This phase II trial studies how stopping tyrosine kinase inhibitors will affect treatment-free remission in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. When the level of disease is very low, it's called molecular remission. TKIs are a type of medication that help keep this level low. However, after being in molecular remission for a specific amount of time, it may not be necessary to take tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It is not yet known whether stopping tyrosine kinase inhibitors will help patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase continue or re-achieve molecular remission.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the 2-year treatment free remission (TFR) rate of children, adolescents, and young adults with chronic myeloid leukemia - chronic phase (CML-CP) following discontinuation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). II. To estimate the re-induction rate and maintenance of molecular remission (BCR-ABL1 =\< 0.1%) at 1 year after restarting TKI for children, adolescents, and young adults. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To describe clinical factors and laboratory correlates affecting the persistence of major molecular remission (MMR) and re-initiation of treatment after stopping TKI (e.g. patient demographics, duration and level of prior molecular remission, duration and type of TKI, clinical presentation at diagnosis and immune studies). EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To describe change in height standard deviation score over time in patients who are able to discontinue their TKI. II. To describe the long-term health outcomes including but not limited to gonadal function, endocrine function, and bone metabolism in patients who are able to discontinue TKI as well as those that need to restart TKIs. III. To describe differences in patient-reported health status after stopping TKIs, including those who need to resume TKI after stopping. IV. To describe the incidence and characteristics of TKI withdrawal syndrome in children. V. To evaluate changes in neurocognitive outcomes of patients enrolled on this study using a patient-completed, performance-based, computerized measure of neuropsychological functioning and a parent-report/self-report questionnaire. OUTLINE: Patients stop taking TKI medication within 10 days after enrollment. Patients undergo peripheral blood collection to monitor loss of MMR every 4 weeks in year 1, every 6 weeks in year 2, and every 12 weeks in year 3. Patients who lose their molecular remission may restart TKI medication and are monitored every 4 weeks in year 1, every 6 weeks in year 2, and every 12 weeks in year 3. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up annually.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
110
Undergo blood collection
Stop taking TKI medication
Ancillary studies
Ancillary studies
Re-start TKI medication
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Banner Children's at Desert
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Treatment-free remission (TFR)
The Kaplan Meier method will be used to estimate 2-year TFR along with a 95% confidence interval.
Time frame: From date of TKI discontinuation to the date of the first event (molecular recurrence, hematologic relapse, cytogenetic relapse, re-initiation of TKI therapy, second malignant neoplasm, or death) or censoring, assessed up to 2 years
Major molecular remission (MMR/MR3)
For patients re-initiating tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, the cumulative incidence of major molecular remission will be calculated from the time of re-initiating TKI therapy treating deaths prior to achieving major molecular remission as competing events.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Clinical factors and laboratory correlates affecting persistence of MMR
Clinical factors and laboratory correlates (e.g. duration and level of prior molecular remission, risk score, duration and type of TKI, disease scoring system and immune studies etc.) affecting persistence of MMR and re-initiation of treatment after stopping TKI will be assessed by Cox proportional hazard regression models.
Time frame: Up to 36 months
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