Edetate Calcium Disodium or Succimer in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome Undergoing Chemotherapy
Launched by M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER · Aug 10, 2018
Trial Information
Current as of June 26, 2025
Recruiting
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ClinConnect Summary
This clinical trial is studying two potential treatments, edetate calcium disodium and succimer, for patients with certain types of blood cancers, specifically acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), who are receiving chemotherapy. The goal is to find out if these treatments can help lower harmful metal levels in the body, which may improve how well the chemotherapy works and help manage the disease better.
To participate in this trial, patients need to be diagnosed with specific types of AML or MDS, including newly diagnosed or relapsed cases. They should also be in relatively good health, with certain limits on kidney and liver function. Participants can expect regular check-ups and monitoring throughout the trial to assess how well they respond to the treatments and to identify any side effects. It’s important to note that pregnant or nursing women cannot participate, and patients with severe uncontrolled illnesses may also be excluded. If you or a loved one is considering this trial, it could be a valuable opportunity to explore new treatment options.
Gender
ALL
Eligibility criteria
- Inclusion Criteria:
- • Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form participants ≥18 years, unless parent or LAR signs along with any required verbal assents and signed assent of minor for participants \<18 years.
- • Age ≥18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
- • Age ≥1 years and \<18 years with weight requirement ≥8 kg at the time of the signing of the informed consent form (e.g. by parent or LAR)
- * Patients enrolling in the pediatric/adolescent/young adult exploratory cohort must be:
- • Age ≥1 years and \<18 years with weight requirement ≥8 kg at the time of the signing of the informed consent form (e.g. by parent or LAR), Or age 18 years -39 years at the time of the signing of the informed consent form
- * Diagnosis of any of the following:
- • Newly diagnosed (or untreated) AML with intermediate-risk/poor-risk cytogenetics, intermediate-risk/poor-risk molecular, or secondary AML (i.e. therapy-related or evolved from antecedent hematologic malignancy)
- • Newly diagnosed (or untreated) myeloid blast phase of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) (including myeloid blast phase of chronic myeloid leukemia \[CML\])
- • Newly diagnosed (or untreated) high-risk, very-high risk or secondary MDS/myeloid neoplasm
- • Newly diagnosed (or untreated) MDS/MPN (regardless of cytogenetic/molecular status)
- • Relapsed and/or refractory AML, MDS/myeloid neoplasm , MDS/MPN, myeloid blast phase of MPN (including myeloid blast phase of CML)
- * Patients enrolling in the childhood/adolescent/young adult exploratory cohort may have any of the following diagnoses:
- • High-risk or relapsed/refractory childhood, adolescent, or young adult malignancies including but not limited to high-risk or relapsed/refractory ALL or other high-risk or relapsed refractory malignancies
- • This includes, but is not limited to, the following: High-risk ALL/LL including T-ALL/LL, Ph-like ALL/LL, Ph+ B-ALL/LL, B-ALL/LL with CNS lymphoid leukemic involvement, testicular involvement, other extramedullary involvement by ALL/LL; ALL/LL with any of the NCI high-risk features: patients aged 10 years or older and those with a white blood cell count ≥50 × 109 per L), high-risk cytogenetics (MLL rearrangements, near haploidy \[\<30 chromosomes\], low hypodiploidy \[30-39 chromosomes\], t\[17;19\]\[q23;p13\], intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21), Burkitts'; Burkitt's-like, Double-Hitt; CNS involvement by any non-primary brain malignancy; Metastatic disease of any malignancy; 5-year survival prognosis of less than 50%, based on the treating physician's assessment
- • Patients on non-investigational regimens or on IND-exempt MD Anderson studies (for hematologic malignancies) of approved drugs are also eligible.
- • Patients on IND studies (for hematologic malignancies) utilizing FDA approved commercially available drugs are eligible.
- • Investigational agents that are not used for treatment of the leukemia per se (e.g. anti-infective prophylaxis or therapy) will be allowed. Other supportive care studies are allowed, even if under an IND.
- • Newly diagnosed MDS or AML, as well as MDS/MPN, myeloid blast phase of MPN (including myeloid blast phase of CML), patients can enroll on this study after start of non-investigational induction therapy, but must be within first 3 cycles of therapy of front-line therapy. Patients with relapsed and/or refractory AML, MDS, MDS/MPN, myeloid blast phase of MPN (including myeloid blast phase of CML) can enroll. Newly diagnosed patients enrolling in the exploratory cohort with high-risk malignancies can enroll after the start of non-investigational therapy but must be within first 3 cycles of front-line therapy.
- • Transformed and untreated AML transformed from previously treated MDS, myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) or other types of secondary AML are allowed. Myeloid-Blast Phase of MPN and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) are allowed.
- • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =\< 3 or Lansky or Karnofsky ≥ 30 at study entry; patients who are unable to walk, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.
- * Laboratory test results within these ranges (unless due to leukemia or other hematologic malignancy):
- • Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 mg/dL
- • Total Bilirubin =\< 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN), unless the patient has Gilbert's
- • AST (SGOT) and/or ALT (SGPT) =\< 2.0 x ULN
- • Women of childbearing potential (WCBP) must have a negative urine pregnancy test within 7 days and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or adopting at least one highly effective method of contraception. These methods include intra-uterine device, tubal ligation, partner's vasectomy, and hormonal birth control pills. Men must agree not to father a child and agree to use a condom if his partner is of child bearing potential
- • Extramedullary disease is allowed as long as it can be measured and followed for response.
- • Note: Patients can be considered MDS by either WHO or FAB150 criteria Note: MDS risk status assessment is based on IPSS-R and/or IPSS-M. AML risk status assessment is based on ELN and World Health Organization classification
- Exclusion Criteria:
- • Nursing and pregnant females. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
- • Uncontrolled inter-current illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or which judged by the investigator, places the patient at unacceptable risk
- • Acute Promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
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Contacts
Jennifer Cobb
Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Locations
Houston, Texas, United States
Patients applied
Trial Officials
Maro Ohanian
Principal Investigator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Timeline
First submit
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Trial updated
Estimated completion
Not reported
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