Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Further Trial Information
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Trial Description

Summary

RATIONALE: Caspofungin acetate or fluconazole may help prevent fungal infections caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether fluconazole is more effective than caspofungin acetate in preventing fungal infections in patients with acute myeloid leukemia who are undergoing chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III clinical trial is studying caspofungin acetate to see how it works compared to fluconazole in preventing invasive fungal infections in patients with acute myeloid leukemia who are undergoing chemotherapy.

Further Study Information

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

• To determine if prophylaxis with caspofungin administered during periods of neutropenia following chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is associated with a lower incidence of proven or probable invasive fungal infections (IFI) compared with fluconazole.

Secondary

• To determine if prophylaxis with caspofungin will result in a lower incidence of proven or probable cases of invasive aspergillosis (IA) compared with fluconazole.

• To determine if prophylaxis with caspofungin will result in improved survival compared to fluconazole.

• To determine if prophylaxis with caspofungin will result in less empiric antifungal therapy compared to fluconazole.

• To determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value of biweekly galactomannan (GM) and beta-D glucan testing in diagnosing IFI.

• To test the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in innate immunity and proven or probable IFI.

• To develop predictive models of IFI using SNP in genes involved in immunity and clinical covariates.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease (de novo acute myeloid leukemia vs all other patients). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

• Arm I: Patients receive caspofungin acetate IV over 1 hour once daily (QD) beginning within 24-72 hours after the last dose of chemotherapy for each course and continuing until ANC > 100-500/μL, the next chemotherapy course begins, or patient meets any off-protocol criteria.

• Arm II: Patients receive fluconazole IV over 2 hours or orally (PO) QD beginning within 24-72 hours after the last dose of chemotherapy for each course and continuing until ANC > 100-500/μL, the next chemotherapy course begins, or patient meets any off-protocol criteria.

In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of invasive fungal infections or disease progression.

Blood samples may be collected twice weekly for antifungal antigen assays and at the end of course 1 for single nucleotide polymorphism analysis.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically for 2 years.

Eligibility Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• Patients must have one of the following diagnoses and/or treatment plans:

• Newly diagnosed de novo AML

• First or subsequent relapse of AML

• Secondary AML

• Planned treatment as per COG-AAML0531 (including those in whom it is planned to not administer Intensification III) or AAML1031 for any diagnosis; either those following these treatment plans or those enrolled on AAML1031 are eligible

• Patients with the following diagnoses are not eligible:

• Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)

• Down syndrome

• Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥ 70 mL/min OR a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:

• ≤ 0.4 mg/dL (age 1 month to < 6 months)

• ≤ 0.5 mg/dL (age 6 months to < 1 year)

• ≤ 0.6 mg/dL (age 1 to < 2 years)

• ≤ 0.8 mg/dL (age 2 to < 6 years)

• ≤ 1 mg/dL (age 6 to < 10 years)

• ≤ 1.2 mg/dL (age 10 to < 13 years)

• ≤ 1.4 mg/dL (females age ≥ 13 years)

• ≤ 1.5 mg/dL (males age 13 to < 16 years)

• ≤ 1.7 mg/dL (males age ≥ 16 years)

• Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age AND SGOT (AST) or SGPT (ALT) < 2.5 x ULN

• Lactating patients must agree not to nurse a child while on this trial

• Female patients of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test

• Patients must agree to use an effective birth control method

• Patients with a documented history of IFI within the previous 30 days are not eligible

• Patients with a history of echinocandin or fluconazole hypersensitivity are not eligible

