This is an open-label phase I study designed to evaluate the safety ofvenetoclax-navitoclax with cladribine-based salvage therapy.
The primary objective of the study is to determine a maximum-tolerated dose (MTD)
combination of venetoclax-navitoclax with cladribine-based salvage therapy. Subjects will
be entered sequentially to each dose level. For each dose level, if none of the first
three subjects at that level experiences a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), new subjects may
be entered at the next higher dose level. If one of three subjects experience a DLT, up
to three more subjects are to be treated at that same dose level. If none of the
additional three subjects at that dose level experiences a DLT, new subjects may be
entered at the next higher dose level. However, if one or more of the additional three
subjects experience a DLT, then no further subjects are to be started at that dose level
and either de-escalate one level or if the preceding dose is already completed then that
dose is the MTD. The MTD will be defined as the highest dose level at which none of the
first three treated subjects, or no more than one of the first six treated subjects,
experiences a DLT.
Drug: Navitoclax Dose Level -1
25 mg by mouth on days 1-7.
Other Name: ABT-263
Drug: Navitoclax Dose Level 0
50 mg by mouth on days 1-10.
Other Name: ABT-263
Drug: Navitoclax Dose Level 1
75 mg by mouth on days 1-10.
Other Name: ABT-263
Drug: Navitoclax Dose Level 2
100 mg by mouth on days 1-10.
Other Name: ABT-263
Drug: Venetoclax Dose Level -1
400 mg by mouth on days 1-7.
Other Name: Venclexta
Drug: Venetoclax Dose Levels 0 to 2
400 mg by mouth on days 1-14.
Other Name: Venclexta
Drug: Cladribine
5 mg/m^2 intravenously days 1-5.
Other Name: Mavenclad,Leustatin DSC
Drug: Cytarabine (Cladribine Low Dose Cytarabine Backbone)
20 mg/m^2 subcutaneous days 1-10.
Other Name: ara-C
Drug: Cytarabine (CLAG-M Backbone)
1.5 g/m^2 intravenously days 1-5.
Other Name: ara-C
Drug: Mitoxantrone
10 mg/m^2 intravenously days 1-3.
Other Name: Novantrone
Drug: Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
300 mcg subcutaneously days 1-5.
Other Name: G-CSF,filgrastim,Neupogen
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female subjects 18 years or older.
  2. Patients must have a diagnosis of morphologically documented AML or secondary AML
     from prior conditions, such as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), myeloproliferative
     neoplasm (MPN), MDS/MPN, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) or therapy-related
     AML (t-AML), as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 criteria.
3. Relapsed or refractory to at least one prior line of therapy.
4. Previous therapy with venetoclax.
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of:
1. 0-3 for Arm A (i.e., Cladribine-low dose cytarabine backbone arm).
2. 0-2 for Arm B (i.e., CLAG-M backbone arm).
6. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of:
1. LVEF ≥35% for Arm A (i.e., Cladribine-low dose cytarabine backbone arm).
2. LVEF ≥45% for Arm B (i.e., CLAG-M backbone arm).
7. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) as calculated by the Cockroft-Gault formula, of:
1. CrCl ≥ 30 mL/min for Arm A (i.e., Cladribine-low dose cytarabine backbone arm).
2. CrCl ≥ 40 mL/min for Arm B (i.e., CLAG-M backbone arm).
8. Clinical laboratory values within the following parameters:
       1. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless
          attributable to underlying leukemia. Patient with total bilirubin > 1.5 ×
          institutional ULN may enroll if direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional ULN of
          the direct bilirubin.
       2. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 ×
          institutional ULN, unless attributable to underlying leukemia.
       3. White blood cell (WBC) count < 25,000/µL before Cycle 1, Day 1 of therapy
          (Note: Hydroxyurea, cytarabine or leukapheresis may be used to meet this
          criterion.)
       4. Platelet count of at least 20,000/µL before Cycle 1, Day 1 of therapy (Note:
          Platelet transfusion can be used to meet this criterion.)
9. Female subjects who:
1. Are postmenopausal for at least one year before the screening visit, OR
2. Are surgically sterile, OR
3. If they are of childbearing potential:
     i. Agree to practice one highly effective method and one additional effective
     (barrier) method of contraception, at the same time, from the time of signing the
     informed consent through four months after the last dose of study drug (female and
     male condoms should not be used together), OR ii. Agree to practice true abstinence,
     when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject.
     (periodic abstinence [e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation
     methods], withdrawal, spermicides only, and lactational amenorrhea are not
     acceptable methods of contraception).
10. Male subjects, even if surgically sterilized (i.e., status post vasectomy), who:
       1. Agree to practice effective barrier contraception during the entire study
          treatment period from the time of signing the informed consent through and
          through four months after the last dose of study drug (female and male condoms
          should not be used together), OR
       2. Agree to practice true abstinence, when this is in line with the preferred and
          usual lifestyle of the subject. (periodic abstinence [e.g., calendar,
          ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods for the female partner]
          withdrawal, spermicides only, and lactational amenorrhea are not acceptable
          methods of contraception.)
 11. Ability to understand a written informed consent document, and the willingness to
     sign it.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Acute promyelocytic leukemia.
2. Prior therapy with B-cell lymphoma-extra large (BCL-XL) inhibitor.
  3. Treatment with systemic antineoplastic therapy within 14 days or five half-lives
     from the last dose - whichever is longer - before Cycle 1, Day 1 of therapy.
     Radiation within 14 days before Cycle 1, Day 1 of therapy. The use of
     hydroxyurea/cytarabine for leukoreduction is permitted.
  4. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) or chimeric antigen receptor T-cell
     therapy (CAR-T cell) within 60 days of enrollment. (If patients had prior allogeneic
     HCT, they should have no active graft-versus-host disease and should be off
     calcineurin inhibitors at least four weeks prior to cycle 1 day 1 of therapy.)
  5. Current systemic treatment with strong or moderate Cytochrome P4503A (CYP3A)
     inducers within 7 days prior to Cycle 1, Day 1 of therapy.
  6. Presence of another active malignancy requiring systemic treatment within the last
     12 months, except for localized cancers that have been adequately treated.
7. Known HIV positive patients who DO NOT meet the following criteria:
1. Cluster of differentiation (CD) 4 count > 350 cells/mm^3.
2. Undetectable viral load.
3. Maintained on modern therapeutic regimens utilizing non-CYP-interactive agents.
4. No history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections.
  8. Known hepatitis B surface antigen seropositive or active hepatitis C infection.
     Note: Patients who have isolated positive hepatitis B core antibody (i.e., in the
     setting of negative hepatitis B surface antigen and negative hepatitis B surface
     antibody) must have an undetectable hepatitis B viral load. Patients who have
     positive hepatitis C antibody may be included if they have an undetectable hepatitis
     C viral load.
  9. Female subjects who are both lactating and breastfeeding or of childbearing
     potential who have a positive serum test during screening.
 10. Female subjects who intend to donate eggs (ova) during the course of the study or
     four months after receiving their last dose of the study drug(s).
 11. Male subjects who intend to donate sperm during the course of this study or four
     months after receiving their last dose of the study drug(s).
 12. Has consumed grapefruit, grapefruit products, Seville oranges (including marmalade
     containing Seville oranges) or star fruit from three days prior to Cycle 1, Day 1 to
     throughout the study treatment.
Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee	5263045, Wisconsin	5279468, United States
Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, MD, MS, Principal Investigator
 Medical College of Wisconsin