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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia With t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2); PML-RARAPhase 3NCT02339740

Tretinoin and Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Untreated Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

A Phase 3 study testing Arsenic Trioxide, Cytarabine and Dexamethasone in people with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia With t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2); PML-RARA, run by Children's Oncology Group at 174 sites in 6 countries.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This phase III trial studies tretinoin and arsenic trioxide in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia. Standard treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia involves high doses of a common class of chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines, which are known to cause long-term side effects… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 months to 21 years
What is being tested?
Arsenic Trioxide, Cytarabine and Dexamethasone
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
158 participants
Where
174 sitesin 6 countries
Study dates
21 Jul 2015to 30 Jun 2029
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 months to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must be newly diagnosed with a clinical diagnosis of APL (initially by morphology of bone marrow or peripheral blood)
  • Bone marrow is highly preferred but in cases where marrow cannot be obtained at diagnosis, peripheral blood will be accepted
  • If the RQ-PCR results are known at the time of study enrollment, the patient must demonstrate the PML-RARalpha transcript by RQ-PCR to be eligible
  • NOTE: A lumbar puncture is not required in order to be enrolled on study nor are lumbar punctures recommended at the time of diagnosis; if the diagnosis of APL is known or suspected, diagnostic lumbar punctures in patients with neurologic symptoms should be deferred until any coagulopathy is corrected; if central nervous system (CNS) disease is suspected or proven, a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be considered to rule out the possibility of an associated chloroma; if CNS disease is documented, patients are still eligible and will receive protocol directed intrathecal treatments
  • Patients may receive up to a maximum of 5 days of pre-treatment with ATRA prior to administration of protocol therapy
  • Treatment with hydroxyurea, corticosteroids (any route) and intrathecal cytarabine prior to beginning protocol directed therapy is allowed; however, it should be noted that lumbar puncture and intrathecal therapy at initial diagnosis of APL is not recommended
  • All patients and/or their 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 studies must be met

Who cannot join

  • Patients with secondary APL are excluded; this includes all patients with APL that may have resulted from prior treatment (chemotherapy or radiation)
  • Patients with isolated myeloid sarcoma (myeloblastoma, chloroma, including leukemia cutis) but without evidence of APL by bone marrow or peripheral blood morphology are excluded
  • Patients with a pre-existing diagnosis of a prolonged QT syndrome (even if corrected QT interval [QTc] is normal at the time of APL diagnosis) are excluded
  • Patients with a baseline QTc of > 450 msec are excluded; Bazett's formula is to be used for measurement of the corrected QT interval: the QT interval (msec) divided by the square root of the RR interval (msec)
  • Patients with a history or presence of significant ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmia are excluded
  • Patients with right bundle branch block plus left anterior hemiblock, bifascicular block are excluded
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  • Patients with serum creatinine > 3.0 mg/dL and patients on active dialysis for renal dysfunction are excluded
  • Patients who have received treatment with any other cytotoxic chemotherapy prior to beginning protocol therapy (other than allowed in above criteria) are excluded
  • Female patients who are pregnant are excluded; patients should not be pregnant or plan to become pregnant while on treatment; a pregnancy test prior to enrollment is required for female patients of childbearing potential
  • Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants are excluded
  • Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to be abstinent or use 2 forms of effective contraception during treatment through 1 month off therapy are excluded

Trial locations and contacts

174 sites in 6 countries.

174 sites in 6 countries

United States152 sites

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

    Akron, Ohio, 44308

  • Albany Medical Center

    Albany, New York, 12208

  • Providence Alaska Medical Center

    Anchorage, Alaska, 99508

  • C S Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • Mission Hospital

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28801

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

    Austin, Texas, 78723

  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21215

  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Eastern Maine Medical Center

    Bangor, Maine, 04401

  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600

  • Children's Hospital of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

    Boise, Idaho, 83712

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263

  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203

  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204

  • T C Thompson Children's Hospital

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403

  • Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • University of Illinois

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229

  • Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205

  • Driscoll Children's Hospital

    Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411

  • Medical City Dallas Hospital

    Dallas, Texas, 75230

  • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • Dayton Children's Hospital

    Dayton, Ohio, 45404

  • Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80218

  • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

  • Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

    Downey, California, 90242

  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Duarte, California, 91010

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042

  • Sanford Broadway Medical Center

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122

  • Broward Health Medical Center

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316

  • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

    Fort Myers, Florida, 33908

  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

  • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834

  • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

  • Connecticut Children's Medical Center

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06106

  • Penn State Children's Hospital

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

  • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

    Hollywood, Florida, 33021

  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826

  • Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Riley Hospital for Children