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

• See Disease Characteristics

• No other concurrent systemic antifungal therapy

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Children's Oncology Group

Theoklis Zaoutis, MD

Study Chair

U.S.A.
Alabama
	Birmingham
	Children's Hospital of Alabama at University of Alabama at Birmingham
		Alyssa T Reddy	Ph: 205-934-0309
	UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
		Alyssa T Reddy	Ph: 205-934-0309
Arkansas
	Little Rock
	Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
		David L Becton	Ph: 501-364-7373
California
	Arcadia
	Children's Oncology Group
		Theoklis E Zaoutis	Ph: 267-426-5570
			Email: zaoutis@email.chop.edu
	Downey
	Southern California Permanente Medical Group
		Robert M Cooper	Ph: 626-564-3455
	Loma Linda
	Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center
		Antranik A Bedros	Ph: 909-558-3375
	Long Beach
	Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital
		Amanda M Termuhlen	Ph: 562-933-5437
	Los Angeles
	Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
		Leo Mascarenhas	Ph: 323-361-4110
	Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
		Fataneh (Fae) Majlessipour	Ph: 310-423-8965
	Madera
	Children's Hospital Central California
		Vonda L Crouse	Ph: 866-353-5437
	Orange
	Children's Hospital of Orange County
		Violet Shen	Ph: 714-997-3000
	Sacramento
	University of California Davis Cancer Center
		Jay Michael S Balagtas	Ph: 916-734-3089
	San Diego
	Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
		William D Roberts	Ph: 858-966-5934
	San Francisco
	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
		Mignon Loh	Ph: 877-827-3222
Colorado
	Denver
	Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
		Jennifer J Clark	Ph: 866-775-6246
Connecticut
	Hartford
	Connecticut Children's Medical Center
		Michael S Isakoff	Ph: 860-545-9981
	New Haven
	Yale Cancer Center
		Nina S Kadan-Lottick	Ph: 203-785-5702
Delaware
	Wilmington
	Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
		Christopher N Frantz	Ph: 302-651-5755
District of Columbia
	Washington
	Children's National Medical Center
		Jeffrey S Dome	Ph: 202-884-2549
Florida
	Fort Lauderdale
	Broward General Medical Center Cancer Center
		Hector M Rodriguez-Cortes	Ph: 954-355-5346
	Fort Myers
	Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
		Emad K Salman	Ph: 239-343-5333
	Gainesville
	University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
		William B Slayton	Ph: 352-273-8675
			Email: trials@cancer.ufl.edu
	Hollywood
	Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
		Iftikhar Hanif	Ph: 954-265-2234
	Jacksonville
	Nemours Children's Clinic
		Eric S Sandler	Ph: 904-697-3529
	Orlando
	Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando
		Clifford A Selsky	Ph: 407-303-5623
	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at Orlando
		Vincent F Giusti	Ph: 321-841-7246
	Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
		Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian	Ph: 407-650-7150
	Pensacola
	Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
		Jeffrey H Schwartz	Ph: 904-697-3529
	Saint Petersburg
	All Children's Hospital
		Gregory A Hale	Ph: 727-767-2423
			Email: HamblinF@allkids.org
	Tampa
	St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
		Hardeo K Panchoosingh	Ph: 800-882-4123
Georgia
	Atlanta
	AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Campus
		Howard M Katzenstein	Ph: 888-785-1112
	Savannah
	Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
		J. Martin Johnston	Ph: 912-350-8568
Hawaii
	Honolulu
	Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
		Robert W Wilkinson	Ph: 808-983-6090
Idaho
	Boise
	Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
		Eugenia Chang	Ph: 800-845-4624
Illinois
	Chicago
	Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
		David O Walterhouse	Ph: 773-880-4562
	University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
		Susan L Cohn	Ph: 773-834-7424
