Comparison of Three Treatment Regimens in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as gemtuzumab ozogamicin can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining more than one drug or combining monoclonal antibody with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which treatment regimen is more effective for acute myelogenous leukemia. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of three treatment regimens in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myelogenous leukemia.

Timeline

Start

2000-10-04

Primary completion

2005-10

Completion

2007-06

Publications

• Results Litzow MR, Othus M, Cripe LD, Gore SD, Lazarus HM, Lee SJ, Bennett JM, Paietta EM, Dewald GW, Rowe JM, Tallman MS; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Leukemia Committee. Failure of three novel regimens to improve outcome for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia: a report from the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Br J Haematol. 2010 Jan;148(2):217-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07917.x. Epub 2009 Oct 5.
• Results Litzow MR, Goloubeva O, Rowe J, et al.: A randomized phase II trial of gemtuzumab ozogamicin vs. liposomal daunorubicin vs. cyclophosphamide plus topotecan, each combined with intermediate dose Ara-C for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory acute myelogenous leukemia . [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-2359, 2003.

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