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Research to Compare Tablet versus Intravenous Injection Azacitidine- Anticancer Drug in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia blood cancer

A Pilot Study to Compare Extended Oral versus Standard Intravenous Azacitidine for Induction of remission in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/07/055291
Enrollment
20
Registered
2023-07-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D728- Other specified disorders of whiteblood cells

Interventions

Intervention1: ORAL AZACITIDINE ARM : 200 mg BD for 21 days in a 28 day Cycle Control Intervention1: IV AZACITIDINE ARM : 75 mg / m2/day for 7 days in a 28 day cycle

Sponsors

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. AML/MDS Patients who are not a candidate for standard chemotherapy 3. ECOG Performance Status 0-3 4. Participants are willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant and Lactating women 2. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APML) 3. Known Hypersensitivity to azacytidine 4. Known or active HIV, viral hepatitis B, or C

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of area under the curve AUC0-12 of oral azacytidine (200 mg BD) & intravenous azacytidine (75 mg/m2/day) Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) from first dose through 28 days Comparison of Proportion of subjects achieving RBC transfusion independence between oral versus intravenous groupTimepoint: Timeline Day 30, Day 60, Day 90, Day 180

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hematologic complete remission after induction treatment with oral azacytidine (200 mg BD) for 21 days versus intravenous azacytidine (75 mg/m2/day) for 7 daysTimepoint: Timeline Day 30, Day 60, Day 90, Day 180

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Smita pattanaik

PGIMER, Chandigarh

drs_pattanaik@yahoo.com9417724464

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026