Phase I/II Trial of CPX-351 + Palbociclib in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Prior treatment

• Prior treatment with CPX-351, Palbociclib or other cell cycle inhibitors.
• No major surgery within 2 weeks prior to study enrollment.
• Male and female patients who are fertile who do not agree to use an effective barrier methods of birth control (i.e. abstinence) to avoid pregnancy while receiving study treatment.

Other illness

• Any active malignancy (unrelated, non-hematological malignancy) diagnosed within the past 6 months of starting the study drug (other than curatively treated carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix or non-melanoma skin cancer).
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to CPX-351, Palbociclib or other cell cycle inhibitors.
• Subjects with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Known history of HIV or active hepatitis B or C.

Lab values

• Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that, in the view of the treating physician, would place the participant at an unacceptable risk if he or she were to participate in the study or would prevent that person from giving informed consent.

Other

• Pregnancy or breast feeding
• Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)

• Newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia according to 2016 WHO criteria(excluding APL \[AML-M3\]).
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status \<2
• Subjects must have normal organ function as defined below:
• Total bilirubin \<2 times upper limit of normal ((≤ 3 x ULN if considered to be due to leukemic involvement or Gilbert's syndrome) or if higher than 2 times upper limit of normal with approval from the PI
• Serum Creatinine \<2 x ULNor if higher than 2 times upper limit of normal with approval from the PI
• Left ventricular ejection fraction of ≥45%
• Patients with secondary AML arising out of MDS (all subtypes under WHO classification), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) and therapy-related AML are eligible.
• Women of childbearing potential should be advised to avoid becoming pregnant and men should be advised to not father a child while receiving treatment. All men and women of childbearing potential must use acceptable methods of birth control throughout the study
• Subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.