Official Title: Phase II Study of Azacitidine in Myelofibrosis
Status: TERMINATED
Status Verified Date: 2011-04
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Due to lack of accrual and trial has demonstrated too little clinical benefit
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: RATIONALE Drugs used in chemotherapy such as azacitidine work in different ways to stop the growth of abnormal cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing
PURPOSE This phase II trial is studying how well azacitidine works in treating patients with myelofibrosis
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES
Primary
Determine the efficacy of azacitidine in patients with myelofibrosis MF with myeloid metaplasia Evaluate the safety of azacitidine in these patients Secondary Evaluate pertinent biologic characteristics of MF before and during therapy with azacitidine Assess the effects of study treatment on constitutional symptoms in these patients Estimate time to event distributions for overall survival and progression OUTLINE Patients receive azacitidine subcutaneously once daily on days 1-5 Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity
After completion of study treatment patients are followed periodically for up to 3 years
PROJECTED ACCRUAL A total of 35 patients will be accrued for this study