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Safety and Efficacy of Imatinib Versus Interferon-α Plus Cytarabine in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00333840

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00333840. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

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Official title

A Phase III Study of STI571 Versus Interferon-α (IFN-α) 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

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the side effects and anti-leukemic benefits of imatinib with those of interferon and Ara-C for patients who have chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the chronic phase. Patients in this study will be randomized (1:1) to receive either interferon plus Ara-C or imatinib as initial treatment.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00333840
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Enrollment
1,106 participants

Conditions and interventions

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
Jun 2000 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Mar 2012 (Actual)
Completion
Mar 2012 (Actual)
Last update posted
Oct 14, 2013

2000 – 2012

United States locations

U.S. sites
62
U.S. states
34
U.S. cities
53
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Novartis Investigative Site Birmingham Alabama 35294 —
Novartis Investigative Site Montgomery Alabama 36106 —
Novartis Investigative Site Tucson Arizona 85724 —
Novartis Investigative Site Berkeley California 94704 —
Novartis Investigative Site Campbell California 95008 —
Novartis Investigative Site Duarte California 91010 —
Novartis Investigative Site La Jolla California 92093-0960 —
Novartis Investigative Site Denver Colorado 80218 —
Novartis Investigative Site Miami Florida 33176-2197 —
Novartis Investigative Site Orlando Florida 32804 —
Novartis Investigative Site Atlanta Georgia 30342 —
Novartis Investigative Site Honolulu Hawaii 96813 —
Novartis Investigative Site Chicago Illinois 60611 —
Novartis Investigative Site Chicago Illinois 60612 —
Novartis Investigative Site Chicago Illinois 60637 —
Novartis Investigative Site Decatur Illinois 62526 —
Novartis Investigative Site Beech Grove Indiana 46107 —
Novartis Investigative Site Witchita Kansas 67214 —
Novartis Investigative Site Louisville Kentucky 40202 —
Novartis Investigative Site New Orleans Louisiana 70112 —
Novartis Investigative Site Baltimore Maryland 21201 —
Novartis Investigative Site Boston Massachusetts 02115 —
Novartis Investigative Site Worcester Massachusetts 01665 —
Novartis Investigative Site Ann Arbor Michigan 48109 —
Novartis Investigative Site Detroit Michigan 48202-2689 —
Novartis Investigative Site East Lansing Michigan 48910 —
Novartis Investigative Site Minneapolis Minnesota 55455 —
Novartis Investigative Site St Louis Missouri 63110 —
Novartis Investigative Site Billings Montana 59101 —
Novartis Investigative Site Omaha Nebraska 68198-7681 —
Novartis Investigative Site Hackensack New Jersey 07601 —
Novartis Investigative Site Albuquerque New Mexico 87109 —
Novartis Investigative Site Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 —
Novartis Investigative Site Farmington New Mexico 87131 —
Novartis Investigative Site Buffalo New York 14263 —
Novartis Investigative Site New York New York 10017 —
Novartis Investigative Site New York New York 10021 —
Novartis Investigative Site New York New York 10029 —
Novartis Investigative Site Syracuse New York 13210 —
Novartis Investigative Site Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599 —
Novartis Investigative Site Charlotte North Carolina 28203 —
Novartis Investigative Site Durham North Carolina 27710 —
Novartis Investigative Site Winston-Salem North Carolina 27157 —
Novartis Investigative Site Cleveland Ohio 44195 —
Novartis Investigative Site Columbus Ohio 43210 —
Novartis Investigative Site Columbus Ohio 43215 —
Novartis Investigative Site Dayton Ohio 45429 —
Novartis Investigative Site Tulsa Oklahoma 74136 —
Novartis Investigative Site Portland Oregon 97239 —
Novartis Investigative Site Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15224 —
Novartis Investigative Site Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15232 —
Novartis Investigative Site Providence Rhode Island 02903 —
Novartis Investigative Site Spartanburg South Carolina 29303 —
Novartis Investigative Site Memphis Tennessee 38119 —
Novartis Investigative Site Nashville Tennessee 37203 —
Novartis Investigative Site Nashville Tennessee 37205 —
Novartis Investigative Site Dallas Texas 75235-9179 —
Novartis Investigative Site Dallas Texas 75246 —
Novartis Investigative Site Houston Texas 77030 —
Novartis Investigative Site Salt Lake City Utah 84112 —
Novartis Investigative Site Seattle Washington 98109-1024 —
Novartis Investigative Site Milwaukee Wisconsin 53215 —

Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.

Non-U.S. locations

This page focuses on the U.S. directory. The official record also lists 101 non-U.S. sites.

About this trial record page

What this page shows
Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00333840, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
What this page does not do
No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
Where the data comes from
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Last refresh
Last update posted Oct 14, 2013 · Synced Oct 21, 2026

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