Flexibility: A Study to Assess the Impact of Darbepoetin Alfa in Subjects withNon-Myeloid Malignancies With Anemia Due to Chemotherapy

Sponsor

Amgen (Industry)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00144131

Collaborator

(none)

750

Enrollment

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study will compare the efficacy (non-inferiority) of darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp®) extended dose schedule administration (EDS) versus darbepoetin alfa administered once per week (QW) in the treatment of anemia in subjects with non-myeloid malignancies receiving multi-cycle chemotherapy.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Anemia Cancer	Drug: Aranesp®	Phase 2

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Flexibility: A Study to Assess the Impact of Once Per Cycle Correction and Maintenance Dosing of Darbepoetin Alfa in Subjects With Non-Myeloid Malignancies With Anemia Due to Chemotherapy

Study Start Date :

Aug 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in hemoglobin (Hb) in chemotherapy induced anemia []

Secondary Outcome Measures

Patient-reported outcomes including overall health, fatigue, and daily activities []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria: - Subjects with active non-myeloid malignancy(ies) including lymphocytic leukemias - Receiving chemotherapy and expected to receive at least 8 additional weeks of cyclic cytotoxic chemotherapy anticipated to be on a QW, every other week (Q2W) or every three weeks (Q3W) schedule - Anemia due to cancer and/or chemotherapy (screening Hb less than 11.0 g/dL) - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 Exclusion Criteria: - Subjects with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) - Other underlying hematologic disorder, which could cause anemia, other than a non-myeloid malignancy - Active bleeding - Severe, unstable, active chronic inflammatory disease (e.g., ulcerative disease, peptic ulcer disease, rheumatoid arthritis) - Active, unstable systemic or chronic infection - Planned elective surgery during the study where significant blood loss is expected - Known iron deficiency (to be considered iron deficient a subject must have both of the following: a saturated transferrin less than 15% and ferritin less than 10 ng/mL at screening) - Unstable angina, or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia - Hypertension (diastolic blood pressure greater than 100 mmHg) - Inadequate renal and/or liver function (e.g., creatinine greater than 2 X upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or transaminase greater than 5 X ULN) - History of pure red blood cell aplasia - Known positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) status - Known positive antibody response to any erythropoietic agent - Subject has known sensitivity to any erythropoietic agents, the study drug, or its excipients to be administered during this study