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LeukemiaPhase 2NCT00005795

Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 2 study testing arsenic trioxide in people with Leukemia, run by Northwestern University at 1 site in United States.

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. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide in treating patients who have acute myeloid leukemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Leukemia
What is being tested?
arsenic trioxide
How many people
11 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2000to Jul 2002
Phase
Phase 2
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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Documented acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) including secondary AML and biphenotypic leukemia Secondary AML may be either chemotherapy induced or evolving from a myelodysplastic syndrome Bone marrow evidence of AML must include the following: Cellularity of 20% or greater Minimum of 20% leukemic cells Signs of bone marrow failure such as: Anemia (hemoglobin less than 12.0 g/dL) Granulocytopenia (granulocyte count less than 1,500/mm3) Thrombocytopenia (platelet count less than 100,000/mm3) Must not be any of the following: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Blastic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) Prior induction therapy using any conventional induction chemotherapy regimen required In first or second relapse after successful induction therapy OR Failed 1 attempt at reinduction relapse OR Refractory to at least 1 prior induction therapy No prior induction therapy allowed in secondary AML or in newly diagnosed AML in patients at least 65 years old

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 16 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 6 weeks Hematopoietic: See Disease Characteristics No evidence of being platelet transfusion refractory WBC no greater than 20,000/mm3 (leukapheresis, hydroxyurea, or both allowed) Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL unless leukemic infiltration to liver SGOT or SGPT less than 2 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No evidence of symptomatic coronary atherosclerotic heart disease Other: Not pregnant Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No active infection and afebrile Afebrile, stable, and completing antibiotics allowed Febrile not from infection but from blood products allowed

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent bone marrow transplantation Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent antileukemic agents

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3013

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial of Arsenic Trioxide in Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Secondary Leukemia, and/or Newly-Diagnosed Patients Greater Than or Equal to 65 Years Old

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide in treating patients who have acute myeloid leukemia.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the rate of response (complete or partial remission), duration of response, relapse free survival, and overall survival of patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or untreated older patients or those with secondary AML when treated with arsenic trioxide. II. Evaluate the toxicities of this agent in this patient population. III. Measure degree of apoptosis induced and/or differentiation in pretreatment and posttreatment AML cells.

OUTLINE: Patients receive arsenic trioxide IV over 1-4 hours daily for up to 60 days, or until bone marrow blasts are less than 5%, followed by 4-6 weeks of rest. After the first course, additional courses of arsenic trioxide last 25 days. Treatment continues for a maximum of 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients with a complete response (CR) receive 1 additional 25 day course after achieving CR. Patients are followed monthly for 6 months, every 2 months for 6 months, every 3 months for 12 months, and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-35 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions
Leukemia
Being tested
arsenic trioxide
Keywords
recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia, 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), adult acute minimally differentiated myeloid leukemia (M0)
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, Erythroblastic, 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.

  • arsenic trioxideDrug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Feb 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2000
  3. Primary completionJul 2002
  4. Study completionJul 2002

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
11 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00005795
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI 99H6
Other IDs
NU-99H6, NU-476-016, NCI-T99-0094
Status last verified
Jun 2012
First submitted
2 Jun 2000
Last updated
11 Jun 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing arsenic trioxide in people with Leukemia, run by Northwestern University at 1 site 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jun 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 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?
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 11 Jun 2012.

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