Clinical trial · Interventional
Cyclosporine and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
AML-MVPCYA: ADDITION OF CYCLOSPORIN A TO THE COMBINATION OF MITOXANTRONE AND ETOPOSIDE (VP 16,213) TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE TO CHEMOTHERAPY IN REFRACTORY AML: A RANDOMIZED PHASE II STUDY
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Some cancers become resistant to chemotherapy drugs. Combining cyclosporine with chemotherapy may prevent resistance to the drugs and allow the cancer cells to be killed. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of adding cyclosporine to combination chemotherapy in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyclosporine | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| etoposide | Drug | Etoposide | ALIAS |
| mitoxantrone hydrochloride | Drug | Mitoxantrone | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in the following categories: Refractory to initial standard therapy consisting of idarubicin/cytarabine and amsacrin/cytarabine (on protocol HOVON 29) First or subsequent relapse following complete response to standard chemotherapy (on protocols HOVON 4/4A or 11 or any other protocol) At least 6 months between mitoxantrone/etoposide and relapse No myelodysplasia PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not applicable Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 x normal Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2 x normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.7 mg/dl (150 micromoles/liter) OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 ml/min Cardiovascular: No uncontrolled hypertension No other severe cardiac disease Pulmonary: No severe pulmonary disease Other: No known intolerance to any study drug No uncontrolled severe infection Not HIV seropositive No severe neurologic or metabolic disease No concomitant malignancy except: Nonmelanomatous skin cancer In situ cervical carcinoma No pregnant women PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics
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