Efficacy and Safety of Generic Imatinib (Carcemia®) Compared to Glivec® in Real-Life Management of Chronic Phase of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Clinical Trial

— CARCML  

Official title:

Efficacy and Safety of Generic Imatinib (Carcemia®) Compared to Glivec® in Real-Life Management of Chronic Phase of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia; a Multicenter, Observational Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05282108
• Other study ID #: HIK-CAR-2021-04
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: July 20, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 2024

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
• Contact: Ruba A Jaber
• Phone: 009625805430
• Email: rjaber[@]Hikma.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Generic Imatinib (Carcemia®) Compared to Glivec® in Real-Life Management of Chronic Phase of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Description:

This is an observational, prospective, cohort study design, where no visits or intervention(s) additional to the daily practice will be performed. In the study site, two cohorts will be identified among eligible patients, followed up, and assessed for a total of 12 months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 240
• Est. completion date: August 2024
• Est. primary completion date: August 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age =18 years

2. Newly diagnosed patients with Ph+ CML in CP, with or without the presence of other cytogenetic abnormalities at the time of diagnosis

3. Treatment naïve patients with confirmed diagnosis within 3 months of study enrolment

4. Levels of liver aminotransferases and serum bilirubin = 2 times the upper limit of the normal range, and serum creatinine =1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range

5. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. CML in accelerated phase (AP) at enrolment except patients in AP with the presence of other cytogenetic abnormalities at the time of diagnosis 2. CML in BP at enrolment 3. Patients who meet any of the contraindications to the administration of the study drug according to the approved Summary of Product Characteristics. -

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

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

Intervention

Drug:
• Carcemia
Generic Imatinib
• Glivec
Imatinib

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Nasser Institute	Cairo
Egypt	National Cancer Institute (NCI)	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (14)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion of patients who achieve and maintain major molecular response (MMR) at 12 months	Proportion of patients who achieve and maintain major molecular response (MMR) at 12 months using RQ-PCR test (Appendix II) using Chi-square test. The MMR is defined as ration of BCR-ABL to ABL (or other housekeeping gene) = 0.1% on the international scale (MMR is equal to a 3-log reduction in the ratio of BCR-ABL1: ABL from a standardized median baseline value).	12 months
Secondary	the safety & tolerability of imatinib after 12 months	In both cohorts, the safety & tolerability of imatinib after 12 months of treatment will be assessed by: The number, type, severity and frequency of the adverse reactions particularly those described in the SmPC of the reference product.; Incidence of adverse events (AEs) & serious adverse events (SAEs).; AEs leading to permanent treatment discontinuation.; Clinically relevant changes in laboratory tests (according to laboratory reference ranges).	12 months
Secondary	Progression free survival (PFS) at 12 months		12 months
Secondary	Event free survival (EFS) at 12 months		12 months
Secondary	Survival without blastic phase (BP) at 12 months		12 months
Secondary	Overall survival (OS) at 12 months		12 months
Secondary	Complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) at 12 months		12 months
Secondary	Deep Molecular response (DMR) at 12 months		12 months
Secondary	Treatment compliance	Treatment compliance while on imatinib will be evaluated by identifying the frequency of not taking the medications as prescribed and the reason behind that based on the prescription pattern. The decision on non-compliance is based on the treating physician's judgment."	12 months