Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Rasburicase as Treatment or Prevention of Hyperuricemia Associated With Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma, Leukemia, or Solid Tumor Malignancy

Lead Sponsor:

Sanofi

Conditions:

Tumors

Hyperuricemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is an open-label, multi-center study with 2 arms. The primary objective is to assess the response to treatment with rasburicase in 2 populations of adult and pediatric patients with lymphoma/leuk...

Detailed Description

This is a multi-center, 2 arm, open-label study; * Arm A: Patients previously treated with a uricolytic agent; * Arm B: Patients not previously treated with a uricolytic agent. Patients receive rasb...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Meets one of the following risk criteria for tumor lysis syndrome (TLS):
  • A patient is at high risk for TLS if he/she presents with:
  • Hyperuricemia of malignancy (plasma uric acid \> 7.5 mg/dL);
  • A diagnosis of a very aggressive lymphoma/leukemia based on the Revised European-American Lymphoma (REAL) classification of lymphoma/leukemia;
  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML);
  • Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in blast crisis; or
  • High grade myelodysplastic syndrome (refractory anemia with excess blast, refractory anemia with excess blast in transformation, or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia) only if they have \> 10% bone marrow blast and are given aggressive treatment similar to AML
  • A patient is at potential risk for TLS if he/she presents with:
  • A diagnosis of an aggressive lymphoma/leukemia based on the REAL classification of lymphoma/leukemia plus 1 or more of the following criteria:
  • Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) \> 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN)(IU/L)
  • Stage III-IV disease
  • Stage I-II disease with 1 lymph node/tumor \> 5 cm in diameter
  • Patients previously treated with a uricolytic agent or not at their first relapse or refractory disease
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-3. ECOG equivalent derived from Karnofsky performance scale 100-30 or Lansky performance score 100-30 (patients \< or = 16 years of age) may also be used.
  • Life expectancy \>3 months
  • Negative pregnancy test (females of child bearing potential) and use of effective contraceptive method (both males and females). A pregnancy test may be performed on serum or urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG).
  • Signed written informed consent

Exclusion

  • History of established diagnosis of asthma or severe life-threatening atopic allergy
  • Hypersensitivity to uricases or any of the excipients
  • Known history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency or history of hemolysis indicative of G6PD deficiency
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Concomitant treatment with any investigational drug
  • Planned treatment with rituximab
  • Receipt of rituximab within the 12 month period prior to study entry
  • Unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

94 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00230217

Start Date

March 1 2004

End Date

July 1 2006

Last Update

March 30 2009

Active Locations (7)

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1

Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center

Berkley, California, United States, 94704

2

Rocky Mountain Cancer Center

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218

3

University of Florida Health Science Center at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32209

4

New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595