A Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study of Nilotinib in Pediatric Patients With Philadelphia Chromosome-positive (Ph+) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia focused on measuring Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Ph+ CML, Ph+ ALL, pediatric, nilotinib, imatinib, chronic phase, accelerated phase, newly diagnosed Ph+ CML, dasatinib
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must have one of the following: newly diagnosed CP Ph+CML, CP or AP resistant/ intolerant to imatinib and/or dasatinib, or Ph+ ALL either relapsed after or refractory to standard therapy
- adequate renal, hepatic and pancreatic function
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients receiving therapy with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and/or inducers and treatments cannot be stopped or changed to a different medication at least 14 days prior to starting study drug
- patients receiving therapy with any medications with a known risk or possible risk to prolong the QT interval and the treatment cannot be either discontinued or switched to a different medication prior to starting study drug.
- gastrointestinal impairment or disease that may interfere with drug absorption
- liver, pancreatic or severe renal disease unrelated to disease under study
- impaired cardiac function
- patients who received dasatinib within 3 days of starting study drug
- patients who received imatinib within 5 days of starting study drug
- patients receiving hydroxyurea or corticosteroids that has not been discontinued at least 1 week after initiation of nilotinib
- patients who received hematopoietic growth factors within 7 days of starting study drug or Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®) within 14 days of starting study drug
- patients with Stem Cell Transplant (SCT) or Rescue without TBI: Evidence of active graft vs. host disease and < 3 months since SCT
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Sites / Locations
- Novartis Investigative Site
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Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Group 1
Group 2
1 year to < 10 years pediatric patients with newly diagnosed CP-Ph+ CML, or CP or AP-Ph+ CML resistant/intolerant to imatinib and/or dasatinib, or relapsed/refractory Ph+ ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) treated at the proposed dose of 230 mg/m2 bid.
>= 10 years to <18 years pediatric patients with newly diagnosed CP-Ph+ CML, or CP or AP-Ph+ CML resistant/intolerant to imatinib and/or dasatinib, or relapsed/refractory Ph+ ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) treated at the proposed dose of 230 mg/m2 bid.