Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Azacitidine and Lintuzumab in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Study Description

Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as lintuzumab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Giving chemotherapy together with monoclonal antibodies may be a better way to block cancer growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well giving azacitidine together with lintuzumab works in treating patients with previously untreated myelodysplastic syndromes.

Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine the complete response rate of the combination of lintuzumab and azacitidine in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Secondary * To define the specific toxicities of this regimen. * To determine the overall response rate. * To determine the relationship between pretreatment expression of Syk and clinical response. * To determine whether the investigational agents modulate Syk expression and to correlate drug-induced changes in Syk with response to treatment. * To provide preliminary data on the biological activity of azacitidine as a demethylating agent (changes in target gene methylation and gene expression, DNMT1 protein expression, global methylation). * To perform exploratory studies of azacitidine-triphosphate with global DNA methylation. * To explore the biologic role of microRNA in determining clinical response to this regimen and achievement of the other pharmacodynamic endpoints. OUTLINE: Patients receive azacitidine IV or subcutaneously once daily on days 1-7 and lintuzumab IV on days 2, 7, 15, and 22 (days 2 and 15 of course 1 only). Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment modifications may apply according to response. Blood and bone marrow samples are collected periodically for pharmacodynamic studies. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 5 years.

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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

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