S0020 Immunosuppressive Therapy in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

NCT00016419 | Completed Phase 2

• 2 other identifiers: S0020U10CA032102
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 94

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Immunosuppressive therapy may improve bone marrow abnormalities and may be an effective treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of antithymocyte globulin plus cyclosporine in treating patients who have myelodysplastic syndrome.

Conditions

Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Keywords

refractory anemia; refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts; refractory anemia with excess blasts; de novo myelodysplastic syndromes; secondary myelodysplastic syndromes; childhood myelodysplastic syndromes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• total response

  after induction therapy is completed

Interventions

anti-thymocyte globulin BIOLOGICAL

3.5 mg/kg/d IV over 12 hrs day 1

cyclosporine DRUG

3 mg/kg bid days 5-94 then taper to 0 at day 124 PO

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Morphologically confirmed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) * Refractory anemia (RA) * RA with ringed sideroblasts * RA with excess blasts * Low, intermediate-1, or intermediate-2 risk by International Prognostic Scoring System criteria * MDS secondary to prior chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for other malignant disorders allowed * Must have received prior transfusions of at least 4 units of red blood cells for anemia within the past 60 days * Must be concurrently registered on SWOG-S9910 and SWOG-9007 * Ineligible for or refused participation in SWOG-S9920 (HLA-identical sibling peripheral blood stem cell transplantation) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * 15 and over Performance status: * Zubrod 0-2 Life expectancy: * Not specified Hematopoietic: * Not specified Hepatic: * Not specified Renal: * Not specified Other: * No other malignancy within the past 2 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission * HIV negative * Not pregnant or nursing * Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: * See Disease Characteristics * Prior cytokines (e.g., interferon or interleukin), colony-stimulating factors, or epoetin alfa allowed * No prior bone marrow or stem cell transplantation * No concurrent growth factors (including epoetin alfa) except filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF) for neutropenia Chemotherapy: * See Disease Characteristics * No prior remission induction chemotherapy for MDS * Prior hydroxyurea allowed Endocrine therapy: * Not specified Radiotherapy: * See Disease Characteristics Surgery: * Not specified Other: * Prior amifostine allowed * No calcium-channel blockers (diltiazem, nicardipine, or verapamil), antifungals (fluconazole, itraconazole, or ketoconazole), antibiotics (clarithromycin or erythromycin), or other drugs (bromocriptine or danazol) that would increase cyclosporine concentrations for 48 hours before, during, and for 48 hours after cyclosporine * No antibiotics (nafcillin or rifampin) or anticonvulsants (carbamazepine, phenobarbital, or phenytoin) that would decrease cyclosporine concentrations for 14 days before and during cyclosporine

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• SWOG Cancer Research Network: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (94)

MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

Mobile, Alabama, 36688, United States

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CCOP - Greater Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, 85006-2726, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)

Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, 85723, United States

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Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California, 91010, United States

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Los Angeles, California, 90033-0804, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90073, United States

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Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States

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Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez

Martinez, California, 94553, United States

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CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

Oakland, California, 94609-3305, United States

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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Orange, California, 92868, United States

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University of California Davis Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

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David Grant Medical Center

Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535, United States

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University of Colorado Cancer Center

Denver, Colorado, 80010, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver

Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States

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MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20060, United States

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CCOP - Atlanta Regional

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701, United States

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Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center

Fort Gordon, Georgia, 30905-5650, United States

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Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813-2424, United States

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Tripler Army Medical Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96859-5000, United States

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MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612-7323, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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CCOP - Central Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)

Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States

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Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, 60153-5500, United States

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Genesis Medical Center

Davenport, Iowa, 52804, United States

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7353, United States

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CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, 67218, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky, 40502-2236, United States

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Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0084, United States

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MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130-3932, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130, United States

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 02130, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

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CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States

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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0912, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1379, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit

Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1932, United States

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Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

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CCOP - Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

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CCOP - Beaumont

Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073-6769, United States

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Providence Hospital - Southfield

Southfield, Michigan, 48075-9975, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi

Biloxi, Mississippi, 39531-2410, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

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Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB

Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 39534-2576, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, 64128, United States

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CCOP - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States

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CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States

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St. Louis University Health Sciences Center

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau

St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

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CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

Billings, Montana, 59101, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108-5138, United States

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MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

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Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27104-4241, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220-2288, United States

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Barrett Cancer Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0501, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195-9001, United States

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CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, 43206, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, 45428, United States

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CCOP - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, 45429, United States

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland

Portland, Oregon, 97207, United States

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CCOP - Columbia River Program

Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

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Oregon Cancer Institute

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina, 29401-5799, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425-0721, United States

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CCOP - Greenville

Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States

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CCOP - Upstate Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

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Brooke Army Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234-6200, United States

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University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, 77555-0565, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78284-7845, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)

San Antonio, Texas, 78284, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple

Temple, Texas, 76504, United States

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CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112-5550, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148, United States

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CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle

Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

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CCOP - Northwest

Tacoma, Washington, 98405-0986, United States

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Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington, 98431-5000, United States

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Anemia, Refractory; Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts

Interventions

Antilymphocyte Serum; Cyclosporine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Bone Marrow Diseases; Anemia

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Immune Sera; Antibodies; Immunoglobulins; Immunoproteins; Blood Proteins; Proteins; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Serum Globulins; Globulins; Biological Products; Complex Mixtures; Cyclosporins; Peptides, Cyclic; Macrocyclic Compounds; Polycyclic Compounds; Peptides

Study Officials

• Charles A. Schiffer, MD

  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2001
• First Posted: January 27, 2003
• Study Start: August 1, 2001
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2003
• Study Completion: January 1, 2007
• Last Updated: March 6, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

Locations

US (94)