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Phenylbutyrate and Tretinoin in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer

NCT00006239

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Tretinoin may help hematologic cancer cells develop into normal white blood cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining phenylbutyrate and tretinoin in treating patients who have hematologic cancer.

Timeline

Start
2000-12
Primary completion
2005-02
Completion
2005-03

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Sodium Phenylbutyrate Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Tretinoin Small molecule Oral