SGI-110 in Participants With Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) or Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

Phase 1-2 dose-escalation randomized study in participants with intermediate or high risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The Dose Escalation Segment will evaluate the biological activity, preliminary safety and efficacy of SGI-110 with two dosing schedules in MDS and AML participants while the Dose Expansion Segment will further evaluate safety and efficacy at the biological effective dose (BED) or maximum tolerated dose (MTD) as defined in the Dose Escalation Segment.

Once the biologically effective dose (BED) and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined in the Dose Escalation Segment, the Dose Expansion Segment will randomize participants with MDS, treatment naïve elderly acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and relapsed/refractory AML participants to receive the BED or MTD dose. Relapsed/refractory AML participants may also receive SGI-110 on a daily x 10 schedule based on the total dose per cycle evaluated in the Dose-escalation Segment using the 5-daily regimen.

Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Men or women, 18 years of age or older, with a confirmed diagnosis of international prognostic scoring system (IPSS) intermediate-1, intermediate-2 or high-risk MDS including Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) or AML.

   * In the Dose Escalation Segment, participants who are refractory, relapsed, or unresponsive to standard treatment.
   * In the Dose Expansion Segment, hypomethylating agent (HMA) treatment-naïve MDS participants (including CMML), and intermediate-2 or high-risk MDS participant (including CMML) relapsed or refractory to prior HMA treatment are allowed, and treatment-naïve AML participants who is at least 65 years of age will be allowed if they also have at least one of the following criteria

     * AML secondary to MDS, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy
     * poor cytogenetics
     * pre-existing clinically significant dysfunction of the heart or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
     * poor performance status, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), of 2
2. Eastern ECOG performance status of 0 to 2.
3. Adequate organ function.
4. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant, no evidence of active graft-versus host disease (GVHD) and must be ≥ 2 weeks off immunosuppressive therapy.
5. No major surgery within 4 weeks of first dose of SGI-110.
6. No chemotherapy within 2 weeks of first dose of SGI-110 (minimum of 6 weeks for nitrosoureas and 8 weeks for bone marrow transplantation) with the exception of hydroxyurea which will be allowed during course 1 of treatment.
7. Sign an approved informed consent form for this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. In the Dose Expansion Segment, which includes the 10-day regimen, participants who have received 2 complete full dose cycles or more of a hypomethylating agent (HMA) decitabine or azacitidine (except for intermediate-2 or high-risk MDS participant (including CMML) relapsed or refractory to prior HMA treatment).
2. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3 classification).
3. Prior malignancy, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or other cancer from which the participant has been disease free for at least 3 years.
4. Life-threatening illnesses other than AML or MDS, uncontrolled medical conditions or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the participant's safety, or put the study outcomes at risk.
5. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV).
6. Hypersensitivity to decitabine, SGI-110, or SGI-110 excipients.
7. With the exception of treatment-naïve elderly AML participants, participants with uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary heart disease (CAD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≤ 50% are excluded, symptomatic or uncontrolled arrhythmias or on continuous corticosteroids.