Clinical Trial: Imatinib Mesylate With Vincristine and Dexamethasone in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias With BCR-ABL Positive

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Glivec® in Combination With Vincristine and Dexamethasone in Patients With Lymphoid Blast Crisis CML or Philadelphia Chromoso

Brief Summary: Patients not previously exposed to imatinib and with resistant or refractory Ph+ ALL, lymphoid blast crisis chronic myelogenous leukaemia (LBC CML) or with de novo Ph+ ALL and aged over 55y were eligible in the study. The DIV regimen consisted in one IV injection of vincristine 2 mg combined with 2 days of dexamethasone 40 mg PO repeated weekly for 4 weeks as induction and then monthly for 4 months as consolidation. Imatinib was administered at 800 mg per day during the induction period and at 600 mg/d continuously during consolidation. Patients in CR not eligible for HSCT were allocated to maintenance therapy consisting in weekly SC injection of Pegasys 45 µg and continuous administration of imatinib 400 mg per day for 2 years.

Detailed Summary: Gleevec™ is now considered as the gold standard treatment in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), for patients who are not candidate for an allogenic bone marrow transplantation. However, in advanced phase CML and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL), development of resistance to imatinib has become the central issue concerning the use of imatinib as a monotherapeutic agent. The response rate (complete hematological remission) at the dose of 600 mg/d in poor prognosis lymphoid blast phase CML and Ph+ ALL was about 20% and median time to disease progression was only 2.2 months. In VITRO studies have addressed the question of combined therapy with imatinib. A synergistic or additive activity has been demonstrated with vincristine and dexamethasone, two major drugs for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). On going clinical studies are also testing Gleevec™ in association with daunorubicin and cytarabine (standard dose) in CML in myeloid blast phase (CST571AFR01) or with MITHOXANTROME and cytarabine (intermediate dose) as a consolidation regiment in Ph+ ALL in first CR (CSTI571AFR03). The safety of the combined therapy was excellent in the two studies. Therefore, we propose to initiate a study to assess the efficacy and the safety of Gleevec™ combined with vincristine and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemias
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Current Primary Outcome: To determine the rate of hematological response induced by Gleevec™ combined with vincristine and dexamethasone [ Time Frame: After 35 days or 56 days of induction ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Information By: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Dates:
Date Received: July 25, 2008
Date Started: December 2004
Date Completion:
Last Updated: October 4, 2011
Last Verified: October 2011