LeukemiaPhase 3APL0406NCT00482833
Phase III Trial in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Patients
A Phase 3 study testing arsenic trioxide, idarubicin and mercaptopurine in people with Leukemia, run by Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto at 110 sites in 3 countries.
Trial summary
Open label, randomised, phase III multicenter trial. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Leukemia
- What is being tested?
- arsenic trioxide, idarubicin and mercaptopurine
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 276 participants
- Where
- 110 sitesin 3 countries
- Study dates
- Aug 2007to 17 Oct 2019
- 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 18 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Signed written informed consent according to IGH/EU/GCP and national local laws
- Newly diagnosed APL by cytomorphology, confirmed also by molecular analysis*.
- Age ≤18 < 71 years
- WHO performance status 0 -2 included
- WBC at diagnosis ≤ 10 x 109/L
- Serum total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL (≤ 51µmol/L)
- Serum creatinine ≤ 3.0 mg/dL (≤ 260 µmol/L)
- The confirmation of diagnosis at genetic level (microspeckled PML nuclear distribution by PGM3 monoclonal antibody and/or PML/RARa fusion by RT-PCR and/or demonstration of t(15;17) by karyotyping) will be mandatory for patient eligibility. However, in order to avoid delay in treatment initiation, patients can be randomised on the basis of morphologic diagnosis only and before the results of genetic tests are available.
Who cannot join
- Age < 18 and ≥ 71
- WBC at diagnosis > 10 x 109/L
- Other active malignancy at time of study entry
- Lack of diagnostic confirmation at genetic level
- Significant arrhythmias, EKG abnormalities (*see below) or neuropathy
- Other cardiac contraindications for intensive chemotherapy (L-VEF <50%)
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- Uncontrolled, life-threatening infections
- Severe non-controlled pulmonary or cardiac disease
- Women who are either pregnant or breast feeding, or of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, UNLESS they meet one of the following definitions:
- Amenorrhea;
- post surgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy;
- using a highly effective method of birth control (defined as those which result in a failure rate less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly such as implants, injectables, oral contraceptives, IUDs, sexual abstinence or vasectomized partner.
- Concomitant severe psychiatric disorder
- HIV positivity
- EKG abnormalities:
- Congenital long QT syndrome;
- History or presence of significant ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmia
- Clinically significant resting bradycardia (<50 beats per minute)
- QTc > 450 msec on screening EKG (using the QTcF formula detailed on page 18)
- Right bundle branch block plus left anterior hemiblock, bifascicular block
- Use of other investigational drugs at the time of enrolment or within 30 days before study entry
Trial locations and contacts
110 sites in 3 countries.
110 sites in 3 countries
Italy56 sites
Ospedale Civile SS. Antonio e Biagio di Alessandria
Alessandria
Ospedale Gen.le. Prov.le "C.G. Mazzoni"
Ascoli Piceno
Az.Ospedaliera S.G.Moscati
Avellino
Ematologia con trapianto- AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari
Bari
Divisione di Ematologia - Ospedali Riuniti
Bergamo
Istituto di Ematologia e Oncologia Medica "Lorenzo e A. Seragnoli" - Università degli Studi di Bologna - Policlinico S. Orsola - Malpighi
Bologna
Azienda Sanitaria di Bolzano - Ospedale Centrale - Ematologia e Centro TMO
Bolzano
Spedali Civili di Brescia
Brescia
ASL N.8 - Ospedale "A. Businco" - Unità Operativa di Ematologia e Trapianto di Midollo
Cagliari
Università di Catania - Cattedra di Ematologia - Ospedale "Ferrarotto"
Catania
Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio - Presidio Ospedaliero A.Pugliese - Unità Operativa di Ematologia
Catanzaro
Sezione di Ematologia e Fisiopatologia delle Emostasi - Azienda Ospedaliera - Arcispedale S. Anna
Ferrara
Divisione Ematologia 1 - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Martino"
Genova
Divisione di Ematologia Ospedale "Santa Maria Goretti"
Latina
ST. V. Fazzi
Lecce
A.O. Universitaria Policlinico Martina di Messina
Messina
Azienda ospedaliera Papardo
Messina
IRCCS Fondazione Centro S. Raffaele del Monte Tabor
Milan
Ospedaliera "Sant' Andrea"-Università la Sapienza Seconda Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia
Milan
UO Centro Trapianti di Midollo - IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan
Centro Oncologico Modenese - Dipartimento di Oncoematologia
Modena
Azienda ospedaliera S. Gerardo di Monza
Monza
A.S.L. Napoli 1 Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco
Naples
Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale "A. Cardarelli"
Naples
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria - Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II" - Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia
Naples
Servizio Sanitario Nazionale - Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale "A. Cardarelli" - Struttura Complessa di Ematologia - Div. TERE- 4° piano - Padiglione Palermo
Naples
ASL SA/1 di Nocera Inferiore
Nocera Inferiore
A.O. Universitaria S. Luigi Gonzaga di Orbassano
Orbassano
Divisione di Ematologia con trapianto di midollo - A.U. Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone"
Palermo
Ospedali Riuniti "Villa Sofia-Cervello"
Palermo
Cattedra di Ematologia CTMO Università degli Studi di Parma
Parma
IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo di Pavia
Pavia
Sezione di Ematologia ed Immunologia Clinica - Ospedale S.Maria della MIsericordia
Perugia
Div. di Ematologia di Muraglia - CTMO Ospedale San Salvatore
Pesaro
U.O. Ematologia Clinica - Azienda USL di Pescara
Pescara
Ematologia - Ospedale San Carlo
Potenza
Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci di Ravenna
Ravenna
Dipartimento Emato-Oncologia A.O."Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli"
Reggio Calabria
IRCCS Centro di riferimento Oncologico di Basilicata
Rionero in Vulture
Azienda Osp. S. Giovanni/Addolorata
Roma
Divisione di Ematologia - Ospedale S. Camillo
Roma
Ospedale S. Eugenio
Roma
Ospedaliera "Sant' Andrea"-Università la Sapienza Seconda Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia
Roma
Policlinico Campus Biomedico
Roma
Policlinico Universitario Gemelli di Roma
Roma
Università degli Studi "Sapienza" - Dip Biotecnologie Cellulari ed Ematologia - Divisione di Ematologia
Roma
Università degli Studi - Policlinico di Tor Vergata
Roma
IRCCS Istituto Regina Elena
Rome
Istituto di Ematologia - IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
San Giovanni Rotondo
Serv. di Ematologia Ist. di Ematologia ed Endocrinologia
Sassari
U.O.C. Ematologia e Trapianti - A.O. Senese - Policlinico " Le Scotte"
Siena
SCDO Ematologia 2 AOU S.Giovanni Battista
Torino
Clinica Ematologica - Policlinico Universitario
Udine
Ospedale di circolo e Fondazione Macchi
Varese
Università degli Studi di Verona - A. O. - Istituti Ospitalieri di Verona- Div. di Ematologia - Policlinico G.B. Rossi
Verona
ULSS N.6 Osp. S. Bortolo
Vicenza
Germany51 sites
Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH
Bayreuth
Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin Berlin
Berlin
Städt. Kliniken Bielefeld gem. GmbH
Bielefeld
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Bonn
Ev. Diakonie-Krankenhaus gGmbH Bremen
Bremen
Klinikum Bremen-Mitte gGmbH
Bremen
Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Chemnitz
Universitätsklinikum C. G. Carus Dresden
Dresden
Katholisches Klinikum Duisburg St. Johannes Hospital
Duisburg
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Uniklinikum Erlangen
Erlangen
Kliniken Essen Süd, Ev. Krankenhaus Essen-Werden gGmbH
Essen
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen
Uniklinik Frankfurt/Main
Frankfurt am Main
Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt a. M.-Höchst
Frankfurt/a. M. -Höchst
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau
Klinikum Fulda
Fulda
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg Gießen
Giessen
Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Göttingen
Asklepios Klinik Hamburg Altona
Hamburg
Asklepios Klinik St. Georg Hamburg
Hamburg
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
Hamburg
St. Marien-Hospital gem. GmbH Hamm
Hamm
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg
St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Homburg/Saar
Homburg
Klinik für Knochenmarktransplantation und Hämatologie Idar-Oberstein
Idar-Oberstein
Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern
Caritas-Krankenhaus Lebach
Lebach
Klinikum Lippe Lemgo
Lippe
Uniklinikum Lübeck
Lübeck
Klinikum der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Mainz
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH Marburg
Marburg
Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum Merseburg
Merseburg
Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden
Minden
Klinikum rechts der Isar (München)
München
Klinikum Nord Nürnberg
Nuremberg
Klinikum Passau
Passau
Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
Regensburg
Caritas-Klinik St. Theresia Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Diakonie-Krankenhaus Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall
Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Klinikum Stuttgart Bürgerhospital
Stuttgart
Robert Bosch Krankenhaus Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Krankenanstalt Mutterhaus der Borromäerinnen Trier
Trier
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier
Trier
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Tübingen
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen
HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal
Wuppertal
Austria3 sites
Universitätsklinik Innsbruck Hämatologie Onkologie
Innsbruck
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz
Linz
Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III Salzburg
Salzburg
About this study
Official title: A Randomised Phase III Study to Compare Arsenic Trioxide (ATO) Combined to ATRA Versus Standard ATRA and Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy (AIDA Regimen) for Newly Diagnosed, Non High-Risk Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Open label, randomised, phase III multicenter trial.
Read the detailed description
- Arm I:
- Induction therapy: Patients receive oral tretinoin twice daily and arsenic trioxide IV over 2 hours on days 1-60. Patients achieving hematological complete remission go on to receive consolidation therapy.
- Consolidation therapy: Patients receive oral tretinoin twice daily on days 1-14. Treatment with tretinoin repeats every 4 weeks for up to 7 courses. Patients also receive arsenic trioxide IV over 2 hours on days 1-5 in weeks 1-4. Treatment with arsenic trioxide repeats every 8 weeks for up to 4 courses.
- Arm II:
- Induction therapy: Patients receive tretinoin as in arm I induction therapy and idarubicin IV over 20 minutes on days 2, 4, 6, and 8. Patients achieving hematological complete remission go on to receive consolidation therapy.
- Consolidation therapy: Patients receive oral tretinoin twice daily on days 1-45, idarubicin IV over 20 minutes on days 1-4 and day 31, and mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 16-20.
Marrow samples are collected after completion of consolidation therapy and analyzed by reverse transcriptase-PCR for molecular remission. Patients achieving molecular remission (PML-RARa negative) go on to receive maintenance therapy.
- Maintenance therapy: Patients receive oral mercaptopurine once daily and methotrexate intramuscularly once weekly for 3 months. Treatment with mercaptopurine and methotrexate repeats every 3 months for 7 courses. After completion of course 1 of mercaptopurine and methotrexate, patients receive oral tretinoin once daily on days 1-15*. Treatment with tretinoin repeats every 3 months for 6 courses.
NOTE: *Patients do not receive mercaptopurine and methotrexate during tretinoin administration.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for 5 years.
As of 14th September 2010, all patients needed to evaluate the primary endpoint (162 patients) have been recruited but the trial accrual continued in order to assess one secondary outcome (QoL)."
- Conditions
- Leukemia
- Being tested
- arsenic trioxide, idarubicin, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, all-trans retinoic acid
- Keywords
- adult acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12), untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia
- Medical subject headings
- Leukemia, Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
arsenic trioxideDrug
Induction Arsenic Trioxide (As2O3=ATO), 0.15 mg/Kg IV over 2 hours daily starting on day 1. ATO will be continued until hematological CR or for a maximum of 60 days.
Consolidation ATO, 0.15 mg/Kg IV over 2 hours daily for 5 days every week. Treatment will be continued for 4 weeks on and 4 weeks off, for a total of 4 cycles (last cycle administered on weeks 25 - 28).
idarubicinDrug
Induction
Idarubicin, 12 mg/m² on days 2, 4, 6 and 8 by short (20') intravenous infusion .
If no hematological CR is achieved by 60 days after start of induction, patient will go off-study.
Consolidation
1st cycle Idarubicin, 5 mg/m2/day by short (20') intravenous infusion on days 1, 2, 3, 4.
3rd cycle Idarubicin, 12 mg/m2/day as short (20') intravenous infusion only on day 1.
mercaptopurineDrug
Maintenance therapy 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP), 50 mg/m2/day orally. The dose will be adjusted according to hematopoietic toxicity during the follow-up period
methotrexateDrug
Maintenance therapy Methotrexate (MTX), 15 mg/m2/weekly intramuscularly. The dose will be adjusted according to toxicity during the follow-up period.
all-trans retinoic acidDrug
Induction ATRA, 45 mg/m²/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting on day 1. ATRA treatment will be continued until hematological CR and for a maximum of 60 days.
