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Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Second Remission

A Phase 2 interventional study of filgrastim and busulfan in Leukemia, sponsored by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 15 Years to 69 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-06-28.

Sponsored by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
51
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
15 Years to 69 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of peripheral stem cell transplantation following chemotherapy in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia in second remission.

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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the ability of mobilization using cytarabine, etoposide, and filgrastim (G-CSF), conditioning using busulfan and etoposide, and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation to generate a 2-year disease-free survival rate in at least 30% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in second complete remission. II. Determine whether the treatment-related mortality can be limited to less than 20% in patients treated with this regimen. III. Determine whether adequate numbers of PBSC can be collected in these patients. IV. Determine the engraftment kinetics of primed PBSC obtained from these patients.

OUTLINE: Mobilization/harvest: Patients receive cytarabine IV over 2 hours every 12 hours and etoposide IV continuously on days 1-4. Filgrastim (G-CSF) is administered subcutaneously (SC) beginning on day 14 and continuing until peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are harvested. When blood counts recover, PBSC are harvested and selected for CD34+ cells. Conditioning: Beginning at least 4 weeks after hospital discharge for mobilization and harvest and when blood counts recover, patients receive oral busulfan every 6 hours on days -7 to -4 and etoposide IV over 4 hours on day -3. PBSC are reinfused on day 0. G-CSF is administered SC beginning on day 0 and continuing until blood counts recover. Patients with documented CNS disease at first relapse receive methotrexate intrathecally at intervals of 1 week or greater before and/or after PBSC transplantation for a total of 6 doses. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 26-48 patients will be accrued within 2 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Leukemia

Keywords

  • adult acute myeloid leukemia in remission
  • adult acute erythroid leukemia (M6)
  • adult acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (M1)
  • adult acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation (M2)
  • adult acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
  • adult acute myelomonocytic leukemia (M4)
  • adult acute monoblastic leukemia (M5a)
  • adult acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7)
  • adult acute monocytic leukemia (M5b)
  • adult acute minimally differentiated myeloid leukemia (M0)
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In context

Leukemia

5,441 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia; 636 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 51 is above the median of 38 across 4,247 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia.

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Lead sponsor

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is the lead sponsor of 499 studies on the registry; 27 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
15 Years to 69 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in second complete remission (CR) for 30 days to less than 1 year before study entry Second CR defined by the following: Neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Normal bone marrow morphology with no excess blasts (greater than 5%) No myelodysplasia No extramedullary or CNS leukemia Initial diagnosis of de novo AML (M0-M7) No prior myelodysplasia No myeloproliferative disease No secondary AML Cytogenetics not required No cytogenetic evidence of persistent leukemia if cytogenetics performed

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 15 to 69 Hematopoietic: See Disease Characteristics Granulocyte count at least 1,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL AST less than 3 times normal Alkaline phosphatase less than 3 times normal No cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis Biopsy required if chronic liver disease suspected (history of alcohol abuse or possible hepatitis) Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior bone marrow/stem cell transplantation Chemotherapy: Prior non-ablative chemotherapy at initial diagnosis, during initial remission, or as reinduction therapy (to produce current second remission) allowed At least 4 weeks since hospital discharge after reinduction therapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: No prior post-remission therapy for second remission

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
51 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Autologous stem cell transplantation

    Patients receive consolidation chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation

    Biological: filgrastim · Drug: busulfan · Drug: cytarabine · Drug: etoposide · Drug: methotrexate · Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Interventions

  • Biologicalfilgrastim

    10 microgram/kg body wt subcutaneously daily beginning on d 14 and con't until peripheral blood collection is completed

    Also known as: G-CSF

  • Drugbusulfan

    1 mg/kg PO q 6 hrs for 16 doses on days -7 thru -4.

  • Drugcytarabine

    2000 mg/ sq meter IV over 2 hours q 12 hrs x 8 doses on days 1-4

    Also known as: Ara-C

  • Drugetoposide

    40 mg/kg (total dose) IV cont infusion over 96 hrs on days 1-4 of consolidation therapy and 60 mg/kg IV over 4 hrs on day -3 of transplant

  • Drugmethotrexate

    For patients with documented CNS disease at first relapse, 12 mg intrathecal for a total of 6 doses given before and/or after transplantation

  • Procedureperipheral blood stem cell transplantation

    Infusion on Day 0

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Disease free survival

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

3 sites
  • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
    San Francisco, California 94115-0128, United States
  • Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
    Paterson, New Jersey 07503, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Linker CA, Owzar K, Powell B, Hurd D, Damon LE, Archer LE, Larson RA; Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Auto-SCT for AML in second remission: CALGB study 9620. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Sep;44(6):353-9. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2009.36. Epub 2009 Mar 16. PubMed 19289999 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 28, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00002768
Lead sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 22, 2004
Start date
Jun 1996
Primary completion
Feb 2003
Completion
Mar 2009
Last update
Jun 28, 2016

Study contacts

Charles Linker, MD
study chair · University of California, San Francisco

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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