Clinical trial · Interventional
Theophylline in Treating Patients With In Situ, Stage I, or Stage II Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Phase II Study of Theophylline in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
NCT00003808CI-TRIAL-00067345completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of theophylline in treating patients who have in situ, stage I, or stage II chronic lymphocytic 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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| theophylline | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 120 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven stage 0, I, or II B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia Stable disease that would otherwise be observed PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 1 year Hematopoietic: Absolute lymphocyte count greater than 5,000/mm3 Mature lymphocytes with less than 55% prolymphocytes, atypical lymphocytes, or lymphoblasts Bone marrow with at least 30% lymphocytes Hepatic: No cirrhosis Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: No history of unstable cardiac arrhythmia No active congestive heart failure Other: No history of uncontrolled seizure disorder Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other concurrent condition that would make life expectancy less than 1 year PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent interferon alfa Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 3 months since prior corticosteroids No concurrent corticosteroids Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTWiernik PH, Paietta E, Goloubeva O, Lee SJ, Makower D, Bennett JM, Wade JL, Ghosh C, Kaminer LS, Pizzolo J, Tallman MS; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Phase II study of theophylline in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a study of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (E4998). Leukemia. 2004 Oct;18(10):1605-10. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403494. PMID 15356646