VNP40101M in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome

July 17, 2013 updated by: Vion Pharmaceuticals

A Phase I Trial Of VNP40101M, A Novel Alkylating Agent, For Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

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

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of VNP40101M in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the toxic effects of VNP40101M in patients with relapsed or refractory leukemia or poor-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.
  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of this drug in these patients.
  • Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug in these patients.
  • Determine the antitumor effects of this drug in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive VNP40101M IV over 15 minutes once every 4 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4095
        • University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Relapsed or refractory leukemia for which no standard therapy is anticipated to result in a durable remission OR
  • Poor-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT no greater than 3 times ULN

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

  • No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months
  • No symptomatic coronary artery disease
  • No uncontrolled arrhythmia
  • No uncontrolled congestive heart failure

Other

  • No uncontrolled active infection

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Prior biologic therapy allowed

Chemotherapy

  • At least 2 weeks since prior myelosuppressive cytotoxic chemotherapy in the absence of rapidly progressing disease
  • At least 48 hours since prior hydroxyurea

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Prior radiotherapy allowed

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • No other concurrent standard or investigational treatment for leukemia
  • No concurrent disulfiram

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Vion Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 12, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 18, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2003

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • VION-CLI-029
  • CDR0000258354 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))
  • MDA-DM-02202

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