Interleukin-2 Plus Histamine Dihydrochloride in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Leukemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia focused on measuring adult acute myeloid leukemia in remission
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Cytologically confirmed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first complete remission (CR) or subsequent CR Less than 5% blasts in normal bone marrow Less than 3 months since last dose of chemotherapy OR Less than 6 months since achieving CR PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: WHO 0-1 OR Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Greater than 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 75,000/mm3 Hepatic: PTT normal Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No class III or IV heart disease No hypotension, severe hypertension, or serious or uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmia (e.g., ventricular arrhythmias) No acute myocardial infarction within the past 12 months No active uncontrolled angina pectoris No symptomatic arteriosclerotic blood vessel disease Pulmonary: No history of asthma within the past 5 years Other: No other active malignancies except localized basal or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix HIV negative No prior or active peptic or esophageal ulcer disease No history of hypersensitivity to histamine or histamine products, or severe allergies Not pregnant or nursing PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Prior autologous stem cell transplantation allowed No prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation No other concurrent immunomodulating agents Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Prior induction or consolidation therapy allowed No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 24 hours since prior corticosteroids No concurrent steroids Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: No concurrent alternative therapy (e.g., laetrile, Brudzinski's treatment, etc.)
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Arizona Cancer Center
- Scripps Clinic
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente-Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
- Pacific Hematology/Oncology
- Bethesda Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute
- University of Florida Health Science Center - Jacksonville
- Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Oncology and Hematology Associates
- Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders
- Henry Ford Hospital
- Providence Hospital Cancer Center
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Nevada Cancer Center
- Nevada Medical Group-Internal Medicine
- University of New Mexico Cancer Research & Treatment Center
- Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
- New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus
- University of Rochester Cancer Center
- New York Medical College
- Ireland Cancer Center
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
- Western Pennsylvania Hospital
- West Clinic, P.C.
- Boston Cancer Group
- Baylor University Medical Center
- Cancer Care Institute of South Texas
- South Texas Cancer Institute
- Liverpool Hospital
- Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital
- Royal North Shore Hospital
- St. Vincent's Hospital
- NSW Breast Cancer Institute
- Wesley Clinic for Hematology/Oncology
- Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Mater Public Hospital
- Hanson Center for Cancer Research
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Monash Medical Center
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Royal Perth Hospital
- Fremantle Hospital
- Vancouver General Hospital
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Center
- London Health Sciences Centre
- Ottawa Regional Cancer Center - General Division
- Seaforth Medical Centre
- Hopital Du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, Pavillion de Quebec
- Royal University Hospital
- Aalborg Hospital
- Odense University Hospital
- Tallinn Central Hospital
- University of Tartu
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
- Kuopio University Hospital
- Tampere University Hospital
- Turku University Central Hospital
- Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire d'Angers
- CHR de Besancon - Hopital Jean Minjoz
- Hopital Beaujon
- Hopital Andre Mignot
- Centre Hospitalier Regional de Lille
- Hopital Edouard Herriot
- CHR Hotel Dieu
- Centre Henri Becquerel
- Zentralklinikum Augsburg
- Universitaetsklinikum Charite
- Evang. Diakonissenanstalt
- Medizinische Klinik I
- Universitaetsklinik und Strahlenklinik - Essen
- Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universitaet
- Martin Luther Universitaet
- Universitats-Krankenhaus Eppendorf
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik
- Staedtische Kliniken Osnabruek
- Universitat Rostock
- Caritasklinik St. Theresa
- Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen
- Klinikum der Universitaet Ulm
- Medizinische Poliklinik der Universitat
- Rambam Medical Center
- Hadassah University Hospital
- Rabin Medical Center
- Sheba Medical Center
- Kaplan Hospital
- Tel-Aviv Medical Center-Ichilov Hospital
- University of Auckland School of Medicine
- Canterbury Health Laboratories
- Waikato Hospital
- Palmerston North Hospital
- Wellington Hospital
- County Hospital (Malar Hospital)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- County Hospital/Kalmar
- Central Hospital
- University Hospital of Linkoping
- Lund University Hospital
- Malmo University Hospital
- Regional Hospital
- County Hospital (Karnsjukhuset)
- Huddinge Hospital
- Karolinska Hospital
- County Hospital/Sundsvall
- County Hospital/Uddevalla
- Umea Universitet
- University Hospital - Uppsala
- County Hospital/Vasteras
- Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust (Teaching)
- Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust
- Manchester Royal Infirmary