Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

February 9, 2011 updated by: The Cleveland Clinic

Intensive Induction for Newly Diagnosed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as mitoxantrone, cytarabine, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the complete remission rate in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia treated with induction chemotherapy comprising mitoxantrone hydrochloride, cytarabine, and etoposide.
  • Determine the feasibility and toxicity of this regimen when given to patients with newly diagnosed acute myelogenous leukemia.

OUTLINE: Patients receive induction chemotherapy comprising mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV on days 1-3, cytarabine IV continuously over 72 hours on days 1-3 and 8-10, and etoposide IV continuously over 72 hours on days 8-10. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously once daily beginning on day 4 and continuing until blood counts recover.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia

    • Previously untreated disease

      • Previous hydroxyurea and/or corticosteroids are acceptable

  • No preexisting history of a hematologic disorder

    • Myelodysplastic features allowed
  • No acute leukemia secondary to previous therapy
  • No leukemic meningitis

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL (unless felt to be increased because of hepatic infiltration with leukemia)
  • Creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL
  • Pregnant or lactating patients are ineligible
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No history of or active congestive heart failure

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics

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)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Matt E. Kalaycio, MD, The Cleveland Clinic

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

June 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 10, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 11, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 9, 2011

Last Verified

February 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CASE-CCF-4409
  • P30CA043703 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • CASE-CCF-0645

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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