Darbepoetin Alfa Compared With Epoetin Alfa in Treating Anemia in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer

July 30, 2020 updated by: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study Of Darbepoetin Alfa Administered Once Every Two Weeks (Q2W) Compared With rHuEPO Administered Once Every Week (QW) For The Treatment Of Anemia In Subjects With Non-Myeloid Malignancies Receiving Multiple Chemotherapy

RATIONALE: Darbepoetin alfa and epoetin alfa may stimulate red blood cell production and treat anemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether darbepoetin alfa is more effective than epoetin alfa in treating patients with anemia.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of darbepoetin alfa with that of epoetin alfa in treating anemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy for cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare the efficacy of darbepoetin alfa vs epoetin alfa for anemia in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving chemotherapy.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to screening hemoglobin concentration (less than 10.0 g/dL vs 10.0-11.0 g/dL) and type of concurrent chemotherapy (platinum-based vs non-platinum-based). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive darbepoetin alfa subcutaneously (SC) every other week for 12 weeks (i.e., on weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11).
  • Arm II: Patients receive epoetin alfa SC once weekly for 12 weeks. Patients are followed at 1 and 3 weeks .

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 600 patients (300 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 6 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

14

Phase

  • Phase 3

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
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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:

  • Diagnosis of a non-myeloid malignancy
  • Currently receiving or planning to receive at least 8 weeks of cyclic cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • Hemoglobin no greater than 11.0 g/dL
  • 18 and over
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Bilirubin less than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine less than 2 times ULN
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • HIV negative
  • More than 30 days since prior darbepoetin alfa or epoetin alfa
  • More than 30 days since prior participation in investigational device or drug trials

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The following diagnoses are excluded:

    • Acute myeloid leukemia
    • Chronic myeloid leukemia
    • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    • Hairy cell leukemia
    • Burkitt's lymphoma
    • Lymphoblastic lymphoma
  • other primary hematologic disorder that would cause anemia (e.g., sickle cell anemia)
  • angina
  • congestive heart failure
  • New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • hypertension
  • cardiac arrhythmia
  • other unstable or uncontrolled disease or condition that would affect cardiac function
  • pregnant or nursing
  • known seizure disorder
  • known sensitivity to study agents
  • clinically significant inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease)
  • confirmed neutralizing antibodies to epoetin alfa
  • other disorder that would preclude study compliance or giving informed consent
  • other concurrent epoetin alfas
  • prior randomization to this study
  • other concurrent investigational agents or procedures

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Darbepoetin alfa
darbepoetin alfa administered once every two weeks at a dose of 200 ug over a 16 week treatment period.
Drug: darbepoetin alfa
darbepoetin alfa administered at a dose of 200ug once every 2 weeks over a 16-week treatment period
Active Comparator: Epoetin alfa
epoetin alfa administered at 40,000 unites, once per week over a 16-week treatment period.
Drug: epoetin alfa
epoetin alfa administered at a dose of 40,000U once every week over a 16-week treatment period

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Compare Efficacy of darbepoetin alfa with Epoetin Alfa as measured by the incidence of red blood cell transfusions.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

Amgen

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John A. Glaspy, MD, MPH, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 3, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

October 7, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 3, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2020

Last Verified

August 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000333213
  • UCLA-0306021
  • AMGEN-20030125

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