Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplasia

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT00136084

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two multi-agent chemotherapy regimens using different dosages of cytarabine to eliminate all detectable leukemia.

Official Title

A Collaborative Trial for the Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplasia

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Younger than 21 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia by immunophenotyping, morphology, and cytochemical staining; myelodysplasia; or biphenotypic leukemia. - Age less than or equal to 21 years at time of study entry. - No prior therapy for this malignancy (patients with secondary AML following treatment of primary malignancy are eligible) except for one dose of intrathecal therapy. - Negative pregnancy test - Patient does not have Down syndrome, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), or juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - Positive pregnancy test - Down syndrome, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), or juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)

Investigator(s)

Gary Dahl

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Contact

LPCH New Patient Coordinator
6507251072