Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

NCT ID: NCT00016302

Last Updated: 2013-01-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-04-30

Brief Summary

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Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells. This phase II trial is studying several different combination chemotherapy regimens to see how well they work in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the feasibility of the addition of nelarabine to modified multiagent Berlin-Frankfurt-Muenster-86 chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the pharmacokinetics and intracellular pharmacology of nelarabine in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter study.

Prednisone Response Pre-Induction: All patients receive oral prednisone three times daily on days -7 to -1 and methotrexate intrathecally (IT) on day -7\* of week 0. Good prednisone responders proceed to induction on regimen A. Poor prednisone responders proceed to induction on regimen C.

NOTE: \*Patients who have received cytarabine IT within the week prior to study entry receive methotrexate IT on day -6.

Regimen A (good prednisone responders) (closed as of 2/27/03):

Induction (weeks 1-5): Patients receive vincristine IV on days 1, 8, and 15; oral prednisone three times daily on days 1-14; daunorubicin IV over 15 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; asparaginase intramuscularly (IM) on days 12, 15, 18, 22, 24, 27, 30, and 33; and methotrexate IT on day 1.

If bone marrow is M1, week 6 of induction therapy begins on day 36 or when peripheral blood counts recover. If bone marrow is M2, patients begin week 6 of induction therapy immediately. If bone marrow is M3, treatment discontinues. Those patients with minimal residual disease (MRD) on day 36 proceed to regimen B.

Induction (weeks 6-9): Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 36 and 63; cytarabine IV over 72 hours on days 38-40, 45-47, 52-54, and 59-61; oral mercaptopurine daily on days 36-63; and methotrexate IT on days 45 and 59.

Consolidation (weeks 10-19): Patients receive oral mercaptopurine on days 64-119; methotrexate IV over 24 hours and leucovorin calcium IV, or orally as tolerated, on days 71, 85, 99, and 113; and methotrexate IT on days 71, 85, 99, and 113. (Patients begin methotrexate once blood counts recover and only if bone marrow is M1).

Reinduction (weeks 20-29): Patients receive oral dexamethasone three times daily on days 134-154; vincristine IV on days 141 and 148; doxorubicin IV over 15 minutes on days 134, 141, 148, and 155; and asparaginase IM on days 141, 144, 148, 151, 154, and 157. Beginning on day 169 or when blood counts recover, patients receive cyclophosphamide IV on day 169, cytarabine IV over 72 hours on days 171-173 and 178-180; oral thioguanine daily on days 169-182; and methotrexate IT on days 171 and 178. Patients also receive cranial irradiation for up to 10 days beginning on day 189.

Maintenance (weeks 30-101): Patients receive vincristine IV once; oral prednisone three times daily for 5 days; oral mercaptopurine daily; and oral methotrexate weekly. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 9 courses.

Regimen B (patients with MRD on day 36 of regimen A) (closed as of 2/27/03):

Induction (weeks 1-9): Patients receive treatment as in induction of regimen A.

Consolidation (weeks 10-19): Patients receive treatment as in consolidation on regimen A.

Reinduction (weeks 20-29): Patients receive treatment as in reinduction on regimen A and nelarabine IV on days 162-166.

Maintenance (weeks 30-101): Patients receive oral mercaptopurine daily on days 1-28 and 36-56; oral methotrexate weekly; and nelarabine IV on days 29-33. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 4 courses. Beginning on week 62, patients receive vincristine IV once; oral prednisone three times daily for 5 days; oral mercaptopurine daily; and oral methotrexate weekly. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 5 courses.

Regimen C (poor prednisone responders from stage 1 of study and all patients entered during stage 2 of study) (closed as of 2/27/03):

Induction (weeks 1-5): Patients receive treatment as in induction (weeks 1-5) on regimen A and nelarabine IV over 1 hour on days 29-33.

If bone marrow is M1, patients begin week 6 of induction therapy on day 36 or when peripheral blood counts recover. If bone marrow is M2, patients begin week 6 of induction therapy immediately. If bone marrow is M3, treatment discontinues.

Induction (weeks 6-9): Patients receive treatment as in induction (weeks 6-9) on regimen A.

Consolidation (weeks 10-19): Patients receive treatment as in consolidation on regimen A.

Reinduction (weeks 20-29): Patients receive treatment as in reinduction on regimen B.

Maintenance (weeks 30-101): Patients receive treatment as in maintenance on regimen B.

