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Low-Dose Cytarabine in Treating Infants With Down Syndrome and Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder

Primary Purpose

Leukemia

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
cytarabine
observation
Sponsored by
Children's Oncology Group
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia focused on measuring acute myeloid leukemia/transient myeloproliferative disorder

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD)
  • Diagnosis of Down syndrome or Down syndrome mosaicism (confirmed by karyotype analysis within the past 3 weeks) AND 1 of the following:

    • Nonerythroid and nonlymphoid blasts (any amount) in the peripheral blood with verification of a second sample
    • Trisomy 21-positive leukemic blasts documented by biopsy of any organ (including > 5% nonerythroid/nonlymphoid blasts documented by bone marrow aspirate or biopsy)
  • Immunophenotype characterization required
  • High-, intermediate-, or low-risk TMD, as defined by the following:

    • High-risk TMD, meeting 1 of the following criteria:

      • Life-threatening cardio-respiratory compromise due to complications of TMD (e.g., organomegaly or effusions)

        • Life-threatening cardio-respiratory compromise is defined as cardiovascular grade 4 edema, grade 4 pericardial effusions, or grade 4 pleural effusions
      • Hyperleukocytosis, defined as a WBC > 100,000/mm³
      • Any degree of hepatomegaly (palpable on physical exam) combined with life-threatening hepatic dysfunction

        • Life-threatening hepatic dysfunction is defined as grade 4 disseminated intravascular coagulation, grade 4 ascites, grade 4 bilirubin (> 10.0 times upper limit of normal [ULN]), or grade 4 AST or ALT (> 20.0 times ULN)
    • Intermediate-risk TMD, meeting all of the following criteria:

      • Hepatomegaly (palpable on physical exam) combined with non life-threatening hepatic dysfunction (i.e., grade 1-3 hepatic dysfunction [AST or ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN] and/or a total or direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN)
      • No evidence of life-threatening cardiovascular, respiratory, or hepatic compromise due to complications of TMD
    • Low-risk TMD, meeting all of the following criteria:

      • No palpable hepatomegaly on physical exam OR hepatomegaly is present without hepatic dysfunction (i.e., grade 0 hepatic dysfunction)
      • No evidence of life-threatening cardiovascular, respiratory, or hepatic compromise due to complications of TMD

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No biliary atresia by hepatic ultrasound for patients with bilirubin 3.0-10.0 times ULN

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No prior antileukemic therapy (except for leukapheresis or exchange transfusion)

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Other

    Arm Label

    Group I

    Group II

    Arm Description

    Patients receive very low-dose cytarabine subcutaneously twice daily on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving stable disease or complete or hepatic clinical remission undergo observation.

    Patients are observed. If symptoms of intermediate- or high-risk disease develop, patients may crossover to group I.

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Event-free survival

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Overall survival
    Disease-related mortality
    Percentage of patients experiencing grade 3-4 toxicity
    Incidence of subsequent leukemia in patients for whom transient myeloproliferative disorder is resolved

    Full Information

    First Posted
    December 11, 2006
    Last Updated
    September 28, 2015
    Sponsor
    Children's Oncology Group
    Collaborators
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT00411281
    Brief Title
    Low-Dose Cytarabine in Treating Infants With Down Syndrome and Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder
    Official Title
    Treatment of Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder (TMD) in Children With Down Syndrome (DS)
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    August 2013
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Withdrawn
    Why Stopped
    Per Group Chair: This study will not move forward.
    Study Start Date
    March 2006 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    November 2007 (Actual)
    Study Completion Date
    November 2007 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor
    Name of the Sponsor
    Children's Oncology Group
    Collaborators
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    4. Oversight

