Overview

Prospective Randomized Study Comparing One or Two High Dose Chemotherapy Regimen Followed by Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
First randomization: After inclusion Use of Daunorubicin (arm D) or Idarubicin (arm I) as anthracyclin during all courses of chemotherapy (induction, consolidation courses before ASCT) Second randomization: After achieving 1st CR: all patients received non intensive consolidation course Familial HLA typing required for all patients Patients with HLA-identical sibling: Patients with very good prognostic factors (CBF leukemias, WBC < 30 giga/l at diagnosis, 1st CR after one induction course) = arm C: no allogeneic stem cell transplantation in 1st CR; received 2 more courses of intensive consolidation chemotherapy All others patients received an allogeneic transplant For patients aged less than 51 = arm M: upfront myeloablative conditioning regimen For patients aged over 51 and less than 61= arm m: intensive chemotherapy consolidation course.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Nantes University Hospital
Treatments:
Daunorubicin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients aged 15 to 60 years

- Diagnosis untreated AML (FAB 0 to 2, 4 to 7): more than 20% marrow blasts according to
WHO classification

- Signed informed consent required

Exclusion Criteria:

- AML3 subtype

- Previous diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or myeloproliferative disease;
patients with previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy were eligible if they had no
previous diagnosis of MDS

- Isolated extramedullary disease

- Inadequate performance status (≥ 3), cardiac function (LVEF < 40%, severe arythmia or
unstable coronary disease), renal function (creatininine > 150 µmol/l), liver
functional tests (bilirubin > 35 µmol/l, liver enzymes > 4 times normal values); life
expectancy < 3 months

- Informed consent refusal