| Exclusion Criteria: | 1) Subjects less than 18 years of age.
2) A lymphocyte doubling time of < 3 months, or other clinical or laboratory signs indicating that a treatment delay of 2 months or longer (due to heavy water labeling and resting period) would result in a significant progression of the disease and be detrimental to the subject, as determined by the treating physician.
3) Any prior treatment for CLL including chemotherapy, chemoimmunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, radiotherapy, or high-dose corticosteroid therapy (Prednisone > 60 mg daily or equivalent), or immunotherapy prior to enrollment or concurrent with this trial.
4) Concomitant use of agents that have been described to affect the biology and/or proliferation rate of CLL cells such as: PDE-inhibitors (e.g., sildenafil, theophylline), immunosuppressive agents (e.g., prednisone, cyclosporin-A, rapamycin), green tea extract, itraconazole, ketoconazole, clarithromycin, bupropion, and Cox-2 inhibitors.
5) Investigational agent received within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. If received any investigational agent prior to this time point, drug-related toxicities must have recovered to Grade 1 or less prior to first dose of study drug.
6) Systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection not controlled (defined as exhibiting ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection and without improvement, despite appropriate antibiotics or other treatment).
7) Subjects with uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) or autoimmune thrombocytopenia (ITP).
8) Any other severe concurrent disease, or have a history of serious organ dysfunction or disease involving the heart, kidney, liver or other organ system that may place the subject at undue risk to undergo therapy with PCI-32765.
9) Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study.
10) History of intracranial hemorrhage or stroke within 6 months prior to the study.
11) Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy.
12) Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury, within 28 days prior to Day 1, anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study. (Minor surgical procedures, fine needle aspirations or core biopsies within 7 days prior to Day 1. Bone marrow aspiration +/- biopsy is allowed).
13) Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
14) Subjects receiving anticoagulation (for example heparin, Coumadin, low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH, such as Lovenox), and anti-platelet drugs (except for low-dose aspirin) will be ineligible to participate in this study. Subjects who recently received drugs for anticoagulation must be off those medications for at least 7 days prior to start of the study.
15) Subjects who are known to be anemic, with hemoglobin <8.0g/dl.
16) Weight less than 110 pounds
17) Subjects who are known to be infected with HIV, or have signs of active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C.
18) Biliary obstruction, acute hepatitis, severe liver failure, or severely impaired renal function.
19) PCI-32765 is contraindicated in subjects with clinically significant hypersensitivity to any of the compound's structural components. |