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LeukemiaPhase 3NCT00004933

Homoharringtonine Compared With Hydroxyurea for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia That Has Not Responded to Interferon Alfa

A Phase 3 study testing hydroxyurea and Homoharringtonine in people with Leukemia, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 133 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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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. It is not yet known if homoharringtonine is more effective than hydroxyurea for chronic myelogenous leukemia that has not responded to interferon alfa. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Leukemia
What is being tested?
hydroxyurea and Homoharringtonine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
5 participants
Where
133 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2000to May 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 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult
  1. Documentation of Disease: 1.1 Diagnosis of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) in chronic phase. Patients in either accelerated or blastic phases are not eligible. Clonal cytogenetic evolution alone does not exclude patients. See Appendix I for definitions of accelerated and blastic phases of CML. 1.2 Patients in whom a Philadelphia chromosome [t(9;22)] is not detectable by cytogenetic studies are eligible if they meet one of the following criteria:
  • BCR/ABL protein detectable by immunoblotting
  • BCR/ABL rearrangement detectable by Southern blot analysis
  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive fusion transcripts for BCR/ABL
  • BCR/ABL translocation present by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
  1. Prior Treatment: 2.1 No previous therapy with homoharringtonine (HHT) 2.2 No more than six months cumulative (<180 days) of prior hydroxyurea (HU) therapy. However, patients may not have received more than 60 days of HU treatment after failing interferon. Patients with previous intolerance or failure to respond to HU are not eligible. 2.3 Patients must have failed an adequate trial (5M units/m2/day) of alpha-Interferon (IFN) or IFN/ara-C to be eligible, as defined below (any ONE of the following):
  • Failure to achieve a complete hematologic response after 6 months of IFN therapy.
  • Failure to achieve any cytogenetic response (i.e., still 100% Ph+) after 12 months of IFN therapy.
  • Intolerable adverse effects of IFN therapy after at least one month of IFN treatment. Significant documented toxicity of ≥ grade 3 (using NCI Common Toxicity Criteria guidelines) due to IFN is required.
  • Loss of a prior hematologic remission or cytogenetic response to IFN.
  • A two-fold increase in WBC count when compared to WBC count when IFN therapy was initiated.
  1. Age ≥ 16 years
  2. Patients with uncontrolled tachyarrhythmias (such as, atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardias not adequately controlled) are not eligible.
  3. Non-pregnant and non-nursing. Treatment under this protocol would expose an unborn child to significant risks. Women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an effective means of birth control.

Trial locations and contacts

133 sites in 1 country.

133 sites in 1 country

United States133 sites

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108-5138

  • MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105

  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0752

  • CCOP - Atlanta Regional

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701

  • Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • CCOP - Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center

    Bennington, Vermont, 05201

  • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

    Billings, Montana, 59101

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi

    Biloxi, Mississippi, 39531-2410

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York, 14215

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001

  • Vermont Cancer Center

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401-3498

  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425-0721

  • University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220-2288

  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)

    Columbia, Missouri, 65201

  • Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

    Columbia, Missouri, 65203

  • CCOP - Columbus

    Columbus, Ohio, 43206

  • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75235-9154

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

    Dayton, Ohio, 45428

  • CCOP - Central Illinois

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver

    Denver, Colorado, 80220

  • University of Colorado Cancer Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80262

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1932

  • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705

  • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center

    Fort Gordon, Georgia, 30905-5650

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texas, 77555-0209

  • CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

  • CCOP - Greenville

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29615

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)

    Hines, Illinois, 60141

  • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)

    Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 02130

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7357

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64128

  • CCOP - Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64131

  • Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB

    Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 39534-2576

  • CCOP - Dayton

    Kettering, Ohio, 45429

  • University of California San Diego Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093-0658

  • CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106

  • Norris Cotton Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40511-1093

  • Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0084

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach

    Long Beach, California, 90822

  • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033-0800

  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781

  • Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope

    Los Angeles, California, 91010

  • Texas Tech University Health Science Center

    Lubbock, Texas, 79423

  • CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

    Manhasset, New York, 11030

  • North Shore University Hospital

    Manhasset, New York, 11030

  • Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez

    Martinez, California, 94553

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153

  • University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38103

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38104

  • CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

    Miami Beach, Florida, 33140

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417

  • University of Minnesota Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • MBCCOP - University of South Alabama

