NCT00866918

Brief Summary

This phase III trial is studying combination chemotherapy to see how well it works in treating young patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy 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.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
106

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2009

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
3 countries

121 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 9, 2009

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 20, 2009

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 23, 2009

Completed
6.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2015

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 4, 2017

Completed
5.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 30, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

October 25, 2022

Status Verified

October 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

6.3 years

First QC Date

March 20, 2009

Results QC Date

October 25, 2016

Last Update Submit

October 3, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Event-free Survival (EFS)

    EFS - time from study entry until failure to achieve complete remission during consolidation, relapse, or death. For further clarification see definitions provided in the protocol.

    At 3 years from study entry

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Hematologic Remission Rate

    End of consolidation, course 1: up to 5 months

  • Hematologic, Molecular, and Cytogenetic Remission Rate

    End of consolidation, course 3; up to 7 months (for Standard Risk) or end of consolidation, course 4; up to 9 months (for High Risk)

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    At 3 years from study entry

Study Arms (2)

Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)

EXPERIMENTAL

See Detailed Description

Drug: Arsenic TrioxideDrug: CytarabineOther: Diagnostic Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisDrug: IdarubicinDrug: MercaptopurineDrug: MethotrexateDrug: Mitoxantrone HydrochlorideDrug: Tretinoin

Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

EXPERIMENTAL

See Detailed Description.

Drug: Arsenic TrioxideDrug: CytarabineOther: Diagnostic Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisDrug: IdarubicinDrug: MercaptopurineDrug: MethotrexateDrug: Mitoxantrone HydrochlorideDrug: Tretinoin

Interventions

Given IV

Also known as: Arsenic (III) Oxide, Arsenic Sesquioxide, Arsenous Acid, Arsenous Acid Anhydride, Arsenous Oxide, ATO, Trisenox, White Arsenic
Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Given IT or IV

Also known as: .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine, 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone, 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine, 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine, 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-, 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-, Alexan, Ara-C, ARA-cell, Arabine, Arabinofuranosylcytosine, Arabinosylcytosine, Aracytidine, Aracytin, Aracytine, Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside, CHX-3311, Cytarabinum, Cytarbel, Cytosar, Cytosine Arabinoside, Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside, Cytosine-beta-arabinoside, Erpalfa, Starasid, Tarabine PFS, U 19920, U-19920, Udicil, WR-28453
Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Correlative studies

Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Given IV

Also known as: 4-Demethoxydaunomycin, 4-Demethoxydaunorubicin, 4-DMDR
Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Given orally

Also known as: 3H-Purine-6-thiol, 6 MP, 6 Thiohypoxanthine, 6 Thiopurine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate, 6-MP, 6-Purinethiol, 6-Thiopurine, 6-Thioxopurine, 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI), 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene, Alti-Mercaptopurine, Azathiopurine, Bw 57-323H, Flocofil, Ismipur, Leukerin, Leupurin, Mercaleukim, Mercaleukin, Mercaptina, Mercaptopurinum, Mercapurin, Mern, NCI-C04886, Puri-Nethol, Purimethol, Purine, 6-mercapto-, Purine-6-thiol (8CI), Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate, Purinethiol, Purinethol, U-4748, WR-2785
Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Given orally

Also known as: Abitrexate, Alpha-Methopterin, Amethopterin, Brimexate, CL 14377, CL-14377, Emtexate, Emthexat, Emthexate, Farmitrexat, Fauldexato, Folex, Folex PFS, Lantarel, Ledertrexate, Lumexon, Maxtrex, Medsatrexate, Metex, Methoblastin, Methotrexate LPF, Methotrexate Methylaminopterin, Methotrexatum, Metotrexato, Metrotex, Mexate, Mexate-AQ, MTX, Novatrex, Rheumatrex, Texate, Tremetex, Trexeron, Trixilem, WR-19039
Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Given IV

Also known as: CL 232315, DHAD, DHAQ, Dihydroxyanthracenedione Dihydrochloride, Mitoxantrone Dihydrochloride, Mitoxantroni Hydrochloridum, Mitozantrone Hydrochloride, Mitroxone, Neotalem, Novantrone, Onkotrone, Pralifan
Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Given orally

Also known as: 2,4,6,8-Nonatetraenoic acid, 3, 7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (all-E)-, Aberel, Airol, Aknoten, all trans-Retinoic acid, All-trans Retinoic Acid, All-trans Vitamin A Acid, all-trans-Retinoic acid, all-trans-Vitamin A acid, ATRA, Avita, beta-Retinoic Acid, Cordes Vas, Dermairol, Epi-Aberel, Eudyna, Renova, Retin-A, Retin-A MICRO, Retin-A-Micro, Retinoic Acid, Retisol-A, Ro 5488, Stieva-A, Stieva-A Forte, Trans Retinoic Acid, Trans Vitamin A Acid, trans-Retinoic Acid, Tretinoinum, Vesanoid, Vitamin A Acid, Vitamin A acid, all-trans-, Vitinoin
Arm I (standard risk, combination chemotherapy)Arm II (high risk, combination chemotherapy)

