A Phase I Study of Tipifarnib Combined with Conventional Induction and Consolidation Therapy for Previously Untreated Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Age 60 and Over.

Standard induction therapy for patients over age 60 with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has produced complete response (CR) rates of around 55%, but most patients eventually relapse. Tipifarnib (R115777, ZarnestraR) has shown activity as a single agent in AML, and is well tolerated in older patients at doses up to 600 mg BID. This agent also has additive/synergistic effects on AML cell lines when combined with daunorubicin (DNR). From 2005–2007, …