Clinical trial · Interventional
An Effectiveness and Safety Study of Decitabine in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
An Open-label, Multi-center, Phase IIIb Study for Decitabine in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
NCT01751867CI-TRIAL-00021633completedPhase 3Results postedClinicalTrials.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)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of decitabine in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (name of a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged) in Chinese patients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myelodysplastic Syndrome | Myelodysplastic Syndrome | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decitabine at 15 mg/m2 | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Decitabine at 20 mg/m2 | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 3-Day Dose schedule
- description
- Decitabine will be administered at a dose of 15 mg/m2 as a continuous intravenous infusion within a 3 hour period, repeated every 8 hours for 3 consecutive days. Cycles will be repeated every 6 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Decitabine at 15 mg/m2
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 5-Day Dose schedule
- description
- Decitabine will be administered at a dose of 20 mg/m2 as a intravenous infusion within 1 hour, once daily for 5 consecutive days. Cycles will be repeated every 4 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Decitabine at 20 mg/m2
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Overall Response Rate (ORR): Number of Participants Who Achieved Either Complete Remission (CR), Partial Remission (PR), or Marrow Complete Remission (mCR) - International Working Group (IWG) 2006 Response Criteria
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Must have diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) denovo (previously not present) or secondary as per the classification of French-American-British (FAB) and International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) greater than or eaul to 0.5 as determined by complete blood count (CBC), bone marrow assessment and bone marrow cytogenetics * Must have an Eastern Oncology Cooperative Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 * Must have adequate hepatic and renal function as measured by the aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), total bilirubin and serum creatinine, respectively * Must have recovered from all toxic effects of prior therapy and not received any chemotherapy for a minimum of 4 weeks (6 weeks if the patient has been treated with a nitrosoureas) prior to the first dose of study drug - Woman must be postmenopausal, or surgically sterile, or abstinent, or, if sexually active, be practicing an effective method of birth control (eg, oral contraceptives, contraceptive injections, intrauterine device, double-barrier method, contraceptive patch, male partner sterilization) Exclusion Criteria: * Must not have a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (greater than 30% bone marrow blasts) - Must not have received radiotherapy within 14 days before the first dose of study drug - Must not have any other prior cancer, other than superficial bladder cancer, basal cell skin and cervical cancer - Must not have associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia or immune thrombocytopenia and inaspirable bone marrow - Must not have a mental illness or any other condition (eg, uncontrolled cardiac or pulmonary disease, diabetes), that could prevent full cooperation with the study requirements.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWu D, Du X, Jin J, Xiao Z, Shen Z, Shao Z, Li X, Huang X, Liu T, Yu L, Li J, Chen B, He G, Cai Z, Liang H, Li J, Ruan C. Decitabine for Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Chinese Patients: An Open-Label, Phase-3b Study. Adv Ther. 2015 Nov;32(11):1140-59. doi: 10.1007/s12325-015-0263-8. Epub 2015 Nov 14. PMID 26568466