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years - 21 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must be newly diagnosed with a clinical diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia initially by morphology (bone marrow or peripheral blood); bone marrow is highly preferred but in cases where marrow cannot be obtained at diagnosis, peripheral blood will be accepted; APL is considered a hematological emergency and treatment should be initiated as quickly as possible without waiting for molecular or cytogenetic/fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmation; for patients who are unable to begin receiving ATRA in a timely manner following a presumed diagnosis of APL, consideration should be given to initiating ATRA and proceeding with treatment outside of the AAML0631 protocol; if the RQ-PCR results are known at the time of study enrollment, the patient must demonstrate PML-RARA and/or RARA-PML transcripts by RQ-PCR to be eligible; patients without evidence of APL by bone marrow or peripheral blood morphology but with isolated myeloid sarcoma (myeloblastoma; chloroma, including leukemia cutis) are eligible provided that the t(15;17) translocation is documented on either marrow or tumor tissue by cytogenetics, FISH, or PCR prior to study enrollment; in this situation, touch preps from the tumor site can be evaluated by FISH with PML-RARA probes; NOTE: A lumbar puncture is not required to be enrolled on study; if the diagnosis of APL is known or suspected, extreme caution must be exercised in performing a lumbar puncture during active coagulopathy; in addition a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be considered to rule out the possibility of an associated chloroma if central nervous system (CNS) disease is suspected or proven; if CNS disease is documented, patients are still eligible
  • No minimal performance status criteria
  • The patient must not have received systemic definitive treatment for APL or other suspected leukemia, including cytotoxic chemotherapy, retinoids, or arsenic; prior therapy with corticosteroids, hydroxyurea, or leukopheresis will not exclude the patient; if a patient received intrathecal cytarabine prior to the diagnosis of APL being known, the patient will still be eligible as long as they meet all other eligibility requirements

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnant women or nursing mothers are excluded; treatment under this protocol would expose an unborn child to significant risks; patients should not be pregnant or plan to become pregnant while on treatment; women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an effective means of birth control; there is an extremely high risk of fetal malformation if pregnancy occurs while on ATRA in any amount even for short periods
  • Patients with a pre-existing prolonged QT Syndrome will not be eligible for this protocol due to the use of arsenic trioxide which can prolong the QT interval

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (121)

Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Location

University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Location

Phoenix Childrens Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

Location

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591, United States

Location

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

Location

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

Downey, California, 90242, United States

Location

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States

Location

Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach

Long Beach, California, 90806, United States

Location

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

Location

UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

Valley Children's Hospital

Madera, California, 93636, United States

Location

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland, California, 94609, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Orange County

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

San Diego, California, 92123, United States

Location

UCSF Medical Center-Mount Zion

San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

Location

UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Location

Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center

Torrance, California, 90502, United States

Location

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

University of Connecticut

Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States

Location

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

Location

Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

Location

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

Location

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

Location

Lee Memorial Health System

Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States

Location

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States

Location

Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

Location

AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States

Location

Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

Location

Orlando Health Cancer Institute

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

Location

Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

Location

Sacred Heart Hospital

Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States

Location

Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States

Location

Saint Mary's Hospital

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

Location

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States

Location

University of Hawaii Cancer Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

Location

Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

Location

Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States

Location

Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States

Location

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States

Location

Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

Location

University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

Location

Norton Children's Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

Location

Tulane University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

Location

Eastern Maine Medical Center

Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States

Location

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, 21215, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

Location

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

Baystate Medical Center

Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States

Location

UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

Location

C S Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

Location

Ascension Saint John Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States

Location

Michigan State University Clinical Center

East Lansing, Michigan, 48824-7016, United States

Location

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

Location

Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

Location

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

Location

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

Location

Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center

St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States

Location

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89169, United States

Location

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

Location

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

Location

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States

Location

Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Paterson, New Jersey, 07503, United States

Location

Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, 07902, United States

Location

University of New Mexico Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States

Location

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

Location

NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

Location

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

Location

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

Location

Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

Location

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

Location

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Location

Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

Location

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

Location

Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

Location

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

Location

Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States

Location

ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States

Location

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

Location

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-0850, United States

Location

Penn State Children's Hospital

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Children's Oncology Group

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

Location

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States

Location

BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

Location

Greenville Cancer Treatment Center

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

Location

T C Thompson Children's Hospital

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States

Location

Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

Location

Driscoll Children's Hospital

Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States

Location

Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

Location

Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Location

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Location

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

Location

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

Location

Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, United States

Location

Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

Location

CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

Location

IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada

Location

McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

Location

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada

Location

Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec

Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada

Location

San Jorge Children's Hospital

San Juan, 00912, Puerto Rico

Location

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Arsenic Trioxidearsenous acidCytarabineIdarubicinMercaptopurineazathiopurineMethotrexatemerphosMitoxantroneTretinoin

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ArsenicalsInorganic ChemicalsOxidesOxygen CompoundsCytidinePyrimidine NucleosidesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsArabinonucleosidesNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and NucleosidesDaunorubicinAnthracyclinesNaphthacenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsPolycyclic CompoundsAminoglycosidesGlycosidesCarbohydratesSulfhydryl CompoundsSulfur CompoundsPurinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingAminopterinPterinsPteridinesAnthraquinonesAnthronesAnthracenesQuinonesVitamin ARetinoidsCarotenoidsPolyenesAlkenesHydrocarbons, AcyclicCyclohexenesCyclohexanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicTerpenesDiterpenesPigments, BiologicalBiological Factors

Results Point of Contact

Title
Results Reporting Coordinator
Organization
Children's Oncology Group

Study Officials

  • John J Gregory

    Children's Oncology Group

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
NETWORK
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2009

First Posted

March 23, 2009

Study Start

March 9, 2009

Primary Completion

June 30, 2015

Study Completion

September 30, 2022

Last Updated

October 25, 2022

Results First Posted

April 4, 2017

Record last verified: 2022-10

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