Clinical trial NCT00109837: S0333 Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Official title: A Phase II Study of Double Induction Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Non-L3 Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia With Investigation of Minimal Residual Disease and Risk of Relapse Following Maintenance Chemotherapy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Leukemia
Keywords: L1 adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
L2 adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
untreated adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Lead sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2005-05-04
Enrollment: 79
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 64
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy), and giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the probability of 1-year continuous complete remission in patients with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with first induction chemotherapy comprising daunorubicin, vincristine, prednisone, and pegaspargase; and second induction chemotherapy comprising high-dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone.

Secondary

* Determine the frequency and severity of toxic effects of these induction regimens followed by consolidation therapy comprising cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, mercaptopurine, and methotrexate and maintenance chemotherapy comprising mercaptopurine, methotrexate, vincristine, doxorubicin, dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, thioguanine, and cytarabine in these patients.

Other objectives (if funding allows):

* To evaluate in a preliminary manner the significance of detecting minimal residual disease as a prognostic factor for survival and relapse-free survival of patients receiving chemotherapy
* To evaluate in a preliminary manner the pattern of gene expression of patients entered onto the trial and its relationship to cytogenetics/FISH risk classification, overall survival, and relapse-free survival

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

* First induction chemotherapy: Patients receive daunorubicin IV on days 1-3; vincristine IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; prednisone IV or orally on days 1-28, followed by a taper to day 35; and pegaspargase IV or subcutaneously (SC) on day 15. Patients with CNS leukemia also receive methotrexate intrathecally (IT) or intraventricularly twice weekly and oral leucovorin calcium four times daily for 4 doses after each administration of methotrexate. When blasts are no longer present in the spinal fluid, patients receive methotrexate IT or intraventricularly once weekly for 4 weeks and then once monthly for 1 year.

Patients are reevaluated on day 28. Patients who achieve A1 bone marrow status and B1 peripheral blood status or those with resistant disease proceed to second induction therapy.

* Second induction chemotherapy: Patients receive high-dose cytarabine IV on days 1-5; mitoxantrone IV on day 3; and filgrastim (G-CSF) SC or IV beginning on day 7 and continuing until blood counts recover. Patients with CNS leukemia also receive methotrexate and leucovorin calcium as in first induction chemotherapy.

Patients are reevaluated on day 28. Patients who achieve A1 bone marrow status and B1 peripheral blood status with no extramedullary disease (other than CNS involvement) proceed to consolidation chemotherapy. Patients with resistant disease OR Philadelphia chromosome- or BCR/ABL-positive disease are removed from the study after receiving double induction chemotherapy.

* Consolidation chemotherapy: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV on days 1, 15, and 29; cytarabine IV on days 2-5 and 16-19; oral mercaptopurine on days 1-28; and methotrexate IT or intraventricularly on days 2, 9, 16, and 23. Patients with CNS leukemia also undergo cranial radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 2 weeks.

Patients in complete remission proceed to maintenance chemotherapy.

* Maintenance chemotherapy:

  * Course 1: Patients receive oral mercaptopurine on days 1-63 and oral methotrexate on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, and 57. Patients proceed to course 2 after blood counts recover.
  * Course 2: Patients receive vincristine IV and doxorubicin IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and oral dexamethasone on days 1-28. Patients proceed to course 3 after blood counts recover.
  * Course 3: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV on day 1; oral thioguanine on days 1-14; and cytarabine IV on days 3-6 and 10-13. Patients proceed to course 4 after blood counts recover.
  * Course 4: Patients receive oral mercaptopurine once daily for 2 years and oral methotrexate once weekly for 2 years.

