drugset / Trial / NCT00234000

Azacitidine and Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

NCT00234000

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine and arsenic trioxide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of azacitidine when given together with arsenic trioxide and to see how well they work in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

Timeline

Start
2007-02
Primary completion
2009-02
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Azacitidine Other / unclassified 25 mg/m2 Subcutaneous
Subject Azacitidine Other / unclassified 50 mg/m2 Subcutaneous
Subject Azacitidine Other / unclassified 75 mg/m2 Subcutaneous
Subject arsenic trioxide Small molecule 1 mg/ml Intravenous