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Understanding the Role of Adherence in the Ethnic Differences in Survival After Childhood ALL


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21 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Leukemia

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Trial Information

Understanding the Role of Adherence in the Ethnic Differences in Survival After Childhood ALL


OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- Determine and compare adherence to maintenance mercaptopurine using the following
assessments: serial red cell mercaptopurine metabolites (i.e., 6TGN and methylTIMP),
frequency of mercaptopurine dosing using an electronic pill monitoring system (MEMS^®),
and self-report of adherence to mercaptopurine by questionnaire in a cohort of younger
patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission who belong to four
different ethnic and racial groups (Caucasians, African-Americans, Hispanics, and
Asians).

- Determine the impact of adherence to mercaptopurine on event-free-survival (EFS) in the
entire cohort, after adjusting for known predictors of disease outcome.

- Define a critical level of adherence that has a significant impact on EFS for the
entire cohort.

- Describe prevalence of adherence to mercaptopurine by ethnicity.

- Describe behavioral and sociodemographic predictors of adherence.

- Describe the pill-taking practices in this cohort.

- Evaluate the impact of adherence on ethnic/racial difference in EFS.

Secondary

- Assess the concordance among 6TGN and methylTIMP levels, electronic pill monitoring,
and self-reported adherence in the ethnic/racial groups.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients* receive an electronic pill monitoring system comprising an empty MEMS^® medication
bottle with TrackCap™ child resistant (CR). The mercaptopurine prescription is filled using
this system. Beginning on day 1 of the third or later course of maintenance therapy,
patients take all doses of mercaptopurine from the MEMS^® medication bottle with TrackCap™
CR for at least 6 months. The MEMS^® TrackCap™ CR is mailed to the study center at the end
of study. Patients also receive oral methotrexate as indicated by their individual
chemotherapy regimen.

NOTE: *Study closed to accrual for Caucasian and Hispanic patients as of 8/14/2009.

Blood samples are collected on days 1, 29, 57, 85, 113, 141, and 169. Patient or caregiver
completes demographic questionnaire on day 29. Patient and/or caregiver completes a
self-reported adherence questionnaire on days 29, 57, 113, and 141.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 720 patients will be accrued for this study.

Inclusion Criteria


DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at ≤ 21 years of age

- Disease in first remission

- Receiving self- or parent/caregiver-administered oral antimetabolite chemotherapy
during the maintenance phase of therapy

- Has completed at least two courses* of maintenance chemotherapy, and is
scheduled to receive at least two more planned courses of maintenance
chemotherapy NOTE: *A course is defined as 12 weeks/84 days of maintenance
chemotherapy.

- Treatment plan must include oral mercaptopurine (6-MP) at 75 mg/m^2/day and
oral methotrexate at 20 mg/m^2/week during the maintenance phase

- Dose modification of 6-MP or methotrexate based on laboratory or
clinical parameters is acceptable

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

- Belongs to one of the four following ethnic/racial categories: African-American,
Asian, Caucasian*, or Hispanic* NOTE: Closed to accrual for Caucasian and Hispanic
patients as of 8/14/2009.

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

- See Disease Characteristics

- Concurrent enrollment on another therapeutic study for ALL allowed

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Principal Investigator

Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH

Investigator Role:

Study Chair

Investigator Affiliation:

Beckman Research Institute

Authority:

Unspecified

Study ID:

CDR0000459748

NCT ID:

NCT00268528

Start Date:

