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Cholecalciferol in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00068276
First received: September 10, 2003
Last updated: May 14, 2011
Last verified: May 2005
History of Changes
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Cholecalciferol (vitamin D) may improve quality of life by increasing blood counts, decreasing fatigue, and improving other symptoms of myelodysplastic syndrome.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well cholecalciferol works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.


Condition Intervention Phase
Leukemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
 Dietary Supplement: cholecalciferol
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Orthomolecular Vitamin D3 in Low-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome: An Open-Label Clinical Trial

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date: July 2003
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the efficacy of cholecalciferol, in terms of hematological improvement, in patients with low- or intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.
  • Determine the effect of this drug on disease symptoms, fatigue, and the overall health-related quality of life of these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, pilot study.

Patients receive oral cholecalciferol once daily. Treatment continues for 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 36 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)

    • Must have undergone bone marrow aspirate and biopsy with karyotype within the past 3 months
  • International Prognostic Scoring System score of 0 or 1

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Any age

Performance status

  • Any

Life expectancy

  • More than 1 year

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • No history of hypercalcemia

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Prior stem cell transplantation allowed
  • No concurrent hematopoietic growth factors

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • More than 6 weeks since prior cholecalciferol supplements or analogs
  • More than 4 weeks since any prior therapy for MDS (except supportive care)
  • No other concurrent therapy for MDS
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00068276

Locations
United States, North Carolina
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
Sponsors and Collaborators
Wake Forest University
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
Study Chair: Istvan Molnar, MD Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Investigator: Bayard L. Powell, MD Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
  More Information

Additional Information:
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00068276     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000318802, CCCWFU-29203, CCCWFU-BG03-117
Study First Received: September 10, 2003
Last Updated: May 14, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes
de novo myelodysplastic syndromes
secondary myelodysplastic syndromes
 atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR-ABL1 negative
myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm, unclassifiable
childhood myelodysplastic syndromes

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Leukemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Preleukemia
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
 Precancerous Conditions
Cholecalciferol
Vitamins
Micronutrients
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Bone Density Conservation Agents

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