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RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Cytarabine Combined With Thalidomide in Adult Patients With Untreated LCH

Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Cytarabine Combined With Thalidomide in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Untreated Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm Study.

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About This Trial

Treatment of Adult Patients with Newly Diagnosed Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) Using a Low-Dose Cytarabine Combined with Thalidomide Regimen.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Clearly diagnose and treat adult patients with multisystem or single-system multifocal LCH; - Aged between 18 and 70 years; - Multisystem involvement or single-system multifocal disease; - No prior systemic treatment (patients who have only received local radiotherapy or surgery may be enrolled); - ECOG performance status score ≤ 2; - Judged by clinicians as suitable for treatment with this protocol; - Patients or their families able to understand the study protocol and willing to participate in the study, providing written willing to sign a consent form. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Patients with LCH involving the central nervous system; - Single-system single-lesion LCH; - Subjects who have undergone major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose in the study; - Subjects who have received radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose in the study; subjects with a history of myocardial infarction within the past year; - Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure, or a history of NYHA class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure; - Pregnant or lactating women; - Abnormal liver and kidney function: creatinine level ≥176.8μmol/l (2mg/dl), transaminase and bilirubin levels more than 2 times the upper limit of normal (for LCH patients with liver involvement, bilirubin levels more than 10 times the upper limit of normal); - Abnormal blood counts: absolute neutrophil count less than 1×10\^9/L, platelet count less than 50×10\^9/L; - Patients or their families unable to understand the conditions and objectives of this study; - Any other circumstances in which the investigator deems the patient unsuitable to participate in this trial. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clearly diagnose and treat adult patients with multisystem or single-system multifocal LCH; * Aged between 18 and 70 years; * Multisystem involvement or single-system multifocal disease; * No prior systemic treatment (patients who have only received local radiotherapy or surgery may be enrolled); * ECOG performance status score ≤ 2; * Judged by clinicians as suitable for treatment with this protocol; * Patients or their families able to understand the study protocol and willing to participate in the study, providing written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with LCH involving the central nervous system; * Single-system single-lesion LCH; * Subjects who have undergone major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose in the study; * Subjects who have received radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose in the study; subjects with a history of myocardial infarction within the past year; * Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure, or a history of NYHA class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure; * Pregnant or lactating women; * Abnormal liver and kidney function: creatinine level ≥176.8μmol/l (2mg/dl), transaminase and bilirubin levels more than 2 times the upper limit of normal (for LCH patients with liver involvement, bilirubin levels more than 10 times the upper limit of normal); * Abnormal blood counts: absolute neutrophil count less than 1×10\^9/L, platelet count less than 50×10\^9/L; * Patients or their families unable to understand the conditions and objectives of this study; * Any other circumstances in which the investigator deems the patient unsuitable to participate in this trial.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Cytarabine (Ara-C)

The treatment regimen consists of Ara-C administered at a dose of 100 mg/m² from days 1 to 5, combined with thalidomide at a dose of 100 mg from days 1 to 35, repeated every 35 days for a total of 12 cycles. Following this, thalidomide will be given as monotherapy at a dose of 100 mg from days 1 to 28, administered every 28 days for an additional 12 cycles of maintenance treatment. In total, participants will undergo 24 cycles of treatment.

DRUG

Thalidomide (100mg)

The treatment regimen consists of AraC administered at a dose of 100 mg/m² from days 1 to 5, combined with thalidomide at a dose of 100 mg from days 1 to 35, repeated every 35 days for a total of 12 cycles. Following this, thalidomide will be given as monotherapy at a dose of 100 mg from days 1 to 28, administered every 28 days for an additional 12 cycles of maintenance treatment. In total, participants will undergo 24 cycles of treatment.

Locations (1)

Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, China