A Safety Evaluation of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Patients With Blood Cancer, Severe Infection Related to Bone Marrow Transplantation

December 3, 2007 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

A Safety Evaluation of Xigris Drotrecogin Alfa Activated in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients With Severe Sepsis

The purpose is to determine how Drotrecogin Alfa (activated) will affect patients with blood cancers who develop severe sepsis within 60 days of starting chemotherapy in preparation for bone marrow transplant (BMT).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine how Drotrecogin Alfa (activated) will affect leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma patients who develop sever sepsis within 60 days of starting chemotherapy in preparation for bone marrow transplant (BMT). The study will evaluate the safety of Xigris by assessing the risk of serious bleeding events, including bleeding within the brain and serious bleeding leading to death.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

7

Phase

  • Phase 4

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
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
    • New York
      • Manhassaet, New York, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must have Leukemia, Lymphoma or Myeloma.
  • Participants must have had hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT) within the past 60 days.
  • Participants must have infection with either vasopressor dependent septic shock or ventilator-dependent respiratory failure.
  • Participants must be on a breathing machine or require medication to maintain their blood pressure.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must not have increased bleeding risk due to medical conditions or medications.

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
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
24 microgram/kg/hr for 96 hours (+ or - 1 hour)
Drug: Drotrecogin Alfa (activated)
Other Names:
  • LY203638
  • Xigris

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Safety
Time Frame: 10 months
10 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Mortality
Time Frame: 10 months
10 months
Bleeding incidence
Time Frame: 10 months
10 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company

Investigators

  • Study Director: Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), Eli Lilly and Company

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Helpful Links

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

March 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

August 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 7, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 3, 2007

Last Verified

December 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 6416
  • F1K-US-EVCE

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