Status:

TERMINATED

Impact of a Simplified Patient Care Strategy to Decrease Early Deaths in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) by Maintaining a Database

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Conditions:

Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a very rare type of leukemia. Because it is so rare, many doctors do not have experience treating it. APL has been shown to be curable most of the time. Unfortuna...

Detailed Description

The investigators propose to collect data on patients with APL treated predominantly across the states of Georgia and South Carolina but will also extend it to cover patients from neighboring states. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Confirmed diagnosis of APL
  • Positive t (15:17) by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
  • Promyelocytic leukemia (PML)/retinoic acid receptor (RAR) alpha by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Exclusion

  • Only patients who refuse to provide consent will be excluded from the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

117 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02309333

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2018

Last Update

December 10 2018

Active Locations (4)

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1

Emory University Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

2

Northside Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342

3

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425

4

Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303