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Chemotherapy and Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Myeloid Cancer

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Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Purpose
     Eligibility
     Treatment/Intervention
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Phase I/II Study of Bismuth Bi 213 Monoclonal Antibody M195 and Cytarabine in Patients With Advanced Myeloid Malignancies

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase II, Phase ITreatmentClosedNot specifiedNCIMSKCC-00117
NCI-H01-0071, NCT00014495

Trial Description

Purpose:

Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of combining chemotherapy and monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who have advanced myeloid cancer.

Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria include the following:

Final eligibility for a clinical trial is determined by the health professionals conducting the trial.

Treatment/Intervention:

Patients will receive a 5-day continuous infusion of cytarabine. Within 2 weeks, patients will receive an infusion of monoclonal antibody up to four times a day for 4 days. Patients will then receive an injection of filgrastim once a day until blood counts return to normal. Treatment may be repeated for as long as benefit is shown. Patients will be evaluated twice a week for 4 weeks and then once a month for 3 months.

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Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Joseph Jurcic, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 212-639-2955; 800-525-2225
Email: jurcicj@mskcc.org

Registry Information
Official Title Phase I/II Trial Of Sequential Therapy With Cytarabine And Bismuth-213-Labeled HuM195 (Humanized Anti-CD33) In Patients With Advanced Myeloid Malignancies
Trial Start Date 2000-11-14
Trial Completion Date 2010-12-13 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00014495
Date Submitted to PDQ 2001-02-15
Information Last Verified 2008-10-22
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA33049, CA08748

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