Study of Dasatinib in Children and Adolescents With Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia

Phase I Study of SRC/ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Dasatinib [BMS-354825] in Children and Adolescents With Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia, Protocol ITCC 005

The purpose of this clinical research study was to establish a recommended phase 2 once daily (QD) dose of dasatinib and to assess the efficacy of the investigational drug for relapsed or refractory (resistant to previous treatment) leukemia in children and adolescents. The side effects that this oral investigational drug may have in children, and the levels of the drug in the blood, will be studied at different doses.

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Ph-positive (Ph+) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in chronic, accelerated or blast phase or Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with imatinib-resistant disease or intolerance to imatinib.
• Ph-negative acute leukemia in second or subsequent relapse
• Age >1 and <21 years
• Lansky or Karnofsky scale >60
• Life expectancy >3 weeks
• Adequate hepatic and renal function
• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects for whom potentially-curative therapy was available, including electing immediate [ie, planned <45 days] stem-cell transplantation. Subjects in Stratum 1 were to have had an ongoing identical HLA donor search, and may have discontinued study if a donor became available.)
• Subjects with symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) disease (eg, convulsions due to their CNS disease).
• Subjects who had not recovered from acute toxicity of previous therapy.
• Clinically-significant disorder of platelet function (eg, von Willebrand's disease) or ongoing gastrointestinal bleeding.
• Serious uncontrolled medical disorder or active infection
• Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease
• Use of any investigational agent or any other anticancer agent within 14 days prior to treatment start.
• Prior therapy with dasatinib
• Subjects taking medications that irreversibly inhibit platelet function or anticoagulants.
• Subjects taking certain medications that are accepted to have a risk of causing QTc prolongation.
• Women of Child Bearing Potential with a positive pregnancy test prior to study drug administration.
• Expected noncompliance, or unable to have regular follow-up due to psychologic, social, familial, or geographic reasons.
• Subjects who are compulsorily detained for legal reasons or treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (eg, infectious disease) illness must not be enrolled into this study.