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260

  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216

  • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007

  • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

  • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916

  • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102

  • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135

  • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756

  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591

  • Loma Linda University Medical Center

    Loma Linda, California, 92354

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048

  • Norton Children's Hospital

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

  • UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System

    Lubbock, Texas, 79415

  • Valley Children's Hospital

    Madera, California, 93636

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

  • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

    Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153

  • Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

  • Banner Children's at Desert

    Mesa, Arizona, 85202

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

    Miami, Florida, 33136

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital

    Miami, Florida, 33155

  • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

  • NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

    Mineola, New York, 11501

  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404

  • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • USA Health Strada Patient Care Center

    Mobile, Alabama, 36604

  • West Virginia University Healthcare

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506

  • Morristown Medical Center

    Morristown, New Jersey, 07960

  • The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903

  • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029

  • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112

  • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507

  • Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn

    Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94609

  • Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94611

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    Orange, California, 92868

  • AdventHealth Orlando

    Orlando, Florida, 32803

  • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

    Orlando, Florida, 32806

  • Nemours Children's Hospital

    Orlando, Florida, 32827

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

  • Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge

    Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068

  • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

    Paterson, New Jersey, 07503

  • Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

    Pensacola, Florida, 32504

  • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

    Peoria, Illinois, 61637

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134

  • Phoenix Childrens Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224

  • Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital

    Portland, Oregon, 97227

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

  • Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth

    Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903

  • Carilion Children's

    Roanoke, Virginia, 24014

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14642

  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113

  • Children's Hospital of San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78207

  • Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

  • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92123

  • Naval Medical Center -San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92134

  • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

    San Francisco, California, 94158

  • Memorial Health University Medical Center

    Savannah, Georgia, 31404

  • Maine Children's Cancer Program

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

  • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134

  • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

    Spokane, Washington, 99204

  • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

    Springfield, Illinois, 62702

  • Baystate Medical Center

    Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63141

  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

    St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701

  • Stony Brook University Medical Center

    Stony Brook, New York, 11794

  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

    Tacoma, Washington, 98431

  • Tampa General Hospital

    Tampa, Florida, 33606

  • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

    Tampa, Florida, 33607

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10467

  • ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43606

  • Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

    Torrance, California, 90502

  • New York Medical College

    Valhalla, New York, 10595

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

  • Saint Mary's Hospital

    West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407

  • Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

  • UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655

Other trials in United States

Australia8 sites

  • John Hunter Children's Hospital

    Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, 2310

  • Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide

    North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006

  • Royal Children's Hospital

    Parkville, Victoria, 3052

  • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

    Perth, Western Australia, 6008

  • Perth Children's Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6009

  • Sydney Children's Hospital

    Randwick, New South Wales, 2031

  • Queensland Children's Hospital

    South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101

  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145

Other trials in Australia

Canada8 sites

  • IWK Health Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8

  • McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5

  • The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1

  • CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)

    Québec, G1V 4G2

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9

Other trials in Canada

Puerto Rico3 sites

  • HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital

    Caguas, 00726

  • San Jorge Children's Hospital

    San Juan, 00912

  • University Pediatric Hospital

    San Juan, 00926

Other trials in Puerto Rico

New Zealand2 sites

  • Christchurch Hospital

    Christchurch, 8011

  • Starship Children's Hospital

    Grafton, Auckland, 1145

Other trials in New Zealand

Saudi Arabia1 site

  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Riyadh, 11211

Other trials in Saudi Arabia

About this study

Official title: A Phase III Study for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) Using Arsenic Trioxide and All-Trans Retinoic Acid

This phase III trial studies tretinoin and arsenic trioxide in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia. Standard treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia involves high doses of a common class of chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines, which are known to cause long-term side effects, especially to the heart. Tretinoin may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Arsenic trioxide may stop the growth of cancer cells by either killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Completely removing or reducing the amount of anthracycline chemotherapy and giving tretinoin together with arsenic trioxide may be an effective treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia and may reduce some of the long-term side effects.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To eliminate exposure to conventional chemotherapy (including anthracyclines), for patients with standard risk acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), through use of arsenic trioxide (ATO) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) (tretinoin) based therapy while achieving an event free survival (EFS) that is not inferior compared to historical controls.

II. To significantly reduce exposure to conventional chemotherapy, and in particular, anthracycline exposure, for patients with high risk APL, through use of ATO and ATRA based therapy while achieving an event free survival that is not inferior compared to historical controls.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To analyze the clinical impact of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) mutations in pediatric APL.

II. To correlate clinical outcomes with the kinetics of reduction in promyelocytic leukemia (PML)/retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARalpha) transcript level by quantitative real-time (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (RQ-PCR) in bone marrow and peripheral blood samples from diagnosis to time points during therapy.

III. To monitor incidence of coagulopathy complications, utilizing standardized conventional supportive care, and correlate with a battery of coagulation testing.

IV. To evaluate the neurocognitive outcomes of patients treated on this protocol using patient-completed, performance-based measures of neuropsychological functioning and parent questionnaire report.

