A Study of the Effect of Vinca Alkaloids on c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) Phosphorylation in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2014-12-01

Summary

In this proof-of-principle study, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), who are scheduled to initiate treatment per the recommendations of their primary oncologist, will receive a single dose of vincristine 2 milligrams (mg). The objective is to determine if this single dose will induce rapid cell death in isolated CLL cells.

Vincristine 2 mg will be administered to the participants intravenously over 5 minutes. Blood samples will be collected from an intravenous line inserted into the contralateral limb to that where the vincristine was given, at time zero (pre-vincristine treatment), immediately after vincristine administration (within 2-10 minutes upon completion of administration) and at 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours post-vincristine treatment. Patients will then at a later date receive chemotherapy treatment as prescribed by their primary oncologist.

Within 7 days of vincristine administration, participants will receive a phone call from the research nurse to discuss potential toxicities. At the time of the initiation of standard chemotherapy treatment, the Principal Investigator will also meet with the participant to collect information regarding adverse events.

• Phase: Early Phase 1

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• Treatments: Vinca Alkaloids; Vincristine