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Acute Lymphocytic LeukemiaPhase 2NCT00176462

CINJALL: Treatment for Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

A Phase 2 study testing aminopterin, L-asparaginase and cyclophosphamide in people with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, run by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at 2 sites 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

The purpose of this research study is to identify better ways to treat children and young adults with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). At the same time, doctors hope to define methods to identify those patients at higher risk for certain side effects, as well as those who are at higher risk for relapse of their… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 30 years
Conditions the study is for
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
What is being tested?
aminopterin, L-asparaginase and cyclophosphamide
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2001to Sep 2008
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 1 year to 30 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Newly Diagnosed ALL, excluding mature B-cell ALL (surface Ig positive)
  • Patients with overt CNS (central nervous system) or testicular disease are eligible
  • Informed consent according to institutional and FDA guidelines.
  • Adequate organ function is required.
  • HIV seropositive patients will not be excluded from this study.
  • Patients greater than 1 year of age and less than 29.99 years of age are eligible.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with medical, psychological, or psychiatric problems that are likely to compromise their ability to tolerate intensive therapy will be ineligible.
  • All patients with evidence of significant organ dysfunction not thought to be attributable to ALL (patients with clinically significant congestive heart failure, cardiac ejection fraction <40%, total bilirubin >2, serum creatinine >2) will be ineligible. Note: echocardiogram or MUGA are required prior to therapy ONLY for those patients with history or physical findings suggestive of cardiac dysfunction not directly attributable to anemia or ALL. Note: Patients with total bilirubin >2 but direct (conjugated) bilirubin less than the upper limit of normal will still be eligible. These patients should be evaluated for deficiency of the enzyme glucuronyl transferase.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Jersey Shore University Medical Center

    Neptune City, New Jersey, 07754

  • Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903

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About this study

The purpose of this research study is to identify better ways to treat children and young adults with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). At the same time, doctors hope to define methods to identify those patients at higher risk for certain side effects, as well as those who are at higher risk for relapse of their leukemia.

Read the detailed description

Outline of Therapy:

Combinations of chemotherapy drugs will be given orally, intravenously and intrathecally (directly into the cerebrospinal fluid by spinal tap) over a period of roughly two and a half years.

Therapy will be divided into five phases:

Induction (4 weeks): chemotherapy given to produce a clinical remission (defined by normal blood counts, with the absence of leukemia cells in the blood and fewer than 5% leukemia cells in the bone marrow).

Consolidation (11 weeks): chemotherapy given to consolidate the remission. Delayed Intensification (7 weeks) Intensive chemotherapy aimed at killing any resistant leukemia cells will be given only for patients at high risk of relapse.

Intensive Continuation (approximately 1 year): Eight week cycles of chemotherapy, given eight times.

Continuation (final year of therapy): Eight week cycles of largely oral chemotherapy, with one clinic visit for a lumbar puncture every eight weeks.

Irradiation: radiation will be given in the middle of intensive continuation to the head and spine of those patients who have leukemia cells found in the cerebrospinal fluid at the time of diagnosis.

Follow-up: After the conclusion of therapy, there will be periodic office visits, initially monthly, then gradually spaced out to annual visits. The purpose of these visits is to evaluate for late side-effects of therapy.

Being tested
aminopterin, L-asparaginase, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, daunomycin
Keywords
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Leukemia
Medical subject headings
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Leukemia

What participants receive

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

  • aminopterinDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • L-asparaginaseDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • cyclophosphamideDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • cytarabineDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • daunomycinDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • dexamethasoneDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • 6-mercaptopurineDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • methotrexateDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • 6-thioguanineDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • vincristineDrug

    Therapy will be divided into five phases: Induction, Consolidation, Delayed Intensification (only for those patients meeting clinical criteria defining a high risk of relapse), Intensive Continuation, and Continuation

  • Triple Intrathecal Therapy (MTX, Cytarabine, Hydrocortisone)Drug

  • LeucovorinDrug

Study groups in NCT00176462
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1 Standard RiskExperimental6-MERCAPTOPURINE DAUNOMYCIN DEXAMETHASONE Triple Intrathecal Therapy (ITT) L-ASPARAGINASE VINCRISTINE METHOTREXATE Leucovorin
Receives: Drug: L-asparaginase; Drug: daunomycin; Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: 6-mercaptopurine; Drug: methotrexate; Drug: vincristine; Drug: Triple Intrathecal Therapy (MTX, Cytarabine, Hydrocortisone); Drug: Leucovorin
Arm 2 High RiskExperimental6-MERCAPTOPURINE DAUNOMYCIN DEXAMETHASONE Triple Intrathecal Therapy (ITT) L-ASPARAGINASE VINCRISTINE 6-THIOGUANINE CYTARABINE AMINOPTERIN CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE ARABINOSIDE-C
Receives: Drug: aminopterin; Drug: L-asparaginase; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: cytarabine; Drug: daunomycin; Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: 6-mercaptopurine; Drug: 6-thioguanine; Drug: vincristine; Drug: Triple Intrathecal Therapy (MTX, Cytarabine, Hydrocortisone); Drug: Leucovorin

What is being measured

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

  1. Percentage of Patients With ALL at High Risk of Relapse (Arm 2) Who Were Relapse-free at 5 Years

    This measure looks at the percentage of patients on Arm 2 who did not experience a relapse at 5 years, where relapse is defined as the presence of progressive disease after the achievement of a complete remission.

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To Measure 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, Aminopterin and Methotrexate Uptake in Leukemic Blasts Isolated at Diagnosis

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2001
  3. Primary completionSep 2008
  4. Study completionSep 2008

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00176462
Sponsor's protocol ID
020101
Other IDs
0220003389, P30CA072720
Status last verified
May 2014
First submitted
12 Sep 2005
Last updated
9 Jun 2014
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing aminopterin, L-asparaginase and cyclophosphamide in people with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, run by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at 2 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?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Jun 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 9 Jun 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Percentage of Patients With ALL at High Risk of Relapse (Arm 2) Who Were Relapse-free at 5 Years (time frame: 5 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 9 Jun 2014.

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