Efficacy Study of Imatinib Mesylate to Treat Philadelphia-Positive Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00154349
- Lead Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of imatinib mesylate in patients diagnosed as having Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of ALL.
- Patients confirmed to be Ph chromosome positive or bcr-abl gene positive.
- Patients in relapse
- Patients refractory to initial remission induction therapy
- Patients ineligible for initial remission induction therapy
- Patients with an ECOG Performance Status Score from 0 to 2
- Serum creatinine concentration of not more than 2 × the upper limit of the normal range (ULN)
- AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) of not more than 3 × ULN. In patients with hepatic dysfunction from leukemic involvement, AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) should be not more than 5 × ULN
- Serum bilirubin level not more than 3 × ULN
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with findings indicative of leukemic involvement of the central nervous system
- Patients with any serious concomitant medical condition (e.g., poorly controllable infection, interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, congestive cardiac failure, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, mental disorder)
- Patients expected to receive any hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within 6 weeks of the planned initiation of the study drug
- Patients having received any hematopoietic stem cell transplantation who have a Grade 3 or 4 GVHD.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description imatinib mesylate Imatinib Mesylate -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 3 month hematological response rate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of hematological response Survival Cytogenetic response in every 3 months