May 2005

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Leukemia
  • childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission
  • Leukemia
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, New York  14263
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19104
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, Michigan  48201
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center Durham, North Carolina  27710
Hurley Medical Center Flint, Michigan  48503
Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas, Texas  75230
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas  78284-7811
Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan  48236
Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital Tulsa, Oklahoma  74136
Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota  57117-5039
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Nashville, Tennessee  37232-6838
Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center Marshfield, Wisconsin  54449
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, New Jersey  07112
New York Medical College Valhalla, New York  10595
Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois  60612-3824
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, Missouri  65203
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, New Hampshire  03756-0002
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital Temple, Texas  76508
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii  96813
Children's National Medical Center Washington, District of Columbia  20010-2970
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, Missouri  64108
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Paterson, New Jersey  07503
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle Seattle, Washington  98105
University of California Davis Cancer Center Sacramento, California  95817
Nemours Children's Clinic Jacksonville, Florida  32207
All Children's Hospital St. Petersburg, Florida  33701
Children's Hospital of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana  70118
Driscoll Children's Hospital Corpus Christi, Texas  78466
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, Virginia  22042-3300
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte, California  91010
Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus Burlington, Vermont  05401
Southern California Permanente Medical Group Downey, California  90242
Children's Hospital Central California Madera, California  93638-8762
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Brooklyn, New York  11212
Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn, New York  11201
Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center Columbia, South Carolina  29203
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Knoxville, Tennessee  37901
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, Texas  79410
Midwest Children's Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226
Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas  72205
Overlook Hospital Summit, New Jersey  07902-0220
Winthrop University Hospital Mineola, New York  11501
Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, California  92354
Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, California  90801
Yale Cancer Center New Haven, Connecticut  06520-8028
Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System Fort Myers, Florida  33901
University of Florida Shands Cancer Center Gainesville, Florida  32610-0232
Baptist-South Miami Regional Cancer Program Miami, Florida  33176
Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando Orlando, Florida  32806
Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando Orlando, Florida  32803-1273
St. Joseph's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital Tampa, Florida  33607
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital Indianapolis, Indiana  46260
Blank Children's Hospital Des Moines, Iowa  50309
Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts - New England Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts  02111
Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center Hackensack, New Jersey  07601
Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York  10461
NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center New York, New York  10016
Stony Brook University Cancer Center Stony Brook, New York  11794-8174
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital Syracuse, New York  13210
Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus Asheville, North Carolina  28801
Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, North Carolina  28233-3549
Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina  27157-1096
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, Ohio  44106-5000
Toledo Hospital Toledo, Ohio  43606
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Amarillo Amarillo, Texas  79106
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas Dallas, Texas  75390
Baylor University Medical Center - Houston Houston, Texas  77030-2399
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas San Antonio, Texas  78229-3993
Primary Children's Medical Center Salt Lake City, Utah  84113-1100
Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center Spokane, Washington  99220-2555
St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center Green Bay, Wisconsin  54307-3508
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska  68198-7680
Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, Florida  33021
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA Los Angeles, California  90095-1781
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, California  90027
Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland Oakland, California  94609
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center Palo Alto, California  95798
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, California  92123-4282
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center San Francisco, California  94115
Children's Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Aurora, Colorado  80045
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, Delaware  19803
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, District of Columbia  20007
AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Campus Atlanta, Georgia  30322
MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center Augusta, Georgia  30912-3730
University of Illinois Cancer Center Chicago, Illinois  60612-7243
Keyser Family Cancer Center at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital Oak Lawn, Illinois  60453
Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center Park Ridge, Illinois  60068-1174
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Indianapolis, Indiana  46202-5289
Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky  40536-0093
Tulane Cancer Center Office of Clinical Research Alexandria, Louisiana  71315-3198
CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, Maine  04401
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at University of Michigan Medical Center Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109-0286
Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota  55455
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota  55404
University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic Jackson, Mississippi  39216-4505
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis St. Louis, Missouri  63110
CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation Las Vegas, Nevada  89109-2306
St. Barnabas Medical Center Cancer Center Livingston, New Jersey  07039
University of New Mexico Cancer Center Albuquerque, New Mexico  87131-5636
Maimonides Cancer Center at Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, New York  11219
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center New York, New York  10032
Akron Children's Hospital Akron, Ohio  44308-1062
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, Ohio  43205-2696
Dayton Children's - Dayton Dayton, Ohio  45404-1815
Tod Children's Hospital Youngstown, Ohio  44501
Oklahoma University Cancer Institute Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73104
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital Portland, Oregon  97227
Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health Danville, Pennsylvania  17822-0001
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15213
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas Austin, Texas  78723
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center Richmond, Virginia  23298-0037
Madigan Army Medical Center - Tacoma Tacoma, Washington  98431
West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Charleston Charleston, West Virginia  25302
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Birmingham, Alabama  35294
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami Miami, Florida  33136
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Bethlehem, Pennsylvania  18017
T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital Chattanooga, Tennessee  37403
Connecticut Children's Medical Center Hartford, Connecticut  06106
Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola Pensacola, Florida  32504
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, Michigan  49503