Therapy of Early Chronic Phase CML With Higher-Dose Gleevec, Alpha Interferon, and Low-Dose Ara-C

Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to see if higher doses of imatinib mesylate (Gleevec, STI571) can improve chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in chronic phase.

Timeline

Start

2001-06

Primary completion

2013-11

Completion

2013-11

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “Sponsor discontinued providing study drug.”

Publications

• Jain P, Kantarjian H, Boddu PC, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Verstovsek S, Garcia-Manero G, Borthakur G, Sasaki K, Kadia TM, Sam P, Ahaneku H, O'Brien S, Estrov Z, Ravandi F, Jabbour E, Cortes JE. Analysis of cardiovascular and arteriothrombotic adverse events in chronic-phase CML patients after frontline TKIs. Blood Adv. 2019 Mar 26;3(6):851-861. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018025874.
• Issa GC, Kantarjian HM, Gonzalez GN, Borthakur G, Tang G, Wierda W, Sasaki K, Short NJ, Ravandi F, Kadia T, Patel K, Luthra R, Ferrajoli A, Garcia-Manero G, Rios MB, Dellasala S, Jabbour E, Cortes JE. Clonal chromosomal abnormalities appearing in Philadelphia chromosome-negative metaphases during CML treatment. Blood. 2017 Nov 9;130(19):2084-2091. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-07-792143. Epub 2017 Aug 23.
• Jain P, Kantarjian H, Nazha A, O'Brien S, Jabbour E, Romo CG, Pierce S, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Verstovsek S, Borthakur G, Ravandi F, Quintas-Cardama A, Cortes J. Early responses predict better outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia: results with four tyrosine kinase inhibitor modalities. Blood. 2013 Jun 13;121(24):4867-74. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-03-490128. Epub 2013 Apr 25.

Drugs

Indications