Busulfan, Fludarabine, Clofarabine With Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

In brief

The goal of this clinical research study is to find the best dose of clofarabine and fludarabine that can be given with busulfan followed by an allogeneic blood stem cell transplant. Researchers will study whether this combination can help to control the disease, and look at the safety of this combination. Researchers also want to find out if combining busulfan with clofarabine alone or combining busulfan with both fludarabine and clofarabine will improve the treatment, compared with the previous standard method using busulfan and fludarabine alone.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00469014
Run by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
People needed: 72
Starts: 2006-09-01
Expected to finish: 2013-03-01
Last updated by the study team: 2021-01-26

Who can join

Age: any, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Diagnosis or 1) Acute myeloid leukemia past first remission, in first or subsequent relapse, or induction failures, 2) Myelodysplastic syndromes with intermediate or high risk International Prognostic Scoring System score (IPSS scores) (16), and having failed previous chemotherapy, or 3) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Philadelphia-chromosome positive and having failed / being resistant to therapy based on Gleevec or other tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Patient has not been administered intensive systemic chemotherapeutic drugs within 21 days prior to trial enrollment (bone marrow transplant (BMT) Day -9). Gleevec, alternative tyrosine kinase inhibitors, other nonmyelosuppressive agents, low dose cytarabine, hydroxyurea is permitted if indicated to control the leukemia. All tyrosine inhibitor- or other non-myelosuppressive agents have to be terminated at least one week prior to admission for this treatment.
No uncontrolled infection. Protocol principal investigator (PI) will be final arbiter if there is uncertainty regarding whether a previous infection is resolved on appropriate antibiotics therapy.
age </= 60
A related or unrelated donor who is HLA-matched or mismatched in 1 HLA, A, B, C, DR or DQ locus is acceptable (i.e. at least a 9/10 matched related or unrelated donor, matched with molecular high-resolution technique per current standard for the BMT program).
ZUBROD performance status <2
Life expectancy is not severely limited by concomitant illness.
Left ventricular ejection fraction >/=45% No uncontrolled arrhythmias or symptomatic cardiac disease.
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO) >/= 50% of expected corrected for hemoglobin. In patients </= 7 years pulmonary function will be assessed per pediatric BMT routine
Serum creatinine </= 1.5 mg%.
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) </= 200 IU/ml, serum bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase within accepted laboratory standard normal limits or considered not clinically significant. No evidence of chronic active hepatitis or cirrhosis. If positive hepatitis serology, discuss with Study Chairman and perform liver biopsy pror to determining study eligibility.
Female patient is not pregnant (negative human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test in all women of child-bearing-potential in accordance with departmental routine).
Patient or patient's legal representative, parent(s) or guardian able to sign informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

Effusion or ascites estimated to be >1L prior to drainage.
HIV-positive.
Hepatitis C or HBsAg positive
Prior stem cell transplant after a myeloablative conditioning program (such as busulfan-based using a total dose of >/= 12 mg/kg given by mouth or >/= 10 mg/kg IV, or a total-body irradiation-based program.
Active or prior Central Nervous System (CNS) leukemia
Biphenotypic acute leukemia.

Where it is running

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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