Study of Forodesine Hydrochloride in Patients With Advanced, Fludarabine-refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

NCT ID: NCT00289549

Last Updated: 2012-02-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

8 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-06-30

Study Completion Date

2009-01-31

Brief Summary

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Forodesine hydrochloride will be administered orally at a dose of 200 mg daily for 7 days each week for 4 weeks (cycle number 1). The drug will be administered once daily one hour prior to or two hours after meals. Patients will be evaluated after 1 full cycle of therapy (28 days).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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forodesine hydrochloride (BCX-1777)

experimental, forodesine oral dose 200 mg administered daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages 18 years and older
* Diagnosis of CLL established by peripheral blood and bone marrow examination and using the standard criteria
* Patients with Rai stage III or IV, or earlier stage with massive, symptomatic lymphadenopathy requiring therapy
* Primary resistance to fludarabine-based therapy (no complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) or progressive disease within 6 months of response to prior fludarabine containing regimen.
* ECOG performance status of 0, 1, 2 or 3
* Willing to take adequate contraception (i.e. latex condom, cervical cap, diaphragm, abstinence, etc.) for the entire duration of the study and 3 months after
* All investigational treatments should have been discontinued for at least 1 week prior to the initiation of the study drug.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or nursing
* Unable or unwilling to sign consent
* Severe, ongoing co-morbid conditions, which would preclude safe delivery of the investigational therapy
* Active serious infections that are not controlled by antibiotics
* ECOG performance status 4
* Inadequate renal function: creatinine 2.0 or more unless related to the disease
* Inadequate liver function: bilirubin 3.0 or more, transaminases 3 x upper limit of normal or more unless related to the disease
* Known positive test for HIV
* Patients with known hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C active infection
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Farhad Ravandi, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas

Locations

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MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Balakrishnan K, Verma D, O'Brien S, Kilpatrick JM, Chen Y, Tyler BF, Bickel S, Bantia S, Keating MJ, Kantarjian H, Gandhi V, Ravandi F. Phase 2 and pharmacodynamic study of oral forodesine in patients with advanced, fludarabine-treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood. 2010 Aug 12;116(6):886-92. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-02-272039. Epub 2010 Apr 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20427701 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BCX1777-Bo-05-204

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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