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Clinical Trials

Last Updated: 11/9/09

Leukemia Clinical Trials are Grouped by Disease Type:

Phase I Agents

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Newly Diagnosed or Previously Treated 

Salvage Programs

Supportive Care

  • Actonel vs. Placebo for Prevention of Bone Loss (ID03-0124)
  • White Blood Cell Transfusion (2007-0797)

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

Newly Diagnosed

Salvage

Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) (Includes CMML)

Specific Situations
  • Hypocellualr MDS - Thymoglobulin + CSA (2005-0115)
  • Does not qualify for other studies - Vorinostat + Aza (2007-0685)
  • Low platelets - Romiplostim Treatment of Thrombocytopenia (2008-0249)
  • "Off protocol" DAC - Oral DAC (MDS) (2009-0286)

Hypomethylating Factors:


Phase I Specific

  • FLT3 Positive - BAY-43-9006 (2004-0702)
  • JAK 2 - SB1518 (2008-0032)
  • High Risk 5q: - Lenalidomide for any chromosome 5 abnormality (2006-0293)

 NON Specific Phase I Studies


Low Risk

IPSS Int-1

IPSS int-2 or high

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

CLL Immunotherapy

Untreated - all stages 

Mimimal Residual Disease 

Prior Therapy

Other Studies

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)

Chronic phase

Accelerated Phase

Blastic Phase

Imatinib failures with T315l mutations (any stage)

Minimal Residual Disease

Myeloproliferative Diseases

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