Status:

TERMINATED

Azacitidine Compared to Conventional Chemotherapy as Consolidation of Elderly Patients With AML

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Celgene Corporation

Conditions:

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Azacitidine consolidation is superior to standard DA consolidation treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission in elderly patients...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects \>65 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form
  • A confirmed diagnosis of AML according to the 2008 WHO classification
  • This includes: Bone marrow aspirate with a good clot or biopsy for morphology, flow cytometry, cytogenetic analysis, and in case of normal cytogenetics, molecular genetic analyses including FLT3-ITD, NPM-1 and CEBP A
  • Bio-banking of leukemic cells at diagnosis performed (according to guidelines of the Swedish National AML biobank).
  • A documented CR or CRp achieved after one or two induction courses.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who are not considered to be candidates to complete the consolidation therapy due to medical or psychological reasons.
  • Subjects who have taken any investigational drugs or participated in an interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening.
  • Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia
  • Patients with t(8;21) or inv(16)
  • CNS leukemia
  • Patients with a previous diagnosis of MDS, i.e. AML preceded by a diagnosed MDS
  • Subjects who are candidates for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT)
  • Another cancer diagnosis with a life expectancy of less than two years

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01794169

Start Date

March 1 2013

End Date

March 1 2018

Last Update

September 22 2015

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Karolinska University Hospital, Solna

Stockholm, Sweden, 17176