Postgrafting Methotrexate and Cyclosporine for the Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
cyclosporine
+ methotrexate
+ allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
Chronic Disease+19
+ Hematologic Diseases
+ Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
Supportive Care Study
Summary
Study start date: May 1, 1986
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the efficacy of a combination of methotrexate and cyclosporine, administered after grafting, to prevent the development of acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) in patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. OUTLINE: Patients receive methotrexate IV on days 1,3,6, and 11. Patients also receive cyclosporine IV twice a day until the patient is eating, then it is administered orally twice a day. Cyclosporine begins on day -1 and continues until day 180. The dose is reduced beginning on day 50. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Accrual will continue until further notice.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Supportive Care Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Ongoing bone marrow transplantation from HLA-matched siblings or HLA non-identical family members or unrelated donor PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not severely limited by disease other than leukemia Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: No severe hepatic disease Renal: No history of hemorrhagic cystitis No renal disease Cardiovascular No symptomatic cardiac disease Other: No contraindication to the use of cyclosporine or methotrexate PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No concurrent experimental treatment on other GVHD prophylaxis studies
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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