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Clinical Trial: A Survival Study in Patients with High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Comparing Azacitidine versus Conventional Care

This study is currently recruiting patients.

Sponsored by: Pharmion
Information provided by: Pharmion

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treated with azacitidine have improved survival compared to conventional care treatments. The study will also assess the effect of treatments on response, duration of response, and transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Condition Treatment or Intervention Phase
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
 Drug: Azacitidine
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:  Bone Marrow Diseases

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Further Study Details: 
Primary Outcomes: Survival

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have a diagnosis of refractory anemia with excess blasts or refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation according to the French-American-British classification system for MDS and a relatively high risk of AML transformation, with an International Prognostic Scoring System score of INT-2 or High.
  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Have a life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • Be unlikely to proceed to bone marrow or stem cell transplantation therapy following remission
  • Have serum bilirubin levels less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit of normal range for the laboratory
  • Have serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (aspartate aminotransferase) or serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (alanine aminotransferase) levels less than or equal to 2 times the upper limit of normal (unless these are considered to be related to transfusion-induced secondary hemosiderosis)
  • Have serum creatinine levels less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit of normal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Secondary MDS
  • Prior treatment with azacitidine;
  • Prior history of AML;
  • Malignant disease diagnosed within prior 12 months;
  • Metastatic disease;
  • Hepatic tumors;
  • Radiation, chemotherapy, cytotoxic therapy for non-MDS conditions within prior 12 months;
  • Prior transplantation or cytotoxic therapy to treat MDS;
  • Serious medical illness likely to limit survival to 12 months or less;
  • Treatment with erythropoietin or myeloid growth factors during prior 21 days or androgenic hormones during prior 13 days;
  • Active HIV, viral hepatitis type B or C;
  • Treatment with investigational drugs during prior 30 days.

Location and Contact Information


Alabama
      University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham,  Alabama,  35294,  United States; No longer recruiting

Indiana
      Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis,  Indiana,  46202,  United States; Recruiting
Larry Cripe, MD  317-274-3545    mbuckle@iupui.edu 

Missouri
      Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis,  Missouri,  63110,  United States; Recruiting
Elizabeth Hiser  314-454-5090    ehiser@im.wustl.edu 
John DiPersio, MD, PhD  314 454 8310    jdipersio@im.wustl.edu 

New York
      Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York,  New York,  10029-6574,  United States; Recruiting
Lewis Silverman, MD  212-241-6021    erin.demakos@mssm.edu 

Ohio
      Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland,  Ohio,  44106,  United States; No longer recruiting

Oregon
      Oregon Cancer Center, Portland,  Oregon,  97201,  United States; No longer recruiting

Pennsylvania
      Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15224,  United States; No longer recruiting

Wisconsin
      Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53226,  United States; No longer recruiting

Australia, New South Wales
      The Newcastle Mater Miseriecordiae Hospital, Warratah,  New South Wales,  2298,  Australia; Recruiting
Arno Enno, MBBS  61 2 4921 1215    Arno.Enno@mater.health.gov.au 

      Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool,  New South Wales,  2170,  Australia; Recruiting
John Gallo, MBBS  61 2 828 5167    John.Gallo@swahs.nsw.gov.au 

Australia, Queensland
      Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba,  Queensland,  4102,  Australia; Recruiting
Anthony Mills  61 7 3240 2086    tony_mills@health.qld.gov.au 

      Royal Brisbane Hospital, Hersten,  Queensland,  4029,  Australia; Recruiting
Simon Durrant, DR  61 7 3636 1340 

Australia, South Australia
      Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide,  South Australia,  5000,  Australia; Recruiting
Noemi Horvath  61 8 8222 3550 

Australia, Victoria
      The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne,  Victoria,  3181,  Australia; Recruiting
Andrew Spencer, MBBS  61 3 9276 3392    aspencer@netspace.net.au 

      Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne,  Victoria,  3050,  Australia; Recruiting
Jeff Szer, DR  61 3 9342 7737    jeff.szer@mh.org.au 

      Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, East Melbourne,  Victoria,  3002,  Australia; Recruiting
John Seymour, MBBS  61 3 9 656 1700    john.seymour@petermac.org 

Australia, Western Australia
      The Royal Perth Hospital, Perth,  Western Australia,  6847,  Australia; Recruiting
Richard Herrman, MD  61 8 9224 2405 

Bulgaria
      Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment (MHAT), "St. Marina" Clinic of Hematology, Varna,  3010,  Bulgaria; Recruiting
Liana Gercheva  359 359 52302935    kyuchger@mail.vega.bg 

      MHAT "St George" Clinic of Hematology, Plovdiv, Plovdiv,  4002,  Bulgaria; Recruiting
Stefcho Goranov, MD  359 32 60 24 81 

      National Centre of Hematology and Transfusiology, Sofia, Sofia,  1756,  Bulgaria; Recruiting
Dontcho Peytchev, MD, PhD  359 2 970 1154    dontchob@tea.bg 

