Status:

COMPLETED

Nilotinib for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis and Treatment After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Patients Who Have Received Allo-HSCT

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nilotinib is effective in the prophylaxis and treatment of CMV reactivation in allo-HSCT patients.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nilotinib is effective in the prophylaxis and treatment of CMV reactivation in allo-HSCT patients. Prophylaxis Part: patients will be treated with ni...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Part A:
  • Adult patients who have received allo-HSCT
  • Performance status ECOG 0-2
  • Patients with CMV reactivation (defined as plasma CMV DNA copy numbers of more than 1000 copy numbers/ml by Quantitative-PCR) after allo-HSCT.
  • Patients with CMV reactivation that is uncontrollable by conventional first line agent (ganciclovir) for 2 or more weeks, or patients who are intolerable to ganciclovir treatment.
  • Part B
  • Adult patients who have received allo-HSCT
  • Performance status ECOG 0-2
  • Either the patient or his/her donor are CMV-IgG test positive
  • Patients with post-transplantation engraftment: stable myeloid engraftment (absolute neutrophil count 500/mm3) for at least 3 consecutive days, and stable megakaryocyte engraftment (platelet count 20k/uL) for at least 3 consecutive days.
  • Patient with no CMV reactivation before enrollment: a negative (undetectable) plasma CMV DNA Quantitative-PCR assay on blood collected within 7 days Patients without previous or current exposure to any prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for CMV reactivation

Exclusion

  • Patients with renal insufficiency: serum creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dL,
  • Patients with significant electrolyte deficiency after suitable supplement: \[K\] \<3.0mmol/L, \[Ca\]\< 2.0 mmol/L(corrected), or \[Mg\] \< 0.6 mmol/L.
  • Patients with hepatic dysfunction: alkaline phosphatase ≥2.5 times of the upper normal limit of the normal range (ULN); serum alanine or aspartate aminotransferase levels of \> 5 times ULN; a serum total bilirubin of \> 3 mg/dL
  • Patients with serum amylase and lipase \> 1.5 x ULN
  • Patients with history of HIV infection
  • Patients with unstable medical condition or any other history of serious/significant medical diseases deemed not appropriate to be included to this study as judged by investigators
  • Females patient who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Female patients of childbearing potential not using any reliable and appropriate contraception method(s)
  • Patients with life expectancy, as judged by the investigators, is less than 3 months
  • Patients with, as judged by the investigators, other contraindications of nilotinib administration, such as prolonged QTc, concurrent usage of drugs that possess possible severe drug-drug interactions with nilotinib, or had severe adverse effects in the previous exposure to nilotinib
  • Patients who cannot swallow capsules.
  • Patients who are unwilling or unable to give consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01252017

Start Date

November 1 2010

End Date

November 1 2014

Last Update

September 12 2018

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100