	University of Illinois Cancer Center
		Mary L Schmidt	Ph: 312-355-3046
	Oak Lawn
	Keyser Family Cancer Center at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital
		Sharad N Salvi	Ph: 847-723-7570
	Springfield
	Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute
		Gregory P Brandt	Ph: 217-545-7929
Indiana
	Indianapolis
	Riley's Children Cancer Center at Riley Hospital for Children
		Robert J Fallon	Ph: 317-274-2552
	St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
		Bassem I Razzouk	Ph: 317-338-2194
Iowa
	Des Moines
	Blank Children's Hospital
		Wendy L Woods-Swafford	Ph: 888-823-5923
			Email: ctsucontact@westat.com
	Iowa City
	Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
		Ayman A El-Sheikh	Ph: 800-237-1225
Kentucky
	Lexington
	University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
		Martha F Greenwood	Ph: 859-257-3379
	Louisville
	Kosair Children's Hospital
		Salvatore J Bertolone	Ph: 866-530-5516
Louisiana
	New Orleans
	Children's Hospital of New Orleans
		Lolie C Yu	Ph: 504-894-5377
	Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation
		Rajasekharan P. Warrier	Ph: 504-894-5377
	Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic
		Tammuella C Singleton	Ph: 504-988-6121
Maryland
	Baltimore
	Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital
		Joseph M Wiley	Ph: 410-601-6120
			Email: pridgely@lifebridgehealth.org
	Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center
		Teresa A York	Ph: 800-888-8823
	Bethesda
	National Naval Medical Center
		Anne B Warwick	Ph: 301-319-2100
Massachusetts
	Boston
	Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts - New England Medical Center
		Johannes E Wolff	Ph: 617-636-5000
			Email: ContactUsCancerCenter@TuftsMedicalCenter.org
Michigan
	Detroit
	Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
		Hadi Sawaf	Ph: 313-343-3166
	Wayne State University
		Meret Henry	Ph: 313-576-9363
	Flint
	Hurley Medical Center
		Susumu Inoue	Ph: 888-606-6556
	Grand Rapids
	Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
		David S Dickens	Ph: 616-267-1925
	Kalamazoo
	Bronson Methodist Hospital
		Jeffrey S Lobel	Ph: 800-227-2345
	Western Michigan University School of Medicine Clinics
		Jeffrey S Lobel	Ph: 800-227-2345
Minnesota
	Minneapolis
	Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
		Bruce C Bostrom	Ph: 612-813-5193
	Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
		Michael J Burke	Ph: 612-624-2620
	Rochester
	Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
		Carola A. S. Arndt	Ph: 507-538-7623
Mississippi
	Jackson
	University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
		Gail C Megason	Ph: 601-815-6700
Missouri
	Columbia
	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia
		Thomas W Loew	Ph: 573-882-7440
	Kansas City
	Children's Mercy Hospital
		Maxine L Hetherington	Ph: 816-234-3265
	Saint Louis
	Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
		William S Ferguson	Ph: 314-268-4000
	David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy
		Bethany G. Sleckman	Ph: 913-948-5588
	Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
		Kayelyn J Wagner	Ph: 605-328-1367
Nebraska
	Omaha
	Children's Hospital
		Minnie Abromowitch	Ph: 402-955-3949
	UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
		Peter F Coccia	Ph: 800-999-5465
Nevada
	Las Vegas
	CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
		Jonathan Bernstein	Ph: 702-384-0013
New Hampshire
	Lebanon
	Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
		Sara Chaffee	Ph: 800-639-6918
			Email: cancer.research.nurse@dartmouth.edu
New Jersey
	Hackensack
	Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
		Burton E Appel	Ph: 201-996-2879
	Livingston
	St. Barnabas Medical Center Cancer Center
		Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg	Ph: 973-926-7230
	Morristown
	Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital
		Steven L Halpern	Ph: 973-971-5900
	New Brunswick
	Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
