Status:

COMPLETED

Outpatient Induction Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Adult Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies the feasibility of having induction chemotherapy in an outpatient setting. Patients with acute leukemia (AML) or advanced myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), at least 18 ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: Assess the feasibility of outpatient induction therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or advanced myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) by examining whether: 1. \> 50% of patients tre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Signed written informed consent
  • The signed informed consent
  • The benefits/risks of the induction chemotherapy regimen will be reviewed, and a second consent may be necessary if the regimen will be administered according to a separate protocol
  • AML (acute promyelocytic leukemia \[APL\] excepted) or high-risk MDS (10-19% blasts in marrow by morphology or flow cytometry or blood)
  • Treatment-related mortality (TRM) score \< 9.21 corresponding to a TRM rate of 3% when chemotherapy of similar intensity as proposed here is administered to inpatients
  • Blast count =\< 10,000
  • Fibrinogen \> 200
  • Afebrile with clear chest imaging and no signs of active viral, bacterial, fungal infection unless determined to be, at the discretion of the investigator, not clinically significant in the context of this study
  • Adequate cardiac function as demonstrated by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 45% or greater, by multiple gated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiogram; no ongoing cardiac issues such as uncontrolled arrhythmias or unstable angina or congestive heart failure
  • Patient must have an outpatient caregiver available
  • Patient must live within 30 minutes of the treating physician's office during outpatient treatment
  • Patient must be willing to return to the treating physician's office for outpatient follow-up once outpatient treatment is completed
  • Logistical requirements:
  • Space available in infusion room
  • Outpatient infusion pump available if continuous infusion required
  • Case discussed with infusion room nursing staff

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 21 2013

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 8 2020

    Estimated Enrollment :

    17 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01807091

    Start Date

    May 21 2013

    End Date

    January 8 2020

    Last Update

    March 5 2021

    Active Locations (9)

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    Bozeman Deaconess Hospital

    Bozeman, Montana, United States, 59715

    2

    Kadlec Clinic Hematology and Oncology

    Kennewick, Washington, United States, 99336

    3

    EvergreenHealth Medical Center

    Kirkland, Washington, United States, 98033

    4

    Skagit Valley Hospital

    Mount Vernon, Washington, United States, 98274