Response-Based Chemotherapy in Treating Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Younger Patients With Down Syndrome

Overview

About this study

This phase III trial studies response-based chemotherapy in treating newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome in younger patients with Down syndrome. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Response-based chemotherapy separates patients into different risk groups and treats them according to how they respond to the first course of treatment (Induction I). Response-based treatment may be effective in treating acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome in younger patients with Down syndrome while reducing the side effects.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have constitutional trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) or trisomy 21 mosaicism (by karyotype or fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH])
  • Patients with previously untreated de novo AML who meet the criteria for AML with ≥ 20% bone marrow blasts as set out in the World Health Organization (WHO) Myeloid Neoplasm classification
  • Patients with cytopenias and/or bone marrow blasts who do not meet the criteria for the diagnosis of AML (WHO Myeloid Neoplasm classification) because of < 20% marrow blasts are eligible if they meet the criteria for a diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
  • Patients with a history of transient myeloproliferative disorder (which may or may not have required chemotherapy intervention), who:
    • Are > 8 weeks since resolution of transient myeloproliferative disease (TMD) with ≥ 5% blasts, OR
    • Patients sho have an increasing blast count (≥ 5%) in serial bone marrow aspirates performed at least 4 weeks apart
  • Children who have previously received chemotherapy, radiation therapy or any anti-leukemic therapy are not eligible for this protocol, with the exception of cytarabine for the treatment of TMD
  • There are no minimal organ function requirements for enrollment on this study
    • Note: Previous cardiac repair with sufficient cardiac function is not an exclusion criteria
  • Each patient's parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human subjects research must be met

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with promyelocytic leukemia (French-American-British [FAB] M3)
  • Prior therapy
    • Patients ≤ 30 days from the last dose of cytarabine used for treatment

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Wendy Allen-Rhoades, M.D., Ph.D.

Closed for enrollment

Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

(855) 776-0015

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