		Richard A Drachtman	Ph: 732-235-8675
	Saint Peter's University Hospital
		Stanley Calderwood	Ph: 732-745-8600ext6163
			Email: kcovert@saintpetersuh.com
	Newark
	Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
		Peri Kamalakar	Ph: 973-926-7230
	Paterson
	St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
		Mary A Bonilla	Ph: 973-754-2909
	Summit
	Overlook Hospital
		Steven L Halpern	Ph: 973-971-5900
New Mexico
	Albuquerque
	University of New Mexico Cancer Center
		Koh B Boayue	Ph: 505-272-6972
New York
	Albany
	Albany Medical Center Hospital
		Vikramjit S Kanwar	Ph: 518-262-3368
	Bronx
	Montefiore Medical Center
		Rosanna J Ricafort	Ph: 718-904-2730
			Email: aecc@aecom.yu.edu
	Buffalo
	Roswell Park Cancer Institute
		Martin L Brecher	Ph: 877-275-7724
	Mineola
	Winthrop University Hospital
		Mark E Weinblatt	Ph: 866-946-8476
	New Hyde Park
	Schneider Children's Hospital
		Mark P Atlas	Ph: 718-470-3470
	New York
	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
		Alice Lee	Ph: 212-305-8615
	New York University Medical Center
		Elizabeth A Raetz	Ph: 212-263-4434
			Email: prmc.coordinator@nyumc.org
	Rochester
	James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
		Jeffrey R Andolina	Ph: 585-275-5830
	Stony Brook
	Stony Brook University Cancer Center
		Robert I Parker	Ph: 800-862-2215
	Syracuse
	SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
		Karol H Kerr	Ph: 315-464-5476
	Valhalla
	New York Medical College
		Mehmet F Ozkaynak	Ph: 914-594-3794
North Carolina
	Asheville
	Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
		Orren Beaty	Ph: 828-213-4150
	Chapel Hill
	Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
		Stuart H Gold	Ph: 877-668-0683
	Charlotte
	Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
		Joel A Kaplan	Ph: 704-355-2884
	Durham
	Duke Cancer Institute
		Susan G Kreissman	Ph: 888-275-3853
	Winston-Salem
	Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
		Thomas W McLean	Ph: 336-713-6771
North Dakota
	Fargo
	Roger Maris Cancer Center at MeritCare Hospital
		Nathan L Kobrinsky	Ph: 701-234-6161
Ohio
	Akron
	Akron Children's Hospital
		Steven J Kuerbitz	Ph: 330-543-3193
	Cincinnati
	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
		John P Perentesis	Ph: 513-636-2799
	Cleveland
	Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals/Case Medical Center
		Yousif (Joe) H Matloub	Ph: 216-844-5437
	Columbus
	Nationwide Children's Hospital
		Mark A Ranalli	Ph: 614-722-2708
	Dayton
	Dayton Children's - Dayton
		Emmett H Broxson	Ph: 800-228-4055
	Toledo
	Mercy Children's Hospital
		Rama Jasty	Ph: 419-251-8210
	Toledo Hospital
		Dagmar T Stein	Ph: 419-824-1842
Oklahoma
	Oklahoma City
	Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
		Rene Y McNall-Knapp	Ph: 405-271-4272
			Email: julie-traylor@ouhsc.edu
	Tulsa
	Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
		Gregory B Kirkpatrick	Ph: 918-494-2200
Oregon
	Portland
	Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
		Linda C. Stork	Ph: 503-494-1080
			Email: trials@ohsu.edu
	Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
		Janice F Olson	Ph: 503-413-2560
	Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital
		Janice F Olson	Ph: 503-413-2560
Pennsylvania
	Danville
	Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
		Jeffrey S Taylor	Ph: 570-271-5251
	Philadelphia
	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
		Frank M Balis	Ph: 215-590-2810
	Pittsburgh
	Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
		Arthur K Ritchey	Ph: 412-692-5573
PR
	Santurce
	San Jorge Children's Hospital
		Luis A Clavell	Ph: 888-823-5923
			Email: ctsucontact@westat.com
Rhode Island
	Providence
	Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
		Cindy L Schwartz	Ph: 401-444-1488
South Carolina
	Charleston
	Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
		Jacqueline M Kraveka	Ph: 843-792-9321
	Columbia
	Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
		Ronnie W. Neuberg	Ph: 803-434-3680
