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NCT01707004

Decitabine and Total-Body Irradiation Followed By Donor Bone Marrow Transplant and Cyclophosphamide in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Completed Phase 2 Results posted Last updated 21 November 2019
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing decitabine in Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome in 20 participants. Completed in 7 October 2017.

Timeline
16 May 2013
Primary endpoint
22 July 2017
7 October 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
PhasePhase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment20
Start date16 May 2013
Primary completion22 July 2017
Estimated completion7 October 2017
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Who can join

Adults 18 to 75, any sex, with Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Overall Survival (OS) Primary · Day 100

Will be analyzed using Kaplan-Meier (KM) method, and OS will be obtained from the KM estimates along with 95% confidence intervals.

GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant64.745.5 – 91.9
Time to Neutrophil Recovery Secondary · Up to 1 year

Defined as achieving an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 500/ul for three consecutive measurements on different days. Will be summarized with mean and standard deviation or median and interquartile range, and the change will be tested using a one-sample paired t-test at a two-tailed significance level of 0.05.

GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant1616 – 19
Percentage of Participants With Platelet Recovery by Day 30 Secondary · Up to day 30

Platelet recovery is defined as the first day of a platelet count greater than 20,000/mm\^3 with no platelet transfusions. Will be summarized with mean and standard deviation or median and interquartile range, and the change will be tested using a one-sample paired t-test at a two-tailed significance level of 0.05.

GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant5831.3 – 78.4
Number of Participants With Primary Graft Failure Secondary · Day 30

Defined as less than 5% donor chimerism in the cluster of differentiation (CD)3 and CD33 selected cell populations at any time after transplantation. Will be analyzed using KM method.

GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant0
Cumulative Incidence of Grade III-IV Acute GVHD Secondary · Day 100

Determined by the standard bone marrow transplant (BMT) Clinical Trials Network criteria (BMTCTN). Will be analyzed using KM method, a Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD) grade III-IV will be obtained from the KM estimates along with 95% confidence intervals.

GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant27.88.0 – 52.3
Cumulative Incidence of Chronic GVHD According to BMTCTN Secondary · Up to 1 year

Will be summarized with a proportion and a 95% confidence interval.

GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant40.76.9 – 74.0
Number of Participants With Complete Remission After Transplantation Secondary · Up to 1 year
GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant14
Progression Free Survival Secondary · Up to 1 year
GroupValue95% CI
Decitabine + Bone Marrow Transplant14169 – 492

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Adverse Events (AEs) data were collected from registration to 1 year post-transplant.. Reporting threshold: 0%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Decitabine (N=20)
Serious: 0/20 (0%)
Deaths: 15/20
Transplant (N=17)
Serious: 12/17 (71%)
Deaths: 13/17

Serious adverse events (12 terms)

ReactionSystemDecitabine (N=20)Transplant (N=17)
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders
Immune system disorders - Other, specifyImmune system disorders
Anorectal infectionInfections and infestations
Encephalitis infectionInfections and infestations
Enterocolitis infectiousInfections and infestations
Infections and infestations - Other, specifyInfections and infestations
SepsisInfections and infestations
Pain in extremityMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) - Other, specifyNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
SyncopeNervous system disorders
DeliriumPsychiatric disorders
Other adverse events (163 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemDecitabine (N=20)Transplant (N=17)
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Platelet Count DecreasedInvestigations
White Blood Cell DecreasedInvestigations
Neutrophil Count DecreasedInvestigations
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypoalbuminemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypomagnesemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Mucositis oralGastrointestinal disorders
Lymphocyte count decreasedInvestigations
HypokalemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders
FatigueGeneral disorders
Edema limbsGeneral disorders
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
Creatinine increasedInvestigations
GGT increasedInvestigations
HyponatremiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypophosphatemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Infections and infestations - Other, specifyInfections and infestations
HypertensionVascular disorders
Alkaline phosphatase increasedInvestigations
Weight lossInvestigations
HypernatremiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders
DysgeusiaNervous system disorders
Sinus tachycardiaCardiac disorders
Blood bilirubin increasedInvestigations
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders
Dry mouthGastrointestinal disorders
Rash maculo-papularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
HypocalcemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Dry skinSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders - Other, specifySkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
HypotensionVascular disorders
HypermagnesemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
DizzinessNervous system disorders

Most-reported serious reactions: Abdominal pain, Diarrhea, Immune system disorders - Other, specify, Anorectal infection, Encephalitis infection, Enterocolitis infectious, Infections and infestations - Other, specify, Sepsis.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01707004 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

This phase II trial studies how well decitabine and total-body irradiation followed by donor bone marrow transplant and cyclophosphamide works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Giving decitabine and total-body irradiation before a donor bone marrow transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. When the healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving decitabine and total-body irradiation before the transplant together with high-dose cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate mofetil after the transplant may stop this from happening.

Publications & conference data

6 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Epigenetic regulation in hematopoiesis and its implications in the targeted therapy of hematologic malignancies.
    Zhao A, Zhou H, Yang J, Li M, et al · · 2023 · cited 81× · PMID 36797244 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-023-01342-6
  2. Epigenetic drugs in cancer therapy.
    Suraweera A, O'Byrne KJ, Richard DJ. · · 2025 · cited 50× · PMID 40011240 · DOI 10.1007/s10555-025-10253-7
  3. Prospects and feasibility of synergistic therapy with radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer.
    Jie C, Li R, Cheng Y, Wang Z, et al · · 2023 · cited 19× · PMID 36875059 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1122352
  4. Decitabine induction with myeloablative conditioning and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in high-risk patients with myeloid malignancies is associated with a high rate of infectious complications.
    D'Angelo CR, Hall A, Woo KM, Kim K, et al · · 2020 · cited 13× · PMID 32683127 · DOI 10.1016/j.leukres.2020.106419
  5. Epigenetic Dysregulation in Cancer: Implications for Gene Expression and DNA Repair-Associated Pathways.
    Rembiałkowska N, Rekiel K, Urbanowicz P, Mamala M, et al · · 2025 · cited 7× · PMID 40650308 · DOI 10.3390/ijms26136531
  6. Chromatin Accessibility in Cancer: Biological Functions, Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Future Directions.
    Xia W, Jiang M, Huang Y, Ding K, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41929361 · DOI 10.1002/mco2.70655

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