Open-Label Study of Oral CEP-701 (Lestaurtinib) in Patients With Polycythemia Vera or Essential Thrombocytosis

Cephalon

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 2

Conditions

Polycythemia Vera

Essential Thrombocytosis

Treatments

Drug: lestaurtinib

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00586651

C0701/2030/ON/US

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an 18-week open-label, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of CEP-701 (lestaurtinib) treatment in patients with Polycythemia Vera (PV) and patients with Essential Thrombocytosis (ET).

Full description

This is an 18-week open-label, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of CEP-701 (lestaurtinib) treatment at a dosage of 80 mg bid for 18 weeks (126 days) in patients with Polycythemia Vera (PV) who have abnormal baseline neutrophil counts or require hydroxyurea therapy and patients with Essential Thrombocytosis (ET) who require hydroxyurea therapy for disease control.

Enrollment

39 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 99 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The patient has polycythemia vera (PV) or essential thrombocytosis (ET).
The patient has a detectable JAK2 V617F mutation.
Patients with PV have at least 1 of the following risk factors:
1. neutrophil count greater than 7000/mm3
2. receiving hydroxyurea treatment
Patients with ET are receiving concomitant hydroxyurea.
The patient has an ECOG performance score of 0, 1, or 2.

Exclusion criteria

The patient has bilirubin levels or aspartate transaminases (AST) levels within exclusionary ranges.
patient has serum creatinine concentrations within exclusionary ranges.
patient has an untreated or progressive infection.
patient has any physical or psychiatric condition that may compromise participation in the study.
has a history of venous or arterial thrombosis within 6 months.
use of hydroxyurea has been initiated or escalated in the month prior to screening.
has active gastrointestinal ulceration or bleeding.
patient has used an investigational drug within the past 30 days.
patient is being treated with anagrelide.
patient has previously taken CEP-701 (lestaurtinib).
patient has hypersensitivity to CEP-701 (lestaurtinib) or any component of CEP-701 (lestaurtinib).
patient has received interferon within the past 30 days.