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N/A Completed N=20 Supportive Care

Lithium Carbonate in Treating Patients With Acute Intestinal Graft-Versus-Host-Disease (GVHD) After Donor Stem Cell Transplant

leukemia · Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes · Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia · de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00408681 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
20
Serious AEs
60.0%
Results posted
Jan 2017
Primary outcomePrimary: Functional Recovery — 10; 1; 6; 3 Participants

Summary

RATIONALE: Lithium carbonate may be an effective treatment for intestinal graft-versus-host disease caused by a donor stem cell transplant. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying lithium carbonate in treating patients with acute intestinal graft-versus-host-disease after donor stem cell transplant.

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Functional Recovery
10; 1; 6; 3
SECONDARY
Duration of Treatment With the Study Product
30.5
SECONDARY
Mucosal Anatomic Recovery
2; 2
SECONDARY
Mucosal Anatomic Recovery
2; 2
SECONDARY
Mucosal Anatomic Recovery
2; 2
SECONDARY
Mucosal Anatomic Recovery
2; 2
SECONDARY
Mucosal Anatomic Recovery
2; 2
SECONDARY
Recurrent or Progressive Malignancy
1
SECONDARY
Non-relapse Mortality
13
SECONDARY
Survival
7
SECONDARY
Survival
7
SECONDARY
Survival
7
SECONDARY
Causes of Death
2; 11; 2; 7; 2; 1

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient with a diagnosis of severe intestinal GVHD that is not improving at any time after initial treatment with glucocorticoids for at least 7 days are eligible for enrollment; measures indicating severity of GVHD will include: a) persistent diarrhea with average daily stool volumes > 500 mL per day; or b) persistent hemorrhage that is detectable by visual inspection of the stool
  • Patients with denuded mucosa caused by GVHD are eligible for enrollment, regardless of prior treatment for acute GVHD; denuded mucosa is defined as loss (i.e., erosion or sloughing) of the epithelium in: a) at least one-third of the surface area in a 30 cm colonic segment (i.e., rectosigmoid, descending or transverse colon); or b) at least one fifth of the surface area of the second portion of the duodenum, as estimated by endoscopic evaluation; denuded mucosa must be documented by images of the duodenum and colon and by histologic evaluation of the colon
  • All subjects must provide written informed consent with the use of forms approved by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Significant renal dysfunction (estimated creatinine clearance < 30 mL/min)
  • Persistent or recurrent malignancy
  • Secondary malignancy
  • Patients who had autologous or syngeneic marrow transplantation
  • Presence of any cause of intestinal symptoms or ulceration other than GVHD
  • Patients with any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol will be excluded
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00408681). 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. Informational only — not medical advice.

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