Active clinical trials for "Leukemia, Lymphoid"

Rationale New chemotherapeutic agents are needed in relapsing B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-CLL) to overcome resistance of CLL cells. Valproic acid (VPA) is an inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC) used as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug for decades. VPA mediates apoptosis in CLL cells through caspase activation. VPA shows toxicity toward CLL cells displaying alterations in the p53 pathway. The combination of VPA with fludarabine or 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (CdA, Cladribine) results in synergistic loss of B-CLL cell viability, and significant increase in apoptosis. The highest index of synergism is observed between VPA and CdA, a purine nucleoside analog active in B-CLL. Study design Overall, the study will be proposed to previously treated patients with advanced B-CLL, who are not eligible for aggressive approaches, and who exhibit progressive disease. A total of 33 patients will be included. Estimated enrolment time is 2 years. First part: It is planned to start therapy with single VPA during 2 months, targeting plasma levels that have been reported to be active in vitro toward CLL cells (but that do not exceed therapeutic levels in seizure prevention), and in parallel, to verify whether cellular targets of VPA have been actually inhibited in leukemic B-lymphocytes. Second part: After the VPA preloading period (2 months), patients will be evaluated to receive CdA. CdA will be given at 5.6 mg/m²/day intravenously during 3 days, a reduced-dose schedule which is less toxic - at no obvious cost of loss of efficacy - as compared to the standard dosage of 5 days. CdA was chosen because it displays the highest level of in vitro synergism with VPA. Four monthly courses of CdA will be given. Patients will then be evaluated. VPA will be stopped at the time of response evaluation (scheduled 28 days after the last course of CdA).

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Valproic acid, as a single agent is effective in the treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia which has relapsed or is refractory to therapy with standard drugs.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more cancer cells. A donor stem cell transplant may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Giving combination chemotherapy before the transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells and stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying different risk-adjusted combination chemotherapy regimens in treating young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Milatuzumab is effective in patients with refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and also to find out in which range of doses is a response seen.

This is a Phase I/II multi-center, open label, dose escalation study to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of liposomal annamycin and to evaluate the safety of liposomal annamycin in patients with refractory or relapsed acute lymphocytic leukemia.

RATIONALE: Hormone therapy may stop the growth of cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining hormone therapy with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which hormone therapy and chemotherapy regimen is most effective for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different steroid therapy and chemotherapy regimens in treating children who have acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

This is an open, single-arm, clinical study to evaluate efficacy and safety of anti CD22 CAR-T cell in the treatment of recurrent or refractory B-ALL

This is a phase I, interventional, single arm, open label, treatment study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of non-gene edited anti-CD7 CAR (also called anti-CD7 CAR) T cells in patients with relapsed and/or refractory T cell lymphoma or leukemia

Despite advances in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the prognosis in adults is still poor, largely due to the resistance of treatment at diagnosis or early relapse. Among the strategies associated with the treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is rehabilitation and physical medicine in order to improve the quality of life, body composition, fitness, strength and improve the attachment and acceptance of their treatment

This project is a key clinical research project approved by the Clinical Research Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University.Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) combined with chemotherapy and subsequent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are routinely used in patients with philadelpha-positive lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL). However, TKI maintenance therapy post-HSCT remains controversial. In this study, Ph+ALL patients are enrolled and given dasatinib combined with chemotherapy followed by allo-HSCT. Then patients in the group A continuing to use dasatinib for 1 year is compared with those in the group B receiving dasatinib for 6 months after HSCT. The measurable residual disease (MRD), complete remission (CR), overall survival (OS), disease free survival (DFS), non-relapse mortality (NRM) and the incidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD) will be observed to determine the optimal duration of TKI maintenance therapy post-HSCT.