Brief Summary 5-azacytidine treatment prolongs survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), but does not cure the disease. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is a curative treatment option but is associated with a high risk treatment-related morbidity and mortality. In the current trial allogeneic stem cell transplantation will be compared to 5-azacytidine only treatment according to donor availability in elderly patients with MDS (55-70 years).
Detailed Description 5-azacytidine treatment prolongs survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), but does not cure the disease. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is a curative treatment option but is associated with a high risk treatment-related morbidity and mortality. Dose-reduced conditioning prior transplantation allows also treatment of elderly patients with MDS. In the current trial allogeneic stem cell transplantation will be compared to 5-azacytidine only treatment according to donor availability in elderly patients with MDS (55-70 years).
SEEK ID: https://cgnbonn.fdm.digital-medicine.org/projects/12
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NFDI4Health PIs: Cristoph Scheid
Trial Project start date: 29th Oct 2011
Trial Project end date: 30th Nov 2016
- : Study
- : Comparison between 5 – azacytidine treatment and 5 – azacytidine followed by allogeneic stem cell transplantation in elderly patients with MDS according to donor availability
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- : VidazaAlloStudy
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- : 5-azacytidine treatment prolongs survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), but does not cure the disease. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is a curative treatment option but is associated with a high risk treatment-related morbidity and mortality. Dose-reduced conditioning prior transplantation allows also treatment of elderly patients with MDS. In the current trial allogeneic stem cell transplantation will be compared to 5-azacytidine only treatment according to donor availability in elderly patients with MDS (55-70 years).
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- : MDS
- : CMML
- : allogeneic stem cell transplantation
- : 5-azacytidine
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- Details about the contributing organisation(s)/institution(s)/group(s)
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- Details about the contributing person(s)
- : Principal investigator
- : Cristoph
- : Scheid
- Digital identifier(s)
- : 0009-0007-6539-226X
- : ORCID
- : christoph.scheid@uk-koeln.de
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- Organisation(s) associated with the contributor
- : Klinik I für innere Medizin, University Hospital Cologne
- : Kerpener Straße 62 50937 Cologne, Germany
- : https://innere1.uk-koeln.de/
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- : 05mxhda18
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- : Personal
- Details about the contributing organisation(s)/institution(s)/group(s)
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- Details about the contributing person(s)
- : Contact
- : Andreas
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- Organisation(s) associated with the contributor
- : Klinik I für innere Medizin, University Hospital Cologne
- : Kerpener Straße 62 50937 Cologne, Germany
- : https://innere1.uk-koeln.de
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- : 05mxhda18
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- : Organisational
- Details about the contributing organisation(s)/institution(s)/group(s)
- : Sponsor (primary)
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- : Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Organisation(s) associated with the contributor
- : Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- : Martinistrasse 52 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- : https://www.uke.de/
- Digital identifier(s)
- : 01zgy1s35
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- : NCT (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- : NCT01404741
- : Interventional
- Specification of the type of the Project
- : Factorial
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- Primary health condition(s) or disease(s) considered in the Project
- : Myelodysplastic syndrome (disorder)
- : SNOMED CT
- : 109995007
- : Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (disorder)
- : SNOMED CT
- : 127225006
- Groups of diseases or conditions(*)
- : Neoplasms (II)
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- Administrative information about the Project
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- : Completed: Recruitment, data collection, and data quality management completed normally
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- : 29 October 2011
- : 30 November 2016
- : Multicentric
- : 17
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- Eligibility criteria for Project participants
- Eligibility criteria: Minimum age
- : 55
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- Eligibility criteria: Maximum age
- : 70
- : Years
- : Not applicable
- : - Patients with proven de novo or therapy-related MDS / CMML (WBC <13 GPT/l) according to FAB and risk profile according to IPSS: intermediate II- risk or high-risk or intermediate I with high-risk cytogenetic (according to IPSS, taking into account that IPSS, however, was not validated for t- MDS); - patients with secondary AML (according to WHO) and blasts ≤ 30 % (= RAEB-t according to FAB); - Previously untreated or maximal 1 cycle of 5-azacytidine (Vidaza®); - Male or Female; - Age 55 - 70 years; - Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form ECOG performance status of ≤ 2 at study entry Adequate renal and liver function: creatinine and bilirubin < 3 x the upper limit of normal Sufficient cardiac function (ejection fraction > 30 %)
