Status:

COMPLETED

Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Chronic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Who Are Not in Complete Cytogenetic Remission Following Initial Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Colony-stimulating factors, such as sargramostim, may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may bring about complete remission in patients who hav...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the efficacy and safety of sargramostim (GM-CSF) by cytogenetic examination of the bone marrow in patients with chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia who are not in compl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
  • Presence of t(9;22)(q34;q11) with at least 20 cells examined in metaphase by cytogenetic examination of the bone marrow
  • Complete hematologic remission during prior therapy\* as seen on 2 separate blood count analyses, defined by the following:
  • WBC no greater than 10,000/mm\^3 AND platelet count no greater than 450,000/mm\^3
  • Disappearance of all signs and symptoms of disease, including palpable splenomegaly
  • Normal differential counts (i.e., absence of blasts, promyelocytes, myelocytes, and metamyelocytes) NOTE: \*Continuation of therapy that led to complete hematologic remission is required during study participation
  • Persistent cytogenetic disease despite 12 months of prior imatinib mesylate therapy, which may have included a trial dose-escalation OR intolerant of imatinib mesylate at a dose greater than 400 mg/day
  • Not in complete cytogenetic remission within 30 days of study entry
  • Persistent Philadelphia chromosome by bone marrow exam
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy
  • More than 6 months
  • Hematopoietic
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Hepatic
  • Not specified
  • Renal
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No uncontrolled active infective
  • No serious medical or psychiatric illness that would prevent giving informed consent or limit survival to less than 6 months
  • No other malignancy not in remission except curatively treated basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Prior sargramostim (GM-CSF) allowed
  • Prior interferon alfa for CML allowed
  • No prior stem cell transplantation
  • Concurrent interferon alfa\* for CML allowed NOTE: \*No dose increase during study participation
  • Chemotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • At least 4 weeks since prior surgery
  • Other
  • Prior imatinib mesylate for CML allowed
  • No other concurrent medication for CML
  • Concurrent imatinib mesylate\* for CML allowed NOTE: \*No dose increase during study participation

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00072579

    Start Date

    May 1 2003

    End Date

    December 1 2007

    Last Update

    January 19 2017

    Active Locations (15)

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    CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006-2726

    2

    CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

    Oakland, California, United States, 94609-3305

    3

    CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

    Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140

    4

    Regional Radiation Oncology Center at Rome

    Rome, Georgia, United States, 30165