Major Program
Supportive Care and Symptom Management
NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Research Group
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Status
Completed
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
For more information, see ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01371656
This randomized phase III trial studies how well levofloxacin works in preventing infection in young patients with acute leukemia receiving chemotherapy or undergoing stem cell transplant. Giving antibiotics may be effective in preventing or controlling early infection in patients receiving chemotherapy or undergoing stem cell transplant for acute leukemia. It is not yet known whether levofloxacin is effective in preventing infection.
Intervention
levofloxacin
Condition
Acute Leukemias of Ambiguous Lineage, Bacterial Infection, Diarrhea, Fungal Infection, Musculoskeletal Complications, Neutropenia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Untreated Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Other Myeloid Malignancies
Investigators
Sarah Alexander, MD