This phase II trial tests how well decitabine and cedazuridine (DEC-C) works in combination with venetoclax in treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patients whose AML has come back after a period of improvement (relapse) after a donor stem cell transplant. Cedazuridine is in a class of medications called cytidine deaminase inhibitors. It prevents the breakdown of decitabine, making it more available in the body so that decitabine will have a greater effect. Decitabine is in a class of medications called hypomethylation agents. It works by helping the bone marrow produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells in the bone marrow. Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. Giving DEC-C in combination with venetoclax may kill more cancer cells in patients with relapsed AML.
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To assess the effect of DEC-C/venetoclax on the investigator-assessed composite complete remission (CR) rate (CR/complete remission with partial hematologic recovery [CRh]/complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery [CRi]).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the rate of partial response (PR) and morphologic leukemia free state (MLFS) following treatment with DEC-C/venetoclax.
II. To assess the relapse free survival of patients treated with DEC-C/venetoclax.
III. To assess overall survival of patients treated with DEC-C/venetoclax.
IV. To assess the safety and tolerability of DEC-C/venetoclax in the post-hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) setting.
V. To assess the rates of measurable residual disease negativity in patients achieving a CR.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive venetoclax orally (PO) daily for 28 days in a 28-day cycle. Patients receive DEC-C PO daily on days 1-5 of a 28-day cycle. Patients undergo bone marrow biopsy and aspiration and blood sample collection throughout the study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months, until death, end of the study, until patient withdraws consent, or for a maximum of 2 years after the patient’s final treatment – whichever comes first.
Lead OrganizationVanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorSanjay R. Mohan