STI571 Compared With Interferon Alfa Plus Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
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Official title
A Phase III Study of STI571 Versus Interferon-a (IFN-a) Combined With Cytarabine (Ara-C) in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Previously Untreated Philadelphia Chromosome Positive (Ph+) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in Chronic Phase (CML-CP)
Brief summary
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RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as interferon-alfa and STI571 may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. It is not yet known if STI571 is more effective than interferon alfa plus cytarabine for chronic myelogenous leukemia. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of STI571 with that of interferon alfa plus cytarabine in treating patients who have newly diagnosed chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00006343
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- recombinant interferon alfa Biological
- cytarabine Drug
- imatinib mesylate Drug
Biological · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 70 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 31, 2000
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2007
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2007
- Last update posted
- Jan 2, 2013
2000 – 2007
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | East Hanover | New Jersey | 07936 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 2, 2013 · Synced Sep 15, 2026
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