    Data Monitoring Committee
    Yes

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of abnormal cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving low-doses of cytarabine may be an effective treatment for Down syndrome and transient myeloproliferative disorder. Sometimes the disease may not need treatment until it progresses. In this case, observation may be sufficient. PURPOSE: This phase III trial is studying low-dose cytarabine to see how well it works in treating infants with Down syndrome and transient myeloproliferative disorder.
    Detailed Description
    OBJECTIVES: Primary Determine whether very low-dose cytarabine can improve event-free survival (EFS) rates in infants with high-risk transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD), using high-risk TMD patients from clinical trial COG-A2971 for historic comparison, and in infants with intermediate-risk TMD, using intermediate-risk TMD patients from clinical trial COG-A2971 for historic comparison. Maintain the current high overall EFS rate in low-risk TMD patients. Secondary Assess the toxicity of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a nonrandomized, multicenter, crossover study. Patients are stratified according to disease risk (high or intermediate vs low). Group I (patients with high- or intermediate-risk transient myeloproliferative disorder [TMD]): Patients receive very low-dose cytarabine subcutaneously twice daily on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving stable disease or complete or hepatic clinical remission undergo observation. Group II (patients with low-risk TMD): Patients are observed. If symptoms of intermediate- or high-risk disease develop, patients may crossover to group I. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 10 years. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 180 patients will be accrued for this study.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Leukemia
    Keywords
    acute myeloid leukemia/transient myeloproliferative disorder

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Phase 3
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    Non-Randomized
    Enrollment
    0 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Group I
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    Patients receive very low-dose cytarabine subcutaneously twice daily on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving stable disease or complete or hepatic clinical remission undergo observation.
    Arm Title
    Group II
    Arm Type
    Other
    Arm Description
    Patients are observed. If symptoms of intermediate- or high-risk disease develop, patients may crossover to group I.
    Intervention Type
    Drug
    Intervention Name(s)
    cytarabine
    Intervention Description
    Given subcutaneously
    Intervention Type
    Procedure
    Intervention Name(s)
    observation
    Intervention Description
    No intervention
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Event-free survival
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Overall survival
    Title
    Disease-related mortality
    Title
    Percentage of patients experiencing grade 3-4 toxicity
    Title
    Incidence of subsequent leukemia in patients for whom transient myeloproliferative disorder is resolved

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD) Diagnosis of Down syndrome or Down syndrome mosaicism (confirmed by karyotype analysis within the past 3 weeks) AND 1 of the following: Nonerythroid and nonlymphoid blasts (any amount) in the peripheral blood with verification of a second sample Trisomy 21-positive leukemic blasts documented by biopsy of any organ (including > 5% nonerythroid/nonlymphoid blasts documented by bone marrow aspirate or biopsy) Immunophenotype characterization required High-, intermediate-, or low-risk TMD, as defined by the following: High-risk TMD, meeting 1 of the following criteria: Life-threatening cardio-respiratory compromise due to complications of TMD (e.g., organomegaly or effusions) Life-threatening cardio-respiratory compromise is defined as cardiovascular grade 4 edema, grade 4 pericardial effusions, or grade 4 pleural effusions Hyperleukocytosis, defined as a WBC > 100,000/mm³ Any degree of hepatomegaly (palpable on physical exam) combined with life-threatening hepatic dysfunction Life-threatening hepatic dysfunction is defined as grade 4 disseminated intravascular coagulation, grade 4 ascites, grade 4 bilirubin (> 10.0 times upper limit of normal [ULN]), or grade 4 AST or ALT (> 20.0 times ULN) Intermediate-risk TMD, meeting all of the following criteria: Hepatomegaly (palpable on physical exam) combined with non life-threatening hepatic dysfunction (i.e., grade 1-3 hepatic dysfunction [AST or ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN] and/or a total or direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN) No evidence of life-threatening cardiovascular, respiratory, or hepatic compromise due to complications of TMD Low-risk TMD, meeting all of the following criteria: No palpable hepatomegaly on physical exam OR hepatomegaly is present without hepatic dysfunction (i.e., grade 0 hepatic dysfunction) No evidence of life-threatening cardiovascular, respiratory, or hepatic compromise due to complications of TMD PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: See Disease Characteristics No biliary atresia by hepatic ultrasound for patients with bilirubin 3.0-10.0 times ULN PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior antileukemic therapy (except for leukapheresis or exchange transfusion)
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    April D. Sorrell, MD
    Organizational Affiliation
    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    Official's Role
    Study Chair
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Jeffrey Taub, MD
    Organizational Affiliation
    Children's Hospital of Michigan
    Official's Role
    Study Chair

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