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CompletedNCT01331590Updated Sep 20, 2016

Disrupting the Bone Marrow Microenvironment With G-CSF in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of G-CSF and Ifosfamide in Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-09-20.

Sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of G-CSF to disrupt the bone marrow microenvironment as a means to increase the efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

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In this study, we will combine G-CSF as priming prior to and during the administration of salvage chemotherapy regimen in ALL. Abundant data suggests that leukemic cells receive key growth and survival signals from the bone marrow microenvironment. Our preclinical data show that 4-5 days of G-CSF treatment is associated with a loss of osteoblasts and decreases expression of key chemokine/ cytokines which support lymphocyte development. The investigators hypothesize that G-CSF will disrupt the protective effects of the bone marrow microenvironment and augment the effect of chemotherapy in adults with ALL. This is a pilot study of G-CSF priming in adult patients with relapsed or refractory ALL to determine the feasibility and to characterize the effect of G-CSF treatment on the marrow microenvironment.

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Conditions studied

  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
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In context

Leukemia

5,441 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia; 637 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 13 is below the median of 38 across 4,248 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia.

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Lead sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 1,765 studies on the registry; 271 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosed according to WHO criteria (>25% lymphoblasts in BM) which is relapsed or refractory to therapy. Patients with t(9;22) must be refractory to BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 3.
  • Adequate organ function defined as:

    • Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min
    • AST, ALT, total bilirubin ≤ 2 x institutional ULN except when in the opinion of treating physician elevated levels are due to direct involvement of leukemia (eg. hepatic infiltration or biliary obstruction due to leukemia)
  • Women of childbearing potential and sexually active males must be willing and able to use effective contraception while on study.
  • Able to provide signed informed consent prior to registration on study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous salvage chemotherapy with ifosfamide and etoposide
  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Received any other investigational agent or cytotoxic chemotherapy within the preceding 2 weeks
  • Received colony stimulating factors filgrastim or sargramostim within 1 week or pegfilgrastim within 2 weeks of study
  • Severe concurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirements
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
13 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    G-CSF + Ifosfamide + Etoposide + Dexamethasone + Mesna

    G-CSF = 10 mcg/kg/d SQ starting on day 1 and continuing until ANC \>=1000/mcL x 2 days Ifosfamide = 3330 mg/m2/d CIVI over 24 hours on Days 4-6 Etoposide = 150 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours BID on Days 4-6 Dexamethasone = 5 mg/m2 PO or IV BID on Days 4-10 Mesna = 2660 mg/m2/d continuous IV infusion over 24 hours on Days 4-6. 2000 mg/m2 continuous IV infusion over 12 hours on Day 7 to be started immediately after completion of ifosfamide.

    Drug: G-CSF · Drug: Ifosfamide · Drug: Etoposide · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Mesna

Interventions

  • DrugG-CSF

    Also known as: Filgrastim, Neupogen, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, Recombinant Methionyl Human G-CSF

  • DrugIfosfamide

    Also known as: Ifex, Isophosphamide

  • DrugEtoposide

    Also known as: Etopophos, VP-16

  • DrugDexamethasone

    Also known as: Decadron

  • DrugMesna

    Also known as: Mesnex

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment-related mortality

    Time frame: 30 days after start of treatment

  2. Delayed hematologic recovery

    Defined as neutrophil recovery (ANC \> 1,000/mm3) \> 42 days after the start of chemotherapy in the absence of persistent leukemia

    Time frame: Day 46 of treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complete remission rate cytogenetic complete remission

    Time frame: 42 days

  2. Overall survival

    Every 6 months

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Disease-free survival

    Every 6 months

    Time frame: 2 years

  4. Remission duration

    Every 6 months

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. Frequency and severity of adverse events

    Time frame: 30 days post treatment

  6. Interaction of pretreatment disease and patient characteristics on clinical outcomes

    Morphology, cytogenetics, immunophenotype, WBC, and performance status

    Time frame: Baseline

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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 20, 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
NCT01331590
Lead sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 8, 2011
Start date
Jul 2011
Primary completion
Oct 2014
Completion
Nov 2015
Last update
Sep 20, 2016

Study contacts

Geoffrey Uy, M.D.
principal investigator · Washington University School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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