      First Clinical Base - Clinic of Hematology, MHAT - Pleven, Pleven,  5800,  Bulgaria; Recruiting
Nikolay Tzvetkov, MD  359 64 42 73 92 

France
      Institute Paoli Calmettes, Marseille,  13009,  France; Recruiting
Norbert Vey, MD  33 4 91223695 

      Hopital Beaujon, Clichy,  92110,  France; Recruiting
Pierre Fenaux, MD  33 1 40874522    pierre.fenaux@avc.ap-hop-paris.fr 

      Chu Purpan, Toulouse,  31059,  France; Recruiting
Guy Laurent, MD  33 5 61772078 

      Chu De Nantes, Nantes,  44093,  France; Recruiting
Beatrice Mahe, MD  33 2 40083252 

      Che De Lille, Lille,  59037,  France; Recruiting
Bruno Quesnel, MD  33 3 20446640 

      Hopital Cochin, Paris,  75679,  France; Recruiting
Francois Dreyfus, MD  33 1 58412120 

      Hospital Saint Louis, Paris,  75010,  France; Recruiting
Herve Dombret  33 1 42496943    herve.dombret@sls.ap-hop-paris.fr 

      Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen,  76038,  France; Recruiting
Aspasia Stamatoullas, MD  33 2 32 08 22 23  Ext. 332 

      Hospital Edouard Herriot, Lyon,  69437,  France; Recruiting
Eric Wattel, MD  34 4 787851  Ext. 15    wattel@lyon.fncicc.fr 

      Chu D'Angers, Angers,  49033,  France; Recruiting
Mathilde Hunault-Berger, M.D.  33 241 3544  Ext. 75    mahunault@chu-angers.fr 

Germany
      Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf,  40225,  Germany; Recruiting
Norbert Gattermann, MD  49 211 811 6500 

      University Essen, ESSEN,  45147,  Germany; Recruiting
Ulrich Duhrsen, DM  49 201 723 2417    ulrich.duhrsen@uni-essen.de 

      Universitatsklinikum Ulm, Ulm,  89070,  Germany; Recruiting
Mathias Schmid, MD  49 731 500 24396 

      Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden,  1307,  Germany; Recruiting
Uwe Platzbecker, MD  49 351 458 4190    uwe.platzbecker@uniklinikum-dresden.de 

      Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz,  9113,  Germany; Recruiting
Mathias Hanel, PhD, Dr Med  49 371 333430  Ext. 45    m.haenel@skc.de 

      St Johannes Hospital, Duisburg,  47166,  Germany; Recruiting
Aristoteles Giagouinidis, MD  49 203 546 2480 

      Universitatsklinikum Bonn, Bonn,  53105,  Germany; Recruiting
Axel Glasmacher, Ph Dr  49 228 287  Ext. 5507    axel.glasmacher@uk.b.uni-bonn.de 

      Gerorg-August-Universitat Gottingen, Gottingen,  37075,  Germany; Recruiting
Detlef Haase, PhD Dr med  49 551 39 8535    haase.onkologie@med.uni-goettingen.de 

      Universitatsklinikum Hambur-Eppendorf, Hamburg,  D-20246,  Germany; Recruiting
Walter Fiedler, Prof Dr med  49 40 42803  Ext. 39880    fiedler@uke.uni-hamburg.de 

      Universitatsklinikum Kiel II, Kiel,  D-24116,  Germany; Recruiting
Heinz Horst, Pd Dr.  49 431 1697 

      Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg,  D-20099,  Germany; Recruiting
Norbert Schmitz, Prof Dr  49 40 2830 

Germany, Berlin
      Universitatsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm,  Berlin,  D-12203,  Germany; Recruiting
Wolf Hoffman, Dr. med  49-30-8445  Ext. 5903 

Greece
      District General Hospital of Athens, Athens,  11527,  Greece; Recruiting
Nikos Anagnostopoulos  30 210 7486796 

      General Hospital of Chest Disease, Athens,  11527,  Greece; Recruiting
Paraskevi Roussou  30 210 7778611 

      University General Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina,  45500,  Greece; Recruiting
Konstantinos Bourantas  30 26510 99638 

      University General Hospital of Patra Rio, Patra,  26500,  Greece; Recruiting
Nikolaos Zoumbos, MD  30 2610 999247    eskliva@upatras.gr 

Greece, Athens
      University Hospital-Attikon, Haidari,  Athens,  12462,  Greece; Recruiting
Vasiliki Pappa  30 210 5831000    vas_pappa@hotmail.com 

Greece, Crete
      University General Hospital of Heraklio Voutes, Heraklio,  Crete,  71110,  Greece; Recruiting
Eleni Papadaki  30 2810 392805    epapadak@med.uoc.gr 

Italy
      Ospedale San Eugenio, Roma,  00144,  Italy; Recruiting
Sergio Amadori, MD  39 06 51002504 

      Centro Oncologico Modenese, Modena,  41100,  Italy; Recruiting
Stefano Sacchi, MD  39 59 4222175    ssacchi@unimore.it 

      Ospedale San Martino, Genova,  I-16132,  Italy; Recruiting
Andrea Bacigalupo, MD  39 10 355469    andrea.bacigalupo@hsanmartino.liguria.it 

