Cladribine in Combination With CAG in Patients With Refractory/Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Efficacy and Safety of Cladribine in Combination With G-CSF, Low-dose Cytarabine and Aclarubicin in Patients With Refractory/Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia: a Phase 2 Clinical Trial

The vast majority of patients with AML will die of the disease, and no standard chemotherapy regimen were defined for patients with relapsed/refractory AML. Previous studies have confirmed the efficacy of cladribine in the treatment of AML, both de novo or relapse/refractory AML. Our previous experience has shown that Cladribine in combination of CAG (G-CSF priming, low dose cytarabine, and aclarubicin) are effective with tolerable toxicity profiling.Thus, this phase 2 clincial trial is going to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cladribine in combination with G-CSF, low-dose cytarabine and aclarubicin (C-CAG) in patients with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia.

AML is most common in the elderly patients, who can not tolerate the intensified treatments. The vast majority of patients with AML will die of the disease, and no standard chemotherapy regimen were defined for patients with relapsed/refractory AML. Previous studies have confirmed the efficacy of cladribine in the treatment of AML, both de novo or relapse/refractory AML. Our previous experience has shown that Cladribine in combination of CAG (G-CSF priming, low dose cytarabine, and aclarubicin) are effective with tolerable toxicity profiling.Thus, this phase 2 clincial trial is going to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cladribine in combination with G-CSF, low-dose cytarabine and aclarubicin (C-CAG) in patients with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women;
• Clinical diagnosis of Relapsed/Refractory AML (non-APL);
• ECOG performance status (PS) score 0-3;
• AST and ALT <=2.5 times the institutional ULN;
• Total bilirubin <=2.0 times the institutional ULN
• Serum creatinine<2.0 times the institutional ULN;
• Subjects should take effective contraceptive measures，and serum or urine pregnancy tests must be negative during the screening and study periods in women subjects;
• Patients should understand the disease and voluntarily receive the study regimen and follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Concurrent diagnosis of tumors other than AML, with exclusion of superficial bladder cancer, basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, cervical intraepithelial neoplasms (CIN), prostatic intraepithelial neoplasms(PIN);
• Active viral or bacterial infection that would impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy;
• Concurrent autoimmune hemolytic anemia or immune thrombocytopenia;
• Subjects suffered from AIDS，active hepatitis B or C virus infection; 垫·Dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent;
• Be allergic to any component of C-CAG regimen;
• Subjects ever exposed to cladribine or CAG-based regimen.