Optimization of TKIs Treatment and Quality of Life in Ph+ CML Patients ≥60 Years in Deep Molecular Response
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02326311 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : December 29, 2014
Last Update Posted : April 22, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid | Drug: imatinib Drug: nilotinib Drug: dasatinib | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 502 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase-III Randomized Study to Optimize TKIs Multiple Approaches - (OPTkIMA) - and Quality of Life (QoL) in Elderly Patients (≥60 Years) With Ph+ Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) and MR3.0 / MR4.0 Stable Molecular Response |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 10, 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Fixed INTERIM TKI
Intervention: "fixed" intermittent administration (one month ON/one month OFF) of TKIs (imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib)
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Drug: imatinib
Tyrosin kinase inhibitor
Other Name: Glivec Drug: nilotinib Tyrosin kinase inhibitor
Other Name: Tasigna Drug: dasatinib Tyrosin kinase inhibitor
Other Name: Sprycell |
Experimental: Progressive INTERIM TKI
Intervention: "progressive" intermittent administration (one month ON/one month OFF for the 1st year; one month ON/two months OFF for the 2nd year; one month ON/three months OFF for the 3rd year) (imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib)
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Drug: imatinib
Tyrosin kinase inhibitor
Other Name: Glivec Drug: nilotinib Tyrosin kinase inhibitor
Other Name: Tasigna Drug: dasatinib Tyrosin kinase inhibitor
Other Name: Sprycell |
- Change in quality of Life [ Time Frame: Baseline (T0), and then at 3 (T1), 6 (T2), 9 (T3), 12 (T4), 18 (T5), 24 (T6), 30 (T7), and 36 (T8) months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 60 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Ph+ CML in CP
- Age ≥ 60 years old
- Stable MR3.0/ MR4.0 after at least 2 years of treatment with standard (daily administration) IM, NIL, or DAS therapy; the stability of molecular response will be documented by at least 3 consecutive molecular analyses over the last 12 months.
- Having completed the QoL baseline evaluation (i.e., before randomization)
- Written informed consent prior to any study procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with Ph+ CML in accelerated/blastic phase (AP/BP), or in late CP previously treated (i.e. IFNalpha+/- low dose Ara-C, Hydroxurea, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, etc)
- Age < 60 years old
- Less than 2 years of treatment with standard (continuous administration) IM, NIL or DAS therapy
3. Absence of stable MR3.0/MR4.0 as documented by at least 3 consecutive molecular analyses over the last 12 months 4. No written informed consent prior to any study procedures. 5. Having any kind of psychiatric disorder or major cognitive dysfunction hampering a QoL evaluation (as judged by the physician).

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02326311
Contact: Domenico Russo, Professor | +390303996810 | domenico.russo@unibs.it | |
Contact: Michele Malagola, MD | +390303996810 | michelemalagola@yahoo.it |
Italy | |
Policlinico Universitario di Milano | Recruiting |
Milano, Italy | |
Contact: Alessandra Iurlo, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Domenico Russo, Professor | Chair of Hematology, BMT Unit |
Responsible Party: | Prof Domenico Russo, Full Professor of Hematology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02326311 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AOBSTMO-OPTKIMA-2014 |
First Posted: | December 29, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 22, 2022 |
Last Verified: | April 2022 |
Leukemia Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Leukemia, Myeloid Myeloproliferative Disorders Bone Marrow Diseases |
Hematologic Diseases Imatinib Mesylate Dasatinib Antineoplastic Agents Protein Kinase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |