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Acute Myeloid LeukemiaPhase 1NCT02413021

The Effect of Deferasirox on Response Rate of Acute Leukemia Patients Not Treated by Standard Chemotherapy Regimens

A Phase 1 study testing Cytarabine and Deferasirox in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, run by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.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 determine whether deferasirox is effective in the treatment of acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) and acute Myeloid leukemia (AML). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 years and older
What is being tested?
Cytarabine and Deferasirox
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 2016to Oct 2016
Phase
Phase 1
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1. Patients with acute leukemia (myeloid or lymphoblastic) who do not receive the standard chemotherapy regimens for treatment; because of the following reasons:
  • age > 65
  • existence of another illness, such as heart failure (EF> 40)
  • 2. Ferritin < 500 μg / l
  • 3. Not existence of other co morbidity
  • 4. GFR > 40

Who cannot join

  • GFR < 40
  • Control group become iron overloaded (Ferritin > 500 μg /l)
  • Incidence of any severe gastrointestinal symptoms (Mucositis, Enterocolitis, Typhlitis, Nausea, Diarrhea)
  • Not willing to continue treatment.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Mahnaz Danesh, MD contact

00983132350210

takabgh@yahoo.com

Alireza Eishi, Med student contact

00983137922295

alireza.eishi@yahoo.com

About this study

Official title: Phase 1 Study of Deferasirox in Acute Leukemia Patients Not Treated by Standard Chemotherapy Regimens

The purpose of this study is to determine whether deferasirox is effective in the treatment of acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) and acute Myeloid leukemia (AML).

Read the detailed description

Many studies have demonstrated that Iron is essential for the metabolism, cell cycle regulation and metastasis in different cancer cell lines. It is also believed that Iron concentration will increase in cancer cells by enhancing expression of TFR-1 receptors and in case of receptor saturation, non-receptor-mediated pinocytosis would be a significant pathway for more iron intake. Iron deficiency may lead to increase P 53 which consequently will stop cell mitosis in G1-S state. It also increases expression of N-myc down-regulated gene 1 which can suppress metastasis in cancer. It has been suggested that Iron chelators may decrease leukemic tumor growth in animal models of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Some other case studies demonstrated the role of Iron chelators in relapse and/or refractory AML. Finally a phase 1 clinical study is undertaken for evaluate the role of Tiapine and cytarabine for adult AML and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. So in this study the investigators try to evaluate the role of iron chelating agent (deferasirox) for patients with acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) and AML patients who cannot be treated with standard chemotherapy regimes .

Being tested
Cytarabine, Deferasirox
Keywords
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, deferasirox
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

What participants receive

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

  • CytarabineDrug

    Also called Cytosar

    20 mg/m^2 , SC, two times a day for 10 days every 30 days for 1 cycle

  • DeferasiroxDrug

    Also called osveral

    20 mg/kg ,oral, per day

Study groups in NCT02413021
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
deferasirox + cytarabineExperimentaldeferasirox + cytarabine group will receive oral deferasirox at 20 mg/kg per day and cytarabine at20 mg/m^2 , SC , two times a day for 10 days every 30 days for 1 cycle.
Receives: Drug: Cytarabine; Drug: Deferasirox
cytarabineActive comparatorcytarabine group will receive just cytarabine at 20 mg/m^2 , SC , two times a day for 10 days every 30 days for 1 cycle.
Receives: Drug: Cytarabine

What is being measured

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

  1. complete Remission

    Measured: first month

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Partial Remission

    Measured: up to four weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Apr 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2016
  3. Primary completionAug 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2016 (estimated)

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02413021
Sponsor's protocol ID
78001
Status last verified
Feb 2016
First submitted
10 Jan 2015
Last updated
25 Feb 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Heath JL, Weiss JM, Lavau CP, Wechsler DS. Iron deprivation in cancer--potential therapeutic implications. Nutrients. 2013 Jul 24;5(8):2836-59. doi: 10.3390/nu5082836.

    PubMed 23887041
  • Paubelle E, Zylbersztejn F, Alkhaeir S, Suarez F, Callens C, Dussiot M, Isnard F, Rubio MT, Damaj G, Gorin NC, Marolleau JP, Monteiro RC, Moura IC, Hermine O. Deferasirox and vitamin D improves overall survival in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia after demethylating agents failure. PLoS One. 2013 Jun 20;8(6):e65998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065998. Print 2013.

    PubMed 23840388
  • Fukushima T, Kawabata H, Nakamura T, Iwao H, Nakajima A, Miki M, Sakai T, Sawaki T, Fujita Y, Tanaka M, Masaki Y, Hirose Y, Umehara H. Iron chelation therapy with deferasirox induced complete remission in a patient with chemotherapy-resistant acute monocytic leukemia. Anticancer Res. 2011 May;31(5):1741-4.

    PubMed 21617233

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Cytarabine and Deferasirox in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, run by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

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 4 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 25 Feb 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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 Mahnaz Danesh, MD (00983132350210, takabgh@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

complete Remission (time frame: first month). 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 NCT02413021, which also lists 3 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 25 Feb 2016.

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