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Flavopiridol and Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer

NCT00064285

Non-randomizedFactorialOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy such as flavopiridol use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining imatinib mesylate with flavopiridol may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of flavopiridol and imatinib mesylate in treating patients with hematologic cancer.

Timeline

Start
2003-06
Primary completion
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Imatinib Small molecule Oral
Subject alvocidib Small molecule Intravenous

Indications