- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00520468
Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) With Cytokine-Immunotherapy for Low-Risk MDS
Objectives:
Primary: To evaluate the response rate of total cytokine-immunotherapy for low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
Secondary: To evaluate response duration, survival and side effects of the treatment.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
MDS is a disease that produces low blood counts and may cause anemia, infections, and/or bleeding. Erythropoietin and Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF or GCSF) are drugs that stimulate the production of red cells and white cells. Prednisone and cyclosporin are drugs that work against MDS by affecting your immune system.
Before you can start treatment on this study, you will have what are called "screening tests". These tests will help the doctor decide if you are eligible to take part in the study. You will have a complete medical history and physical exam. Routine blood tests (between 4-6 tablespoons) will be performed. You will have a bone marrow aspiration. To collect a bone marrow aspirate, an area of the hip or chest bone is numbed with anesthetic and a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn through a large needle. Women who are able to have children must have a negative blood or urine pregnancy test.
If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will receive erythropoietin as an injection under the skin once a week and G-CSF as an injection under the skin 1-2 times a week for as long as you respond well to treatment. You will take prednisone by mouth every day for a month and cyclosporin tablets by mouth every day for 6 months.
During this study, you will need to visit your doctor for a physical exam and measurement of your vital signs. The frequency of doctor visits will vary depending on your physical condition, but will be required at least once every 3 months.
Blood tests (about 2 teaspoons) will be done about every 1-2 weeks during the first 12 weeks of treatment, then every 2 to 4 weeks for the remainder of the study. The blood samples will be collected for routine lab tests. Periodic (every 3 to 6 months) bone marrow samples will also be taken to check cells related to the disease before, during, and after completion of this study.
You will be taken off study if the disease gets worse or intolerable side effects occur.
This is an investigational study. All drugs are FDA approved and commercially available. Up to 60 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
- U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with MDS and </= 10% blasts or International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) low or intermediate 1. No prior intensive chemotherapy or high-dose ara-C (>/= 1g/m2). Prior cytokines, biologic therapies, targeted therapies, or single agent chemotherapy allowed. Procrit, G-CSF are allowed before therapy. Patients with blasts < 5% must have an indication for therapy, such as transfusion needs, symptomatic anemia or Hb < 11g/dl, platelets < 100 x 10 9/L, or granulocytes < 10 9/L.
- Performance 0-2 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)). Adequate liver function (bilirubin of < 2mg/dl) and renal function (creatinine < 2mg/dl). Adequate cardiac functions (New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac III-IV excluded)
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Nursing and pregnant females are excluded. Women of childbearing potential should practice effective methods of contraception. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
- Patients with active and uncontrolled infections.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Cytokine-Immunotherapy
Erythropoietin 40,000 units subcutaneously (SQ) weekly; G-CSF 300 mcg SQ twice a week; Prednisone 60 mg/Day for 7 days, taper over 1 month; Cyclosporin A 300 mg orally daily
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40,000 units injected under the skin (SQ) weekly
Other Names:
300 mg (tablets) by mouth daily for 6 months
Other Names:
300 mcg injected under the skin (SQ) two times per week
Other Names:
60 mg per day for 7 days, taper over 1 month
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of Participants With Response
Time Frame: Response evaluation within first 3 months from start of therapy, then every 3 to 6 months
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Periodic bone marrow samples (every 3-6 months) to check cells related to disease before/during/after study.
Response classifications categorized by the International Working Group Response Criteria for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) as: Complete Remission, Partial Response, Hematologic Improvement or No Response.
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Response evaluation within first 3 months from start of therapy, then every 3 to 6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gautam Borthakur, MBBS, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Publications and helpful links
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Neoplasms
- Disease
- Bone Marrow Diseases
- Hematologic Diseases
- Precancerous Conditions
- Syndrome
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Preleukemia
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Immunologic Factors
- Glucocorticoids
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Dermatologic Agents
- Antifungal Agents
- Hematinics
- Calcineurin Inhibitors
- Epoetin Alfa
- Prednisone
- Darbepoetin alfa
- Cyclosporine
- Cyclosporins
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2004-0253
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