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LeukemiaPhase 3NCT00002719

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without G-CSF in Treating Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 3 study testing filgrastim, amsacrine and carmustine in people with Leukemia and Neutropenia, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as G-CSF may increase the number of immune cells found in the bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover after chemotherapy and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 61 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Leukemia, Neutropenia
What is being tested?
filgrastim, amsacrine and carmustine
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
500 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Dec 1995to Nov 2001
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 61 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) At least 30% blast cells in bone marrow smear Secondary AML eligible, as follows: Secondary to myelodysplastic syndrome (but not other myeloproliferative diseases) Secondary to cured Hodgkin's disease or other cured malignancy Secondary to alkylating agents or radiation for other reasons Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) referred to the collaborative Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche Maligne dell'Adulto-EORTC protocol (EORTC-06952) No blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 61 to 80 Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: No marked impairment from disease other than AML Hematopoietic: Not applicable Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2 x ULN Renal: Creatinine less than 2 x ULN Cardiovascular: LVEF at least 50% No severe cardiac disease Pulmonary: No severe pulmonary disease Other: HIV seronegative (if tested) No uncontrolled infection No severe neurologic, metabolic, or psychiatric disease No other concomitant disease that precludes protocol therapy No other progressive malignant disease

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior chemotherapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site

  • Azienda Policlinico Umberto Primo

    Rome, 00161

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About this study

Official title: RANDOMIZED PHASE III STUDY TO EVALUATE THE VALUE OF rHuG-CSF IN INDUCTION AND OF AN ORAL SCHEDULE AS CONSOLIDATION TREATMENT IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUMEKIA (AML-13 PROTOCOL)

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as G-CSF may increase the number of immune cells found in the bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person's immune system recover after chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Combining more than one drug and giving drugs in different ways may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without G-CSF in treating older patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

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OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the role of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor given during and/or after remission induction with MICE (mitoxantrone/cytarabine/etoposide) in elderly patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). II. Compare the complete remission (CR) rate and survival of these patients when treated with nearly equivalent doses of oral vs. intravenous mini-ICE (idarubicin/cytarabine/etoposide) as consolidation therapy given on an outpatient basis. III. Evaluate the feasibility of a second intensive consolidation regimen consisting of BAVC (carmustine/amsacrine/etoposide/cytarabine) followed by autologous stem cell support in patients under age 71 who are in CR and have good performance status.

OUTLINE: Randomized study. All patients are randomly assigned to Arms IA through ID for Induction. Patients who achieve CR and who have adequate organ function and performance status are then randomly assigned to Arm IIA or IIB for Consolidation. At selected centers, patients in CR after their first Consolidation course who are under age 71 and in very good clinical condition are treated on Regimen A (in lieu of a second Consolidation course). The following acronyms are used: AMSA Amsacrine, NSC-249992 ARA-C Cytarabine, NSC-63878 BAVC BCNU/AMSA/VP-16/ARA-C BCNU Carmustine, NSC-409962 DHAD Mitoxantrone, NSC-301739 G-CSF Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Rhone-Poulenc Rorer) IDA Idarubicin, NSC-256439 MICE DHAD/ARA-C/VP-16 Mini-ICE IDA/ARA-C/VP-16 PBSC Peripheral Blood Stem Cells VP-16 Etoposide, NSC-141540 INDUCTION: Arm IA: 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. MICE. Arm IB: 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy plus Hematologic Toxicity Attenuation. MICE; plus G-CSF. G-CSF during chemotherapy. Arm IC: 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy plus Hematologic Toxicity Attenuation. MICE; plus G-CSF. G-CSF after chemotherapy. Arm ID: 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy plus Hematologic Toxicity Attenuation. MICE; plus G-CSF. G-CSF during and after chemotherapy. CONSOLIDATION: Arm IIA: 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. Mini-ICE. Intravenous IDA/VP-16/ARA-C. Arm IIB: 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. Mini-ICE. Oral IDA/VP-16 + subcutaneous ARA-C. Regimen A: Stem Cell Mobilization followed by 4-Drug Combination Myeloablative Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue. G-CSF; followed by BAVC; with PBSC.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 500 patients will be randomized for Induction, of whom an anticipated 238 patients will be randomized for Consolidation. If at interim analyses survival is shorter on Regimen A, that regimen will be closed.

Being tested
filgrastim, amsacrine, carmustine, cytarabine, etoposide
Keywords
untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia, adult acute erythroid leukemia (M6), adult acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (M1), adult acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation (M2), adult acute myelomonocytic leukemia (M4), adult acute monoblastic leukemia (M5a), adult acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7), secondary acute myeloid leukemia, adult acute monocytic leukemia (M5b), neutropenia, adult acute minimally differentiated myeloid leukemia (M0)
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Neutropenia, Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute, Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute, Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Apr 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 1995
  3. Primary completionNov 2001

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Enrolment
500 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002719
Sponsor's protocol ID
EORTC-06954
Other IDs
EORTC-06954, ITA-GIMEMA-AML13
Status last verified
Jun 2012
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
2 Jul 2012
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Thomas X, Suciu S, Rio B, Leone G, Broccia G, Fillet G, Jehn U, Feremans W, Meloni G, Vignetti M, de Witte T, Amadori S. Autologous stem cell transplantation after complete remission and first consolidation in acute myeloid leukemia patients aged 61-70 years: results of the prospective EORTC-GIMEMA AML-13 study. Haematologica. 2007 Mar;92(3):389-96. doi: 10.3324/haematol.10552.

    PubMed 17339189

  • Amadori S, Suciu S, Jehn U, Stasi R, Thomas X, Marie JP, Muus P, Lefrere F, Berneman Z, Fillet G, Denzlinger C, Willemze R, Leoni P, Leone G, Casini M, Ricciuti F, Vignetti M, Beeldens F, Mandelli F, De Witte T; EORTC/GIMEMA Leukemia Group. Use of glycosylated recombinant human G-CSF (lenograstim) during and/or after induction chemotherapy in patients 61 years of age and older with acute myeloid leukemia: final results of AML-13, a randomized phase-3 study. Blood. 2005 Jul 1;106(1):27-34. doi: 10.1182/blood-2004-09-3728. Epub 2005 Mar 10.

    PubMed 15761020

  • Jehn U, Suciu S, Thomas X, Lefrere F, Muus P, Berneman Z, Marie JP, Adamo F, Fillet G, Nobile F, Ricciuti F, Leone G, Rizzoli V, Montanaro M, Beeldens F, Fazi P, Mandelli F, Willemze R, de Witte T, Amadori S. Non-infusional vs intravenous consolidation chemotherapy in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia: final results of the EORTC-GIMEMA AML-13 randomized phase III trial. Leukemia. 2006 Oct;20(10):1723-30. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404356. Epub 2006 Aug 17.

    PubMed 16932345

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing filgrastim, amsacrine and carmustine in people with Leukemia and Neutropenia, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jul 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00002719, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jul 2012.

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