National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute
NCI Home Cancer Topics Clinical Trials Cancer Statistics Research & Funding News About NCI
Clinical Trials (PDQ®)
Patient VersionHealth Professional Version
Last Modified: 7/14/2008     First Published: 1/23/2004  
Page Options
Print This Page  Print This Page
E-Mail This Document  E-Mail This Document
Quick Links
Director's Corner

Dictionary of Cancer Terms

NCI Drug Dictionary

Funding Opportunities

NCI Publications

Advisory Boards and Groups

Science Serving People

Español
NCI Highlights
High Dose Chemotherapy Prolongs Survival for Leukemia

Prostate Cancer Study Shows No Benefit for Selenium, Vitamin E

Past Highlights
Phase I Study of 3-AP (Triapine®) and High-Dose Cytarabine in Patients With Advanced Hematologic Malignancies

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Published Results
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

3-AP and High-Dose Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Hematologic Malignancies

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase I


Treatment


Completed


18 and over


NCI


UCCRC-12806B
NCI-6283, NCT00077181, 6283

Objectives

Primary

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of 3-AP (Triapine®) administered with high-dose cytarabine in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies.

Secondary

  1. Determine the clinical activity of this regimen in these patients.
  2. Determine the effect of treatment with 3-AP (Triapine®) on intracellular levels of cytarabine in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following hematologic malignancies:
    • Relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
    • Relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    • Secondary AML, including AML arising from antecedent hematologic diseases, such as myelodysplastic syndromes or myeloproliferative disorders OR therapy-related AML
    • Chronic myeloid leukemia in accelerated or blast phase


  • Refractory to standard therapy or no standard therapy exists


  • No known brain metastases


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • No concurrent biologic agents

Chemotherapy

  • At least 72 hours since prior hydroxyurea
  • At least 2 weeks since other prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosoureas)
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • Recovered from all prior therapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior investigational agents
  • No other concurrent investigational therapy
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • CALGB 0-2

    OR

  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • No G6PD deficiency

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL (unless due to Gilbert’s syndrome)
  • AST and ALT < 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

Renal

  • Creatinine < 1.5 times ULN

Cardiovascular

  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Pulmonary

  • No pulmonary disease requiring oxygen

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to study drugs
  • No neuropathy
  • No ongoing or active infection
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • No other concurrent uncontrolled illness

Expected Enrollment

A total of 6-48 patients (3-24 per stratum) will be accrued for this study within 15-24 months.

Outline

This is a dose-escalation study of 3-AP (Triapine®).

Patients receive high-dose cytarabine IV over 2 hours on days 1-5 and 3-AP (Triapine®) IV over 2 hours on days 2-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients in each stratum receive escalating doses of 3-AP (Triapine®) until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Patients are followed for up to 2 years.

Published Results

Odenike OM, Larson RA, Gajria D, et al.: Phase I study of the ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde-thiosemicarbazone (3-AP) in combination with high dose cytarabine in patients with advanced myeloid leukemia. Invest New Drugs 26 (3): 233-9, 2008.[PUBMED Abstract]

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Olatoyosi Odenike, MD, Principal investigator
Ph: 773-702-3354; 888-824-0200
Email: todenike@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase I Study of Triapine in Combination with High Dose Ara-C (Hi-DAC) in Patients with Advanced Hematologic Malignancies
Trial Start Date 2003-12-10
Trial Completion Date 2008-07-09
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00077181
Date Submitted to PDQ 2003-12-11
Information Last Verified 2005-06-02
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA69852, CA14599

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

Back to TopBack to Top

A Service of the National Cancer Institute
Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health USA.gov