CMA-676 in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia in First Relapse

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2002-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of CMA-676 in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first relapse.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Pfizer
• Treatments: Gemtuzumab

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically diagnosed CD33 positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first relapse At least 6 months of complete remission No CNS leukemia No AML secondary to exposure to chemotherapy or toxins

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC less than 30,000/mm3 at time of CMA-676 administration Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No severe cardiac disease Pulmonary: No severe pulmonary disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use an effective method of contraception Not known to be HIV positive No prior myelodysplastic syndrome No other active malignancy No uncontrolled infections Able to obtain bone marrow aspirate

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior bone marrow transplantation No prior anti-CD33 antibody therapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for AML in first relapse except hydroxyurea At least 24 hours since prior hydroxyurea Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 4 weeks since prior investigational agents