Active clinical trials for "Leukemia"

To understand the incidence of ADRs of Calquence capsules 100 mg (acalabrutinib) used in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) (including small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)) in the post-marketing setting under actual use

Uncontrolled, central registration system, all-case, multicenter, special drug use-results surveillance.

VOR33 long-term follow-up (LTFU) study

This study will examine the influence of donor and recipient pharmacogenetics (PG), drug pharmacokinetics (PK), and T cell phenotypes and how it may permit a tailored dosing strategy to improve the therapeutic index of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) and optimize the graft versus tumor effect, while minimizing acute and chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD).

HEMATO-BIO-IPC-2013-015 is a monocenter prospective longitudinal study. Our aim is to define predictive clinical and biological factors in acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders by using genomics, genetics and epigenetics, in vitro and in vivo drug sensitivity studies,and translational immonulogy and immunomonitoring studies. HEMATO-BIO primary outcome measure is to identify molecular, genomic and epigenetic, pharmacologic and immunophenotypic alteration in acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders by collecting, at diagnosis and/or complete remission and/or relapse: tumor samples: marrow aspiration, blood sampling. non-tumor samples: skin biopsy, buccal swab . from 650 patients treated at our cancer center.

This clinical trial studies the effects of dexrazoxane hydrochloride on biomarkers associated with cardiomyopathy and heart failure after cancer treatment. Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients receiving dexrazoxane hydrochloride may help doctors learn more about the effects of dexrazoxane hydrochloride on cells. It may also help doctors understand how well patients respond to treatment.

Rationale The pharmacokinetics of imatinib and nilotinib, two BCR/Abl tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKI), is variable among patients suffering from chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Transmembrane transporters may play a pivotal role in interindividual variability in TKI disposition. Furthermore, minimum plasma concentrations (Cmin) higher than 1 mg/L could be associated with a higher likelihood of molecular and cytogenetic responses. The TIKlet study is aimed at evaluating correlations among the pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics and treatment efficacy/tolerability of imatinib and nilotinib in CML patients. 1. PATIENTS AND METHODS 1.1. Patients Patients affected by CML will be enrolled after the informed consent will be signed, according to the following inclusion criteria: patients of both sexes, age between 18 and 80 years, treated with imatinib or nilotinib, included in follow-up activities at the participating Hematology Divisions, able to give informed consent, with a proved compliance with the scheduled treatment. The administration of other drugs will be allowed, being known the dose and duration of treatment, as well as smoking and herbal products. Alterations in organ functions or physicochemical exams, body mass index >28 do not represent exclusion criteria. 1.2. Enrollment and follow-up visits During enrollment visit: patients will be informed about the study, their signed informed consent form will be collected and an individual alphanumeric code will be assigned. Patients' data will be recorded within the individual case report form (CRF) and a blood sample will be obtained. At follow-up visits, a blood sample will be collected for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and patients' CRF will be updated. 1.3. Blood samples After centrifugation, the resulting plasma will be collected for TDM. During the enrollment visit, an aliquot of whole blood will be collected for molecular analyses. 1.4 Laboratory analyses TDM will be performed by high-performance liquid chromatography systems, then results will be evaluated by a population pharmacokinetic analysis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms will be investigated in the following genes: ABCB1, ABCG2, hOCT1, OCTN1, OATP1A2. Finally, response to drugs, in terms of Major Molecular Response (MMR) and Complete Cytogenetic Response (CCyR), and tolerability will be evaluated. Any possible correlation among drug disposition, pharmacogenetics and treatment effects will be analyzed.

In this study researchers propose to do a chart review of all patients that are treated outside of a clinical trial with imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, or any other tyrosine kinase inhibitor that becomes FDA approved for the managements of CML that come to MDACC for a second opinion. This is an important population of patients that differs in their management from patients treated in clinical trials for several reasons including but not limited to: It represents a very large patient population receiving standard-dose therapy with TKI. We estimate that we have evaluated over 300 patients that fall in this category. The follow-up for patients in the largest trial using standard-dose imatinib (the IRIS trial, with 553 patients in treated with imatinib) has been limited after the first 12 months. For example, the rate of molecular responses after the first 12 months of therapy was not obtained as samples stopped being collected at that time point. Registration studies for dasatinib and nilotinib have similar limitations with limited follow-up and available information coming only from databases from the sponsors to which there is limited access to investigate dosing, chronic toxicities, second malignancies and other important aspects of therapy. Patients who are or become pregnant during therapy with TKI have not been eligible for clinical trials with TKI or had to be taken off study. Thus, there is no information on the effect of TKI on imatinib on pregnancy and conception. We have followed several such patients at MDACC. This is a patient population that follows therapy mostly as directed by their local oncologists. This is frequently less stringently adhered to the recommended guidelines for TKI therapy, with more frequent treatment interruptions, and frequently using suboptimal doses of imatinib (i.e., less than 300mg daily). The effect of these treatment interruptions and suboptimal dosing on response and development of resistance is unclear. Researchers plan to conduct a chart review of these patients to study their treatment course before their initial evaluation at MDACC, and between and during visits to MDACC.

Background: The development of new technologies now allow scientists to investigate the molecular basis and clinical manifestations of monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis (MBL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL)/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), and splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). Applying these methods in a natural history study can clarify processes involved in disease progression and possibly lead to the discovery or validation of treatment targets. Objectives: Study the history of MBL/CLL/SLL/LPL/WM/SMZL in patients prior to and after treatment. Characterize clinical, biologic and molecular events of disease stability and progression of patients enrolled on this protocol. Eligibility: Diagnosis of MBL/CLL/SLL/LPL/WM/SMZL Age greater than or equal to 18 years. Patients with CLL/SLL in remission after chemotherapy are excluded. ECOG performance status of 0-2. Design: Patients are typically followed every 6 to 24 months in the clinic and have blood drawn. When required patients may undergo additional testing that may include bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, blood drawing, lymph node biopsy, x-ray studies, positron emission tomography and CT and MRI scans. Some of these tests may be required to monitor CLL/SLL, LPL/WM, and SMZL patients. Other tests, such as bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, lymph node biopsy, may not be clinically indicated, but patients may be asked to undergo these procedures for research purposes. No treatment will be administered on this study. If a patients requires treatment for their cancer, available NIH clinical trials and alternative treatment options will be discussed with the patient.

In this study, the investigators conducted a phase II trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of cladribine in combination with modified CAG regimen (low-dose cytarabine and aclarubicin) in elderly patients with AML.