Treatment continues in the absence of disease relapse or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually for 3 years.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Morphologically confirmed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), meeting any of the following criteria:

  * FAB class L1 or L2 disease
  * Mixed lineage ALL
* Ph-negative/BCR/ABL-negative
* Newly diagnosed disease
* Patients with the following diagnoses are not eligible:

  * FAB class L3 ALL
  * Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  * Chronic myelogenous leukemia in lymphoid blast crisis
  * Mixed lineage acute myeloid leukemia
  * Acute minimally differentiated myeloid leukemia (M0)
* Must be registered on protocols SWOG-9007 AND SWOG-S9910

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 to 64

Performance status

* Zubrod 0-3

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* No chronic liver disease
* Hepatitis panel, including hepatitis B and C, negative

  * History of hepatitis A with positive antibody allowed

Renal

* Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal OR
* Creatinine clearance \> 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular

* Left ventricular function normal

  * Ejection fraction ≥ 50% by MUGA or 2-dimensional echocardiogram
* No symptomatic congestive heart failure
* No coronary artery disease
* No cardiomyopathy
* No uncontrolled arrhythmia

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* HIV negative
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* No prior remission induction chemotherapy for ALL

  * Prior hydroxyurea to control WBC count allowed

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* No other prior treatment for ALL

Primary outcomes:
measure: Continuous Complete Remission at 1 Year
timeFrame: After induction, after consolidation, every 3 months during maintenance, and every three months after off treatment for up to a year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Toxicity
timeFrame: Patients were assessed for adverse events after the induction cycle
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Burbank
country: United States
facility: Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
state: California
city: Maywood
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Chanute
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
state: Kansas
city: Dodge City
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
state: Kansas
city: El Dorado
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
state: Kansas
city: Independence
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
state: Kansas
city: Kingman
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
state: Kansas
city: Lawrence
country: United States
facility: Lawrence Memorial Hospital
state: Kansas
city: Liberal
country: United States
facility: Southwest Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Newton
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
state: Kansas
city: Overland Park
country: United States
facility: Menorah Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Parsons
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
state: Kansas
city: Pratt
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
state: Kansas
city: Salina
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
state: Kansas
city: Shawnee Mission
country: United States
facility: Shawnee Mission Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Wellington
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Wichita
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Wesley Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Winfield
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
state: Kansas
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Independence
country: United States
facility: Independence Regional Health Center
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Truman Medical Center - Hospital Hill
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Saint Luke's Cancer Institute at Saint Luke's Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: St. Joseph Medical Center
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: North Kansas City Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Parvin Radiation Oncology
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Kansas City
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Research Medical Center
state: Missouri
city: Lee's Summit
country: United States
facility: Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit
state: Missouri
city: Liberty
country: United States
facility: Liberty Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Saint Joseph
country: United States
facility: Heartland Regional Medical Center
state: Missouri
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Billings Clinic - Downtown
state: Montana
city: Bozeman
country: United States
facility: Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
state: Montana
city: Butte
country: United States
facility: St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Big Sky Oncology
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Frontier Cancer Center
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare
state: Montana
city: Havre
country: United States
facility: Northern Montana Hospital
state: Montana
city: Helena
country: United States
facility: St. Peter's Hospital
state: Montana
city: Kalispell
country: United States
facility: Glacier Oncology, PLLC
state: Montana
city: Kalispell
country: United States
facility: Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC
state: Montana
city: Kalispell
country: United States
facility: Kalispell Regional Medical Center
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Community Medical Center
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
state: Montana
city: Goldsboro
country: United States
facility: Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
state: North Carolina
city: Rutherfordton
country: United States
facility: Rutherford Hospital
state: North Carolina
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Anderson
country: United States
facility: AnMed Cancer Center
state: South Carolina
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Florence
country: United States
facility: McLeod Regional Medical Center
state: South Carolina
city: Spartanburg
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Upstate Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Spartanburg
country: United States
facility: Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
state: South Carolina
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
state: Utah
city: Bellingham
country: United States
facility: St. Joseph Cancer Center
state: Washington
city: Bremerton
country: United States
facility: Olympic Hematology and Oncology
state: Washington
city: Kennewick
country: United States
facility: Columbia Basin Hematology
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Harborview Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Minor and James Medical, PLLC
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Group Health Central Hospital
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Polyclinic First Hill
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: University Cancer Center at University of Washington Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Spokane
country: United States
facility: Cancer Care Northwest - Spokane South
state: Washington
city: Casper
country: United States
facility: Rocky Mountain Oncology
state: Wyoming
city: Sheridan
country: United States
facility: Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital
state: Wyoming
Study officials:
affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
name: Jerry Radich, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
name: Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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