Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Etanercept in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

NCT ID: NCT00217386

Last Updated: 2010-09-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-03-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Biological therapies, such as anti-thymocyte globulin and etanercept, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. Giving anti-thymocyte globulin together with etanercept may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving anti-thymocyte globulin together with etanercept works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response rate in patients with low- or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes treated with anti-thymocyte globulin and etanercept.
* Correlate ex vivo and in vitro phenotypic, cytogenetic, and functional disease characteristics with in vivo response in patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine parameters that are associated with a high probability of response or non-response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 8 hours on days 1-4. Patients also receive etanercept subcutaneously on days 8, 11, 15, and 18. Treatment with etanercept repeats every 28 days for at least 2 courses. Patients exhibiting hematologic improvement after course 2 may receive up to 2 additional courses of etanercept in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with unresponsive disease or disease progression after course 2 are removed from the study and offered other treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Conditions

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Leukemia Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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anti-thymocyte globulin

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

etanercept

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* No suitable bone marrow donor available
* Not eligible for a transplantation protocol
* Not willing to undergo transplantation
* No intermediate-2- or high-risk MDS
* No chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Performance status

* Not specified

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* See Disease Characteristics

Hepatic

* Not specified

Renal

* Not specified

Pulmonary

* No pneumonia within the past 2 weeks

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No other severe disease that would preclude study compliance
* No other active severe infection (e.g., septicemia) within the past 2 weeks

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* More than 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent hematopoietic growth factors for MDS
* More than 4 weeks since prior immunomodulatory therapy for MDS
* No prior anti-thymocyte globulin
* No prior hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
* No other concurrent immunomodulatory therapy for MDS

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Prednisone \< 5 mg/day allowed

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* More than 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent cytotoxic therapy for MDS
* More than 4 weeks since prior experimental therapy for MDS
* No other concurrent experimental therapy for MDS
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

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Principal Investigators

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Bart L. Scott, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Locations

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St. Joseph Cancer Center

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Site Status

Olympic Medical Center

Port Angeles, Washington, United States

Site Status

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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FHCRC-1872.00

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000430702

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1872.00

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id