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A Study of Decitabine Given to Adults With Advanced-Stage Myelodysplastic Syndromes

A Phase 2 Study of Decitabine Administered Daily for 5 Days Every 4 Weeks to Adults With Advanced-Stage Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00260065
Enrollment
99
Registered
2005-12-01
Start date
2005-05-31
Completion date
2008-12-31
Last updated
2013-05-20

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Conditions

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Keywords

Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Decitabine, Dacogen, MGI Pharma

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the overall response rate in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) given a daily dosing schedule of decitabine.

Interventions

DRUGDecitabine

20mg/m\^2, IV on days 1-5 of each 28 day cycle; until progression, death or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Sponsors

Eisai Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Must sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB) -approved informed consent form. 2. Must be 18 years of age or older. 3. Must have a diagnosis for MDS fitting any of the recognized French-American-British (FAB) classifications and International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) greater than or equal to 0.5 as determined by Complete Blood Count (CBC), bone marrow assessment, and cytogenetics within 28 days of receiving study drug. If FAB classification is Refractory anemia (RA) or Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS), then must be red cell transfusion dependent, defined as needing red cells more frequently than once every 4 weeks. 4. If receiving erythropoietin(Procrit), must have been on a stable dose for at least 8 weeks before first dose of study drug. 5. If receiving darbepoetin(Aranesp), must have been on a stable dose for at least 12 weeks before first dose of study drug.

Exclusion criteria

1. Must not have a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or other progressive malignant disease. 2. Must not have received any investigational agent within the 30 days preceding the first dose of study drug. 3. Must not have uncontrolled cardiac disease or uncontrolled congestive heart failure. 4. Must not have an active viral or bacterial infection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Achieved Overall Response1 yearOverall Response = complete remission (disappearance of all target lesions) + partial remission (at least 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Best Response and Overall Improvement1 yearOverall Improvement = complete remission + marrow complete remission + partial remission + hematologic improvement (CR+mCR+PR+HI)

Countries

Canada, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 Intravenous
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 intravenous IV on Days 1-5 of each 28 day cycle.
99
Total99

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event17
Overall StudyDeath13
Overall StudyMedication Noncompliance1
Overall StudyNot otherwise specified8
Overall StudyPhysician Decision19
Overall StudyProgressive Disease22
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject13

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDecitabine 20 mg/m2 Intravenous
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
84 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
15 Participants
Age Continuous70.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.78
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
86 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
99 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
28 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
71 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
96 / 99
serious
Total, serious adverse events
65 / 99

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Who Achieved Overall Response

Overall Response = complete remission (disappearance of all target lesions) + partial remission (at least 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions)

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 IntravenousNumber of Participants Who Achieved Overall Response33 participants
95% CI: [24.2, 43.5]
Secondary

Best Response and Overall Improvement

Overall Improvement = complete remission + marrow complete remission + partial remission + hematologic improvement (CR+mCR+PR+HI)

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT)

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 IntravenousBest Response and Overall ImprovementOverall Improvement51 Participants
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 IntravenousBest Response and Overall ImprovementComplete Remission (CR)17 Participants
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 IntravenousBest Response and Overall ImprovementMarrow Complete Remission (mCR)16 Participants
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 IntravenousBest Response and Overall ImprovementPartial Remission (PR)0 Participants
Decitabine 20 mg/m2 IntravenousBest Response and Overall ImprovementHematologic Improvement (HI)18 Participants
95% CI: [41.3, 61.7]

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026