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ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2022

Phase I Clinical Trial of DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitor Decitabine and PARP Inhibitor Talazoparib Combination Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Maria R Baer, Aksinija A Kogan, Søren M Bentzen, Tian Mi, Rena G Lapidus, Vu H Duong, Ashkan Emadi, Sandrine Niyongere, Casey L O'Connell, Benjamin A Youngblood and 2 more

Open access · bronzeAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
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Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Maria R Baer *Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Aksinija A Kogan *Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Søren M BentzenUniversity of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
Tian MiDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.ORCID 0000-0002-6446-1995
Rena G LapidusDepartment of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Vu H DuongDepartment of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Ashkan EmadiDepartment of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sandrine NiyongereDepartment of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Casey L O'ConnellUniversity of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.ORCID 0000-0001-7665-3911
Benjamin A YoungbloodDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Stephen B BaylinDepartment of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-3697-3798
Feyruz V RassoolUniversity of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTERSUPPORT GRANTP30CA134274 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Vu H. Duong · 2008 to 2026
$51.0M
EPIGENETIC REPROGRAMMING OF T CELL EXHAUSTION TO ENHANCE TUMOR IMMUNOTHERAPYR01CA237311 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Benjamin Alan Youngblood · 2020 to 2026
$2.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA134274NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePatients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) unfit for, or resistant to, intensive chemotherapy are often treated with DNA methyltransferase inhibitors (DNMTi). Novel combinations may increase efficacy. In addition to demethylating CpG island gene promoter regions, DNMTis enhance PARP1 recruitment and tight binding to chromatin, preventing PARP-mediated DNA repair, downregulating homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair, and sensitizing cells to PARP inhibitor (PARPi). We previously demonstrated DNMTi and PARPi combination efficacy in AML in vitro and in vivo. Here, we report a phase I clinical trial combining the DNMTi decitabine and the PARPi talazoparib in relapsed/refractory AML. PATIENTS AND

methodsDecitabine and talazoparib doses were escalated using a 3 + 3 design. Pharmacodynamic studies were performed on cycle 1 days 1 (pretreatment), 5 and 8 blood blasts.

resultsDoses were escalated in seven cohorts [25 patients, including 22 previously treated with DNMTi(s)] to a recommended phase II dose combination of decitabine 20 mg/m2 intravenously daily for 5 or 10 days and talazoparib 1 mg orally daily for 28 days, in 28-day cycles. Grade 3-5 events included fever in 19 patients and lung infections in 15, attributed to AML. Responses included complete remission with incomplete count recovery in two patients (8%) and hematologic improvement in three. Pharmacodynamic studies showed the expected DNA demethylation, increased PARP trapping in chromatin, increased γH2AX foci, and decreased HR activity in responders. γH2AX foci increased significantly with increasing talazoparib doses combined with 20 mg/m2 decitabine.

conclusionsDecitabine/talazoparib combination was well tolerated. Expected pharmacodynamic effects occurred, especially in responders.

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DecitabineLeukemia, Myeloid, AcutePoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAzacitidineDNAHumansMethyltransferasesPhthalazinesAzacitidineDecitabineDNAMethyltransferasesPhthalazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitorstalazoparib

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PMID35091444
PMCPMC8976746
OpenAlexW4210804314

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