Clinical trial · Interventional
Interferon-alfa With or Without Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED STUDY TO COMPARE INTERFERON-ALPHA-n1 (WELLFERON) VS 'IDAC' CHEMOTHERAPY AND AUTOGRAFTING FOLLOWED BY INTERFERON ALPHA-n1 (WELLFERON) IN PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED CHRONIC PHASE CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining interferon alfa with high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of interferon alfa with or without peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have newly diagnosed chronic myelogenous leukemia in chronic phase.
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 (8)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| busulfan | Drug | Busulfan | ALIAS |
| cytarabine | Drug | Cytarabine | ALIAS |
| etoposide | Drug | Etoposide | ALIAS |
| filgrastim | Biological | Filgrastim | ALIAS |
| hydroxyurea | Drug | Hydroxyurea | ALIAS |
| idarubicin | Drug | Idarubicin | ALIAS |
| peripheral blood stem cell transplantation | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| recombinant interferon alfa | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 15 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Newly diagnosed chronic myelogenous leukemia in chronic phase Philadelphia chromosome and/or BCR/ABL positive Initial diagnosis within 6 months of randomization No clinical or laboratory evidence of acceleration or blastic disease No contraindication to peripheral blood cell stem cell collection prior to treatment PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 15 to 65 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No major organ impairment Not pregnant Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior interferon alfa Chemotherapy: Prior hydroxyurea allowed Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified
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