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Study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of filgrastim in chemotherapy induced neutropenia

Phase 3
Conditions
Health Condition 1: D701- Agranulocytosis secondary to cancer chemotherapy
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/04/012992
Lead Sponsor
Virchow Biotech Private Limited
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Other (Terminated)
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female patients aged between 18 ââ?¬â?? 65 years.

2. Patients with histologically confirmed tumors (breast

cancer, small cell lung cancer, Non-Hodgkinââ?¬•s

Lymphoma).

3. Patients who are planned to receive myelosupresive

chemotherapy regimen (which is known to induce severe

neutropenia).

4. Patients with baseline ANC of �1.5 x 10

9/

L and platelet

count � 100 x 10

9/

L.

5. Patients with hemoglobin �9 g/dl; WBC �3,000/cu mm.

6. Patients with albumin � 3.0 g/dl.

7. Performance status as per ECOG (Eastern Cooperative

Group) score 0, 1 or 2.

8. Patients with life expectancy more than 2 months.

9. Patients scheduled to undergo chemotherapy at least for

3 cycles.

10. Patients who are available for 15 days during each post

chemotherapy cycle.

11. Administer Neutrogen to Group 1 and Neupogen to Group 2

containing G-CSF 5 �µg/kg/day subcutaneously daily once

24 - 30hrs after chemotherapy for 14 days or continue the

same until ANC level >10,000 cells/�µl after the expected

nadir for 2 days

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant and lactating women or patients planning to

become pregnant.

2. Known allergic reactions to study medications.

3. Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, acute

lymphoblastic or myeloblastic leukemia, lymophoblastic

lymphoma, myeloma or severe pneumonia, hypotension,

multi-organ dysfunction.

4. Patients with prior exposure to G-CSF or GM-CSF or to

its pegylated products.

5. Myelotoxic concomitant treatment such as

chloramphenicol, sulphmethoxarate, immunomodulating

agents, interferons during 10 days before randomization.

6. Central nervous system metastases.

7. Patients who had an immediate/ concurrent exposure to

radio therapy and surgery.

8. Abnormal cardiovascular, hepatic and renal laboratory

parameters that are deemed to be clinically significant as

per investigator.

9. Known cases of sickle cell anemia.

10. History of AIDS, or HIV positive, active hepatitis and

active tuberculosis.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of severe neutropenia (ANC 500 cells/�µl) <br/ ><br>in cycle 1.Timepoint: Duration of severe neutropenia (ANC 500 cells/�µl) <br/ ><br>in cycle 1.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of severe neutropenia (ANC 500 cells/�µl) <br/ ><br>in cycles 2&3. <br/ ><br>Incidence of febrile neutropenia (38 <br/ ><br>o <br/ ><br>C and ANC â�¤ <br/ ><br>500 cells/�µl) across all cycles. <br/ ><br>Number of days of use of antibiotics. <br/ ><br>Cumulative dose of filgrastim.Timepoint: Day 45 & Day 65
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