Open Label Study of Subcutaneous Homoharringtonine (Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate) in Patients With Advanced CML

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Clinical Trial

Official title: A Phase II Open-Label Study of the Subcutaneous Administration of Homoharringtonine. (Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate; OMA) in the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Myeloid. Leukemia (CML) Who Have Failed or Are Intolerant to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

A Phase II open-label trial of subcutaneous HHT (omacetaxine mepesuccinate) in the treatment of patients who are resistant to or intolerant to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.

Clinical Trial Description

This will be an open label, multicenter study of subcutaneous HHT (omacetaxine mepesuccinate) therapy of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic, accelerated, or blast phase who have failed or are intolerant to tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. Patients will be treated with induction course cycles consisting of subcutaneous (SC) HHT 1.25 mg/m² twice daily for 14 consecutive days every 28 days. Patients will be evaluated every 7 days with complete blood and platelet counts while undergoing induction therapy; the number of consecutive doses of HHT or intervals between subsequent cycles may be adjusted, as clinically indicated, according to guidelines provided in the treatment plan. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• Leukemia
• Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive

• NCT number: NCT00462943
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: March 7, 2007
• Completion date: June 27, 2013