drugset / Trial / NCT00002701
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Phase 3
Unknown
750 enrolled
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto · collab
RandomizedTreatment
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Bone marrow transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy with or without bone marrow transplantation is more effective in treating promyelocytic leukemia PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different combination chemotherapy regimens with or without bone marrow transplantation in treating patients who have promyelocytic leukemia.
Timeline
- Start
- 1995-10
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- —
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Busulfan | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | MERCAPTOPURINE ANHYDROUS | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | Methotrexate | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | Tretinoin | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Background | Cyclophosphamide | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Cytarabine | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Etoposide | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Idarubicin | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Mitoxantrone | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Thioguanine | Small molecule | — | Oral |