Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

NCT ID: NCT00006008

Last Updated: 2013-06-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-06-30

Study Completion Date

2006-09-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the complete remission rate of patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with arsenic trioxide.
* Determine the toxic effects of induction arsenic trioxide in this patient population.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to administration schedule of arsenic trioxide (5 days a week vs 7 days a week).

Patients receive arsenic trioxide IV over 1 hour daily until bone marrow blasts are less than 5% or for a maximum of 60 days. Beginning 3-6 weeks after induction, patients achieving a complete remission receive arsenic trioxide IV over 1 hour daily either 5 days or 7 days a week for 25 days. Subsequent consolidation courses are given with 4 week treatment-free intervals between courses. Treatment continues for a maximum of 5 consolidation courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 13-40 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Conditions

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Leukemia

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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arsenic trioxide

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Refractory to induction therapy or relapsed following chemotherapy or autologous blood or bone marrow transplantation

* Any number of prior relapses allowed
* No relapse following allogeneic transplantation
* Prior CNS leukemia allowed if treated and currently disease-free

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 18 and over

Performance status:

* ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

* At least 6 months

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
* SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2 times ULN

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No significant active infection
* No other medical conditions that would likely decrease life expectancy
* No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except cured basal or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* See Disease Characteristics

Chemotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy:

* At least 2 weeks since prior systemic corticosteroids

Radiotherapy:

* Not specified

Surgery:

* Not specified

Other:

* No concurrent antibiotics for active or resolving infection
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Mark R. Litzow, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California, United States

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CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.

Denver, Colorado, United States

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CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainsville

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Emory University Hospital - Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)

Decatur, Georgia, United States

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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Central Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Evanston

Evanston, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

Peoria, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

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Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

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CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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CCOP - Ochsner

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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New England Medical Center Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange

East Orange, New Jersey, United States

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CCOP - Northern New Jersey

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Cancer Institute of New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York

New York, New York, United States

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NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

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CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

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Ireland Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

Toledo, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hahnemann University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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CCOP - MainLine Health

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

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CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Nashville Campus

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

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Marshfield Clinic

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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MBCCOP - San Juan

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Juan

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

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Pretoria Academic Hospitals

Pretoria, , South Africa

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Countries

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United States Puerto Rico South Africa

References

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Litzow MR, Lee S, Bennett JM, Dewald GW, Gallagher RE, Jain V, Paietta EM, Racevskis J, Rousey SR, Mazza JJ, Tallman MS. A phase II trial of arsenic trioxide for relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica. 2006 Aug;91(8):1105-8. Epub 2006 Jul 25.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16870552 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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E-9998

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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