Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.CML patients whom Ph chromosome was detected by chromosomal analysis (G-band method or FISH method) or BCR-ABL mRNA was detected by RT-PCR method 2.CML patients who were diagnosed within 6 months before the registration to the study 3.Patients who do not suggest the accelerated phase (AP) or blastic phase (BP) CML 4.Age 16 years or older 5.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2 6.Written informed consent (from the legal representative if the subject is under 20 years old)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Previously treated by tyrosine kinase inhibitors other than imatinib 2.Previously received imatinib for more than 2 weeks 3.Previous treatment experience with IFN-alpha 4.Received oral anticancer drugs such as hydroxyurea for more than 3 months. 5.Confirmed to have the T315I point mutation of BCR-ABL 6.History of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 7.Patients with cardiovascular dysfunction 8.Other uncontrolled complications. 9.Pregnant women or those with suspected pregnancy. Nursing women and those who plan to become pregnant during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The CMR rate by 24 months after the initiation of nilotinib treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * Percentage of patients maintaining CMR for more than 1 year during 24-month nilotinib treatment period * Cumulative CMR rate by 12 and 18 months after the initiation of nilotinib treatment * Cumulative MMR or MR4 rate by 12, 18, and 24 months after the initiation of nilotinib treatment * Cumulative MCyR or CCyR rate by 6 and 12 months after the initiation of nilotinib treatment * OS, PFS, EFS and investigation of prognosis predicting factors * Factors that predict achieving CMR * Safety and tolerability of nilotinib (including treatment continuation rate) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital Department of Oncology and Haematology