drugset / Trial / NCT00118287

Azacitidine and Etanercept in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

NCT00118287

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This phase I/II trial studies how well giving azacitidine together with etanercept works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine, works in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemoprotective drugs, such as etanercept, may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy

Timeline

Start
2005-04
Primary completion
2008-10
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Azacitidine Other / unclassified Subcutaneous
Subject Etanercept Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous