Neoplasms

Blood and Lymph Conditions

All Conditions

Immune System Diseases

Symptoms and General Pathology

Rare Diseases

Leukemia

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Leukemia, Lymphoid

Philadelphia Chromosome

Lymphoma

Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Hematologic Diseases

Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Lymphatic Diseases

Immunoproliferative Disorders

Translocation, Genetic

Chromosome Aberrations

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

Lymphosarcoma

Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Antineoplastic Agents

All Drugs and Chemicals

Amino Acids

Prednisone

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

Imatinib Mesylate

Protein Kinase Inhibitors

Enzyme Inhibitors

Tyrosine

For protocols which adopt a steroid prephase: patients who are Prednisone-good responder and achieve CR after the induction course. For protocols which do not adopt steroid prephase: patients who have M1/M2 BM at day 15 or M1 BM at day 21 and achieve CR after the induction course. Expected stratification in this group: 70-75%.

For protocols which adopt a steroid prephase: patients who are Prednisone poor-responders. For protocol which do not adopt a steroid prephase: patients who have M3 BM at day 15 or M2/M3 BM at day 21. For all protocols: patients who do not achieve CR after the induction course. Expected stratification: 25-30%.

Patients receive Imatinib together with the standard chemotherapy regimen of phase IB and after each of three consecutive blocks of the standard chemotherapy in the consolidation phase

Standard chemotherapy + Imatinib

Andrea Biondi, MD

Virginie Gandemer, MD

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Imatinib is safe and effective in association with intensive treatment of Ph+ALL in children.

Recent advances in treatment have increased the cure of childhood ALL to 75% or better. However, attempts to improve results for resistant subtypes of ALL, such as Ph+ ALL, have been largely unsuccessful. Imatinib, an inhibitor of protein-tyrosine kinases, is currently being tested in several phase I, II and III trials covering most Chronic Myeloid Leukemia patient populations and patients with overtly relapsed or refractory Ph+ALL. Pediatric patients with Ph+ALL will receive Imatinib, added to intensive, post-induction BFM-type chemotherapy. The endpoint will be the evaluation on the long-term clinical outcome, in particular on the Disease Free Survival (DFS).

Safety and Efficacy of Imatinib Added to Chemotherapy in Treatment of Ph+ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children

An Open-label, Phase II Study to Explore the Safety and Efficacy of Imatinib With Chemotherapy in Pediatric Patients With Ph+ / BCR-ABL+ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ALL)

Ministry of Health, France

Novartis

Rennes University Hospital

Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for standard chemotherapy + imatinib