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Phase 3 N=45 Randomized Treatment

Randomized Study of Decitabine in Maintenance Therapy of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Enrolled (actual)
45
Serious AEs
2.2%
Results posted
Mar 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Relapse-Free Response at 1 Year — 10; 10 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Decitabine (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Primary completion
May 2012

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Relapse-Free Response at 1 Year
10; 10

Summary

The goal of this clinical study is to find out whether continued therapy with decitabine after achieving a remission in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients can help prolong the remission and prevent relapse of the disease.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult patients (greater than 18 years) with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (greater than 20% blasts) and unfavorable risk cytogenetics (including intermediate and poor risk categories) in first CR or complete remission without full platelet recovery (CRp)
  • Adult patients (greater than 18 years) in second or subsequent Complete Response (CR) (or CRp)
  • Patients in first CR (or CRp) may have received any induction chemotherapy regimen; they may have received post-remission consolidation therapy (except for transplant) prior to inclusion in this protocol
  • Patients in 2nd or subsequent CR (or CRp) may have received any appropriate salvage regimen before achieving CR and may have received further therapy before inclusion
  • Performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Adequate organ function with creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL, bilirubin less than or equal to 3.5 mg/dL and aspartate aminotransferase (AST or SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT) less than or equal to 3 times institutional upper limit of normal

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant or lactating; women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must have negative pregnancy test. WOCBP defined as not post-menopausal for 12 months or no previous surgical sterilization
  • Known to be HIV+
  • Active and uncontrolled disease/infection as judged by the treating physician
  • Unable or unwilling to sign the consent form
  • No other investigational therapy within the past 14 days
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00398983). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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