NCT00005866

S9920 Busulfan Compared With Cyclophosphamide in Patients Undergoing Total-Body Irradiation Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation for Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase III Randomized Study Comparing Busulfan-Total Body Irradiation Versus Cyclophosphamide-Total Body Irradiation Preparative Regimen in Patients With Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or MDS-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Undergoing HLA-Identical Sibling Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, (A BMT Study)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 240 (estimated)
• Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network · Network
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

RATIONALE: Peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known if total-body irradiation plus peripheral stem cell transplantation is more effective with busulfan or with cyclophosphamide for myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of busulfan with that of cyclophosphamide in patients undergoing total-body irradiation plus peripheral stem cell transplantation for advanced myelodysplastic syndrome or related acute myeloid leukemia.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare event free survival after total body irradiation (TBI) plus busulfan versus TBI plus cyclophosphamide followed by allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with advanced myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or MDS related acute myeloid leukemia. II. Determine the distribution of pharmacokinetic parameters for busulfan in those patients randomized to the busulfan treatment arm. III. Investigate the prognostic significance for event free survival of prior history of red cell transfusions, cytogenetic pattern, and of functional drug resistance at diagnosis in these patients. IV. Estimate the frequencies of cytogenetic and genetic changes during disease progression in these patients. OUTLINE: This a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (40 and under vs 41-55) and diagnosis and International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) risk group (myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)/IPSS - intermediate 1 vs MDS/IPSS - intermediate 2 vs MDS/IPSS high risk vs MDS related acute myeloid leukemia). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive busulfan IV over 2 hours every 6 hours on days -7 to -4 for a total of 16 doses. Arm II: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 2 hours on days -5 and -4. Patients receive total body irradiation (TBI) twice a day on days -3 to -1; peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from genotypically HLA identical sibling on day 0; cyclosporine IV every 12 hours on days -1 to 60, and then tapering in the absence of graft versus host disease; and methotrexate IV on days 1, 3, 6, and 11. Patients are followed every 6 months for 5 years. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 240 patients (120 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study over 5 years.

Conditions

• Leukemia
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	busulfan	arm 1: 0.44 mg/kg every 6 hours, IV over 2 hours, day -7 to -4
DRUG	cyclophosphamide	arm 2: 60 mg/kg every 24 hrs for 2 doses, IV over 2 hrs, days -5 and -4
DRUG	cyclosporine	both arms per published schedule
DRUG	methotrexate	GVHD: 15 mg/m2 day 1, 10 mg/m2 day 3, 6 and 11 by IV
PROCEDURE	allogeneic bone marrow transplantation	day 0
RADIATION	radiation therapy	both arms: 1200 cGy total dose (6 x 200 fractions)

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-02-01
• Primary completion: 2004-03-01
• Completion: 2006-03-01
• First posted: 2004-03-16
• Last updated: 2015-03-06

Locations

66 sites across 2 countries: United States, Canada