	Greenville
	BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
		Cary E Stroud	Ph: 864-241-6251
	Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Faris Road
		Cary E Stroud	Ph: 864-241-6251
South Dakota
	Sioux Falls
	Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
		Kayelyn J Wagner	Ph: 605-328-1367
Tennessee
	Chattanooga
	T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital
		Manoo G Bhakta	Ph: 423-778-7289
	Nashville
	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
		Haydar A Frangoul	Ph: 800-811-8480
Texas
	Amarillo
	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Amarillo
		Osvaldo Regueira	Ph: 806-354-5411
	Corpus Christi
	Driscoll Children's Hospital
		M. C Johnson	Ph: 361-694-5311
	Dallas
	Medical City Dallas Hospital
		Carl Lenarsky	Ph: 972-566-5588
	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
		Naomi J Winick	Ph: 214-648-7097
	Fort Sam Houston
	Brooke Army Medical Center
		Della L Howell	Ph: 210-292-7311
	Houston
	Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
		Lisa R Bomgaars	Ph: 713-798-1354
			Email: burton@bcm.edu
	San Antonio
	Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
		Jaime Estrada	Ph: 210-575-7000
	Temple
	Scott and White Cancer Institute
		Guy H Grayson	Ph: 254-724-5407
Vermont
	Burlington
	Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont
		Alan C Homans	Ph: 802-656-8990
Virginia
	Charlottesville
	University of Virginia Cancer Center
		Kimberly P Dunsmore	Ph: 434-243-6143
	Falls Church
	Inova Fairfax Hospital
		Marshall A Schorin	Ph: 703-208-6650
	Norfolk
	Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
		Eric J Lowe	Ph: 757-668-7243
Washington
	Seattle
	Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
		Jessica A Pollard	Ph: 866-987-2000
	Spokane
	Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center
		Judy L Felgenhauer	Ph: 800-228-6618
			Email: HopeBeginsHere@providence.org
	Tacoma
	Madigan Army Medical Center - Tacoma
		Melissa A Forouhar	Ph: 253-968-0129
			Email: mamcdci@amedd.army.mil
	Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center - Tacoma
		Robert G Irwin	Ph: 888-823-5923
			Email: ctsucontact@westat.com
West Virginia
	Charleston
	West Virginia University Medical School - Charleston
		Allen R Chauvenet	Ph: 304-388-9944
Wisconsin
	Green Bay
	St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
		John R Hill	Ph: 920-433-8889
	Marshfield
	Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
		Michael J McManus	Ph: 715-389-4457
	Milwaukee
	Midwest Children's Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
		Richard L Tower	Ph: 414-805-4380
Canada
Alberta
	Calgary
	Alberta Children's Hospital
		Douglas R Strother	Ph: 403-220-6898
			Email: research4kids@ucalgary.ca
British Columbia
	Vancouver
	Children's and Women's Hospital of British Columbia
		Caron Strahlendorf	Ph: 604-875-2345ext6477
Manitoba
	Winnipeg
	CancerCare Manitoba
		Rochelle A Yanofsky	Ph: 866-561-1026
			Email: CIO_Web@cancercare.mb.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
	Saint John's
	Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
		Lisa Anne B Goodyear	Ph: 866-722-1126
Ontario
	Hamilton
	McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
		Carol Portwine	Ph: 905-521-2100ext74595
		Carol Portwine	Ph: 905-521-2100ext74595
	Kingston
	Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital
		Mariana P Silva	Ph: 613-544-2630
	London
	Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
		Anne E Cairney	Ph: 519-685-8306
	Toronto
	Hospital for Sick Children
		Sarah W Alexander	Ph: 416-813-7654ext2027
			Email: jason.mcguire@sickkids.ca
Quebec
	Montreal
	Hopital Sainte Justine
		Yvan Samson	Ph: 514-345-4931
	Montreal Children's Hospital at McGill University Health Center
		Sharon B Abish	Ph: 514-412-4445
			Email: info@thechildren.com

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT01307579
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on May 30, 2013

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