Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Timeline

Start

2000-06

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-09

Publications

• Results Litzow MR, Lee S, Bennett JM, Dewald GW, Gallagher RE, Jain V, Paietta EM, Racevskis J, Rousey SR, Mazza JJ, Tallman MS. A phase II trial of arsenic trioxide for relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica. 2006 Aug;91(8):1105-8. Epub 2006 Jul 25.

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