Status:

COMPLETED

Use and Tolerability of Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) in Leukemia Patients

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: 1\. To assess the safety and toxicity of imatinib mesylate when given to patients with Ph (+) CML , ALL or AML within the first 100 days following allogeneic bone marrow or stem ce...

Detailed Description

Imatinib mesylate is an FDA-approved, commercially available drug for patients with acute or chronic leukemias carrying the Philadelphia chromosome. Women who are able to have children must have a neg...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with Ph(+) CML and/or CML with bcr-abl rearrangement and diploid cytogenetics not eligible for protocols of higher priority (e.g. ID02-901, DM99-081, DM97-206, etc).
  • The disease must be beyond first chronic phase according to IBMTR criteria (i.e. accelerated phase, blastic phase, second chronic phase) at the time of transplant.
  • Patients with Ph(+) acute lymphocytic (or myeloid) leukemia.
  • Patients with diploid cytogenetics but molecular evidence of bcr-abl rearrangement are also eligible.
  • Age \>/= 16 years
  • Unsupported ANC at least 1500 and unsupported platelet count of at least 50K following BMT.
  • Patients may have received prior chemotherapy for their disease or be previously untreated.
  • Patients must have received an allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplant. Allogeneic transplant types may include matched sibling donors, mismatched related donors, or unrelated donors. All preparative regimens acceptable.
  • Signed informed consent
  • Zubrod status \</= 3
  • Adequate hepatic (bilirubin \</= 3 mg/dl, transaminases \< 4 x upper limit of normal) and renal function (serum creatinine \</= 3 mg/dl )

Exclusion

  • Grade III/IV cardiac problems as defined by the NYHAC
  • History of hypersensitivity to imatinib
  • Pregnant and lactating women
  • HIV positive

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00386373

Start Date

August 1 2003

End Date

October 1 2007

Last Update

August 1 2012

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U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030