- : - Blasts > 30 % in bone marrow at time of diagnosis; - Central nervous Involvement; - Severe irreversible renal, hepatic, pulmonary or cardiac disease, such as Total bilirubin, SGPT or SGOT ≥ 3 times upper the normal level; - Left ventricular ejection fraction < 30 %; - Creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min; - DLCO < 35 % and/or receiving supplementary continuous oxygen; - Pregnant or breastfeeding female subject; - Patients with a life-expectancy of less than six months because of another debilitating disease; - Serious psychiatric or psychological disorders; - Uncontrolled invasive fungal infection at time of registration; - Known positive for HIV or acute infectious hepatitis, type A, B or C; - Participation in another study with ongoing use of unlicensed investigational product from 28 days before study enrollment until the end of the study
- Population of the Project(*)
- : National
- : Germany
- : Berlin, Bonn, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Göttingen, Hamburg, Hannover, Cologne, Mannheim, Munich, Nurenberg, Tübingen, Ulm
- Interventions of the Project
- : 5-azacytidine until progress
- : Drug (including placebo)
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- : Active Comparator: 5-azacytidine treatment until progress 5-azacytidine until progress
- : allogeneic stem cell transplantation
- : Genetic (including gene transfer, stem cell and recombinant DNA)
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- : Experimental: allogeneic stem cell transplantation after 4 cycles 5-azacytidine and if donor available: allogeneic stem cell transplantation after reduced intensity conditioning
- Exposures of the Project
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- Outcome measures in the Project
- : overall survival
- : compare to overall survival of patients who receive after 4 cycles of 5-azacytidine either allogeneic stem cell transplantation or continuous 5-azacytidine if no compatible donor is available overall 230 patients
- : Primary
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- : response
- : Comparison of response according to International Working Group Response Criteria between both arms: - Examinations of bone marrow (count of blasts) and peripheral blood (hematological improvement)after schedule of study assessments (after cycle 4 in both arms, after cycle 8 and after months 12-24-36 in the 5-azacytidine treatment and on day 100, day 180, months 12-24-36 after allogeneic stem cell transplantation
- : Secondary
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- : event-free survival
- : comparison of event free survival in both arms (230 pat.): - evaluation of survival status (relapse, date of relapse, alive or death) in the whole study period
- : Secondary
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- : overall survival
- : Comparison of overall survival between both arms (230 pat.). - evaluation of survival status (alive or death/date of death) in the whole study period
- : Secondary
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- : impact of Comorbidity-index on outcome
- : impact of comorbidity-index on outcome after study entry and prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation (according definitions and weighted scores of comorbidities by Sorror et al): physical examination laboratory values(creatinine,Alt, AST, bilirubin, etc.) apparative diagnostics (echo,lufu,ECG)
- : Secondary
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- : Treatment-related mortality
- : compare treatment related mortality in both arms (230 pat.): - death according to treatment in both arms
- : Secondary
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- : Evaluation of toxicity
- : the evaluation of toxicity will be performed according to the reporting guidelines as per NCI CTCAE in the whole study period: adverse events grade 3 and 4 cytopenia grade 3 and 4 only be reported as AE which are judged by the investigator as clinically relevant
- : Secondary
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- : quality of life
- : Comparison of quality of life between both arms with the quality of life core questionnaire QLQ-C30 and the treatment specific high-dose chemotherapy module QLQ HD-C29 to assess the quality of life of cancer patient. The questionnaire has to be answered after the fourth cycle, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years after both treatment arms
- : Secondary
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- Data sharing strategy of the Project(*)
- : Undecided, it is not yet known if data will be made available
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- Non-interventional aspects of the Project
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- Target follow-up duration of the Project
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- Interventional aspects of the Project
- : Phase-2
- Masking of intervention(s) assignment
- : false
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- : Nonrandomized
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Institutions: Klinik I für Innere Medizin, University Hospital Cologne
Abstract (Expand)
Authors: Nicolaus Kröger, Katja Sockel, Christine Wolschke, Wolfgang Bethge, Richard F. Schlenk, Dominik Wolf, Michael Stadler, Guido Kobbe, Gerald Wulf, Gesine Bug, Kerstin Schäfer-Eckart, Christof Scheid, Florian Nolte, Jan Krönke, Matthias Stelljes, Dietrich Beelen, Marion Heinzelmann, Detlef Haase, Hannes Buchner, Gabriele Bleckert, Aristoteles Giagounidis, Uwe Platzbecker
Date Published: 20th Oct 2021
Publication Type: Journal
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.20.02724
Citation: JCO 39(30):3318-3327