A Notch Signalling Pathway Inhibitor for Patients With T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma (ALL)(0752-013)
Phase 1
Terminated
- Conditions
- Myelogenous LeukemiaLeukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, T-cellChronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaMyelodysplastic Syndromes
- Registration Number
- NCT00100152
- Lead Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Brief Summary
A Notch signalling pathway inhibitor study in pediatric and adult patients with relapsed (worsening) or refractory (not responding to treatment) T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients must have pathologically documented precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL), relapsed or refractory to standard therapy, or not be a candidate for standard myelosuppressive chemotherapy due to age or comorbid disease.
- Patient must have performance status <2 on the ECOG performance status for patients >16 years old; Lansky performance level >50 for patients 12 months to less than or equal to 16 years old.
- Patient must have adequate renal and liver function as indicated by the laboratory values performed within 14 days of receiving the first dose of study drug.
- Patient must have fully recovered from any chemotherapy and be greater than 2 weeks from radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or systemic steroid therapy with the exception of hydroxyurea, intrathecal therapy, or immunosuppressant therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis following allogeneic bone marrow transplant.
- Patient must be greater than 2 months following bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and off all immunosuppressant therapy (with the exception of patients taking immunosuppressant therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis following allogeneic bone marrow transplant).
- Men and women of reproductive potential must use an effective contraceptive method while enrolled in the study.
- Patient or the patient's legal representative must be able to understand the study and give written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patient has had treatment with any investigational therapy during the preceding 30 days.
- Patient has uncontrolled congestive heart failure, angina, or had a myocardial infarction in the preceding 3 months.
- Patient has known hypersensitivity to the components of study drug, its analogs, or to allopurinol.
- Patient has active or uncontrolled infection.
- Patient has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
- Patient is pregnant or lactating.
- Patient has any other severe concurrent disease which would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.
- Patient is known to be HIV positive or who has an AIDS-related illness.
- Patients with a "currently active" second malignancy, other than non-melanoma skin cancer should not be enrolled.
- Patient has isolated CNS disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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