AKT Inhibitor MK-2206 in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Summary

This phase II trial is studying how well AKT inhibitor MK-2206 works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). AKT inhibitor MK-2206 may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Timeline

Start

2010-10

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

2014-04

Publications

• Konopleva MY, Walter RB, Faderl SH, Jabbour EJ, Zeng Z, Borthakur G, Huang X, Kadia TM, Ruvolo PP, Feliu JB, Lu H, Debose L, Burger JA, Andreeff M, Liu W, Baggerly KA, Kornblau SM, Doyle LA, Estey EH, Kantarjian HM. Preclinical and early clinical evaluation of the oral AKT inhibitor, MK-2206, for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Apr 15;20(8):2226-35. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-1978. Epub 2014 Feb 28.

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Indications