Phase 2 Study Comparing Two Dose Schedules of Telintra™ in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00700206 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 18, 2008
Last Update Posted
: October 12, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) | Drug: Ezatiostat Hydrochloride | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 86 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase 2 Randomized Study Comparing Two Dose Schedules of Ezatiostat Hydrochloride (Telintra™, TLK199 Tablets) in Low to Intermediate-1 Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) |
Study Start Date : | May 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Dose Schedule 1: Two weeks treatment with Telintra 3000 mg per day in two divided doses followed by one week with no treatment per three week cycle.
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Drug: Ezatiostat Hydrochloride
Dose Schedule 1-3000 mg orally per day in two divided doses for two weeks followed by 1 week with no treatment per three week cycle. Dose Schedule 2-2000 mg orally per day in two divided doses for three weeks followed by 1 week with no treatment per four week cycle. Other Names:
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Experimental: 2
Dose Schedule 2: Three weeks treatment with Telintra 2000 mg per day in two divided doses followed by one week with no treatment per four week cycle.
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Drug: Ezatiostat Hydrochloride
Dose Schedule 1-3000 mg orally per day in two divided doses for two weeks followed by 1 week with no treatment per three week cycle. Dose Schedule 2-2000 mg orally per day in two divided doses for three weeks followed by 1 week with no treatment per four week cycle. Other Names:
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- Hematologic Improvement-Erythroid (HI-E) rate [ Time Frame: 24 Weeks ]
- Hematologic Improvement-Neutrophil (HI-N) rate, the Hematologic Improvement-Platelet (HI-P) rate, overall hematologic response rate, safety profile and Quality of Life assessments. [ Time Frame: 24 Weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary or de novo MDS
- Low or intermediate-1 MDS
- ECOG performance status 0 or 1
- Documented significant anemia with or without neutropenia and/or thrombocytopenia
- Adequate kidney and liver function
- Patients must have discontinued hematopoietic growth factors at least 3 weeks prior to study entry
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior allogenic bone marrow transplant for MDS
- History of MDS IPSS score greater than 1.0
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Any severe concurrent disease, infection, or comorbidity that, in the judgement of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for study entry
- Oral steroids e.g. prednisone >10 mg per day
- History of active hepatitis B or C
- Known history of HIV

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00700206

United States, Arizona | |
Arizona Cancer Center | |
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724-5024 | |
United States, California | |
Central Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Inc. | |
Alhambra, California, United States, 91801 | |
St. Jude Heritage Healthcare | |
Fullerton, California, United States, 92835 | |
Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc. | |
La Verne, California, United States, 91750 | |
UCLA Medical Center | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
Clinical Trials and Research Associates, Inc. | |
Montebello, California, United States, 90640 | |
North Valley Hematology/Oncology Medical Group | |
Northridge, California, United States, 91325 | |
Bay Area Cancer Research Group | |
Pleasant Hill, California, United States, 94523 | |
Desert Hematology Oncology Medical Group | |
Rancho Mirage, California, United States, 92270 | |
Cancer Care Associates Medical Group, Inc. | |
Redondo Beach, California, United States, 92077 | |
Sansum Clinic | |
Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93105 | |
Santa Barbara Hematology Medical Group, Inc. | |
Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93105 | |
Central Coast Medical Oncology Corporation | |
Santa Maria, California, United States, 93454 | |
United States, Colorado | |
University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80445 | |
United States, Florida | |
The Center for Hematology Oncology | |
Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33486 | |
Lakeland Regional Cancer Center | |
Lakeland, Florida, United States, 33805 | |
Moffitt Cancer Center | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Northeast Georgia Cancer Care, LLC | |
Athens, Georgia, United States, 30607 | |
Suburban Hematology-Oncology Associates, P.C. | |
Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States, 30045 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Ltd. | |
Joliet, Illinois, United States, 60435 | |
Loyola University Chicago | |
Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153 | |
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine | |
Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702 | |
United States, Indiana | |
Central Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Inc. | |
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States, 47802 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20817 | |
United States, Nevada | |
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada | |
Henderson, Nevada, United States, 89052 | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Cancer Institute of New Jersey | |
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901 | |
United States, New York | |
St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10011 | |
University of Rochester Medical Center | |
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106 | |
Hematology & Medical Oncology | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195 | |
United States, Oklahoma | |
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104 | |
Cancer Care Associates | |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73112 | |
Cancer Care Associates | |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136 | |
United States, Oregon | |
Kaiser Permanente | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227 | |
United States, Texas | |
MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Cancer Care Centers of South Texas | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 |
Study Director: | Gail Brown, MD | Telik |
Responsible Party: | Telik |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00700206 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TLK199.2101 |
First Posted: | June 18, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 12, 2011 |
Last Verified: | August 2011 |
Keywords provided by Telik:
Hematology MDS Myelodysplastic Syndrome Low Risk MDS Intermediate-1 risk MDS Int-1 risk MDS Telintra ezatiostat hydrochloride ezatiostat TLK199 |
Glutathione Glutathione analog Glutathione Transferase Glutathione Transferase inhibitor Glutathione Transferase P1-1 inhibitor GSTp1-1 inhibitor Apoptosis Differentiation Enzyme inhibitor |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Syndrome Myelodysplastic Syndromes Preleukemia Disease Pathologic Processes |
Bone Marrow Diseases Hematologic Diseases Precancerous Conditions Neoplasms |