Phase I/II Trial of Sodium Stibogluconate in Myelodysplastic Syndrome

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2013-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Sodium stibogluconate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

This was originally designed as a phase I/II trial studying the side effects of sodium stibogluconate and how well it works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Unfortunately, due to funding issues, the phase II portion was never conducted.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University
• Collaborator: Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
• Treatments: Antimony Sodium Gluconate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Documented myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including therapy-related MDS

• Meets 1 of the following criteria:

• Refractory to prior azacitidine or decitabine

• Did not tolerate treatment with azacitidine or decitabine due to cytopenias or other side effects

• Not a candidate for azacitidine or decitabine due to cytopenias or other medical conditions that would contraindicate nucleoside analogues

• Refused treatment with azacitidine or decitabine

• Life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks

• Not pregnant or nursing

• No B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, or pyridoxine responsive anemia as confirmed by relevant laboratory testing

• No prolongation of QTc or ventricular ectopic beats on EKG

• No evidence of cardiac disease

• No active infection AND afebrile

• More than 21 days since prior azacitidine or decitabine

• More than 21 days since other prior treatment for MDS (e.g., thalidomide, valproic acid, or other agents as part of a clinical trial)

• Prior cytokines (e.g., erythropoietin, G-CSF, and GM-CSF) allowed

• Prior chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma allowed provided there is no evidence of active disease from the prior malignancy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior treatment for leukemia (e.g., acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, or chronic lymphocytic leukemia)

• Concurrent cytokines

• Concurrent antileukemic treatment, including bone marrow transplantation and radiotherapy