OUTLINE:

INDUCTION THERAPY: Patients with standard and high risk APL receive tretinoin orally (PO) twice daily (BID) and arsenic trioxide intravenously (IV) over 2-4 hours on days 1-28. High risk APL patients also receive dexamethasone PO or IV BID on days 1-14 and idarubicin IV over 15 minutes on days 1, 3, 5, and 7. Patients achieving hematologic complete remission (hCR)/hematologic complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (hCRi) may go on to consolidation therapy. Patients who do not achieve hCR/hCRi may continue treatment with tretinoin and arsenic trioxide for up to 70 days.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients receive tretinoin PO BID on days 1-14 and 29-42 and arsenic trioxide IV over 2-4 hours on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, and 22-26. Treatment repeats every 56 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive tretinoin PO BID on days 1-14 and arsenic trioxide IV over 2-4 hours on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, and 22-26.

MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE (MRD) CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Patients who have APL in the bone marrow after 2 courses of consolidation therapy receive MRD consolidation therapy prior to continuing onto consolidation course 3. Patients receive cytarabine IV over 1-3 hours every 12 hours on days 1-4; mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 15-30 minutes on days 3-6; and tretinoin PO BID on days 1-14. If there are no APL cells in the bone marrow after completion of MRD consolidation therapy, patients continue on to consolidation course 3.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up monthly for 12 months, every 3 months for 36 months, every 6 months for 48 months, and then annually for 2 years.

Being tested
Arsenic Trioxide, Cytarabine, Dexamethasone, Idarubicin, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Arsenic TrioxideDrug

    Also called Arsenic (III) Oxide, Arsenic Sesquioxide, Arsenous Acid, Arsenous Acid Anhydride

    Given IV

  • CytarabineDrug

    Also called .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine, 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone

    Given IV

  • DexamethasoneDrug

    Also called Aacidexam, Adexone, Aknichthol Dexa, Alba-Dex

    Given PO or IV

  • IdarubicinDrug

    Also called 4-Demethoxydaunomycin, 4-Demethoxydaunorubicin, 4-DMDR

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Mitoxantrone HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called CL 232315, DHAD, DHAQ, Dihydroxyanthracenedione Dihydrochloride

    Given IV

  • Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther

    Also called Quality of Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

  • Questionnaire AdministrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • TretinoinDrug

    Also called 2,4,6,8-Nonatetraenoic acid, 3, 7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (all-E)-, Aberel, Airol, Aknoten

    Given PO

Study groups in NCT02339740
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (tretinoin, arsenic trioxide, chemotherapy)ExperimentalSee Detailed Description
Receives: Drug: Arsenic Trioxide; Drug: Cytarabine; Drug: Dexamethasone; Drug: Idarubicin; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Drug: Tretinoin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Event-free Survival (EFS) in Standard Risk Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) Patients

    EFS is defined as the time from on study to failure to achieve hematological complete response (CR) prior to start of consolidation, persistence of molecular positive disease after minimal residual disease (MRD) positive consolidation course, relapse (molecular, morphologic or extramedullary), or death. The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate 2-year EFS along with 90% log-minus-log transformed confidence limits.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

  2. EFS in High Risk APL Patients

    EFS is defined as the time from on study to failure to achieve hematological CR prior to start of consolidation, persistence of molecular positive disease after MRD positive consolidation course, relapse (molecular, morphologic or extramedullary), or death. The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate 2-year EFS along with 90% log-minus-log transformed confidence limits.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Jan 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start21 Jul 2015
  3. Primary completion31 Oct 2020
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2029 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
158 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02339740
Sponsor's protocol ID
AAML1331
Other IDs
NCI-2014-02266, PAAML1331_A01PAMDREVW0, AAML1331, AAML1331, AAML1331, U10CA180886
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
13 Jan 2015
Last updated
18 Feb 2026
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Select individual patient-level data from this trial can be requested from the NCTN/NCORP Data Archive

Publications

  • Kutny MA, Alonzo TA, Abla O, Rajpurkar M, Gerbing RB, Wang YC, Hirsch BA, Raimondi S, Kahwash S, Hardy KK, Hardy S, Meshinchi S, Gamis AS, Kolb EA, Feusner JH, Gregory J Jr. Assessment of Arsenic Trioxide and All-trans Retinoic Acid for the Treatment of Pediatric Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group AAML1331 Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Jan 1;8(1):79-87. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5206.

    PubMed 34762093

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Arsenic Trioxide, Cytarabine and Dexamethasone in people with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia With t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2); PML-RARA, run by Children's Oncology Group at 174 sites in 6 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 174 sites in United States, Australia, Canada, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and 1 more country. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 16 Dec 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Event-free Survival (EFS) in Standard Risk Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) Patients (time frame: Up to 24 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02339740, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Feb 2026.

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