      Policlinico Gemelli, Roma,  00168,  Italy; Recruiting
Giuseppe Leone, MD  39 06 30154180    gleone@rm.unicatt.it 

      Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna,  40138,  Italy; Recruiting
Michele Baccarani, MD  39 51 390413 

      Instituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milano,  20133,  Italy; Recruiting
Paolo Corradini, MD  39 02 23902950    paolo.corradini@unimi.it 

      Universita di Firenze, Firenze,  50139,  Italy; Recruiting
Alberto Bosi, MD  39 055 4277  Ext. 276 

      Universita Degli Studi Di Sassari, Sassari,  7100,  Italy; Recruiting
Maurizio Longinotti, MD  39 079 228282    longinot@uniss.it 

      Instituto Nazionale Tumori "Regina Elena", Roma,  144,  Italy; Recruiting
Maria Concetta Petti, MD  39 06 52665685    mcpetti@ifo.it 

      Ospedale Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza - Irrc, San Giovanni Rotondo,  71013,  Italy; Recruiting
Musto Pellegrino, MD  39 0882 410  Ext. 539 

Netherlands
      Univ Hospital St. Radboud, Nijmejen,  Netherlands; Recruiting
Petra Muus  31 24 361 4762    m.bremmers@hemat.umcn.nl 

Spain
      Hospital Clinic, Barcelona,  08036,  Spain; Recruiting
Benet Nomdedeu, MD  34 93 227 55 11    nomdedeu@medicina.ub.es 

      Hospital Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca,  07198,  Spain; Recruiting
Joan Bargay, MD  34 871 20 21 38    jbargay@hsll.es 

      Hospital Universitario Del Salamanca, Salamanca,  37007,  Spain; Recruiting
Consuelo Del Canizo, MD  34 923 29 13 84    cocarol@usal.es 

      Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia,  46009,  Spain; Recruiting
Miguel Sanz, MD, PhD  34 96 197 30 57    msanz@uv.es 

      Hospital Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona,  08025,  Spain; Recruiting
Salut Brunet, MD  34 93 291 9396    sbrunet@hsp.santpau.es 

      Hospital Universitario Germans Trias I Pujol, Barcelona,  Spain; Recruiting
Josep Ribera, MD  34 93 497 89 87 

      Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid,  28048,  Spain; Recruiting
Joaquin Diaz-Mediavilla, PhD  34 91 3303312    jdiaz@medynet.com 

      Hospital de Leon, Leon,  24071,  Spain; Recruiting
Fernando Ramos y Ortega, MD, PhD  34 987 23 74 00 

      Hospital Universitario De La Princesa, Madrid,  28006,  Spain; Recruiting
Angela Figuera Alvarez, PhD  34 91 5202354    hematologia@hup.es 

      Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Madrid,  28046,  Spain; Recruiting
Miguel Canales  34 91 7277116    mcanales.hulp@salud.madrid.org 

      Hospital Ramon Y Cajal, Madrid,  28034,  Spain; Recruiting
Jaime Perez de Oteyza, MD, PhD  34 91 3368362 

Sweden
      Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm,  14186,  Sweden; Recruiting
Eva Hellstrom-Lindberg, MD, PhD  46 8 58580000    eva.hellstrom-lindberg@medhs.ki.se 

      Lund Universtiy Hospital, Lund,  22185,  Sweden; Recruiting
Lars Nilsson, MD  46 46 170000  Ext. 7416    lars.nilsson@stemcell.lu.se 

      Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg,  S-413 45,  Sweden; Recruiting
Anna Olsson, MD  46 31 342 100    anna.olsson@medic.gu.se 

      Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala,  S-751 85,  Sweden; Recruiting
Gunnar Oberg, MD  46 18 6110000  Ext. 4426    gunnar.oberg@medicin.uas.lul.se 

      University Hospital MAS, MALMO,  S-205 02,  Sweden; Recruiting
Jan Astermark, MD  46 40 33 1000    jan.astermark@medforsk.mas.lu.se 

United Kingdom
      Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich,  NR4 7UY,  United Kingdom; Recruiting
Jane Parker, MD  44 1603 287106    jane.parker@numh.nhs.uk 

      Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London,  United Kingdom; Recruiting
Graham Mufti, MD  44 020 73463080 

      Royal Bournemouth General Hospital, Bournemouth,  BH7 7DW,  United Kingdom; Recruiting
Sally Killick, MD  44 1202 704783    sally.killick@rbch-tr.swest.nhs.uk 

      St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London,  EC1A 7BE,  United Kingdom; Recruiting
J Cavenagh, MD  44 20 7882 6029    j.d.cavenagh@gmul.ac.uk 

      Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro,  TR1 3LJ,  United Kingdom; Recruiting
Anton Kruger  44 1865 222 309 

More Information

Study ID Numbers:  AZA PH GL 2003 CL 001
Record last reviewed:  March 2005
Last Updated:  April 4, 2005
Record first received:  October 31, 2003
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00071799
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08


Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005

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