Oral arsenic plus imatinib versus imatinib solely for newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia : a randomized phase 3 trial with 5-year outcomes

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PURPOSE: The synergistic effects of combining arsenic compounds with imatinib against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have been established using in vitro data. We conducted a clinical trial to compare the efficacy of the arsenic realgar-indigo naturalis formula (RIF) plus imatinib with that of imatinib monotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase CML (CP-CML).

METHODS: In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial, 191 outpatients with newly diagnosed CP-CML were randomly assigned to receive oral RIF plus imatinib (n = 96) or placebo plus imatinib (n = 95). The primary end point was the major molecular response (MMR) at 6 months. Secondary end points include molecular response 4 (MR4), molecular response 4.5 (MR4.5), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and adverse events.

RESULTS: The median follow-up duration was 51 months. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the recruitment to this study had to be terminated early, on May 28, 2020. The rates of MMR had no significant statistical difference between combination and imatinib arms at 6 months and any other time during the trial. MR4 rates were similar in both arms. However, the 12-month cumulative rates of MR4.5 in the combination and imatinib arms were 20.8% and 10.5%, respectively (p = 0.043). In core treatment since the 2-year analysis, the frequency of MR4.5 was 55.6% in the combination arm and 38.6% in the imatinib arm (p = 0.063). PFS and OS were similar at five years. The safety profiles were similar and serious adverse events were uncommon in both groups.

CONCLUSION: The results of imatinib plus RIF as a first-line treatment of CP-CML compared with imatinib might be more effective for achieving a deeper molecular response (Chinadrugtrials number, CTR20170221).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:150

Enthalten in:

Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 150(2024), 4 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 189

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tian, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Song, Yong-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Gao-Chong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shu-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Xiao-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Chai, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chun-Ling [VerfasserIn]
He, Ai-Li [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Xu-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Lin-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Nie, Da-Nian [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Dong-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Huan-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Da [VerfasserIn]
Lou, Shi-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ze-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Su, Guo-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Jin-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Qing-Zhi [VerfasserIn]
Ouyang, Gui-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Jing, Hong-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Sai-Juan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Mi, Jian-Qing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8A1O1M485B
Antineoplastic Agents
Arsenic
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Efficacy and safety
Imatinib
Imatinib Mesylate
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
N712M78A8G
Randomized Controlled Trial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00432-024-05700-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370945719