drugset / Trial / NCT00002800

Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute or Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome

NCT00002800

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose cytarabine plus idarubicin in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute or chronic myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.

Timeline

Start
1996-07
Primary completion
2003-03
Completion
2003-03

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Cytarabine Small molecule
Subject Etoposide Small molecule
Subject Idarubicin Small molecule
Subject lintuzumab Monoclonal antibody
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic