Status:

COMPLETED

High-Dose Imatinib for Relapsed/Refractory c-Kit Positive Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

Lead Sponsor:

Nantes University Hospital

Conditions:

AML

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter open-label phase II trial of high dose imatinib mesylate in patients with AML in first or second relapse, or with refractory disease. Daily dosing of imatinib 600 mg/day is plann...

Detailed Description

Daily dosing of imatinib 600 mg/day is planned for one month or until progression of disease. Dose increase to 800 mg/ day imatinib is permitted for 2 additional months in the event of response failur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age \> 18 years,
  • AML in first or second relapse,
  • refractory AML
  • performance status of 0-2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale,
  • adequate hepatic and renal functions (AST or ALT \<= 5 times the upper limit of normal
  • creatinine \< 2 times the upper limit of normal)
  • 20% blasts in bone marrow,
  • 70% of bone marrow blast population c-kit positive as assessed by immunophenotyping
  • Bcr-Abl negative chromosomal analysis (assessed by fluorescence in situ hybridization; FISH), and no chromosome 5-12 translocation

Exclusion

  • Previous treatment by Imatinib
  • Secondary AML

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00707408

Start Date

February 1 2004

End Date

January 1 2009

Last Update

February 2 2009

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Nantes University Hopspital

Nantes, France, 44093