Status:

COMPLETED

Decitabine and Tretinoin in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as decitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of myelodysplastic cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Tretinoin ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the hematologic and nonhematologic toxicities of decitabine in combination with tretinoin in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. (Phase I) * Determine the maximu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
  • International Prognostic scoring system (IPSS) score ≥ 0.5, including the following:
  • Untreated or treated intermediate-1 risk disease
  • Intermediate-2 risk disease
  • High-risk disease
  • No treatment-related MDS
  • Ineligible for transplantation
  • No decitabine-refractory disease defined as disease progression after discontinuation of therapy
  • If previously treated with decitabine, must have responded to therapy (hematologic improvement or better per International Working Group Response Criteria)
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No other medical condition that, in the opinion of the treating physician, would preclude patient compliance or put patient at excessive risk of treatment-related toxicity
  • No other malignancy that would likely require systemic chemotherapy within 4 months after starting study treatment
  • No allergy to parabens, vitamin A, or retinoids
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior azacytidine allowed
  • More than 4 weeks since prior cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • More than 4 weeks since prior experimental therapy
  • Concurrent myeloid growth factors allowed only in the setting of febrile neutropenia according to established guidelines for use

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 5 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    54 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00382200

    Start Date

    July 1 2006

    End Date

    January 5 2023

    Last Update

    May 20 2024

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    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10065