Regimen D (effective 5/2004):

Induction (weeks 1-5): Patients receive vincristine IV on days 1, 8, and 15; oral prednisone 3 times a day on days 1-14; daunorubicin IV over 15 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; nelarabine IV over 1 hour on days 29-33; asparaginase IM on days 12, 15, 18, 22, 24, 27, 30, and 33; and methotrexate IT on day 1.

If bone marrow is M1, week 6 of induction therapy begins on day 36 or when peripheral blood counts recover. If bone marrow is M2, patients begin week 6 of induction therapy immediately. If bone marrow is M3, treatment discontinues.

Induction (weeks 6-9): Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 36 and 50; cytarabine IV or SC on days 36-39, 43-46, 50-53, and 57-60; oral mercaptopurine once daily on days 36-63; and methotrexate IT on days 43 and 57.

Patients who are poor responders to prednisone in induction therapy proceed to regimen F. Patients who are good responders to prednisone but have MRD after induction therapy proceed to regimen E. Patients who are good responders to prednisone and have no MRD after induction therapy continue therapy on regimen D.

Consolidation (weeks 10-19): Patients must have M1 marrow to proceed. Patients receive oral mercaptopurine on days 70-126; methotrexate IV over 24 hours on days 77, 84, 91, and 98; leucovorin calcium IV or orally every 6 hours on days 78-79, 85-86, 92-93, and 99-100; and methotrexate IT on days 77, 84, 91, and 98.

Reinduction (weeks 20-29): Patients \< 13 years old receive dexamethasone 3 times daily on days 140-161. Patients ≥ 13 years old receive oral dexamethasone on days 140-146 and 155-161; nelarabine IV on days 169-173; vincristine IV over 15 minutes on days 140, 147, and 153; pegaspargase IM on day 143; cyclophosphamide IV on day 176; cytarabine IV or SC on days 176-179 and 183-186; oral thioguanine on days 176-189; and methotrexate IT on days 176 and 183. Patients with CNS disease undergo craniocervical radiotherapy beginning on day 196 and continuing for 7-10 days.

Maintenance (weeks 30-61): Patients receive oral mercaptopurine on days 1-28 and 36-56; oral methotrexate on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 36, 43, and 50; and nelarabine IV on days 29-33. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 4 courses.

Maintenance (weeks 62-101): Patients receive vincristine IV on day 1; oral dexamethasone twice daily on days 1-5; oral mercaptopurine on days 1-56; and oral methotrexate on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, and 50. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 5 courses.

Regimen E (good responders to induction prednisone but with MRD) (effective 5/2004): Patients receive consolidation therapy, reinduction therapy, and maintenance therapy as in regimen D, but nelarabine is administered at a higher dose.

Regimen F (poor responders to induction prednisone) (effective 5/2004): Patients receive nelarabine at a higher dose during induction therapy. Patients receive consolidation therapy, reinduction therapy, and maintenance therapy as in regimen E.

Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, every 2 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients (30 for regimens A, B, and C; 70 for regimens D, E, and F) will be accrued for this study within 9-29 months.

Conditions

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T-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Untreated Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Regimen A

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

asparaginase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IT and orally

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or SC

mercaptopurine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or orally

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

thioguanine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo cranial irradiation

pharmacological study

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Regimen B

Induction (weeks 1-9): Patients receive treatment as in induction of regimen A.

Consolidation (weeks 10-19): Patients receive treatment as in consolidation on regimen A.

Reinduction (weeks 20-29): Patients receive treatment as in reinduction on regimen A and nelarabine IV on days 162-166.

Maintenance (weeks 30-101): Patients receive oral mercaptopurine daily on days 1-28 and 36-56; oral methotrexate weekly; and nelarabine IV on days 29-33. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 4 courses. Beginning on week 62, patients receive vincristine IV once; oral prednisone three times daily for 5 days; oral mercaptopurine daily; and oral methotrexate weekly. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 5 courses.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

asparaginase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IT and orally

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or SC

mercaptopurine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or orally

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

thioguanine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo cranial irradiation

nelarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

pharmacological study

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Regimen C

Induction (weeks 1-5): Patients receive treatment as in induction (weeks 1-5) on regimen A and nelarabine IV over 1 hour on days 29-33.

If bone marrow is M1, patients begin week 6 of induction therapy on day 36 or when peripheral blood counts recover. If bone marrow is M2, patients begin week 6 of induction therapy immediately. If bone marrow is M3, treatment discontinues.