Consolidation
- st cycle ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day, will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting from day 1 to day 15.
- nd cycle ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting from day 1 to day 15.
- rd cycle ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting from day 1 to day 15.
Maintenance therapy
ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day orally, for 15 days every three months until a two year period is completed.
all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)Drug
Induction All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), 45 mg/m²/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting on day 1. ATRA treatment will be continued until hematological complete remission (CR, see below for definition) or for a maximum of 60 days.
Consolidation ATRA, 45 mg/m²/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment. Treatment will be administered for 2 weeks on 2 weeks off and for a total of 7 cycles (last cycle administered on weeks 25 - 26).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| ARM A - ATO/ATRA | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: arsenic trioxide; Drug: all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) |
| ARM B - ATRA | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Drug: idarubicin; Drug: mercaptopurine; Drug: methotrexate; Drug: all-trans retinoic acid |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Event-free survival
As of 14th september 2010, all patients needed to evaluate the primary endpoint have been recruited.
Measured: At maximum 3.5 years from study entry
Secondary outcomes (10)
Rate of hematological complete remission
Measured: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start
Overall survival rate
Measured: At 2 years from study entry
Rate of cumulative incidence of relapse
Measured: At 2 years from study entry
Incidence of hematological and non-hematological toxicity episodes during treatment as assessed by CTC-NCI
Measured: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start and at maximum 225 days from consolidation therapy start
Rate of molecular remission after 3rd consolidation course
Measured: At maximum 225 days grom consolidation therapy start
Assessment of acute promyelocytic leukemia/RARa transcript level reduction after induction and during consolidation therapy
Measured: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start and at maximum 225 days from consolidation therapy start
Quality of life at the end of induction therapy and at the end of the 3rd consolidation course
Measured: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start and at maximum 225 days from consolidation therapy start
Event free survival
Measured: At 2 years from study entry
Total hospitalization days during study therapy
Measured: At maximum 3.5 years from study entry
Event-free survival rate in the two arms
Measured: At 2 years from study entry
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Jun 2007 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2007
- Primary completionSep 2012
- Study completion17 Oct 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for LeukemiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- 276 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Study Alliance Leukemia (SAL) Group
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Francesco Lo Coco, MD, Study chair, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Tor Vergata
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00482833
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- APL0406
- Other IDs
- GIMEMA-SAL-APL0406, EUDRACT-2006-006188-22
- Acronym
- APL0406
- Status last verified
- Oct 2022
- First submitted
- 4 Jun 2007
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Efficace F, Mandelli F, Avvisati G, Cottone F, Ferrara F, Di Bona E, Specchia G, Breccia M, Levis A, Sica S, Finizio O, Kropp MG, Fioritoni G, Cerqui E, Vignetti M, Amadori S, Schlenk RF, Platzbecker U, Lo-Coco F. Randomized phase III trial of retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide versus retinoic acid and chemotherapy in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia: health-related quality-of-life outcomes. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct 20;32(30):3406-12. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.3453. Epub 2014 Sep 22.
PubMed 25245446Lo-Coco F, Avvisati G, Vignetti M, Thiede C, Orlando SM, Iacobelli S, Ferrara F, Fazi P, Cicconi L, Di Bona E, Specchia G, Sica S, Divona M, Levis A, Fiedler W, Cerqui E, Breccia M, Fioritoni G, Salih HR, Cazzola M, Melillo L, Carella AM, Brandts CH, Morra E, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Hertenstein B, Wattad M, Lubbert M, Hanel M, Schmitz N, Link H, Kropp MG, Rambaldi A, La Nasa G, Luppi M, Ciceri F, Finizio O, Venditti A, Fabbiano F, Dohner K, Sauer M, Ganser A, Amadori S, Mandelli F, Dohner H, Ehninger G, Schlenk RF, Platzbecker U; Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche dell'Adulto; German-Austrian Acute Myeloid Leukemia Study Group; Study Alliance Leukemia. Retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide for acute promyelocytic leukemia. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jul 11;369(2):111-21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1300874.
