneic HSCT) are eligible;
    • Patients must have > 10% leukemic blasts in the bone marrow;
    • Patients must have rearrangement involving the MLL gene, including reciprocal chromosomal translocations involving 11q23 by FISH, cytogenetic analysis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or next-generation sequencing (NGS) OR partial tandem duplication (PTD) of MLL by PCR or NGS.
  3. Therapeutic Options: Patients must be ineligible or inappropriate for other treatment regimens known to have curative potential.
  4. Performance Level: Karnofsky > 50% for pts > 12 years; Lansky > 50% for pts \< 12 years of age.
  5. Prior Therapy: Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study.

    Myelosuppressive Chemotherapy:

    • 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of cytotoxic therapy
    • Patients may receive hydroxyurea, low-dose cytarabine and/or glucocorticoids to control peripheral blood leukemic cell counts at study entry
    • At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with hematopoietic growth factors
    • At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent
    • At least 21 days since receipt of chimeric antigen receptor therapy or other modified T cell therapy
    • At least 60 days from prior total body irradiation (TBI)
    • At least 60 days must have elapsed from hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
  6. Renal and Hepatic Function: Patient must have adequate renal and hepatic functions as indicated by the following laboratory values:

    • Patient must have a calculated creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR > 60mL/min/1.73m2 or a normal serum creatinine based on age/gender
    • Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN for age or normal conjugated bilirubin
    • ALT and AST \< 3 x ULN (unless attributed to leukemic involvement)
  7. Cardiac Function: Patient must have a shortening fraction (SF) of > 27% or an ejection fraction (EF) of > 50% by echocardiogram or MUGA scan.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with CNS 3 disease or symptomatic CNS disease
  2. Clinically active heart disease including prolonged QTc or prolonged PR interval, or history of arrhythmias
  3. On immunosuppressive or other anti-leukemic therapy, excluding patients receiving glucocorticoids for management of circulating blast count or patients on a stable dose (\<20mg/m2/day prednisone or equivalent) of systemic or topical glucocorticoid therapy with ≤ Grade 1 GvHD or tapering dose of calcineurin inhibitor
  4. Patients with known bleeding diathesis or prothrombin time (PT) or aPTT >1.5 x ULN or fibrinogen \<0.5 x LLN
  5. Receiving prophylactic use of hematopoietic colony stimulating factors
  6. Known history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBsAg positive) or hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV positive)
  7. Being actively treated for another concurrent malignancy
  8. Pregnant or nursing females;
  9. Male patients not willing to use a condom
  10. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to uncontrolled infection, significant graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) (Grade 2-4), or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  11. Patients who are concurrently receiving strong inducers/inhibitors of CYP3A
  12. Patients with known history of Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), history of congenital immunodeficiency or inherited marrow failure disorder.
  13. Patients with known bleeding diathesis, or PT (Prothrombin time) or aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) > 1.5x ULN or \<0.5x LLN.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    EPZ-5676

    EPZ-5676 Dose escalation and expansion cohorts

    Drug: EPZ-5676

Interventions

  • DrugEPZ-5676

    28-day continuous IV infusion of each 28-day cycle, given until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

    Also known as: EPZ5676, DOT1L

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of EPZ-5676.

    To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of EPZ-5676 as determined by incidence of protocol-specified dose-limiting adverse events.

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. To assess the safety and tolerability of EPZ-5676 administered as a continuous intravenous (CIV) infusion

    Safety and tolerability will be assessed by the incidence of adverse events in patients treated with EPZ-5676 and the evaluation of adverse events, vital signs, physical examination, 12-lead ECG, and laboratory assessments.

    Time frame: 22 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Determine the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) profile of EPZ-5676

    The pharmacokinetic (PK) profile will include the analysis of Cmax, AUC and steady state concentration of EPZ-5676. The pharmacodynamic (PD) profile will assess the effects of EPZ-5676 in peripheral blood mononuclear (PBMC) and bone marrow cells.

    Time frame: 18 months

  2. Evaluate early evidence of anti-tumor activity

    Anti-tumor activity will be assessed by objective response (OR) in pediatric patients

    Time frame: 18 months

Other outcomes

  1. To determine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations EPZ-5676 in pediatric patients receiving EPZ-5676 by CIV infusion

    Time frame: 18 months

  2. Analysis of tumor cells for somatic mutations as potential predictors of response

    Somatic mutations to include mRNA and proteins or markers of biological pathways as potential predictors of response to EPZ-5676 treatment

    Time frame: 18 months

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Study locations

9 sites
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California 90027, United States
  • University of California San Francisco Medical Center-Parnassus
    San Francisco, California 94143, United States
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • Emory Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • The Hospital for Sick Kids
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 18, 2023, 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
NCT02141828
Lead sponsor
Epizyme, Inc.
Collaborators
Celgene Corporation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 20, 2014
Start date
May 2014
Primary completion
May 2016
Completion
Jun 2016
Last update
Jun 18, 2023

Study contacts

Neal Shukla, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lia Gore, MD
principal investigator · Children's Hospital Colorado
Pat Brown, MD
principal investigator · Johns Hopkins University
Lewis Silverman, MD
principal investigator · Dana Farber
Maureen O'Brien, MD
principal investigator · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Jim A Whitlock, MD
principal investigator · Hospital of Sick Kids
Cynthia Wetmore, MD PhD
principal investigator · Emory Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Mignon Loh, MD
principal investigator · University of California, San Francisco
Paul Gaynon, MD
principal investigator · Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Todd Cooper, MD
principal investigator · Seattle Children's Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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