Status:

COMPLETED

8-Chloro-Adenosine in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

FDA Office of Orphan Products Development

Conditions:

Leukemia

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest safe dose of the drug 8-chloro-adenosine that can be given in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Another goal is to le...

Detailed Description

8-Chloro-adenosine is a new drug similar to other drugs already approved by the FDA for the treatment of CLL and other types of cancer. 8-Chloro-adenosine belongs to a class of chemotherapy drugs call...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must have a diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and must be previously treated with at least one prior treatment regimen, including a purine-analogue based treatment.
  • Patients must be Rai Stage III or IV OR Rai Stage 0-II and have one or more criteria for active disease as defined by the NCI-Working Group as: a) weight loss of more than 10% in the last 6 months; b) fatigue; c) fever or night sweats without evidence of infection; d) progressive anemia or thrombocytopenia; e) progressive lymphocytosis with a lymphocyte doubling time \</= 6 months; or f) marked hypogammaglobulinemia or paraproteinemia.
  • All patients must have a Zubrod performance status of \</= 2.
  • All patients must be age \>/= 18 years.
  • Patients may not receive concurrent treatment for their CLL and must have been off treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy) for 4 weeks prior to treatment on this study and recovered from toxic effects of that therapy.
  • All patients must have adequate renal function indicated by serum creatinine \</=2.5x upper limits of normal (ULN) and adequate liver function indicated by ALT or AST \</= 2.5x ULN AND total bilirubin \</= 2.5x ULN.
  • All patients must have a pre-treatment platelet count of \>/= 50,000 /µl and not require transfusion to maintain this platelet count unless thrombocytopenia is due to marrow infiltrated with disease.
  • All patients or appropriate surrogate must provide informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Patients with active uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia or immune thrombocytopenia purpura.
  • Patients with active uncontrolled fungal, bacterial, or viral infection.
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00714103

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2016

Last Update

October 13 2016

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030