    Mobile, Alabama, 36688

  • MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Tulane University School of Medicine

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

    Oakland, California, 94609-3305

  • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-3330

  • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Orange, California, 92868

  • CCOP - Greater Phoenix

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85006-2726

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85012

  • Oregon Cancer Center at Oregon Health Sciences University

    Portland, Oregon, 97201-3098

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland

    Portland, Oregon, 97207

  • CCOP - Columbia River Program

    Portland, Oregon, 97213

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Richmond

    Richmond, Virginia, 23249

  • MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0037

  • University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78284-7811

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)

    San Antonio, Texas, 78284

  • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

    San Francisco, California, 94115-0128

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94121

  • CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

    Santa Rosa, California, 95403

  • CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98101

  • Swedish Cancer Institute

    Seattle, Washington, 98104

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle

    Seattle, Washington, 98108

  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130-3932

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130

  • Providence Hospital - Southfield

    Southfield, Michigan, 48075-9975

  • CCOP - Upstate Carolina

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303

  • CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

    Springfield, Missouri, 65807

  • St. Louis University Health Sciences Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110-0250

  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau

    St Louis, Missouri, 63141

  • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

    Syracuse, New York, 13217

  • CCOP - Northwest

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405-0986

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple

    Temple, Texas, 76504

  • CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

    Temple, Texas, 76508

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Togus

    Togus, Maine, 04330

  • David Grant Medical Center

    Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson

    Tucson, Arizona, 85723

  • Arizona Cancer Center

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724

  • Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20307-5000

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction

    White River Junction, Vermont, 05009

  • CCOP - Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67218

  • CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19899

  • CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27104-4241

  • Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1082

  • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655

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About this study

Official title: A Phase III Study of Interferon-Refractory Patients With BCR/ABL(+) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Treated With Homoharringtonine (NSC #141633) vs. Hydroxyurea

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known if homoharringtonine is more effective than hydroxyurea for chronic myelogenous leukemia that has not responded to interferon alfa.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of homoharringtonine with that of hydroxyurea in treating patients who have chronic myelogenous leukemia that has not responded to interferon alfa.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the overall survival of interferon alfa refractory chronic myelogenous leukemia patients treated with homoharringtonine to those treated with hydroxyurea. II. Compare the time to progression of these patients treated with these two drugs. III. Estimate the complete and major cytogenetic response and describe the serial cytogenetics of these patients treated with these two drugs.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to receive one of two treatments. Arm I: Induction: Patients receive homoharringtonine IV continuously over 24 hours daily for 14 days. Induction continues every 28 days for a maximum of 6 courses or until hematopoietic recovery. Maintenance: Patients receive homoharringtonine IV continuously over 24 hours daily for 5 days. Treatment repeats every 28 days. Arm II: Induction: Patients receive oral hydroxyurea daily for 28 days until acceptable blood counts are achieved. Maintenance: Patients receive oral hydroxyurea daily every 28 days to maintain acceptable blood counts. Treatment in both arms continues for a minimum of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 6 months for a maximum of 10 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 480 patients (240 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Conditions
Leukemia
Being tested
hydroxyurea, Homoharringtonine
Keywords
relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive

What participants receive

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

  • hydroxyureaDrug

    0.5 to 5 grams PO per day

  • HomoharringtonineDrug

    2.5 mg/ sq m/ day CIVI for 14 days

Study groups in NCT00004933
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HomoharringtonineExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Homoharringtonine
HydroxyureaActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: hydroxyurea

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Overall survival

    Measured: 4 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Apr 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2000
  3. Primary completionMay 2001
  4. Study completionMay 2001

Why it stopped: Poor accrual

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
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
5 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00004933
Sponsor's protocol ID
CALGB-19807
Other IDs
U10CA031946, CDR0000067617
Status last verified
Jul 2016
First submitted
7 Mar 2000
Last updated
4 Jul 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing hydroxyurea and Homoharringtonine in people with Leukemia, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 133 sites in United States.

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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jul 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 133 sites in United States. 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 was stopped early (reason given: Poor accrual). Results are not available in the source record.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overall survival (time frame: 4 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00004933.

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 4 Jul 2016.

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