Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with cytogenetically confirmed newly diagnosed Ph+CML-CP. 2) Patients who have not experienced a blast phase or accelerated phase of CML before treatment with Nilotinib. 3) CML-CP patients who have been treated with Imatinib for 3 months or longer and diagnosed with Imatinib resistance or intolerance. 4) ECOG performance status of 0-2. 5) Adequate end organ function. 6) Written informed concent prior to any study procedures being performed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have received treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors(except for imatinib) prior to study entry. 2) Patients who are receiving treatment with other investigational agents. 3) Patients who exhibit the T315I BCR-ABL mutation. 4) Patients who have any cardiac disturbances. 5) Severe medical conditions. 6) Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of study drug. 7) Patients who are: (a)pregnant, (b)breast feeding, (c)male or female of childbearing potential unwilling to use contraceptive precautions throughout the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the rate of patients with a dose of 800 mg/day at 12 months after starting nilotinib therapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) To evaluate the response rates at 6 and 12 months of nilotinib therapy. 2) To evaluate the response rates in imatinib-intolerant patients switched to nilotinib therapy at 6 and 12 months after starting imatinib therapy. 3) To evaluate the percentage of patients complying with the protocol treatment by the optimal dose levels at 6 and 12 months of nilotinib therapy. 4) To evaluate the safety of nilotinib 5) To assess the progression-free survival (PFS), the event-free survival (EFS), and the overall survival (OS) at 2 years. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine