A Study of Gleevec in Patients With Idiopathic Myelofibrosis or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)

December 22, 2016 updated by: Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A Phase II Study of Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate) In Patients With BCR-Negative Myeloproliferative Disorders Including Patients With Idiopathic Myelofibrosis With Myeloid Dysplasia or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects (good and bad) of Gleevec in patients with BCR-negative myeloproliferative disorders including myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Gleevec will be administered at a dose of 400 mg orally once daily.

Patients will continue to receive the drug until either drug progression or the development of intolerable side effects.

Patients will be assessed with a complete blood count weekly for the first 8 weeks and will have monthly physical examinations and bone marrow examinations every 3 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

34

Phase

  • Phase 2

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
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

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:

  • Patients must have a clinical diagnosis of myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). Patients may be entered based on a prior cytogenetic karyotype showing the absence of the Philadelphia chromosome.
  • Patients may be entered prior to completion of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) studies, but a patient who is subsequently found to be BCR-ABL or FISH positive will be removed from protocol treatment. FISH will only be performed on patients with a normal karyotype. A PCR sample will be sent on all patients.
  • The patients with myelodysplasia must have French-American-British (FAB) subtype chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) defined as peripheral blood monocytosis, and less than 30 percent blasts in the peripheral blood or the bone marrow.
  • The patients with myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia can have one of the following: agnogenic myeloid metaplasia (idiopathic myelofibrosis), or post-polycythemic myeloid metaplasia (post-polycythemic myelofibrosis), or post-thrombocythemic myeloid metaplasia.
  • Estimated life expectancy of 6 months or greater.
  • Serum bilirubin equal to or less than twice the upper limit of normal.
  • Serum SGOT and SGPT equal to or less than twice the upper limit of normal.
  • Serum creatinine equal to or less than twice the upper limit of normal.
  • Age at least 18 years.
  • Greater than 4 weeks from any chemotherapy (except hydroxyurea), radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or systemic glucocorticoid therapy (non-glucocorticoid hormonal therapy is allowed). Systemic glucocorticoid therapy for non-malignant disease is allowed.
  • The last dose of hydroxyurea must be 24 hours prior to the initiation of Gleevec.
  • Greater than 2 months following bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation or treatment with donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled active infection.
  • Pregnancy or nursing mothers.
  • Patients with myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia who have transformed to acute myelogenous leukemia.
  • Prior treatment or diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia.
  • Patients with Philadelphia positive cytogenetics by either peripheral blood or bone marrow sampling.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status > 3.
  • Prior exposure to Gleevec.
  • Active central nervous system (CNS) disease.
  • Evidence of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.
  • Active psychiatric or mental illness making informed consent or careful clinical follow-up unlikely.

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: Mono-Therapy Gleevec
Gleevec administered orally at a pre-determined dose once daily.
Drug: Imatinib mesylate
400mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable side effects
Other Names:
  • Gleevec

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the overall response rate of Gleevec as a single agent in patients with BCR-negative myeloproliferative disorders including myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the safety and efficacy of Gleevec as a single agent in patients with BCR-negative myeloproliferative disorders including myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years
to determine the biologic activity of Gleevec in patients with BCR-negative myeloproliferative disorders including myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborators

Massachusetts General Hospital
Novartis
Brigham and Women's Hospital

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

May 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

August 29, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 23, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 22, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 01-214

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