Phase II Trial of Arsenic Trioxide and Dose-Escalated Cholecalciferol in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Status
- Terminated
- Enrollment
- 5
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- toxicity assessment after therapy
Study Overview
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as arsenic trioxide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Cholecalciferol (vitamin D) may help cancer cells become normal cells. Giving arsenic trioxide together with cholecalciferol (vitamin D) may kill more cancer cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving arsenic trioxide together with cholecalciferol (vitamin D) works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Determine the complete response rate and the rate of hematological improvement in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes treated with arsenic trioxide and cholecalciferol (vitamin D).
Secondary
- Determine the safety of this regimen in these patients.
- Determine the time to progression to acute myeloid leukemia, defined as blast ≥ 20%, in patients treated with this regimen.
- Determine overall survival and progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.
- Determine the effect of this regimen on bone marrow and peripheral blood mononuclear cell apoptosis and p21 protein expression in these patients.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- — to 120 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
toxicity assessment after therapy
Time Frame: 28 days
Complete response rate
Time Frame: 6 months
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