Induction (weeks 6-9): Patients receive treatment as in induction (weeks 6-9) on regimen A.

Consolidation (weeks 10-19): Patients receive treatment as in consolidation on regimen A.

Reinduction (weeks 20-29): Patients receive treatment as in reinduction on regimen B.

Maintenance (weeks 30-101): Patients receive treatment as in maintenance on regimen B.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

asparaginase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IT and orally

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or SC

mercaptopurine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or orally

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

thioguanine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo cranial irradiation

nelarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo craniocervical radiotherapy

pharmacological study

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Regimen D

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

asparaginase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IT and orally

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or SC

mercaptopurine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or orally

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

thioguanine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

nelarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

pegaspargase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo craniocervical radiotherapy

pharmacological study

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Regimen E

Patients receive consolidation therapy, reinduction therapy, and maintenance therapy as in regimen D, but nelarabine is administered at a higher dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

asparaginase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IT and orally

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or SC

mercaptopurine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or orally

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

thioguanine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

nelarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

pegaspargase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo craniocervical radiotherapy

pharmacological study

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Regimen F

Patients receive nelarabine at a higher dose during induction therapy. Patients receive consolidation therapy, reinduction therapy, and maintenance therapy as in regimen E.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

vincristine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

asparaginase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IT and orally

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

cytarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or SC

mercaptopurine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV or orally

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

thioguanine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

nelarabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

pegaspargase

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IM

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo craniocervical radiotherapy

pharmacological study

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Interventions

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prednisone

Given orally

Intervention Type DRUG

vincristine sulfate

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

daunorubicin hydrochloride

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

asparaginase

Given IM

Intervention Type DRUG

methotrexate

Given IT and orally

Intervention Type DRUG

cyclophosphamide

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

cytarabine

Given IV or SC

Intervention Type DRUG

mercaptopurine

Given orally

Intervention Type DRUG

leucovorin calcium

Given IV or orally

Intervention Type DRUG

dexamethasone

Given orally

Intervention Type DRUG

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

thioguanine

Given orally

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Undergo cranial irradiation

Intervention Type RADIATION

nelarabine

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

pegaspargase

Given IM

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Undergo craniocervical radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

pharmacological study

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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DeCortin Deltra leurocristine sulfate VCR Vincasar PFS Cerubidin Cerubidine daunomycin hydrochloride daunorubicin RP-13057 ASNase Colaspase Crasnitin Elspar L-ASP amethopterin Folex methylaminopterin Mexate MTX CPM CTX Cytoxan Endoxan Endoxana ARA-C arabinofuranosylcytosine arabinosylcytosine Cytosar-U cytosine arabinoside 6-mercaptopurine 6-MP Leukerin MP CF CFR LV Aeroseb-Dex Decaderm Decadron DM DXM ADM ADR Adria Adriamycin PFS Adriamycin RDF 6-TG irradiation radiotherapy therapy, radiation 506U78 Arranon GW506U78 L-asparaginase with polyethylene glycol Oncaspar PEG-ASP PEG-L-asparaginase irradiation radiotherapy therapy, radiation pharmacological studies

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Newly diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with greater than 25%bone marrow blasts (M3)

* High-risk disease, defined as meeting at least 1 of the following criteria:

* WBC at least 50,000/mm\^3
* Age 10 years or over
* Patients with WBC at least 25,000/mm\^3 AND at least 50% peripheral blood blasts are eligible provided bone marrow aspiration was contraindicated (e.g., patient was not eligible for anesthesia or sedation due to respiratory distress secondary to anterior mediastinal mass)
* Concurrent registration to POG 9900 within the past 8 days required
* Performance status - Karnofsky 50-100% (over 10 years of age)
* Performance status - Lansky 50-100% (10 years of age and under)
* See Disease Characteristics
* Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
* SGPT less than 5 times normal
* Creatinine normal
* Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate at least 60 mL/min
* No pre-existing neuropathy of grade 2 or worse unless due to leukemic infiltration
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No prior biologic therapy
* No more than 72 hours since prior intrathecal cytarabine
* No other prior chemotherapy
* Prior steroids allowed
* No chronic steroid treatment for another disease
* Prior emergency radiotherapy to mediastinum for severe respiratory distress allowed
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kimberly Dunsmore

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Oncology Group

Locations

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Children's Oncology Group

Arcadia, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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COG-AALL00P2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA098543

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CDR0000068620

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2012-01857

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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