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Acute Myeloid Leukaemia - High Risk (AML-HR)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cancer
Leukaemia
eukaemia
Registration Number
ISRCTN88373119
Lead Sponsor
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Brief Summary

Results on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16484584

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria

1. High risk acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) (de novo or secondary, except acute promyelocytic leukemia [APL])
2. Suitable for intensive therapy
3. Informed consent given. High risk AML is defined as:
(a) Resistant disease (greater than 15% blasts in bone marrow) after one induction course
(b) Refractory disease (ie not in complete remission [CR]) after two or more induction courses
(c) Relapse from first CR (with more than 5% blasts in bone marrow)
(d) In complete or partial remission after one induction course but with adverse cytogenic abnormalities at diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

1. APL
2. Concurrent active malignancy
3. Blast transformation of CML
4. Relapse from second or greater CR
5. Severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 30 millilitres per minute)
6. Pregnant, lactating or potentially fertile and not taking adequate contraceptive precautions

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Survival<br>2. Complete remission (CR) rates and reason for failure<br>3. Duration of remission<br>4. Toxicity<br>5. Quality of life<br>5. Supportive care requirements
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot provided at time of registration
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