Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:44 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:44 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00015951
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as bevacizumab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with chemotherapy may be an effective treatment for hematologic cancer.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of bevacizumab combined with cytarabine and mitoxantrone in treating patients who have hematologic cancer.
Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine the clinical effectiveness of bevacizumab, cytarabine, and mitoxantrone in patients with poor-risk hematologic malignancies.
* Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine whether this regimen can induce cell apoptosis in these patients.
* Determine the effects of bevacizumab on coagulation profiles in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive cytarabine IV continuously over 72 hours on days 1-3, mitoxantrone IV over 30-60 minutes on day 4, and bevacizumab IV over 90 minutes on day 8 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving partial or complete remission may receive a second course of therapy beginning approximately 30 days after the completion of the first course.
Patients are followed until death.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-45 patients will be accrued for this study within 1-3 years.
Study:
NCT00015951
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00015951