Tretinoin and Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Untreated Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
A Phase III Study for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) Using Arsenic Trioxide and All-Trans Retinoic Acid
4 other identifiers
interventional
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6 countries
174
Brief Summary
This phase III trial studies tretinoin and arsenic trioxide in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia. Standard treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia involves high doses of a common class of chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines, which are known to cause long-term side effects, especially to the heart. Tretinoin may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Arsenic trioxide may stop the growth of cancer cells by either killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Completely removing or reducing the amount of anthracycline chemotherapy and giving tretinoin together with arsenic trioxide may be an effective treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia and may reduce some of the long-term side effects.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Jul 2015
Longer than P75 for phase_3
174 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 13, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 15, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 21, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 31, 2020
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
December 16, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2029
ExpectedFebruary 18, 2026
February 1, 2026
5.3 years
January 13, 2015
November 17, 2021
February 4, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Event-free Survival (EFS) in Standard Risk Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) Patients
EFS is defined as the time from on study to failure to achieve hematological complete response (CR) prior to start of consolidation, persistence of molecular positive disease after minimal residual disease (MRD) positive consolidation course, relapse (molecular, morphologic or extramedullary), or death. The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate 2-year EFS along with 90% log-minus-log transformed confidence limits.
Up to 24 months
EFS in High Risk APL Patients
EFS is defined as the time from on study to failure to achieve hematological CR prior to start of consolidation, persistence of molecular positive disease after MRD positive consolidation course, relapse (molecular, morphologic or extramedullary), or death. The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate 2-year EFS along with 90% log-minus-log transformed confidence limits.
Up to 24 months
Other Outcomes (11)
Induction Death Rate for Patients With FLT3 Mutations and Wild Type FLT3
Up to 70 days
Disease Free Survival (DFS)
Up to 70 days
Incidence of Serious Early Coagulopathy Events, Defined as Grade 3 or Higher Hemorrhage or Thrombosis
Up to 29 days of induction therapy
- +8 more other outcomes
Study Arms (1)
Treatment (tretinoin, arsenic trioxide, chemotherapy)
EXPERIMENTALSee Detailed Description
Interventions
Given PO or IV
Given IV
Correlative studies
Given IV
Ancillary studies
Ancillary studies
Given PO
Given IV
Given IV
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients must be newly diagnosed with a clinical diagnosis of APL (initially by morphology of 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
- If the RQ-PCR results are known at the time of study enrollment, the patient must demonstrate the PML-RARalpha transcript by RQ-PCR to be eligible
- NOTE: A lumbar puncture is not required in order to be enrolled on study nor are lumbar punctures recommended at the time of diagnosis; if the diagnosis of APL is known or suspected, diagnostic lumbar punctures in patients with neurologic symptoms should be deferred until any coagulopathy is corrected; if central nervous system (CNS) disease is suspected or proven, a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be considered to rule out the possibility of an associated chloroma; if CNS disease is documented, patients are still eligible and will receive protocol directed intrathecal treatments
- Patients may receive up to a maximum of 5 days of pre-treatment with ATRA prior to administration of protocol therapy
- Treatment with hydroxyurea, corticosteroids (any route) and intrathecal cytarabine prior to beginning protocol directed therapy is allowed; however, it should be noted that lumbar puncture and intrathecal therapy at initial diagnosis of APL is not recommended
- All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
- All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with secondary APL are excluded; this includes all patients with APL that may have resulted from prior treatment (chemotherapy or radiation)
- Patients with isolated myeloid sarcoma (myeloblastoma, chloroma, including leukemia cutis) but without evidence of APL by bone marrow or peripheral blood morphology are excluded
- Patients with a pre-existing diagnosis of a prolonged QT syndrome (even if corrected QT interval \[QTc\] is normal at the time of APL diagnosis) are excluded
- Patients with a baseline QTc of \> 450 msec are excluded; Bazett's formula is to be used for measurement of the corrected QT interval: the QT interval (msec) divided by the square root of the RR interval (msec)
- Patients with a history or presence of significant ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmia are excluded
- Patients with right bundle branch block plus left anterior hemiblock, bifascicular block are excluded
- Patients with serum creatinine \> 3.0 mg/dL and patients on active dialysis for renal dysfunction are excluded
- Patients who have received treatment with any other cytotoxic chemotherapy prior to beginning protocol therapy (other than allowed in above criteria) are excluded
- Female patients who are pregnant are excluded; patients should not be pregnant or plan to become pregnant while on treatment; a pregnancy test prior to enrollment is required for female patients of childbearing potential
- Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants are excluded
- Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to be abstinent or use 2 forms of effective contraception during treatment through 1 month off therapy are excluded
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Children's Oncology Grouplead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (174)
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
Banner Children's at Desert
Mesa, Arizona, 85202, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591, United States
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
Downey, California, 90242, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Valley Children's Hospital
Madera, California, 93636, United States
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, California, 94609, United States
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
Oakland, California, 94611, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, 92868, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
Naval Medical Center -San Diego
San Diego, California, 92134, United States
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Broward Health Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States
Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States
Saint Mary's Hospital
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, United States
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States
Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States
University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
Norton Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States
Maine Children's Cancer Program
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
C S Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
Paterson, New Jersey, 07503, United States
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
Mineola, New York, 11501, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029, United States
NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States
Mission Hospital
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
Sanford Broadway Medical Center
Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States
ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Penn State Children's Hospital
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States
T C Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas, 78723, United States
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System
Lubbock, Texas, 79415, United States
Children's Hospital of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197, United States
Carilion Children's
Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, 98431, United States
West Virginia University Healthcare
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, United States
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
John Hunter Children's Hospital
Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, 2310, Australia
Sydney Children's Hospital
Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
Queensland Children's Hospital
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia
Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia
Perth Children's Hospital
Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada
McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
Starship Children's Hospital
Grafton, Auckland, 1145, New Zealand
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital
Caguas, 00726, Puerto Rico
San Jorge Children's Hospital
San Juan, 00912, Puerto Rico
University Pediatric Hospital
San Juan, 00926, Puerto Rico
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
Related Publications (1)
Kutny MA, Alonzo TA, Abla O, Rajpurkar M, Gerbing RB, Wang YC, Hirsch BA, Raimondi S, Kahwash S, Hardy KK, Hardy S, Meshinchi S, Gamis AS, Kolb EA, Feusner JH, Gregory J Jr. Assessment of Arsenic Trioxide and All-trans Retinoic Acid for the Treatment of Pediatric Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group AAML1331 Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Jan 1;8(1):79-87. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5206.
PMID: 34762093DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Results Reporting Coordinator
- Organization
- Children's Oncology Group
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Matthew A Kutny
Children's Oncology Group
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 13, 2015
First Posted
January 15, 2015
Study Start
July 21, 2015
Primary Completion
October 31, 2020
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 30, 2029
Last Updated
February 18, 2026
Results First Posted
December 16, 2021
Record last verified: 2026-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
Select individual patient-level data from this trial can be requested from the NCTN/NCORP Data Archive