PubMed 23841729
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Oct 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomised Phase III Study to Compare Arsenic Trioxide (ATO) Combined to ATRA Versus Standard ATRA and Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy (AIDA Regimen) for Newly Diagnosed, Non High-Risk Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00482833
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- APL0406 / APL0406
- Conditions
- Leukemia
- Keywords
- adult acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12), untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 276 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'AdultoUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Study Alliance Leukemia (SAL) Group
- Study start
- Aug 2007
- Primary completion
- Sep 2012 (actual)
- Study completion
- 17 Oct 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Jun 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Open label, randomised, phase III multicenter trial.
Detailed description
- Arm I:
- Induction therapy: Patients receive oral tretinoin twice daily and arsenic trioxide IV over 2 hours on days 1-60. Patients achieving hematological complete remission go on to receive consolidation therapy.
- Consolidation therapy: Patients receive oral tretinoin twice daily on days 1-14. Treatment with tretinoin repeats every 4 weeks for up to 7 courses. Patients also receive arsenic trioxide IV over 2 hours on days 1-5 in weeks 1-4. Treatment with arsenic trioxide repeats every 8 weeks for up to 4 courses.
- Arm II:
- Induction therapy: Patients receive tretinoin as in arm I induction therapy and idarubicin IV over 20 minutes on days 2, 4, 6, and 8. Patients achieving hematological complete remission go on to receive consolidation therapy.
- Consolidation therapy: Patients receive oral tretinoin twice daily on days 1-45, idarubicin IV over 20 minutes on days 1-4 and day 31, and mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 16-20.
Marrow samples are collected after completion of consolidation therapy and analyzed by reverse transcriptase-PCR for molecular remission. Patients achieving molecular remission (PML-RARa negative) go on to receive maintenance therapy.
- Maintenance therapy: Patients receive oral mercaptopurine once daily and methotrexate intramuscularly once weekly for 3 months. Treatment with mercaptopurine and methotrexate repeats every 3 months for 7 courses. After completion of course 1 of mercaptopurine and methotrexate, patients receive oral tretinoin once daily on days 1-15*. Treatment with tretinoin repeats every 3 months for 6 courses.
NOTE: *Patients do not receive mercaptopurine and methotrexate during tretinoin administration.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for 5 years.
As of 14th September 2010, all patients needed to evaluate the primary endpoint (162 patients) have been recruited but the trial accrual continued in order to assess one secondary outcome (QoL)."
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| ARM A - ATO/ATRA | Experimental | Drug: arsenic trioxide, Drug: all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) |
| ARM B - ATRA | Active comparator | Drug: idarubicin, Drug: mercaptopurine, Drug: methotrexate, Drug: all-trans retinoic acid |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Signed written informed consent according to IGH/EU/GCP and national local laws
- Newly diagnosed APL by cytomorphology, confirmed also by molecular analysis*.
- Age ≤18 < 71 years
- WHO performance status 0 -2 included
- WBC at diagnosis ≤ 10 x 109/L
Key exclusion criteria (21 listed)
- Age < 18 and ≥ 71
- WBC at diagnosis > 10 x 109/L
- Other active malignancy at time of study entry
- Lack of diagnostic confirmation at genetic level
- Significant arrhythmias, EKG abnormalities (*see below) or neuropathy
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| arsenic trioxideInduction Arsenic Trioxide (As2O3=ATO), 0.15 mg/Kg IV over 2 hours daily starting on day 1. ATO will be continued until hematological CR or for a maximum of 60 days. Consolidation ATO, 0.15 mg/Kg IV over 2 hours daily for 5 days every week. Treatment will be continued for 4 weeks on and 4 weeks off, for a total of 4 cycles (last cycle administered on weeks 25 - 28). | Drug | ARM A - ATO/ATRA |
| idarubicinInduction Idarubicin, 12 mg/m² on days 2, 4, 6 and 8 by short (20') intravenous infusion . If no hematological CR is achieved by 60 days after start of induction, patient will go off-study. Consolidation 1st cycle Idarubicin, 5 mg/m2/day by short (20') intravenous infusion on days 1, 2, 3, 4. 3rd cycle Idarubicin, 12 mg/m2/day as short (20') intravenous infusion only on day 1. | Drug | ARM B - ATRA |
| mercaptopurineMaintenance therapy 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP), 50 mg/m2/day orally. The dose will be adjusted according to hematopoietic toxicity during the follow-up period | Drug | ARM B - ATRA |
| methotrexateMaintenance therapy Methotrexate (MTX), 15 mg/m2/weekly intramuscularly. The dose will be adjusted according to toxicity during the follow-up period. | Drug | ARM B - ATRA |
| all-trans retinoic acidInduction ATRA, 45 mg/m²/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting on day 1. ATRA treatment will be continued until hematological CR and for a maximum of 60 days. Consolidation 1. st cycle ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day, will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting from day 1 to day 15. 2. nd cycle ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting from day 1 to day 15. 3. rd cycle ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting from day 1 to day 15. Maintenance therapy ATRA, 45 mg/m2/day orally, for 15 days every three months until a two year period is completed. | Drug | ARM B - ATRA |
| all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)Induction All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), 45 mg/m²/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment, starting on day 1. ATRA treatment will be continued until hematological complete remission (CR, see below for definition) or for a maximum of 60 days. Consolidation ATRA, 45 mg/m²/day will be administered orally in two equally divided doses and rounded to the nearest 10 mg increment. Treatment will be administered for 2 weeks on 2 weeks off and for a total of 7 cycles (last cycle administered on weeks 25 - 26). | Drug | ARM A - ATO/ATRA |
Primary outcome
Event-free survival
Time frame: At maximum 3.5 years from study entry
As of 14th september 2010, all patients needed to evaluate the primary endpoint have been recruited.
