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Phase II Randomized Study of Cilengitide as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia in First Complete Remission

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Cilengitide in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Treatment


Completed


50 and over


NCI


MDA-2003-1007
6384, NCI-6384, NCT00089388

Objectives

Primary

  1. Determine 10-month relapse-free survival of patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission treated with cilengitide as maintenance therapy.

Secondary

  1. Determine overall survival of patients treated with this drug.
  2. Determine the safety and toxicity of this drug in these patients.
  3. Determine the biological activity of this drug in cells from these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)


  • In first complete remission after at least 1 course of induction chemotherapy AND 1-2 courses of consolidation chemotherapy for newly diagnosed AML, as defined by the following:
    • No evidence of disease in bone marrow
    • Recovery of peripheral blood counts
      • Platelet count > 100,000/mm3
      • Absolute neutrophil count > 1,500/mm3


  • Must be able to start study medication within 60 days from the start of the last consolidation therapy


  • Must not have a suitable donor, refused, or ineligible for hematopoietic stem call transplantation


  • None of the following AML subtypes or chromosomal translocations:
    • Acute promyelocytic leukemia
    • t(8;21)
    • t(16;16)
    • inv(16)


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • No prior investigational agents specifically designated as an antiangiogenic agent
  • No concurrent prophylactic hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from prior consolidation chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • No other concurrent anticancer therapies
  • No other concurrent investigational cytotoxic agents

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 50 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

    OR

  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • See Disease Characteristics

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN

Renal

  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN

    OR

  • Creatinine clearance > 60mL/min

Cardiovascular

  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No ongoing or active infection
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • No other uncontrolled illness

Expected Enrollment

70

A total of 70 patients (35 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 17.5-24 months.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Relapse-free survival as measured by complete remission at 10 months

Secondary Outcome(s)

Overall survival assessed every 3 months
Safety and toxicity as measured by AdEERS reports, complete blood counts including differentials and platelet count, and blood chemistry every 2 weeks during the first course and then on day 1 of subsequent courses

Outline

This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive cilengitide IV at a lower dose over 1 hour twice weekly for 4 weeks.


  • Arm II: Patients receive cilengitide IV at a higher dose over 1 hour twice weekly for 4 weeks.


In both arms, courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease relapse or unacceptable toxicity.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Srdan Verstovsek, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 713-792-7305; 800-392-1611
Email: sverstov@mdanderson.org

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase 2 Study of EMD 121974 as Maintenance Therapy for Patinets with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Complete Remission
Trial Start Date 2005-10-13
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00089388
Date Submitted to PDQ 2004-07-08
Information Last Verified 2006-06-12
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA16672, CM17003

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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