Status:
COMPLETED
Flexibility: A Study to Assess the Impact of Darbepoetin Alfa in Subjects withNon-Myeloid Malignancies With Anemia Due to Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Amgen
Conditions:
Anemia
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study will compare the efficacy (non-inferiority) of darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp®) extended dose schedule administration (EDS) versus darbepoetin alfa administered once per week (QW) in the treatme...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects with active non-myeloid malignancy(ies) including lymphocytic leukemias - Receiving chemotherapy and expected to receive at least 8 additional weeks of cyclic cytotoxic chemotherapy anticipated to be on a QW, every other week (Q2W) or every three weeks (Q3W) schedule - Anemia due to cancer and/or chemotherapy (screening Hb less than 11.0 g/dL) - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2
Exclusion
- Subjects with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) - Other underlying hematologic disorder, which could cause anemia, other than a non-myeloid malignancy - Active bleeding - Severe, unstable, active chronic inflammatory disease (e.g., ulcerative disease, peptic ulcer disease, rheumatoid arthritis) - Active, unstable systemic or chronic infection - Planned elective surgery during the study where significant blood loss is expected - Known iron deficiency (to be considered iron deficient a subject must have both of the following: a saturated transferrin less than 15% and ferritin less than 10 ng/mL at screening) - Unstable angina, or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia - Hypertension (diastolic blood pressure greater than 100 mmHg) - Inadequate renal and/or liver function (e.g., creatinine greater than 2 X upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or transaminase greater than 5 X ULN) - History of pure red blood cell aplasia - Known positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) status - Known positive antibody response to any erythropoietic agent - Subject has known sensitivity to any erythropoietic agents, the study drug, or its excipients to be administered during this study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
750 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00144131
Start Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
May 24 2013
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