A Phase II Study of CLAG Regimen Combined With Imatinib Mesylate for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Given the lack of standard salvage chemotherapy regimen for relapsed or refractory (RR) acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a phase 2 clinical study of cladribine, cytarabine, G-CSF (CLAG) regimen in combination with imatinib mesylate (IM) in patients with RR-AML was conducted at the Moffitt Cancer Center. Between August 2009 and April 2011, 38 patients were treated and the overall response rate was 37% with a median overall survival of 11.1 month. Among responders, 8/14 patients proceeded to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Overall, CLAG plus IM was well tolerated, with encouraging signs of activity in patients with poor-risk AML.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Original Study Source Type: research