Clinical trial · Interventional
STI571 in Treating Patients With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia That Has Not Responded to Interferon Alfa
A Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of STI571 in Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Who Are Hematologically or Cytogenetically Resistant or Refractory to Interferon-Alpha, or Intolerant of, Interferon-Alpha
NCT00006053CI-TRIAL-00009002completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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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: STI571 may interfere with the growth of cancer cells and may be effective treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of STI571 in treating patients who have chronic myeloid leukemia that has not responded to interferon alfa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| imatinib mesylate | Drug | Imatinib Mesylate | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome positive OR Bcr/Abl positive Refractory to or intolerant of interferon alfa therapy Failure to achieve complete response for at least 1 month after at least 6 months of interferon alfa therapy OR At least 65% Ph chromosome positivity in bone marrow after at least 1 year of interferon alfa therapy OR At least 30% increase in Ph chromosome positive bone marrow cells in samples taken at least 1 month apart or increase to at least 65% while receiving interferon alfa therapy OR At least 100% increase in WBC count to at least 20,000/mm3 in samples taken at least 2 weeks apart while receiving interferon alfa therapy OR At least grade 3 nonhematologic toxicity persisting for more than 2 weeks while receiving interferon alfa therapy (must be more than 3 months from time of diagnosis) No greater than 15% blasts or basophils in peripheral blood or bone marrow Less than 30% blasts plus promyelocytes in peripheral blood or bone marrow PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective barrier contraception during and for at least 2 weeks after study for women and at least 3 months after study for men No history of noncompliance to prior medical regimens PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 14 days since prior interferon alfa No other concurrent biologic therapy Chemotherapy: At least 6 weeks since prior busulfan At least 14 days since prior cytarabine At least 7 days since prior hydroxyurea No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 28 days since prior investigational agents No other concurrent investigational agents
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTHensley ML, van Hoomissen IC, Krahnke T, et al.: Imatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML): outcomes in >7000 patients treated on expanded access program (EAP). [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-2328, 2003.
- RESULTvan Hoomissen IC, Hensley ML, Krahnke T, et al.: Imatinib expanded access program (EAP): results of treatment in >7000 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). [Abstract] Blood 102 (11): A-3370, 2003.