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Lymphoblastic Leukemia, AcutePhase 2NCT00131053

Applying Pediatric Regimens to Younger Adult Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

A Phase 2 study testing Methotrexate, Prednisolone and Dexamethasone in people with Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, run by Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group at 1 site in Japan.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety for treating adult ALL patients with the pediatric protocol. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 to 24 years
Conditions the study is for
Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute
What is being tested?
Methotrexate, Prednisolone and Dexamethasone
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteJapan
Study dates
Sep 2002to Sep 2011
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 15 to 24 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Previously untreated BCR-ABL-negative ALL
  • Age between 15 and 24 years
  • Performance status between 0 and 3 (ECOG criteria)
  • Adequate functioning of the liver (serum bilirubin level < 2.0 mg/dL); kidneys (serum creatinine level < 2.0 mg/dL); and heart (left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 50% and no severe abnormalities detected on electrocardiograms and echocardiographs).
  • Written informed consent to participate in the trial

Who cannot join

  • Uncontrolled active infection
  • Another severe and/or life-threatening disease
  • Positive for HIV antibody and/or hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen tests
  • Another primary malignancy which is clinically active and/or requires medical interventions
  • Pregnant and/or lactating women
  • Past history of renal failure

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Fumihiko Hayakawa, MD contact

bun-hy@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Japan1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Department of Hematology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

    Nagoya, 466-8550

    Fumihiko Hayakawa, MD, bun-hy@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp

    Fumihiko Hayakawa, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Phase 2 Study of Applying Pediatric Regimens to Younger Adult Patients With BCR-ABL-Negative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety for treating adult ALL patients with the pediatric protocol.

Read the detailed description

The prognosis for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains poor, which contrasts with that for pediatric ALL. It is regarded that the prognostic diversity is attributable to several differences between adults and children with respect to biological characteristics of leukemic cells, tolerance to anticancer drugs, treatment itself, and so on. It has been reported that adolescent ALL patients who were treated according to the pediatric protocol had a significantly better survival than those who were treated according to the adult protocol, indicating that the difference of treatment may be of considerable importance. To test the hypothesis, the Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group (JALSG) has planned a phase 2 study to treat younger ALL patients who are negative for BCR-ABL with the pediatric regimen which was used by the Japan Association of Childhood Leukemia Study. Those who are positive for BCR-ABL can participate in a separate protocol. The regimen is especially characterized by dose-intensified L-asparaginase, high-dose methotrexate, and intensified maintenance therapy.

Keywords
acute lymphoblastic leukemia, newly diagnosed, BCR-ABL-negative
Medical subject headings
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00131053
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Methotrexate; Drug: Prednisolone; Drug: Dexamethasone; Drug: Vincristine; Drug: Pirarubicin; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: L-asparaginase; Drug: Cytarabine; Drug: Hydrocortisone; Drug: Mercaptopurine

What is being measured

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

  1. Disease-free survival

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The rate of complete remission

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Aug 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2002
  3. Primary completionMay 2011 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2011 (estimated)

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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
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
120 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00131053
Sponsor's protocol ID
JALSG ALL202-U
Status last verified
Nov 2008
First submitted
15 Aug 2005
Last updated
14 Nov 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Methotrexate, Prednisolone and Dexamethasone in people with Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, run by Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group at 1 site in Japan.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Nov 2008. 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 Japan. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Fumihiko Hayakawa, MD (bun-hy@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Disease-free survival (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 14 Nov 2008.

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