Amifostine With or Without Epoetin Alfa in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

NCT00003681 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2009-05-12

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Summary

RATIONALE: Amifostine may improve blood counts in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Epoetin alfa may stimulate red blood cell production and be an effective treatment for anemia in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of amifostine with or without epoetin alfa in treating patients who have myelodysplastic syndrome.

Conditions

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

epoetin alfa

DRUG

amifostine trihydrate

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Roel Willemze, MD, PhD · Leiden University Medical Center

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-08-31

Countries

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czechia
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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