10 secondary outcomes
Rate of hematological complete remission
Time frame: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start
Overall survival rate
Time frame: At 2 years from study entry
Rate of cumulative incidence of relapse
Time frame: At 2 years from study entry
Incidence of hematological and non-hematological toxicity episodes during treatment as assessed by CTC-NCI
Time frame: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start and at maximum 225 days from consolidation therapy start
Rate of molecular remission after 3rd consolidation course
Time frame: At maximum 225 days grom consolidation therapy start
Assessment of acute promyelocytic leukemia/RARa transcript level reduction after induction and during consolidation therapy
Time frame: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start and at maximum 225 days from consolidation therapy start
Quality of life at the end of induction therapy and at the end of the 3rd consolidation course
Time frame: At maximum 60 days from induction therapy start and at maximum 225 days from consolidation therapy start
Event free survival
Time frame: At 2 years from study entry
Total hospitalization days during study therapy
Time frame: At maximum 3.5 years from study entry
Event-free survival rate in the two arms
Time frame: At 2 years from study entry
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Oct 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25245446Efficace F, Mandelli F, Avvisati G, Cottone F, Ferrara F, Di Bona E, Specchia G, Breccia M, Levis A, Sica S, Finizio O, Kropp MG, Fioritoni G, Cerqui E, Vignetti M, Amadori S, Schlenk RF, Platzbecker U, Lo-Coco F. Randomized phase III trial of retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide versus retinoic acid and chemotherapy in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia: health-related quality-of-life outcomes. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct 20;32(30):3406-12. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.3453. Epub 2014 Sep 22.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23841729Lo-Coco F, Avvisati G, Vignetti M, Thiede C, Orlando SM, Iacobelli S, Ferrara F, Fazi P, Cicconi L, Di Bona E, Specchia G, Sica S, Divona M, Levis A, Fiedler W, Cerqui E, Breccia M, Fioritoni G, Salih HR, Cazzola M, Melillo L, Carella AM, Brandts CH, Morra E, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Hertenstein B, Wattad M, Lubbert M, Hanel M, Schmitz N, Link H, Kropp MG, Rambaldi A, La Nasa G, Luppi M, Ciceri F, Finizio O, Venditti A, Fabbiano F, Dohner K, Sauer M, Ganser A, Amadori S, Mandelli F, Dohner H, Ehninger G, Schlenk RF, Platzbecker U; Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche dell'Adulto; German-Austrian Acute Myeloid Leukemia Study Group; Study Alliance Leukemia. Retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide for acute promyelocytic leukemia. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jul 11;369(2):111-21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1300874.
- GIMEMA Foundation WebsiteLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Francesco Lo Coco, MD study chair
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Tor Vergata
110 sites in 3 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing arsenic trioxide, idarubicin and mercaptopurine in people with Leukemia, run by Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto at 110 sites in 3 countries.
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 8 inclusion and 21 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 12 Oct 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 110 sites in Italy, Germany, Austria. 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.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Event-free survival (time frame: At maximum 3.5 years from study entry). 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 NCT00482833, which also lists 2 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 12 Oct 2022.