Fludarabine in Treating Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic 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 fludarabine in treating patients who have chronic lymphocytic leukemia that has not been previously treated.

Timeline

Start

2002-08-08

Primary completion

2005-07-22

Completion

2009-12-21

Publications

• Results Shustik C, Turner AR, Desjardins P, Fernandez L, Rubin S, Larratt L, Duncan AM, Rizi D, Sadura A, Shepherd L, Li D, Rassenti L, Kipps T. Oral fludarabine in untreated patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia. 2010 Jan;24(1):237-9. doi: 10.1038/leu.2009.205. Epub 2009 Oct 8. No abstract available.

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