Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplasia

Lead Sponsor:

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 21 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two multi-agent chemotherapy regimens using different dosages of cytarabine to eliminate all detectable leukemia.

Detailed Description

The study compares the effectiveness of two doses of cytarabine combined with set doses of daunomycin and etoposide as an initial course of chemotherapy to eliminate minimal residual disease. Subseque...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia by immunophenotyping, morphology, and cytochemical staining; myelodysplasia; or biphenotypic leukemia.
  • Age less than or equal to 21 years at time of study entry.
  • No prior therapy for this malignancy (patients with secondary AML following treatment of primary malignancy are eligible) except for one dose of intrathecal therapy.
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Patient does not have Down syndrome, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), or juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)

Exclusion

  • Positive pregnancy test
  • Down syndrome, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), or juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

238 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00136084

Start Date

August 1 2002

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

December 5 2012

Active Locations (8)

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1

Stanford University Medical Center

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

2

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

3

Children's Hospital of Michigan (Wayne State University)

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

4

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105